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New Zealand's big guns fire

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Having opted to bowl in a bid to square the series, Sri Lanka struck early with Nuwan Pradeep getting Tom Latham in the first over  Getty Images
Martin Guptill, however, was in his zone  AFP
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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
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