New Zealand claimed the very important wicket of Sri Lanka veteran Dinesh Chandimal minutes earlier than lunch on the fourth day of the second Test as they pushed arduous to wrap up an innings victory.
Chandimal and Dhananjaya de Silva had stalled New Zealand’s drive for an early win and 2-0 collection victory by batting via most of Monday’s morning session in a 126-run fifth wicket partnership.
But Chandimal supplied his first rash shot with three minutes left till lunch, pulling a brief ball from Blair Tickner excessive to Doug Bracewell to finish the catch at backward sq. leg.
At lunch, Sri Lanka had been 5-249 and nonetheless trailed New Zealand by 167 runs, with Dhananjaya 63 and Nishan Mandushka on six after getting off the mark by placing Michael Bracewell over the fence.
New Zealand enforced the follow-on on Sunday, main by 461 after dismissing Sri Lanka for 164 in reply to its personal 4-580 declared.
Sri Lanka began the fourth day on 2-113, nonetheless 303 runs behind, and was in serious trouble when New Zealand claimed two wickets inside the first 5 overs.
With rain forecast for Tuesday’s day 5, New Zealand appeared bent on ending the sport on day 4 for its third consecutive Test success after their well-known one run victory over England on the Basin Reserve final month and the two-wicket win within the first match of the present collection.
Dhananjaya reached his eleventh Test half century from 80 balls and Chanidmal adopted him to his twenty fifth fifty off 74 as Sri Lanka had New Zealand somewhat nervous and determined for one more wicket.
Both batsmen seemed fairly snug via the morning session on a Basin Reserve pitch nonetheless offering good tempo and bounce, and even some flip.
New Zealand typically used spin at one finish from Michael Bracewell and seam on the different, via his cousin Doug Bracewell or Tickner, after Matt Henry claimed the primary wicket of the day within the first over.
Henry made the day’s first breakthrough with the ultimate ball of the primary over. Kusal Mendis who was 50 not out in a single day, was nonetheless at that rating when he pulled a ball from Henry to Kane Williamson at quick midwicket.
Four overs later, Ticker drew Angelo Mathews right into a pull shot and he skied the ball to Doug Bracewell on the sq. leg boundary.
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