2nd Test
Day-3 Morning Session Highlights:
Prabath Jayasuriya and Nishan Peiris has dismantled the New Zealand’s batting lineup
At The Lunch of Day-3:
Sri Lanka scored 602/5 decl (1st Innings), where as New Zealand scored 88 (1st Innings) & 3/1 (2nd Innings).
So, finally Sri Lanka lead by 511 runs.
New Zealand’s batting woes continued on the third morning of the second Test, as they endured a disastrous collapse in Galle, losing nine wickets across two innings before Lunch.
Bowled out for a mere 88, their lowest Test total against Sri Lanka, the visitors faced a daunting follow-on with a 514-run deficit.
Their struggles against spin persisted in the second innings, with Tom Latham falling early, leaving New Zealand at 3/1 at the break, still trailing by 511 runs.
Mitchell Santner top-scored with 29 in the first innings, but no other New Zealand batter managed more than 13.
Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya was the chief destroyer, claiming 6-42, while debutant off spinner Nishan Peiris chipped in with 3-33.
Their efforts handed Sri Lanka the highest first-innings lead in a Test since 2006.
New Zealand’s troubles began early on the third day when Jayasuriya had Kane Williamson edging to slip.
Rachin Ravindra attempted to stabilize the innings alongside Ajaz Patel, but his stay was short-lived, becoming Peiris’s maiden Test wicket when he was bowled for 10 after missing a paddle.
Daryl Mitchell briefly counterattacked with a four and a six off Jayasuriya, but New Zealand soon slipped to 52/5 as Ajaz was trapped lbw by Peiris.
Things deteriorated further as Jayasuriya removed Tom Blundell and Glenn Phillips, both caught at slip in the 27th over.
Santner fought back with a four and a six off Jayasuriya, but the spinner struck again, having Mitchell caught at long-on to complete his five-wicket haul.
He wasn’t done yet, as Dhananjaya de Silva took his fifth catch of the innings when Tim Southee edged Jayasuriya to slip.
William O’Rourke hung on for a while as Santner farmed the strike, adding some valuable runs in what turned out to be the highest partnership of the innings with 18.
They managed to survive for over seven overs before Peiris cleaned up Santner to claim the final wicket.
Forced to bat again, New Zealand’s woes continued as Latham fell in the first over, caught at bat-pad off Peiris.
Williamson and Devon Conway remained unbeaten at Lunch, with New Zealand facing an uphill battle to avoid an innings defeat.
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