Kusal Mendis, a player known for his performance, debuted in 2015 for all formats, but he is best in Test and ODI formats. He also plays in T20 format, but he has scored very low in T20 matches. He was the Player of the Match today because he played well, scoring 143 runs off 128 balls, which included 17 fours and 6 sixes. The Sri Lankan decision to bat first was very effective because they made this decision based on the weather and then scored a high number of runs. The New Zealand team might have made the same decision if they had won the toss. However, they lowered their run rate, and rain interrupted the match, leading to their loss by the DLS method. In the New Zealand team, W. Young and J. Duffy performed best. The bowler gave away the least runs while the batsmen secured the highest runs for the team..
Kusal Mendis seasoned player since 2015 excelled in Test and ODI formats. Today he scored 143 runs off 128 balls which is really good performance and due to this he secured Player of the Match honors.
Sri Lanka decision to bat first was good and match influenced by weather conditions was also good for them. From New Zealand Will Young and Jacob Duffy performed well but their team fell short due to slower run rate and rain interruptions resulting in DLS method loss.