The second National Bank Test is intriguingly poised after the BLACKCAPS ended the day on 66 for four in reply to Sri Lanka’s 268 at the Basin Reserve. 
(pictured) took three wickets in the morning session, with emulating him in the afternoon and cleaning up the tail.
In-form batsman Kumar Sangakkara was again on song, posting another unbeaten century - 156 from 192 balls – to dominate the tourists’ innings once more.
Sangakkara converted his second not-out hundred in consecutive innings, supported by Chamara Silva’s maiden Test half-century, to bolster the score after Mahela Jayawardene elected to bat once again.
Martin’s three early wickets unsettled the visitors, leaving them 41 for three within the first hour.
After Martin took the Sri Lankan top three, Sangakkara and Chamara Kapugedera put on 40 before removed the latter, taking a catch at slip.
Oram later picked up an injury in the field, while Sangakkara and Silva steadied their nerves by lunch, scoring 74 and 18 respectively to post 112 for four.
The newcomer followed his debut pair with a well paced knock of 61 before James Franklin ended the century fifth-wicket stand after the meal break, courtesy of a trademark slip catch from .
Vettori trapped Prasanna Jayawardene (25) lbw with the last ball before tea, and helped dismiss the tail in the evening session, finishing with figures of three for 53.
Openers (13) and put on 30 before the former was the victim of an unfortunate ricochet off Farheez Maharoof in the 10th over.
How followed six balls later, trapped lbw by Lasith Malinga, and he also claimed the key wicket of Fleming, without scoring, in the 13th, caught behind by Prasanna Jayawardene.
The evening session ended, like the afternoon, with a wicket, as was bowled by Malinga for 17, leaving Sinclair unbeaten on six, the match open and setting up a fascinating weekend’s cricket in Wellington.
