Glenn Phillips smashed a powerhouse 104 and Trent Boult grabbed four wickets as New Zealand swept past Sri Lanka by 65 runs in Sydney on Saturday to put them in pole position to make the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. New Zealand batted first and posted 167-7 with Phillips rescuing his team after the top order was blown away, losing Finn Allen, Devon Conway and Kane Williamson for just 15 runs.

Fiery opening spells

Boult and Tim Southee then reduced Sri Lanka to 4-8 in the chase and there was no way back as they crumbled to 102 all out. Boult ended with career-best figures of 4-13. Phillips hit 10 fours and four sixes in his 64-ball knock — the second century of the tournament.