31st  Dec, Nelson (Cricketnmore). Sri Lanka won 3rd ODI match against New Zealand at Saxton Oval, Nelson here.

Venue: Saxton Oval, Nelson

Toss: New Zealand Won the Toss & elected to Bat First

New Zealand: K Williamson Scored 59 as New Zealand finished as 276/8 in 50 overs. T Latham 42, M Santner 38 and M Guptill 30 also contibuted with the bat. For Sri Lanka N Pradeep, D Chameera and J Vandersay took 2 wickets each.

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Sri Lanka: T Dilshan 91 and L Thirimanne 87* helps Sri Lanka to chase down 277-run target to win the third ODI in just 46.2 overs. D Gunathilaka 65 and D Chandimal 27 also contibuted with the bat. For New Zealand only M McClenaghan able to managed 1 wicket.

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Man of the Match : T Dilshan (Sri Lanka)


Team XI:

New Zealand : Brendon McCullum (c), Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Luke Ronchi (wk), Doug Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Mitchell McClenaghan

Sri Lanka : Danushka Gunathilaka, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Angelo Mathews (c), Milinda Siriwardana, Chamara Kapugedera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Sachithra Senanayake, Dushmantha Chameera, Jeffrey Vandersay


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