New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Wellington, 17-21 March, 2023

And around they go again.

T1 was great.

Snoozers not living up to their name with back-to-back thrillers. Will SL have it in them to put up another performance? While the prospect of them being in the world’s top two was a bit of a stretch, it has highlighted that they’re no pushovers wherever they play, and despite no real superstars they’re perhaps the strongest they’ve been since the end of the Chuck/Jaya/Sanga era.

Only 48 overs on the first day
New Zealand 2/155
Devon Conway 78

300 partnership up between Williamson and Nicholls.

It’s not the Sheep to the slaughter.

lardbucket wrote:300 partnership up between Williamson and Nicholls.

It’s not the Sheep to the slaughter.

There’s bite in the two tooth mutton

lardbucket wrote:300 partnership up between Williamson and Nicholls.

It’s not the Sheep to the slaughter.

Yikes!!

Apparently* KW and Nicholls are only the 8th pair in the history of Test cricket to have shared two 300+ partnerships at Test level

Sri Lanka in desperate straits

The thought of Lanka winning this series 2-0 was always folly.

Snoozers did look fragile early on, but to lose it at home would have been a major failure even given recent form.

SL at least put up a fight second time around.