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Six instances when a Sri Lanka pair batted out entire day of a Test

Dimuth Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva kept the Bangladesh bowlers at bay on day four of the Pallekele Test

24-Apr-2021•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Two guys put their hands up and didn't give us an opportunity for a day - Williamson

Kane Williamson's team tried everything, but Sri Lanka's batsmen were just too good

19-Dec-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Wellington

Kusal Mendis the dasher turns into Thilan Samaraweera clone

Usually an unrepentant strokemaker, Sri Lanka's No. 4 overturned his batting style to block his way to an outstanding match-saving hundred

19-Dec-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Wellington

Rain completes Mathews and Mendis' epic rescue

The pair batted all of the fourth day and 12 overs on the fifth before weather intervened to give Sri Lanka a draw that didn't look possible at 13 for 3

19-Dec-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Wellington

Kusal Mendis eyes double-ton as mentor Samaraweera's send-off gift

Sri Lanka batting coach Thilan Samaraweera will exit the role at the end of this series, and Kusal Mendis is keen on fulfilling his wish

18-Dec-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Wellington

When I saw Angie get hit, I thought there's no way I'm getting out - Mendis

Sometimes guilty of playing attractive but insubstantial innings, Mendis partnered a steadfast Mathews for the entirety of day four in Wellington

18-Dec-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Mathews makes a statement with push-ups celebration

Gesture possibly directed towards head coach who left him out of the limited-overs setup on fitness grounds

18-Dec-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Wellington

Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews bat all day to give Sri Lanka hope

The duo racked up centuries in a yet-to-be broken 246-run stand to leave Sri Lanka with a fighting chance of securing an improbable draw

18-Dec-2018•The Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

We didn't bowl the right lengths consistently - SL bowling coach Ratnayake

Sri Lanka's frontline quicks looked ordinary as a unit, taking 5 for 359 between them as New Zealand claimed total control of the first Test

17-Dec-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Wellington

Sri Lanka collapse against pace after Tom Latham's 264*

Latham became the first New Zealand batsman since Glenn Turner in 1972 to carry his bat through a completed Test innings

17-Dec-2018•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Williamson's fluency allowed me to keep going - Latham

Latham went to stumps on 121 off 256 balls - his strike rate a respectable 47 for the day - but had been much slower at the start of his knock

16-Dec-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Wellington

Tom Latham, Kane Williamson grind Sri Lanka on batting day

The pair's 162-run stand gave New Zealand a solid platform from which they can think of batting just once in the Test

16-Dec-2018•The Report by Shashank Kishore

'Once a couple of guys got in, it was tough work' - Tim Southee

The fast bowler, who picked up his eighth five-for in Tests, also praised Niroshan Dickwella for playing a 'gem of an innings'

15-Dec-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Wellington

Niroshan Dickwella leads Sri Lanka rearguard after Tim Southee's five-for

Sri Lanka also have Mathews and Karunaratne's century stand to thank for reviving them from 9 for 3

14-Dec-2018•The Report by Shashank Kishore

Need our seamers to attack NZ batsmen - Chandimal

The Sri Lanka captain acknowledged that the team's best chance lies in going aggressively at New Zealand with the ball

14-Dec-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Wellington

Fast bowlers give Sri Lanka hope against upbeat New Zealand

The hosts have already named their XI, with Neil Wagner returning to a bowling attack containing Ajaz Patel as its lone spinner

14-Dec-2018•The Preview by Andrew Fidel Fernando in Wellington

Bit of excitement for fast bowlers in familiar conditions - Southee

He did point out, though, that a green pitch does not necessarily mean the quicks will rule right through the Test

13-Dec-2018•Andrew Fidel Fernando in Wellington

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