Scorer: Sanjay Murari | Commentator: Abhishek Purohit
That is it for now. Cheers
Mahela: "To be fair the conditions were suited to us with the dew. Even our bowlers struggled to control things after the rain. Dilshan showed lot of maturity and guided Angelo.We needed a good partnership after the three wickets. I was not too worried. We are trying to give Angelo more opportunities to bat. He's taken more responsibility now at No 5. Having all these allrounders gives us balance."
Taylor: "Dilshan took the game away. We were always in the game. Dew made it tough for the bowlers. We went a bit too wide and a bit too short. I am becoming a very good forecaster here in Sri Lanka and I am sure there will be rain in Hambantota as well."
Dilshan is the Man of the Match. Dilshan: "Soon after the toss, I had some pain in the back. When I was batting I was about 75%. There was some problem while fielding. First few overs were bit difficult after that the ball was wet, four fielders outside the circle, we capitalised on that. Bit easy with the four fielders in the middle overs."
New Zealand fought, but a combination of factors, the rain interruptions, the slow start, the dew and the Dilshan & Angelo stand proving to be too much to overcome
The team is making the right noises, but consistency must define New Zealand if they are to achieve real progress.
As they did against England earlier this year, Sri Lanka failed to hold onto a series lead at home as New Zealand's pace bowlers delivered victory in Colombo to reignite debate about the home side's frailties
Sri Lanka's marks out of 10, for the Test series against New Zealand
New Zealand's marks out of 10, for the Test series against Sri Lanka
An experienced crop of bowlers should be available but their over-coaching has forced New Zealand to turn to youth - a policy that looks to be unexpectedly working
