New Zealand seal 2-0 whitewash despite Sri Lanka resistance

In spite of areas of strength for a by Sri Lanka's lower request, three wickets each by Tim Southee and Blair Tickner helped group out the guests for 358 to assist New Zealand with securing the second Test at the Bowl Hold in Wellington by an innings and 58 runs, on Monday. With the success, the hosts likewise fixed the two-match Test series 2-0.

The guests, who were approached to trail not too far behind packaging out for 164 in the principal innings, in light of New Zealand's 580 for 4, gave areas of strength for a to most pieces of the initial two meetings, drove by Dhananjaya de Silva's 98 - and very much upheld by Dinesh Chandimal's 62 and Nishan Madushka's 39. Be that as it may, on one or the other side of the two organizations - for the fifth and 6th wicket separately - the hosts set off breakdowns.

They struck in the first over of the actual day, with Kusal Mendis confounding a draw off Matt Henry to mid wicket, without adding to the short-term score. The short-ball which got them the achievement promptly in the day, was utilized rather liberally by the New Zealanders over the course of the day, particularly Blair Tickner who filled in that job without even a trace of Neil Wagner.

In the fourth over of the day, the other short-term player - Angelo Matthews - left pulling Tickner to square leg. In spite of losing two wickets promptly in the day, Sri Lanka kept on being in all out attack mode, with Chandimal and Dhananjaya taking on the short-pitched assault. The couple sewed a 126-run represent the fifth wicket, in what ended up being a high-scoring meeting where Sri Lanka picked 136 runs.

The going after approach that the two players kept up with likewise assisted them with rapidly exploiting the free conveyances also. Notwithstanding, late in the first part of the day meeting, Chandimal ultimately tumbled to the ploy, top-edging a draw off Tickner to the fine leg defender.

Madushka, on debut, got off the imprint by going down the track off Michael Bracewell and stirring things up around town for a six in the last over before Lunch. He endeavored to drive the following conveyance, however was deceived by the plunge and in the long run hit it barely shy of the defender. The methodology post Lunch however was somewhat wary. Against the moving new ball, the players were tried by Matt Henry and Tim Southee. Nonetheless, aside from several leg before requests and a couple of beating the bat, there wasn't a lot of danger presented to them.

They gradually fended breaking off at the shortfall with a 76-run organization for the 6th wicket before Madushka fell at the stroke of Tea - once more excused pulling against Tickner, this time got at mid on.

Sri Lanka's possibilities clearing off the shortfall endured an enormous shot when Dhananjaya was excused in the second over after tea. Hoping to clear Michael Bracewell, he got a top edge to the short-leg defender. From that point, the lower request just postponed the inescapable. They saved the New Zealand bowlers under control for almost more than two hours from consequently to give them the last three wickets, two of which were in the end scalped by Southee.

Kasun Rajitha played out 110 conveyances in the organization of Prabath Jayasuriya and Lahiru Kumara, both of whom added 45 balls each. Rajitha's excusal - got at second slip jabbing at an away-going conveyance - finished Sri Lanka's innings not long after play was reached out for the afternoon.

Brief scores: Sri Lanka 164 (Dimuth Karunaratne 89; Matt Henry 3-44, Michael Bracewell 3-50) & 358 (Dhananjaya de Silva 98, Dinesh Chandimal 62; Tim Southee 3-51, Blair Tickner 3-84) lost to New Zealand 580/4 decl. (Kane Williamson 215, Henry Nicholls 200*; Kasun Rajitha 2-126) by an innings and 58 runs