Off-spinner Nishan Peiris has been added to the Test against New Zealand.

Off-spinner Nishan Peiris has been added to the Sri Lanka Squad ahead of the second Test against New Zealand.

The 27-year-old was in the Sri Lanka Squad for their tour of Bangladesh but didn’t play a Test.  Peiris has played 41 First-Class fixtures and has 172 wickets at an average of 24.37.

The 2^nd and final  test against New Zealand will commence in Galle from tomorrow.

Sri Lanka is at the third place behind India and Australia with a point percentage of 50, whereas the Black Caps slip one spot to end at the fourth place with a tally of 42.86 percent.