O'Rourke fifer bundles out Sri Lanka in rain-curtailed session
William O'Rourke bagged his second Test fifer © AFP
In a heavily curtailed opening session on Day 2 of the first Test in Galle, New Zealand managed to limit Sri Lanka to 305 thanks to William O'Rourke's five-wicket haul. New Zealand were 5/0, having played only one over when rain forced the players off the field again and the officials decided to call an early Lunch.
Sri Lanka, who started the day at 302/7, lost Prabath Jayasuriya in the third over of the morning as Ajaz Patel trapped him in front. Following the wicket, it began to rain and led to a delay of 45 minutes. Soon after resumption, O'Rourke accounted for Ramesh Mendis (lbw) and Asitha Fernando (bowled) as Sri Lanka could add only three runs to their overnight total at the cost of three wickets.
Tom Latham got off the mark with a single off Fernando while Devon Conway struck a boundary for his first runs. The players, though, had to rush to the pavilion as it began to rain again. Lunch was taken at 12:00 PM Local time, with revised timings for the rest of the day - Tea at 3:10 PM and Stumps at 6:00 PM, conditions permitting.
Brief scores: Sri Lanka 305 (Kamindu Mendis 114, Kusal Mendis 50; William O'Rourke 5-55, Glenn Phillips 2-52, Ajaz Patel 2-60) lead New Zealand 5/0 by 300 runs.
In a heavily curtailed opening session on Day 2 of the first Test in Galle, New Zealand managed to limit Sri Lanka to 305 thanks to William O'Rourke's five-wicket haul. New Zealand were 5/0, having played only one over when rain forced the players off the field again and the officials decided to call an early Lunch.
Sri Lanka, who started the day at 302/7, lost Prabath Jayasuriya in the third over of the morning as Ajaz Patel trapped him in front. Following the wicket, it began to rain and led to a delay of 45 minutes. Soon after resumption, O'Rourke accounted for Ramesh Mendis (lbw) and Asitha Fernando (bowled) as Sri Lanka could add only three runs to their overnight total at the cost of three wickets.
Tom Latham got off the mark with a single off Fernando while Devon Conway struck a boundary for his first runs. The players, though, had to rush to the pavilion as it began to rain again. Lunch was taken at 12:00 PM Local time, with revised timings for the rest of the day - Tea at 3:10 PM and Stumps at 6:00 PM, conditions permitting.
Brief scores: Sri Lanka 305 (Kamindu Mendis 114, Kusal Mendis 50; William O'Rourke 5-55, Glenn Phillips 2-52, Ajaz Patel 2-60) lead New Zealand 5/0 by 300 runs.
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