Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson carried their good form into the T20I series, giving New Zealand a blazing start AFP
Both batsmen scored fifties as they added a 101-run opening stand inside 11 overs Getty Images
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Sri Lanka then pulled things back by dismissing both batsmen soon after they had reached their fifties Getty Images
Corey Anderson - playing his first international game since May 2015 - failed to make an impact, as Sri Lanka's bowlers thwarted New Zealand's momentum in the death overs Getty Images
Nuwan Kulasekara was Sri Lanka's best bowler, with returns of 2 for 26, as New Zealand were pegged back to 182 for 4 Getty Images
Trent Boult and Matt Henry gave New Zealand the upper hand in chase, with four wickets in four overs to reduce the visitors to 42 for 4 Getty Images
Danushka Gunathilaka, however, kept Sri Lanka's runs flowing, taking his side to 84 before he fell in the tenth over Getty Images
Sri Lanka's lower order, steered by Milinda Siriwardana, then took the visitors closer to the target with handy contributions... AFP
... as the equation was reduced to 13 off the last over Getty Images
Grant Elliott, however, pulled it off for the hosts, giving away just one boundary, to seal a three-run win Getty Images
