Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st Test: The New Zealand team is on a tour of Sri Lanka, where a Test series is being played between the two teams. In the first match of the series, Sri Lanka created a big upset and defeated New Zealand by 63 runs. With this victory, host Sri Lanka has taken a 1-0 lead.

The test match which started on 18th September ended on 23rd September, that is, not on the fifth day but on the sixth day. Sri Lanka needed two wickets on the last day of the match, while New Zealand needed 68 runs on the last day. All eyes were on Kiwi all-rounder Rachin Ravindra.

Chasing the target of 275 runs, New Zealand had scored 207 runs for 8 wickets by the end of the fourth day. The good thing for New Zealand was that Rachin Ravindra was unbeaten on 91 runs. On the fifth day, Sri Lanka had to take two more wickets to win, while New Zealand had to score the remaining 68 runs.

When the New Zealand team came out to chase this score, it could not hold on to the wicket for long. Within half an hour both its wickets fell. On the 5th day, Prabhat Jayasuriya took the remaining two wickets of New Zealand and with this, Sri Lanka won the match.

Prabhat Jayasuriya was the hero of Sri Lanka's victory in the Galle Test, who took a total of 9 wickets in both innings. He took 4 wickets in the first innings and 5 wickets in the second innings.

By defeating New Zealand in Galle, Sri Lanka has created a record of winning the maximum number of 25 Test matches at a single venue since the year 2000. Sri Lanka wrote the script of its 25th victory in Galle in the 43 Test matches played here.

WTC Point Table after this Match
After the victory of Sri Lanka and the defeat of New Zealand, now the equation of the point table of the World Test Championship final also seems to be changing. After defeating New Zealand in the first Test match, Sri Lanka has gained a lot in the points table of the World Test Championship final. Sri Lanka has now left New Zealand behind. After 4 wins and 4 losses in 8 matches, Sri Lanka has 48 points and the team has now reached third place after Australia.

On the other hand, New Zealand has lost one place in the points table. After the defeat by Sri Lanka, the New Zealand team has now reached the fourth position. Kiwi team has 36 points after 3 wins and 4 losses in 7 matches. The Kiwi team has now reached fourth position.

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 2nd Test will be start on 26 September at Galle International Stadium.