Sri Lanka won the first test against New Zealand in Galle by 63 runs and got a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. The Galle test match has been an exciting encounter that runs down for five days. Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first on Day 1, but was restricted to just 305 runs in the first innings by the Kiwis. New Zealand took a first-inning lead of 35 runs by scoring 340 in their first inning. In the second inning, Sri Lanka didn’t do enough and made just 309 runs. A target of 275 was set by Sri Lanka for New Zealand in the fourth inning, but the Blackcaps crumbled on the last day of the Galle Test in front of a Sri Lankan spin attack led by Prabath Jayasuriya and lost the match by 63 runs.
Match Scorecard: SL vs NZ 1st Test, Galle
Sri Lanka Batting 1st Innings
Batting
R
B
SR
4s
6s
Pathum Nissanka
c Southee b O’Rourke
2
10
20
0
0
Dimuth Karunaratne
b Patel
83
127
65.35
6
0
Dinesh Chandimal
c Latham b O’Rourke
61
150
40.66
6
0
Angelo Mathews
c Mitchell b Patel
50
111
45.04
5
0
Kamindu Mendis
c Mitchell b O’Rourke
13
12
108.33
3
0
Dhananjaya de Silva (c)
st Blundell b Patel
40
77
51.94
4
0
Kusal Mendis
b Patel
23
30
76.66
3
0
Ramesh Mendis
lbw b Patel
1
18
5.55
0
0
Prabath Jayasuriya
c O’Rourke b Santner
11
24
45.83
2
0
Lahiru Kumara
c Williamson b Patel
0
4
0
0
0
Asitha Fernando
not out
0
7
0
0
0
Extras
(b 11, lb 8, nb 4, w 2)
25
TOTAL
94.2 Ov (RR: 3.27, 417 Mins)
309
New Zealand Bowling 1st Innings
Bowler
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
ECON
William O’Rourke
17
2
49
3
2.88
Ajaz Patel
30
8
90
6
3
Mitchell Santner
14.2
2
51
1
3.55
Tim Southee
16
4
39
0
2.43
Glenn Phillips
12
1
50
0
4.16
Rachin Ravindra
5
0
11
0
2.2
New Zealand Batting 1st Innings
Batting
Runs
Balls
SR
4s
6s
Tom Latham
c sub (S Samarawickrama) b Jayasuriya
70
111
63.06
6
0
Devon Conway
lbw b RTM Mendis
17
59
28.81
1
0
Kane Williamson
c BKG Mendis b de Silva
55
104
52.88
4
1
Rachin Ravindra
b de Silva
39
48
81.25
4
0
Daryl Mitchell
run out (RTM Mendis/BKG Mendis)
57
86
66.27
7
1
Tom Blundell
c de Silva b Jayasuriya
25
65
38.46
1
1
Glenn Phillips
not out
49
48
102.08
2
5
Mitchell Santner
c BKG Mendis b Jayasuriya
2
2
100
0
0
Tim Southee (c)
b Jayasuriya
3
10
30
0
0
Ajaz Patel
lbw b RTM Mendis
6
6
100
1
0
William O’Rourke
b RTM Mendis
2
8
25
0
0
Extras
(b 8, lb 3, nb 2, w 2)
15
TOTAL
90.5 Ov (RR: 3.74)
340
Sri Lanka Bowling 1st Innings
Bowler
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
ECON
Asitha Fernando
7
1
25
0
3.57
Lahiru Kumara
12
5
28
0
2.33
Dhananjaya de Silva
7
0
31
2
4.42
Ramesh Mendis
23.5
1
101
3
4.23
Prabath Jayasuriya
40
5
136
4
3.4
Kamindu Mendis
1
0
8
0
8
Sri Lanka Batting 2nd Innings
Batter
Runs
Balls
SR
4s
6s
Pathum Nissanka
c Southee b O’Rourke
2
10
20
0
0
Dimuth Karunaratne
b Patel
83
127
65.35
6
0
Dinesh Chandimal
c Latham b O’Rourke
61
150
40.66
6
0
Angelo Mathews
c Mitchell b Patel
50
111
45.04
5
0
Kamindu Mendis
c Mitchell b O’Rourke
13
12
108.33
3
0
Dhananjaya de Silva (c)
st Blundell b Patel
40
77
51.94
4
0
Kusal Mendis
b Patel
23
30
76.66
3
0
Ramesh Mendis
lbw b Patel
1
18
5.55
0
0
Prabath Jayasuriya
c O’Rourke b Santner
11
24
45.83
2
0
Lahiru Kumara
c Williamson b Patel
0
4
0
0
0
Asitha Fernando
not out
0
7
0
0
0
Extras
(b 11, lb 8, nb 4, w 2)
25
TOTAL
94.2 Ov (RR: 3.27, 417 Mins)
309
New Zealand Bowling 2nd Innings
Bowler
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
ECON
William O’Rourke
17
2
49
3
2.88
Ajaz Patel
30
8
90
6
3
Mitchell Santner
14.2
2
51
1
3.55
Tim Southee
16
4
39
0
2.43
Glenn Phillips
12
1
50
0
4.16
Rachin Ravindra
5
0
11
0
2.2
New Zealand Batting 2nd Innings
Batter
Runs
Balls
SR
4s
6s
Tom Latham
lbw b de Silva
28
68
41.17
2
0
Devon Conway
b Fernando
4
7
57.14
0
0
Kane Williamson
st BKG Mendis b Jayasuriya
30
46
65.21
3
1
Rachin Ravindra
lbw b Jayasuriya
92
168
54.76
9
1
Daryl Mitchell
b RTM Mendis
8
26
30.76
1
0
Tom Blundell
b Jayasuriya
30
43
69.76
4
0
Glenn Phillips
c PHKD Mendis b Jayasuriya
4
14
28.57
0
0
Mitchell Santner
c Nissanka b RTM Mendis
2
22
9.09
0
0
Tim Southee (c)
lbw b RTM Mendis
2
9
22.22
0
0
Ajaz Patel
not out
2
22
9.09
0
0
William O’Rourke
b Jayasuriya
0
6
0
0
0
Extras
(b 6, lb 2, nb 1)
9
TOTAL
71.4 Ov (RR: 2.94)
211
Sri Lanka Bowling 2nd Innings
Bowler
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
ECON
Ramesh Mendis
25
3
83
3
3.32
Asitha Fernando
2
0
5
1
2.5
Prabath Jayasuriya
30.4
7
68
5
2.21
Dhananjaya de Silva
12
4
32
1
2.66
Lahiru Kumara
2
0
15
0
7.5
Man of the Match: SL vs NZ 1st Test, Galle
The left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya was named Man of the Match for his brilliant bowling performances in both innings.
Player
Team
Bowling Figures
Prabath Jayasuriya
Sri Lanka
4/136 & 5/68
Most Runs: SL vs NZ 1st Test, Galle
Kamindu Mendis was the only centurion of the SL vs NZ 1st Test match. Kamindu was the leading run scorer in this match with 127 runs combined in both innings.
Player
Team
Batting Figures
Kamindu Mendis
Sri Lanka
114 & 13
Most Wickets: SL vs NZ 1st Test, Galle
Prabath Jayasuriya was the most productive bowler of the SL vs NZ test in Galle; in both innings of New Zealand, Prabhat sent back nine Kiwi batters to the pavilion.
Tim Southee (c), Tom Blundell (wk), Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke
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