Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 4th ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka, 2017 Venue: Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota Date & Time: Jul 08, 09:45 AM LOCAL
Waller 2-44(10 ov)
41.6
Waller to Tharanga, 2 runs, good running between the wickets. Runs two as he softs the ball through mid-wicket
41.5
Waller to Tharanga, no run, Zimbabwe review and lose their only one here. This was pushed through flatter and just outside off, Tharanga was rocking back on the pull and missed, Moor was confident and he assumed that there was a tiny scratch on that. Replays didn't support him though
41.4
Waller to Tharanga, no run, opens stance front-on and steers to to point
41.3
Waller to Tharanga, SIX, comes down the track and clobbers it over long-on. First six of the day
41.2
Waller to Mathews, 1 run, bowled slower, Mathews delays his shot through square leg
41.1
Waller to Mathews, no run, shimmies downtown but finds cover with his flash
39.6
Waller to Tharanga, no run, now this quicker delivery almost snuck through. And if not for the the inside edge hitting the pad, Tharanga would be gone
39.5
Waller to Tharanga, no run, leading edge to cover. Bowls quicker and Tharanga was late to close his bat
39.4
Waller to Mathews, 1 run, whipped through mid-wicket. Sri Lanka have slowed down considerably
39.3
Waller to Mathews, no run, beaten by the drift and then a bit of turn. Was swerving away, luring Mathews into a cut, and then it rips in to take the bottom-edge
39.3
Waller to Mathews, wide, sliding down
39.2
Waller to Mathews, no run, stands tall and blocks it back to Waller
39.1
Waller to Tharanga, 1 run, front foot push to long-off
37.6
Waller to Tharanga, no run, opens the bat to short third man
37.5
Waller to Dickwella, out Lbw!! Sri Lanka review one here. That looked straight. Dickwella has been fidgety for a few balls now, mising sweeps and all. Shuffles across and tries to sweep fine, and misses again. And then reviews. That looks plumb to the naked eye. Hit in front of middle, and the ball was very full. Ball-tracking has it hitting the off and middle-stump. Gone. End of a stunning innings nonetheless. Dickwella lbw b Waller 116(118) [4s-8]
37.4
Waller to Dickwella, no run, stays low again. And this time, Dickwella had exposed his stumps by moving down to leg. Just about managed to lay his bat
37.3
Waller to Dickwella, no run, and now he's trying to sweep from outside off. Misses. The ball is holding up and staying a touch lw
37.2
Waller to Dickwella, 2 runs, shimmies down and slices it over cover. Some turn there
37.1
Waller to Dickwella, no run, extra bounce nearly undoes Dickwella. Looks to sweep, misses and then the keeper is found taken aback
35.6
Waller to Mathews, 1 run, on leg-stump, Mathews just delays his single round the corner. Soft hands
35.5
Waller to Dickwella, 1 run, flatter delivery angled in and Dickwella was back to it. Manages to work it through mid-wicket
35.4
Waller to Mathews, 1 run, now gets one on the pads and he's off the mark with a single to fine leg
35.3
Waller to Mathews, no run, leading edge first-ball to backward point. This just skidded through, no turn
35.2
Waller to Gunathilaka, out Bowled!! Zimbabwe finally get a wicket. Misses out on his century by 13 runs but gee, he's played well. Slogs across the line early, the ball held in the pitch a bit and sneaked in to take the top of off. Gunathilaka b Waller 87(101) [4s-7]
35.1
Waller to Dickwella, 1 run, slapped to cover, who fumbles and allows a run. Oh dear, there was about 15 more overs to go. Zimbabwe looking at a very tall chase
33.6
Waller to Dickwella, no run, jumps and defends it from the crease
33.5
Waller to Dickwella, no run, stumping missed. Turn to get past the outside edge and Dickwella is outside his crease. But Moor shells it. Extra bounce you could say but you have to convert those into chances
33.4
Waller to Gunathilaka, 1 run, takes his front leg out and drives through to long-off. First pair in ODI history to get back-to-back 200-run opening stand
33.3
Waller to Dickwella, 1 run, reaches out and is able to cut it through covers
33.2
Waller to Gunathilaka, 1 run, makes room and pushes a ball to wide long-off. Waller followed him but well played in the end
33.1
Waller to Dickwella, 1 run, flat-batted punch to point. Just uses the little bit of the length there. Dropped tad short outside off
31.6
Waller to Dickwella, 1 run, consecutive hundreds for Dickwella. His second in the ODIs. Takes his helmet off and pulls off a fist-pump, and almost took the umpire with him! Only fair, for he's the eight Sri Lankan to get back-to-back ODI hundreds. Gets a ball that's been dropped short by Waller and short-arm jabs it through mid-wicket
31.5
Waller to Dickwella, no run, ah, gets the toe-end as he pushes it back down the pitch
31.4
Waller to Gunathilaka, 1 run, steers one through covers
31.3
Waller to Dickwella, 1 run, bunts the ball with an open face to point
31.2
Waller to Dickwella, no run, goes back and dabs it to short third man, who's close-in
31.1
Waller to Dickwella, 2 runs, worked through mid-wicket. Some noise in the crowd as the batsman nears century
29.6
Waller to Dickwella, no run, defends off the front foot softly
29.5
Waller to Gunathilaka, 1 run, goes back and across, and punches one fiercely to long-off
29.4
Waller to Dickwella, 1 run, lunges across on front foot and closes the bat face to mid-wicket
29.3
Waller to Gunathilaka, 1 run, some width and this had to go to the sweeper. And they run two
29.2
Waller to Dickwella, 1 run, went wide of the crease to angle the ball in but Dickwella is still able to slap it from in front of off-stump
29.1
Waller to Gunathilaka, 1 run, front foot dab to short third man
27.6
Waller to Dickwella, 1 run, quick on stumps, manoeuvred off the back foot to long-on
27.5
Waller to Gunathilaka, 1 run, opens the defence to cover and runs a quick single
27.4
Waller to Gunathilaka, 2 runs, full toss but it's drifting in, so Gunathilaka's whip takes the inside edge to deep square
27.3
Waller to Dickwella, 1 run, full and pushed through to long-off
27.2
Waller to Dickwella, no run, quicker delivery, blocked
27.1
Waller to Gunathilaka, 1 run, sliding on and pinning the pads but too much of angle in, going down. Given as a run , so must have been an inside edge
25.6
Waller to Dickwella, 1 run, shimmies back and punches one through covers. Waller bowling tight lines here
25.5
Waller to Dickwella, no run, width, cut away to point
25.4
Waller to Gunathilaka, 1 run, good full ball, and Gunathilaka can only squeeze it down to long-off, despite having made the room
25.3
Waller to Gunathilaka, no run, drfiting in on the legs, Gunathilaka fails to beat mid-wicket
25.2
Waller to Gunathilaka, no run, goes back and defends it to cover
25.1
Waller to Gunathilaka, no run, sliding in from wide of the stumps, Gunathilaka is beaten on the dab to third man
23.6
Waller to Dickwella, 1 run, tossed up wider of off, driven towards deep cover for a single
23.5
Waller to Gunathilaka, 1 run, Waller drops one short and wide of off, slapped away towards long-off for a single
23.4
Waller to Gunathilaka, no run, appeal for LBW, but the angle was taking the ball down the leg-side, Gunathilaka was down on his knees as he looked to sweep and missed. The impact was in front of middle, might have been slipping down leg
23.3
Waller to Gunathilaka, no run, flighted delivery on Gunathilaka's pads, he ws looking to turn it towards the on-side and missed
23.2
Waller to Dickwella, 1 run, Waller shortens his length as Dickwella came down the track, worked away towards mid-wicket for a single
23.1
Waller to Gunathilaka, 1 run, fraction short and just outside off, punched in front of square on the off-side for a single
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