New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

NZ won the T20I series by a 2-1 margin and they have won the ODI series by a similar margin of 2-1. Santner collects the trophy as the Blackcaps pose with it for the cameras. Sri Lanka put up some impressive performances, but in patches. New Zealand will be a part of the ICC Champions Trophy that starts next month, but Sri Lanka won't be a part of it. Shows how much they need to improve as a team in order to be a part of such major tournaments. On the other hand, NZ know how to play in major ICC events, so you can expect them to fire in the upcoming Champions Trophy. For now, this is Nikhil signing off on behalf of Pradeep and Naveen. Goodbye and take care!

Mitchell Santner | NZ captain: Not the way we wanted to end the series. Credit to Sri Lanka though. They challenged us early and it was tough to come back from that. I think they got the ball swinging and made it challenging, they bowled well and took the catches in the powerplay. A lot of positives from the series though. It will be nice to continue (winning going forward), the lads performed well throughout the series. Need to adapt to the conditions in Pakistan, they are going to be different.

Charith Asalanka | SL captain: It's always great to comeback like this. We lost both the series unfortunately. Was a special effort from the boys today, feeling really good. A have few more areas to work on, credit to the NZ bowlers. They put us under pressure, they have been playing really well. The hospitality in NZ was very nice, thank you guys.

Matt Henry | Player of the Series: Massively, shame we couldn't get over the line. Nice to get this momentum going forward with some one-day cricket coming up. Sometimes you want things to go differently. We'll make sure to take the challenges up going forward.

Asitha Fernando | Player of the Match - It's a massive confidence booster, both for myself and the team, we haven't played like this and it was a pleasure playing this way. There are areas where I can improve, I will get some work done and improve day-by-day

20:37 Local Time, 07:37 GMT, 13:07 IST: A consolation win for Sri Lanka but quite a comprehensive one. Earlier in the day, their batters got them off to a brisk start and the fifties by Nissanka, Kusal Mendis and Liyanage helped them post a formidable total - their highest of this 3-match ODI series. In reply, Theekshana dismissed Will Young for a duck pretty early in the innings, and Asitha Fernando did further damage with his three-wicket haul within the powerplay. Five of their top six batters were dismissed in single digits as the Kiwis were put on the back foot by the Lankan bowlers. Mark Chapman fought hard from one end, but due to the lack of support from his team-mates, the Blackcaps fell short of the target by a huge margin of 140 runs. Eshan Malinga also bowled a tidy spell as he claimed three wickets and erased the tail off. Stay around for the presentations..

Theekshana to Chapman, out Bowled!! Chapman is the last man out! Sri Lanka have won by 140 runs. Tossed up delivery on off, on the fuller side, Chapman swings across the line, gets an inside edge that shatters the stumps. A fine knock by Chapman, but not enough on the day. Chapman b Theekshana 81(81) [4s-10 6s-1]

Theekshana to Chapman, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Theekshana to Chapman, FOUR, 150 up for NZ! On the shorter side, Chapman walks across in the crease and pulls it over backward square leg for four runs

Theekshana to Chapman, no run, straighter delivery around off, Chapman has a swing and a miss

Theekshana to Chapman, no run, slapped through cover as the bowler goes short outside off

Eshan Malinga to William ORourke, no run, another bouncer by Eshan Malinga, William ORourke has to duck for cover

Eshan Malinga to William ORourke, wide, short ball down the leg-side and it has been called a wide ball

Eshan Malinga to Chapman, 1 run, drifting on the pads, clipped through square leg for a single by Chapman

Eshan Malinga to William ORourke, 1 run, clips the overpitched delivery through square leg for one

Eshan Malinga to William ORourke, no run, low full toss on middle and leg, nudged to mid-wicket by William ORourke

William ORourke, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Eshan Malinga to Matt Henry, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! Malinga bags his third wicket as Sri Lanka are only one wicket away from victory. An off-cutter by Eshan Malinga and the batsman gets deceived due to the lack of pace. Exposes his stumps and the furnture has been disturbed by the slower one. Matt Henry walks back after playing a cameo. Matt Henry b Eshan Malinga 12(6) [4s-1 6s-1]

Eshan Malinga to Matt Henry, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Eshan Malinga to Chapman, 1 run, on a length around middle and leg, clipped to mid-on for one