Boult pummels Sri Lanka into submission with figures of 13/4

Riding on Glenn Phillips’s second T20I ton and Trent Boult’s best bowling figures, New Zealand registered another emphatic win to further their unbeaten run in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup. On Saturday, they defeated Sri Lanka by 65 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground. With two wins in three games, and a no result, New Zealand are perched comfortably atop the points table.

Brief Scores: New Zealand 167/7 in 20 overs (Glenn Phillips 104, Daryl Mitchell 22; Kasun Rajitha 2-23) beat Sri Lanka 102 in 19.2 overs (Dasun Shanaka 35, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 34; Trent Boult 4-13, Mitchell Santner 2-21) by 65 runs