Home side on the top end of the first day

Home side on the top end of the first day of the 2nd Test match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand on Friday at Wellington. The match was delayed by the rain. Dimuth Karunarathne, Sri Lanka’s captain, won the coin toss and chose to bowl first.

After losing the toss, New Zealand made a strong start, putting on an 87-run partnership for the first wicket until Tom Latham was caught for 21 runs.31 runs later, Sri Lanka’s Dhananjya de Silva took a return catch to get rid of a well-set Devon Conway for 78 runs.After that, Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls combined for 37 runs before the game was called due to poor lighting. However, the game was stopped a little early, with only 48 overs bowled today. By day’s end, New Zealand had scored 155 runs while losing just two wickets. Both Dhananjaya de Silva and Kasun Rajitha took one wicket.