D'arcy And Goran

The Black Caps' hopes of reaching unprecedented heights have been washed away.Only 12 overs of play were possible on the final day of the first test against Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, with persistent rain seeing the match called a draw at 3.52pm.A 2-0 series victory would have seen the Black Caps leap to second on the test world rankings – it's understood that would be an all-time high – but Sri Lanka's fightback scuppered that opportunity, and means the two-test series will be decided in Christchurch, starting on Boxing Day.In the end, the draw was probably a fair result, despite the Black Caps having built a 296-run first innings lead. The pitch proved so docile on the final two days that they probably could have played until 2019 without getting a result, with Kusal Mendis (141 not out) and Angelo Mathews (120 not out) having remarkably few problems in their unbeaten stand of 274, and Sri Lanka finishing at 287-3.Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal – padded up for over seven hours during