Kumara Sangakkara in a tangle in front of wicket keeper Brendon McCullum. Picture / Fotopress
New Zealand completed their first home test win in 13 months and a 1-0 series victory when they beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 38 runs in the second cricket test in Wellington today.
Trailing by 311 on the first innings, Sri Lanka were dismissed for 273 in their second innings
just before stumps on the fourth day.
Tillakaratne Dilshan topscored for the tourists with 73 but the resistance ended when he was bowled by Nathan Astle, who ended with figures of three for 27.
Left-armer James Franklin took the last wicket to fall, Chaminda Vaas for 38, and ended with the best figures of four for 71.
SCOREBOARD
Sri Lanka
First innings 211
Second innings (10-1 overnight)
S Jayasuriya c Vincent b Martin 2
M Atapattu c Fleming b Franklin 16
F Maharoof c Astle b Mills 36
K Sangakkara b Franklin 45
M Jayawardene c McCullum b Franklin 13
T Samaraweera c Fleming b Astle 17
T Dilshan b Astle 73
S Kalavithigoda c McCullum b Mills 1
C Vaas b Franklin 38
U Chandana b Astle 8
L Malinga not out 0
Extras (4b, 10lb, 8nb, 2w) 24
Total (92.4 overs) 273
Fall: 6 (Jayasuriya), 47 (Atapattu), 95 (Maharoof), 117 (Jayawardene), 137 (Sangakkara), 164 (Samaraweera), 177 (Kalavithigoda), 255 (Dilshan), 267 (Chandana), 273 (Vaas).
Bowling: C Martin 18-4-50-1 (2nb), K Mills 11-4-34-2 (1nb), L Vincent 1-0-2-0, N Astle 12-4-27-3, P Wiseman 26-7-75-0 (2w), J Franklin 23.4-4-71-4 (5nb).
New Zealand
First innings 522-9 dec
Result: New Zealand won by an innings and 38 runs, win series 1-0.
Man of the match: Lou Vincent (NZ).
- NZPA
