New Delhi: Sri Lankathe debutant spinner of Nishan Peiris taken five wickets put New Zealand On the verge of an innings defeat on Sunday’s fourth day of the second Test in Galle.
New Zealand recovered from 199 for 5 to 335 for 8 in the second innings at lunch in Galle, but they still needed 179 more runs to get Sri Lanka to bat again.
Mitchell Santner 48 games unbeaten ajaz patel 16th.
On Saturday, the Black Caps managed just 88 runs in their first innings against Sri Lanka, who declared batting first at 602-5 to force the follow-on.
Perris took three wickets in the second innings on Saturday but was stranded Tom Blundell LBW scored 60 early in the first quarter and ended with 95 Glenn Phillips.
Mitchell Santner helped set up a 64-run partnership before a plucky Phillips missed 78 runs off long-on, allowing Peiris to get his fifth wicket. pillar gate.
If not for a catch error, Sri Lanka could have ended the series 2-0 in the morning session.
Kamindu Mendis At the second slip, Patel hit two and Santner shot 36. Soon after, Perris leaked Santner’s comments.
Sri Lanka won the first match of the two-match series by 63 runs and are heading into their first match test series Consistently beating New Zealand since 2009.
New Zealand had not won any of their five previous Tests in Galle.
