SL Vs NZ 2nd ODI: Mendis Plays Vital Knock In Three Wicket Win

Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by three wickets in the second one-day international on Sunday. Kusal Mendis and Avishka Fernando smashed centuries in Sri Lanka’s 45-run win under the DLS method in a rain-affected first ODI on Wednesday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Mendis scored an unbeaten 73 triumphing Mark Chapman's 76, as the hosts took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series . It was their first ODI series win against New Zealand since 2012.

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Updated on: 18 November 2024 12:31 pm

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 2nd ODI | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

♏Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis, left, gestures as Maheesh Theekshana watches after defeating New Zealand's in the second ODI cricket match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Pallekele, Sri Lanka.

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New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

๊Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis plays a shot during the second ODI cricket match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Pallekele, Sri Lanka.

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SL vs NZ 2nd ODI | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

New Zealand's Michael Bracewell bowls a delivery as Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis 🍬watches during the second ODI cricket match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Pallekele, Sri Lanka.

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NZ vs SL 2nd ODI | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

🤪Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis celebrates his fifty runs during the second ODI cricket match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Pallekele, Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka New Zealand Cricket | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

♎Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka plays a shot during the second ODI cricket match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Pallekele, Sri Lanka.

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New Zealand Sri Lanka Cricket | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

♓New Zealand's Mitchell Hay watches his shot during the second ODI cricket match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Pallekele, Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka vs New Zealand | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

🌠New Zealand's Mark Chapman celebrates his fifty runs during the second ODI cricket match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Pallekele, Sri Lanka.

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New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

༒New Zealand's Mark Chapman plays a shot Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis watches during the second ODI cricket match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Pallekele, Sri Lanka.

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SL vs NZ | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

𒀰New Zealand's Mark Chapman plays a shot during the second ODI cricket match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Pallekele, Sri Lanka.

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NZ vs SL | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena

⛎Sri Lanka's 's Maheesh Theekshana celebrates the wicket of New Zealand's Henry Nicholls during the second ODI cricket match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Pallekele, Sri Lanka.