New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner said that a total in excess of 160 was “enough” on a surface that offered more turn than expected as his side defeated Sri Lanka by 61 runs to move to the brink of T20 World Cup semifinals here on Wednesday.
New Zealand had slumped to 84/6 in 12.1 overs after losing four wickets in a dramatic middle-order collapse, but Santner (47 off 26) and Cole McConchie (31 not out off 23) turned the game around with a counter-attacking stand.
The duo plundered 70 runs in the last four overs to lift New Zealand to 168/7. New Zealand then restricted Sri Lanka to 107 for 8 to knock the islanders out of the tournament.
“It was obviously a nice score there with the amount of spin with the ball. They squeezed us a lot,” Santner said at the post-match presentation.
“Of course, the batsmen will need to take a little responsibility at the top and you know we can’t rely on one or two batsmen in a game, so all the batters need to take the positive option.
“I think we​New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner said that a total in excess of 160 was “enough” on a surface that offered more turn than expected as his side defeated Sri Lanka by 61 runs to move to the brink of T20 World Cup semifinals here on Wednesday.
New Zealand had slumped to 84/6 in 12.1 overs after losing four wickets in a dramatic middle-order collapse, but Santner (47 off 26) and Cole McConchie (31 not out off 23) turned the game around with a counter-attacking stand.
The duo plundered 70 runs in the last four overs to lift New Zealand to 168/7. New Zealand then restricted Sri Lanka to 107 for 8 to knock the islanders out of the tournament.
“It was obviously a nice score there with the amount of spin with the ball. They squeezed us a lot,” Santner said at the post-match presentation.
“Of course, the batsmen will need to take a little responsibility at the top and you know we can’t rely on one or two batsmen in a game, so all the batters need to take the positive option.
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