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New Zealand batters bludgeon Sri Lanka attack then strike crucial blows – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls feasted on  Sri Lanka’s mediocre bowling attack blasting scintillating double centuries as the Kiwis took control of the second Test. Together with Henry Nicholls, Williamson led the the Kiwis on a leather hunt as the slow green tinged surface in Wellington gave no assistance to the Sri Lanka attack as runs flowed freely and in abundance.  New Zealand amassed 580 for 4 in quick time before Skipper Tim Southee invited Sri Lanka to bat 21 overs left on day two in a endeavour to gain an early advantage.  They managed to do just that as Sri Lanka’s batting struggled to 26 for two in 14 overs before bad light stopped play. Sri Lanka’s reply appeared to suggest that what was an easy paced batters’s paradise was transformed into ...