New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 2018-19 Venue: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui Date & Time: Jan 05, 02:00 PM LOCAL
Ross Taylor 90(105)
44.1
Pradeep to Ross Taylor, out Ross Taylor Run Out!! 1 run completed. Is Taylor in trouble? The throw comes and the keeper checks the bails off and Taylor is short despite a full stretch. Full delivery on the leg stump, Taylor flicks behind square, Sandakan attacks the ball and fires a flat throw close to the keeper. Taylor wasn't running really fast in the last few overs, he must have been tired and he's out ten short of a hundred. Ross Taylor run out (Sandakan/Dickwella) 90(105) [4s-4 6s-1]
43.6
Malinga to Neesham, no run, yorker on the stumps, Neesham keeps it out. Sensible from Neesham, doesn't want to risk again Malinga, knows he's got only one over left
43.4
Malinga to Ross Taylor, no run, low full toss, wristed to mid-wicket, they don't run a quick single, maybe Taylor is tired
43.3
Malinga to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, very full and outside off stump, Taylor square-drives it to sweeper cover
43.2
Malinga to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, misses the yorker this time, flicked to the right of long-on, Neesham charges back for the second to raise the fifty partnership
43.1
Malinga to Ross Taylor, no run, lovely yorker at base of off stump, Taylor defends it back to the bowler
42.6
Sandakan to Neesham, no run, advances and drives towards cover, just four runs off that over
42.3
Sandakan to Neesham, 1 run, soft hands on this defence to cover and they steal a run
42.1
Sandakan to Neesham, 1 run, spinning away from the left-hander, pushed to deep extra-cover
41.4
Perera to Neesham, 1 run, shortish delivery on the leg stump, Neesham goes back and glances it to fine leg
41.1
Perera to Ross Taylor, SIX, there's that Ross Taylor swing across the line over mid-wicket. Slower ball, sat up to be hit, Taylor was on the walk, waited and smashed it flat over the mid-wicket boundary
40.6
Pradeep to Neesham, 2 runs, neatly tucks this short of length delivery through backward square leg and he's coming back for the second as well, he's hardly broken a sweat and he's raced 21 off 13 balls
40.2
Pradeep to Neesham, 1 run, opens the face and glides the short of length delivery to third man
39.6
Malinga to Ross Taylor, leg byes, 1 run, takes his eyes off the short ball and gets pinged on the side of the helmet as he misses on the swivel pull. They sneak an extra as the ball rolls down to third man
39.5
Malinga to Neesham, 1 run, slow ball full toss on off-stump, Neesham goes hard on the slog and inside-edges it down to fine leg for a single
39.1
Malinga to Neesham, 1 run, short outside off, Neesham fetches the pull from there and slots it to deep square for a single
38.4
Sandakan to Neesham, 1 run, full on off, biffed to long-off
38.1
Sandakan to Neesham, 1 run, floated up on middle and leg, Neesham flicks this through mid-wicket
37.5
Malinga to Ross Taylor, no run, tightens his line around off, Taylor blocks
37.4
Malinga to Neesham, 1 run, short of length outside off stump, Neesham rides with the bounce and guides a single down to third man
37.1
Malinga to Ross Taylor, no run, good length on off-stump, Taylor gets across and dinks it back to the bowler
36.6
Gunaratne to Henry Nicholls, no run, full outside off, Nicholls drives and finds extra cover
35.6
Malinga to Ross Taylor, 1 run, low full toss on the leg stump, Taylor flicks it to deep square leg
35.5
Malinga to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, slower ball low full toss, another fumble at mid-wicket, very straightforward stop but he lets it go
35.2
Malinga to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, short delivery on the stumps, Nicholls pulls it through backward square leg
34.3
Gunaratne to Ross Taylor, no run, Taylor closes the bat face early on the tuck, the ball uppishly goes back to the bowler
34.2
Gunaratne to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, shortish in length, Nicholls works it away to long-on
33.4
Prasanna to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, leans forward and carefully works it wide of the bowler to long-on
33.2
Prasanna to Ross Taylor, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Taylor defends off the front foot
33.1
Prasanna to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, short enough for Nicholls to hang back and flick to mid-wicket
32.5
Gunaratne to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, straight from Gunaratne, punched straight down the ground
32.3
Gunaratne to Ross Taylor, no run, very full, flicked to short mid-wicket
32.2
Gunaratne to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, shortish delivery, Nicholls punches it straight down the ground
31.6
Prasanna to Henry Nicholls, no run, defended off the back foot
31.2
Prasanna to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, driven to the right of the bowler
30.6
Gunaratne to Ross Taylor, 1 run, driven down to long-on
30.5
Gunaratne to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, shortish and on the stumps, Taylor flicks towards mid-wicket again, puts pressure on the fielder, fumble and they are back for two
30.4
Gunaratne to Ross Taylor, no run, knocked to mid-wicket
30.3
Gunaratne to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, flighted outside off stump, this time Nicholls drives to the right of the man at cover
29.6
Prasanna to Henry Nicholls, no run, half shout for run out. Driven back to the bowler, who seems to have got a hand on it before the ball hit the stumps at the bowler's end, but Taylor grounded his bat
29.3
Prasanna to Ross Taylor, no run, defended off the inner of the bat as he was almost beaten in the flight
29.2
Prasanna to Ross Taylor, no run, spinning away around the off stump line, Taylor defends
29.1
Prasanna to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, shortish and on the stumps, Nicholls punches it to long-on
28.3
Gunaratne to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, leans forward and drives it to sweeper cover
28.1
Gunaratne to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, shrotish in length, Nicholls flat-bats it to long-off
27.4
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, no run, leans forward and flicks the ball hard, but finds the man at mid-wicket
27.3
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, defended
27.2
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, shortish and spinning away outside off stump, Taylor late-cuts the ball to third man
27.1
Sandakan to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, leg stump line, worked away to deep mid-wicket
26.5
Gunaratne to Henry Nicholls, 1 run, punched away to long-off
25.6
Sandakan to Henry Nicholls, no run, blocks it nicely
25.4
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, out Munro Run Out!! Yes-no, sent back and Sri Lanka have a big wicket. The set Munro has been dismissed. Taylor pushed this towards backward point, Munro was rushing for a run, Taylor wasn't keen, Munro had to turn back midway, the throw went to the bowler, who managed to release the ball onto the sticks. There was a doubt whether Sandakan lost control of the ball while breaking the sticks, but he was fine on that account. Munro run out (Kusal Perera/Sandakan) 87(77) [4s-12 6s-2]
25.3
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Taylor cuts it to backward point
25.2
Sandakan to Munro, 1 run, shortish and outside off stump, Munro cuts it into the off-side
24.5
Gunaratne to Ross Taylor, no run, looks for a tap-and-run single, but the bowler's quick to rush forward and abort Taylor's momentum
24.4
Gunaratne to Munro, 1 run, full and sliding in on middle and leg, Munro makes room and spanks the drive wide of extra cover
24.2
Gunaratne to Munro, 1 run, full and wide, Munro throws his bat on the drive and gets it wide of long-off
23.5
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, no run, punched back to the bowler
23.4
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, FOUR, 100 partnership comes up! Taylor belts a full ball through extra cover and gets into the 40s, he's steadily and surely finding his rhythm here
23.3
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, no run, full around off, played back down the pitch
23.2
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, no run, slower and sliding away outside off, Taylor can't get bat on the attempted cut
23.1
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, cuts this square on the off-side and yet again a better throw would have seen the end of a batsman. Taylor got his big striding leaps and made it in, just in the nick of time
22.6
Gunaratne to Munro, no run, stays leg-side of this length delivery and punch-drives it to extra cover
22.3
Gunaratne to Ross Taylor, no run, no pace, on and around off, Taylor dinks it into the leg-side
22.2
Gunaratne to Munro, 1 run, full outside off, Munro drives straight to long-off
21.6
Prasanna to Munro, no run, a press forward followed by a rock-solid defence
21.3
Prasanna to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, flat outside off, Taylor rocks back and cuts late behind point. Slowly finding the middle is Ross Taylor
21.2
Prasanna to Munro, 1 run, the feet doesn't align, but Munro punches firmly through covers for an easy single
20.5
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, FOUR, down leg and Taylor gives it all on the sweep, manages a tiny inside edge on that and it runs away rapidly past short fine
20.4
Sandakan to Munro, 1 run, chopped away square on the off-side
18.6
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, 1 run, loopy outside off, Taylor chops it to cover and keeps the strike with a single
18.5
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, no run, full again, Taylor flicks and finds mid-wicket
18.4
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, no run, full on off-stump, Taylor drives to the right of extra cover
18.3
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, FOUR, slips the full one down leg, Taylor gets some bat on the attempted sweep and the quick outfield takes care of the rest
18.2
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, no run, drifts in from off, Taylor plays it back to the bowler
18.1
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, no run, full toss outside off, Taylor smashes it to the right of extra cover, a diving stop prevents the boudnary
17.6
Perera to Munro, no run, stands tall and punches firmly to extra cover
17.2
Perera to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, in the air and just wide of the diving left hand of mid-wicket. Taylor gets across and flicks uppishly, to his delight it went wide of the fielder
17.1
Perera to Ross Taylor, no run, back of a length delivery on off, a solid front foot defence from Taylor
16.6
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, 1 run, worked away off the pads towards square leg and they sneak a quick single
16.5
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, dipping full toss on middle and leg, Taylor flicks it wide of long-on
16.4
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, no run, gets low and brooms it fiercely, straight to the fielder at square leg
16.3
Sandakan to Munro, 1 run, jumps down the pitch and whips the full toss through mid-wicket
15.6
Perera to Munro, no run, back of a length on leg-stump, Munro hops inside the crease and tucks it into the leg-side
15.2
Perera to Ross Taylor, no run, walks across and blocks this back to the bowler
15.1
Perera to Ross Taylor, no run, good length on off-stump, Taylor shuffles across and flicks to mid-wicket
14.6
Sandakan to Munro, no run, full on leg-stump, tapped back to the bowler
14.2
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, wide, spins down leg, Taylor misses the sweep
14.1
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, no run, fuller on middle, knocked into the leg-side
13.6
Perera to Munro, FOUR, a confidence-boosting fifty for Colin Munro! Hasn't been the easiest of pitches to bat on and Munro showed excellent application to stick around and play according to the merit of the ball and the results are there to see. Gets there with a blazing drive through extra cover
13.4
Perera to Ross Taylor, no run, I0$ length delivery outside off, Taylor gets forward and then arrests his momentum on the push-drive
13.3
Perera to Munro, 1 run, full on leg-stump, pushed wide of mid-on
12.6
Sandakan to Munro, no run, tries to play the reverse paddle and gets beaten for lack of pace and late turn outside off
12.1
Sandakan to Ross Taylor, no run, flat on middle and leg, gently knocked into the leg-side
11.6
Perera to Munro, no run, full outside off, driven to mid-off
11.4
Perera to Munro, 1 run, back of a length outside off, punched along the ground to sweeper cover
11.1
Perera to Ross Taylor, no run, I0$ on a length and angling in just outside off, Taylor gets across and taps it straight back to the bowler
10.6
Gunathilaka to Ross Taylor, 1 run, I0$ flat on leg-stump, flicked away to deep square
10.5
Gunathilaka to Ross Taylor, no run, quicker on off, driven back to the bowler
10.4
Gunathilaka to Munro, 1 run, full outside off, Munro presents full face of the bat and drives past the diving right hand of cover
10.2
Gunathilaka to Munro, 1 run, dished full and wide again, Munro hammers the drive wide of long-off
9.4
Pradeep to Ross Taylor, no run, fullish and outside off, Taylor lets it go
9.3
Pradeep to Ross Taylor, no run, full outside off, driven firmly to mid-off
9.2
Pradeep to Ross Taylor, no run, I0$ good length on off, Taylor tucks it onto his pads
9.1
Pradeep to Ross Taylor, no run, full and angling into the pads, Taylor shuffles and flicks to mid-wicket
8.6
Malinga to Munro, no run, slower delivery, pitches outside leg and drifts into the pads, tucked straight to square leg
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