Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 63 runs

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 63 runs in the first Test match being played in Galle. On Monday, on the fifth day, New Zealand's team could add only 4 runs to their yesterday's score of 207 and were all out for 211 runs. Spinner Prabath Jayasuriya was awarded the Player of the Match for taking 9 wickets in the match.

Chasing the target of 275 runs, New Zealand did not have a good start. The team lost its first wicket for 6 runs. Rachin Ravindra scored the highest 92 runs for the team. In the second innings, Prabath Jayasuriya took 5 and Ramesh Mendis took 3 wickets for Sri Lanka, while Dhananjay de Silva and Asitha Fernando got 1-1 wickets.

Earlier, Sri Lanka was all out for 309 runs in the second innings before the second session of the fourth day. Sri Lanka scored 305 runs in the first innings and in reply, New Zealand scored 340 runs in the first innings.

Prabath took 9 wickets in the match

Prabath Jayasuriya proved to be the match winner for Sri Lanka. He took 4 wickets in the first innings and 5 in the second innings. He dismissed Williamson, Blundell, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra and William O'Rourke. In 30.4 overs, Prabath bowled 7 maidens and took five wickets for 68 runs.

Rachin Ravindra's half century

Rachin Ravindra scored the highest 92 runs for New Zealand in the second innings. He added 56 runs with Tom Blundell, but could not save the team from defeat. Rachin hit 9 fours and 1 six in his innings.

Williamson left Taylor behind

Williamson has left Ross Taylor behind in terms of scoring the most runs. In his international career, Williamson has scored 18,213 runs in 525 innings of 359 matches. Meanwhile, he has scored 45 centuries and 98 half-centuries. Taylor scored 18,199 runs in 450 matches in his international career. He scored 40 centuries and 93 half-centuries in his career.

Ajaz Patel took 6 wickets in the second innings

Sri Lanka was all out for 309 runs in the second innings. New Zealand spinner Ajaz Pateltook 6 wickets in the second innings. William O'Rourke, who took 5 wickets in the first innings, took 3 wickets. Dimuth Karunaratne scored the highest 83 runs for Sri Lanka. Apart from him, Dinesh Chandimal played an innings of 61 runs. Angelo Mathews scored 50 runs.

Sri Lanka scored 305 runs in the first innings

On the second day of the match, Sri Lanka was all out for 305 runs in the first innings. Kamindu Mendis scored 114 runs from the team. In the first innings, fast bowler William O'Rourke took 5 wickets for 55 runs from New Zealand. New Zealand team was all out after scoring 340 runs. Tom Latham scored 70, Daryl Mitchell 57 and Kane Williamson scored 55 runs for the team. Prabath Jayasuriya took the highest 4 wickets and Ramesh Mendis took 3 wickets for Sri Lanka.

Playing-11 of both teams

Sri Lanka: Dhananjay de Silva (captain), Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara and Asitha Fernando.

New Zealand: Tim Southee (captain), Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, William O'Rourke and Ajaz Patel.

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