SL vs NZ 2nd Test 2024: Prabath Jayasuriya Takes Six Wickets, Debutant Nishan Peiris Scalps Three As Sri Lanka Bowl New Zealand Out for 88
The left-arm spinner showed why he is so crucial for Sri Lanka's success with a magnificent bowling performance in the second innings of the SL vs NZ 2nd Test 2024. Sri Lanka had earlier declared their first innings at 602/5 with Kamindu Mendis being the top-scorer (184).
Prabath Jayasuriya continued his good form as he scalped six wickets while debutant Nishan Peiris took three as the Sri Lanka national cricket team bowled the New Zealand national cricket team out for just 88 runs in the second innings of the SL vs NZ 2nd Test 2024 in Galle on September 28. In pursuit of a mammoth 602-run total scored by Sri Lanka in the first innings, the New Zealand batting order collapsed and offered very little resistance against the Sri Lankan spinners. Jayasuriya was the star of that bowling performance, taking his eighth five-wicket haul. New Zealand, after scoring 88 runs in their first innings, registered their lowest Test total against Sri Lanka. Kamindu Mendis Equals Don Bradman After Scoring 1000 Test Runs in 13 Innings, Sri Lanka in Driver's Seat In SL vs NZ 2nd Test 2024.
Sri Lanka Bowl New Zealand out for 88
What a session for the Lions! 🦁 8 New Zealand wickets tumbled in the morning, leaving them all out for just 88 runs. Sri Lanka have enforced the follow-on! 💪 #SLvNZ pic.twitter.com/f95kuR2Xzp
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) September 28, 2024
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