Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 2nd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka, 2017 Venue: Galle International Stadium, Galle Date & Time: Jul 02, 09:45 AM LOCAL
Upul Tharanga 75(86)
30.1
Cremer to Tharanga, FOUR, that's it! Sri Lanka level the 5-match series 1-1. Fittingly, Tharanga, who has anchored the chase, finishes the game off. Low full toss, Zimbabwe have bowled a number of them today, Tharanga flicks it to the left of mid-on, who had no chance
29.6
Ryan Burl to Tharanga, 1 run, easily driven down to long-off
29.5
Ryan Burl to Mathews, 1 run, low full toss outside off stump, Mathews drives it to long-on
29.2
Ryan Burl to Mathews, 1 run, another full toss, Mathews wants to hit it hard, but doesn't time it that well, sends it to long-on
28.6
Cremer to Tharanga, 1 run, tossed up from Cremer, Tharanga drives it to long-on
28.5
Cremer to Tharanga, FOUR, four more. Spinning down the leg-side, Tharanga uses his wrists to great effect and he flicks behind square on the on-side
28.4
Cremer to Tharanga, FOUR, very full and on the stumps, Tharanga flicks it uppishly to the left of mid-wicket and Sri Lanka are just a couple of hits away
28.3
Cremer to Tharanga, no run, oh was that a top edge onto the grille? Tharanga wanted to sweep, the ball bounced and hit him on the grille off the glove
28.2
Cremer to Mathews, 1 run, very full and outside off stump, Mathews drills it down to long-off
27.5
Ryan Burl to Tharanga, no run, defended to the left of the bowler
27.4
Ryan Burl to Mathews, 1 run, on the leg stump, Mathews knocks it to square leg and takes a quick single
27.1
Ryan Burl to Tharanga, no run, very full and on the stumps, Tharanga digs it out to backward point
26.6
Cremer to Mathews, no run, fullish and on the stumps, defends
26.4
Cremer to Tharanga, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Tharanga cuts it to cover-point
26.3
Cremer to Tharanga, no run, very full and outside off stump, Tharanga drives it back to the bowler
26.2
Cremer to Tharanga, no run, turned behind square on the on-side
26.1
Cremer to Mathews, 1 run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Mathews taps it to short cover and sets off
25.5
Sean Williams to Tharanga, 2 runs, flatter delivery outside off stump, Tharanga opens the face of the bat, plays late and guides it to third man
25.4
Sean Williams to Tharanga, 2 runs, this is nicely swept through mid-wicket again, but Burl runs to his right and cuts it off in the deep
25.3
Sean Williams to Tharanga, FOUR, shortish delivery on the stumps, Tharanga rocks back and pulls well through mid-wicket, got it wide of the fielder and it raced away
25.3
Sean Williams to Mathews, 2 wides, that's fired down the leg-side and the keeper fails to collect cleanly
25.1
Sean Williams to Mathews, 1 run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Mathews punches it to long-off
24.5
Cremer to Mathews, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, Mathews drives it down to long-on
23.5
Sean Williams to Tharanga, no run, driven off the front foot, straight to short cover
23.4
Sean Williams to Tharanga, 2 runs, fullish delivery outside off stump, Tharanga sweeps it to backward square leg
23.3
Sean Williams to Tharanga, no run, fullish and down the leg-side, Tharanga works it behind square on the on-side
23.2
Sean Williams to Tharanga, no run, down the leg-side, the ball rolls to short fine off the thigh pad
23.1
Sean Williams to Tharanga, no run, pushes it through on leg, Tharanga misses the pull and wears it on the pad
23.1
Sean Williams to Tharanga, wide, slower through the air down the leg, Tharanga lets it go. Wide called
22.6
Chatara to Tharanga, 1 run, Tharanga manages to edge one to third man. Chatara dishes it a wide delivery outside off, Tharanga walks forward and reaches out for the slash down to third man
22.6
Chatara to Mathews, no ball, 1 run, this has been and expensive over from Chatara. What's worse is, he has over-stepped. A short delivery on the stumps, Mathews rolls his wrists on the pull to deep mid-wicket. Free-hit coming up
21.6
Sean Williams to Mathews, no run, and again
20.6
Cremer to Mathews, FOUR, first boundary for Mathews. Gets a juicy full toss on the pads. He whips it between mid-on and mid-wicket and the ball races away to the fence
20.2
Cremer to Tharanga, no run, pushed back to Cremer
20.1
Cremer to Mathews, 1 run, goes straight on with the arm, Mathews turns it to square leg
19.5
Raza to Mathews, 1 run, wristed down to long-on with the turn
19.2
Raza to Tharanga, no run, goes on the back foot and chops it off the inside edge
19.1
Raza to Tharanga, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, defended back to Raza
18.6
Cremer to Mathews, no run, pushed to mid-on
18.1
Cremer to Tharanga, wide, well tossed up down the leg, Tharanga tries to reach out on the flick but misses. Has to be a wide
17.6
Raza to Dickwella, no run, skips down the track and drills it back to Sikandar Raza
17.2
Raza to Tharanga, no run, prods forward and pushes it to cover
17.1
Raza to Tharanga, no run, short of a length delivery just outside off, pulled to mid-on
16.6
Cremer to Dickwella, 2 runs, good cricket all round. Dickwella nails the sweep along the ground. The fielder in the deep runs to his left, puts in a slide and keeps it down to a brace
15.5
Raza to Tharanga, no run, pushed to the left of Raza
15.4
Raza to Dickwella, byes, 1 run, goes for the reverse sweep and misses it. Moor fails to collect it down the leg and the duo sneak in a bye
14.5
Cremer to Tharanga, FOUR, that's through the gap on the off-side. Tharanga makes room and cuts it past the diving man at cover-point. First signs of aggression from Tharanga after lunch
14.4
Cremer to Tharanga, 2 runs, punched off the back foot to sweeper cover for a brace
14.3
Cremer to Tharanga, no run, driven straight to cover
14.2
Cremer to Dickwella, 1 run, pulls it to deep mid-wicket
13.6
Raza to Dickwella, no run, sweeps it off the cue end to mid-wicket
13.4
Raza to Dickwella, 1 run, eased down to long-off
12.6
Cremer to Tharanga, 1 run, tad short down the leg, Tharanga pulls it to deep square leg and settles for a single
12.5
Cremer to Tharanga, no run, leg-break outside off, defended off the front foot
12.4
Cremer to Dickwella, 1 run, tossed up delivery down the leg, Dickwella helps it down to deep backward square leg with a sweep
12.2
Cremer to Dickwella, 1 run, swept along the ground to deep square leg
11.5
Raza to Dickwella, 1 run, opens the bat face and pushes it wide of cover
11.3
Raza to Tharanga, no run, pushed back to Sikandar Raza
11.2
Raza to Tharanga, no run, goes on the back foot and mistimes the cut to cover
11.1
Raza to Tharanga, no run, short and wide outside off, cut to backward point
10.6
Cremer to Dickwella, no run, taps it to mid-wicket
10.2
Cremer to Tharanga, no run, tucked to mid-wicket with the turn
10.1
Cremer to Tharanga, no run, leg-break outside off, Tharanga closes the bat face early and gets a soft leading edge down to mid-off
9.6
Raza to Dickwella, no run, Dickwella jumps down the track and drives it to cover
9.3
Raza to Tharanga, no run, Tharanga prods forward and ekes out an inside edge onto pad
9.2
Raza to Tharanga, no run, jumps on the back foot and punches it to cover
9.1
Raza to Tharanga, no run, quicker delivery on the stumps, Tharanga pushes it to mid-on
8.6
Tiripano to Dickwella, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Dickwella defends
7.5
Raza to Dickwella, 1 run, very full from Raza, Dickwella drives it to long-off
7.3
Raza to Tharanga, 2 runs, shortish and outside off stump, Tharanga guides it late, backward point runs to his right, dives and saves two. And the ball hits the fielder's face again. It's Chatara, who is having a bit of discomfort and he's going off the field now
7.2
Raza to Dickwella, 1 run, on the leg stump, Dickwella works it to square leg
6.6
Chatara to Dickwella, FOUR, good effort at third man, but the ball escapes for four. Good length delivery outside off stump, Dickwella guides the ball, went off the bottom of the bat, the fielder pushed the ball with a dive to his right but it trickled away to hit the rope. In fact, the ball hit the face and ricocheted away
6.4
Chatara to Tharanga, no run, short and on the leg stump, Tharanga ducks under it
6.3
Chatara to Tharanga, no run, angled across outside off stump, Tharanga shoulders arms
6.2
Chatara to Tharanga, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Tharanga shoulders arms
6.1
Chatara to Tharanga, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Tharanga looks to cut and misses
5.6
Raza to Tharanga, 1 run, very full and on the leg stump, Tharanga works it to square leg
5.5
Raza to Dickwella, 1 run, on the stumps, Dickwella flicks it to long-on
5.2
Raza to Dickwella, 1 run, worked away to mid-wicket
4.6
Chatara to Dickwella, no run, blocked back to the bowler
3.5
Raza to Tharanga, no run, cut to point
3.4
Raza to Dickwella, 1 run, on the leg stump, Dickwella works it into the on-side
3.1
Raza to Tharanga, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, blocked
2.6
Chatara to Tharanga, 1 run, he's a lazy player - not a keen front foot mover - so got to draw him forward. Shortish and outside off stump, Tharanga cuts it past backward point
2.5
Chatara to Tharanga, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Tharanga defends off the back foot
2.4
Chatara to Tharanga, FOUR, that's a calm nerve-easing back foot punch from Tharanga. Not a bad ball at all, Tharanga allowed the short of length delivery to come through and placed it in front of square on the off-side
2.3
Chatara to Tharanga, no run, wide yorker outside off stump, Tharanga tries to squeeze it out but misses
2.3
Chatara to Tharanga, no ball, he's steaming in and banging the ball into the surface, gets good bounce, but the umpire though didn't like the height on this one
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