But they were struggling in the face of the hostility of Sri Lanka paceman Dushmantha Chameera, who a day on from completing his first five-wicket haul in Tests had picked up another haul of four.
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His century came from a similar shot with a boundary through square off Chameera which also took him past Brendon McCullum s New Zealand record of 1,164 Test runs in a calendar year.
He did so when bringing up his century as he pushed New Zealand to the brink of a win in the second test and a 2-0 series victory.
Sri Lanka, which led by 55 runs on the first innings after losing an influential toss, had made its way to 71-0 in its second innings to take command of the match only to suffer a catastrophic collapse, losing all 10 wickets for 62 runs to be rattled out for 133.
Williamson finished on 108 not out, taking his run tally in 2015 to 1172, the most by a New Zealander in a calendar year, at an average of 90.15. This year, the 25-year-old has scored a test double century, four other centuries and four half-centuries.
New Zealand have now gone unbeaten in 13 home Tests, overtaking their previous best unbeaten home run of 12 set between 1987-1991.
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Suranga Lakmal prised out Santner before the end of play, putting the onus on Williamson to guide New Zealand home on Monday.
