We Had a go at All that We Could – Williamson

We Had a go at All that We Could – Williamson 

New Zealand commander Kane Williamson regretted that his side couldn't have done substantially more as Sri Lanka, with help from rain on the last day, clutched draw the primary Test at Wellington on Wednesday. 

"We sat down and had various discussions with other senior players and at breaks and said 'what's something different we can attempt?' and we attempted essentially every last bit of it," said Williamson. 


"There were several wide balls that heaved perhaps 10m toward point however just 5m in separation. I believe that was the best we got. 

"Without the skip and protective strokes nothing was bringing through to the attendant. We attempted various short conveyances which may have achieved something remote as far as strokeplay however it was extremely troublesome. 

Nonetheless, Williamson was energetic about the endeavors of Angelo Mathews and Kusal Mendis, who met up when Sri Lanka were reeling at 13/3 on Day and included 274, batting through Day 4 and taking the diversion to Day 5 preceding play was canceled. 

"We shouldn't overlook the way that the two Sri Lankan hitters played perfectly," he said. "I don't think I've been a piece of a diversion where two folks have batted an entire day together and not given a chance. 

New Zealand would have ascended to No. 2 in the ICC Test Rankings had won the arrangement 2-0. The draw additionally finished their five-test winning streak against Sri Lanka extending back to Colombo in 2012. 

"The initial two days were splendid and placed us in an extremely solid position. Tom Latham bats flawlessly with fly slack, so we'll get him on a world trek in a few days,"Williamson joked. 






"It's something or other, you feel somewhat like it's a five match arrangement with three in the UAE and after that a fast turnaround from when we arrived home. It was extremely decent to get into the daily schedule of playing and following multi day it sort of kicks the fly slack out before long.

Sri Lankan chief Dinesh Chandimal supplemented the two his batsmen on their thumps, and said they will take the positives from this match into the Boxing Day Test at Christchurch. 

"It was a great round of cricket," said Chandimal. "It's anything but a simple assignment when the restriction get a lead of near 300. 

"(Angelo) Mathews has done extremely well, particularly in last 4-5 Tests. He's an accomplished player. Three wickets down in first innings, him and Dimuth (Karunaratne) put great organization. At that point in second innings, him and Mendis were remarkable.