New Zealand chased down the target with three balls to spare and five wickets in hand to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Needing 187 runs in the second innings to make New Zealand bat again, Sri Lanka was bowled out for 122 runs in the final session as the series ended in a 1-1 draw.
Collin de Grandhomme smashed five sixes and five boundaries in a 75-ball 83 not out and shared an unbroken 113-run partnership for the sixth wicket with BJ Watling who made an unbeaten 81.
The two-Test series will also mark the start of the ICC World Test Championship for New Zealand and Sri Lanka.
Mitchell Santner, who played his most recent Test against the West Indies in December 2017, missed most of last year with a knee injury.
Ben Stokes was born in New Zealand but moved to England with his family when he was 12 as his father Gerard, who played rugby league for New Zealand, was then coaching in England.
No team got close to setting a batting record. There were only four totals above 350, topped by England's 397/6 in a mismatch against Afghanistan.
At 35, the World Cup 2019 could be Ross Taylor's final WC bow but he says if his body allows he may still be playing in another showpiece event.
Tom Latham picked up an injury to his finger during a match against an Australia XI, prior to flying out to England & Wales for the World Cup.
The 28-year-old, who has played 12 Tests, 49 ODIs and 15 T20 Internationals for New Zealand, was named in the 15-man squad that the Black Caps recently announced for the ODI showpiece starting May 30.
New Zealand will play India on May 25 and West Indies on May 28 as part of their warm-ups before taking on Sri Lanka on June 1.
Bangladesh cricket team's tour of New Zealand was called off on March 15 after the players had a narrow escape from a shooting attack.
Kane Williamson also took home the Test Player of the Year award and the Redpath Cup for First-Class Batting awards
The Bangladesh cricket team escaped unhurt despite being in close vicinity of a shooting attack on a mosque but its tour of New Zealand was called off.
Guptill's century on Saturday was the 16th of his career and his third of the summer.
Martin Guptill remained not out on 117 as New Zealand reached their target of 233 with eight wickets in hand and 33 balls to spare in the first ODI at Napier.
Chasing a modest target, New Zealand made heavy weather of the chase before scampering home off the last ball of the match losing six wickets.
A solid knock was expected from Mithali on her 200th ODI but she ended up with nine off 28 balls.
Blackcaps selector Gavin Larsen stated that both Mitchell and Tickner have been called in because of their impressive performances in domestic cricket.
The spin trio of Ekta Bisht, Poonam Yadav and Deepti Sharma, who had tormented New Zealand in India's nine-wicket win in the first ODI, took two wickets each to stifle the Kiwi innings yet again.
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