Rachin Ravindra (79) and Mark Chapman (62) smashed attacking half-centuries to power the hosts to a commanding 255-9 after a rain delay reduced the match to a 37-overs-a-side contest at Seddon Park.<\/p>\n
Sri Lanka slumped to 22-4 inside six overs and were eventually bundled out for 142 in 30.2 overs as New Zealand took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.<\/p>\n
“Can’t complain, we opened up pretty well with the bat at the start,” New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner said.<\/p>\n
“I think it was still very competitive and we knew we had to bowl well at the start.”<\/p>\n
Put in to bat, New Zealand lost Will Young for 16, but player-of-the-match Ravindra and Chapman combined in a second wicket stand of 112 to lay the foundations for a big total.<\/p>\n
Daryl Mitchell made a run-a-ball 38 but New Zealand squeezed out only 63 runs from the final 10 overs as Theekshana (4-44) led Sri Lanka’s fightback.<\/p>\n
The off-spinner removed Santner and Nathan Smith with the last two deliveries of his seventh over.<\/p>\n
He then returned to dismiss Matt Henry with the first ball of his eighth to become the seventh Sri Lankan bowler to take an ODI hat-trick.<\/p>\n
Sri Lanka wobbled early in their chase after Jacob Duffy struck twice and touring captain Charith Asalanka was run out in the fifth over.<\/p>\n
Kamindu Mendis struck a brisk 64 before falling to Will O’ Rourke, who claimed 3-31 to lead the rout of the visitors.<\/p>\n
“It’s a small ground and it was a fair pitch. I think bad batting in the powerplay cost us the game,” Asalanka said.<\/p>\n
New Zealand will be eyeing a series sweep in the third ODI in Auckland on Saturday.<\/p>\n
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