New Zealand defeat Sri Lanka by 21 runs
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New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by 21 runs in the second one-day cricket international at Mount Maunganui today.
Batting first New Zealand scored 319 runs for the loss of seven wickets in allotted fifty overs.
Ross Taylor with 90, Colin Munro with 87 and James Neesham with 64 runs were the main scorers for New Zealand.
Lasith Malinga took two and Nuwan Pradeep captured one wicket for Sri Lanka while four New Zealander batsman were run out.
In reply, Sri Lanka were all out for 298 in 46.2 overs.
Thisara Perera of Sri Lanka who scored 140 runs were declared man of the match.
New Zealand leads the three match series by two nil while next match of the series will be played at Nelson on Tuesday.
