New Zealand seamer Adam Milne breaks Pathum Nissanka’s bat with searing delivery

After losing the first match in the super-over, New Zealand locked horns against Sri Lanka in the second T20I at the University Oval, in Dunedin on Wednesday, April 5 where star New Zealand pacer Adam Milne broke Pathum Nissanka’s bat with his thunderous delivery.

The Blackcaps defeated the Asian champions by nine wickets and Milne was awarded the Player of the Match award for his brilliant bowling performance. The series decider will take place on Saturday, April 8, at the Queenstown Events Centre.

When the Kiwi speedster shattered Sri Lankan opener Nissanka’s bat handle in the second T20I game, Milne created a memorable scene. The bat’s splice was hit by the skidding ball, which finally destroyed the handle. Milne got a five-wicket haul during his destructive spell. He became the third Blackcaps seamer to achieve this feat in the T20Is.

Milne scalped three wickets in the 19th over and Charith Asalanka was the first one to get dismissed. He delivered two stunning toe crushers to conclude Sri Lanka’s innings by removing Pramod Madushan and Dilshan Madhushanka, respectively. Milne eventually finished with figures of 5/26, after bowling his four-over spell.

Here’s the video clip of Milne breaking Pathum Nissanka’s bat:

Adam Milne broke Pathum Nissanka's bat. pic.twitter.com/TgLNEPGZN7

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Adam Milne guides New Zealand to victory

If we talk about the fixture, New Zealand skipper Tom Latham won the toss and elected to bowl first. The Kiwis bundled out the Islanders for 141 runs in 19 overs. The highest scorer for the visitors was Dhananjaya de Silva, who scored 37 runs off 26 balls with three fours and two sixes, while Kusal Perera scored 35 runs from 32 balls, which included two fours and a six.

For the home team, the pick of the bowlers was Milne, who bagged a five-wicket haul in his spell of four overs and conceded only 26 runs. Two wickets were grabbed by left-arm fast bowler, Ben Lister who cocneded 26 runs as well in his spell of four overs. One wicket each was snapped by Rachin Ravindra, James Neesham, and Henry Shipley.

While chasing a target of 142 runs, Tim Seifert’s unbeaten knock of 79 off 43 balls, which included six sixes and three fours, took the home side to victory on the fourth ball of the 15th over. The host skipper also played an unbeaten knock of 20 runs off 30 balls, which included one four. The other opener Chad bowes played an innings of 31 runs from just 15 balls with seven fours.