Debutant off-spinner Nishan Peiris took six wickets Sunday to seal Sri Lanka’s first collection win towards New Zealand in 15 years with a crushing victory by an innings and 154 runs within the second Check in Galle. New Zealand have been all out for 360 of their second innings earlier than tea on day 4 after being requested to follow-on. Peiris, 27, and fellow spinner Prabath Jayasuriya shared 18 wickets within the match, the latter taking 6-42 within the first innings to bundle out the vacationers for simply 88 after the hosts had amassed a mammoth 602-5 declared.
New Zealand’s decrease order did put up some battle after resuming at 199-5, with Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips and Mitchell Santner all making half-centuries.
Peiris, who had taken three second-innings wickets on Saturday, trapped Blundell lbw for 60 early within the first session, ending a 95-run stand with Phillips.
Santner helped craft a 64-run partnership for the seventh wicket earlier than the gutsy Phillips fell on 78 when he mistimed a shot to long-on, giving Peiris his maiden five-wicket haul.
Santner put collectively a cussed ninth-wicket stand of 53 with Ajaz Patel earlier than the latter was despatched again, bowled by Jayasuriya, on 22.
Sri Lanka sealed the victory when Santner’s gritty resistance was lastly damaged, stumped by Kusal Mendis for 67 off Peiris.
Sri Lanka might have wrapped up the match and collection within the morning session however for a succession of dropped catches.
Kamindu Mendis spilled Patel on two at second slip and let Santner off on 36 within the covers. Peiris shelled one other likelihood from Santner not lengthy after.
Sri Lanka received the opening match by 63 runs and tseries win is their first towards New Zealand since a 2-0 win at residence in 2009.
The consequence leaves New Zealand winless from six Check appearances at Galle, with Sunday’s 360 their highest innings complete on the venue.
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