Sri Lanka ended a 10-year drought of ODI wins in New Zealand by defeating the hosts by 140 runs in the third ODI of the series on January 11 at Eden Park, Auckland. Pathum Nissanka (66), Kusal Mendis (54), and Janith Liyanage (53) starred in their 290/8 total, while Asitha Fernando's 3/26 helped SL bowl New Zealand out for 150.