Srilanka won by10 wickets

SL vs NZ, 1st Test, Galle

SL 247, 93/0 (18.3 Ovs) Dimuth Karunaratne* 60 (60) T Paranavitana 31 (51)	NZ 221, 118 Doug Bracewell* 5.3-0-35-0 Kane Williamson 1-0-6-0
CRR 5.03 Partnership 93(111) Srilanka won by 10 wickets
This pitch has been an exhibition for Test cricket. It had something in it for everyone. The pacers got good purchase if they bent their backs, the batsmen could score runs and the spinners came into play as well. On that note, it is time to sign off. Do join us for the second and final Test starting from the 25th at the P Sara stadium in Colombo. For now, cheers and bye.. Herath: I enjoy bowling here, I have done well here in the last two years. I just wanted to stick to the basics and I was rewarded for that. Herath is the MoM for his 11/112 Mahela: Herath has taken over the responsibility of the bowlling unit. He is the leader of the pack, he has had a great time over the last two years. The Test was very competitive for the first two days. Kulasekara got us the big wickets early today. I love to bat over here, it is a great venue and I enjoy batting here. Dilshan will walk straight back into the side, but it was good for the youngster, Karunaratne. We need to give them more chances for them to learn about the game better. Taylor: We need to learn as fast as possible before the next match. I thought we played Randiv well but need to plan against Herath. We just came off the ODI series, no excuses about not having a practice match. I thought our new ball bowlers bowled exceptionally well. The partnership between Mathews and Mahela took the game away from us. We may make some changes for the next Test, we will sit down and analyse. Not much to worry about in the Lankan camp. They did have some trouble early on when they were reduced to 50/5, but then bounced back in superb fashion. The batting unit looks solid while the bowlers stuck to their task. New Zealand will be disappointed with their efforts. Their batting failed miserably on both occassions and let their bowlers down very badly. Only McCullum and Flynn got past fifties in the match, something that the team management will not be pleased about. The team's losing streak continues. They lost in the West Indies and India and they have made a losing start here again. A good stand between the two openers finishes off the job. But the work was done early in the day by the bowlers, particularly Rangana Herath who set up this win withing three days. 18.3 Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, FOUR, SL win!, short and angling down the leg, Karunaratne rolls his wrists and pulls it very fine, beats the despairing dive from McCullum near the ropes. SL win by 10 wickets 18.2 Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, fuller length delivery outside off and holding its line, left alone 18.1 Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, FOUR, fine shot! This was short and just outside off, Karunaratne gets on top of the bounce, rolls his wrists around it and pulls it in the gap between the two men in the deep. SL need just 4 more runs to win 17.6 Williamson to Karunaratne, 1 run, flighted on the pads, worked wide of mid-wicket for a single 17.5 Williamson to Karunaratne, 2 runs, fifty for Karunaratne, his maiden Test fifty on his debut, this after bagging a duck in his debut innings, clips one wide of mid-wicket for a couple. The entire dressing room is up and happy for the youngster 17.4 Williamson to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up on off, Karunaratne gets forward in defence 17.3 Williamson to Karunaratne, 2 runs, nicely done by Karunaratne, skips down the track, takes it on the full and whips it wide of mid-wicket, the fielder in the deep does well to limit them to a couple 17.2 Williamson to Paranavitana, 1 run, Williamson gives this one more air, pushed towards mid-on for a single 17.1 Williamson to Paranavitana, no run, flighted and on the pads, Paranavitana gets back in defence Kane Williamson, right-arm off break, comes into the attack 16.6 Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, another bouncer that Karunaratne ducks easily under.                                                                                                                                                     Batsmen SL : 93/0 ( ovrs 18.3) R B 4s 6s SR Tharanga Paranavitana not out 31 51 3 1 60.78 Dimuth Karunaratne not out 60 60 9 0 100.00 Extras: (b 0, lb 0, w 2, nb 0, p 0) 2       Total: (0 wkts, 18.3 ovs) 93   RR: 5.03 Did not bat: : Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene (c), Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Prasanna Jayawardene (wk), Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Suraj Randiv, Shaminda Eranga Bowling: NZ O M R W Nb Wd ER Trent Boult 4 1 15 0 0 1 3.80 Doug Bracewell 5.3 0 35 0 0 1 6.40 Jeetan Patel 5 1 22 0 0 0 4.40 James Franklin 3 0 15 0 0 0 5.00 Kane Williamson 1 0 6 0 0 0 6.00 Fall of Wickets