Welcome to the coverage of the third day of the first Test match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand held at the Galle International Stadium. Follow updates and ball by ball updates here.
At the end of Day 3, Sri Lanka are firmly in control with a lead of 202 runs, while New Zealand will need to mount a serious comeback. However, due to the presidential elections in Sri Lanka, there will be a one-day break for polling. Play will resume on Sunday, September 22nd, for Day 4.
After being at 302-7 at the end of Day 1 thanks to Kamindu Mendis' century, Sri Lanka were quickly bowled out for only 305. William O'Rourke was the pick of the Kiwi bowlers with five wickets.
In reply, New Zealand have consistently put not too big but considerable partnerships to reach 255 for four at the end of the second day. They finished Day 2 just 50 runs away from Sri Lanka's first inning score.
Toss - Sri Lanka opted to bat first.
Teams:
New Zealand (Playing XI): Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee(c), Ajaz Patel, William ORourke
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Kamindu Mendis, Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando
