NZ got past a poor start to post 245 for 7, which was 78 runs too many for Sri Lanka.
Maddy Green struck her second ODI century and Hannah Rowe claimed a four-wicket haul to give New Zealand a comfortable 78-run win in the second ODI against Sri Lanka and an unassailable 1-0 lead with one game left in the series.
Green’s 109-ball 100 dragged New Zealand out of a delicate situation early in the game to set Sri Lanka a target of 246, after which Rowe led the bowling effort to stop the visitors 78 runs short.
After a rain-hit no-result in the series opener in Napier, the teams came face to face in better conditions in Nelson and Suzie Bates chose to bat after winning the toss. But she was run-out for only five in the fourth over after a miscommunication, after which Achini Kulasuriya picked off Emma McLeod and Chamari Athapaththu dismissed Brooke Halliday.
Scores:
New Zealand: 245 for 7 (Green 100, J Kerr 38, Inglis 34*, Athapaththu 2-42)
Sri Lanka: 167 (Samarawickrama 58, Rowe 4-31, Carson 2-30, Illing 2-45)
