Southee to Karunaratne, no run, short of a good length and sliding down leg, past Karunaratne's flick and Blundell has to dive across to make the stop
1.6
William ORourke to Nissanka, 2 runs, on a good length and npping back into the right-hander, Nissanka leans across and skews a thick inside edge, behind square on the on-side and he scampers back for the second
1.5
William ORourke to Nissanka, no run
1.4
William ORourke to Nissanka, no run
1.3
William ORourke to Nissanka, no run, back of a length and just outside off - Nissanka rides the bounce and drops it onto his feet with soft hands
1.2
William ORourke to Nissanka, no run, short of a good length and angling into the right-hander, Nissanka jumps across and defends it to the on-side
1.1
William ORourke to Nissanka, no run
William ORourke, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
O'Rourke to share the new ball, three slips and a gully in place
0.6
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and shaping across the left-hander, left alone
0.5
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, edged, but Karunaratne was playing with low hands and the ball rolls through to gully - tad fuller and a hint of shape away from off, drew Karunaratne forward and opened him up with the angle
Two slips and a gully for Karunaratne
0.4
Southee to Karunaratne, 2 runs, tad too straight from Southee, on the pads and Karunaratne clips it backward of square on the on-side, comes back for the second run
0.3
Southee to Nissanka, leg byes, 1 run
0.2
Southee to Nissanka, no run
0.1
Southee to Nissanka, FOUR, streaky and four, nicely bowled by Southee, short of a good length and just outside off, some extra bounce and Nissanka squirts a thick inside edge on the flat-footed defensive push, past the leg-stump and runs away to the ropes
Nissanka and Karunaratne are at the crease. Nissanka is on strike. Southee will open the attack
The formalities are done and we're ready for Day 1 of the Test. New Zealand are in a huddle
The players and the match officials are out for the national anthems - New Zealand's first and followed by Sri Lanka
Tim Southee - We would have loved to bat, but this surface will play well for all 5 days. Two quicks and two spinners with some part-time options as well. It's nice to have some sunshine and the chance to play. A number of guys have been part of Tests here, we've had a couple of winms in Colombo, but it's always a tough place for us.
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