All-round Sri Lanka tighten grip

Aug 28, 2009

New Zealand failed to recover from their overnight position of 159 for 5, when they lost Brendon McCullum for 18•AFP

Tillakaratne Dilshan was amongst the wickets when he had the captain Daniel Vettori caught for 23•AFP

Sangakkara had Mahela Jayawardene for company as Sri Lanka extended their lead •AFP

Their hopes clung to Ross Taylor, who was quite frustrated after falling for 81•AFP

Muttiah Muralitharan took the final wicket as New Zealand conceded a lead of 182•AFP

Sangakkara piled on the agony for the tourists with a stroke-filled fifty•AFP

Dilshan was his usual aggressive self•AFP

Heavy rain interrupted proceedings and play was called off for the day, but the hosts had accumulated a 339-run lead•ESPNcricinfo Ltd