Sri Lanka won the toss for the second test against New Zealand in Galle on 26th September. New Zealand could not touch the target in the fourth innings of the first test last time and will be hoping for a better result this time around. New Zealand players wore black armbands on day 1 of the second test. According to NZC, this was to pay tribute to Ian Taylor who was the former team manager and director. Black Caps statement on X read, "The Test team is wearing black arm-bands on day 1 of the 2nd Test in Galle to honour the passing of former BLACKCAPS manager, NZC director & Cricket Wellington chair Ian Taylor," New Zealand has retained the same side while Sri Lanka made a few changes to their line-up. Milan Rathnayake replaced Lahiru Kumar. Uncapped off-spinner Nishan Peiris has been added to Sri Lanka's team for the second and final Test because seamer Vishwa Fernando got injured. Sri Lanka will want to continue their winning streak after taking the first game of the series against New Zealand. The Sri Lankan Team gained one position to third in the World Test Championship points table. Also Read | Watch: India Women's Team Bumps Into Rana Daggubati at Dubai Airport New Zealand has lost three Test matches in a row, including two against Australia in February and March, and hopes to start good form again before an important series against India next month. India and Australia, have been the leading teams in the current WTC points table. Sri Lanka is in 3rd place and New Zealand is in 4th place, making 2nd test important for deciding who will compete in the WTC next year. SL vs NZ: Playing XIs Sri Lanka Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Kusal Mendis(w), Milan Rathnayake, Prabath Jayasuriya, Nishan Peiris, Asitha Fernando New Zealand Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee(c), Ajaz Patel, William ORourke