NZ take series with 120-run win

Jan 25, 2015

Dunedin expected big things from Brendon McCullum when he walked out to open alongside Martin Guptill•AFP

It could have been 10 for 2 had the umpire upheld an lbw appeal from Dhammika Prasad, or if a technical malfunction hadn't prevented Sri Lanka from asking for a review•Getty Images

Williamson played a number of attractive shots in scoring 97 off 95 balls•Getty Images

Big hits from Corey Anderson and Grant Elliott raised New Zealand's total to 315 for 8•Getty Images

Dimuth Karunaratne added 64 with Kumar Sangakkara before he was out in the 29th over •Getty Images

But McCullum disappointed his home crowd, out for a duck playing a rash shot to the second ball he faced•AFP

Martin Guptill, the lucky batsman, looked unconvincing but went on to score 28...•AFP

Williamson was run-out after adding 117 for the third wicket with Ross Taylor•Getty Images

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Lahiru Thirimanne got Sri Lanka off to a decent start, putting on 56 in 12.5 overs•AFP

Sangakkara played aggressively in a 66-ball 81, and Sri Lanka seemed to have a chance as long as he was there, but wickets tumbled at the other end and they were eventually bowled out for 195 with 9.3 overs still remaining•Getty Images

...and put on 59 with the more fluent Kane Williamson•AFP

Taylor also fell within sight of a hundred, and was lbw to Tillakaratne Dilshan for 96•Getty Images

Anderson's dismissal of Dilshan led to a slump that saw Sri Lanka lose three wickets for 26 runs •Getty Images

Anderson was adjudged Man of the Match for his all-round efforts while Daniel Vettori, playing a record 280th ODI for New Zealand, gave away only 22 runs in his eight overs•AFP