Kusal Mendis hit a gritty 74 not out as Sri Lanka posted a thrilling three-wicket win against New Zealand to clinch the three-match one-day international series on Sunday.

Sri Lanka has won the one day series against New Zealand after scoring a three wicket victory in the second game in Pallekele.

Charith Asalanka said that the high possibility of dew in the evening played a role in the decision to chase, while Mitchell Santner said New Zealand were undecided on whether they would have bowled first as well but was happy to take first lease of a good batting track.

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field in the second one-day international against New Zealand on Sunday. Kusal Mendis and Avishka Fernando smashed centuries in Sri Lanka's 45-run win under the DLS method in a rain-affected first ODI on Wednesday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

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Sri Lanka will lock horns against New Zealand in the second ODI of the three-match series in the Island Nation. After defeating the Kiwis in the rain-interrupted series-opener, Sri Lanka will look to seal the series with their second consecutive win.