Kusal Mendis hit a patient 74 not out as Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by three wickets under the DLS method with six balls remaining in the rain-hit second ODI.

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Sri Lanka's in-form batsman Kusal Mendis and three others have been given a break from the third one-day international against New Zealand, the country's cricket board said Monday.

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Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field in the second one-day international against New Zealand on Sunday. Kusal Mendis and Avishka Fernando smashed centuries in Sri Lanka's 45-run win under the DLS method in a rain-affected first ODI on Wednesday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Sri Lanka Captain Charith Asalanka will be a happy skipper, as the side have ended their 12-year wait for an ODI series victory over New Zealand by handing the Kiwis a 3-wicket defeat via DLS Method in the 2nd ODI on Sunday.