5th Jan,Bay Oval (Cricketnmore).Splendid century from Martin Guptill (109) and a five-wicket haul from Matt Henry help New Zealand to beat Sri Lanka by 36 in the fifth and final ODI at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui to seal a 3-1 series victory.
Venue: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
Toss: Sri Lanka Won the Toss & elected to Field First
New Zealand: M Guptill Scored 102 run as New Zealand managed 294/5 in 50 Overs. K Williamson(61) and R Taylor(61) also contributed with the bat. For New Zealand N Kulasekara managed 3 wickets while N Pradeep and T Dilshan shared 1 wickets each.
Sri Lanka: New Zealand bowler M Henry 5/40 match wining performence with the ball helps Kiwi to win the match by 36 runs. For Sri Lanka only A Mathews (95) and D Chandimal(50) contributed with the bat. M Siriwardana (39) also maneged to put some runs on the board.
Match Result: New Zealand won the match by 36 runs
Teams :
New Zealand: Tom Latham, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson (capt.), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner,Luke Ronchi (wk), Trent Boult, Adam Milne, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi.
Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Danushka Gunathilaka , Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Angelo Mathews (capt.), Milinda Siriwardana, Thisara Perera, Chamara Kapugedara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Jeffrey Vandersay, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Pradeep.