NZ beat SL by 6 wickets in 3rd ODI, winning the series 2-0. Will Young's unbeaten fifty helped NZ chase down 158. SL lost their chance for direct entry to the 2023 ODIWorld Cup.
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Triumphant Kiwis win
Sri Lanka posted 157 runs after a poor start with Pathum Nissanka's 57. Despite initial struggles, New Zealand won inside 33 overs as Young and Henry Nicholls steered them home.
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Nissanka's ODI feats
Nissanka scored 57 runs off 64 deliveries bringing up his sixth fifty in ODIs, achieving a total of 715 runs with a ton and an average of 32.5.
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Vettori eclipsed by Henry
Matt Henry claimed 3/14 in 10 overs against SL, only Vettori has conceded 14 or fewer runs in 10 overs in an ODI for NZ. Henry now has 119 wickets in 67 ODIs.
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New Zealand's wicket-takers
Daryl Mitchell and Henry Shipley claimed three wickets each for New Zealand in the opening game. Mitchell has 11 wickets in 21 ODIs, while Shipley has 11 wickets in five ODIs.
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Young's ODI numbers
New Zealand batter, Will Young, has scored over 350 runs in his 10th ODI with a 50-plus average. He has recorded two centuries and his highest score is 120.