Kamindu reached his fifth Test fifty off 73 balls, keeping the scoreboard ticking with well-timed boundaries, including a productive over against ajaz patel

New Zealand Takes Control in Galle

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Just before tea, Mathews was dismissed by Will O'Rourke, who had also contributed earlier by dismissing both openers, including Pathum Nissanka with a stunning yorker