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Rajitha's lower-order resistance not enough for Sri Lanka to make New Zealand bat again

Sri Lanka two wickets down after being made to follow-on, but Mendis and Mathews steady

Henry, Doug Bracewell struck early as Sri Lanka face a stiff battle to save the game

Uncapped batters Lasith Croospulle and Sahan Arachchige have made the cut for the ODI and T20I series

Also planned are discussions surrounding the Future Tours Programme, a new revenue distribution model and governance review

Devon Conway said the conditions on day one at the Basin Reserve were the windiest he had ever played in

Sri Lanka's quicks struggled for control on windy day in Wellington, where only 48 overs of play was possible

The pitch looks even greener than the one at Hagley Oval, but rain could play spoilsport

This will be Ireland's first Test assignment that is not a one-off Test match

Asitha Fernando led a spirited Sri Lanka fight, but it all came down to a scrambled bye off the final ball under the floodlights

And other stories from a famous final over - as called by ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball commentary

Even if Sri Lanka win the next Test, they will finish below India - irrespective of the result in Ahmedabad - on the WTC points table

He backs Sri Lanka to make a serious push for victory at the Hagley Oval on Monday

Blair Tickner, Matt Henry and Tim Southee shared nine wickets for the hosts

"I never knew if I would actually be able to get one Test hundred, let alone be where we are now"

Matt Henry's 72 from No. 9 helped the hosts take an 18-run first-innings lead

Three of New Zealand's top-six batters fell for single digit scores, leaving the hosts on a sticky wicket

"Everyone's talking about Test cricket dying, but we're not doing any good for Test cricket playing only five Tests a year"

All-round batting contributions from visitors put them in promising position against NZ

It may come down to how their batters fare against New Zealand's seamers in the first innings