Sri Lanka had claimed the initiative at the first two days of the Christchurch Test however have been 83 for 3 of their 2d innings at stumps on day 3, a lead of 65 runs.
New Zealand have “swinged the game to their side,” conceded Sri Lanka assistant trainer Naveed Nawaz.
Angelo Mathews used to be no longer out 20, with Prabath Jayasuriya additionally on the crease on two, and Nawaz recommended Sri Lanka would wish a minimum of 200 extra runs.
“Daryl Mitchell and Matt Henry, the partnership, took the game away from us,” he mentioned. “But we have to back ourselves that a couple of our batsmen will go in there and get stuck in and get some big runs to swing the game back to our side. It’s a good wicket to bat on and gives a little bit to the fast bowlers still so I suppose anything above 275-300 would be a good score.”
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New Zealand previous recovered from 151 for 5 to be all out for 373, an 18-run lead, after a dogged 102 from Mitchell and Henry’s swashbuckling efficiency that incorporated 58 runs from limitations.
Tickner claimed the wickets of captain Dimuth Karunaratne for 17, Oshada Fernando for 28 and Kusal Mendis for 14 within the 38 overs prior to stumps to complete with 3 wickets for 28 runs off 10 overs.
Sri Lanka, who had to sweep the two-Test sequence to stay their hopes of creating the World Test Championship ultimate alive, had ripped throughout the New Zealand most sensible order.
But Mitchell, who has so incessantly been New Zealand’s savior in his 17-Test profession, refused to present in as he toiled via 193 deliveries for his 8th century.
The 31-year-old right-hander, son of former All Blacks participant and trainer John Mitchell, lifted his reasonable to a exceptional 58 from 25 innings.
He placed on 54 for the 6th wicket with Michael Bracewell, an additional 47 with Tim Southee and 55 with Henry.
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Mitchell leapt into the air when he reached his century, waved his bat and gained a hug from Henry to have fun. He added simplest two extra runs prior to used to be stuck at the back of off Lahiru Kumara and New Zealand have been 291-8.
Henry then exploded along with his personal-best 72, which incorporated 10 fours and 3 sixes.
He belted spinner Dhananjaya de Silva out of the assault by way of taking 17 runs in only one over.
Worse used to be to come back for Sri Lanka when de Silva’s substitute Kasun Rajitha conceded 24 to Henry in his first over.
This used to be on a third-day wicket that endured to supply help to the bowlers, with Rajitha and Asitha Fernando each getting motion early within the day.
Leading as much as the beverages spoil, Bracewell, who had gave the impression the extra settled of the New Zealand in a single day pair, used to be undone by way of the creation of left-arm spinner Jayasuriya.
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Bracewell had a existence when an attraction for lbw used to be became down, with critiques appearing top used to be a topic, however with the following supply Jayasuriya discovered an edge and Bracewell used to be stuck at the back of for 25.
Southee introduced up New Zealand’s 200, belting Jayasuriya over the mid-wicket fence, and endured to swing till the 1/3 over with the brand new ball when he used to be out to a diving catch by way of Kumara at sq. leg.
The New Zealand captain had smashed back-to-back fours off Rajitha however his try at a 3rd fell quick and he used to be out for 25 off 20 deliveries.
For Sri Lanka, Fernando returned ideal figures of 4 for 85 whilst Kumara took 3 for 76.
Of worry for New Zealand used to be the health of Neil Wagner, who left the sphere within the ultimate consultation for remedy to a leg damage.