Jayasuriya wraps up victory, SL leapfrog NZ on WTC table
New Zealand batter fell for 92 just eight balls into the final morning, before Jayasuriya bagged five in the second innings
New Zealand batter fell for 92 just eight balls into the final morning, before Jayasuriya bagged five in the second innings
After back-to-back wins at The Oval and in Galle, they are third. They have tough assignments ahead but will now know those games are not unwinnable, mainly thanks to their versatile bowling
New Zealand captain believes the batting collapse on the third morning was the definitive portion of the match
New Zealand are still 68 runs away from their target of 275
"We can't make mistakes against him tomorrow," says Prabath Jayasuriya
The left-arm spinner picked up 6 for 90 in the third innings of the Galle Test, his second five-wicket haul in Sri Lanka
The duo helped Sri Lanka recover from O'Rourke's strikes after Chandimal and Karunaratne had laid the foundation earlier
He has bowled 30 over in the Test so far and picked up two wickets
On day three of the Galle Test, Herath, New Zealand's bowling consultant, hatched a plan with Ajaz Patel to get rid of his former team-mate
Earlier, O'Rourke completed his five-for as Sri Lanka folded for 305 in their first innings
He suggested the spinners needed a bit of time to get back into the groove in Galle
A failed sweep did not stop him from playing an imperfect sweep, which did not stop him from sweeping a bad ball for four
Kamindu notched up his fourth Test ton and New Zealand fought back with late wickets
The New Zealand quick crushed it in dry conditions, finishing with three wickets on the first day
What he's doing isn't normal, particularly in the context of Sri Lankan cricket, but it's happening right before our eyes
It's because of the presidential elections, which means a travel day for Sri Lanka players and officials to go and vote
NZ are coming off a long break without Test cricket but their captain backs them to hit the ground running in Galle
Sri Lanka's interim head coach on how the side approached tough selection calls for the Galle Test
Both sides could potentially field three spin-options each, but for a result to be possible, rain has to stay away