The 25-year-old, who had been luckless during the first Test as he dropped two catches, ended the match when he dismissed Sri Lanka's number.
Trent Boult who is having a poor series against Australia is up and rearing to play in first ever day-night Test this week at Adelaide.
In 2007, Mascarenhas hit Yuvraj Singh for five sixes off consecutive deliveries in the final over of the Oval ODI.
Earlier this year, England suffered a first-round exit at the World Cup and failed to beat a rival Test side in the process.
Mascarenhas's appointment was confirmed after his role in NZ's recent Test series vs England.
New Zealand head to England in late May to play two Tests, five ODIs and one Twenty20.
Andrew Strauss hopes the ECB find a way which allows players to play IPL.
None of the Stars batsmen have been able to accelerate so far.
Melbourne Stars off to a stuttering start in the first sem-final of the Big Bash League 2014.
David Willey starred with both bat and ball as Northamptonshire thrashed Surrey by 102 runs to win English county cricket's Twenty20 final at Edgbaston on Saturday.