Kamindu’s hundred steers Sri Lanka to 305

Kamindu Mendis maintained his red-hot form and struck a majestic 114 to power hosts Sri Lanka to 305 in the first innings of the first test against New Zealand in Galle.

Electing to bat in the first match of the two-test series, Sri Lanka slumped to 106-4 but Kamindu’s fourth test hundred ensured the hosts breached the 300-mark.

New Zealand speedster William O’Rourke (5-55) hectored the Sri Lankan top order bowling with unbridled aggression. Dimuth Karunaratne (two) was done in by the extra bounce O’Rourke generated while Pathum Nissanka (27) succumbed to a searing yorker.

--Agencies