Two wickets each from Trent Boult and Tim Southee put Sri Lanka in trouble before persistent rain washed out the second day's play in Colombo. Dimuth Karunaratne, the SL captain, hit 65. Dhananjaya de Silva and Dilruwan Perera were unbeaten on 32 and 5 respectively. The hosts lead the two-match series 1-0. Get highlights of Sri Lanka v New Zealand, second Test (Day 2) here
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