(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –New Zealand and Sri Lanka drew the first cricket test Wednesday:
Sri Lanka, 1st Innings 282 (Angelo Mathews 83, Niroshan Dickwella 80 not out, Dimuth Karunaratne 79; Tim Southee 6-68) and 2nd Innings 287-3 (Kusal Mendis 141 not out, Angelo Mathews 120 not out; Tim Southee 2-52) drew with New Zealand, 1st Innings 578 (Tom Latham 264 not out, Kane Williamson 91, Ross Taylor 50, Henry Nicholls 50; Lahiru Kumara 4-127).
(Courtesy Associated Press)
