Kiwis bat whole day to score 437/5

by Ranjan ANANDAPPA

The touring New Zealand cricketers had adequate batting practice when they rattled up 437 for the loss of 7 wickets against a Sri Lanka Cricket Development Squad XI on the second day of their three day match at the Colts Cricket Club Grounds Havelock Park yesterday.

The SLC Development Squad XI were dismissed for 159 on the first day and the Kiwis were 43 for 1 overnight. The run fiesta was headed by the skipper Daniel Vittori who remained unbeaten on 96 facing 117 deliveries with nine fours and two sixes. Daniel Flynn the unbeaten overnight batsman (16) extended his score to 75 with ten fours facing 127 balls while Ross Taylor (93) with 11 fours, Jesse Ryder (48) and Brendon McCullum (78) with five fours and two sixes facing 97 balls made useful contributions. Skipper Jeevan Mendis was the most successful bowler taking 4 for 73 off 23 overs.

SRI LANKA CD SQUAD XI - 1ST INNINGS 159 

NEW ZEALAND - 1ST INNINGS
(43 for 1 overnight)

Tim McIntosh lbw b Paranavithana 		 21
Martin Guptil c Paranavithana b Laksitha 	 06
Daniel Flynn lbw b S. Senanayake 		 75
Ross Taylor lbw b J. Mendis 			 93
Jesse Ryder lbw b Mendis 			 48
Brendon McCullum b Mendis 			 78
Jacob Oram lbw b Mendis 			 00
Daniel Vittori not out 				 96
Jeetan Patel not out 				 07
Extras 						 13
Total (for 7 wickets) 				437

Fall of wickets: 9, 51, 160, 253, 258, 258, 413.

Bowling: Maharoof 5-0-14-0, Lakshitha 20-3-65-2, Amarasinghe 14-2-55-0, 
		Senanayake 27-4-114-1, Pathirana 20-1-91-0, Mendis 23-3-73-4, 
		Paranavithana 5-0-20-0.