24 May 2010 02:00 am
Nuwan Kulasekera and Lasith Malinga shared seven wickets as
Kulasekera took three wickets for four runs from three overs and Malinga four wickets for 12 runs as
Nathan McCullum top-scored with an unbeaten 36 while captain Daniel Vettori added 27 for
Tillakaratne Dilshan made an unbeaten 33 and Thissara Perera 24 as
The tied two-match series was the first time that two test-playing nations had met in an official game in the
Hopes of introducing the American public to a format of cricket that usually brings big hitting and non-stop action were dashed, however, by a slow and low surface that made scoring difficult.
Nevertheless, the Sri Lankan supporters who had travelled from across
Nuwan Kulasekara ripped through the
"This wicket really was ideally suited to Kulasekera, there was a little bit of something in it early on and he took full advantage of it with some magical bowling," said
As in Saturday's game, New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori got to grips with conditions, making a stabilising 27.
Nathan McCullum's unbeaten 36 took
Vettori, who was full of praise for the weekend's event, said the wicket was "not too far away" from what he would expect for an international but refused to blame it for his team's performance.
"I think it was just very good bowling.