NZ vs SL Day2: After a rain-disturbed first day in Wellington where Sri Lankan bowlers toiled hard t for 48 overs and the time till time bad likes came into play New Zealand manage to score 155 runs on the loss of 2 wickets. The first two sessions of the second day were a kind of bazball session for the New Zealand team as they scored 288 runs in the first two sessions at the run rate of 4.8.
Day 2 started with the hosts having the score of 155/2 and Kane Williamson 26 not out and Henry Nicholls on the crease, both batsmen were aggressive and optimist as they managed to score 149 runs in the first 34 overs and the run rate went to 5.49 in the second session of the day as discovered 139 runs in just 26 overs.
NZ vs SL Day2: Williamson and Nicholls hits Double tons for NZ
NZ vs SL Day2: Two double centuries from both batsman Henry Nicholls and Kane Williamson managed to put up a second-highest third-wicket stand of 363 runs against Sri Lanka and they did it with ease as the Sri Lankan bowlers and fielders were completely tired.
The poor fielding of Sri Lanka resulted in many dropped dismissals of New Zealand batters which also included the wicket of double Centurion Henry Nicholls. Sri Lankan fielders dropped two catches firstly when he was just starting his innings and the second one fell down when he was in his nervous 90s.
NZ vs SL Day2: The Duo added 363 runs for the 3rd wicket
NZ vs SL Day2: Both batsmen were scoring runs with a positive mindset and Williamson scored 90% of his runs in between long on and long off side, in the 112th over Prabath Jayasuriya managed to scalp the wicket of Williamson and then Daryll Mitchell struck some boundaries in order to increase the innings total.
The second day could have got worse for the tourists if The New Zealand skipper Southee wouldn’t declare the innings after Nicholls’s double-ton. Henry Nicholls only took 67 deliveries to reach his double ton, which cites the helplessness of Sri Lankan bowlers.
Almost every Sri Lankan bowler had an average economy of 4 and Lahiru Kumara topped the charts with 164 runs with an economy of almost 7.
NZ vs SL Day2: Sri Lanka lost 2 early wickets for just 26 runs
NZ vs SL Day2: The Sri Lankan batsman looked confused in the third session of the day instead of Saving the last session of the day. Matt Henry scalped the wickets of Oshada Fernando and Doug Bracewell managed to get one and Sri Lanka scored 26 runs with a loss of two wickets. New Zealand bowlers used a completely different strategy as they managed to give mostly no runs in the spell and the pressure gave two wickets in succession and the seamers also managed to get movement from the ball.
Kane Williamson hits 6th Double ton of his Test Career
NZ vs SL Day2: Kane Williamson manage to score a double ton consisting of 25 boundaries, the fab 4 batsman scored 215 runs in 296 deliveries which also led to many milestones. Kane Williamson became the first to score 8000 test runs for New Zealand. He also completed 17000 International runs. He is also the leading test runs scorer in 2023.
So far this year he has scored 556 runs with an average of 69.50 comprising 3 hundred and one double ton. Kane Williamson’s strike rate also grew almost twice in the morning time to 83 while earlier on day 1 it was just 37 which also tells his adaptiveness of him to the match conditions in Wellington.
NZ vs SL Day2: New Zealand has the upper hand
NZ vs SL Day2: The fate of the series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka hangs in the balance, with both teams’ performances set to play a crucial role in determining the outcome. If Sri Lanka can defy the odds and take the lead, they could turn the tables on New Zealand’s imminent victory.
The upcoming third day in Wellington is poised to be thrilling, with New Zealand keen to take swift wickets and secure both the match and the series. Sri Lanka will try to avoid another whitewash on New Zealand soil.
So that was all about the dominant performance by new Zealand against the young Srilankan team, Make sure to subscribe to our newsletter to get updates related to sports.
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