Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 7 runs in the third and final Twenty20 match in Nelson on Thursday.
New Zealand won the series 2-1.
Brief scores of the third T20I between New Zealand and Sri Lanka:
Sri Lanka 218-5 in 20 overs (Kusal Perera 101, Charith Asalanka 46, Kusal Mendis 22; Jacob Duffy 1-30)
New Zealand 211-7 in 20 overs (Rachin Ravindra 69, Tim Robinson 37, Daryl Mitchell 35, Charith Asalanka 3-50, Wanindu Hasaranga 2-38)
