{"id":8377,"date":"2023-11-10T05:20:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T16:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=8377"},"modified":"2023-11-10T05:20:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T16:20:16","slug":"cricket-world-cup-2023-new-zealand-cruise-past-sri-lanka-and-edge-closer-to-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=8377","title":{"rendered":"Cricket World Cup 2023: New Zealand cruise past Sri Lanka and edge closer to semi-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" role=\"introduction\" data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\"><span data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\">New Zealand all but sealed a World Cup semi-final spot with an easy five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Bengaluru.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\"><span data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0.0\">Sri Lanka, who were already eliminated, were bowled out for 171, with Black Caps seamer Trent Boult taking 3-36.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.1\">\n<div id=\"bbccom_mpu_1_2_3\" class=\"bbccom_slot bbccom_standard_slot mpu_first_slot\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.1.$body-0\">\n<div class=\"bbccom_advert\" data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.1.$body-0.0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">In a chaotic start, they slumped to 70-5 in 9.3 overs, with opener Kusal Perera smashing 51 from 28 balls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">New Zealand reached their target in 23.2 overs to give their net run-rate a significant boost and make it unlikely they can be overtaken in fourth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">Pakistan and Afghanistan can still match the Black Caps on 10 points but would need highly improbable margins of victory over England and South Africa respectively to overhaul New Zealand&#8217;s superior net run rate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">Sri Lanka could not make the most of a decent pitch after being put into bat, with Perera the only member of the top five to reach double figures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">Only stubborn resistance from final pair Maheesh Theekshana, who made 38 not out from 91, and Dilshan Madushanka, who added 19 from 48, helped them avoid a total capitulation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".jthuzh0mue.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">The Kiwis started brightly in reply through Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra&#8217;s classy opening stand of 86, then losing five wickets for 76 as they looked to seal victory as quickly as possible, before Glenn Phillips wrapped up the win.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand all but sealed a World Cup semi-final spot with an easy five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Bengaluru. Sri Lanka, who were already eliminated, were bowled out for 171, with Black Caps seamer Trent Boult taking 3-36. In a chaotic start, they slumped to 70-5 in 9.3 overs, with opener Kusal Perera smashing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8377"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8379,"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8377\/revisions\/8379"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}