by Hishan Welmilla .Akila Dhananjaya claimed all five wickets to fall as the visiting New Zealand were 203 for 5 at the end of rain spoiled first days play of the first test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Galle Sri Lanka.
On a tricky pitch in Galle, Ross Taylor held fort for New Zealand with an unbeaten 86.
Both sides selected three spinners for the Galle pitch and the 25-year-old Dananjaya, who in the past has been suspended from bowling in international cricket for an illegal bowling action, made a quick impact.
After New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and chose to bat, the opening pair added 64 before Dananjaya struck twice in the space of four deliveries to send back Tom Latham (30) and Williamson, who was dismissed without scoring.
Dananjaya then induced an edge from Jeet Raval to dismiss the other opener for 33 at the stroke of the lunch break to reduce New Zealand to 71 for three.
Taylor, a veteran of 93 tests, staged a fight back for the Black Caps with Henry Nicholls and added 100 for the fourth wicket before Dananjaya dismissed the latter.
Nicholls failed to connect a sweep shot and was out leg before for 42 and BJ Watling soon joined him in the dressing room after being out in similar fashion to hand the off-spinner his fourth five-wicket haul in tests.
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