NZ VS SL - 2nd T20I, Sri Lanka tour New Zealand, 2023

16:53 Local Time, 03:53 GMT, 09:23 IST: A stroll in the park as New Zealand level the series at 1-1. 141 was never going to be a challenge, but Chad Bowes and Seifert came out firing, the former set the base with a 15-ball 31 and that let Seifert to settle down, he did and then began to show his explosive range of shots - cuts, pulls, drives, sweeps, slog-sweeps, reverse sweeps, switch hits and a reverse shovel as well, leaving Sri lanka helpless as he finished with a 43-ball 79*. The visitors didn't help themselves with some missed chances, Rajitha shelling a sitter and a couple of half-chances not taken. It was all set-up though by Adam Milne, whose 5-wicket haul earlier in the day put his team in the driving seat. So, we're in for a series decider in Queenstown on the 8th. Everything to play for as the tour and the New Zealand home season winds up towards a close. Do join us for all the action on Saturday. For now, cheers and bye..

Dhananjaya to Seifert, SIX, .. and he finishes it off in style, brings out the reverse sweep and sends this one sailing over point, all the way over the ropes

Dhananjaya to Seifert, SIX, clobbered, the conventional slog-sweep and Seifert has nailed this one, over the stands and into the ground behind - tossed up around middle and leg and it was a free-hit for the right-hander

Dhananjaya to Seifert, 2 runs, .. now the reverse shovel, stands tall to a well flighted delivery and heaves it over cover - drops short of the boundary and he's back for the second

Dhananjaya to Seifert, FOUR, smashed, the reverse pull, was helped by a woeful short ball from DDS, Seifert has enough time to smack it over backward point for a boundary

Dhananjaya de Silva [1.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack

Hasaranga to Seifert, 1 run, the wrong 'un now, floated around off and it's swiped to deep mid-wicket for a single

Hasaranga to Latham, 1 run, Hasaranga darts one on the pads as Latham came down the pitch, an under-edge on the swipe and the ball rolled to short fine

Hasaranga to Seifert, 1 run, pushed through flatter and quicker of off, driven down to long-off for a single

Hasaranga to Seifert, 2 runs, dropped short and wide of off, slapped wide of cover and Seifert's back for the second

Hasaranga to Seifert, 2 runs, a big effort, but the ball was going away from Nissanka's reach, threw himself at the ball, got both hands, but can't hold on - the leg-break from Hasaranga, dropped short and wide of off, carved over cover and would've been a screamer had Nissanka held on, did well to get to the ball in the end

Hasaranga to Seifert, no run, flighted delivery outside off - Seifert makes room and drills the drive to extra-cover

Wanindu Hasaranga [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack

Theekshana to Seifert, 1 run, tossed up on the leg-stump line, punched down to long-on for a single

Theekshana to Latham, leg byes, 1 run, Theekshana fires one onto Latham's pads, was looking to flick and missed, rolled towards square leg for a leg-bye

Theekshana to Latham, no run, very full and just outside off - Latham was shaping for the sweep, wrong option and the ball skids underneath the bat

Theekshana to Latham, no run, another reverse lap attempted, Latham was looking to run it fine and is undone by Theekshana's extra bounce

Theekshana to Latham, no run, flighted delivery outside off - Latham brings out the reverse lap, can't beat backward point

Theekshana to Seifert, 1 run, low full-toss on the pads, flicked past square leg for a single

Pramod to Seifert, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, hacked down to long-on for a single