<p class="title">New Zealand's spinners created problems for Sri Lanka on Thursday at a typically treacherous Galle wicket, dismissing Lahiru Thirimanne cheaply and nearly getting skipper Dimuth Karunaratne too.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sri Lanka went to lunch on day two of the first Test on 34 for one, trailing New Zealand by 215 runs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier Sri Lanka bundled out New Zealand for 249 as the tourists lost five quick wickets and added just 46 runs to their overnight score.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ross Taylor went for 86 on his first delivery of the day as he attempted a casual cut shot to a harmless delivery from seamer Suranga Lakmal and was caught behind.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mitchell Santner then shouldered arms to a Lakmal ball that nipped back and was trapped leg before wicket for 13.</p>.<p class="bodytext">William Somerville was given caught bat-pad to Akila Dananjaya but he successfully overturned the decision after a review to deny the off-spinner his sixth wicket.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tim Southee's promising innings was cut short when he was run out on 14 attempting a suicidal single.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Lakmal then removed Trent Boult and Ajaz Patel in successive deliveries to finish with figures of four for 29. He will be on a hat-trick when New Zealand resume their second innings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Thirimanne controversially picked ahead of former captain Dinesh Chandimal, made an early return to the pavilion after falling to a terrible shot.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Patel had replaced Boult from the Dutch Fort End and Thirimanne gave the left-arm spinner the charge but got nowhere near the pitch of the ball, missing it completely and Watling completed an easy stumping.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Two balls later, Karunaratne offered a chance to Taylor at first slip attempting a drive off Somerville but the fielder failed to hold onto the chance.</p>
<p class="title">New Zealand's spinners created problems for Sri Lanka on Thursday at a typically treacherous Galle wicket, dismissing Lahiru Thirimanne cheaply and nearly getting skipper Dimuth Karunaratne too.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Sri Lanka went to lunch on day two of the first Test on 34 for one, trailing New Zealand by 215 runs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Earlier Sri Lanka bundled out New Zealand for 249 as the tourists lost five quick wickets and added just 46 runs to their overnight score.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ross Taylor went for 86 on his first delivery of the day as he attempted a casual cut shot to a harmless delivery from seamer Suranga Lakmal and was caught behind.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mitchell Santner then shouldered arms to a Lakmal ball that nipped back and was trapped leg before wicket for 13.</p>.<p class="bodytext">William Somerville was given caught bat-pad to Akila Dananjaya but he successfully overturned the decision after a review to deny the off-spinner his sixth wicket.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tim Southee's promising innings was cut short when he was run out on 14 attempting a suicidal single.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Lakmal then removed Trent Boult and Ajaz Patel in successive deliveries to finish with figures of four for 29. He will be on a hat-trick when New Zealand resume their second innings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Thirimanne controversially picked ahead of former captain Dinesh Chandimal, made an early return to the pavilion after falling to a terrible shot.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Patel had replaced Boult from the Dutch Fort End and Thirimanne gave the left-arm spinner the charge but got nowhere near the pitch of the ball, missing it completely and Watling completed an easy stumping.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Two balls later, Karunaratne offered a chance to Taylor at first slip attempting a drive off Somerville but the fielder failed to hold onto the chance.</p>