Srilanka Win 2nd Test Match From New Zealand
COLOMBO:Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in the second Test by 96 runs winning the Test series 2-0.
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori led his team’s fight to avoid the defeat while chasing formidable target of 494, was the last Kiwi batsman out at 140.
Newf Zealand was all out at 397 runs.
Earlier, Tillakaratne Dilshan broke a threatening 124-run partnership between Daniel Vettori and Jacob Oram as New Zealand attempts to salvage the second test on the fifth and final day Sunday.
New Zealand also enjoyed some luck after Vettori survived an edge to slip, then when Rangana Herath broke the stumps without the ball in his hand with Vettori still some distance to complete a run.
Herath grabbed five wickets for Sri Lanka.
New Zealand was bowled out for 234 in the first innings in reply to Sri Lanka’s 416.
Srilanka Win 2nd Test Match From New Zealand was first posted on August 30, 2009 at 5:23 pm.
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