da roleta： New Zealand’s build up for the test series starting on Friday continues togo well with the bowlers…
Wisden CricInfo24-Aug-2005New Zealand’s build up for the test series starting on Friday continues togo well with the bowlers, especially the spinners, producing a workmanlikeperformance on Monday against a Sri Lanka A side full of players anxious tocatch the eye of the watching selectors.Daniel Vettori, the Black Caps key left-arm spinner in the two-test series,and Paul Wiseman, the 32-year-old off-spinner, shared five wickets as SriLanka A were bowled out for 284 on a flat Nondescripts Cricket Club pitch.The Kiwi openers, Mark Richardson and Matt Horne, survived the sevenovers till the close, although Nandika Ranjith, a left-arm swing bowler witha burgeoning reputation, ensured a competitive end to the day with threeprobing overs with the new ball.Test aspirants Michael Vandort, who opened the innings, Naveed Nawaz andRussel Arnold all missed opportunities to catch the of the watchingselectors, who are mulling over the final make-up of the test side.Tillakaratne Dilshan, the right-handed number three who has an outsidechance of being selected, provided the only substantial contribution amongstthe top order, a patient 39 from 87 balls, but even he would have beendisappointed with his dismissal as he clipped a catch to mid on.In the end, Sri Lanka A, having slipped to 179 for seven, were rescued bylegspinning allrounder Upul Chandana – another name swirling around theselectorial hat – and Sahan Wijeratne, a promising 18-year-old batsman, thepair adding 80 runs for the eighth wicket.Chandana breezed to the only half-century of the day, hitting fours in his62-ball 55, whilst the right-handed Wijeratne scored an unbeaten 38 from 85balls with three boundaries.Vettori finished with three wickets for 72 runs from his 19 overs whilstWiseman grabbed two for 63 from 16.3 overs. Shane Bond snatched two wicketsin the first half of the day.