Having been requested to apply on, Sri Lanka wanted 416 runs to make the hosts bat once more however have been bowled out for 358 of their 2d innings on the Basin Reserve.
New Zealand finished their 3rd Test win in succession after claiming the exciting series-opener by means of two wickets at the final ball in Christchurch and beating England by means of one run in every other cliffhanger in Wellington.
Sri Lanka’s hopes of a primary win within the nation since 2006 all however ended when their batters controlled simplest 164 in respond to New Zealand’s declared first innings overall of 580 for 4.
Those hopes have been extinguished in the second one innings as 5 in their height seven batters gave up their wickets seeking to assault the fast ball on an afternoon blighted by means of critical gusts of wind.
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Though victory seemed past Sri Lanka once they resumed on 113 for 2 within the morning, there used to be some hope they could bat out the day or even save the fit with the assistance of heavy rain forecast on day 5.
Four batters made half-centuries and quantity six Dhananjaya de Silva plowed directly to the cusp of a century by means of tea.
However, a wicket sooner than and after the tea-break, together with De Silva’s dismissal for 98 with a botched scoop off Michael Bracewell, put the sport again in New Zealand’s palms as Sri Lanka fell to 318 for seven.
Tailenders Prabath Jayasuriya and Kasun Rajitha did neatly to take in an hour sooner than Jayasuriya top-edged a pull-shot off the spin of Bracewell to be out for 2 off 45 balls.
Lahiru Kumara joined Rajitha within the blockading venture and New Zealand grew pissed off because the pair resisted for just about 16 overs.
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The hosts blew two in their 3 referrals seeking to have Rajitha stuck at the back of off paceman-captain Tim Southee.
Southee in any case yielded the step forward when Kumara made to depart a ball however as an alternative edged to Bracewell within the slips to be out for seven.
Southee blew New Zealand’s ultimate assessment when Blair Tickner appealed in useless to have Asitha Fernando stuck at the back of.
New Zealand have been granted further overs to seize the general wicket but it surely used to be extra a race towards failing mild than seeking to beat the clock.
To the hosts’ aid, Rajitha quickly nibbled at a Southee (3-51) supply and despatched an edge to the slips the place Kane Williamson ended the batsman’s 110-ball vigil for 20 to wrap up the fit.
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It used to be a courageous appearing by means of Sri Lanka’s batters after their calamitous first innings, however lots of the experts will rue their shot variety after making forged begins.
Captain and opener Dimuth Karunaratne top-edged a pull off Southee to be out for 51 overdue on day 3, whilst quantity 3 Kusal Mendis additionally pulled a brief ball off Matt Henry to be out for fifty very first thing within the morning.
Dinesh Chandimal scored 62 sooner than top-edging Tickner, who completed with 3-84 for the innings.