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Conway’s 78 takes Kiwis to 155-2 vs Sri Lanka on rain-truncated day

Updated on: 18 March,2023 07:47 AM IST  |  Wellington
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Conway fell short of a hundred as he was caught and bowled by Dhananjaya de Silva, who dived low to his right to get both hands on a superb catch, to end a thrilling 108-ball knock.

Conway’s 78 takes Kiwis to 155-2 vs Sri Lanka on rain-truncated day

Devon Conway

Devon Conway’s blistering 78 helped hosts New Zealand race to 155-2 against Sri Lanka at the end of a rain-delayed opening day of the second Test on Friday in Wellington. Conway fell short of a hundred as he was caught and bowled by Dhananjaya de Silva, who dived low to his right to get both hands on a superb catch, to end a thrilling 108-ball knock. 


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First-Test hero Kane Williamson was unbeaten on 26 alongside Henry Nicholls on 18 when bad light stopped play at the Basin Reserve after Sri Lanka won the toss and put New Zealand in to bat in blustery conditions. “I was gutted to get out when I did, I had put in all the hard work,” Conway said.


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