Sri Lanka beat Kiwis by 202 runs in Galle Test

New Zealand were thrashed in the face of pace and spin as Sri Lanka cruised to a 202-run victory in the first Test on Saturday to lead the two-match series. The Kiwis, set an improbable target of 413 runs, collapsed to 210 all out in their second innings before tea on the fifth and final day at the Galle International Stadium. Tillakaratne Dilshan was named man of the match for his 92 and 123 not out while opening the batting for the first time in Tests. Off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan claimed 3-88 to take his world record tally to 777 wickets, while left-arm seamer Thilan Thushara and spinner Ajantha Mendis picked up two scalps each. Kiwi Skipper Daniel Vettori battled bravely for two-and-a-half hours to make 67, his 20th Test fifty, sparking a brief resistance by the lower order after the Kiwis were reduced to 86-5. Jesse Ryder defended for almost an hour to add 48 for the sixth wicket with his captain before he was caught behind off Muralitharan for 22 soon after lunch. Jeetan Patel hit 22 and Brendon McCullum made 29 before he was last man to be dismissed.