Wellington: In the 2nd innings of the 2nd Test against New Zealand, Sri Lanka are struggling to avoid defeat after scoring 113 runs for the loss of 2 wickets.
The Sri Lankan team is touring New Zealand. New Zealand won the first Test and took a 1-0 lead in the series.
In this case, the 2nd Test match started in Wellington on the 17th. The New Zealand team, who played first, declared 580 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the first innings. Kane Williamson scored 215 and Henry Nicholls scored 200 runs.
After playing the first innings, the Sri Lankan team scored 26 runs for the loss of 2 wickets at the end of the 2nd day. In this case, the 3rd day’s match was held yesterday.
The Sri Lankan team continued to play and were bowled out for 164 runs in the first innings and got a follow-on. Captain Karunaratne scored the highest score of 89 runs in the team. Matt Henry and Bracewell took 3 wickets each.
After playing the 2nd innings, the Sri Lankan team scored 113 runs for the loss of 2 wickets at the end of the game and is struggling to avoid defeat. Oshada Fernando scored 5 runs and Karunaratne 51 runs.
Kusal Mendis scored 50 runs and Angelo Mathews scored one run. The Sri Lankan team will play the 4th day match today with 303 runs behind.