Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya took two overs to polish off the New Zealand tail and complete a five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka sealed a 63-run victory in the opening Test match at Galle International Stadium.

Former captains Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal have combined for 147 to earn Sri Lanka a 202-run lead against New Zealand after three days of the first test in Galle.

Sri Lanka completed a magnificent win in the series opener in Galle against New Zealand and will now aim to seal it in the second Test at the very same venue. Sri Lanka leapfrogged New Zealand to move up to the third place on the WTC standings and would want to continue their upsurge.

New Zealand Skipper Tim Southee acknowledges the team's efforts and highlights positive takeaways despite a tough loss to Sri Lanka in the first Test match at the Galle International Stadium.

Sri Lanka stayed on course for victory against New Zealand in the opening test in Galle despite Rachin Ravindra's unbeaten 91 on Sunday.

Sri Lanka and New Zealand produced a close contest in Galle in the first test match. The hosts held, SL vs NZ: Stats Preview ahead of the 2nd Test Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Test at Galle International Stadium.

By Caroline Chepkorir Prabath Jayasuriya shined as Sri Lanka secured 63 runs against New Zealand in the first of the two Test series at the Galle International

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in the 1st Test of the two-match series in Galle on Monday (September 23). In pursuit of 275 in the fourth innings, Blackcaps' Rachin Ravindra made a valiant 92 but his innings went in vain as none of the other Kiwi batters managed to put their hand up with Tom Blundell emerging as the second highest scorer with 30 runs and as many as 7 batters not even managing to breach the double-figure mark.