26/08Result
2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Aug 26-30 2009
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
416 & 311/5d -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
234 & 397 (123.5 ov)
Player of the Match
26/08Result
2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Aug 26-30 2009
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
416 & 311/5d -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
234 & 397 (123.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
HMRKB Herath
- O48
- M9
- R139
- W5
- Eco2.89
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
JS Patel
- O20
- M3
- R78
- W4
- Eco3.90
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Partnerships
- SL - 1st
- NZ - 1st
- SL - 2nd
- NZ - 2nd
Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings
New Zealand - 1st - Innings
Sri Lanka - 2nd - Innings
New Zealand - 2nd - Innings
Match Coverage
All Match NewsThe Sangakkara edge
Sri Lanka's captain has begun to infuse his side with his own brand of competitiveness, and the results seem to already be starting to show
Paranavitana fined 50% match fees
Sri Lankan opener Tharanga Paranavitana has been fined 50% of his match fees for violating ICC's Code of Conduct during the second Test against New Zealand in Colombo
Naive NZ struggle to find the plot
As the team looks back at a one-sided series, there is more to ponder than just a spirit-sapping defeat. In the last five years New Zealand won just 12 Test wins from 40
Herath no more just support for Murali - Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara has said despite the 2-0 series win, the hosts were yet to reach their peak
Vettori lauds last-ditch effort
The New Zealand captain was obviously disappointed, but found the need to sift through the rubble and take the proverbial positive from defeat
