kushal perera, rapid 51, fell to mitchell santner hands now mitchell santner bowling. mitchell catching strong combination. sri lanka needed the bravery of tail ender majestic sharma faced 91 balls, including this one. ouch. he batted on to make 38 not out. still, new zealand only needed 172 to win. devon conway didn't hang around. here, another six for ruxin ravindra, the top scorer in this world cup. sri lanka did take five wickets. good catch to remove conway just to prove that the lion didn't always sleep tonight. there it is. but new zealand's winning runs came in the 24th over thumping win, and the improved net run rate basically leaves them secure in fourth and imagining their semifinal. joe wilson, bbc news. so how secure are new zealand? well, they played all nine matches and must wait now for two other teams to play their final game to see if they're to make the semi—finals. but it's very likely, and this is the reason why pakistan's final game is against england. they'll have to win by 287 runs — at least. and if you think that's a tall order, afghanistan ne