New Zealand Cement Semifinal Hopes, Outclass Sri Lanka by 5 Wickets

[{"selector":"#anim-e0ba89a4-8851-4807-b462-9b25cd0f8a68","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-96c968e7-c50c-44fd-bd1e-5bdb119940a4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 141.94661%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] New Zealand boosted their hopes of reaching the World Cup semifinals with a 5-wicket win over Sri Lanka New Zealand boosted their hopes of reaching the World Cup semifinals with a 5-wicket win over Sri Lanka

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[{"selector":"#anim-ec4f6e73-7c1c-449d-aa72-27dd3ae549b2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e7895810-e90a-4530-808e-683e56a9bf24","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 141.94661%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Pakistan’s hopes of facing India in the semifinal were dashed as they will need to beat England by a big margin Pakistan’s hopes of facing India in the semifinal were dashed as they will need to beat England by a big margin

[{"selector":"#anim-38820e60-ec0d-4707-9691-16b1367691ab","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bf0a9f6c-3cdd-48c1-9860-39367e3ebe2d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 141.94661%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Kane Williamson won the toss, elected to bowl and Sri Lanka were all kinds of trouble slumping to 70/5 Kane Williamson won the toss, elected to bowl and Sri Lanka were all kinds of trouble slumping to 70/5

[{"selector":"#anim-03718530-d92c-4a2d-92aa-730694715320","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e8e56125-f76e-4d41-9701-1038fe0091d8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 173.56506%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Kusal Perera smashed a quickfire fifty but got little support as Sri Lanka were reduced to 128/9 Kusal Perera smashed a quickfire fifty but got little support as Sri Lanka were reduced to 128/9

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[{"selector":"#anim-bc956217-3fbb-4532-aadd-ba8bd92e92f0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-40540d60-e28f-4847-aa75-bf94b79f0cae","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 141.94661%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway set the pace for NZ in the chase, scoring 86 runs for the first wicket Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway set the pace for NZ in the chase, scoring 86 runs for the first wicket

[{"selector":"#anim-63629f29-348f-493b-9191-69f1c9a06180","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-945fdd4d-580a-45d1-86ac-7031fdaf142f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 141.94661%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] NZ lost five wickets but eventually got over to line to improve their chances of facing India in the semis NZ lost five wickets but eventually got over to line to improve their chances of facing India in the semis

[{"selector":"#anim-cf74ef2e-791d-4679-8245-b22cc7725540","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7e782a66-da0a-4d23-bdd6-5f42f2012ed1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 173.56506%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] World Cup 2023: The Improbable Equation Pakistan Face to Make the Semis World Cup 2023: The Improbable Equation Pakistan Face to Make the Semis