Live Score: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 2nd Test Day 1

Ajaz Patel to Dinesh Chandimal, No run.

Ajaz Patel to Dinesh Chandimal, No run.

Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run.

Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne, Dropped a bit short around off, turning back in, Karunaratne backs away and punches it through the cover region before racing back for the second run. Positive running this from Sri Lanka.

Ajaz Patel to Dinesh Chandimal, Flighted up on the stumps, sliding on, Dinesh Chandimal comes forward and pushes the ball firmly through mid off for one more.

Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne, Tossed up around off, Karunaratne skips down the pitch and drives it down to long on for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Dinesh Chandimal, Tidy first over from Santner. Pushed through flatter and around off, Dinesh Chandimal rocks back to keep this one out.

Mitchell Santner to Dinesh Chandimal, On a length and sliding it into middle and leg, Chandimal presses back a touch and plays it down the pitch.

Mitchell Santner to Dinesh Chandimal, Nagging length around off, flighted up, Dinesh Chandimal strides across to make the block.

Mitchell Santner to Dinesh Chandimal, On a length and around off, dropping late on the batter, Chandimal manages to keep it out.

Mitchell Santner to Dinesh Chandimal, Around the wicket to the right-hander, tosses it up onto middle, Dinesh Chandimal strides out to defend.

Mitchell Santner to Dimuth Karunaratne, Starts from over the wicket and drifts it down the pads, Karunaratne nudges it away around the corner for a single.

Ajaz Patel to Dinesh Chandimal, Floats it up fuller now on off, Dinesh Chandimal looks for the cover drive but ends up getting it off the inner half of the blade.

Ajaz Patel to Dinesh Chandimal, And again! Drifting in on a fuller length, Chandimal defends it off the front foot.

Ajaz Patel to Dinesh Chandimal, Drifted into middle and just turning away, Dinesh Chandimal leans on to defend.

Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne, Flighted up on the stumps, Karunaratne comes forward and flicks it away towards wide long on for a single.

Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne, Beaten! Nagging length around off, sliding straight on with the arm, Karunaratne stays back and jabs at it but is beaten.

Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne, Floated up on a length around off, turning back in, Karunaratne gets across and tucks it away to the leg side.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, Length ball, just drifting into the pads, Dinesh Chandimal clips it away a bit uppishly and wide of the man at short mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, Top delivery! The attempted inswinger, just a tad full on off and darting back in, Dinesh Chandimal presents the full face of the bat and blocks it off.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! That is nicely played! Banged in well short around off, Dinesh Chandimal hops and gets nicely on top of the bounce before slapping the ball down into the turf and through point for four more runs.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, Drags the length back bowling it around the top of off and middle, Dinesh Chandimal blocks it down the pitch.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, EDGED AND FOUR! Floated up full and outside off, Dinesh Chandimal goes for the expensive drive and gets a big outside edge that goes between first slip and gully for a boundary. 50 up for Sri Lanka as well.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, Good length on off, targeting the stumps, Dinesh Chandimal solidly blocks this one out.

Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne, Floated up on off, Karunaratne manages to block this one out.

Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne, Karunaratne doesn't seem comfortable against the left-arm spinner. Tossed up wide of the off stump again, Karunaratne sits down for the slog sweep but gets nowhere near the ball.

Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne, Oh, deary me! Dimuth Karunaratne gets another life now as Tom Blundell has fumbled the stumping opportunity. Lovely bit of flight from Ajaz Patel, tossing it up outside off, Karunaratne uses his feet but gets yorked and Blundell goes at it with hard hands and fails to collect the ball.

Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne, Dropped just a bit short on off, Karunaratne blocks it off the back foot.

Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne, Much better from Patel! The arm ball now, on a length outside off and just sliding back on, Karunaratne is tentative to have a poke at it and is beaten past the outside edge.

Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne, FOUR! Streaky but no risk involved there. Too short and wide, Dimuth Karunaratne rocks back to cut and gets it more of the outside edge and down to deep third for a boundary.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, Another inswinger, starting on middle and angling in, Dinesh Chandimal falls over a bit and plays it to mid on.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, On a good length and on off, blocked off the front foot by Chandimal.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, Floated up on the stumps, still some movement in the air, Dinesh Chandimal watches it well and just flicks it away to mid-wicket.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, Length ball yet again, around off stump, Chandimal gets halfway forward and eases it towards cover.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, On a good length, attacking the stumps, Chandimal watchfully blocks it off.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Pitched up full and on middle, slanting back in, Dinesh Chandimal gets the front leg out of the way and flicks it uppishly in front of square leg for a boundary.

Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne, Beaten! Flatter delivery, pushed through outside off, Karunaratne backs away and has a poke at it but misses.

Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne, Flighted ball outside off, Karunaratne comes down the pitch and just defends the ball wide of the bowler.

Ajaz Patel to Dinesh Chandimal, Tossed up on a length and on off, Dinesh Chandimal eases it down to long off and turns the strike over.

Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne, Nagging length again around off, this one turns back in, Karunaratne is caught on the back foot and gets an inside edge behind square leg for a single.

Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne, Nagging length, pushed through a bit quicker and outside off, Karunaratne gets across to cover the line but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne, Dropped short on off and middle, Karunaratne gets across and pushes it down in front of mid-wicket.

William O'Rourke to Dinesh Chandimal, Excellent fielding! Nagging length around off, nibbling away, Dinesh Chandimal gets forward and just opens the bat face at the last moment to guide it down to deep third. The fielder from gully chases it down and saves a couple of runs for his side.

William O'Rourke to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Beauty! Full and wide outside off, Dinesh Chandimal plants the front leg right across and gets a good stride in before creaming the drive through cover-point for a boundary. These two starting to look comfortable at the crease now.

William O'Rourke to Dimuth Karunaratne, Short of a length and at the pads, Karunaratne hops and tucks it away in front of square leg for one more.