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• Sri Lanka wrap up series win as rain washes out third ODI

  Sri Lanka wrapped up a 2-0 series win over New Zealand after the third ODI was rained off in Pallekele.

  Will Young (56 not out) and Henry Nicholls (46 not out) had the Black Caps trundling along nicely at 112-1 after 21 overs on Tuesday, with Tim Robinson having been dismissed for nine by Mohamed Shiraz (1-23).

  But the rain closed in at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, and did not let up.

  Eventually, the umpires had to call off play completely, denying New Zealand the chance to restore some pride after their opening two defeats.

  Data Debrief: Rain sees the good run roll on

  Sri Lanka have lost only one of their last nine ODIs (W6 T1) – an eight-wicket loss against West Indies (26 October 2024).

  New Zealand's Young at least was able to celebrate a ninth ODI half-century, while Nicholls fell just short of a 17th 50 in the format.

• Inglis hails 'hard to stop' Stoinis after ruthless knock

  Josh Inglis lauded "hard to stop" Marcus Stoinis as Australia signed off their T20I series against Pakistan in style, claiming a whitewash.

  The hosts raced to a seven-wicket victory with almost nine overs remaining in Monday's third match.

  After Australia's bowlers had limited Pakistan to just 117 runs, Stoinis ensured they signed off their final white-ball assignment in style, with his unbeaten 61 doing the damage.

  Only twice has he bettered that knock in T20Is – versus New Zealand in 2021 (78) and against Oman at the World Cup earlier this year (67*). 

  "It's been a great week. We've had a lot of fun as a group," Inglis said. "It's been really nice.

  "When Stoinis is going like that, he is really hard to stop. One of those sixes was probably the biggest I've ever seen!"

  Stoinis, who was named player of the match, added: "Nice to score some runs on a beautiful wicket but credit to the bowlers who kept the total down.

  "Yeah, I actually told [Haris] Rauf that this is the first time any of us got the better of him! No, he's a brilliant bowler, bowled well this series."

  During their white-ball tour, Pakistan won the ODI series, their first time doing so in Australia in 22 years, but got whitewashed in the T20Is.

  Despite the heavy loss, captain Agha Salman chose to focus on the positive effect the experience will have on their young players.

  "I think in the middle overs, we didn't capitalise on the start," he said. "But lots of positives.

  "The way Usman [Khan] batted, the way Jahandad [Khan] bowled. These youngsters will come good.

  "It's obviously a big achievement winning the ODI series, but we could have done much better in the T20Is."

• Mendis inspires Sri Lanka to long-awaited series win over New Zealand

  Kusal Mendis' unbeaten 74 helped Sri Lanka clinch an ODI series win over New Zealand with a three-wicket victory in the second match.

  Rain shortened the match to 47 overs a side, and Sri Lanka took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series with six balls remaining.

  New Zealand's innings were disrupted by the weather, with Sri Lanka's spinners taking advantage of the slowed momentum around the stoppages despite Will Young's (26) steady start.

  Mark Chapman (76) and Mitchell Hay (49) gave the tourists some hope, but Maheesh Theekshana (3-31) and Jeffrey Vandersay (3-46) took three wickets apiece as they halted New Zealand at 209, with Glenn Phillips (15) the only other batter to hit double figures.

  After Avishka Fernando's early dismissal, Mendis was a mainstay for Sri Lanka and ultimately proved the difference.

  Michael Bracewell (4-36) did his best to rally New Zealand, but they fell just short thanks to an eighth-wicket stand of 47 off 59 balls between Mendis and Theekshana.

  Data Debrief: Running it back

  It is the first time since 2012 that Sri Lanka have won an ODI series against New Zealand, while it is the first time they have won back-to-back ODIs against the Black Caps since November that year.

  Sri Lanka also made a welcome return to winning ways at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium - they had lost their most recent match in this format at the venue to West Indies back in October.