Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 6 wickets in first test

Galle - Sri Lanka on Saturday beat New Zealand by six wickets in Galle to take a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series. Chasing a target of 268, Sri Lanka rode on a masterful 122 from captain Dimuth Karuna

With the match nearing its conclusion the first session was extended by 30 minutes. New Zealand finally managed to dismiss Perera when he was caught at mid-on off Boult. However Matthews and Dananjaya de Silva comfortably saw Sri Lanka over the line. 

Brief scores: Sri Lanka 267 all out and 268/4 (Dimuth Karunaratne 122, Lahiru Thirimanne 64; Tim Southee 1/33) vs New Zealand 249 and 285 (BJ Watling 77, Tom Latham 45; Lasith Embuldeniya 4/99)

Sri Lanka won by six wickets. 

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IANS