Henry Shipley took a career-best 5-31 to assist New Zealand thrash the vacationers by 198 runs within the first one-day worldwide in Auckland on Saturday.
Chasing 275 for victory, Sri Lanka have been bundled out for 76 within the twentieth over, with Shipley orchestrating their rout on a energetic monitor at Eden Park.
Only three Sri Lankan batsmen managed double digits of their poor trying scorecard.
New Zealand, electing to bat first, have been all out for 274 with three balls remaining of their innings.
Five house batsmen scored 25 however opener Finn Allen’s 51 was the best rating by a New Zealander.
Daryl Mitchell contributed 47 and Glenn Phillips contributed 39, whereas Rachin Ravindra (49) fell effectively in need of a half-century on his ODI debut.
Chamika Karunaratne was one of many Sri Lankan bowlers, taking a career-best 4-43 on a energetic pitch at Eden Park.
Former skipper Angelo Mathews, taking part in his first ODI in two years, has set himself the duty of reviving Sri Lanka, who misplaced each their openers within the area of 4 overs.
The wobble changed into a full-fledged disaster with Shipley lowering Sri Lanka to 31-5 inside 10 overs.
The 26-year-old dismissed Charith Aslanka and Sri Lanka captain Dasun Sanaka in successive balls however was denied a hat-trick by Karunaratne.
Blair Tickner dismissed Mathews lbw for 18, the best rating by a Sri Lankan participant.
The second ODI of the three-match sequence is to be held in Christchurch on Tuesday.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
