Rookie New Zealand pace bowler William O’Rourke struck very early to return Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka because the hosts went again to bat on day 3 of the opening Test on Friday.
Sri Lanka have been 32-1 at lunch in Galle to route the Black Caps by 3, with Dimuth Karunaratne on 23 and Dinesh Chandimal on 2.
O’Rourke, 23, maintained making waves for New Zealand after his 2nd five-wicket haul from merely 3 Test seems all through the preliminary innings.
He rejected in-form opener Nissanka in his 2nd over when the batsman bordered a child bouncer to a diving Tim Southee at 2nd slip.
New Zealand have been full blast for 340 after returning to on 255-4, shedding their staying gates quickly no matter a fightback from wicketkeeper Glenn Phillips, that made 49 off 50 rounds.
This famous the very first time the Kiwis had really dealt with to publish a ranking over 300 in Galle, the place they’ve really shed all 4 of their earlier Test experiences.
Sri Lanka attracted preliminary blood within the early morning when Tom Blundell was supplied captured after a testimonial, ending a robust 73-run collaboration for the fifth gate with Daryl Mitchell.
Mitchell befell to publish the third half-century of the innings for New Zealand after trying down the rewriters.
He was in the end deserted 57 when he reacted to a high-risk phone name by Phillips, that ignored a solitary adhering to a delicate press to the covers.
The 2nd brand-new sphere remodeled the tables for Sri Lanka, with Ramesh Mendis and Prabath Jayasuriya in a position to find bounce.
Jayasuriya took 4 gates– consisting of that of top-scoring opener Tom Latham for 70 on the primary day– whereas Ramesh landed 3.
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