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Lanka take control over NZ with sensible batting

Updated On: 21 September, 2024 08:59 AM IST | Galle | AP | PTI

Half-centuries from former captains Dimuth Karunaratne (83) and Dinesh Chandimal (61) steadied the Sri Lankan innings after Pathum Nissanka fell cheaply in the third over

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Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne plays a shot during the third day of the first Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle. Pic/AFP

Sri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne plays a shot during the third day of the first Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle. Pic/AFP

After a tense battle to open the first Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, the hosts are in control as they finished Day Three at 237-4 to lead by 202 runs with six wickets in hand.

Half-centuries from former captains Dimuth Karunaratne (83) and Dinesh Chandimal (61) steadied the Sri Lankan innings after Pathum Nissanka fell cheaply in the third over. 

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