Dimuth Karunaratne hits 122 as Sri Lanka wrap up record chase in Galle
Sri Lanka's new captain preserved his perfect record after taking over as Sri Lanka won their third consecutive Test under his leadership to go 1-0 up in the two-match series
14/08Result
1st Test, ICC World Test Championship at Galle, Aug 14-18 2019
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
249 & 285 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
267 & 268/4 (86.1 ov)
Player of the Match
14/08Result
1st Test, ICC World Test Championship at Galle, Aug 14-18 2019
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
249 & 285 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
267 & 268/4 (86.1 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Day 4
Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Thirimanne fifties lead Sri Lanka's victory push
Sri Lanka took a giant stride towards chasing down 268 with a wicketless post-lunch session from their openers on the fourth day
Day 3
BJ Watling leads the way as New Zealand stretch lead to 177
Lasith Embuldeniya struck vital blows for Sri Lanka before the wicketkeeper-batsman rallied with the lower order
Day 2
Ajaz Patel's five-for keeps New Zealand in the hunt
Unbeaten eighth-wicket stand between Lakmal and Dickwella keeps Sri Lanka in sight of parity after 12-wicket day
Day 1
Ross Taylor keeps New Zealand in the fight after Akila Dananjaya's five-for
A Taylor counterpunch kept the visitors alive on a day where they seemed in control during all overs except the ones immediately preceding a break
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Stats - Sri Lanka's opening record, and New Zealand's lower-order resistance
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Stats highlights from an outstanding run-chase in Galle
Who's the New Zealand of New Zealand? BJ Watling
He does things that are in essence truly remarkable, but does them with such banality that in the end they are barely remarked upon
'Thought the wicket would deteriorate more than it did' - Kane Williamson
Having said that, though, the New Zealand captain gave credit to Dimuth Karunaratne for a 'fantastic hundred' in the fourth innings
Ajaz Patel follows the Herathian template to turn Galle Test
Hanging in and playing the long game as Rangana Herath did helped him succeed in Galle, the New Zealand spinner said
Dimuth Karunaratne hits 122 as Sri Lanka wrap up record chase in Galle
Sri Lanka's new captain preserved his perfect record after taking over as Sri Lanka sealed their third consecutive Test under his leadership to go 1-0 up in the two-match series
'The ball spun earlier than expected' - Nicholls
Henry Nicholls has suggested that it was his and Ross Taylor's mental capacity to deal with balls that beat the bat that helped New Zealand recover from three quick wickets
Akila Dananjaya: Resilience, guile, and a bit of elbow grease
Plenty of spinners, particularly those from Sri Lanka, have faded away after remodelling their actions. It's still early days, but Akila Dananjaya seems to be bucking that trend
New Zealand happy to set 'anything above 200' - Tom Latham
Niroshan Dickwella, meanwhile, thinks any target under 225 will be achievable
England whitewash forced us to rethink plans for New Zealand Tests - Dimuth Karunaratne
The Sri Lanka captain, who expects a batting-friendly pitch in Galle, has warned his spinners of the dangers of 'attacking too much'
William Somerville and the rise of the overseas specialist
With most teams unashamed about preparing home tracks to maximise their strengths, a growing band of bowlers, globally, only feature in away Tests
New Zealand seek to gain Asian foothold
After their win over Pakistan in UAE, New Zealand have a chance to scale Test rankings' summit if they topple Sri Lanka