Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya took two overs to polish off the New Zealand tail and complete a five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka sealed a 63-run victory in the opening Test match at Galle International Stadium.

Sri Lanka's cricket team, led by skipper Dhananjaya de Silva, seeks improvement in batting and bowling despite their 63-run victory over New Zealand in the first Test match at Galle International Stadium.

Prabath Jayasuriya's remarkable five-wicket performance on Monday led Sri Lanka to a 63-run win over New Zealand on the final morning of the first Test in Galle. The Black Caps, chasing 275 for victory, were bowled out for 211 shortly after play resumed, with Rachin Ravindra top-scoring with a valiant 92.

Sri Lanka stayed on course for victory against New Zealand in the opening test in Galle despite Rachin Ravindra's unbeaten 91 on Sunday.

Sri Lanka secured a thrilling 63-run victory over New Zealand on the final morning of the first Test, courtesy Prabath Jayasuriya's outstanding

Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya delivered a stellar five-wicket haul in the second innings and nine wickets overall, to lead Sri Lanka to a 63-run victory over New Zealand in the first Test. New Zealand resumed play on the final day needing 68 more runs to reach a victory target of 275 but only added four runs before Sri Lanka wrapped up the

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in the 1st Test of the two-match series in Galle on Monday (September 23). In pursuit of 275 in the fourth innings, Blackcaps' Rachin Ravindra made a valiant 92 but his innings went in vain as none of the other Kiwi batters managed to put their hand up with Tom Blundell emerging as the second highest scorer with 30 runs and as many as 7 batters not even managing to breach the double-figure mark.