Twenty20 International, Colombo:
New Zealand 170-4 (20 ovs) bt Sri Lanka 148-8 (20 ovs) by 22 runs
Match scorecard

Bond had been out of international cricket for 18 months before this series

New Zealand secured a 2-0 Twenty20 series win against Sri Lanka with a comfortable 22-run victory in Colombo.

Openers Brendon McCullum (49 from 34) and Jesse Ryder (52 from 37) got the tourists off to a flyer, putting on 84.

Martin Guptill (32 from 20) also weighed in with useful runs as the Black Caps amassed 170-4.

Mahela Jayawardene (41 from 30) and Kumar Sangakkara (69 from 50) gave the hosts hope, but Shane Bond took 3-18 as Sri Lanka were restricted to 148-8.

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