<p>Sri Lanka ruised to a six-wicket win in the second one-day international against New Zealand today, thanks to a masterful century from Tillakaratne Dilshan and a comedy of errors from the Black Caps.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Dilshan scored 116 as the visitors comfortably overhauled New Zealand's first innings total of 248 to level the seven-match series 1-1, with Angelo Mathews (39) and Kumar Sangakkara (38) also making valuable contributions.<br /><br />Their efforts came after New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and put the hosts in a strong position with a big-hitting 117, only for his teammates to squander any chance of victory through a series of basic mistakes.<br /><br />The Black Caps lost four wickets to run-outs and a clumsily conceded stumping, effectively handing the match to Sri Lanka.<br /><br />"That's cricket, it's not ideal but it's one of those crazy things," bowler Matt Henry said.<br />Mathews' men struck early when opener Martin Guptill departed for 10 trying to loft Nuwan Kulasekara over mid-off, offering an easy catch to continue an indifferent run of form at international level.<br /><br />McCullum responded to the setback with typical aggression, bringing up his second consecutive 50 in 39 balls, including eight boundaries.<br /><br />He continued to blast away even when Mathews' decision to use a second spinner paid dividends as Rangan Herath coaxed an outside edge to dismiss Tom Latham for five.<br /><br />With fellow veteran Ross Taylor grafting at the other end, McCullum completed his century with a boundary after 88 balls.<br /><br />It was only the fifth time in 203 one-day innings that McCullum has managed to covert his 28 half centuries into a ton, sending a message to World Cup rivals that he is finally reproducing his Test form in the limited overs arena. <br /></p>
<p>Sri Lanka ruised to a six-wicket win in the second one-day international against New Zealand today, thanks to a masterful century from Tillakaratne Dilshan and a comedy of errors from the Black Caps.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Dilshan scored 116 as the visitors comfortably overhauled New Zealand's first innings total of 248 to level the seven-match series 1-1, with Angelo Mathews (39) and Kumar Sangakkara (38) also making valuable contributions.<br /><br />Their efforts came after New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum won the toss and put the hosts in a strong position with a big-hitting 117, only for his teammates to squander any chance of victory through a series of basic mistakes.<br /><br />The Black Caps lost four wickets to run-outs and a clumsily conceded stumping, effectively handing the match to Sri Lanka.<br /><br />"That's cricket, it's not ideal but it's one of those crazy things," bowler Matt Henry said.<br />Mathews' men struck early when opener Martin Guptill departed for 10 trying to loft Nuwan Kulasekara over mid-off, offering an easy catch to continue an indifferent run of form at international level.<br /><br />McCullum responded to the setback with typical aggression, bringing up his second consecutive 50 in 39 balls, including eight boundaries.<br /><br />He continued to blast away even when Mathews' decision to use a second spinner paid dividends as Rangan Herath coaxed an outside edge to dismiss Tom Latham for five.<br /><br />With fellow veteran Ross Taylor grafting at the other end, McCullum completed his century with a boundary after 88 balls.<br /><br />It was only the fifth time in 203 one-day innings that McCullum has managed to covert his 28 half centuries into a ton, sending a message to World Cup rivals that he is finally reproducing his Test form in the limited overs arena. <br /></p>