The tourists crumbled to an innings and 40 runs defeat to Australia inside three days of first Test.
Mendis left the field immediately and spent the rest of the day icing the injury to his right ring finger.
Sri Lanka are coming off a 0-1 defeat to New Zealand.
New Zealand survived Thisara Perera's remarkable onslaught that saw the burly Sri Lankan allrounder clobber 140 runs in just 74 balls to claim a 21-run win in the 2nd ODI
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Sri Lanka‘s young batting maestro Kusal Mendis cemented a stellar year Saturday by passing 1,000 runs in 2018 but the occasion was tempered by his untimely dismissal in the second Test against New Zealand. The 23-year-old was torn between celebrating being the second player behind India’s run machine Virat Kohli to achieve the 1,000 milestone...
The conditions were tailor-made for short-ball specialist Wagner, New Zealand bowling coach Shane Jurgensen said, as Sri Lanka were 231 for six at stumps.
New Zealand were eyeing an historic victory as injury and a barrage of Neil Wagner bouncers left Sri Lanka in tatters at the close of day four of the second Test in Christchurch on Saturday.
New Zealand's victory chances were further bolstered at tea on day four of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Christchurch when the tourists' in-form batsman Angelo Mathews retired hurt.
Neil Wagner captured the wicket of in-form Sri Lanka batsman Kusal Mendis to revive New Zealand‘s spirits as they fought to wrap up the series-deciding second Test in Christchurch on Saturday. Sri Lanka were also hampered by an injury to Angelo Mathews who appeared to tweak a hamstring and could only hobble for the last...