Match Coverage

Dhananjaya de Silva's Sri Lanka deliver in contrasting conditions to inch up WTC table
After back-to-back wins at The Oval and in Galle, they are third. They have tough assignments ahead but will now know those games are not unwinnable, mainly thanks to their versatile bowling
Southee pleased with young guns O'Rourke and Ravindra despite defeat
New Zealand captain believes the batting collapse on the third morning was the definitive portion of the match
Jayasuriya wraps up victory, SL leapfrog NZ on WTC table
New Zealand batter fell for 92 just eight balls into the final morning, before Jayasuriya bagged five in the second innings
Ajaz 'grateful' for 'world class' Ravindra keeping New Zealand in the contest
"We can't make mistakes against him tomorrow," says Prabath Jayasuriya
Asia specialist Ajaz Patel says limited opportunities have made him hungrier
The left-arm spinner picked up 6 for 90 in the third innings of the Galle Test, his second five-wicket haul in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
RTM Mendis	25.0	3	83	3	3.32
AM Fernando	2.0	0	5	1	2.5
NGRP Jayasuriya	30.4	7	68	5	2.21	(1nb)
DM de Silva	12.0	4	32	1	2.66
CBRLS Kumara	2.0	0	15	0	7.5

New Zealand 4th innings Partnerships