Sangakkara narrows gap

Kumar Sangakkara's masterful double of a century and a world-record wicketkeeping performance inspired Sri Lanka to a 34-run win over New Zealand in their one-day series finale in Wellington on Thursday.
Even though it was a dead rubber, with New Zealand going into the match holding an unbeatable 4-1 lead in the seven-match series, it was a morale boosting win for Sri Lanka.

SCORES IN BRIEF
SRI LANKA: 287 for 6 in 50 overs (Thirimanne 30, Dilshan 81, Sangakkara 113 not out, Perera 20; Southee 2-50, Anderson 3-59)
NEW ZEALAND: 253 all out in 45.2 overs (Williamson 54, Elliott 24, Anderson 29, Ronchi 47, Vettori 35, Mills 30; Kulasekara 2-55, Eranga 2-34, Chameera 2-60)
Result: Sri Lanka won by 34 runs and New Zealand clinched 7-match series 4-2.
Player-of-the-match: Kumar Sangakkara.
Player-of-the-series: Kane Williamson.