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On Day 4, Tim Southee made blows at either end at the P Sara Oval on Wednesday to give New Zealand a terrific start to their push for a series-leveling victory on day five. Sri Lanka has to chase 363 after the tourists declared at 194 for 9. But Southee and Doug Bracewell reduced the hosts to 47 for 4 when bad light forced early stumps.
The day began with Southee and Trent Boult claiming the last four wickets to bundle out Sri Lanka for 244, giving New Zealand a lead of 168. Thilan Samaraweera (76) and Suraj Randiv (39) extended stand of 97 ended early in the morning session. Boult removed the overnight pair while Southee removed Nuwan Kulasekera to finish with 5 for 62. The last man out was Rangana Herath, giving Boult 4 for 42.
New Zealand’s second innings also began poorly. Shaminda Eranga had Martin Guptill (11) caught in the gully by Dilshan and then Herath had Brendon McCullum (35) stumped for his seventh wicket of the match. Till lunch, New Zealand were 59 for 2 with 227 runs lead.
Kulasekara then had Williamson edging to first slip for 18. The very next ball, he trapped Daniel Flynn lbw for 0. Herath then made it three wickets in four balls when van Wyk, batting on a pair, was caught at short leg for 0. Herath now, at the top of the bowlers’ list for 2012, with 54 wickets to Graeme Swann’s 53.
At 75 for 5, New Zealand’s lead was 243 with five wickets in hand. Taylor and the debutant Todd Astle played confidently and patiently. Afterwards, Randiv broke the 97-run stand for the sixth wicket by having Astle caught at short midwicket for 35. Then Herath removed Bracewell for 1 and afterwards Taylor was run out for 75. Patel’s dismissal for 0 to Randiv prompted Taylor to declare at 194 for 9.
In hosts’ 2nd innings, having taken his fifth wicket early in day to help New Zealand claim the last four Sri Lankan wickets for 19 runs, Southee dismissed the home team’s openers very early. Tharanga Paranavitana departure gave Southee his sixth wicket of the match. Off the last ball of Southee’s fourth over, Tillakaratne Dilshan edged behind for 14. Bracewell then bowled Kumar Sangakkara for 16, and in his next got Mahela Jayawardene edging to wicketkeeper.
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