Jayasuriya stars in Sri Lanka win

One-day international, Napier:
Sri Lanka 286-3 (40 overs) bt New Zealand 285-8 (50 overs) by seven wickets
Scorecard

Sanath Jayasuriya's brilliant 111 helped Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the first one-dayer.

Youngster Ross Taylor (128no) made his maiden hundred for the Kiwis and Nathan Astle hit 83 as they totalled 285-8.

But that was inadequate as openers Jayasuriya, who hit five sixes in his 82-ball 111, and Upul Tharanga (68 off 73 balls) put on 201 in only 144 balls.

Skipper Mahela Jayawardene (34no) and Kumar Sangakkara (36) then helped seal victory with exactly 10 overs to spare.

Taylor thrashed four maximums of his own and 12 boundaries in a fine 133-ball innings.

The 22-year-old's final six sailed out of the ground and into a neighbouring property, forcing the umpires to call for a new ball.

Astle was no slouch either and hit two sixes during a stand of 151 with Taylor for the second wicket before he was run out by a deflection at the non-striker's end.

It signalled a New Zealand slump from 169-1 to 229 for five and only Taylor kept the innings on course.

Chaminda Vaas was the pick of the Sri Lankan bowlers, taking 3-50 from 10 overs while off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan took 1-48.

Jayasuriya made a mockery of the target with his 23rd one-day hundred off 78 balls as he and Tharanga savaged the Kiwi attack.

They took full advantage of McLean Park's short boundaries and a bowling attack weakened by the absence of Shane Bond and Kyle Mills.

Michael Mason conceded 60 runs from six overs and Mark Gillespie 64 from nine.

James Franklin leaked 69 runs from 10 overs but claimed the wickets of Jayasuriya and Tharanga with successive balls in the 24th over.