New Zealand's quick bowlers tore through Sri Lanka's top request to set up a major win, before their own main three secured it, Will Youthful hitting 90 not out off 86 balls in a nine-wicket triumph. On a lush Bowl Hold pitch, on a cool day plagued by gnawing southerlies, New Zealand had Sri Lanka 23 for 4 toward the finish of the powerplay. There were resurgent innings from any semblance of Avishka Fernando particularly, yet Sri Lanka never appeared to be gone to a sound aggregate. They were out for 178 in the 44th over. New Zealand ran that absolute down with 23.4 overs in excess. It was Matt Henry who set the vibe for the early trades with his most memorable spell, and asserted the principal wicket en route to figures of 4 for 19 from ten overs. He found Pathum Nissanka's driving edge with a full away-seamer in the fifth over, the ball drifting out to mid-off for a straightforward catch. In his initial five overs, Henry seamed the ball considerably, and surrendered just six runs. At the opposite end, Jacob Duffy was conveying testing overs too. He required the second wicket with a short conveyance that shocked Kusal Mendis, and which he inside edged into his leg stump. Three overs later, Kamindu Mendis - batting at No. 4 now - was run out endeavoring a self-destructive single. Dropping a ball towards cover he called his accomplice through for a run, just for Mitchell Santner to plunge ready, and fire in an underarm toss that hit the foundation of the main stump Santner needed to focus on. By and large, New Zealand's handling was excellent, with Imprint Chapman likewise exceptional in the point district. On the uncommon events, New Zealand's quicks wandered in the early overs, a demonstration of terrific handling would will generally guarantee the strain remained on Sri Lanka. The last wicket to fall in the powerplay was that of skipper Charith Asalanka, who at first simply appeared to be beaten by a pointedly rising Nathan Smith conveyance outside off stump, just for Smith to demand the survey, and for Snicko to show that the ball had brushed the shoulder of the bat. Asalanka, so frequently the hitter who captures Sri Lanka breakdowns, was out for a duck. This carried Janith Liyanage to the wrinkle to join Avishka, and the pair set about the maintenance work, finding limits square of the wicket after a significant part of the crease development of the early overs had vanished. Avishka played the short balls well through the center period, as New Zealand's seamers exchanged sporadically to that method of assault. Regardless, the pair set up on 87, Avishka scoring his 10th ODI fifty, preceding Liyanage miscued a Mitchell Santner ball to profound midwicket and was out for 36. Sri Lanka had commitments from Wanindu Hasaranga, who hit 35, and Chamindu Wickramasinghe, who made 22. However, New Zealand generally had Sri Lanka by the collar - no entry of counter endured extremely lengthy. Given the difficulty New Zealand's quicks had given Sri Lanka, the pursuit was astoundingly smooth. Rachin Ravindra was solid on the front foot almost immediately, finding six limits in the circular segment between in reverse point and mid-off. Youthful, in the mean time, was fantastic at whatever point Sri Lanka's bowlers pitched short, playing various strong pulls and snares. New Zealand were 70 for no misfortune toward the finish of the powerplay, Sri Lanka's seamers at legitimate fault for a little indiscipline. There were no serious wicket possibilities, beside one missed run-out by Asitha Fernando, who had handled the ball in his completion. Ravindra would be excused endeavoring an aggressive leg-side flick off a full conveyance down the leg side, however the rest of the pursuit was direct. Youthful kept on finding those leg-side limits and sped past his 10th ODI 50 years. Mark Chapman was a consistent presence at the opposite end. Their unbeaten stand of 87 brought the hosts back home.