SL vs NZ 1st Test: Sri Lanka 133/0, need 135 more to win
Chasing the tricky target, Karunaratne and Thirimanne put together an unbeaten 133-run partnership for the first wicket and denied the Kiwi bowlers any wickets.
Chasing the tricky target, Karunaratne and Thirimanne put together an unbeaten 133-run partnership for the first wicket and denied the Kiwi bowlers any wickets.
Sri Lanka were four down at 55 and it seemed that India would soon wrap them up. But Angelo Mathews and Lahiru Thirimanne erected the Sri Lankan spine with a 124-run stand.
A target of 137 runs, that too for an in-form New Zealand, was going to be a cakewalk and that is what exactly happened. The Black Caps chased down the target in 16.1 overs with all their 10 wickets in hand, courtesy half-centuries by Martin Guptill (73) and Colin Munro (58).
Riding a victory juggernaut that crushed Sri Lanka 3-0 in Test series and already clinching the five-match ODI series 3-0,…
Bumrah was brilliant both upfront and in the death overs to end with figures of five for 27.
