Kane Williamson: Two Batsmen Double Century In New Zealand Team On The Same Day.. Sri Lankan Bowlers Raised Their Hands

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test: The New Zealand team is continuing its momentum in the second Test in a row on its home soil. The New Zealand team, which recently won the first test against Sri Lanka at Christchurch by 2 wickets, is showing its strength in the second test which is currently being held in Wellington. On Saturday, the second day of the match, the New Zealand team declared the first innings with 580/4. After that, the Sri Lankan team, who played the first innings, stood at 26/2 at the end of the game today. Dimuth Karunaratne (16 batting) and Prabhat Jayasuriya (4) are currently at the crease. The Lankan team is still 554 runs behind New Zealand in the first innings.

Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson (215: 23×4, 2×6 off 296 balls) and Henry Nicholas (200: 15×4, 1×6 off 240 balls) were the highlight of the match today. The pair put on a partnership of 363 runs for the third wicket. Both of them also completed double centuries in this sequence. Williamson was dismissed at the team’s score of 481. Soon after, Henry Nicholas completed a double century. After that, New Zealand’s innings was declared by the captain of the team, Tim Southee.

After that, the Sri Lankan team who played the first innings faced severe setbacks in the beginning. Opener Fernando (6) and Kushal Mendis (0) were dismissed for single digit scores. But skipper Karuna Ratne, who was careful not to lose another wicket along with Prabhat Jayasuriya, who came next, ended the day with 26/2. In terms of records, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Ricky Ponting have recorded six double centuries in Tests so far. Kane Williamson also joined the list recently.

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