Match Details
Players per side
New Zealand XI 13 ( 11 batting, 11 fielding); Sri Lanka 17 ( 11 batting, 11 fielding)
Toss
no toss
Season
Match days
2,3 March 2023 (2-day match)
Mendis' 73 and Sri Lanka's death-bowling heroics not enough for comeback win
Sri Lanka collapsed from 91 for 2 to 141 all out before Tim Seifert powered a one-sided chase
After disappointing displays in the ODIs, Sri Lanka finally found form in first T20I in Auckland
"To push the Asia Cup champions to a Super Over is really cool," he said after the loss
Theekshana restricted New Zealand to 8 in the Super Over and Asalanka duly chased it down after his 41-ball 67 in the first innings