West Indies vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Sri Lanka tour of West Indies, 2018 Venue: Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia Date & Time: Jun 14-Jun 18, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Roach 4-50(18 ov)
78.6
Roach to Lahiru Kumara, out Caught by Shai Hope!! This time Sri Lanka's innings is over for good. Full ball outside off, Kumara looks to drive but gets a thick edge towards gully where Hope takes a brilliant low catch diving to his right. Sharp reflexes. Lahiru Kumara c Shai Hope b Roach 0(6)
78.5
Roach to Lahiru Kumara, no run, blocked
78.5
Roach to Chandimal, no ball, full at the stumps, Chandimal whips across the line of it but lobs it up off a thick leading edge. Comfortably taken by Bishoo at point. Oh goodness, it's a no-ball. They had begun trudging off, but Ian Gould calls them back
78.4
Roach to Chandimal, no run, back of a length around middle, looks to work it through the on-side but gets an inside edge onto thigh pad
78.3
Roach to Chandimal, no run, short ball, Chandimal sways away from it
78.2
Roach to Chandimal, SIX, fuller than a good length outside off, smoked over mid-off. Nothing held back from Chandimal. Whacks it for six
78.1
Roach to Chandimal, 2 runs, back of a length outside off, punched through the covers
76.6
Roach to Lahiru Kumara, no run, full and inviting the drive outside off, Kumara goes for it with leaden feet and misses
76.5
Roach to Lahiru Kumara, no run, length ball outside off, left alone
76.4
Roach to Rajitha, out Caught by Dowrich!! Chases a very wide ball and nicks it behind. Got a touch ahead of himself, Rajitha. Wanted to cream this full ball through the covers. But it swung away from him to take the edge. Windies have broken through the frustrating stand. Rajitha c Dowrich b Roach 4(33)
76.3
Roach to Rajitha, no run, full at the stumps, blocked back
76.2
Roach to Rajitha, no run, gentle outswinger, beats Rajitha in his defence
76.1
Roach to Rajitha, no run, back of a length outside off, chopped back on the crease off a thick inside edge
66.6
Roach to Chandimal, FOUR, pulled away! Chandimal moves into the 80s with that. Short one around middle and leg, Chandimal takes his eyes off the ball and pulls it away to find the square leg fence. For a moment I thought it would beat him and strike his helmet
66.5
Roach to Chandimal, no run, fullish in length around off, Chandimal defends that off his front foot
66.4
Roach to Rajitha, 1 run, works the pacy short delivery away to the leg side and takes a single
66.3
Roach to Rajitha, no run, back of a length around off, Rajitha defends this down
66.2
Roach to Rajitha, no run, keeps low and beats Rajitha's defence
66.1
Roach to Chandimal, 1 run, taps that delivery into the off side for a single
64.6
Roach to Chandimal, no run, another back foot flay against a shortish delivery, same region
64.5
Roach to Chandimal, no run, short of a length outside off, punched to covers by Chandimal
64.5
Roach to Chandimal, no ball, full and wide outside off, Chandimal shoulders arms but the umpire exercises his arms as the bowler oversteps
64.4
Roach to Chandimal, 2 runs, short of a length outside off, Chandimal slaps it in the gap at cover and manages to come back for two as the fielder goes for the chase
64.3
Roach to Chandimal, no run, that's a nasty delivery. Shortish in length outside off and forces Chandimal to get high on his toe. As he looks to fend it away, the ball shoots up and hits him on the gloves. Dies just in front of the fielder at third slip.
64.2
Roach to Lakmal, 1 run, full in length outside off, Lakmal pushes it in front of cover for a run
64.1
Roach to Chandimal, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Chandimal has no trouble to cut it away to deep point
62.6
Roach to Dananjaya, out Caught by Dowrich!! Another one bites the dust. Persisting with the same line has worked in Roach's favour. Bowls it in that channel outside off on a shortish length. Again the ball hits the deck and moves away a tad. It's enough to catch Dhananjaya's edge and Dowrich takes a sharp low catch to his left. Playing away from the body results in the batsman's downfall eventually. Dananjaya c Dowrich b Roach 2(10)
62.5
Roach to Dananjaya, no run, fires a length ball outside off, gets that to move away from the batsman who's beaten on his poke. Can he get him? Definitely yes, if he continues bowling in this manner
62.4
Roach to Dananjaya, no run, full in length and well outside off, Dananjaya lifts his bat, shows no interest in offer a shot
62.3
Roach to Dananjaya, 2 runs, full and wide outside off, Dananjaya goes for a square drive and gets two runs as the ball dies down in the deep
62.2
Roach to Dananjaya, no run, short of a length outside off, jags away a tad and beats his poke. Was very close to kiss Dananjaya's outside edge
62.1
Roach to Dananjaya, no run, in that channel outside off and Dananjaya offers a feeble push
49.6
Roach to Chandimal, no run, thought about leaving it initially but when he saw ball nipping back in after picthing on that back of a length, he punched it to cover
49.5
Roach to Chandimal, no run, good stride forward, watches the line of the bat, lifts his bat and lets it go
49.4
Roach to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and outside off, left alone
49.3
Roach to Dickwella, leg bye, 1 run, short of length delivery at the body, tucked off the pads to the leg-side for a single
49.2
Roach to Dickwella, no run, on that short of length and outside off, went for a wild cut over the in-field and ends up missing it. He is trying his best to be back in the pavillion
49.1
Roach to Dickwella, no run, fuller length outside off, driven to the off-side
47.6
Roach to Dickwella, no run, brave leave, well left in the end. ball almost said a hello to the off-stump and went, he probably left it on the length
47.5
Roach to Dickwella, no run, poor shot! Went for a drive away from the body, hands almost went towards the ball magnet like. Away movement ensured ball keeps a fair distance from the blade, into the gloves of Dowrich
47.4
Roach to Dickwella, no run, on a good length and outside off, watches the line and leaves it alone
47.3
Roach to Dickwella, no run, on a good length and held its line after pitching, Dickwella played inside the line and it sails past his outside edge. Too good to edge for Dickwella!
47.2
Roach to Dickwella, no run, on a good length and tailed away again, wanted to play a lofted shot but beats him again
47.1
Roach to Dickwella, no run, short of length outside off, went for a slash and a hint of away movement at the last moment defeats him
45.6
Roach to Dickwella, no run, moves slightly to the off-side and defends the ball back to the bowler
45.5
Roach to Dickwella, no run, played inside the line of the ball and it whizzed past him, into the gloves of Dowrich
45.4
Roach to Dickwella, no run, short of length and outside off, Dickwella wanted to leave initially but at the last moment he blocks it to cover
45.3
Roach to Dickwella, no run, fuller length and outside off, gets a good stride forward and drives it cover who moved to his right and fields it
45.2
Roach to Dickwella, no run, Dickwella was early on the shot and ball was in the air, it falls short of the cover fielder
45.1
Roach to Dickwella, no run, on a good length and jagged away sharply after pitching, Dickwella played inside the line of the ball and defends it to the off-side
30.6
Roach to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, short of length delivery just outside off, Mendis pulls it away wide of mid-on. Was on top of the bounce there, all in control
30.5
Roach to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, over the top again! Full ball at the stumps, and Mendis plays another lofted drive. This is smart batting. Knows that survival ain't easy on this pitch, so a counter-attack is a worthwhile option
30.4
Roach to Kusal Mendis, no run, length ball on off, blocked
30.3
Roach to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, woah, swiped away over wide mid-on. Full ball angled in from wide of the crease, seems as if Mendis had been waiting for this length. No half measures from him, so despite his bat turning in the hands, there's enough meat on it
30.2
Roach to Kusal Mendis, no run, length ball on off, blocked
30.1
Roach to Kusal Mendis, no run, left alone outside off
28.6
Roach to Kusal Mendis, no run, short of length on off, fended off
28.5
Roach to Chandimal, 5 runs, back of a length delivery outside off, patted wide of cover. They run across for the single, with Chandimal getting in between the throw at the other end. The ball deflects off him and runs away wide of the fielder who was trying to back up. Nothing they could do about it
28.4
Roach to Chandimal, no run, really helpful conditions for seam bowling. Beaten again. Length ball outside off, Chandimal is drawn into defending but it nips away past the edge
28.3
Roach to Chandimal, no run, sharp bounce from a back of a length, left alone
28.2
Roach to Chandimal, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left alone
28.1
Roach to Chandimal, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left alone
26.6
Roach to Chandimal, no run, cuts him in half! Nip-backer from Roach from a back of length, whizzes through Chandimal
26.5
Roach to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, direct-hit and Chandimal was probably gone. Crazy cricket. He punched this ball wide of cover and they set off, as if it was so obvious. Chandimal wasn't even close to making it
26.4
Roach to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, overpitched, jammed back down the pitch. Clumsy effort from Roach allows it through
26.3
Roach to Kusal Mendis, no run, punched to mid-off
26.2
Roach to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, delightfully picked up off his pads. Full on leg-stump, Mendis's intention is never to keep it along the ground. Just whips it away with glorious wrists over square leg
26.1
Roach to Kusal Mendis, no run, overpitched, Mendis mistimes his drive to mid-on
24.6
Roach to Kusal Mendis, no run, length ball on off, solid forward defence
24.5
Roach to Kusal Mendis, no run, thick edge to gully, on the bounce
24.4
Roach to Kusal Mendis, no run, short of length delivery just outside off, punched to point
24.3
Roach to Kusal Mendis, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, patted to point
24.2
Roach to Chandimal, 1 byes, now he goes wide of the crease and slants it in, Chandimal leaves this as well but this was much closer to off. Awkward take for Dowrich with the ball wobbling, causes the fumble
24.1
Roach to Chandimal, no run, full and swinging away, left alone
20.6
Roach to Kusal Mendis, no run, defensive shot to end the over. Length delivery fired from wide of the crease and keeps low again. Mendis does well to bring his bat down in time and block it
20.5
Roach to Kusal Mendis, no run, that could have been a catch. Bounces in just front of the bowler. Fullish around off and Mendis drives it uppishly. Inches short of Roach who collects it on the bounce
20.4
Roach to Kusal Mendis, no run, that kept low. He's asking some questions to these Lankan batsmen. Pitched on a good length outside off, Mendis gets caught in his crease as the ball keeps low and misses his bottom edge
20.3
Roach to Chandimal, 1 run, gets a single with an onside tuck against a length delivery
20.2
Roach to Chandimal, no run, this was a peach! Absolute. In the channel around the off-stump channel and cuts Chandimal's defence. Was really close to his inside edge and the top of off-stump too
20.1
Roach to Chandimal, no run, fires this one from wide of the crease. The ball hits the deck and seams in sharply to whiz past the off-stump channel. Chandimal was lucky that it didn't jag back enough. Else he was in trouble
18.6
Roach to Kusal Mendis, no run, Mendis leaves the last ball of the over, it was full and quick outside that off-stump channel
18.5
Roach to Kusal Mendis, no run, another length delivery outside off, Mendis square drives but it's been stopped nicely by the man at point, a decent dive saves a few runs for Windies
18.4
Roach to Kusal Mendis, no run, beaten! Another jaffa by Roach. Loving his aggression. This was on a length outside off, shot up after hitting the deck to beat the batsman's drive with a lack of foot movement
18.3
Roach to Chandimal, 1 run, whips the shortish delivery away to deep backward square leg to get off the mark
18.2
Roach to Chandimal, no run, full length delivery swinging away from the batsman, too wide though and it's been left alone
18.1
Roach to Kusal Perera, out Caught by Holder!! Edged and taken! He was looking so good against Holder but it's Roach who gets him. Comes from round the wicket and surprises the batsman with a short one. Perera is trapped in the crease as the ball kisses the splice and flies to the skipper at third slip. Excellent bowling by Roach! The top three Sri Lankan batsmen are all back to the hut with the fall of this wicket. Also, that's Roach's 150th Test wicket. Kusal Perera c Holder b Roach 32(55) [4s-5]
6.6
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, on a good length and outside off, sees the line and decides to leave it
6.5
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, he went for a drive this time with gentle hands but was beaten again. Dukes thuds in to the gloves of Dowrich
6.4
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, another slash attempted by Kusal Perera and Roach defeats his outside edge again. This has been a pattern all morning. Away movement after pitching beats him
6.3
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, Roach overcompensates the line. It was too wide of off this time and Kusal Perera was happy to ignore it
6.2
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, another delivery down the leg-side and Kusal Perera collects it again. Kusal Perera was a mere spectator
6.1
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, straying down the leg-side, Kusal Perera leaves it alone and Dowrich collects it
4.6
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, on that back of a length and outside off, left alone
4.5
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, beaten again! Luck is smiling on Kusal Perera. It was angled in and then jagged away after pitching, past the outside edge again
4.4
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, on a good length and well outside off, left alone
4.4
Roach to Kusal Perera, wide, too wide of off and umpire signals it wide. Almost a replica of the Harmison ball
4.3
Roach to Kusal Perera, 2 runs, finally Kusal Perera connects one! After missing 'N' number of balls. This wasn't off the middle of the bat, he inside edged it wide of mid-on for a brace
4.2
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, that jagged back like a snake and Kusal Perera had no clue about it. Thankfully for him ball was still wide of the stumps and sailed into the gloves of Dowrich
4.1
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, straying down the leg-side, Kusal Perera ensured there is no contact of the bat and Dowrich collects it down the leg-side
2.6
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, on a good length and outside off, past the outside edge again. He is struggling big time here
2.5
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, oh dear! He is having a torrid time in the middle. It was on the fuller length and moved away from Kusal Perera who wanted to loft it over cover but he was no where close to the ball.
2.4
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, on that good length and outside off, watches the line of the ball and lets it go
2.3
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, width on offer and Kusal Perera throws his bat it. His willow isn't ready to meet the dukes and it goes past his bat again and into the gloves of Dowrich
2.2
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, peach from Roach! He is too good for Kusal Perera at the moment. On that good length again and it jagged away comprehensively after pitching, went past the outside edge
2.1
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, past the outside again. On that back of a length and it goes past the outside edge
0.6
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, on a fuller length and outside off, watches the line of the ball and ignores it
0.5
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, on a fuller length and lovely away movement, Kusal Perera went for a drive but red dukes defeats his outside edge
0.4
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, wayward delivery this. Too wide of off and Kusal Perera ignores it
0.3
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, snorter! Whatta delivery! Everything was right on that ball, it angled in and nipped away after pitching. Too good to catch the outside edge of Kusal Perera
0.2
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, what are you doing Kusal Perera? This isn't T20 cricket, it is Test cricket. He had a wild swing on that good length delivery and it whizzed past the outside edge
0.1
Roach to Kusal Perera, no run, on a good length and a hint of away lateral movement, Kusal Perera was on the front in a flash and he blocks this to the off-side
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