New Sjaelland in firm management of 1st Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka check

They began the day on eighty four while not loss however were shortly in bother in cool, heavily overcast conditions.Sri Lanka with Dimuth Karunaratne on seventy seven and Lahiru Thirimanne on fourteen, need an extra 172 runs to create New Seeland bat once more when being forced to follow on 303 runs behindhand on the primary innings.

Southee´s strike partner River Trent Boult then claimed Kumar Sangakkara cheaply for the second time within the match.

New Seeland fast Tim Southee had success within the initial over of the morning once Kaushal sylva was caught behind by BJ Watling while not adding to his long thirty three.

Karunaratane, UN agency spoken his fifty off the second ball of the day once he nudged Southee to position for one, had been for the most part untroubled however Thirimanne had a scare shortly before lunch.

He was given out on thirteen, leg before wicket to Mark Craig, just for the choice to be turned on attractiveness once replays showed the ball would have lost the stumps.

It left the Sri Lankan hitter a tantalising 5 runs wanting changing into solely the fifth player to post twelve,000 take a look at runs.

After border Boult to slips to be out for 6 within the initial innings, he nicked the left-armer through to the keeper to be gone for one in his second flip within the middle.

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