11.30am: Ajaz Patel's exceptional bowling skittles Sri Lanka out for 309, meaning New Zealand will need 275 runs to win this Test. Won't be easy but not impossible also. There was turn and bounce and the left-arm spinner bowled well to pick up five wickets this morning. Mathews raced to fifty but his wicket - a low, excellent catch at first slip by Mitchell - turned the game around for the visitors. Six wickets for 72 runs in this session will make it an interesting chase.
Meanwhile in Chennai, Ashwin stars with a six-wicket haul to help India beat Bangladesh by 280 runs in their first Test.
NGRP Jayasuriya c O'Rourke b Santner 11 (32m 24b 2x4 0x6) SR: 45.83
AC: "This target is too steap to NZ given how the pitch is behaving now" -- yes, won't be easy chasing anything close to 300
Santner now. one slip, short leg
END OF OVER:94 | (maiden) | SL: 309/9
- Asitha Fernando0 (7b)
- Prabath Jayasuriya11 (22b)
- Ajaz Patel30-8-90-6
- Tim Southee16-4-39-0
END OF OVER:93 | 8 Runs | SL: 309/9
- Prabath Jayasuriya11 (22b)
- Asitha Fernando0 (1b)
- Tim Southee16-4-39-0
- Ajaz Patel29-7-90-6
END OF OVER:92 | (wicket maiden) | SL: 301/9
- Asitha Fernando0 (1b)
- Prabath Jayasuriya3 (16b)
- Ajaz Patel29-7-90-6
- Tim Southee15-4-31-0
SaraT: "who will bundle out 1st !l? SL or BAN ?"
CBRLS Kumara c Williamson b Patel 0 (3m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
RTM Mendis lbw b Patel 1 (37m 18b 0x4 0x6) SR: 5.55
END OF OVER:91 | 2 Runs | SL: 301/7
- Prabath Jayasuriya3 (16b)
- Ramesh Mendis1 (17b)
- Tim Southee15-4-31-0
- Ajaz Patel28-6-90-4
