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SL Vs NZ, 1st Test Day 5 Highlights: Sri Lanka Go 1-0 Up As Jayasuriya Takes Nine In Galle

Catch the highlights and ball-by-ball commentary of the fifth day of Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st Test, right here

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SL Vs NZ, 1st Test: Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka, right, tries unsuccessfully to catch New Zealand's Tom Blundell | Photo: AP/Viraj Kothalawala
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Welcome to the highlights of the fifth and final day of the first Test match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at the Galle International Stadium. (More Cricket News|Live Streaming)

Sri Lanka looked dominant and have now converted it into a 63-run win, taking a 1-0 win in the two-match series against New Zealand at the Galle International Stadium on Monday, September 23. Prabath Jayasuriya finished with a fifer, adding two wickets on Day 5, and caps off a brilliant test with 9 for 204. Rachin Ravindra, climbing a major mountain, could not see it through as the visitors were bundled out for just 211 in the fourth innings.

Teams:

New Zealand (Playing XI): Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee(c), Ajaz Patel, William ORourke

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Kamindu Mendis, Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando