Sri Lankan cricketer Thilan Samaraweera, left, bats as New Zealand's Daniel Flynn looks on during the first day of the second test cricket match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photo Eranga Jayawardena/AP.
Mahela Jayawardene was unbeaten on 79 and Thilan Samaraweera was not out 78, the pair having already added 147 for the fourth wicket.
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori took two of the three wickets to fall enabling him to complete the 300-wicket 3000-run test cricket double.
He had two for 65 from 30 overs at the close; seamer Iain O'Brien was the other successful bowler with one for 52 from 16.
