New Zealand have strengthen their hold on the first Test on day 3 with a lead of 308 runs with nine wickets in hand and two days still remaining in the game.
Karunaratne and Chandimal led the Sri Lankan fight back as the visitors still trail the hosts by 234 runs after day two in Dunedin. In contrast with day one where the runs were scored at a brisk rate by New Zealand and wickets also fallen
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 2015 1st Test: Under normal circumstances, when one does a preview of a new series, the recent form of the teams is often taken into consideration.