Sri Lanka has the upper hand in the 3rd T20I, as they managed to get to a gargantuan total of 218/5. Kusal Perera made 101 from just 46 balls, and received good support at the other end from Charith Asalanka. Kiwi bowlers, who performed really well in the first two matches got some real punishment this time, and Zakary Foulkes returned figures of 4-0-52-1. The spinners (Mitchell Santner, Michael Bracewell and Glenn Phillips) were also quite expensive, with all of them going for more than 10 runs per over.
New Zealand lost by seven runs despite creating a last minute chance to win. He scored 14 and 14 runs in the last two overs but scored 28 runs in the 17th and 18th overs, but the match had to be lost. Mitchell Santner and Zakary Foulkes could not win the match despite their best efforts. Especially with Daryl Mitchell getting out, New Zealand had to lose the match. As the 15th over saw him hit four consecutive sixes to create a chance to win, that chance ended after his dismissal. In the end, Sri Lanka saved themselves from a whitewash by beating New Zealand by 7 runs.
Yes, even though New Zealand came close to winning at the last minute, they lost by just 7 runs. The third T20I against Sri Lanka was a very exciting match for New Zealand and both the teams fought with excitement. However, Sri Lanka made a good score in this match due to which they won and also did a great job in bowling. If Sri Lanka had lost today's match, they would have been whitewashed in the series, but they were saved from it by winning today's match. However, at the last minute, two players of the New Zealand team tried hard to win but they failed. They batted well enough on their part. However, since the New Zealand team had already won the series in the series, they played well and won the series.