Sri Lanka vs England, 4th ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: England tour of Sri Lanka, 2018 Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Date & Time: Oct 20, 09:45 AM LOCAL
Dasun Shanaka 60(65)
41.6
Olly Stone to Shanaka, wide, third wide of the over. It was down the leg-side again
41.5
Olly Stone to Shanaka, SIX, in the air and just clears mid-wicket! It was in the slot for Shanaka and he climbs into it. The timing wasn't great as it hit the bottom of the bot. But he puts enough power behind it to larrup it over deep mid-wicket
41.4
Olly Stone to Perera, 1 run, on a fuller length and aiming at the stumps, Perera wanted to loft it over point. The outside half of the bat takes it to third man for a single
41.2
Olly Stone to Shanaka, wide, he needs to be more tidy. It was down the leg-side again and another wide
41.1
Olly Stone to Shanaka, no run, some pace on this short delivery! Shanaka was late on the pull shot and it hits his tummy and deflects to the leg-side. Olly Stone can generate some serious pace!
41.1
Olly Stone to Shanaka, wide, misses his radar. It was way down the leg-side and umpire calls it a wide
40.6
Woakes to Perera, no run, on a fuller length and angling across Perera who went for a drive through cover. Woakes rolled his fingers on it and it came slowly off the deck. Perera ends up missing it and it reaches Buttler on a bounce
40.4
Woakes to Perera, 1 run, runs it down to third man for a single
40.1
Woakes to Shanaka, no run, touch fuller of good length and outside off, Shanaka gets behind it and defends it to the off-side
39.6
Stokes to Shanaka, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Shanaka guides it to deep cover for a single
39.5
Stokes to Shanaka, FOUR, Shanaka reaches his 2nd half-fifty in style! This has been an imperative knock for his team. He needs to convert this into a daddy fifty for his side. It was on a fuller length and outside off, Shanaka comes on the front foot and drives it past mid-off for a boundary
39.4
Stokes to Shanaka, no run, slower delivery outside off, Shanaka was foxed by it and he was cramped for room too. He wanted to steer it to third man but ends up missing it
39.3
Stokes to Shanaka, no run, throws this well wide of off and the length was much fuller. Shanaka wanted to drive it through cover, he ends up missing it
39.2
Stokes to Shanaka, FOUR, Shanaka was ready for this short ball. He gets his hands higher than the trajectory of the ball and pulls it nicely. It bisects the gap between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket and hits the fence in a flash
39.1
Stokes to Shanaka, no run, on a length and outside off, Shanaka gets behind the line of the ball and defends it to cover
38.6
Woakes to Shanaka, 1 run, much fuller this time and at the stumps, Shanaka closes the face of the bat early and leading edge takes it wide of point who dives but fails to reach it. It ends up at third man and batsman take an easy single
38.5
Woakes to Shanaka, no run, on a length and around off, Shanaka opens the face of the bat to guide it to point
38.4
Woakes to Shanaka, no run, bangs this one short, it skids off the deck and Shanaka misses the pull shot. It thuds into the gloves of Buttler
38.3
Woakes to Shanaka, FOUR, picks the slower delivery, delays his bat swing and smashes it over mid-off. Once it cleared mid-off, there was no stopping that. It races along the turf after bouncing for a boundary
38.2
Woakes to Shanaka, no run, on a good length and at the stumps, Shanaka defends it back to the bowler
38.1
Woakes to Perera, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Perera pushes it with soft hands to mid-off. He knew exactly how hard he has hit that and charges for a single. Makes it with ease
37.5
Stokes to Perera, 1 run, slower delivery goes wrong. It ends up being a full-toss and Perera was surprised by it. He delicately works it to the leg-side
37.3
Stokes to Perera, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Perera runs it down to third man
36.3
Tom Curran to Shanaka, no run, went for a cut through point. There was low bounce on this delivery and it went under his bat
36.2
Tom Curran to Shanaka, no run, on a good length and aiming at the stumps, Shanaka gets behind the line of the ball and defends it to square leg
36.1
Tom Curran to Perera, 1 run, slower one at the stumps, Perera nudges it to fine leg for another single
34.6
Tom Curran to Perera, no run, this slower delivery comes back in a touch after pitching and Perera was cramped for room, he ends up guiding it straight to point
34.4
Tom Curran to Shanaka, no run, slower delivery at the stumps, Shanaka waits for it to arrive and defends it back to Tom Curran
34.3
Tom Curran to Perera, 1 run, on a good length and at the pads, Perera tucks it to deep square leg for a single
33.3
Stokes to Shanaka, no run, back of a length delivery around off, blocked
33.2
Stokes to Shanaka, no run, Stokes gets away with this slightly wayward delivery. Too short and too straight. Shanaka half-ducked under it. Not called as a wide
33.1
Stokes to Shanaka, no run, good first ball from Stokes. Short of a good length cross-seam delivery, that bounces more than Shanaka expects it to. The batsman went after it with an angled bat sans any feet movement. Beaten!
32.6
Tom Curran to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, fuller length ball, pushed into the cover region
31.5
Adil Rashid to Shanaka, no run, Shanaka is happy to see out Adil Rashid. Pats this short of length leggie to extra cover
31.4
Adil Rashid to Shanaka, no run, 80kph, yorker length, Shanaka jams it to cover by opening his bat-face
31.3
Adil Rashid to Shanaka, no run, too full, driven back to the bowler
31.2
Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, tossed up outside off, driven all along the carpet to long-off
30.5
Tom Curran to Shanaka, no run, normal-paced short of length delivery around off, blocked into the off-side
30.4
Tom Curran to Shanaka, no run, push-drives a pitched up delivery to mid-off. It was the slower delivery from Tom Curran
30.3
Tom Curran to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, shortish ball, Dhananjaya de Silva jabs it over mid-wicket
30.1
Tom Curran to Shanaka, no run, back of a length delivery, poked into ths off-side
29.6
Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, flighted ball just outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva gets to the pitch of the ball with a stride forward and dead-bats
29.3
Adil Rashid to Shanaka, no run, nudged into the leg-side
29.2
Adil Rashid to Shanaka, SIX, mistimed slog sweep for a six! The leg-break from Adil Rashid and Shanaka got down on a knee to slog-sweep. Top-edged it and Alex Hales at deep mid-wicket was slightly inside the boundary trying to settle into it. In the end, it went over his palms. What's worse? It's gone over the ropes
29.1
Adil Rashid to Shanaka, no run, flat leegie on off, Shanaka stays in his crease to defend
28.6
Moeen Ali to Dhananjaya de Silva, 2 runs, turns in from well outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva punches it to sweeper cover for a brace. Moeen Ali completes his quota of overs - 10-0-55-2
28.4
Moeen Ali to Shanaka, no run, bends across to turn the off-break to mid-wicket
28.3
Moeen Ali to Shanaka, no run, pushed down the pitch
28.3
Moeen Ali to Shanaka, wide, very similar to the previous ball, Shanaka walked across and missed the tuck. Could have easily gotten a glove to it there. Wasn't the case and that's been wided
28.3
Moeen Ali to Shanaka, wide, big offie, turning down leg
28.2
Moeen Ali to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, a walk towards off, gets down and paddle-sweeps it to fine leg
27.6
Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, 78kph, in-drifter on middle and leg, Dhananjaya de Silva presses forward to smother it into the 22-yard strip
27.3
Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, drifting down leg, helped away to fine leg
26.5
Moeen Ali to Shanaka, SIX, shot! Second six for Shanaka. Flighted delivery outside off, Shanaka shuffles across, crouches low and flogs it over wide long-on. Big swing of the bat and he nailed it off the meat of the bat
26.4
Moeen Ali to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, turned into the leg-side
26.1
Moeen Ali to Shanaka, no run, defends this off-break
25.6
Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, a mix-up and Shanaka survives as the throw is way off-target from Buttler. Was the googly from Adil Rashid and Dhananjaya de Silva inside-edged the block into the leg-side. Shanaka was almost halfway down, before he was sent back by his partner. Buttler was swift to get to the ball, but threw it wayward in an attempt to quickly get rid of the ball. Rashid did break the stumps after collecting it, Shanaka had made his ground with a dive
25.4
Adil Rashid to Shanaka, SIX, Shanaka will play his shots. Not sure if that's the right approach at this juncture. Was tossed up above the batter's eyeline, Shanaka got underneath it and tonked it over long-on
25.3
Adil Rashid to Shanaka, no run, big leg-break at 72kph, punched to extra cover off the back foot
25.2
Adil Rashid to Shanaka, no run, leg-break from a good length, patted to extra cover
25.1
Adil Rashid to Shanaka, no run, too full, dinked to mid-on
24.6
Moeen Ali to Shanaka, 1 run, flat in-turn, worked through square leg
24.5
Moeen Ali to Shanaka, FOUR, floated up delivery, pitches well outside off and turns a bit, Shanaka reverses his stance and sweeps it nicely behind backward point. Didn't over-hit it and relied on timing. The placement was spot on
24.4
Moeen Ali to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, slow off-break, nurdled backward of square leg
24.2
Moeen Ali to Shanaka, no run, gets outside the line to sweep and misses the off-break. Impact was well outside off
24.1
Moeen Ali to Shanaka, no run, turned to mid-wicket
23.6
Adil Rashid to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, wow! This is superb exhibition of spin bowling from the spin twins. Another turning leg-break, Dhananjaya de Silva tries to push and is beaten on the outside edge
23.4
Adil Rashid to Shanaka, no run, pushed back to the bowler
23.3
Adil Rashid to Shanaka, no run, another leg-break, Shanaka presses forward in defence
23.2
Adil Rashid to Shanaka, no run, ripping leg-break, pitched around off and turned past the poking outside edge of Shanaka
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