<p>Kusal Mendis fell just short of a century and Oshada Fernando retired not out for 78 on the opening day of Sri Lanka&#39;s two-day warm-up match against New Zealand XI at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln on Saturday.&nbsp;</p> <p>While this New Zealand XI does not feature any of the 13 players the hosts named for the first Test starting on Thursday (9), Sri Lanka&#39;s batsmen scored briskly before declaring on 276 for 4 in 57.3 overs.&nbsp;</p> <p>Mendis was paricularly aggressive scoring 95 off just 87 deliveries faced, his innings including 16 boundaries and two sixes.&nbsp;</p><center><a href="https://www.hi.lk/himag" target="_blank"><img src="https://bmkltsly13vb.compat.objectstorage.ap-singapore-1.oraclecloud.com/cdn.sg.dailymirror.lk/assets/uploads/advr_7fec3b236e.jpg" /></a></p></center> <p>Fernando&#39;s 78 came off 111 deliveries, with Dinesh Chandimal also getting in on the act with 35 off 45 balls.&nbsp;</p> <p>Other contributions came from Angelo Mathews (38 off 70 balls) and captain Dimuth Karunaratne (21 off 36 balls).&nbsp;</p> <p>By stumps, New Zealand XI reached 141 for the lose of one wicket, with Jack Boyle unbeaten n 73 and Jokb Bhula on 37 not out.&nbsp;</p> <p>Fast bowler Lahiru Kumara accounted for the solitary wicket.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Scores:</strong></p> <p><strong>Sri Lanka </strong>276/4 declared in 57.3 overs (Kusal Mendis 95, Oshada Fernando 78, Angelo Mathews 38, Dinesh Chandimal 35, James Hartshorn 1/41, Ross ter Braak 1/36)</p> <p><strong>New Zealand XI</strong> 141/1 in 38 overs (Jack Boyle 73, Jakob Bhula 37, Lahiru Kumara 1/16)</p></p>