PALLEKELE: Rain continued to spoil the Sri Lanka-New Zealand series as the second ODI of the series went in favour of the home side.
Sri Lanka were 118-3 and 14 runs ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis cut-off score when the skies opened up over the Pallekele Stadium the second time this evening.
Captain Mahela Jayawardene (43*) had steadied Sri Lanka's chase for 251 after they were in some troble losing Upul Tharanga and Kumar Sangakkara cheaply.
Earlier, the first T20 and the first ODI between the two teams at this venue were rained off.
Ross Taylor and Bradley-John Watling cracked half-centuries to help New Zealand post a competitive 250-6 on Sunday.
Skipper Taylor smashed two sixes and seven fours in a brisk 62-ball 72 for his 21st half-century in one-dayers, while Watling made an impressive 55 with six fours for his fourth fifty.
The New Zealand captain added 91 for the fourth wicket with James Franklin (35 not out) before being caught by Angelo Mathews in the covers off paceman Nuwan Kulasekara in the 46th over.
Opener Rob Nicol (46) was the other main scorer.
Paceman Lasith Malinga was the most successful bowler, finishing with 2-39 off 10 overs.
The opening one-dayer of the five-match series was called off without a ball being bowled due to rain at the same venue on Thursday.
New Zealand, who were without hard-hitting batsman Brendon McCullum due to a stiff back, lost an early wicket after choosing to bat when opener Tom Latham (two) was bowled by Malinga.
Nicol, dropped on four by Mathews in the slips off Malinga, steadied the innings with an 83-run stand for the second wicket with Watling before being caught by wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara off seamer Thisara Perera.
Watling fell after completing his half-century, caught by skipper Mahela Jayawardene at short mid-wicket off left-arm spinner Rangana Herath.
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