Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2019 Venue: Galle International Stadium, Galle Date & Time: Aug 14-Aug 18, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Somerville 1-73(31 ov)
81.6
Somerville to Mathews, no run, Mathews took a big stride forward, realised he can't get to the pitch of the ball, so pads it away into the off-side with the bat tucked behind
81.5
Somerville to Mathews, no run, this time Mathews blocks to short leg
81.4
Somerville to Mathews, no run, nudged into the on-side
81.3
Somerville to Mathews, no run, another one down the leg-side, Mathews misses the glance, wears it on the pad
81.2
Somerville to Mathews, FOUR, slightly short in length and Mathews rocks back to power the pull shot through mid-wicket, no chance for the man in the deep
81.1
Somerville to Mathews, no run, spinning down the leg-side, Mathews misses the glance, Watling checks the bails off, batsman in though
79.6
Somerville to Mathews, 1 run, tucked away to deep mid-wicket
79.5
Somerville to Kusal Perera, 1 run, backs away and cuts square of the wicket
79.4
Somerville to Kusal Perera, no run, Perera tries the reverse sweep and misses, impact outside off stump on the back thigh, KW took the chance with the review and ended up duming on
79.3
Somerville to Mathews, 1 run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Mathews drives it to long-on
79.2
Somerville to Mathews, no run, hit on the pad, but spinning too much and missing the leg stump
79.1
Somerville to Mathews, no run, advances but defends as he doesn't get close to the pitch of the ball
77.6
Somerville to Kusal Perera, no run, pushed into the off-side
77.5
Somerville to Kusal Perera, no run, Perera was given out caught when he missed this reverse sweep. Umpire Michael Gough thought he gloved this flighted delivery, the catch was taken by KW at gully. Perera discussed with Mathews for the review and went upstairs. The replay clearly showed the ball missing the wrist band on the glove and just came off the forearm, they checked for LBW too, but the ball was missing off stump as it spun too much. Review lost
77.4
Somerville to Kusal Perera, FOUR, tossed up inviting the drive and Perera is in the mood to take the bowler on, crashes the drive wide of mid-off. He wants to get this done and enjoy a long lunch
77.3
Somerville to Kusal Perera, 2 runs, oh under-edge almost knocks out the off pole, sneaks between Watling's legs and gives them two
77.2
Somerville to Mathews, 1 run, shortish delivery on the stumps, Mathews punched to deep mid-wicket
77.1
Somerville to Mathews, no run, advances and defends into the on-side
69.6
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, opens the face of the bat and steers it towards backward point
69.5
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, dabbed to backward point
69.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Karunaratne defends off the back foot
69.3
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Karunaratne defends off the front foot
69.2
Somerville to Karunaratne, 2 runs, gets down on one knee and paddles this full ball to fine leg
69.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, defended off the front foot to backward point
67.6
Somerville to Mathews, no run, turn and bounce, Mathews manages to handle it well, getting the bat and glove out of the way, hits the pad, going down
67.5
Somerville to Karunaratne, 1 run, overpitched outside off stump, Karunaratne drives it to mid-off
67.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Karunaratne defends off the front foot with an angled bat towards point
67.3
Somerville to Mathews, 1 run, driven down the ground to long-on
67.2
Somerville to Mathews, no run, spinning back in, Mathews defends
67.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, 1 run, sharp single, Karunaratne drives to mid-off, takes on the arm and gets home
64.6
Somerville to Mathews, no run, the off-break from Somerville, Mathews wasn't fully forward as he defended, off the inner half and past FSL
64.5
Somerville to Mathews, no run, tossed up around middle, Mathews gets across and clips it to mid-wicket
64.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, 1 run, pushed through flatter and quicker, Karunaratne goes back and nudges it fine for a single
64.3
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, slower and wider of off, dabbed straight to the fielder at backward point
64.2
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up well wide of off, defended to the off-side
64.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, slower and wider of off, left alone
62.6
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, pushed through flatter and quicker, Karunaratne plays with a straight bat and blocks
62.5
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, slower and on off, Karunaratne leans well forward in defence
62.4
Somerville to Mathews, 1 run, uppish, but was too quick for Latham at FSL - flighted delivery and a hint of extra bounce, Mathews was looking to nudge and couldn't keep it down, weide of the man under the helmet
62.3
Somerville to Karunaratne, 1 run, tossed up on Karunaratne's pads, nudged behind square on the on-side for a run
62.2
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, flatter and spinning away from outside off, Karunaratne gets across and defends it past the slip cordon
62.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Karunaratne gets well forward and finds cover with the drive
60.6
Somerville to Kusal Mendis, SIX, lovely, Mendis will not let Somerville settle - comes down the track, gets close to the ball and lifts it with the spin, sends it sailing over mid-on and over the ropes for a maximum. Sri Lanka need only 97 more runs
60.5
Somerville to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up on off, Mendis gets close to the ball and nudges it to mid-on
60.4
Somerville to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, Mendis will bat positively, comes down the track, didn't get close to the ball and that allowed him to lift the ball wide of mid-wicket, rolls away to the boundary ropes
60.3
Somerville to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up and drifting into Mendis's pads, he was early on the push, went in the air and behind square on the on-side
60.2
Somerville to Thirimanne, out Lbw!! Loud shout for LBW and New Zealand want a review. Did it straighten enough? It's a fair delivery, no bat on that and UltraEdge confirms it. Hawk-Eye in: It's three REDS and New Zealand have broken through, Thirimanne is OUT. A very good review from the visitors, but did they have any other option? Can they cash in on this opening? Thirimanne falls after a fine knock, a superb partnership has been broken. This was the off-break from round the wicket, Thirimanne went down on his knees as he looked to sweep. The ball pitched around leg and did straighten, once the batsmen missed, he was always going to be in trouble, crashing into the leg-stump and Illingworth has to change his decision. Thirimanne lbw b Somerville 64(163) [4s-4]
60.1
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, very full and at the stumps, Thirimanne squeezes it back at the bowler
58.6
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, flighted on off, Thirimanne leans well forward and blocks
58.5
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, Somerville has been too short today, turn and bounce, but it starts from well outside off, left alone
58.4
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Thirimanne presses across and pushes it to the off-side
58.3
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, slower and wider of off, Thirimanne watches it all along and lets it go
58.2
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, the off-break from Somerville, but the line is wide of off, Thirimanne gets a big stride forward in defence
58.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, 1 run, slower and wider of off, Karunaratne plays with an open face and finds the gap wide of backward point for a single
56.6
Somerville to Karunaratne, FOUR, cracking shot, Somerville dropped one short and wide of off, Karunaratne is quick to latch on, gets on top of the bounce and cuts it square behind point - the fielder gets an awkward bounce and can't stop it
56.5
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up with a flatter trajectory, Karunaratne presses across and defends it to the on-side
56.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, that was close, fired in quicker and just outside off, Karunaratne was back on the cut and is beaten for pace, didn't miss the off-stump by much
56.3
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, pushed through with the angle, Karunaratne goes right back and defends
56.2
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, very full and wide of off, Karunaratne presses across and finds cover with the drive
56.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up well outside off, Karunaratne leans across and defends it past the slip fielder
54.6
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, pushed through outside off, Thirimanne goes right back and blocks
54.5
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, slower and drifting away from outside off, Thirimanne prods across and defends it to the off-side
54.4
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, tossed up on off, Thirimanne gets a good stride forward in defence
54.3
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, massive turn and bounce for Somerville, but it's way too short and wide, left alone
54.2
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, Somerville drops his length short and gets it to spin away from outside off, left alone
54.1
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, slower and wider of off, Thirimanne reaches out and finds backward point
49.6
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, spinning away outside off stump, ignored
49.5
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, fired full and flat, Karunaratne defends
49.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, covers the stumps and lets it go through to Watling
49.3
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, flighted delivery from Somerville, Karunaratne drives it towards cover
49.2
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, looks to defend, gets a thickish edge that dies on its way to gully. Appreciable turn there for Somerville
49.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, flatter delivery just around the off stump, Karunaratne defends
47.6
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, covers the line and defends
47.5
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, oh too close to cut and he could so easily have chopped on! This flatter delivery kept low as well, Karunaratne wanted to play late, too close for comfort in the end, missed completely
47.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, on the off stump, Karunaratne blocks towards short cover
47.3
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, spinning away outside off stump, Karunaratne shoulders arms
47.2
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, oh this one skids through and rushes Karunaratne on the back foot, just about manages to defend
47.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, short delivery outside off stump, Karunaratne cuts it towards point
45.6
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, on the off stump, Thirimanne defends to the right of the bowler
45.5
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, flighted delivery and outside off stump, Thirimanne drives it towards short cover
45.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, 1 run, leg-side ball easily tucked away towards short fine leg
45.3
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, quicker through the air, but Karunaratne defends nicely off the front foot
45.2
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, flatter delivery just outside off stump, Karunaratne punches it towards point
45.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, spinning away outside off stump, Karunaratne covers the sticks and shoulders arms
43.6
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, slower and wider of off, dabbed with an open face towards backward point
43.5
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, flatter and well outside off, punched off the back-foot to backward point
43.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Karunaratne gets close to the ball and finds mid-off for a single
43.3
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, slower and on off, Karunaratne leans across and defends it to the off-side
43.2
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up on off, defended back at the bowler
43.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, 2 runs, uppish and safe, nothing's going NZ's way, this was the top-spinner from Somerville and Karunaratne couldn't control the cut, looped it in the air and dropped right in between two fielders at point
41.6
Somerville to Thirimanne, 1 run, the quicker ball from Somerville, Thirimanne gets his bat down in time and nudges it behind square on the on-side for a single
41.5
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, pushed through on off, Thirimanne gets his bat in front of the pad and then blocks
41.4
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, slower and on off, Thirimanne prods across and defends it to the off-side
41.3
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, half-an-appeal for LBW, but it was way outside off, tossed up well outside off, Thirimanne took a long stride across, with bat-pad close together
41.2
Somerville to Thirimanne, 2 runs, nicely played, no one at deep mid-wicket and Thirimanne didn't bother to keep the sweep down - went down low and cleared the man at mid-wicket
41.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, 1 run, dropped short and wide of off, Karunaratne makes room and cuts it to deep cover-point for a single
39.6
Somerville to Karunaratne, 1 run, too straight from Somerville, nudged behind square on the on-side for a single
39.5
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, another chance and Watling has missed it - shoddy cricket from NZ, this was tossed up invitingly on off, Karunaratne saw the flight and dragged himself forward on the drive, too full and he ended up yorking himself in the process. A hint of turn and Watling grabbed at the ball, he fumbles and lets the batsman time to get back in
39.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, dropped short and well outside off, Karunaratne stands tall and finds cover-point with the back-foot punch
39.3
Somerville to Thirimanne, 1 run, pushed through quicker and sliding down leg, Thirimanne was prodding forward in defence, gets an inside edge and rolls away behind square on the on-side
39.2
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, flighted outside off, Thirimanne leans across and defends it to the off-side
39.1
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, tossed up slower and just outside off, Thirimanne gets a big stride forward and blocks
37.6
Somerville to Thirimanne, 1 run, Somerville gives this one plenty of air, turns out to be a low full-toss, driven towards mid-on for a single
37.5
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, beauty, tossed up slower around off, drifted in and then turned and bounced past Thirimanne's outside edge - pretty much unplayable
37.4
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, the slider from Somerville, pushed through quicker and with a round-arm action, Thirimanne went right back as he blocked
37.3
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, flighted on off, Thirimanne gets a big stride forward as he defended
37.2
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, pushed through on off, Thirimanne goes back and blocks it with a straight bat
37.1
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, tossed up on off, Thirimanne gets well forward and defends
31.6
Somerville to Karunaratne, 1 run, guides this to backward point
31.5
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, pushed into the off-side
31.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, 2 runs, oh under edge as Karunaratne looks to cut late, the ball sneaks through Watling's legs and that is the fifty for Karunaratne. Gutsy innings under pressure, 23rd Test fifty. Gets a good round of applause
31.3
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, defended into the off-side
31.2
Somerville to Karunaratne, FOUR, oh muscled down the ground, Somerville overpitched and invited the drive, Karunaratne went hard, the bowler jumped to try and grab the ball but had no chance
31.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, defended off the front foot
29.6
Somerville to Karunaratne, 2 runs, paddle-swept fine towards fine leg as Somerville bowls very full
29.5
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, driven to cover
29.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Karunaratne defends
29.3
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, defended into the off-side
29.2
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, driven along the ground to cover
29.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, dropped short and well outside off, dabbed straight to the fielder at backward point
27.6
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up just outside off, Karunaratne lunges well forward as he defends
27.5
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, this one is given more air, Karunaratne presses well forward on the defensive push
27.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, Somerville drifts one back into the left-hander, Karunaratne was half-forward on the tuck, closed the bat-face and the leading edge rolled to the off-side
27.3
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, poor shot from Karunaratne, went chasing after a wide delivery and nearly fenced an edge to the keeper
27.2
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, Somerville drops one short and well outside off, punched straight to the fielder at cover
27.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, flighted outside off, Karunaratne stays besides the line and defends it to the off-side
25.6
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, Somerville tosses one wider of off, Thirimanne watches it all along and lets it go
25.5
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, tossed up well outside off, Thirimanne leans across and defends it back at the bowler
25.4
Somerville to Thirimanne, FOUR, lovely shot, Thirimanne brings out the sweep, was playing against the turn, but he rolled his wrists and swept it in front of square on the on-side, beats the chasing fielder to the mid-wicket boundary
25.3
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, flighted around middle, Thirimanne gets well forward and defends
25.2
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, more sharp turn, some bounce for Somerville as well - pitched outside leg and spit like a cobra - hit Thirimanne high on the body
25.1
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, tossed up slower and spinning away, Thirimanne stays back and pushes it to the off-side
23.6
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, short and width offered outside off stump, Karunaratne mistimes the cut into the off-side
23.5
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, attempts a wild sweep from well outside off stump, misses it completely
23.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, blocked with an angled bat towards point
23.3
Somerville to Thirimanne, 1 run, shortish and spinning away outside off stump, Thirimanne punches off the back foot to point
23.2
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, pitches off stump and then turns big, beating Thirimanne on the forward defence. That makes Watling break into a smile
23.1
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, short and wide outside off stump, Thirimanne cuts towards cover-point
21.6
Somerville to Karunaratne, leg byes, 1 run, down the leg-side, Karunaratne misses the glance, the ball rolls behind square off the pad
21.5
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, again almost finds the outside edge, this time extra bounce as well, Karunaratne had no clue, Watling did well to jump high and collect
21.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, beaten, draws Karunaratne forward with this flighted delivery and takes it past the bat
21.3
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, defended off the front foot
21.2
Somerville to Karunaratne, FOUR, this is the first boundary of the innings and it's taken almost 22 overs. That's how well New Zealand have bowled. Shortish delivery outside off stump, Karunaratne cuts square of the wicket through point
21.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Karunaratne defends off the front foot
19.6
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, covers the stumps and lets it go
19.5
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Thirimanne defends off the front foot
19.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, 1 run, this is well outside off stump, Karunaratne guides to point
19.3
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, oh my goodness! How late did he play that? Flatter delivery, Karunaratne brought the bat down to meet the ball just about an inch before it could crash into the sticks, guided towards gully
19.2
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Karunaratne defends off the back foot
19.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Karunaratne defends
17.6
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, way outside off stump, easy leave
17.5
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, the arm-ball, but Thirimanne knows exactly where his off pole is, leaves
17.4
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, forward-pressed
17.3
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Thirimanne shoulders arms
17.2
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, turned away outside off stump, Thirimanne lets it pass
17.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, 1 run, driven along the ground to mid-off
15.6
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, shortish delivery outside off stump, Karunaratne defends off the back foot
15.5
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, again more revs on the ball it's turning nicely for Somerville, draws Karunaratne on the front foot and then takes it past the bat
15.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, oh dangerously tries to late-cut the arm-ball, meets just in front of the stumps and guides towards backward point
15.3
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Karunaratne defends
15.2
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, defended
15.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, turn and bounce, Karunaratne was on the front foot to defend, the ball jumps on the batsman after gripping, almost shaves the outside edge
13.6
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, looks to defend off the front foot, the ball takes the inside edge and rolls towards mid-wicket
13.5
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Karunaratne defends
13.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, full delivery spinning away outside off stump, Karunaratne defends
13.3
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, tries to defend and gets a thick inside edge that rolls towards mid-wicket
13.2
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, cut towards cover-point, Karunaratne wanted a run, was halfway down the pitch, but Thirimanne sent him back
13.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, spinning away outside off stump, Karunaratne drives it to cover
11.6
Somerville to Karunaratne, 1 run, short delivery outside off stump, Karunaratne cuts to point
11.5
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, nicely defended off the front foot
11.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, low full toss, Karunaratne misses out as he looks to drive hard and finds the bowler
11.3
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, slices this spinning delivery to backward point
11.2
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, chases a wide delivery to cut and misses, excitement from the fielders around the bat
11.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, full delivery on the off stump, Karunaratne defends
9.6
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, flatter delivery, Karunaratne defends
9.5
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Karunaratne defends
9.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, 2 runs, almost catching practice from Karunaratne. He went back to cut this short delivery, but this one turned a lot more and forced Karunaratne to play a poor push away from the body, the man at slip dived to his left but was late to react, the ball escaped
9.3
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, oh turn, Karunaratne was on the front foot to defend, luckily the edge went well wide of the man at slip
9.2
Somerville to Thirimanne, 1 run, gently driven along the ground to deep cover
9.1
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, very full and just outside off stump, Thirimanne defends towards point
7.6
Somerville to Thirimanne, 1 run, turn and bounce, Thirimanne goes back and cuts to deep point
7.5
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, reads the spin from the pitch and defends off the back foot
7.4
Somerville to Thirimanne, no run, slower through the air, Thirimanne drives to the left of short cover
7.3
Somerville to Karunaratne, 1 run, overpitched delivery outside off stump, Karunaratne drives through cover-point
7.2
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, hurries the captain on the defence with this slider, Karunaratne defends
7.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, Karunaratne takes this on the full and drives but can't beat mid-on
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