Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd Twenty20, Colombo

Ryder and McCullums star in series win

Sep 04, 2009

Brendon McCullum gave New Zealand a blazing start•AFP

He added 84 with Jesse Ryder, who scored a 37-ball 52•AFP

Martin Guptill chipped in with a 20-ball 32•AFP

Kyle Mills had Mahela Udawatte caught for a duck in the first ball of the second over•AFP

Ryder, who was outstanding in the field in both matches, was the Man of the Series•Associated Press

McCullum played an audacious scoop that ricocheted off Kumar Sangakkara's helmet before going for four•Associated Press

Sanath Jayasuriya had McCullum caught and bowled in the 11th over •AFP

Jacob Oram was no out for a 12-ball 17 and New Zealand reached 170 in 20 overs•AFP

Mahela Jayawardene led a brief recovery, taking Sri Lanka from 11 for 3 to 78 for 4•AFP

Ross Taylor scored 16•AFP

New Zealand struck early in the chase; Shane Bond removed his tormentor from the previous game - Tillakaratne Dilshan - in the first over•AFP

Nathan McCullum landed the killer blow when he dismissed Jayawardene and Angelo Mathews in the 11th over•AFP