NEW ZEALAND BEAT SRI LANKA TO LEVEL SERIES

New Zealand held their nerve to clinch a hard-fought and comprehensive victory against Sri Lanka in fading light in the second Test on Monday and level the two-match series 1-1. The victory was achieved with an hour left on day five when Lasith Embuldeniya edged a short delivery from Trent Boult to Kane Williamson at gully. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 122 runs after New Zealand declared their second innings on 431/6 with a first-innings lead of 185. The game went to the last hour of day five at Colombo’s P Sara Oval, and though 19.4 overs remained when tailender Embuldeniya was the last man dismissed, umpires could have called off play at any time with the lightfast deteriorating....