Chameera produces career-best return as New Zealand ‘struggle’

Sri Lanka fail to reach 300 again

Top: Tournament committee pose for a group photo, (above), winners during the award ceremony. HAMILTON, New Zealand, Dec 19, (RTRS): Paceman Dushmantha Chameera took career-best figures with aggressive short-pitched bowling to give Sri Lanka a slight advantage at the close of play on the second day of the second Test against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Saturday.

Doug Bracewell was unbeaten on 30 with Neil Wagner dismissed for 17 with two balls remaining in the day’s play as the hosts finished on 232 for nine, 60 runs behind Sri Lanka’s first innings of 292.

Chameera had sparked a top-order collapse

Rangana Herath of Sri Lanka bowls during day two of the International Test cricket match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Dec 19. (AFP)