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Wisden CricInfo14-Aug-2005New Zealand’s opening two-day practice match against a Sri Lanka BoardPresident’s XI petered out into a predictable draw as the visitors battedthroughout the second day.The Kiwi’s, replying to the President’s XI 258 yesterday, scored 396 in107.5 overs before the match was abandoned immediately after the fall of thefinal wicket.Opener Matthew Richardson, who added 88 for the first wicket with Matt Horne(48), top scored with a patient 106 from 117 balls, an innings that included18 boundaries.There were also half-centuries from skipper Stephen Fleming, a brisk 69 from91 balls with 13 fours, and allrounder Scot Styris, who was last man out for64 from 81 balls having hit seven fours and two sixes.Seamer Dinusha Fernando was the pick of the nine bowlers used by skipperRomesh Kaluwitharana, claiming three wickets in the afternoon to finish withthree for 66 from 20 overs.New Zealand will play another two-day warm-up match at the same venuestarting Monday before the first Test on April 25.