Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2024 Venue: Galle International Stadium, Galle Date & Time: Sep 18-Sep 23, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Ajaz Patel 6-90(30 ov)
93.6
Ajaz Patel to Asitha Fernando, no run, flighted delivery on off, Asitha presses well forward in defence
93.5
Ajaz Patel to Asitha Fernando, no run, Asitha has been given OUT LBW, but he's reviewed it, did it straighten after pitching? Yes, it did, this looks plumb. But there's a bit of bat, just a scratch and UltraEdge confirms it. No need to go to ball-tracking and the original call has been changed
93.4
Ajaz Patel to Asitha Fernando, no run, tossed up on off, Asitha prods across defensively
93.3
Ajaz Patel to Asitha Fernando, no run, flatter and spinning away sharply, well past Asitha's reach though
93.2
Ajaz Patel to Asitha Fernando, no run, Ajaz tosses one just outside off, tad too full though and it's easily blocked
93.1
Ajaz Patel to Asitha Fernando, no run, tossed up slower and on off, lures Asitha forward and then spins past the outside edge
91.6
Ajaz Patel to Asitha Fernando, no run, tossed up on off, Asitha gets well forward on the defensive push
91.5
Ajaz Patel to Lahiru Kumara, out Caught by Williamson!! Cacthing practice at extra-cover and Ajaz has six now - was tossed up invitingly outside off, Kumara couldn't resist, but he's looking to drive against the turn, spoons a thick inside edge and it's a simple catch for KW. As in the first innings, New Zealand wrapping up things with ease in the second innings as well. Lahiru Kumara c Williamson b Ajaz Patel 0(4)
91.4
Ajaz Patel to Lahiru Kumara, no run, big turn from the footholes, Kumara was beaten on the back-foot and the ball lobbed off the pad
91.3
Ajaz Patel to Lahiru Kumara, no run, flighted delivery outside off - a half-forward stab as Kumara defended
91.2
Ajaz Patel to Lahiru Kumara, no run, tossed up just outside off - Kumara leans across on the block
91.1
Ajaz Patel to Ramesh Mendis, out Lbw!! That looked OUT, it's given by umpire Michael Gough and Ramesh Mendis has reviewed, very full and straightening onto the right-hander, too full to play the sweep and the ball snuck under the bat, nothing on UltraEdge and it returns with three reds on ball-tracking. The impact was in front of middle and it's hitting the off-stump - Ajaz has five and he has deserved every bit of it. Ramesh Mendis lbw b Ajaz Patel 1(18)
89.6
Ajaz Patel to Ramesh Mendis, no run, beauty, the drift drags Mendis forward, but then it then spins and does so sharply, past Mendis 's outside edge, that was nigh unplayable
89.5
Ajaz Patel to P Jayasuriya, 1 run, nicely tossed up on off, driven down to long-off for a single
89.4
Ajaz Patel to P Jayasuriya, byes, FOUR, too straight from Ajaz, slides it down leg and past Jayasuriya's flick, past the keeper and runs away for byes
89.3
Ajaz Patel to P Jayasuriya, no run, loopy delivery on the leg-stump line, turned to backward short leg
89.2
Ajaz Patel to P Jayasuriya, no run, turn and bounce for Ajaz - drifts in and then spins away, past Jayasuriya's forward prod
89.1
Ajaz Patel to P Jayasuriya, no run, tossed up on off, pushed back at the bowler
87.6
Ajaz Patel to Ramesh Mendis, no run, tossed up slower and a hint of turn from off, defended to the off-side
87.5
Ajaz Patel to Ramesh Mendis, no run, slower and drifting with the arm, Mendis was lunging forward and is struck high on the pad
87.4
Ajaz Patel to P Jayasuriya, 1 run, flatter and at the pads, flicked into the gap past square leg for a single
87.3
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, out Caught by Mitchell!! Edged and gone! Ajaz Patel is having a fine morning! His third wicket of the morning. Tossed up full and slow on off-stump, Mathews prodded forward and plonked his bat down on it in defence, dipped and turned to take the outside edge before going towards Mitchell at slip. Went very low and was dying on him but he leant forward and managed to get the fingers under the ball to scoop it up. Excellent slip catch and things are going to plan for New Zealand. Mathews c Mitchell b Ajaz Patel 50(111) [4s-5]
87.2
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, full on off-stump, Mathews prods forward and defends
87.1
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, full on off-stump, defended straight back to the bowler
85.6
Ajaz Patel to Ramesh Mendis, no run, quicker delivery on middle, rushes him as he defends and gets a thick inside edge onto the pads
85.5
Ajaz Patel to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full on middle, knocked towards mid-on
85.4
Ajaz Patel to Ramesh Mendis, no run, tossed up full on leg-stump, Ramesh Mendis looks to clip it into the leg-side and it goes into the off-side off the leading edge
85.3
Ajaz Patel to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full on leg-stump, Ramesh Mendis clears his front leg and knocks it back
85.2
Ajaz Patel to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full on off-stump, Ramesh Mendis looks to knock it back and gets a thick outside edge that goes to point
85.1
Ajaz Patel to Ramesh Mendis, no run, tossed up full on leg-stump, Ramesh Mendis leans in to defend and is struck on the pad, would've gone down leg
83.6
Ajaz Patel to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full on middle, Ramesh Mendis leans forward and blocks
83.5
Ajaz Patel to Ramesh Mendis, no run, tossed up full outside off, driven firmly but straight to cover
83.4
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! Tossed up full just outside off, Kusal Mendis leant in and was unsure of whether to play or leave, he decided late and couldn't quite get the bat up in time to let it go. It also seemed to skid through just that touch quicker and it took the toe end before deflecting back on to the stumps. Ajaz Patel has another wicket and New Zealand have broken into Sri Lanka's tail. Kusal Mendis b Ajaz Patel 23(30) [4s-3]
83.3
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, length delivery on middle, Kusal Mendis presses back and pulls it towards mid-wicket
83.2
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up full on middle, Kusal Mendis prods forward and defends
83.1
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up full on middle, defended straight back to the bowler
81.6
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, full on middle, defended straight back to the bowler
81.5
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, flatter delivery down leg again, Kusal Mendis looks to pull it away and gets a bit of glove on it, stopped at fine-leg
81.4
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, length delivery on off-stump, Kusal Mendis hangs back and defends
81.3
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, another poor delivery, floated up full and down leg, Kusal Mendis leans in to sweep and gets a litle tickle on it to send it past the keeper
81.2
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, length delivery on middle, Kusal Mendis was unsure of his footwork and hung back to defend, rushed him and caught a thick inside edge
81.1
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, flighted delivery full on middle, defended straight back to the bowler
79.6
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, floated up full just outside off, draws him forward with the drift and snakes away off the deck
79.5
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, strays down leg, floated up full and down, Kusal Mendis just taps it on top with a paddle-sweep and it races away
79.4
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, length delivery on middle, turned to short leg
79.3
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, 1 run, full on middle, nurdled towards mid-wicket
79.2
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, FOUR, poor delivery and put away! Length delivery outside off, width on offer, Mathews rocks back and cuts it away hard to the deep point ropes
79.1
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, full on off-stump, knocked straight to cover
77.6
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, full outside off, pushed towards cover
77.5
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, full just outside off, turns away to beat the outside edge
77.4
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, length delivery outside off, Mathews hangs back and eases it towards point
77.3
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, full outside off, Kusal Mendis leans right in and opens the face of the bat to steer it towards third man
77.2
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, this time it's been smashed! Floated up full on off-stump, similar to the last delivery but this time Kusal Mendis leans in and sweeps it away crisply to deep mid-wicket
77.1
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up full on off-stump, beautiful drift in and turn away, Kusal Mendis leans in to defend and is beaten on the outside edge
75.6
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, full outside off, driven straight to cover
75.5
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, full on off-stump, Kusal Mendis prods forward and defends
75.4
Ajaz Patel to Dhananjaya, out Stumped!! Blundell has redemption the very next ball! Dhananjaya makes the same mistake twice! Floated up full just outside off, drifted in nicely before turning away, Dhananjaya leant forward looking to go over extra cover again and dragged his backfoot out, no mistake at all from Blundell this time, collected it cleanly and whipped the bails off in a flash. Dhananjaya's foot was still outside the crease and he knew, started walking as soon as the appeal was made. They go upstairs to check and sure enough, Dhananjaya was out of his ground. Dhananjaya st Blundell b Ajaz Patel 40(77) [4s-4]
75.3
Ajaz Patel to Dhananjaya, byes, 2 runs, that's a missed chance! Floated up full outside off, loopy delivery and Dhananjaya ran down the track looking to go over extra cover, missed it completely as it turned sharply and Blundell could only get a bit of glove to this, stumping botched
75.2
Ajaz Patel to Dhananjaya, no run, length delivery on leg-stump, slides through again as Dhananjaya presses back to defend
75.1
Ajaz Patel to Dhananjaya, no run, length delivery on leg-stump, keeps a shade low as Dhananjaya defends
73.6
Ajaz Patel to Dhananjaya, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Dhananjaya rocks back and cuts it out to deep point
73.5
Ajaz Patel to Dhananjaya, no run, length delivery on middle, Dhananjaya presses back and knocks it back to the bowler
73.4
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Mathews presses back and punches it out to deep point
73.3
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, full on middle, defended straight back to the bowler
73.2
Ajaz Patel to Dhananjaya, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Dhananjaya presse back and plays it late, opens the face of the bat to steer it just past slip
73.1
Ajaz Patel to Dhananjaya, no run, length delivery just outside off, was given air, Dhananjaya presses back and mistimes a cut
57.6
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, length delivery on leg-stump, nurdled towards square leg
57.5
Ajaz Patel to Dhananjaya, 1 run, length delivery on middle, punched out to cover
57.4
Ajaz Patel to Dhananjaya, no run, length delivery down leg and into the footmarks, turns into Dhananjaya as he works it towards mid-wicket
57.3
Ajaz Patel to Dhananjaya, 2 runs, length delivery on leg-stump, sharp turn and bounce, Dhananjaya does well to punch it out to deep extra cover after pressing back
57.2
Ajaz Patel to Dhananjaya, no run, full outside the line of leg stump, Dhananjaya prods forward and offers pad
57.1
Ajaz Patel to Dhananjaya, no run, tossed up full down leg, Dhananjaya pads it away
55.6
Ajaz Patel to Dhananjaya, 1 run, length delivery turning on to off-stump, Dhananjaya presses back and punches it out to deep cover
55.5
Ajaz Patel to Dhananjaya, no run, full on leg-stump, Dhananjaya leans in and offers pad
55.4
Ajaz Patel to Dhananjaya, no run, length delivery on off-stump, Dhananjaya presses back and blocks it into the off-side
55.3
Ajaz Patel to Dhananjaya, no run, full on leg-stump, Dhananjaya leans in and kicks it away
55.2
Ajaz Patel to Dhananjaya, no run, full on leg-stump, turns away as Dhananjaya leans in to offer pad and passes really close to off-stump!
55.1
Ajaz Patel to Dhananjaya, no run, length delivery turning on to off-stump, Dhananjaya presses back and bunts it towards cover
53.6
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, flighted delivery well outside leg, Mathews is happy to pad it away
53.5
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, Ajaz tosses one on middle, Mathews leans well forward, bat/glove close together as he defended
53.4
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, flighted delivery on leg, Mathews goes back and pushes it back at the bowler
53.3
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, tossed up slower and at the pads, Mathews is happy to kick it away
53.2
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, flighted delivery on the leg-stump line, Mathews presses well forward in defence
53.1
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, tossed up well down leg, misses the rough and Blundell has to move to his left to make the stop
51.6
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, very full and just outside leg, Mathews presses forward and defends, the ball rolls and stops at his feet
51.5
Ajaz Patel to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, tossed up well outside off, into the footholes and Kamindu Mendis comes a long way down, bat-pad close as he blocked it wide of cover for a single
51.4
Ajaz Patel to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, nicely played, Kamindu Mendis brings out the reverse sweep, gets on top of the bounce and places it very fine, runs away to the third man boundary
51.3
Ajaz Patel to Kamindu Mendis, no run, flighted delivery well wide of off, Kamindu Mendis lunges across and pads it away
51.2
Ajaz Patel to Kamindu Mendis, no run, a big shout for LBW, but was it spinning back enough to hit the stumps? New Zealand ponder and they review, was spinning from the rough and Kamindu Mendis was a long way across as he padded it away. But I don't think it's doing enough, ball-tracking has it missing off-stump and they've burnt another review
51.1
Ajaz Patel to Kamindu Mendis, no run, tossed up well outside off, looking to drop it onto the footholes, Kamindu Mendis shuffles across in defence
49.6
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, 1 run, Ajaz tosses one on middle and leg, an open stanced Mathews pushes it into the gap wide of the bowler and gets across for a single
49.5
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, FOUR, hammered, that's one way of releasing the pressure, tad too full from Ajaz - Mathews leans forward and then plays with the turn, lifting it wide of mid-off for a boundary
49.4
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, tossed up on the leg-stump line, flicked straight to FSL
49.3
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, flighted delivery on off, Mathews presses well forward on the block
49.2
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, that's turned square, rips from outside leg, opens up Mathews completely and lobs off his thigh-pad
49.1
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, tossed up outside leg, Mathews gets well forward on the defensive push
47.6
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, flighted around off, Mathews leans well forward and then blocks
47.5
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, tossed up well outside leg, Mathews gets a big stride forward and pads it away to slip
47.4
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, very full and on the leg-stump line, defended back at the bowler
47.3
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, fraction short and spinning from the rough, Mathews goes back on the defensive push
47.2
Ajaz Patel to Mathews, no run, tossed up well outside leg, Mathews thrust his pad forward and kicks it away
47.1
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, out Bowled!! Dragged on! There's the wicket for New Zealand , was nicely tossed up into the footholes outside off and Karunaratne was shaping for the big slog-sweep, he's playing with the turn, but it's always loaded with risk, the ball grazes the inside edge and crashes into the off-stump. End of a fine find knock from the opener. Karunaratne b Ajaz Patel 83(127) [4s-6]
45.6
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, FOUR, risky and four, Chandimal comes down the pitch, he isn't in control over the lofted drive as the ball turned away, skewed off the outer half, but there's vacant gaps in front of the wicket and the fielder chasing from cover can't get around to it
45.5
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, flatter and at the pads, tucked off the back-foot to short fine
45.4
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 1 run, Karunaratne brings out the reverse sweep now, places it backward of square on the off-side for a single
45.3
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, no run, nicely bowled, tossed up invitingly outside off, Karunaratne can't resist the drive, went hard and away from his body, skewing a thick inside edge back at the bowler
45.2
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, no run, Karunaratne shimmies down the pitch, doesn't get to the ball and opts to pad it away
45.1
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, no run, appeal for LBW, but it did look high, Karunaratne had shuffled across as well - turned sharply from the rough and beat Karunaratne's inside edge
43.6
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, tad too short from Ajaz, lets Chandimal go back on the push to mid-off
43.5
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery and spinning from the rough outside leg, Chandimal opens himself up as he defended
43.4
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 1 run, tossed up well outside off - Karunaratne gets a big stride across and then sweeps it with the turn, past square leg, for a single
43.3
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, 1 run, turn and bit from outside leg, Chandimal is slightly opened up as he skewed it square on the off-side for a run
43.2
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 1 run, Karunaratne comes down the pitch to a well flighted delivery and drives it down to long-on for a single
43.1
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, no run, shout for LBW, but Karunaratne's shuffle had taken him outside the line of off, spun back in and beat his press, striking him on the pad
41.6
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery outside leg, blocked back at the bowler
41.5
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, loopy delivery outside leg, Chandimal doesn't need to play at that, he slightly stumbles as he pushes forward
41.4
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery outside leg, Chandimal plays with an open stance and blocks it back at the bowler
41.3
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, Ajaz drops one on the foot-m,arks outside leg, but the length is short, so Chandimal adjusts and blocks it to the off-side
41.2
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, tossed up on the leg-stump line, pushed back at the bowler
41.1
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 1 run, dropped short and well wide of off, punched off the back-foot to deep point
33.6
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 1 run, full on off-stump, swept away again towards deep backward square leg
33.5
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, no run, length delivery outside off, Karunaratne presses back and steers it towards slip
33.4
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, 1 run, top-edge and it lands safe! Floated up full and wide outside off, Chandimal leant in looking to drag that across to the leg-side with a slog sweep, was too far away from him and it took the top-edge, floated to a vacant backward square leg region and landed safe
33.3
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 1 run, full on off-stump, swept towards deep square leg
33.2
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 2 runs, floated up full outside off, Karunaratne leans in and drills it towards deep extra cover, again great work from the fielder to get a hand to it with a dive and keep it down to a couple, Bracewell the sub at mid-off
33.1
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, FOUR, that's right in the gap! Floated up full outside off, Karunaratne leans in and sweeps it firmly and right into the gap at deep square leg, was in the air bit was in the gap
31.6
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, driven out to deep extra cover again
31.5
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, driven out to deep extra cover
31.4
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, full on off-stump, defended straight back to the bowler
31.3
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, full on off-stump, blocked
31.2
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 1 run, full outside off, Karunaratne shuffles forward looking to drill it down the ground and it nearly went to Southee who was at silly mid-on off the inner half, he was there just for that kind of shot, just went high to his right
31.1
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, no run, length delivery outside off, Karunaratne lunges forward to defend and it lobs off the pad
29.6
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, no run, length delivery on off-stump, Karunaratne presses back and blocks
29.5
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, no run, length delivery on off-stump, Karunaratne presses back and nudges it towards mid-on
29.4
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, no run, length delivery outside off, Karunaratne presses right back looking to run it down fine, slip moves to his left and stops it
29.3
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, 1 run, full on off-stump, pushed down to long-off
29.2
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Karunaratne leans in and sweeps it down to deep square leg, that's the 100-run stand
29.1
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, 1 run, excellent work in the deep, full and straight on middle, Chandimal leant in and swept it firmly towards deep backward square leg, O'Rourke the man there, leapt to his left and stopped it to keep it down to just one
27.6
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, FOUR, another poor delivery, short and wide outside off, ample time for Chandimal to press back and slap it away to the deep backward point ropes
27.5
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 1 run, full outside off, Karunaratne leans in and reverse-sweeps it to deep backward point
27.4
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, no run, length delivery outside off, bit of extra turn and bounce, Karunaratne offers pad and is struck high on the arm, that exploded
27.3
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 2 runs, poor delivery but great fielding, dragged down short on middle, Karunaratne presses back and pulls it down to deep backward square leg, Santner does really well to stop that, that's also fifty for Karunaratne, important runs these
27.2
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, no run, full outside off, Karunaratne comes down the track and pats it back to the bowler
27.1
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up full outside off, Karunaratne shuffles forward and works it to mid-wicket
25.6
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 1 run, length delivery wide outside off, Karunaratne presses back and cuts it away to deep backward point
25.5
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Chandimal leans forward and opens the face of the bat to steer it to third man
25.4
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, length delivery on middle, defended straight back to the bowler
25.3
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, length delivery on off-stump, Chandimal defends it into the off-side
25.2
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, tossed up full on middle, Chandimal comes down the track looking to push it down the ground and it goes to point off the outside edge
25.1
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, full on off-stump, pushed back to the bowler
23.6
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery on off, Chandimal prods half-forward on the block
23.5
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, Ajaz tosses one just outside off - a good stride forward as Chandimal defended
23.4
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 1 run, Karunaratne comes down the wicket to a well flighted delivery and drives it to long-on for a single
23.3
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, no run, flatter and quicker of off, Karunaratne backs away on the cut and missed
23.2
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, 1 run, top-edge, but there's no one at short fine, Mitchell rusn across from slip, but the ball dropped well in front of him - Ajaz slowed down the pace and got it to spin across the right-hander, Chandimal was undone by the length on the sweep and got a big edge
23.1
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, tossed up just outside off - Chandimal leans across and defends it to the off-side
21.6
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 1 run, flatter and just outside off - Karunaratne waits and then dabs it backward of square on the off-side for a single
21.5
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, 1 run, loopy ball on the leg-stump line, Chandimal leans across, gets right to the pitch of the ball and works it down to long-on
21.4
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, very full and on off, defended to the off-side
21.3
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, Ajaz tosses one on off, blocked back at the bowler
21.2
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, flighted delivery on off, pushed back at the bowler
21.1
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 1 run, just wide of FSL, he anticipated the lap sweep and swiftly moved to his left, but Karunaratne has managed to get it wide of him - it actually deflected off the batter's body and changed directions, leaving Latham stranded
5.6
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, full on off-stump, knocked towards cover
5.5
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, length delivery on middle, Chandimal presses back and nurdles it into the leg-side
5.4
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, full on off-stump, driven straight back to the bowler
5.3
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, full on off-stump, Chandimal prods forward and blocks
5.2
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, full on off-stump, Chandimal leans in and defends
5.1
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, full on middle, Chandimal prods forward to defend and it goes to short leg off the inner half
3.6
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 1 run, full outside off, Karunaratne comes down the track and knocks it down to long-on
3.5
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, slides on with the arm and catches a thick inside edge that goes towards backward square leg
3.4
Ajaz Patel to Chandimal, no run, full on middle, Chandimal prods forward and blocks
3.3
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 3 runs, length delivery just outside off, Karunaratne presses back and just opens the face of the bat to steer this fine towards third man, they get back for three as the fielder tracks it down
3.2
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 2 runs, length delivery outside off, drags this one short and Karunaratne presses back and cuts it away towards third man, wasn't off the middle, good work in the deep
3.1
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, FOUR, that's a freebie and Karunaratne cashes in, floated up full outside off, Karunaratne steps out and whips it away to the deep mid-wicket ropes
1.6
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, no run, length delivery on middle, turns in sharply and hits him on the thigh pad
1.5
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, FOUR, nicely struck! Length delivery outside off, turned in sharply, Karunaratne pressed right back and punched it away firmly through point
1.4
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, no run, length delivery outside off, skids on with the arm and beats the outside edge as Karunaratne presses back to defend
1.3
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, no run, length delivery outside off, aims for the rough, Karunaratne skips down the track and offers pad
1.2
Ajaz Patel to Nissanka, 1 run, full outside off, pushed towards deep mid-off
1.1
Ajaz Patel to Nissanka, no run, tossed up full on middle, Nissanka leans in and blocks
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