COLOMBO, June 10: New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns took four for 58 to put the Kiwis in a commanding position against Sri Lanka on the first day of the third and final Test, here, today.Scoreboard
Sri Lanka (1st innings): Sanath Jayasuriya c Young b Cairns 13, Marvan Atapattu c Vettori b Wiseman 48, D Jayewardene c Parore b Cairns 16, Aravinda de Silva c Spearman b Cairns 4, Arjuna Ranatunga run out 4, Hashan Tillekeratne c Young b McMillan 43, Romesh Kaluwitharana b McMillan 28, Kumara Dharmasena c Parore b Cairns 11, Pramodaya Wickremasinghe batting 20, N Bandaratilake batting 4. Extras (b 1, lb 8): 9. Total (for eight wickets): 200
Fall of wickets: 1-23, 2-52, 3-56, 4-70, 5-102, 6-156, 7-163, 8-196
Bowling: Cairns 16-1-58-4, Vettori 24-7-50-0, Priest 24-11-35-0, Wiseman 10-4-21-1, McMillan 12-5-27-2
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