New Zealand sealed T20 series in Sri Lanka

                   

Having been beaten soundly in the Test series, New Zealand gained confidence after a second consecutive 20-over victory over Sri Lanka. Brendon McCullum and Jesse Ryder's clinical hitting and Nathan McCullum's teasing offspin drived New Zealand to victory and handing Sri Lanka their fourth Twenty20 loss in a row. Brendon McCullum and Ryder were badly out of form during the Test campaign, but showed both courage and muscle during an 84-run opening stand in 62 deliveries. In Srilankan side, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara were the only batsmen to reach decent scores.  There were no fireworks from Tillakaratne Dilshan who was expected a lot. Sanath continued his bad form and new comer also didn’t shine losing three early wickets for 11 runs. Bond completed the dénouement with 3 for 18 who was well supported by  Nathan McCullum. Jesse Ryder claimed both the Man of the Match and Man of the Series awards.