New Zealand thrash Sri Lanka by 65 runs at T20 World Cup

Publish: 8:48 PM, October 29, 2022 | Update: 8:48 PM, October 29, 2022

Glenn Phillips smashed 104 and Trent Boult took four wickets as New Zealand swept past Sri Lanka by 65 runs on Saturday to put them in pole position to make the semi-finals at the Twenty20 World Cup.

New Zealand batted first and posted 167-7 with Phillips looking unstoppable, before Sri Lanka were all out for 102 in the final over, with Boult taking a career-best 4-13.