NZ v SL Test Day 3: New Zealand got 20 Runs Lead in the First Innings Thanks to Darryl Mitchell’s Century

New Delhi, Sports Desk. By the end of the third day’s play of the first Test match being played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Christchurch, Sri Lanka scored 83 runs losing 3 wickets. Blair Tickner took all three wickets for New Zealand. Tickner dismissed Oshada Fernando, captain Dimuth Karunaratna and Kusal Mendis.

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Daryl Mitchell scored a century for New Zealand in the first innings. Thanks to Mitchell’s brilliant century, New Zealand scored 373 runs in the first innings. In the second innings, the hosts got a lead of 20 runs. Please tell that Sri Lanka scored 355 runs in the first innings.

Darryl Mitchell Scored a Brilliant Half-Century

By the end of the second day’s play, New Zealand had scored 162 runs losing 5 wickets. On the third day, Darryl Mitchell not only took the innings forward with the tail batsmen, but also scored a brilliant century. Darryl Mitchell played a brilliant inning of 102 runs. Mitchell shared a 72-run partnership with Matt Henry off 75 balls. In the first innings, New Zealand took a 20-run lead against Sri Lanka.

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Mitchell Handled New Zealand’s Batting

During the first innings, the Sri Lankan bowlers completely troubled the New Zealand batsmen. However, Mitchell not only rescued New Zealand’s batting but the hosts also took the lead. Regarding his brilliant innings, Mitchell said, the happiness of scoring a century for the country has increased a lot. He said that I am happy that I scored runs for the team and our bowlers also bowled very well today.

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Dimuth Karunaratne Played a Half-Century in the First Innings

Batting in the first day’s play, the Sri Lankan team had scored 305 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. At the same time, in the second day’s play, the Sri Lankan team got a shock in the form of 316 runs in the beginning in the form of Dhananjay de Silva, who returned to the pavilion after scoring 46 runs with the help of 5 fours and 1 six. Captain Dimuth Karunaratne played a half-century innings for Sri Lanka in the first innings, while Kusal Mendis played a fiery inning of 87 runs and contributed significantly to the team’s score.