Karunaratne leads Sri Lanka fightback

Dec 28, 2014

Sri Lanka lost Kaushal Silva off the sixth ball of the day to a beauty from Tim Southee•Getty Images

Dimuth Karunaratne was resolute, especially off the back foot, after reaching his fifth Test fifty•Getty Images

Karunaratne raised his maiden Test century•Getty Images

Boult took two late wickets, including Karunaratne for 152, to end the day on a better note for New Zealand•Getty Images

Trent Boult dismissed Kumar Sangakkara cheaply for the second time in the Test•Getty Images

New Zealand thought they had another wicket when Lahiru Thirimanne was given lbw off Mark Craig, but the batsman successfully reviewed it•Getty Images

The new ball worked for New Zealand as James Neesham dismissed Thirimanne for 25 just before tea•Getty Images

Thirimanne and Karunaratne continued frustrating New Zealand for 45.3 overs and added 87 runs for the third wicket•Getty Images

Angelo Mathews struck a counterattacking fifty, adding 96 runs with Karunaratne to further frustrate New Zealand•Getty Images