Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st Test at Galle, WTC, Aug 14 2019 - Cricket Photos

Kane Williamson, Ajaz Patel, Mitchell Santner, Will Somerville, Ross Taylor and BJ Watling celebrate a wicket•Aug 18, 2019•Tharaka Basnayaka/Getty Images

Dimuth Karunaratne swipes over midwicket, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 5th day, August 18, 2019

Dimuth Karunaratne swipes over midwicket•Aug 18, 2019•AFP

Dimuth Karunaratne celebrates his Test century, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 5th day, August 18, 2019

Dimuth Karunaratne celebrates his Test century•Aug 18, 2019•AFP

Lahiru Thirimanne celebrates his fifty, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 4th day, August 17, 2019

Lahiru Thirimanne celebrates his fifty•Aug 17, 2019•Associated Press

Dimuth Karunaratne raises his bat after bringing up his fifty, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 4th day, August 17, 2019

Dimuth Karunaratne raises his bat after bringing up his fifty•Aug 17, 2019•Getty Images

Kane Williamson throws his head back in despair, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, August 17, 2019

Kane Williamson throws his head back in despair•Aug 17, 2019•Associated Press

Will Somerville plays the flick, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 4th day, August 17, 2019

Will Somerville plays the flick•Aug 17, 2019•Getty Images

Lahiru Kumara roars after picking up a wicket, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 4thday, August 17, 2019

Lahiru Kumara roars after picking up a wicket•Aug 17, 2019•AFP

-Ajaz Patel and Will Somerville shake hands, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, August 16, 2019

Ajaz Patel and Will Somerville shake hands•Aug 16, 2019•Tharaka Basnayaka/Getty Images

Henry Nicholls gets back to play a punch, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, August 16, 2019

Henry Nicholls gets back to play a punch•Aug 16, 2019•AFP

Dimuth Karunaratne and Kane Williamson shake hands, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 5th day, August 18, 2019

Dimuth Karunaratne and Kane Williamson shake hands•Aug 18, 2019•Associated Press

Ajaz Patel celebrates a wicket with Kane Williamson, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 5th day, August 18, 2019

Ajaz Patel celebrates a wicket with Kane Williamson•Aug 18, 2019•Associated Press

William Somerville broke Sri Lanka's century opening stand with the wicket of Lahiru Thirimanne, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 5th day, August 18, 2019

William Somerville broke Sri Lanka's century opening stand with the wicket of Lahiru Thirimanne•Aug 18, 2019•Getty Images

Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne shake hands, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 4th day, August 17, 2019

Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne shake hands•Aug 17, 2019•Getty Images

Dimuth Karunaratne unfurls a cover drive, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, August 16, 2019

Dimuth Karunaratne unfurls a cover drive•Aug 17, 2019•Associated Press

Dimuth Karunaratne punches with a high elbow, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day, August 16, 2019

Dimuth Karunaratne punches with a high elbow•Aug 17, 2019•Associated Press

Trent Boult ramps to third man, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, August 17, 2019

Trent Boult ramps to third man•Aug 17, 2019•Getty Images

Will Somerville taps one through the off side, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 4th day, August 17, 2019

Will Somerville taps one through the off side•Aug 17, 2019•Getty Images

BJ Watling plays with soft hands, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, August 16, 2019

BJ Watling plays with soft hands•Aug 16, 2019•Getty Images

Ross Taylor was snuffed out at slip, Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 3rd day, August 16, 2019

Ross Taylor was snuffed out at slip•Aug 16, 2019•Getty Images

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Sri Lanka Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
FDM Karunaratne	caught	122	243
HDRL Thirimanne	lbw	64	163
BKG Mendis	caught	10	6
AD Mathews	not out	28	73
MDKJ Perera	caught	23	19
DM de Silva	not out	14	13
Extras	(b 6, lb 1)
Total	268(4 wkts; 86.1 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
TA Boult	9.1	1	34	1	3.7
TG Southee	12	2	33	1	2.75
WER Somerville	31	6	73	1	2.35
AY Patel	18	0	74	1	4.11
MJ Santner	13	2	38	0	2.92
KS Williamson	3	0	9	0	3

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	161	Dimuth Karunaratne	Lahiru Thirimanne
2nd	13	Dimuth Karunaratne	Kusal Mendis
3rd	44	Angelo Mathews	Dimuth Karunaratne
4th	32	Angelo Mathews	Kusal Perera
5th	18	Angelo Mathews	Dhananjaya de Silva

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ICC World Test Championship

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT	RPWR
IND	17	12	4	1	520	1.577
ENG	21	11	7	3	442	1.12
NZ	11	7	4	0	420	1.281
AUS	14	8	4	2	332	1.392
PAK	12	4	5	3	286	0.822
SA	13	5	8	0	264	0.787
SL	12	2	6	4	200	0.729
WI	13	3	8	2	194	0.661
BAN	7	0	6	1	20	0.601

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