Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 2nd Test at Colombo, WTC, Aug 22 2019 - Match Highlights

RESULT

2nd Test, Colombo (PSS), August 22 - 26, 2019, ICC World Test Championship

244 & 122

431/6d

New Zealand won by an innings and 65 runs

Player Of The Match

, NZ

154

Player Of The Series

, NZ

183 runs

Team's sense of belief comes from past performances - Watling

Team's sense of belief comes from past performances - Watling

Match Coverage

'Freedom doesn't mean swinging at every ball' - Dimuth Karunaratne

The Sri Lanka captain has been lauded for letting his batsmen play their shots, but after the Colombo defeat he was critical of their lack of patience

'Freedom doesn't mean swinging at every ball' - Dimuth Karunaratne

Not out of nowhere - how New Zealand won the P Sara Oval Test

Blessed with some of the finest players in the world, you can be sure that this New Zealand team knows what it is doing

Not out of nowhere - how New Zealand won the P Sara Oval Test

Watling, Southee, Boult star as New Zealand snatch victory in failing light

Dickwella's dogged half-century in vain as Williamson's men secure 60 points

'I probably am' in the form of my career - Tom Latham

Having made 154 to give New Zealand a chance of winning a rain-afflicted Test, he now has a stunning four scores of over 150 in his last eight innings

'I probably am' in the form of my career - Tom Latham

Latham, Watling, de Grandhomme power New Zealand's dominance

On yet another rain-affected day, New Zealand's batting held together to drive their advantage forward

Latham, Watling, de Grandhomme power New Zealand's dominance

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Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
HDRL Thirimanne	run out	0	5
MDKJ Perera	caught	0	3
BKG Mendis	bowled	20	63
AD Mathews	caught	7	30
DM de Silva	caught	1	19
N Dickwella	caught	51	161
FDM Karunaratne	lbw	21	70
MDK Perera	caught	0	12
RAS Lakmal	caught	14	45
L Embuldeniya	caught	5	11
CBRLS Kumara	not out	0	3
Extras	(lb 2, w 1)
Total	122(10 wkts; 70.2 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	Kusal Perera	Lahiru Thirimanne
2nd	4	Kusal Perera	Kusal Mendis
3rd	7	Angelo Mathews	Kusal Mendis
4th	11	Dhananjaya de Silva	Kusal Mendis
5th	10	Niroshan Dickwella	Kusal Mendis
6th	41	Dimuth Karunaratne	Niroshan Dickwella
7th	2	Dilruwan Perera	Niroshan Dickwella
8th	40	Suranga Lakmal	Niroshan Dickwella
9th	3	Niroshan Dickwella	Lasith Embuldeniya
10th	4	Lahiru Kumara	Lasith Embuldeniya

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ICC World Test Championship

Team	M	W	L	D	PT	RPWR
IND	17	12	4	1	520	1.577
ENG	21	11	7	3	442	1.12
NZ	11	7	4	0	420	1.281
AUS	14	8	4	2	332	1.392
PAK	12	4	5	3	286	0.822
SA	13	5	8	0	264	0.787
SL	12	2	6	4	200	0.729
WI	13	3	8	2	194	0.661
BAN	7	0	6	1	20	0.601