Sri Lanka reached 113-2 of their second innings at stumps on day three however nonetheless trailed by 303 runs at Wellington’s Basin Reserve.
They want a large turnaround to keep away from defeat after being skittled out for 164 of their first innings in response to the Black Caps’ 580-4 declared.
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Starting off with a deficit of 416 runs, they confirmed extra battle of their second flip at bat.
Captain Dimuth Karunaratne posted his second half-century of the day earlier than being dismissed by counterpart Tim Southee for 51, caught within the deep after fellow-opener Oshada Fernando had been eliminated cheaply.
Kusal Mendis was on the crease on 50 and Angelo Mathews unbeaten on one off 40 balls, with the pair seeing off the final 11.5 overs in stoic vogue.
A marathon battle to avoid wasting the Test nonetheless awaits the guests, whose slim hope of profitable to sq. the two-match sequence was successfully ended by a slew of rash pictures which derailed their first innings.
Sri Lanka’s tail succumbed quickly throughout a chaotic second session, with the final six wickets tumbling for 50 runs within the house of 15.1 overs regardless of the wicket taking part in comparatively true.
Only three batters reached double figures within the first innings, together with Karunaratne, who was the ninth man out for 89.
The gritty opener had appeared to be digging the guests out of a deep gap when he and Dinesh Chandimal placed on 80 for the fifth wicket after the lack of two wickets within the day’s opening half-hour lowered them to 34-4.
However, Chandimal was stumped for 34 off Michael Bracewell after charging down the observe quickly after tea, sparking the droop.
Offspinner Bracewell then eliminated Dhananjaya de Silva in his subsequent over and later dismissed Karunaratne when he hit out, to complete with 3-50.
Seamer Matt Henry claimed 3-44, together with wicketkeeper Nishan Madushka, who scored 19 on his Test debut.
Kasun Rajitha was run out and Asitha Fernando was the final wicket to fall, each for geese, ending Sri Lanka’s sixth-lowest innings whole on New Zealand soil.
Black Caps captain Southee had no hesitation asking his opponents to bat once more, although that tactic backfired lower than a month in the past when England enforced the follow-on halfway by the second Test in opposition to the Black Caps on the Basin Reserve.
New Zealand went on to win that match, changing into simply the fourth group in Tests to prevail after following-on.
The Black Caps are chasing their third Test victory in a row, following their dramatic two-wicket win over Sri Lanka within the first Test at Christchurch, which was sealed on the ultimate ball.
(With businesses inputs)
