Three wickets each by Mutthaih Muralithara and Rangana Herath helped Sri Lanka bowl New Zealand out for just 234 runs in the first innings of the second Test on Friday.
Resuming Day 3 at 159/5, New Zealand succumbed to the pressure of the spin duo and started losing wickets early-on.
Ross Tylor, who was unbeaten on 70 at stumps of day 2, could only add 11 more runs to his kitty before giving a simple catch to the first slip off Herath.
Oram (24) and Vettori (23) tried their best to tackle the spinners but they too did not last long.
Once they got out, Kiwis lost the remaining batsmen in a huff and were ultimately skittled out for a paltry 234.
Earlier in the match, riding on a fine century by Thilan Samaraweera, Sri Lanka had scored 416 in their first innings.
New Zealand suffered early setbacks after Thilan Samaraweera scored a second successive century to surpass 1,000 runs this year during the second cricket Test today.
Fast bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Naved-ul Hasan shared eight wickets between them as Pakistan finished the one-day series against Sri Lanka on a high with a commanding 132-run win in the final match in Colombo.
Daniel Vettori has said he’s aware it is not only Sri Lanka’s spinners that his side will have to be wary of, but also the quick bowlers who were instrumental in the Test series victory over Pakistan.
Ace Sri Lankan offie Muttiah Muralitharan has set a date for his retirement from Test match cricket. Speaking at the end of the first ODI against Pakistan, he announced that he will retire from Test cricket at the end of Sri Lanka’s home series against West Indies in November 2010.
Coach of India’s World Twenty20 winning team of 2007, Lalchand Rajput, has urged Indian selectors to include former skipper Rahul Dravid in the one-day team for the tri-series in Sri Lanka in September as he is still a big asset to the team.