Bore Draw Only Likely Result

A draw looks the only possible result going into day five after the batsmen again controlled proceedings today on day four.

Regular reporting will resume tomorrow.

Score Summary

New Zealand 561 (H Marshall 160, N Astle 114, B McCullum 99, J Franklin 55, J Marshall 52, L Malinga 4/131, H Herath 2/91)

Sri Lanka 498 (M Jayawardene 141, M Atapattu 127, T Samaraweera 88, J Franklin 4/126, C Martin 4/132)

New Zealand 64/2 (J Marshall 33*, C Cumming 16, P Wiseman 0*, L Malinga 2/25)