SL vs NZ, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka beats New Zealand by innings and 154 runs to sweep series

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by an innings and 154 runs in the second Test in Galle to complete a 2-0 series sweep on Sunday.

New Zealand, having managed only 88 in reply to Sri Lanka’s first innings total of 602-5 declared, was all out for 360 in its second innings after being made to follow on.

Glenn Phillips (78), Devon Conway (61), Tom Blundell (60) and Mitchell Santner (67) made half-centuries, but New Zealand could not make Sri Lanka bat again.

For the host, spinners Nishan Peiris (6-170) and Prabath Jayasuriya (3-139) impressed with the ball. 

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