The victory was Sri Lanka's 100th Test win in their history, in what was a milestone moment for the nation. Sri Lanka first played their maiden Test match in 1982 and have played 311 Tests.
Unbeaten centuries from Dinesh Chandimal and Sadeera Samarawickrama after Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis' good knocks had given Sri Lanka a big total on day two
Sri Lanka reached 386/4 after winning the toss and batting on the opening day of their first-ever Test against Ireland as Karunaratne and Mendis plundered the runs on their way to a pair of tons.
Ireland showed a good display in Test cricket after spending four years away from the format and the team will be keen to replicate their display against Bangladesh in the Test series against Sri Lanka
With the series levelled at 1-1 after the first two matches, the decider in Queenstown was full of intrigue and drama as New Zealand secured a nervy final-over victory.
The triumph helped New Zealand jump from eighth to sixth on the World Test Championship standings, with Pakistan (7th) and West Indies (8th) each dropping a place following the final Test of the period
New Zealand bowlers dominated Sri Lankan batters on Day-3. Michael Bracewell and Matt Henry picked up three wickets each in the first innings. Sri Lanka lost all their wickets for a score of 164. New Zealand decided to impose follow on. Sri Lanka ended up losing two wickets in their second
Merwe finished with a spell of 4/31 in four overs, which earned him the 'Man of the Match' title. Markram was also given the 'Man of the Tournament' award. He scored 366 runs in 12 matches at an average of 33.27 with a century and fifty. He also took 11 wickets in the tournament.
The table-topping Pretoria Capitals will be glad that they returned to winning ways after their hiccup against the Durban Super Giants with a rematch awaiting them against the Paarl Royals in the first semi-final. The second semi-final will see Joburg Super Kings face off against third-place
After the league was temporarily halted as England toured South Africa for a three-match ODI series, the league resumed on February 2 and offered plenty of entertaining action to the fans, with the matches determining the participants of the semifinals