Raj Lakshmi 
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SL vs NZ Rest Day 1st Test: On 18 September the first Test match started between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. According to that, on 21 September the fourth day's play should have been played, but the issue of declaring it as a rest day is being widely discussed. Neither the weather was bad nor the ground was wet, in fact, there was no such obstacle due to which the game could not be played for a full day. So why has the fourth day been declared as a rest day?
The Sri Lanka Cricket Board issued an official statement on this subject saying that the fourth day is being declared as a rest day. In the statement, the reason for this was also mentioned, in which they said that on 21 September presidential elections will be held in Sri Lanka and the players of the host team will go to their respective constituencies to cast their votes. For this reason, where 22nd September was going to be the last day of the match, now 23rd September will be considered as the last day.
Let me also mention you that in 2022 people will be voting for the first time after the collapse of the economy. As far as the rest day is concerned, with time this rule is not used much but it was commonly used in the 20th century. The last time during the Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh match in 2008 a rest day was implemented in a Test match.
Status of the match
Sri Lanka batted first and scored 305 runs in this match. Kamindu Mendis once again came into the limelight after playing a century inning of 114 runs in this innings. In response, New Zealand's innings was limited to a score of 340 runs. Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell scored fifties. Sri Lanka has scored 237 runs at the loss of 4 wickets and its lead has increased to 202 runs, By the end of the third day's play in the second innings. At present Angelo Mathews (34 runs) and captain Dhananjay de Silva are also playing with 34 runs.
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