The game is evenly poised; we need to strike early – Angelo Mathews

End of the 4th day of the 1st Test match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, with the visitors on top and New Zealand needing another 257 with nine wickets in hand at Christchurch. Sri Lanka scored 302 runs for their second innings and set the target of 285 runs. Angelo Mathews was the top scorer with 115 runs. At the end of the day’s play, New Zealand scored 28 runs for the loss of one wicket in their second innings.

At the end of the day, Sri Lanka’s most experienced batsman, Angelo Mathews, joined the media conference and shared his thoughts on day 4 of the Test match.