New Zealand enjoy 122-run win as Sri Lanka fold

New Zealand secured a 122-run win within the first test on Monday as Sri Lankan resistance folded with the loss of seven wickets at the final day.

New Zealand had set Sri Lanka an impressive 405-run goal to win however with enough time to get there on a non-threatening university Oval wicket.

But Sri Lanka´s batsmen failed to expose the necessary staying power as they had been all out for for 282 halfway via the closing day.

Sri Lanka´s  top batsmen, Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews, confirmed a few resistance at the begin of the day putting on fifty six for the fourth wicket earlier than each fell in brief succession.

Mathews turned into out-witted via Neil Wagner and went for 25, with pinnacle-scorer Chandimal (fifty eight) overwhelmed by way of Mitchell Santner 17 balls later and the match spiralled faraway from the travelers from there.

The complete victory gave New Zealand their fourth consecutive win over Sri Lanka within the past three years.

After a formidable 2d-innings declaration at 267-3 with the aid of Brendon McCullum, Sri Lanka had extra than five periods to reach 405.

Once they resumed Monday at 109-three, and with an extra 1/2-hour tacked directly to make up for three rain breaks the day prior to this, Sri Lanka have been 296 runs behind.

But any hopes of a salvage job have been constructed across the skilled Chandimal and Mathews digging in for an extended stay on the crease.

New Zealand tried the whole lot to interrupt the partnership, such as Trent Boult converting his grip which noticed him lose manipulate of one ball, forcing umpire Richard Kettleborough to duck for cover as it shot toward his head.

It turned into Wagner, recalled after a yr out of test cricket, who broke the partnership when he fired  short deliveries at Mathews.

The Sri Lankan captain shaped up as if looking forward to a third similar delivery most effective for Wagner to bowl complete and the ball speared off the left pad and directly to center stump.

Chandimal become gone less than 3 overs later for fifty eight while trapped leg before wicket by way of spinner Santner.

The 26-yr-old batsman, in his 24th test, determined to push his pad on the spinner and turned into hit plumb in the front without playing a shot.

Kithuruwan Vithanage decided attack was the best coverage, batting at a run-a-ball tempo to take the goal beneath 200.

With six fours and a six to his call he reached 38 before Tim Southee had him lbw.

At lunch, Sri Lanka were 224-6 with the very last 4 wickets falling for the addition of 58 runs in 11 overs after the interval.

For brand spanking new Zealand, Southee took three for fifty two whilst Trent Boult, Wagner and Santner completed with  wickets every.