Sri Lanka sweep series with their biggest win v New Zealand

Sri Lanka squashed New Zealand by an innings and 154 races to finish a 2-0 series clear on Sunday, controlling some late fightback from the vacationers in the second test in Galle. Packaged out for 88 in their tame answer to the house side's mammoth 602-5 pronounced, New Zealand assembled a better presentation - 360 hard and fast - in the subsequent innings prior to capitulating to their heaviest loss by Sri Lanka. Glenn Phillips (78), Mitchell Santner (67), Devon Conway (61) and Tom Blundell (60) made half-hundreds of years yet New Zealand, who were made to follow on, couldn't make Sri Lanka bat once more. New Zealand lost Blundell ahead of schedule in the wake of continuing day four on 119-5, when the hitter cushioned his converse scope against spinner Nishan Peiris (6-170). Their lower request, be that as it may, set up an energetic battle notwithstanding the general sadness encompassing their innings. Phillip raised 64 with Santner prior to holing out, giving Peiris his lady five-wicket pull. Santner raised 53 runs with Ajaz Patel (22) and was the last New Zealand player to fall, puzzled off the bowling of Peiris, who got done with a match take of nine wickets in his paramount presentation test. Kamindu Mendis, whose unbeaten 182 fueled Sri Lanka to a huge all out in the principal innings, was pronounced player of the match. Left-arm spinner Jayasuriya sacked the player of the series grant for completing the series with 18 wickets. "Nishan was splendid," Sri Lanka skipper Dhananjaya de Silva said of the debutant off-spinner. "He was doing great in the homegrown region. He showed that he has the control and that he can bowl long spells and get the wickets." De Silva additionally felt rejigging the batting request, getting Dinesh Chandimal at number three and Kamindu at number five, functioned admirably for them. "Kamindu at five can play the long innings and I can complete the game at number six," he said. New Zealand commander Tim Southee had no wavering conceding they had been entirely outflanked in Sri Lanka. "It's extremely hard to be on some unacceptable side this week," Southee said. "However, it's an intense spot to come for an unfamiliar group, and Sri Lanka played some extraordinary cricket."