1.  New Zealand had little to offer in the bowling department and finished the night with some unflattering figures.

2.  Sri Lanka made one change in the bowling department, bringing in experienced paceman Pramodya Wickremasinghe in place of Suresh Perera.

3.  The weakness in the bowling department is over with the return of opening bowler Chaminda Vaas after overcoming his injury problem, the captain said.

4.  Sri Lanka will hope that its bowling department, which has let the side down very often, would produce a sterling performance during the fortcoming tour.