Latham's grind, de Grandhomme's whirlwind

Dec 28, 2018

Lahiru Kumara provided Sri Lanka with an early breakthrough on day three by trapping Ross Taylor lbw•Getty Images

Tom Latham brought up his second hundred of the series, scoring a marathon 176•Associated Press

In response, the visitors lost their openers cheaply to end a forgettable day on 24 for 2•Getty Images

Henry Nicholls took some time before opening up•Getty Images

Nicholls too reached his ton, his fourth in Test cricket, and finished with an unbeaten 162•Getty Images

Colin de Grandhomme made a whirlwind 45-ball 71 not out as New Zealand set Sri Lanka a daunting 660 target•Getty Images