Prabath Jayasuriya Takes 6/42; New Zealand All Out For 88 In SL vs NZ 2nd Test

Prabath Jayasuriya continued his impressive run of form from the opening Test match to scalp 6/42 in the first innings of the second Test.

SL vs NZ 2nd Test: Prabath Jayasuriya scalped 6/42 to finish as the pick of the bowlers.

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Prabath Jayasuriya wreaked havoc against New Zealand in the second Test of two-match series in Galle on Saturday (September 28). While centuries from Kamindu Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal had taken the hosts to a mammoth 602/5 before they decided to declare their innings, Jayasuriya's 6/42 has meant that the Kiwis were bowled out for 88 runs in their first innings, still trailing the Sri Lankan innings by 514 runs. Sri Lanka are 1-0 up in the series.

It was no surprise that Sri Lanka enforced the follow on, inviting the Kiwis to bat again with their batting struggles for the world to see in this series. They have gotten off to a disastrous start even in the second innings, losing Tom Latham to Nishan Peiris in the first over as New Zealand went to Lunch on Day 3 at 3/1, following on and still 511 runs behind New Zealand's first innings total.

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Exceptional performance from Sri Lanka spinners sees New Zealand bowled out for a low total in Galle.#WTC25 | #SLvNZ 📝: https://t.co/gd8ro07Np2 pic.twitter.com/T4CBxVQzix

— ICC (@ICC) September 28, 2024

Williamson, Conway, Mitchell Among Jayasuriya's Victims

Left-arm spinner Jayasuriya was spot on with his line and length and got the better of Kane Williamson, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips and Tim Southee. The Blackcaps batting were found clueless against Jayasuriya's bowling and fell like a pack of cards. Mitchell Santner top-scored for the Kiwis in their 88, making 29 runs alone while 5 runs came as extras.

Mitchell (13) and Ravindra (10) were the only other Kiwi batters that breached the double-digit mark in the innings. Other than Jayasuriya, Nishan Peiris and Asitha Fernando were the other wicket-takers for Sri Lanka and returned with  with figures of 3/33 and 1/8 respectively.

It is pertinent to note that Jayasuriya's spell comes after he starred in the team's win in the opening Test where he picked 9 wickets, taking a fifer in the final innings of that Test to help the hosts take the lead in the bilateral arrangement.