8 Aug 2009

Black Caps start Sri Lanka tour

11:20 am on 8 August 2009

The New Zealand cricketers have made a good start to their warm up three day game in Sri Lanka.

They have dismissed a Sri Lankan development team for 159, with Darryl Tuffey taking three for 41 off 10 overs.

Chris Martin picked up two for 19 off nine overs in a good spell of bowling.

New Zealand are 43 for one in reply, with Tim McIntosh not out on 20 and Daniel Flynn on 16. Martin Guptill was out for six.