Getting that run out was crucial for us - Taylor

Ranjan Anandappa

Soon after the win the New Zealand captain Ross Taylor in press briefing said that It's one victory. We did not want to get too carried away. But we want to enjoy the moment because we have played some very good cricket over five days. Sri Lanka pushed us at times and we showed some good resilience in periods.

In Galle when we were under pressure we folded, but here when we were under pressure, different people stood up at different times and performed. That is what happens in good teams. We just need to be more consistent especially with Lanka having a slight chance to draw.

Getting that run out was crucial for us. "Samaraweera is a very good batsman and can bat long periods of time. And to get that run out after a long period of time helped us. We are a very pleased team and we know that hopefully this is the start of something.

That has been a part of New Zealand cricket. The batsmen have had a lot of criticism over time and we haven't really had the bowlers to get 20 wickets in some Test matches. The three quicks that we have got at the moment are very exciting and very young. I guess in Test cricket that's an exciting path. I guess you've got to give credit to Tim Southee. He led the bowling line up very well. Trent Boult has only played a handful of games, but he continues to improve each match. Even the two wickets that Doug Bracewell got in the final innings were two crucial wickets. Sangakkara and Jayawardene can bat a couple of days if they want to, so it's nice to be able to get them out early.

I thought he had a very good effect on the team. We have two left-arm quicks and he worked well with them but also with the other bowlers. He fitted into the group really well and gave Shane Bond some insight into conditions in the subcontinent. We thank Vaasy for his help to our team and I am sure we'll be a better bowling unit as a result because of it.