Sri Lanka’s Prabath Jayasuriya
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Prabath Jayasuriya took 5 wickets to steer Sri Lanka to a 63-run victory Monday in opposition to New Zealand on the ultimate morning of the primary Take a look at in Galle.
Set a goal of 275 to win, the Black Caps have been bowled out for 211 lower than quarter-hour after play resumed, with Rachin Ravindra top-scoring on 92.
“Whenever you come to Galle, all that you must do is to stay to the fundamentals,” stated man-of-the-match Jayasuriya.
“The wicket gives loads of help and also you simply must bowl with self-discipline. Your consistency is the important thing and there was lot of assist from the remainder of the spinners as effectively.”
Ravindra had completed on Sunday waging a lone battle on a sharply turning pitch in Galle, the place the vacationers had misplaced all 4 of their earlier Take a look at encounters.
His knock was the very best rating by a New Zealander on the floor, eclipsing Ross Taylor’s 89 in 2019.
However the slender path to victory he had opened was snapped shut when Jayasuriya trapped him lbw whereas making an attempt to defend on the again foot.
The choice was upheld regardless of Ravindra’s assessment, and he departed having added only one run to his in a single day complete.
Jayasuriya, who took 9 wickets throughout the match and completed the second innings 5 for 68, introduced the match to an finish when he bowled rookie pacer William O’Rourke for a duck.
“Disillusioned we did not get sufficient lead within the first innings,” New Zealand skipper Tim Southee stated.
“We had the sport within the hand, however we threw it away.”
‘Sensational’ O’Rourke lauded
O’Rourke, 23, had impressed for New Zealand with eight wickets, together with his second five-wicket haul from simply three Take a look at appearances within the first innings.
“William O’Rourke has been sensible for us,” Southee stated.
“For him to return right here and do what he did was completely wonderful. He is by no means performed in circumstances like these… when there may be not a lot for tempo bowling. His effort was sensational.”
New Zealand had trigger for cheer after combating on for a fifth day throughout their first Take a look at in six months on a pitch the place they’ve all the time struggled.
Their scheduled warm-up in opposition to Afghanistan earlier in September was washed out with out a ball being bowled.
Left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel claimed 6-90 in Sri Lanka’s second innings, the most effective figures by a New Zealand bowler in Sri Lanka since Daniel Vettori’s 6-64 in Colombo in 1998.
Tom Latham, Kane Williamson, and Daryl Mitchell all contributed with half-centuries within the first innings.
The second and last match of the sequence will probably be held on the identical venue from Thursday.
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