New Zealand boot co-hosts from T20 World Cup

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP): A counter-attacking 80-run partnership for the seventh wicket between captain Mitchell Santner and Cole McChonchie guided New Zealand to a 61-run win that knocked hosts Sri Lanka out of the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday. Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bowl and New Zealand reached a competitive 168-7, thanks to Santner’s 47 runs off 26 deliveries and McConchie’s 31 off 23 which salvaged the innings. Sri Lanka could only score 107-8 in reply.