Kane Williamson’s heroic century guided New Zealand to a victory by two wickets against Sri Lanka on Day 5 of the first Test.
Chasing 285, New Zealand began Day 5 at 28/1 with Williamson and Tom Latham taking the guard. The hosts lost some wickets but Williamson remained unbeaten at 121 as New Zealand won by two wickets.
Apart from him, Daryl Mitchell also smashed 81 runs. For Sri Lanka, Asitha Fernando scalped three wickets while Prabhat Jayasuriya took two wickets.
Sri Lanka’s defeat paved way for Team India into the final of the World Test Championship against Australia, which will be played at the Oval in June this year.
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