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Williamson century leads NZ to win

New Zealand 280 for 6 (Williamson 103, Anderson 47, Ronchi 32*) beatSri Lanka 276 (Jayawardene 94, Sangakkara 76, Southee 3-59) by four wickets


Sri Lanka's tour of New Zealand has been defined by the hosts' refusal to give in, and again in Nelson, New Zealand clawed back from difficult situations, with ball and bat, to claim a tense four-wicket victory in the fourth ODI. Kane Williamson's effortless fifth hundred will headline the victory, but fine performances from the lower middle order, and the death bowlers, effectively sealed it. New Zealand eclipsed Sri Lanka's 276 all out, in the 48th over.

The match was decided in the over before that. Thisara Perera had summoned a decent string of yorkers late in the innings, to dismiss Williamson for 103, and to leave New Zealand needing 25 runs off the last 18 balls, but his eighth over was substantially worse than the seven that had come before it.

Williamson century leads NZ to win | Cricket News | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | ESPN Cricinfo

 
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