Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka, 2017 Venue: P Sara Oval, Colombo Date & Time: Mar 15-Mar 19, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Mustafizur 2-50(21 ov)
102.6
Mustafizur to Chandimal, 1 run, this is excellent batting from Chandimal. Tucks it past square leg and keeps the strike with a single
102.5
Mustafizur to Chandimal, SIX, another delivery on the pads, Chandimal flicks it on its way. The ball lands into the deep square leg stands for a huge six
102.4
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, poor delivery and Mustafizur Rahman gets away with it. Chandimal flicks it straight to short mid-wicket. The fielder dives to his left and saves a certain boundary
102.3
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, solid in defends is Chandimal. Rocks on the back foot to get on top of this back of a length delivery to defend
102.2
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, slower delivery outside off, oushed to sweeper cover and Chandimal denies the single
102.1
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, good length delivery on leg-stump, blocks it with bat-pad together
100.6
Mustafizur to Lakmal, 2 runs, driven along the ground to sweeper cover. The duo scamper for a couple before the ball is hunted down
100.5
Mustafizur to Chandimal, 1 run, leans on the front foot and pushes it to sweeper cover
100.4
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, Chandimal goes up for the review straightaway. Given out, caught behind. Front foot looks fine, and the umpire asks for splitscreen. There seems to be day light between bat and ball and the decision has been overturned. Umpire S Ravi is not having a good Test match. Another decision, where he has to overturn. Coming to the ball, it was a cutter from Mustafizur Rahman. Chandimal looks to drive and gets beaten on the outside edge. Was given out and he takes the review to get it in his favour
100.3
Mustafizur to Chandimal, 2 runs, Chandimal is playing with the field. This time he cuts it to the left of sweeper cover and collects a brace
100.2
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, good length delivery outside off, blocked off the front foot to cover
100.1
Mustafizur to Chandimal, 2 runs, width on offer, Chandimal cuts it in front of square and calls two. Lakmal is quick to respond and they take on the fielder's arm
98.6
Mustafizur to Lakmal, no run, back of a length delivery. Lakmal defends back to the bowler
98.5
Mustafizur to Chandimal, 1 run, was a slower ball and which is why Chandimal's big swing into the on-side turned out to be a mistimed one. However, with the mid-on being in the ring, it was always safe. Did not have the power and the outfield too is not that fast, thuds into the ground and stops before the fence
98.4
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, length ball on off. Chandimal drives to the man at mid-off
98.3
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, tucks into the on-side from the crease
98.2
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, cutter on off. Chandimal defends from the crease
98.1
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, back of a length delivery. Chandimal stays his ground and defends
88.6
Mustafizur to Chandimal, 1 run, shortish this time, gets across and works to square leg
88.5
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, length delivery around off. Chandimal gets forward and blocks
88.4
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, outside off, left alone
88.3
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, edged but rolls to the man at second slip. Was going across with the angle and Chandimal pushed at that, albeit with soft hands
88.2
Mustafizur to Herath, 1 run, slips on the legs of Herath, works through square leg for a single
88.1
Mustafizur to Herath, no run, goes full on off and is blocked
86.6
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, back of a length on off. Chandimal taps to cover
86.5
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, half-volley on off. Chandimal drives to extra cover
86.4
Mustafizur to Herath, 1 run, short ball, pulled to fine leg
86.3
Mustafizur to Herath, no run, better than the previous ball. Herath gets his bat and pad together to block that
86.2
Mustafizur to Herath, no run, hits the length just outside off, was coming in with the angle but Herath is aware of his off-stump. Covers the line and lets it go
86.1
Mustafizur to Herath, no run, slipped down the leg-side. Herath misses the glance
84.6
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, comes closer to the stumps this time, making Chandimal play. Pushed towards mid-wicket
84.5
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, takes this across Chandimal. Something off the pitch, Chandimal is content to leave that
84.4
Mustafizur to Herath, leg byes, 1 run, hits the thighs of Herath from back of a length. The batsmen sense a single as the ball rolls in the gap on the on-side
84.3
Mustafizur to Herath, no run, goes very full again. Herath is not going to lose his sleep over it, blocks
84.2
Mustafizur to Herath, no run, full ball. Herath defends solidly
84.1
Mustafizur to Herath, no run, keeps a bit low from a shortish length outside off; Herath pokes into the off-side
70.6
Mustafizur to Herath, no run, full length delivery well outside off, Herath mistimes the drive to mid-off
70.5
Mustafizur to Herath, no run, tries the yorker again, Herath spots it early and digs it out just in time to the off-side
70.4
Mustafizur to Herath, no run, good length delivery outside off, Herath defends it off the back foot to point
70.3
Mustafizur to Herath, FOUR, lucky runs for Herath. A well directed yorker from Mustafizur Rahman. Herath gets his bat down just in time o squirt an inside edge down to fine leg. Beats fine leg fence and crashes into the fence
70.2
Mustafizur to Herath, no run, hint of movement back into the left-hander, Herath gets his bat down at an angle to defend it off the front foot
70.1
Mustafizur to Chandimal, 1 run, sliding down the leg side from round the wicket. Chandimal clips it down to fine leg for a single
68.6
Mustafizur to Chandimal, 1 run, opens the face of the bat at the last instant and then guides this fuller ball towards third man for a single
68.5
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, goes round the wicket to change the angle but since the ball is too full, Chandimal negotiates it towards mid-wicket with a wristy push
68.4
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, tries the cutter that is too full. Chandimal jams it into the pitch
68.3
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, very full again. Driven to short extra cover
68.2
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, 128kph but it is right on the stumps. Chandimal keeps his defence tight and blocks
68.1
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, bowls it very full on off, driven back
66.6
Mustafizur to Herath, no run, errant lines, back of a length delivery heading down leg, Herath looks to help it towards fine leg, was beaten for pace and meets only thin air
66.5
Mustafizur to Herath, no run, better judgement from Herath. Reads this off-cutter and exaggerated leaves
66.4
Mustafizur to Herath, no run, this off-cutter cuts back in sharply, nearly shaved the off-stump as Herath shouldered arms
66.3
Mustafizur to Herath, no run, off-cutter, grips on the surface and dupes Herath, who goes hard at it. Mistimes it to extra cover
66.2
Mustafizur to Herath, no run, rolls his fingers on this full ball, around off, Herath plants his front foot forward and defends
66.1
Mustafizur to Herath, no run, slips in a friendly full toss, Herath gets forward and the ball strikes him high on the pad as he pushes it to mid-off
64.6
Mustafizur to Herath, no run, full on the pads, Herath flicked it straight to square leg, Chandimal was backing up for a single, the fielder spotted it and hits a bulls-eye at the non-striker's end. Luckily, he got back in the nick of time
64.5
Mustafizur to Herath, no run, woah. A rip-roaring yorker from Mustafizur, reverses back into Herath, who awkwardly jams it out and loses his grip. Almost tumbled over, brutal from Fizz
64.4
Mustafizur to Dilruwan Perera, out Caught by Soumya Sarkar!! Another one bites the dust. Rahman comes back and provides the breakthrough in his new spell. The sucker ball, wooes Perera into a drive with a full ball outside off, Perera took the bait and goes hard on it. Induces an edge that went through to first slip, Sarkar won't drop those. Could've easily left it alone but he had other ideas. Rahman is delighted. Dilruwan Perera c Soumya Sarkar b Mustafizur 9(20) [6s-1]
64.3
Mustafizur to Dilruwan Perera, no run, fullish on off, driven crisply to mid-off
64.2
Mustafizur to Dilruwan Perera, no run, doles out a full ball on off, Perera walks into it defensively
64.1
Mustafizur to Dilruwan Perera, no run, seaming away well outside off, Perera lets it pass on its merry way
46.6
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, fired in on the pads, Chandimal taps it to square leg
46.5
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, pushed well wide of off, Chandimal has nothing to do with it
46.4
Mustafizur to Chandimal, 2 runs, too straight from Mustafizur Rahman. Chandimal clips it to deep square leg and collects a brace
46.3
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left alone
46.2
Mustafizur to Chandimal, 2 runs, tucked to fine leg and gets to a fifty. Continues from where he left in the previous game. A customary raise of the bat to the crowd to soak in the applause. de Silva gives him a pat on the back
46.1
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, yorker outside off, Chandimal jams it back to Mustafizur Rahman
44.6
Mustafizur to de Silva, no run, angles it away from the right-hander, de Silva shoulders arms
44.5
Mustafizur to de Silva, FOUR, short delivery down the leg, de Silva takes it on and pulls it off the top edge down to fine leg. Races away fine from the fielder in the deep
44.4
Mustafizur to de Silva, no run, off-cutter just outside off, de Silva gets a soft leading edge towards backward point
44.3
Mustafizur to de Silva, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, de Silva defends with bat-pad close to the body
44.2
Mustafizur to de Silva, no run, blocked off the front foot to short cover
44.1
Mustafizur to de Silva, no run, angles it in and gets it to straighten a touch, de Silva is late to the ball and it sneaks under the bat
42.6
Mustafizur to de Silva, no run, driven firmly, but straight to extra cover
42.5
Mustafizur to de Silva, no run, in that channel outside off, de Silva gets right behind the line in defence
42.4
Mustafizur to de Silva, no run, slower delivery outside off, de Silva spots it and blocks it to cover
42.3
Mustafizur to de Silva, no run, good length delivery on off-stump, de Silva blocks it to the left of Mustafizur Rahman
42.2
Mustafizur to Chandimal, 1 run, too straight from Mustafizur Rahman, tucked to square leg
42.1
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, yorker on the stumps, jammed back to the bowler
39.6
Mustafizur to de Silva, no run, very full on the stumps. de Silva defends into the pitch
39.5
Mustafizur to de Silva, no run, back of a length delivery. de Silva gets right behind and blocks
39.4
Mustafizur to Chandimal, 1 run, snaking in on the stumps. Chandimal nudges to the right of the man at mid-on and runs to the other end
39.3
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, slanted across Chandimal. Lets it go
39.2
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, slightly fuller this time. Chandimal leans and drives to short cover
39.1
Mustafizur to Chandimal, no run, on 4th/5th stump. Chandimal blocks
37.6
Mustafizur to de Silva, no run, angling across de Silva, lets it go
37.5
Mustafizur to de Silva, no run, slanted across de Silva, lets it go
37.4
Mustafizur to de Silva, FOUR, full on off and look at de Silva; he has played a pristine straight drive. Presents the full face of the bat and beats the bowler in his followthrough
37.3
Mustafizur to de Silva, no run, throws it across de Silva, who pushes to cover
37.2
Mustafizur to de Silva, no run, three-quarter length again. de Silva defends to the on-side
37.1
Mustafizur to Chandimal, 1 run, good call. Chandimal tucks this short ball in front of square leg and sets off
10.6
Mustafizur to Tharanga, no run, slightly wide of off, Tharanga pokes it towards point, Tharanga wanted a single but is sent back wisely
10.5
Mustafizur to Tharanga, no run, Tharanga has been given OUT lbw but he reviews straightaway. Fair delivery. No bat involved. What's HawkEye saying? Pitched - in-line. Impact - Umpire's call and wickets - missing. Excellent review by Tharanga. Spearing in from a length, eludes Tharanga's defensive blade and strikes him on the pad - just above the knee role. The appeal lacked conviction but umpire S Ravi raised his finger in a flash. Tharanga reviewed and the decision came in favour of him
10.4
Mustafizur to Tharanga, no run, rolls his fingers across on this short of length delivery, Tharanga takes the bottom hand off the handle and knocks it into the on-side
10.3
Mustafizur to Tharanga, no run, on a short of length just outside off, Tharanga waits and dabs it with soft hands to gully
10.2
Mustafizur to Tharanga, FOUR, doesn't miss out this time. Smidgen short and wide of off, Tharanga reaches out and spanks it through extra cover
10.1
Mustafizur to Tharanga, no run, was there a nick? There was some noise as the ball went past the bat. Not sure what that was. A short of good length delivery that decks back in just outside off, Tharanga goes for the cut, the ball sneaks under his bat and eludes his attempt
8.6
Mustafizur to Kusal Mendis, no run, pitched up and moves away outside off, Mendis shoulders arms
8.5
Mustafizur to Kusal Mendis, no run, lovely. Veers away in the zone just outside off, Mendis pendulums his bat inside the line and lets it go
8.4
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, out Caught by Mehedi Hasan!! Gone! Fizz gets the reward for some disciplined bowling. Brilliant stuff, again hurls it full and tempted Karunaratne after drawing him forward. The ball tails away late, Karunaratne didn't cover for the movement, his feet was nowhere close to the ball and his hands were eager to feel the ball. Feeds an outside edge which flew to gully, Mehedi takes it reverse-cupped in front of his face. Smart catch, must say as the ball was travelling. Karunaratne c Mehedi Hasan b Mustafizur 7(32) [4s-1]
8.3
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, 125kph, entices Karunaratne into a drive with this full ball outside off, Karunaratne goes after it but places it straight to extra cover
8.2
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, fullish just outside off, Karunaratne plunges forward and blocks
8.1
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, 2 runs, spearing in on middle and leg, whisked away through square leg. Easy two added to the tally
6.6
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, shifts his line wide of off, Karunaratne goes deep in his crease and punches it towards cover
6.5
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, fraction fuller just outside off, Karunaratne goes hard on the drive, drags it off the inner half back to Fizz
6.5
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, 5 wides, breaks the monotony and bangs it short, the ball takes the flight. Must've hit a crack there and loops over Karunaratne's head. Rahim jumps and stretches his right glove but to no avail. Bonus runs for Sri Lanka
6.4
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, goes full on off, Karunaratne gets a stride forward and plays it back to the bowler, who collects the ball in his followthrough
6.3
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, short and width on offer, Karunaratne stays back, inclines his bat towards the ball and pushes it to point
6.2
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, immaculate lines, full and on a drivable length just outside off, Karunaratne gets inches forward and defends
6.1
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, the indipper from Rahman, swerving in on middle, Karunaratne prods forward and defends
4.6
Mustafizur to Tharanga, no run, third maiden in a row for Rahman. Finishes this one with a full-bunger on the stumps, Tharanga gets forward and drives it straight back to the bowler, who stretches his hand and takes all the sheen off the ball
4.5
Mustafizur to Tharanga, no run, unplayable. Top nut from Rahman, comes in with the angle and holds it's line just outside off, squares up Tharanga and beats him neck and crop
4.4
Mustafizur to Tharanga, no run, bangs it short, gets it to rise towards Tharanga's chest, who gets on top of the bounce and takes all the heat off it
4.3
Mustafizur to Tharanga, no run, the customary off-cutter from Rahman, but serves it outside off, Tharanga lets it pass
4.2
Mustafizur to Tharanga, no run, 132kph, surge in pace for Rahman. Arrowing in from a length on the stumps, Tharanga defends it with a slightly closed bat face
4.1
Mustafizur to Tharanga, no run, full and scissoring in on middle and leg, Tharanga triggers across, brings his bat round his pad and clips it to square leg
2.6
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, huge shout for an LBW but umpire S Ravi shakes his head. Booming inswinger from Rahman, curved back in sharply, Karunaratne was shuffling across on the clip, was beaten for pace and movement. Misses and is rapped low on the pad. Guess the angle was taking it down leg. In fact, Hawkeye shows that height was a factor too. Was going over the stumps. Good that Bangladesh didn't opt for a review
2.5
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, Rahman errs in line, sprays one down leg, Karunaratne flicks and misses
2.4
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, much straighter and snaking in a bit, Karunaratne lunges forward and defends
2.3
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, probing around the imaginary fifth stump line, Karunaratne defends it stoutly
2.2
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, jagging in from a length, skids on and Karunaratne misses out on the flick. Is thudded on the thigh pad
2.1
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, wow. That is an absolute beauty. From slightly wide of the crease, slants one in on a fuller length in zone just outside off, straightens a wee bit after pitching and opens up Karunaratne completely. Whistles past his outside edge
0.6
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, tad fuller and tails away just outside off, Karunaratne is watchful in defence
0.5
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, pitched up around fifth stump channel, Karunaratne brings his bat down at an angle and pokes it into the off-side
0.4
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, 127kph, angles it on middle and leg, Karunaratne rolls his wrists and places it straight to mid-wicket
0.3
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, shortens his length and keeps it closer to off, Karunaratne rides the bounce and dead-bats it
0.2
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, now the outswinger, curls away well wide of off, Karunaratne will not play at those so early in the innings
0.1
Mustafizur to Karunaratne, no run, right on the money is Rahman first up. Steams in and lands it on a fuller length around off, a hint of inward movement and Karunaratne calmly defends it down the pitch
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