Kiwis thrash Sri Lanka by 122 runs to win first Test

New Zealand have secured an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-match series after comprehensively defeating Sri Lanka by 122 runs on the fifth day of the first Test in Dunedin on Monday.

Chasing a daunting target of 405, the tourists were bundled out for 282 in their second innings, thanks to paceman Trent Boult's two quick scalps after lunch, the Guardian reported.

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Resuming at their overnight score of 109-3, Dinesh Chandimal (58) and skipper Angelo Mathews (25) looked comfortable on the benign pitch before both were dismissed in quick succession.

Subsequently, Kithuruwan Vithanage made a run-a-ball 38 before he was trapped lbw by pace spearhead Tim Southee, who was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts, bagging 3-52.

Opener Martin Guptill was adjudged as the Man of the Match for making a brilliant 156 in the first innings and a second-innings 46.

The second match will start at Seddon Park in Hamilton on 18 December.