New Zealand saw off an absolutely breathtaking knock of 140 by Thisara Perera to wrap up the ODI series against Sri Lanka on Saturday with a 21-run victory in the second ODI at Mount Maunganui.
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All-rounder Thisara Perera gave New Zealand an almighty scare scoring a whirlwind maiden ODI hundred off just 57 balls en route to scoring 140 off 74 balls as he single-handedly kept Sri Lanka in the hunt to chase down 320 in the second ODI at Mount Maunganui on Saturday (December 5). It was sweet revenge for Thisara, who was hammered for five sixes in an over by James Neesham in the first ODI, as he rained sixes — 13 of them — on the Kiwis before a brilliant Trent Boult catch at long-on, meant Lanka went down by 21 runs in the second ODI after getting bowled out for 298 in 46.2 overs.Follow the live score from the third day of the second Test between South Africa and Pakistan in Cape Town.
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After having India amass a tall score of 622 for 7 declared in the ongoing fourth Test against Australia, the two centurions for India, Cheteshwar Pujara and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant marked their names on the board at the venue.Follow the live score from the third day of the second Test between South Africa and Pakistan in Cape Town.