The second match of the two-match Test series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand is being played in Wellington. Sri Lanka started the third day ahead of 26/2 in the first innings. New Zealand declared their innings on the second day on a mammoth score of 580 runs losing 4 wickets. Sri Lanka trailing by 303 runs.

Sri Lanka were all out for 164 runs on the third day. After this he has got the follow on. By the end of the third day’s play, Sri Lanka has scored 113 runs losing 2 wickets.

8 Sri Lankan players could not even touch double figures in the first innings
The first innings got off to a bad start for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka had already lost 2 wickets. Captain Dasun Karunaratne and Prabhat Jayasuriya started at the start of the third day. At one end, the Sri Lankan captain kept stinging. On the other hand, the wickets of the team kept falling. Prabhat Jayasuriya 4, Angelo Mathews 1, Dinesh Chandimal 37, Dhananjay de Silva 0, Nishan Madhushanka 19, Kasun Rajitha 0 and Asitha Fernando 0 were dismissed. Captain Karunaratne scored the highest 89 runs in the first innings.

Matt Henry and Michael Bracewell got 3-3 wickets in bowling. At the same time, Tim Southee, Doug Bracewell and Blair Tickner got 1-1 wickets.

Half-centuries for Karunaratne and Mendis in the second innings
Sri Lanka started the second innings and scored 113 runs losing 2 wickets. Oshada Fernando got out after scoring 5 runs. At the same time, captain Dimuth Karunaratne completed his half-century. He got out after scoring 51 runs. On the other hand, Kushal Mendis remained unbeaten after scoring 50 runs and Angelo Mathews scored 1 run. New Zealand’s Doug Bracewell and Tim Southee got 1-1 wickets.

second day’s play
New Zealand started the second day with a score of 155/2. New Zealand declared their innings on a mammoth score of 580 runs losing 4 wickets. By the end of the second day’s play, Sri Lanka had scored 26 runs at the loss of 2 wickets.