Jayawardene then had an inspired moment in the field as he brought on Dilshan to break the important partnership between Peter Fulton and Scott Styris.
The Kiwis lost wickets at regular intervals as they tried to keep pace with the run rate and McCullum, Taylor, Jamie How, Scott Styris and Peter Fulton all failed to reach double figures as the Black Caps disappointed in front of a large and vociferous crowd.