The last match of the 2-match T20 series between the teams of Sri Lanka and New Zealand is being played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla. In this match, the Sri Lankan team won the toss and decided to bowl first, which proved to be correct. Amazing bowling was seen in this match from the Sri Lankan bowlers, due to which the New Zealand team could not bat even 20 overs. In the very beginning of this match, an amazing ball was seen, which left the batsman stunned.

Sri Lankan bowler's ball spewing fire

Tim Robinson and Will Young started the innings for New Zealand. At the same time, fast bowler Nuwan Thushara bowled the first over for Sri Lanka. Nuwan Thushara got the wicket of Tim Robinson on the very first ball of the match, for which he bowled a deadly yorker. Tim Robinson had no answer to this yorker waving in the air. Even before that batsman could reach the ball, Nuwan Thushara uprooted the stumps. The video of this charismatic ball of Nuwan Thushara is now going viral on social media.

First ball, first wicket!

Nuwan Thushara bowled this outrageous yorker to send Tim Robinson packing #SLvNZonFanCode pic.twitter.com/6x3T4Nqbjn

— FanCode (@FanCode) November 10, 2024

Nuwan Thushara bowled a total of 4 overs in the match and spent 22 runs with an economy of only 5.50. During this period, he made a total of 2 batsmen his victims. Due to his strong performance, the New Zealand team could play only 19.3 overs in this innings and were all out after scoring 108 runs. Wanindu Hasaranga was the most successful bowler with 4 wickets. Mathisha Pathirana also took 3 wickets. At the same time, he was very economical in the first match of this series also. He gave only 13 runs in 3 overs and also took 2 wickets in his name. That means he was one of the most economical bowlers of his team in both the matches of the series.

Bowls like Lasith Malinga

Nuwan Thushara's international career has been quite good so far. His action is like that of Sri Lankan legend Lasith Malinga. Thushara made her international debut in 2022 against Australia. He has also been a part of IPL. During the IPL 2024 auction, Mumbai Indians bought Nuwan Thushara for a huge amount of Rs 4.8 crore. This time too they are going to be in demand in the auction.