Sri Lanka v New Zealand 2nd Test: How to watch, TV channel, start time, head-to-head stats and team news

Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand in a thrilling opening Test and will look to complete a series triumph over the Kiwis in Galle.

A five-for from Prabath Jayasuriya helped the hosts to a 63-run victory and saw Sri Lanka leapfrog New Zealand in the World Test Championship points table.

How to watch Sri Lanka v New Zealand and TV channel

Sri Lanka v New Zealand in the second Test will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.

Sri Lanka v New Zealand start time, date and venue

Sri Lanka v New Zealand will be staged at the Galle International Stadium, with action on day one starting at 05:30 BST on Thursday 26th September.

Sri Lanka v New Zealand stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Sri Lanka and New Zealand first met in a Test match in Christchurch in 1983, a match won by the Black Caps by an innings and 25 runs.

The Islanders finally claimed their first scalp nine years later with a nine-wicket triumph in Colombo and since June 1998, Sri Lanka have lost only two of the 11 Test matches they have played against New Zealand on home soil.

After defeating England in the final Test of their three-match series, Sri Lanka made it back-to-back successes with victory over New Zealand in the first Test.

Sri Lanka v New Zealand head-to-head record (H2H)

Sri Lanka wins	10
Draws	11
New Zealand wins	18

*H2H stats refer to Test matches

Sri Lanka v New Zealand team news

Sri Lanka team news

Sri Lanka have made two changes to the side that were victorious in the first Test with Milan Rathnayake replacing Lahiru Kumara and debutant offspinner Nishan Peiris included at the expense of Ramesh Mendis.

New Zealand team news

Experienced all-rounder Michael Bracewell may come in for Mitchell Santner, though New Zealand are expected to remain largely unchanged.