Best performances - Batsmen
DPMD Jayawardene
91(176) 11x4 - 1x6
Control %94%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 40 runs
- 2x4 - 1x6
AD Mathews
79(154) 12x4 - 1x6
Control %92%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 27 runs
- 2x4 - 1x6
17/11Result
1st Test, New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Nov 17-19 2012
-
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
221 & 118 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
247 & 93/0 (18.3 ov)
Player of the Match
17/11Result
1st Test, New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Nov 17-19 2012
-
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
221 & 118 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
247 & 93/0 (18.3 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
HMRKB Herath
- O18
- M3
- R43
- W6
- Eco2.38
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
HMRKB Herath
- O30
- M5
- R65
- W5
- Eco2.16
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Partnerships
- NZ - 1st
- SL - 1st
- NZ - 2nd
- SL - 2nd
New Zealand - 1st - Innings
Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings
New Zealand - 2nd - Innings
Sri Lanka - 2nd - Innings
New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2012-13 News
Colombo win just a start for New Zealand
The team is making the right noises, but consistency must define New Zealand if they are to achieve real progress.
Batting woes continue to hurt Sri Lanka
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
Rangana Herath miles ahead for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's marks out of 10, for the Test series against New Zealand
Southee, Boult biggest positives for New Zealand
New Zealand's marks out of 10, for the Test series against Sri Lanka
Young attack product of injury crisis
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
