Conway used to be stuck and bowled through Dhananjay de Silvawho dived low to his proper to get each fingers on a excellent catch, to finish an exhilarating 108-ball knock, falling in need of a meriting hundred.
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First-Test hero Kane Williamson used to be unbeaten on 26 along Henry Nicholls on 18 when unhealthy gentle stopped play on the Basin Reserve after Sri Lanka gained the toss and put New Zealand in to bat in blustery stipulations.
“I was gutted to get out when I did, I had put in all the hard work,” Conway stated.
“Those are the ones you want to kick on and make the most of it on day one… We just have to focus on tomorrow now.”
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New Zealand began robust, with Conway and Tom Latham striking on a gap partnership of 87, after the two,five hundredth Test fit in cricket historical past used to be hit through a moist get started.
Heavy in a single day rain not on time the toss until after lunch.
Latham fell for 21 across the midway level of the day’s curtailed lawsuits when he spooned a Kasun Rajitha Delivery to deep sq., into the fingers of Prabath Jayasuriya.
sri lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne opted to provide his bowlers an early alternative to make use of a inexperienced wicket to assault the New Zealand batters.
Conway spoke back through smashing 13 fours in a fiery knock.
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Sri Lanka made one trade from the workforce that misplaced the primary Test at the ultimate ball in Christchurch, with wicketkeeper Nishan Madushka making his debut instead of Niroshan Dickwella,
New Zealand have been pressured right into a unmarried transfer with seamer Doug Bracewell enjoying his first Test since 2016, changing Neil Wagnerwho tore a hamstring within the first Test.
It is the primary time Bracewell has performed a Test fit along his cousin Michael.
New Zealand are chasing a 3rd immediately Test win.
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