Prabath Jayasuriya to Kane Williamson, Tossed up, on middle, Kane Williamson blocks it soldily.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Kane Williamson, Full, on middle, Kane Williamson moves forward and blocks it back.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Devon Conway, Full, on middle, Devon Conway plays a reverse sweep through point for one.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Kane Williamson, Short, on middle, Kane Williamson punches it to covers for one.
Nishan Peiris to Devon Conway, Lands it outside off, Devon Conway taps it to mid off.
Nishan Peiris to Devon Conway, Full, on off, Devon Conway blocks it forward.
Nishan Peiris to Devon Conway, FOUR MORE! Excellent from Devon Conway! Fuller on, on middle, Devon Conway picks it well and sweeps it through backward square leg for another boundary.
Nishan Peiris to Devon Conway, FOUR! Well played! Too full, on middle, Devon Conway gets low and plays a reverse sweep in the gap through backward point for a boundary.
Nishan Peiris to Devon Conway, Too full, on middle, Devon Conway plays a reverse sweep to the point fielder.
Nishan Peiris to Kane Williamson, Loopy, on middle, Kane Williamson flicks it over mid-wicket for one.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Devon Conway, Too full, outside off, Devon Conway blocks it to point.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Devon Conway, SIX! Massive hit! Touch short and on middle, Devon Conway dances down the wicket and heaves it magnificently over cow corner for a biggie.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Devon Conway, Too full, on middle, Devon Conway leans forward and blocks it solidly.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Devon Conway, Quicker one, on off, Devon Conway blocks it forward.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Devon Conway, FOUR! Excellent shot! Half volley, outside off, Devon Conway moves forward and lofts it elegantly over mid off for a boundary.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Kane Williamson, Fuller one, on off, Kane Williamson flicks it to mid-wicket for one.
Prabath Jayasuriya to bowl from the opposite end.
Nishan Peiris to Devon Conway, Too full, on off, Devon Conway leans forward and blocks it.
Nishan Peiris to Devon Conway, FOUR! Fine shot! Lands it full and on middle, Devon Conway gets low and sweeps it magnificently through mid-wicket for a boundary.
Nishan Peiris to Devon Conway, Full, on middle, Devon Conway plays a reverse sweep but finds the fielder at point.
Nishan Peiris to Devon Conway, Lands it outside off, Devon Conway taps it to point.
Nishan Peiris to Devon Conway, Fuller one, slower too. Devon Conway moves forward and blocks it.
Nishan Peiris to Devon Conway, Tossed up, on middle and leg, Devon Conway blocks it back.
We are back for the second session of Day 3. The umpires and the players are out in the middle. Kane Williamson and Devon Conway will resume their innings. Nishan Peiris to start with the ball. Let's play...
... DAY 3, SESSION 2 ...
After nearly two days in the field, New Zealand resumed batting on Day 2's evening but faced a swift collapse in the first session of Day 3, losing all remaining wickets to spin. Only three players managed to reach double figures, with Mitchell Santner leading the scorecard at 29 as the number 9 batsman. They were put to bat again and Tom Latham departed soon with New Zealand in a precocious position, trailing by 511 runs with 9 wickets in their bank. Will the Lankans bundle out the New Zealand at Day 3 itself? Or will the visitors show some grit and bat their way out? Stay tuned to find out as we will be back after the Lunch Break in a short while...
In the previous innings, Sri Lanka's bowling attack, led by Prabath Jayasuriya, proved dominant, with Jayasuriya claiming 6 wickets for 42 runs, marking his five-wicket haul. Debutant Nishan Peiris also made a strong impression with 3 wickets for 33 runs. They enforced a follow on and Nishan Peiris managed to pick the wicket of Tom Latham.
Another session that belonged to the Lankans and this was indeed the best of all. They managed to pick 9 wickets for just a mere 69 runs! Sri Lanka opted to enforce the follow-on, which was the best decision as they were leading by 514 runs. They didn't allow the Kiwi batters to take a break.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Kane Williamson, Too full, on off, Kane Williamson eases it to the mid off fielder. That will be Lunch on Day 3.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Kane Williamson, Too full, on middle, Kane Williamson blocks it solidly.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Devon Conway, Lands it on off, Devon Conway taps it to point for one.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Kane Williamson, Short, on middle, Kane Williamson tucks it to mid-wicket for one.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Devon Conway, Lands it on middle, Devon Conway pushes it to mid on for one.
Prabath Jayasuriya to Devon Conway, Fuller one, outside off, Devon Conway looks to block it but gets beaten.
Kane Williamson walks in. Prabath Jayasuriya to bowl from the opposite end.
Nishan Peiris to Tom Latham, OUT! TAKEN! Nishan Peiris strikes before lunch and New Zealand continue to crumble! This one comes with the arm, on middle, Tom Latham leans forward and looks to block it but gets an inside edge. It carries towards Pathum Nissanka at short leg who takes a sharp catch.
Nishan Peiris to Tom Latham, Fuller one, on off, Tom Latham defends it forward.
Nishan Peiris to Tom Latham, Slower one, outside off, Tom Latham leaves it again.
Nishan Peiris to Tom Latham, Fuller one, on off, Tom Latham eases it to the mid off fielder.
Nishan Peiris to Tom Latham, Another one outside off, Tom Latham leaves again.
Nishan Peiris to Tom Latham, Short and wide, Tom Latham leaves it alone.
Would have liked to bat first, but like the first Test we know if we bat well in the first innings we give ourselves a chance. Same team for us, back the guys to keep improving, just looking for consistency with the bowling and the batting needs to stand up.
Pitch looks quite firm with less grass, we will bat first. We want to be better, we were short by 50-60 runs which we want to get in this Test match. (On debutant Nishan Peiris) He's done well in the domestic season and he's tall and gets more bounce.