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Guptill assault stuns Sri Lanka

After opting to bat, Sri Lanka were off to another poor start - losing half their side for 56 in 15 overs  Getty Images
Doug Bracewell accounted for the important wicket of Dinesh Chandimal, trapping him lbw for 9  AFP
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None of Sri Lanka's top seven managed to make more than 20 as Matt Henry and Mitchell McClenaghan ran through their top and middle order  Associated Press
Sri Lanka were eventually dismissed for 117 in 27. 4 overs  AFP
Henry wrecked the most damage, finishing with returns of 4 for 33  Getty Images
Martin Guptill had an early reprieve - he was dropped by Milinda Siriwardana off the first ball of the chase  AFP
Guptill then went about destroying Sri Lanka's bowlers as he got to his fifty in just 17 balls, the fastest ever by a New Zealander  Getty Images
He didn't stop there, he scored another 43 runs in just 13 balls to help New Zealand gun down the target in 8.2 overs  Getty Images
Guptill finished unbeaten on 93 off 30 while his opening partner Tom Latham took 17 off 20 to seal the chase with all ten wickets intact and give New Zealand a 2-0 lead in the five-match series  Getty Images
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