Delhi: Sri Lankan cricket team won the series 2-0 by defeating New Zealand by an innings and 154 runs in the second match of the two-match Test series. In this match played at Galle Cricket Stadium, the Kiwi team, forced to follow on, was reduced to 360 runs in the second innings despite a struggling inning of 78 runs by star batsman Glenn Phillips. With this victory, Sri Lanka has got a big advantage in the points table of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC).
Batting first, Sri Lanka declared its innings at 602/5 thanks to centuries from Dinesh Chandimal (116), Kamindu Mendis (182*) and Kusal Mendis (106). In reply, New Zealand's first innings was reduced to 88 runs, in which Prabhat Jayasuriya bowled brilliantly and took 6 wickets. After this, the New Zealand team, which came to play in the follow-on, was all out for 360 runs on the fourth day.
Sri Lanka got a big benefit from the victory
In the points table of the World Test Championship, Sri Lanka has now strengthened its position at third place with 55.56 percent points.
This is their 5th win in this cycle, while they have lost 4 tests. On the other hand, New Zealand has slipped to 7th place with 37.50 percent marks.Team India is at the top with 71.67 percent points, while Australian team remains at second place with 62.50 percent points. At the same time, Pakistan is at 8th place with 19.05 percent marks and West Indies is at the last place.
