New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by wickets in the 41st game of the World Cup in Bengaluru on Thursday.

New Zealand captain won the toss and chose to bowl. Sri Lanka's innings concluded at 171 runs. Chasing 172, New Zealand reached 172/5 in 23.2 overs with an explosive batting display from the likes of Devon Conway (45), Daryl Mitchell (43) and Rachin Ravindra (42).

Meanwhile, Angelo Mathews took two wickets for Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lankan team struggled, losing wickets at regular intervals, and no other batter managed to score more than 19 runs.

Trent Boult was the standout bowler for New Zealand, taking 3 wickets for 37 runs in his 10 overs. Lockie Ferguson and Mitchell Santner also contributed with 2 wickets each. New Zealand displayed a strong bowling performance, limiting Sri Lanka to a modest total.

Squads
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young.

Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis (c), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Dushmantha Chameera, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Angelo Mathews, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha, Chamika Karunaratne.