New Zealand's big guns fire
ESPNcricinfo staff
05-Jan-2016
Martin Guptill, however, was in his zone•AFP
He found support from the ever-consistent Kane Williamson•Getty Images
Their 122-run partnership ended when Williamson was caught behind via a deflection off the glove, for 61•Getty Images
Ross Taylor then joined Guptill and pulled New Zealand further ahead•Getty Images
Guptill went on to bring up his hundred off 107 balls•Getty Images
Luke Ronchi and Mitchell Santner provided the finishing touches as New Zealand set Sri Lanka 295•Getty Images
Matt Henry made early strikes and reduced Sri Lanka to 33 for 3 in the chase•Associated Press
Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal, though, put their side back on track•Associated Press
Chandimal was removed for 50 and Thisara Perera followed for 17...•Getty Images
...but Mathews, aided by Milinda Siriwardana, pushed on to keep the chase alive•Getty Images
Henry then came back to pick up the key wicket of Mathews to douse the chase. The visitors eventually fell short by 36 runs•Associated Press
The quick finished with 5 for 40 as New Zealand took the series 3-1•Getty Images