Herath frustrates New Zealand

Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath grabbed four wickets as Sri Lanka pushed New Zealand towards a massive defeat in the second Test on Saturday

Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath grabbed four wickets as Sri Lanka pushed New Zealand towards a massive defeat in the second Test on Saturday.

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The Kiwis, battling for survival after being set an improbable victory target of 494 runs, slumped to 182-6 in their second knock by close of the fourth day's play. Jacob Oram was unbeaten on seven and skipper Daniel Vettori was on five.

New Zealand coach Andy Moles lashed out at his batsmen, saying watching them gift away their wickets was "very disappointing and very frustrating."

"In all honesty, we failed today," said Moles. "These are very talented cricketers but they make the same mistakes over and over again."