Sri Lanka on top despite great Scott

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Even with Styris' unbeaten 111, the Kiwis could muster only a below-par 219 for seven in the Super Eight match at Queen's Park - where they were undermined by three top-order wickets for Chaminda Vaas and three more for Muttiah Muralitharan.

When Sri Lanka responded with 106 for one by the 20th over, it was hard to see how New Zealand might manage the win they needed to equal their best run of 10 in succession.

They did not help themselves by putting down a series of half-chances.

Sanath Jayasuriya clipped a ball from Mark Gillespie through Stephen Fleming's outstretched left hand at midwicket when he had made 30, and Kumar Sangakkara had a similar let-off on nine thanks to Craig McMillan at mid-on from the bowling of Shane Bond.

Sri Lanka lost Upul Tharanga to a fine catch by Bond from an upper cut off James Franklin to deep third-man, the fielder back-tracking after initially coming in a little too far off the rope.

But Jayasuriya (48no) and Sangakkara soon appeared well-placed in an unbroken stand of 76 to push on towards a comfortable victory.