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SRI LANKA 276 (49.3 OVERS)
- Mahela Jayawardene94 (82)
- Kumar Sangakkara76 (83)
- Tim Southee3/59 (10)
- Adam Milne2/28 (7)
NEW ZEALAND 280/6 (48.1 OVERS)
- Corey Anderson47 (44)
- Kane Williamson103 (107)
- Rangana Herath1/39 (9)
- Angelo Mathews1/16 (4)
Commentator: Rohan Sharma
Well, that's all she wrote folks. New Zealand take command of the series 2-1 as the caravan continues on to Dunedin on January 23 for the fifth ODI. We certainly hope you will be able to join us for that. Till then though, this is ESPNcricinfo wishing you a good night, wherever you are.
Kane Williamson, Man of the Match: Had a few days off which was nice. Just relaxed and caught up with friends and family. Just wanted the shoulder to heal. It was nice to get off to a reasonable start. It is always nice to bat with other blokes who are scoring freely. It was great initially with Grant, before Corey took over. To finish it off the way we did with Ronchi was just superb. I am still very much working on my bowling, and am pretty happy with how it is progressing. I don't want to rush it and want to keep learning to bowl more and more.
Williamson is the Man of the Match
Brendon McCullum, New Zealand captain: Really good effort from the bowlers to give us a score under par. Kane showed how experienced he is and how he can formulate a gameplan. Also finished off well by Corey and Ronchi. Probably a little bit more bounce here on the Oval. Pace was certainly there in comparison to last year. Really good cricket wicket and crowd. We don't know yet about Milne (injured rib cage). The beauty of this team is that someone else will step up in case anything goes wrong. They expect us to fight hard and I will try to lead by example. Elliott had a tough time of late, but he showed strength of character and was one of the assets the selectors were keen to see. He is a great team man, and is a classy batsman at club level, and the partnership he formed with Kane was crucial to getting us into this. Kane has been wonderful and its great to see him work his magic.
Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka captain: After the start we got, I thought the lower order batted poorly. I thought Dilshan, Sangakkara and Mahela batted beautifully. It was a very good wicket, didn't turn as much or slow up, but it was a good batting track. The spinners have been bowling brilliantly, especially on that wicket. They came on to bowl pretty well. We just couldn't take wickets and strike regularly.
6.38 pm Please stay with us as we await quotes from the match presentation
Ronchi is pleased to get a couple over the rope and see the team through. Pleased with how Dan gave him support at the other end. Sees every game leading to the World Cup as crucial to NZ's preparations.
6.34 pm The ever-important 48th over has proven to tell the tale here at Nelson as Ronchi and Vettori seal a four-wicket victory for New Zealand to take a 2-1 series lead. Sri Lanka's 270-odd didn't prove to be quite the handful they were hoping, and they were definitely arguably 30-40 runs short at the interval. Kane Williamson's 103 undoubtedly anchored the chase, while Anderson's 47 and Elliott's 44 ensured they were able to see the mission out.
END OF OVER:48 | 24 Runs | NZ: 276/6 (1 run required from 12 balls, RR: 5.75, RRR: 0.50)
- Luke Ronchi32 (15b)
- Daniel Vettori3 (3b)
- Thisara Perera8-0-58-1
- Nuwan Kulasekara9-0-51-1
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