Bowlers set the tone & we want to build on early momentum: Guptill

New Zealand opener Martin Guptill on Saturday applauded his side's bowlers for setting the tone for a comprehensive 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their World Cup match here and hoped that they could build on the momentum.

New Zealand bundled out Sri Lanka for just 136 as Matt Henry's (3/29) seam movement and Lockie Ferguson's raw pace proved too much for them. Then Guptill (73 not out) and Colin Munro (58 not out) helped New Zealand achieve the target in 16.1 overs.

"You want to build that momentum early at a major event and today, we did that," said Guptill at the post match press conference.

"Our bowlers set the tone early and made it difficult for Sri Lanka, putting a real good start on. If we bowl first in the next few games, we'll back ourselves to make it difficult to score on the back of this performance."