Rain washes out last ODI between series winner Sri Lanka and New Zealand
The Hindu
Rain washes out New Zealand's hopes of consolation win against Sri Lanka in fifth ODI series victory for the hosts.
Rain ruined New Zealand’s hopes of a consolation win against Sri Lanka after washing out the third and final one-day international on Tuesday (November 19, 2024).
Sri Lanka won its fifth One Day International (ODI) series at home this year after beating the Black Caps in the first two rain-disrupted games.
New Zealand made its most promising start in the series and reached 112-1 in 21 overs before rain denied further play. Will Young completed his half-century and was unbeaten on 56 while Henry Nicholls was finally amongst the runs by scoring 46 not out.
Both batters looked set to post a challenging total. They shared an 88-run stand off 106 balls.
Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka timed a leap to perfection at mid-off and took a spectacular catch over his head to dismiss Tim Robinson for 9 in the fourth over.
Rain deprived Sri Lanka of testing its bench strength after the host made five changes. Seam bowling allrounder Chamindu Wickramasinghe debuted but bowled only two overs for 14 runs.
New Zealand brought in fast bowlers Zakary Foulkes, who made his ODI debut, and Adam Milne in place of Nathan Smith and Jacob Duffy. Milne replaced Lockie Ferguson, who flew home after a calf injury during the preceding drawn Twenty20 series at Dambulla.
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