Sri Lanka take 1-0 lead after a New Zealand arm wrestle in Galle. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor). Sri Lanka regained their stranglehold in Galle but not without a fight from New Zealand who made them labour for a 63 -run win in the first Test. It seemed that Sri Lanka’s advantage over teams in Galle appeared to be loosening its grip judging by New Zealand’s counter attack after the home team set up an imposing first innings total, then struggled to exploit what was meant to be spin friendly conditions. New Zealand appeared to have done their homework on the unpredictable Galle track, but it worked in their first stint before the wheels came off. Unlike the norm of spin determining the outcome, New Zealand’s pace attack dominated Sri Lanka’s batters through O’Rourke and Ajaz Patel the latter grabbing 6 wickets in Sri Lanka’s ...
Sep 23, 2024
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