SL VS NZ - 2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2024

So DDS collects the trophy and his teammates join his in the celebration. Beaming smiles all across as they have totally outplayed the opposition in this Test match, and across the series. They have a little break now before they prepare for an away series against South Africa. For New Zealand, it ain't getting any easier because a three match Test series away to India is next on the horizon. Plenty of cricket to keep us excited, we'll keep bringing you all the live action. Bye for now...

Dhananjaya de Silva: (On winning tosses) Maybe luck! And I called and tossed well. Chandimal gives us a balanced side and Kamindu can play the long innings. It was brilliant. (On Jayasuriya and Peiris) The way they bowled the long spells was brilliant to see. (On fielding) We have been practicing hard, and we have been catching a lot. It has paid off.

Tim Southee | New Zealand captain: Very tough, on the wrong side of a tough one. But this is a tough place to come. I think in this match it was a lot harder, but in the first game we could have pushed on a bit harder. Need to go home, regroup and go again. India is very similar to this part of the world.

Prabath Jayasuriya | Player of the Series: I'm not a records man. (On Peiris) He is very good, he bowled consistently at one line and length. Very positive for him. This was a bit harder than the previous Test. When the ball gets soft, the wicket gets softer. We just trying to do our basics and no need for us to panic. Just need to bowl wicket to wicket and create pressure on them.

Kamindu Mendis | Player of the Match: I'm enjoying scoring runs, specially since Galle is my hometown. I think I did well and credit goes to Kusal and Chandimal as well. I think I had the same mindset and some small changes to the way I batted in England, made some tweaks while playing spin. It is a great pleasure to score 1000 runs so quickly, but we have to improve day by day. There are upcoming tours and ODIs and T20s as well, want to keep doing well.

Lots of positives for Sri Lanka in this series, the batting looks in good hands with the likes of Kamindu Mendis coming through. And in home conditions their spinners were too hot to handle for New Zealand. Jayasuriya again was excellent and they have found a new star in Nishan Peiris. New Zealand though have a lot of work to do as they travel to India next for a three-match series. It won't get any easier for them and they need to find answers quickly. The presentations are next, stay tuned...

13:09 Local Time, 07:39 GMT, 13:09 IST: Sri Lanka win the series 2-0. Deserved too for they were the better side especially in this game. Batting first after winning the toss, Sri Lanka made a huge score as they put on 602 with Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Mendis and Chandimal making hundreds. Kamindu continued his dream run as he reached 1000 runs in just his 13th innings joining an elite list. In reply to that big score, New Zealand had no answers as they capitulated to 88 all-out in the first innings. Some panic batting and good bowling caused this. Jayasuriya notched up another fifer and Nishan Peiris complemented him nicely. Sri Lanka had no hesitation in enforcing the follow-on and a much better show from New Zealand in the second innings as Conway showed the way with an aggressive knock. Again a clutch of wickets followed but Phillips and Blundell strung together another stand. Rain and bad light brought an early end to the day's play yesterday. Coming into today, New Zealand resisted well with Santner making a fifty and pushing the game into the second session but Sri Lanka finished off the job. Nishan Peiris was the star in this innings with a six-fer.

Nishan Peiris to Santner, out Stumped!! That's the end of the game. Nishan Peiris saw Santner coming down, shortened the length, got it across Santner who cuts and misses, fails to drag the back foot back in time as Kusal Mendis does the rest. Nishan Peiris ends with 6 and 9 for the match. Santner st Kusal Mendis b Nishan Peiris 67(115) [4s-6 6s-3]

Nishan Peiris to Santner, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!

Appeal for a stumping. Santner is gone here.

Nishan Peiris back over the wicket.

Nishan Peiris to Santner, SIX, again great use of the feet, Santner steps out and is to the pitch of the ball, clean use of the long levers and a nice followthrough, sends the ball soaring over long-on

Nishan Peiris to Santner, no run, slower and tossed up outside off, left alone

Nishan Peiris to Santner, FOUR, Santner takes on Nishan Peiris and smashes the loft, he gives the charge and hits it hard, Jayasuriya runs across and dives to his right at long-on, gets a hand to it as well, but the ball slips away

Prabath Jayasuriya to William ORourke, no run, fires it down leg, William ORourke flicks and misses

Prabath Jayasuriya to William ORourke, no run, flat good length on middle, William ORourke gets forward to defend

Sri Lanka take the second new-ball.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Santner, 1 run, Santner comes down the track to take it on the full, driven to deep extra-cover

Prabath Jayasuriya to Santner, FOUR, super shot. It's short and turning back in to off, Santner goes on the back foot and forces it through extra-cover, into the gap and beats deep extra-cover running to his left

Prabath Jayasuriya to Santner, no run, tossed up outside off, Santner comes down the track and then defends it back