Kamindu Mendis maintained his red-hot form and struck a majestic 114 to power Sri Lanka to 302-7 on the opening day of the first test against New Zealand in Galle.

Kamindu Mendis maintained his red-hot form and struck a majestic 114 to power Sri Lanka to 302-7 on the opening day of the first test in Galle....

Sri Lanka (SL) vs New Zealand (NZ), 1st Test Day 1: Kamindu Mendis hit his fourth Test hundred, first in Sri Lanka, as the hosts went past 300 on a hard-fought day of Test cricket in Galle. Fast bowler William O'Rourke was the pick of the BlackCaps bowling unit on a spin-friendly surface.

Kamindu Mendis’ 114-run inning propelled Sri Lanka to a solid score of 302/7 at the end of Day One against New Zealand in the first test match at the Galle International Stadium.

Batting in his only 11th Test innings, Kamindu Mendis smashed his fourth Test century to set a new record for Sri Lanka in the first match against New Zealand at Galle International Stadium on Wednesday. Kusal Mendis also scored a fifty as Sri Lanka managed to reach a 300-plus total on Day 1.

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st Test: SL won the toss and opted to bat after winning the toss in the first test against NZ at the Galle International Stadium

Ajaz Patel got the big wicket of Kamindu Mendis late in the day, however, the first day belonged to Sri Lanka because of his fourth Test hundred. Mendis scored 114, his fourth century in 11 innings as Sri Lanka scored 302 runs on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand.

Kamindu Mendis continued his phenomenal start in Test cricket, hitting his fourth red-ball ton as Sr...