Rookie New Zealand speed bowler William O’Rourke struck very early to return Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka as the hosts went back to bat on day 3 of the opening Test on Friday.
Sri Lanka were 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 simply 3 Test looks throughout the initial innings.
He rejected in-form opener Nissanka in his 2nd over when the batsman bordered a baby bouncer to a diving Tim Southee at 2nd slip.
New Zealand were full blast for 340 after returning to on 255-4, shedding their staying gates rapidly regardless of a fightback from wicketkeeper Glenn Phillips, that made 49 off 50 rounds.
This noted the very first time the Kiwis had actually handled to publish a rating over 300 in Galle, where they have actually shed all 4 of their previous Test experiences.
Sri Lanka attracted initial blood in the early morning when Tom Blundell was provided captured after a testimonial, finishing a strong 73-run collaboration for the 5th gate with Daryl Mitchell.
Mitchell took place to publish the 3rd half-century of the innings for New Zealand after looking down the rewriters.
He was ultimately abandoned 57 when he reacted to a high-risk telephone call by Phillips, that overlooked a solitary adhering to a soft press to the covers.
The 2nd brand-new sphere transformed the tables for Sri Lanka, with Ramesh Mendis and Prabath Jayasuriya able to locate bounce.
Jayasuriya took 4 gates– consisting of that of top-scoring opener Tom Latham for 70 on the first day– while Ramesh landed 3.
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