At the end of the third day of the first Test between the visiting New Zealand teams and the Sri Lankan team, Sri Lanka was in a strong position after scoring 234 runs for the loss of four wickets in its second innings.
The Sri Lankan team, who batted first in the match, went for three hundred and five runs. Kamidu Mendis scored 117 runs and Kusal Mendis scored 50 runs, Ajaz Potel scored 60 runs and 2 wickets and Glenn Phillips 2 wickets for 52 runs.
New Zealand scored 340 runs in reply. According to the score of the first innings, New Zealand was ahead by 35 points.
Sri Lanka had scored 237 runs for 4 wickets when they finished the match in their second over. Dimuth Karunaratne 83, Dinesh Chandimal 61 runs. Will O’Rook 5 wickets for 37 while bowling