Sri Lanka beats New Zealand in the Super Over in first T20I

Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand in the first Super Over of the three-match T20I series. Sri Lanka scored 196 runs for 5 wickets when batting first in the opening T20 match of the series on Sunday in Auckland.

New Zealand scored 196 runs for 8 wickets and took the match into super over. New Zealand scored 8 runs for 2 wickets in the super over. Sri Lanka reached the target of 9 runs in 2 balls.

Leading by 1-0, Sri Lanka will play the second T20 against New Zealand on April 5.