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Sri Lanka. Prabath Jayasuriya 2/108 (34) Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Live Score: New Zealand. Glenn Phillips 5 (2) Daryl Mitchell 54 (75)

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Rookie New Zealand fast bowler William O'Rourke took 5-55 to help dismiss Sri Lanka for 305 on the second morning of the first Test on Thursday in Galle. A century by Kamindu Mendis, his fourth from seven Test appearances,

Raised up the order to score even more runs, prolific middle-order batter Kamindu Mendis struck a fine hundred on Wednesday to rescue Sri Lanka from a precarious position as the hosts reached 302-7 at stumps on Day 1 of the first test against New Zealand.

Kamindu Mendis hit his fourth Test hundred, first in Sri Lanka, as the hosts went past 300 on a hard-fought day of Test cricket in Galle. Fast bowler William O'Rourke was the pick of the BlackCaps bowling unit on a spin-friendly surface.