Sri Lanka scored 305 runs against New Zealand

Century partnership between Mendis-Karunaratne, 75 overs game on the first day In Sri Lanka v/s New Zealand Match

Sri Lanka and New Zealand are playing their first Test match in Christchurch. Sri Lanka had 305 runs at the end of the first day of play on Thursday, losing 6 wickets. Only 75 overs could be played during the day due to poor lighting.

Kushal Mendis and Dimuth Karunaratne had a century-long partnership for Sri Lanka, and Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal had a 50-year partnership. While Dhananjay D’Silva, 39, and Kasun Rajitha, who has scored 16 runs, remain unbeaten.

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Kiwi captain’s decision to field in the beginning proved right

After winning the toss, New Zealand chose to field first. Tim Southee, the Kiwi captain, appeared to have made the right choice in the first over. The first wicket of Sri Lanka was taken for 14 runs. Oshada Fernando, the opener, left the field after being caught by Tom Blundell off Tim Southee after scoring 13 runs off 31 balls.

137-run partnership between Kushal Mendis and Karunaratne

But then Kushal Mendis and Dimuth Karunaratne put on a 137-run partnership for the second wicket. Mendis returned to the pavilion after being LBW on Southee’s ball as the team scored 151 runs. In 83 balls, he ran up 87 runs. In his innings, Mendis hit 16 fours. Karunaratne was also fired without helping the team’s score after he left. He faced 87 balls while playing a 50 run inning.

82 run partnership between Angelo Mathews and Dinesh

After Karunaratne and Mendis were dismissed, new batsmen Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal took over the Sri Lankan innings and took the score from 151 to 233 runs. The two put on an 82-run partnership for the fourth wicket.

Angelo Mathews then scored 47 runs, while Chandimal was bowled out for 39 runs off 64 balls. Dhananjay D’Silva and Kasun Rajitha had a 45-run partnership for the seventh wicket by the end of the day’s play.

Saudi took 3 wickets

The most successful New Zealand bowler was Tim Southee. He claimed three for 44 runs. For 65 runs, Matt Henry took 2 wickets.

It is necessary to clean sweep the series to stay in the WTC final

To advance to the World Test Championship final, Sri Lanka must easily win the two-Test series against New Zealand. On the other hand, this series won’t be impacted if India wins the fourth Test match against Australia that begins on Thursday in Ahmedabad. Sri Lanka won’t have a chance to play in the World Test Championship championship game.