(UTV|COLOMBO) – Returning to the ODI team after a brief spell of injury layoff, Martin Guptill scored his 14th ODI ton in the first ODI against Sri Lanka. The right-handed batsman reached the landmark in just 104 balls, becoming the first centurion in 2019. Later, James Neesham hammered 47 runs in 13 balls to take the hosts to 371/7 in 50 overs.
Sri Lanka need 372 to win. Guptill was well supported on the other end by skipper Kane Williamson before he was dismissed for 76. Ross Taylor also scored a 36-ball fifty before he was dismissed. Catch Live score and updates of NZ vs SL 1st ODI.
Sri Lanka in New Zealand, 3 ODI Series, 2019Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui 03 January 2019
New Zealand 371/7 (50.0) vs Sri Lanka
Innings Break ( Day – 1st ODI ) New Zealand elected to bat.
