Sri Lanka in a strong position against New Zealand Test

Today is the third day of the second Test cricket match between the New Zealand team and the Sri Lankan team, taking place at the Galle International Stadium.

Batting for the first innings, the New Zealand team scored only 88 runs. Spinner Prabhat Jayasuriya took 6 wickets for 42 runs. New Zealand commenced their 2^nd innings follow on and scored 3 runs for the loss of 1 wicket when the match was halted for lunch.

The Sri Lankan team, batting in their first innings, managed to score 602 runs before declaring their innings, having lost 5 wickets. Kamindu Mendis scored 182 runs.