Sri Lanka thrash New Zealand in United States

Nuwan Kulasekera and Lasith Malinga shared seven wickets as Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by seven wickets in a Twenty20 cricket international Sunday, levelling the two-match series at 1-1.

Kulasekera took three wickets for four runs from three overs and Malinga four wickets for 12 runs as Sri Lankadismissed New Zealandfor 81 runs in 17.3 overs.

Nathan McCullum top-scored with an unbeaten 36 while captain Daniel Vettori added 27 for New Zealand.

Tillakaratne Dilshan made an unbeaten 33 and Thissara Perera 24 as Sri Lankareached its winning target after having three wickets down in the 16th over.

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 29 runs on Saturday — the first major cricket international played in the United States.

^BBC