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NELSON, New Zealand (AP) Kane Williamson marked his return from injury with a 65-ball half century which helped New Zealand to 276-8 as it batted first Thursday in the third one-day cricket international against Sri Lanka.
Williamson missed the first two matches of the five-match series with a knee injury but returned for the potential decider just in time to take over the captaincy from Brendon McCullum who aggravated a back injury in game two.
The stand-in captain scored 59 off 73 balls after winning the toss, with Tom Latham (42) and Mitchell Santner (38) offering solid support.
New Zealand leads the five-match series 2-0, after winning the first match by seven wickets and the second by 10 wickets.
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