Kiwi captain Kane Williamson batted first after losing the toss. And the Kiwi batters proved the captain's decision to be correct.
Glenn Phillips took charge of the team after losing 3 wickets in the first 15 runs in the spin of the Lankan spinners.
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The right-handed batsman brought a big collection to the team by scoring an incredible century.
New Zealand collected 167 runs after losing 7 wickets at the end of scheduled 20 overs. Where Phillips collected 104 runs from 64 balls with 10 boundaries and 4 sixes.
Hit the Kiwi camp right from the start. Pacer Thiksana bowled opener Finn Allen for 1 run in the first over.
Then Dhananjaya sent another opener Devon Conway back for 2 runs. The Blackcaps lost the captain's wicket by 8 runs after losing 2 openers for the team's 7 runs.
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Kane Williamson returned Rajitha's wicket for 8 runs off 13 balls. As a result, the team is under pressure.
The team was then pulled back from the brink by Glenn Phillips and Daryl Mitchell. In the fourth wicket, the two made a pair of 84 runs.
Mitchell returned with 22 runs from 24 balls, but Phillips did not let the wheel of runs stop. However, no one could provide support from the upper end. Phillips got out in the last over with 4 sixes and 10 fours for 104 runs. New Zealand's innings stopped at 167 on Santner's unbeaten 11 runs in the last over.
Rajitha was the best bowler of the Lankans in the first innings. He took 2 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs. Dhananjaya, Thikshana, Hasaranga and Lahiru Kumara got one wicket each.



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