New Zealand moved to the edge of a 2-0 sequence sweep over Sri Lanka on day 3 of the second one check on Sunday by means of pushing aside the vacationers for 164 and lowering them to 113 for 2, nonetheless 303 runs in arrears, after implementing the apply on.
After Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls posted double centuries because the hosts made 580-4 declared on day two, it used to be the flip of New Zealand’s bowlers to take centre level at Wellington’s Basin Reserve.
Spinner Michael Bracewell and seamer Matt Henry took 3 wickets apiece because the Sri Lankans have been brushed aside of their first innings sooner than the tea damage.
Regardless of a struggling with 89 from skipper Dimuth Karunaratne, Sri Lanka misplaced six wickets with the addition of best 55 runs after lunch.
With the specter of rain putting over the 5th day of the fit, Blacks Caps skipper Tim Southee wasted no time in sending Karunaratne and his opening spouse Oshada Fernando directly again in to stand the house assault once more.
Fernando confronted 36 balls sooner than departing for 5 to offer paceman Doug Bracewell, cousin of Michael, any other wicket on his go back to check cricket after an opening of just about seven years.
Karunaratne performed any other captain’s innings, then again, recording a fourth part century in his final 5 innings and placing in combination a second-wicket partnership of 71 with Kusal Mendis.
His New Zealand counterpart Southee separated them when Karunaratne, on 51, pulled a shot to deep midwicket the place Devon Conway took a nice catch into the solar.
Angelo Mathews got here out to enroll in Mendis and the pair survived till stumps. Mendis will resume on Monday on 50 no longer out, whilst Mathews used to be unbeaten on one.
In a single certain ancient word for Sri Lanka, Mendis and Mathews each scored centuries as they batted in combination for 2 rain-disrupted days to save lots of a draw the final time the 2 groups performed a check in Wellington 5 years in the past.