Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, Review.

Sri Lanka have taken a 1-0 lead in the 2-match Test series against New Zealand with a 63-run victory at Galle. Prabath Jayasuriya starred for Sri Lanka with 9 wickets in the match, including a 5fa in the 2nd innings. New Zealand were in the game for some parts of the match, but Sri Lanka won those crucial battles in the middle stages of the game to seal a victory on Day 5. Will O'Rourke, Ajaz Patel, and Rachin Ravindra were standouts for New Zealand in this Test match, while Kamindu Mendis, Dimuth Karunaratne, and Dinesh Chandimal were solid for Sri Lanka when they needed them. Kamindu Mendis scored his 4th Test century, and in his 7th consecutive Test match, he scored more than 50 runs in at least one inning of a Test match. Rachin Ravindra tried his best to get New Zealand over the line, but the target was too much in the end for the Blackcaps. The final Test will be played at Galle starting today at 2:30PM AEST.