NZ take control on bowlers' day

Jan 03, 2015

Angelo Mathews won the toss and put New Zealand in at Basin Reserve•Getty Images

Hamish Rutherford scored briskly but was dismissed for 37 off 53 balls, giving Nuwan Pradeep his first wicket•Getty Images

The game seemed to be slipping away from Sri Lanka when Pradeep got Taylor to play on after lunch•AFP

Williamson's dismissal for 69 - Dhammika Prasad's first wicket - swung the day in Sri Lanka's favour•Getty Images

Boult struck early with the new ball to dismiss Christchurch centurion Dimuth Karunaratne•Getty Images

Angelo Mathews didn't last too long either but Kumar Sangakkara battled away, reaching 12,000 Test runs in the process•AFP

Tom Latham was caught behind for 6 off Suranga Lakmal•Getty Images

Kane Williamson began 2015 in fluent touch, motoring towards a half-century•Getty Images

Brendon McCullum had been given the key to the city of Wellington earlier in the day•Getty Images

When Nuwan Pradeep dismissed Tim Southee for a duck, New Zealand were 195 for 9•Getty Images

Bracewell, returning to Test cricket for the first time since October 2013, got into the act as well, getting rid of Kaushal Silva...•AFP

Prasanna Jayawardene was out in the final over of the day, leaving Sri Lanka 78 for 5•AFP

Ross Taylor scored briskly at the start of his innings and had a half-century stand with Williamson•Getty Images

However, he lasted only two balls, dragging Lakmal on to his stumps to begin his year with a duck•AFP

Trent Boult looked ungainly at times, but he hung around with Doug Bracewell to extend New Zealand's total to 221•AFP

...and Lahiru Thirimanne to leave Sri Lanka tottering at 29 for 3 •AFP

New Zealand's players applauded Sangakkara warmly off the field, but they will be wary of the impact he could make when he resumes his innings on day two•Getty Images