New Zealand ripped through Sri Lanka's top order Wednesday to win the rain-reduced second one-day international in Hamilton by 113 runs and clinch the series. Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana took a hat-trick as the home side posted 255-9 off 37 overs,

Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana bowled a hat-trick in vain on Wednesday as New Zealand clinched the three-match series with a game to spare with a 113-run victory in a rain-shortened second one-day international in Hamilton.

A thoroughly successful series for the Black Caps comes with only one drawback – they now have to wait several weeks for the start of the Champions Trophy. The way they dismantled Sri Lanka both in Wellington on Sunday and in Hamilton tonight,

Despite the weather playing spoilsport, New Zealand registered a convincing 113-run win over Sri Lanka in the second One Day International (ODI) match. The win gives the Kiwis an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

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