An unbroken 79-run partnership for the fifth wicket between Tom Latham (111) and stumper Bradly Watling (25) has put New Zealand in a great position to take a lead over the hosts, by the end of day three in the second test at the P Sara Oval.The visitors encountered some difficulty in separting the overnight pair in Dhananjaya de Silva and Dilruwan Perera. Once that was done, Lakmal had to cope with a volley of well directed short balls from Tim Southee who was the best bowler of the morning session.