New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test Day 4: New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 58 runs

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 58 runs on Monday, securing a 2-0 Test series whitewash despite a late fightback from the visitors.

Match Summary

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand

New Zealand 580/4d (123 ov)

Sri Lanka 164/10 (66.5 ov) & 358/10 (142 ov)

Result - New Zealand won by an inning and 58 runs

SCORECARD

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— ICC (@ICC) March 20, 2023

Match Day Analysis

Sri Lanka notched just 164 in their first innings and were asked to follow on after the Black Caps declared at 580 in Wellington. They were then bowled out for 358.

Dhananjaya de Silva had launched a fightback on Monday, passing 3,000 Test runs before being caught on 98, missing a 10th Test century.

New Zealand's seamers had already sniffed victory when they broke his 76-run partnership with debutant wicketkeeper Nishan Madushka, who was caught just before the tea break.

The loss of De Silva signalled the end of the resistance -- Sri Lanka lost their last three wickets for 40 runs as the tailenders were picked off. 

New Zealand skipper Tim Southee and seamer Blair Tickner did most of the damage with three wickets apiece.

After Sri Lanka resumed the day on 113-2, New Zealand's pace attack offered no respite in the first over of Monday as Matt Henry's delivery saw Kane Williamson catch Kusal Mendis on 50.

The visitors were in danger of folding at 116-4 soon after when Angelo Mathews also walked having added just two runs from 44 balls.

De Silva slowed New Zealand's momentum in a partnership of 126 alongside Dinesh Chandimal in the first session, which ended when Tickner had Chandimal caught on 62 just before lunch.

De Silva maintained the resistance after the break by pairing up with Madushka, but their dismissals for no runs either side of tea left Sri Lanka still 98 runs short.

New Zealand slowly turned the screw as Prabath Jayasuriya managed just two runs off 44 balls when he top-edged his shot to Tickner.

Kasun Rajitha took Sri Lanka past 350 runs with a four which he was lucky to edge his shot past Michael Bracewell in the slips.

Bracewell made no mistake the second time with a diving catch to claim Lahiru Kumara's wicket off Southee.

Asitha Fernando survived a review after the ball clipped his trousers rather his leg pad, but New Zealand sealed victory when Rajitha was caught by Williamson, the hosts' top-scorer with a double century in the first innings.

Match Stats

New Zealand 1^st Innings Fall of wickets:: 1-87 (Tom Latham - 25.1 ov), 2-118 (Devon Conway - 35.4 ov), 3-481 (Kane Williamson - 112.6 ov), 4-530 (Daryl Mitchell - 117.4 ov)

Sri Lanka 1^st Innings Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Oshada Fernando - 9.1 ov), 2-18 (Kusal Mendis - 12.3 ov), 3-27 (Prabath Jayasuriya - 19.1 ov), 4-34 (Angelo Mathews - 22.1 ov), 5-114 (Dinesh Chandimal - 51.4 ov), 6-116 (Dhananjaya de Silva - 53.3 ov), 7-156 (Nishan Madushka - 62.5 ov), 8-163 (Kasun Rajitha - 65.2 ov), 9-163 (Dimuth Karunaratne - 65.4 ov), 10-164 (Asitha Fernando - 66.5 ov)

Sri Lanka 2^nd  Innings Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Oshada Fernando - 12.4 ov), 2-98 (Dimuth Karunaratne - 31.1 ov), 3-113 (Kusal Mendis - 43.6 ov), 4-116 (Angelo Mathews - 46.1 ov), 5-242 (Dinesh Chandimal - 76.2 ov), 6-318 (Nishan Madushka - 105.4 ov), 7-318 (Dhananjaya de Silva - 106.3 ov), 8-338 (Prabath Jayasuriya - 122.3 ov), 9-354 (Lahiru Kumara - 137.1 ov), 10-358 (Kasun Rajitha - 141.6 ov)

Playing XIs

New Zealand: Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(WK), Michael, Bracewell, Doug Bracewell, Tim Southee(C), Matt Henry, Blair Tickner

Sri Lanka: Oshada Fernando, Dimuth Karunaratne(C), Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Nishan Madushka(WK), Kasun Rajitha, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando

 

Match Details:

Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023 22:00

Venue: Basin Reserve, Wellington, Wellington

Toss: Sri Lanka elected to bowl