Colombo: After bowling out Sri Lanka for 244, New Zealand scored 196 runs for the loss of four wickets on day three of the second Test at P Sara Oval Stadium here on Saturday.
Jeet Raval and Tom Latham opened the innings for New Zealand but the former was dismissed early by Dilruwan Perera. Raval was sent to pavilion on a duck as Dhananjay de Silva caught him at slip.
Skipper Kane Williamson and Latham played cautiously and built a stand of 33 runs before Williamson's (20) wicket claimed by Lahiru Kumara.
Ross Taylor and Henry Nicholls played a brief knock of 23 and 15 runs before they were sent back to the pavilion.
Latham scored a ton and playing at a score of 111 with BJ Watling (25*), both built an unbeaten partnership of 70 runs. New Zealand was at 196 for the loss of four wickets at the end of play on day three.
Earlier, Sri Lanka resumed their batting from 144/6 and added 100 runs to the scoreboard before they were bundled out for 244.
For New Zealand, Boult scalped three wickets while Southee took four wickets.
