SL in NZ: New Zealand seal series victory with 5-wicket win in second Test

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in the second and final Test match today (21) to seal a comfortable 2-0 series win, with a day to spare. 

Chasing 189 for victory, with ample time reach the target, New Zealand made it home with five wickets in hand.

Despite paceman Dushmantha Chameera’s four wickets, top order batsman Kane Williamson played a cautious knock with an unbeaten 108 off 164 deliveries and ensured New Zealand’s victory. 

The man-of-the-match hit 12 boundaries and a six and stood firm as wickets fell at regular intervals. 

Sri Lanka, who took a lead of 54 runs in the first innings, were bowled out for 133 in the second innings with opener Kusal Mendis emerging as the top scorer with a 90-ball 46. 

Tim Southee claimed four wickets and ended up with a match bag of seven wickets. 

In the first innings Sri Lanka made 292 after being put into bat and New Zealand replied with 237. 

The five-match ODI series begins at Christchurch on Saturday (26).

Sri Lanka 

1st Innings 292 all out (80.1) (Kusal Mendis 31, Udara Jayasundera 26, Dinesh Chandimal 47, Angelo Mathews 77, Milinda Siriwardana 62, Tim Southee 3/63, Trent Boult 2/51, Doug Bracewell 2/81) 

2nd Innings 133 all out (36.3) (Dimuth Karunaratne 27, Kusal Mendis 46, Milinda Siriwardana 26, Tim Southee 4/26, Neil Wagner 3/40, Dough Bracewell 2/31)

New Zealand

1st Innings 237 all out (79.4) (Martin Guptill 50, Tom Latham 28, Mitchell Santner 38, BJ Watling 28, Doug Bracewell 35n.o, Dushmantha Chameera 5/47, Nuwan Pradeep 2/39, Rangana Herath 2/75)

2nd Innings 189 for 5 wicket (54.3) (Kane Williamson 108n.o, Ross Taylor 35, Dushmantha Chameera 4/68)