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| Kiwis gain lead in one-day series | Kiwis gain lead in one-day series |
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| An outstanding fielding performance from New Zealand helped them beat Sri Lanka by four wickets to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match one-day series. | An outstanding fielding performance from New Zealand helped them beat Sri Lanka by four wickets to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match one-day series. |
| Sri Lanka were bowled out for just 112 in 35 overs, leaving the Kiwis an adjusted target of 110 from 46 overs after rain at various stages. | Sri Lanka were bowled out for just 112 in 35 overs, leaving the Kiwis an adjusted target of 110 from 46 overs after rain at various stages. |
| Peter Fulton top-scored with 43 not out for the home side while Michael Mason returned an excellent 4-24. | Peter Fulton top-scored with 43 not out for the home side while Michael Mason returned an excellent 4-24. |
| Skipper Daniel Vettori conceded just seven runs and took two wickets. | Skipper Daniel Vettori conceded just seven runs and took two wickets. |
| Sri Lanka, asked to bat first at Jade Stadium, were 55-4 after wicket-keeper Brendon McCullum had flung himself high and to his right to take an inside edge off the left-handed Upul Tharanga. | |
| It was a superb catch and the Kiwis' fielding was also exceptionally good both in the ring and in the deep, with a further six catches smartly taken. | |
| Quick work by Vettori and James Marshall led to the run-outs of Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan, and it should have been an easy chase for the hosts. | Quick work by Vettori and James Marshall led to the run-outs of Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan, and it should have been an easy chase for the hosts. |
| But they contrived to collapse from 51-3 to 70-6 before Fulton and James Franklin produced a match-clinching partnership. | But they contrived to collapse from 51-3 to 70-6 before Fulton and James Franklin produced a match-clinching partnership. |