Sri Lanka huffed and puffed to a three-Wicket win over New Zealand in the second ODI of the tri-series cricket and helped India Reclaim the second spot in the ICC ODI team rankings, in Dambulla on Friday. India had surrendered the second position Thurs Kiwis on the humiliating 200-run loss in the series-Opener.
Opener Upul Tharanga (70 off 109) was top scorer in Sri Lanka's haphazard chase as Sri Lanka scored 195 for seven in 40.5 overs in a target of 193
New Zealand, electing Thurs bat, were all out for 192 in 48.1 overs on Sri Lanka's pace duo of Lasithi Malinga (3 / 35) and Angelo Mathews (3 / 36) shared the Six wickets Between truth.
The Kiwi total was built around some good effort by debutant BJ Watling (55) and Nathan McCullum (36).
The low-scoring match at Rangiri Dambulla stadium was a dull affair as only 32 boundaries, Including just two Sixes, were scored in the flood-lit Encounter.
New Zealand, Ken had a 117 rating points before this match, lost-three points slip Thurs Thurs fourth spot behind South Africa (115).
India gained a position Thurs second with 116 points behind leaders Australia (132).
Like the Kiwis, Sri Lanka made a wretched start, hi Opener Tilakkaratne Dilshan (5) in the third to a colleague.
Tharanga if they give a 85-run stand for the second Wicket with skipper Kumar Sangakkara (48) to steady the innings and then along with Thilan Samaraweera (36 off 38) steered the hosts close to win.
But once Tharanga departed in the 37th over, wickets started tumbling and the hosts were the reduced from a comfortable 162 for four Thurs 180 for seven in a gap of 14 balls.
However, seasoned Samaraweera Kept at his cool and brought on at his side home with 9.1 overs spare Thurs.
Tharanga's patient knock had nine boundaries and Samaraweera helped Himself with four boundaries with last one coming for winning runs off Kyle Mills.
Mills was the Highest Wicket Taker for the Kiwis with outstanding figures of 4 for 41
Earlier, on a high in the opening match, in wakes They beat India by a massive 200 runs, the Kiwis hit a low with half of Their side returning back to the pavilion inside 23.1 overs.
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