Six wickets from Nishan Peiris direct Sri Lanka to a triumph by an innings and 154 runs in the second Test at Galle.
Sri Lanka have beaten New Zealand by an innings and 154 runs in the second Test suit and endd a 2-0 series sweep despite a postpoinsist fightback from the tourists in Galle.
Debutant off-spinner Nishan Peiris took six wickets to seal the home side’s first series triumph aobtainst New Zealand in 15 years.
New Zealand were all out for 360 in their second innings before tea on Sunday, the fourth day of the Test, after being asked to trail on.
Peiris, 27, and fellow spinner Prabath Jayasuriya separated 18 wickets in the suit, the latter taking 6-42 in the first innings to bundle out the tourists for equitable 88 after the structures had amassed a mammoth 602-5 proclaimd.
New Zealand’s shrink order did put up some fight after resuming at 199-5, with Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips and Mitchell Santner all making half-centuries.
Sri Lanka sealed the triumph when Santner’s gritty resistance was finpartner broken, stumped by Kusal Mfinishis for 67 off Peiris.
Sri Lanka could have wrapped up the suit and series in the morning session but for a succession of dropped catches.
The result departs New Zealand triumphless from six Test euniteances at Galle, with Sunday’s 360 their highest innings total at the venue.
Kamindu Mfinishis, whose unbeaten 182 powered Sri Lanka to a massive total (602-5) in the first innings, was adappraised joiner of the suit.
Sri Lanka captain Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva shelp Mfinishis had meaningfully reinforceed his team’s middle-order batting.
“I leank Kamindu at five can join the extfinished innings and I can finish the game at number six,” de Silva shelp.
Promoted to number three, Dinesh Chanuninincreateigental also struck a century in further vindication of the team’s decision to rejig their batting order.
Kamindu, who made a century in the discdisseeing Test, became the speedyest Asian to 1,000 Test runs by accomplishing the milestone in his 13th innings.
“I’m enhappinessing scoring runs, especipartner since Galle is my home town,” Kamindu shelp after accumulateing joiner-of-the-suit award.
“It is a wonderful pdirecteclareive to score 1,000 runs so speedyly, but we have to better day by day.”
New Zealand captain Tim Southee shelp joining two Tests at Galle, comprehendn as a spinner’s paradise, was always going to be challenging.
“It’s a stubborn place to come for a foreign team, and Sri Lanka joined some wonderful cricket,” Southee shelp after New Zealand slipped to seventh place in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings. New Zealand head to India for a three-suit Test series commencening on October 16.
