Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by an innings and 154 runs in the second test in Galle to complete a 2-0 series sweep on Sunday.
New Zealand, having managed only 88 in reply to Sri Lanka’s first innings total of 602-5 declared, were all out for 360 in their second innings after being made to follow on.
Glenn Phillips (78), Devon Conway (61), Tom Blundell (60) and Mitchell Santner (67) made half-centuries, but New Zealand could not make Sri Lanka bat again.
For the hosts, spinners Nishan Peiris (6-170) and Prabath Jayasuriya (3-139) impressed with the ball.
Sri Lanka 2-0 New Zealand
Player of the Match: Kamindu Mendis
Player of the Series: Prabath Jayasuriya
Source: Reuters
