Updated On: 09 November, 2023 03:59 PM IST | Bengaluru | mid-day online correspondent
New Zealand elected to field first and the bowlers backed up the decision with regular wickets despite an attacking 51 by Kusal Perera in Bengaluru

Trent Boult (Pic: AFP)
Fast bowler Trent Boult claimed three wickets as New Zealand ripped through half of Sri Lanka`s batting on Thursday in their bid to earn a semi-final spot at the ICC World Cup 2023.
Sri Lanka were tottering at 74-5 in 10 overs after Lockie Ferguson sent back the left-handed Perera, who hit nine fours and two sixes in his 28-ball knock at a venue where rain is predicted in the evening.