Guptill 156 sets up New Zealand domination
ESPNcricinfo staff
10-Dec-2015
Put in to bat, Martin Guptill helped New Zealand start off with a flurry of boundaries • Getty Images
Kane Williamson then joined Guptill in the 17th over after Tom Latham fell for 22•Getty Images
Guptill soon brought up his fifty off 74 balls•AFP
Williamson, too, negated the Sri Lankan bowlers handsomely..•AFP
... As the pair forged a century partnership•Getty Images
Guptill, who had endured a torrid tour of Australia, then brought up his third Test century•Getty Images
Soon after Guptill reached his hundred, Nuwan Pradeep sent back Williamson for 88, ending their partnership at 173•Getty Images
Pradeep dismissed Ross Taylor for 8 after tea, bringing Brendon McCullum to the crease with the score at 245 for 3•Getty Images
McCullum tonked Sri Lanka's bowlers around the University Oval...•Getty Images
... And brought up his 31st Test fifty off 39 balls•Getty Images
New Zealand then lost three quick wickets - Brendon McCullum(75), Mitchell Santner(12) and BJ Watling(5) - as they were reduced to 365 for 6 from 334 for 3•Getty Images
Martin Guptill then fell late in the day, as Angelo Mathews ended his stay at the crease at 156•Getty Images
Doug Bracewell remained unbeaten at the end of the day, taking the hosts past 400, as New Zealand ended day one at 409 for 8•Getty Images