Story ProgressBack to home
Sri Lanka wins rain-hit ODI series vs. New Zealand
The entire series has been marred by wet conditions with the D/L method being used on more than one occasion.
- Associated Press
- Updated: November 12, 2012 08:52 PM IST
Read Time:1 min
Hambantota:
Sri Lanka won the five-match one-day international series against New Zealand 3-0 after the final match was abandoned because of rain after 28 overs of play on Monday.
The hosts won all three matches in this rain-hit series under the Duckworth/Lewis method.
New Zealand captain Ross Taylor won the toss and asked Sri Lanka to bat first, and they slumped to 123 for eight when rain stopped play.
Upul Tharanga scored 60 runs for Sri Lanka and seam bowler Tim Southee took three wickets for New Zealand.
Topics mentioned in this article
Cricket Pakistan Cricket Team New Zealand Cricket Team Ross Taylor Upul Tharanga
Get the Latest IPL 2024 Updates, check out IPL 2024 schedules and IPL points table at NDTV Sports.Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for more sports updates. You can also download the NDTV Cricket app for Android or iOS.