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SL make solid start

AFP, Colombo
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori became only the eighth player in history to achieve the double of 3,000 runs and 300 wickets as Sri Lanka made a steady start in the second Test on Wednesday.
The left-arm spinner, who has scored 3,329 runs, claimed his 300th wicket when he dismissed his Sri Lankan counterpart Kumar Sangakkara in the afternoon session of the first day's play.
Sangakkara, former captain Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera scored half-centuries as Sri Lanka went to stumps at 262-3 on a firm wicket that Vettori said "looked like a road" at the toss.
Jayawardene was unbeaten on 79 and Samaraweera was on 78, having shared a fourth-wicket stand of 147 after tight bowling by the Black Caps had kept the Sri Lankans on a tight leash.
When play began 30 minutes late due to a
wet outfield, Sri Lanka plodded to 146-3 by tea before Jayawardene and Samaraweera caned the second new ball in the final session to boost the total.
Vettori, 30, joined a select band of allrounders that includes Kapil Dev of India, Ian Botham of England, Richard Hadlee of New Zealand, Imran Khan of Pakistan, Shane Warne of Australia, Shaun Pollock of South Africa and Sri Lankan ChamindaVaas.
He is already the most successful left-arm spinner in history, having surpassed Englishman Derek Underwood's tally of 297 wickets in the first Test in Galle last week.
Vettori, who began the match with 298 wickets, had left-handed opener Tharanga Paranavitana (19) edging his second delivery to Ross Taylor in the slips.
Sri Lanka suffered a crucial blow in the third over after lunch when Tillakaratne Dilshan, who hit 92 and 123 not out in the first Test, was dismissed for an unusually lacklustre 29.
Seamer Iain O'Brien, who had dropped a return catch off the previous delivery, made no mistake a second time as Dilshan mis timed a
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drive and looped the ball back to the bowler.
Sangakkara and Jayawar-dene had put on 40 for the third wicket when Vettori was rewarded a second time during an unchanged 17-over spell to reach the milestone.
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard at stumps on the first day of the second Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Wednesday: SRI LANKA: First innings Paranavitana c Taylor bVetton 19
Dilshanc&b O'Brien 29
Sangakkara c Oram bVettori 50 MJayawardenenotout 79
Samaraweera not out 78
Extras: (b-2.lb-4.nb-l) 7
Total: (For 3 wkts in 90 overs) 262 To bat: Kapugedera, Muralidaran, Thushara, Prasad, P Jayawardene, Hera th.
Fall of wickets: 1-34, 2-75, 3-115.
Bowler O M R W
Martin 14 2 45 0
O'Brien 16 3 52 1
Vettori 30 11 65 2
Oram 18 6 45 0
Patel 9 1 32 0
Ryder 3 1 17 0