New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 2 - Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal show determination

The second day was an attritional one, but it was never short of intense. The second session of the day was a treat to watch. The New Zealand pace bowlers kept on bowling with a relentless accuracy and movement, but hardly could fetch a wicket. The Lankan heroes were Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal, who exhibited patience and the skill to survive a testing session.

Apart from determination and astute defence, the correctness in back lift and countering the swing with soft hands aided them to travel through that critical period where the fall of few more wickets might have triggered a collapse. It was not an extravagant days of cricket, but one for the lovers of Test match cricket.  

Thank You

Faisal Caesar