7.42pm  We are back for the chase! New Zealand players are making their way out to the middle now and spread out to take their respective field positions. Pathum Nissanka and Avishka Fernando are the two openers for Sri Lanka. Mitchell Santner takes the new ball himself and will start proceedings here. Here we go...

7.42pm  ... THE RUN CHASE ...

7.26pm  New Zealand will feel they're at least 30 runs short of what could have been a competitive total. They'll need early wickets now if they are to put pressure on the hosts. Sri Lanka on the other hand, will back themselves to chase this down. Join us in a bit for the second essay.

7.20pm  Sadeera Samarawickrama is up for a quick chat. He says that it was a pretty good fielding effort from the team. Adds that it is tough out there with the dew but everyone worked hard and it is showing. Mentions that he takes his fielding very seriously and always tries to improve on that. Says that their fielding coach, Upul Chandana was a great fielder in his time and he wants them to stop at lease 15-20 in each game and grab a few half-chances as well.

7.19pm  After losing 4 wickets for below 100, Mark Chapman and Mitchell Hay batted brilliantly and revived the New Zealand innings. When they were batting, 250 looked possible. However, Fernando in the 37th over managed to get Chapman and Michael Bracewell and from then on, the lower order crumbled too.

7.17pm  A really good performance with the ball by Sri Lanka! They really made the Kiwis work hard for their runs and also managed to take timely wickets. It was the spinners who did a good job at the start. Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana and Jeffrey Vandersay really were good in the first phase of the innings. It was Asitha Fernando though who actually bowled the over which took his side right on top.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Maheesh Theekshana wraps things up and Mitchell Hay has been dismissed on 49. Flatter, full and around off, Hay goes down for the reverse sweep but misses as the ball passes very close to the bat and his gloves. There is a huge appeal by the Lankans and they look confident as there is a small noise. However, the umpire says no. Charith Asalanka takes the review, UtraEdge shows a spike when the ball is close to the gloves and the on-field call is overturned. To be fair, even before the decision came on the big screen, Hay started to walk back, and only the umpire was on the field to raise his finger. New Zealand have been bowled out for 209!
Mitchell Hay (wk) c K Mendis b M Theekshana 49 (62b 4x4 0x6)