The
Kiwis
were
put
into
bat
by
Sri
Lanka
and
made
a
decent
start
with
Tom
Latham
(21
runs
off
73
balls)
and
Devon
Conway
(78
runs
off
108
balls).
But
after
losing
both
the
openers,
Williamson
and
Nicholls
batted
exquisitely
and
thwarted
the
Lankan
bowling.
The
pair
stitched
a
gigantic
partnership
of
363
runs
as
both
of
them
notched
double
centuries.
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Kane
Williamson
scores
28th
Test
hundred
Kane
Williamson
scored
his
28th
Test
hundred
and
went
on
to
complete
his
double
hundred.
The
former
New
Zealand
skipper
scored
215
runs
off
296
balls,
which
was
comprised
of
23
fours
and
2
sixes.
The
32-year-old
has
continued
his
terrific
form
as
his
double
hundred
comes
on
the
back
of
his
unbeaten
121-run
inning
in
the
2nd
innings
of
the
first
Test,
where
the
Kiwi
batter
helped
his
team
to
win
the
Test
match
on
the
very
last
ball
of
the
match.
The
Kiwi
stalwart
also
completed
8000
runs
in
Tests
for
New
Zealand
in
the
match,
and
is
the
highest
run-scorer
for
the
Blackcaps
in
the
format.
Henry
Nicholls
gets
maiden
double
hundred
Henry
Nicholls
was
the
partner
in
crime
for
Williamson.
In
a
fantastic
partnership,
Nicholls
was
the
aggressor
as
the
pair
scored
the
runs
at
a
brisk
pace.
Nicholls
completed
his
9th
Test
century
and
continued
his
merry
way
to
get
his
maiden
double
century.
The
31-year-old
was
unbeaten
on
200
off
240
balls
(15
fours,
4
sixes)
when
the
Kiwis
decided
to
declare
their
inning.
A
maiden
double
hundred
in
Tests
for
Henry
Nicholls
–
a
perfect
No.5
for
New
Zealand
in
this
format.200*
in
just
240
balls
with
15
fours
and
4
sixes.pic.twitter.com/v71bxlqu2V
—
Mufaddal
Vohra
(@mufaddal_vohra)March
18,
2023
Sri
Lanka
are
in
trouble
as
they
have
lost
two
early
wickets
at
the
fag
end
of
the
2nd
day’s
play.
Oshada
Fernando
(6)
and
Kusal
Mendis
(0)
are
back
in
the
hut
and
the
visitors
will
be
heading
into
a
crucial
day
on
Sunday
as
any
further
slip
can
have
devastating
ramifications
for
them.
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