JOB DONE: Kane Williamson (left), and BJ Watling dominated the Sri Lanka bowlers on day four of the second test in Wellington.PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES
A WORLD record-setting day for New Zealand has given them the springboard to press for victory on the final day of the second test against Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve today.
The sixth wicket partnership between Kane Williamson and BJ Watling of 365 eclipsed the old mark of 352,
set by Watling and New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum on the same ground last February.
New Zealand declared at 524 for five, with Williamson on 242 - his first test double century - and Watling on 142.
It was Williamson's ninth test century and only Martin Crowe (17), John Wright and Ross Taylor (12), Brendon McCullum and Nathan Astle (11) have scored more for New Zealand. It is the seventh highest score by a New Zealand batsman in a test.
He passed 3000 test runs at 208, becoming the fastest New Zealand batsman to the mark - in 71 innings two fewer than Crowe, who is rated the country's finest batsman.
