Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2019 Venue: P Sara Oval, Colombo Date & Time: Aug 22-Aug 26, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Southee 4-63(29 ov)
89.6
Southee to Lahiru Kumara, 2 runs, pitched up Southee and Lahiru Kumara chips it over the infield at covers, again the timing and power wasn't great enough to take it away to the fence, the ball dies in the outfield eventually
89.5
Southee to Lahiru Kumara, no run, short ball outside off, Lahiru Kumara swings and misses
89.4
Southee to Lahiru Kumara, no run, Lahiru Kumara takes his eyes off the ball and fends the short one away
89.3
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, pulls the short ball through mid-wicket and brings the number 11 back on strike
89.2
Southee to Lahiru Kumara, 1 run, pats the short of a length delivery towards cover and takes a quick single
89.1
Southee to Lahiru Kumara, no run, back of a length around off, Lahiru Kumara knocks this one in front of extra cover
87.6
Southee to Lahiru Kumara, 2 runs, slower delivery by Southee, Lahiru Kumara chips it over the infield at mid-off and manages to take two runs, the ball died near the boundary as it wasn't timed that well
87.5
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, yorker by Southee, Dhananjaya de Silva squeezes it into the leg side and takes a single
87.4
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR, here's century no. 5 for Dhananjaya de Silva in Test cricket. He was dropped on 9 by Boult and the all-rounder has made sure New Zealand pay for their mistake. Anyways, since then, he's been impeccable and has played some sublime shots throughout the innings. Gets there in style too! A widish delivery outside off, Dhananjaya throws his bat at it and gets an outside edge that flies over the cordon and runs away to the fence, no third man in place and that allows the batsman to take his helmet off and acknowledge the crowd and his team-mates in the dressing room. Superb knock!
87.3
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, slightly full in the channel outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva drives it to the fielder at covers
87.2
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, hurled into the batsman around off, length delivery by Southee, Dhananjaya de Silva attempts a cut and almost chops it back on to his stumps
87.1
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, fuller around off, Dhananjaya de Silva attempts an expansive drive but can't beat the man at mid-off, mistimed it to an extent
85.6
Southee to Lahiru Kumara, no run, not a great delivery to end the over, it's a full toss outside off and Lahiru Kumara eases it through point, they decide to not take the single. So, Dhananjaya has an easy chance to reach the three-digit milestone
85.5
Southee to Lahiru Kumara, no run, on the pads and it's been nudged past the man at short leg by Lahiru Kumara
85.4
Southee to Lahiru Kumara, no run, banged short by Southee and it's been ducked under
85.3
Southee to Lahiru Kumara, no run, touch fuller around off and it's been defended off the front foot by Lahiru Kumara
85.2
Southee to Lahiru Kumara, no run, slightly fuller delivery by Southee, Lahiru Kumara has eased it back to the bowler
85.1
Southee to Lasith Embuldeniya, out Lbw!! Embuldeniya has been adjudged lbw and he's decided to challenge the call. Looks very close, probably hitting the leg stump. It's hitting middle and leg. And the onfield decision stays. A fine delivery by Southee, this. Pitches on middle and jags in ever so slightly, the batsman gets beaten due to the movement and is pinned right in front of the middle stump. Replays confirm three reds and the batsman will have to make his way back to the pavilion. Tim needs only a wicket more to complete his 5-for. Can he do it? Lasith Embuldeniya lbw b Southee 0(2)
83.6
Southee to Lasith Embuldeniya, no run, very full and on the stumps, pushes back to the bowler
83.5
Southee to Lakmal, out Caught by Watling!! Short ball eventually does the trick for Southee! It was a well-directed bumper aimed on the body, Lakmal was not able to get out of the way of that delivery. He took his eyes off the ball in the end, it struck him on the thumb and Watling took a good diving catch to his right. He was wrong-footed, dives acrobatically to his right and snaffles it in a dramatic fashion. Lakmal c Watling b Southee 10(24) [4s-1]
83.4
Southee to Lakmal, no run, now, a bumper. It was angled back in onto the body, Lakmal took his eyes off the ball and was in an awkward position. It clipped the handle of the bat and then the shoulder. Luckily for Lakmal, it landed in no man's land - onto the pitch. The physio is out in the middle again. Remember, he was hit on the shoulder by Southee earlier too
83.3
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, very full and targeting the stumps, Dhananjaya de Silva clips it to deep backward square leg
83.2
Southee to Lakmal, 1 run, full and on the stumps, worked to deep mid-wicket
83.1
Southee to Lakmal, no run, full and moving away from Lakmal, a wild heave from the batsman and he missed it by a long way
81.6
Southee to Lakmal, no run, full and targeting the stumps, Lakmal allows it to arrive, plays it late and works it wide of mid-on. Dhananjaya de Silva again declines the single so that he will be on strike against Boult in the next over
81.5
Southee to Lakmal, no run, very full and swinging away from Lakmal, he leaves it alone
81.4
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, very full and shaping away from Dhananjaya de Silva, he prods forward and drives it wide of sweeper cover. He takes a single this time
81.3
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, full and wide of off, Dhananjaya de Silva plunges forward and drives it straight to cover
81.2
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, this was very wide of off. An absolute waste of a delivery with the new red nut. Ignored by Dhananjaya!
81.1
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, good length delivery curving away from Dhananjaya de Silva, he leaves it alone
79.6
Southee to Lakmal, no run, Lakmal backs away expecting the bouncer, but Southee is smart enough to slip in the yorker, dug out pretty well in the end
79.5
Southee to Lakmal, no run, short delivery at the head, Lakmal sits under it
79.4
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, worked away to deep mid-wicket
79.3
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, yorker on the off stump, Dhananjaya de Silva digs it out
79.2
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, now Dhananjaya de Silva goes back and happily glances towards fine leg, won't run though
79.1
Southee to Lakmal, 1 run, takes on the short ball but horribly mistimes it, but he's perfectly found the vacant spot between the back-tracking short leg and the incoming deep square leg and fine leg. So well done!
77.6
Southee to Lakmal, 1 run, short and down the leg-side, Lakmal tucks it to the on-side and collects a single
77.5
Southee to Lakmal, no run, it was short again but this was around hip-height, Lakmal hops in the crease and keeps the defensive push down to FSL
77.4
Southee to Lakmal, no run, short and targeting the body, Lakmal bends down and allows it to go to the keeper
77.3
Southee to Lakmal, no run, another well-directed bouncer, this was slightly wide of off and that allowed Lakmal to sway away from the line and leave it alone
77.2
Southee to Lakmal, no run, that was an exceptional bumper from round the wicket. Lakmal was in no position either to duck or pull, he took his eyes off the ball. It clipped his shouler and popped up in the air, fell short of Watling, anyway, it wouldn't have mattered. Lakmal seems to be in some pain and he is getting some attention from the physio. He seems good to go now!
77.1
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, short and down the leg-side, Dhananjaya de Silva tucks it to the on-side
75.6
Southee to Lakmal, no run, changes the angle on this delivery. He comes round the wicket and bangs it in, Lakmal wanted to pull it to the on-side. It clipped the outside edge and ended up wide of the keeper. There was a very wide third man in place but it didn't reach him
75.5
Southee to Lakmal, no run, on a short of length and was wide of off, it jumped off the deck and Lakmal fends it off very nicely
75.4
Southee to Lakmal, no run, on a short of length and aimed on the body, Lakmal stands tall, makes himself big and blocks it back with a straight bat
75.3
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, it was too short and was too wide, Dhananjaya de Silva reaches for it and cuts it to sweeper cover
75.2
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR, it was short and was bowled around chest height, Dhananjaya de Silva got on top of it nicely and pulled it wide of fine leg for a boundary. The placement was brilliant!
75.1
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, length delivery on the stumps, defended to the off-side
73.6
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, much fuller and on the stumps, just a little bit of inwards movement. Dhananjaya de Silva plays it very late and blocks it to the off-side
73.5
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, on a length and wide of off, Dhananjaya de Silva stays put in the crease and defends it back with a straight bat
73.4
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, this was much fuller from Southee, it was on the off-stump and Dhananjaya de Silva pushes it to mid-off. It bounces just a touch and hits him high on bat
73.3
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, on a good length and wide of off, not a great deal of movement. Dhananjaya de Silva leaves it alone
73.2
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, on a good length and wide of off, Dhananjaya de Silva plays it late and dabs it straight to gully
73.1
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, starts with a warm-up delivery. It was on a back of a length and there was lots of room, Dhananjaya de Silva punches it to cover
65.6
Southee to Dilruwan Perera, no run, slightly full delivery by Southee, Dilruwan Perera keeps his eyes on the ball and shoulders arms
65.5
Southee to Dilruwan Perera, no run, short of a length around off, Dilruwan Perera blocks it well
65.4
Southee to Dilruwan Perera, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, Dilruwan Perera nudges it to short leg
65.3
Southee to Dilruwan Perera, no run, that was a nice delivery, short ball that takes off and beats the batsman's defence, Dilruwan was taken aback, but does well to evade it
65.2
Southee to Dilruwan Perera, no run, touch short on off, seaming into the batsman, Dilruwan Perera hangs back in his crease and defends
65.1
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, on a length around off, Dhananjaya de Silva knocks it towards mid-on for a single
63.6
Southee to Dilruwan Perera, no run, well outside off, skiddy length ball by Southee, Dilruwan Perera has nothing to do with it
63.5
Southee to Dilruwan Perera, no run, bangs this one into the pitch, extracts some bounce and the batsman ducks under it
63.4
Southee to Dilruwan Perera, no run, in the channel outside off, on a length and the batsman has left it alone
63.3
Southee to Dilruwan Perera, 2 runs, good use of his wrists as he on-drives this overpitched delivery into the gap at mid-on, two runs added to the total
63.2
Southee to Dilruwan Perera, no run, covers his stumps and negotiates this length delivery with ease
63.1
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, pulls the short ball into the gap at mid-wicket, adds one more to the total
61.6
Southee to Dilruwan Perera, 1 run, short of a length outside off, Dilruwan Perera slices it to backward point and takes a run
61.5
Southee to Dilruwan Perera, no run, short ball around middle and leg, the off-cutter perhaps and Dilruwan Perera fends it right next to the pitch
61.4
Southee to Dilruwan Perera, no run, second short ball of the over, this one sails over the batsman's head
61.3
Southee to Dilruwan Perera, no run, quicker one around middle and leg, length delivery by Southee and it's been blocked by Dilruwan
61.2
Southee to Dilruwan Perera, no run, tentative as he comes on his front foot and eases the full delivery to covers
61.1
Southee to Dilruwan Perera, no run, sharp bouncer by Southee, well directed at the batsman who's forced to take evasive action
59.6
Southee to Dilruwan Perera, no run, incoming full length delivery outside off, Dilruwan Perera has a poke at it and gets a thick outside edge. Williamson puts in a dive towards his left and stops it near gully
59.5
Southee to Dilruwan Perera, no run, teasing line, it's a cutter on a length, Dilruwan Perera feels for it, gets beaten all ends up
59.4
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, well directed short ball, aimed at the ribs and Dhananjaya swivel-pulls this one through square leg
59.3
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, 137kph, length delivery in the channel outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva defends off his front foot
59.2
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, attempts another pull against this short one, but can't beat the man at mid-wicket, it's a dot ball
59.1
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR, edged but safe! Southee bangs this short around off and hurries up the batsman. Dhananjaya de Silva goes ahead with a pull and ends up getting a top-edge that flies well over the keeper's head, four runs to the batsman
57.6
Southee to Dickwella, out Caught by Watling!! Persistence pays off for Southee. Another delivery pitched up by him and the batsman falls for it this time around. Was seaming away from the batsman who makes matters worse by poking away from his body. Another outside edge, another regulation take for the keeper. And guess what? It's a double-wicket-maiden for Southee. Sri Lanka have lost four wickets in this session so far. How many more? Dickwella c Watling b Southee 0(3)
57.5
Southee to Dickwella, no run, too wide in the channel outside off, Dickwella doesn't bother to fiddle with it yet again
57.4
Southee to Dickwella, no run, tempts the new comer with an overpitched delivery outside off, Dickwella isn't going to fall for it though
57.3
Southee to Karunaratne, out Caught by Watling!! Southee gets the big fish, Karunaratne is the latest casualty. Was getting too itchy and he's finally perished. A full ball in the channel outside off, was seaming away and the batsman chases it with a drive. A regulation outside edge is induced and Watling makes sure to latch on to it. He was dropped by Williamson earlier in the session but he's not going to get away with it for the second time. Boult bagged a couple of wickets earlier in the day and it's his partner in crime who does it this time around. Karunaratne c Watling b Southee 65(165) [4s-6]
57.2
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, takes his bottom hand off and drives the overpitched delivery to the man at covers
57.1
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, angled across the batsman from over the wicket, slightly full delivery and it's been left alone by Karunaratne
55.6
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, attacks the stumps with this length delivery, Dhananjaya de Silva shuffles across and nudges it in front of mid-wicket
55.5
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, slightly quicker now, 134kph, full in the channel outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva shoulders arms
55.4
Southee to Karunaratne, 1 run, down on his knee, in order to drive the fullish delivery through cover-point, good looking shot that
55.3
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, hurls in a length delivery around off, the ball keeps straight and the batsman plays it with soft hands, knocked back to the bowler
55.2
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, 132kph, goes full outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva push-drives it to the man at mid-off and takes a run
55.1
Southee to Karunaratne, 1 run, spears in a length ball from round the wicket and Karunaratne dabs it in front of point, adds a run to the tally
53.6
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, tempting full ball in the channel outside off, Dhananjaya decides to leave it alone
53.5
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, on a length around off, seaming away from the batsman, Dhananjaya plays it with soft hands and gets an outside edge that rolls towards gully
53.4
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, 2 runs, gets hold of the short ball and is in control of his pull shot this time around, good effort by the fielder in the deep to put in a dive and stop it, keeps them down to a couple of runs
53.3
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, on a length around off, Dhananjaya de Silva holds his shape and blocks it into the off side
53.2
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, goes full with this one, attacks the stumps and Dhanajaya guides it back to Southee
53.1
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, 2 runs, short ball by Southee, Dhananjaya de Silva wasn't in control of the pull shot as it came off the top-edge. The ball falls in no man's land at deep mid-wicket, two runs taken
51.6
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, speared into the batsman's pads around middle and leg, Karunaratne attempted a glance, but it came off the inside edge and thudded into his pads. Had he connected it well, this could probably have raced away to the fine leg fence
51.5
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, dishes out a length delivery in the channel outside off, no real movement in the air, or off the deck, Karunaratne lets it through to the keeper
51.4
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, 1 run, hurls this one into the stumps from wide of the crease, but Dhananjaya de Silva does well to flick it into the gap at mid-wicket for a single
51.3
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, covers the stumps and defends the length delivery into the off side, solid defence by Dhananjaya
51.2
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, similar length as compared to the last ball, the line is around the off-stump and Dhananjaya de Silva pats it towards point again, right off the face this time around
51.1
Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva, no run, 127kph, a warm-up delivery by Southee, this one pitches on a length and keeps a touch low as it holds its line, Dhananjaya de Silva is equally quick to bring his bat down, gets a leading edge towards point
33.6
Southee to Mathews, no run, straight delivery just outside off stump, Mathews defends
33.5
Southee to Mathews, no run, fullish delivery outside off stump, left alone
33.4
Southee to Mathews, no run, easy leave as Southee bowls well outside off stump
33.3
Southee to Mathews, no run, outside off stump and testing Mathews's patience, left alone
33.2
Southee to Mathews, no run, now the one that comes in with the angle from over the wicket, Mathews covers the line and defends
33.1
Southee to Karunaratne, 1 run, short delivery, controlled pull shot to deep backward square leg
31.6
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, softly defended off the back foot to mid-on
31.5
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, short of length delivery angled across, Karunaratne ignores
31.4
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, overpitched delivery outside off stump, Karunaratne drives it to mid-off
31.3
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, angling across outside off stump, left alone
31.2
Southee to Karunaratne, 2 runs, clipped away off the back foot through mid-wicket, they are coming back for the second run, oh they are asking for a run-out, but Kusal Mendis is easily home. Third ump confirms the same. Fifty partnership comes up
31.1
Southee to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, knocked into the on-side
29.6
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, Southee wants him to drive away from the body, but Karunaratne is clever enough to understand the ploy and just watches the ball sail through to Watling
29.5
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, full and outside off stump, ignored
29.4
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, similar line, slightly fuller though, the invitation was there for the drive, Karunaratne lets it pass
29.3
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, neat, easy leave as bowls this length ball well outside off stump
29.2
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, there's that go-chase-that widish full ball, Karunaratne covers the sticks and shoulders arms
29.1
Southee to Karunaratne, FOUR, brilliant start from Karunaratne after the tea and rain break! Southee bowls a testing full delivery angling across, Karunaratne leans forward and plays a delightful front foot drive past the diving fielder at cover
27.6
Southee to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, this one was shaping back into Kusal Mendis, he plays it late and nudges it wide of square leg
27.5
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, full and wide of off, defended to the off-side
27.4
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, full and wide of off, Kusal Mendis allows it to come to him and opens the face of the bat at the last moment, straight to gully
27.3
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, on a good length and well wide of the stumps, left alone
27.2
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, on a length and targeting the stumps, defended back to the bowler
27.1
Southee to Karunaratne, 1 run, Karunaratne is excellent off the backfoot. He rocked back and pulled it confidently to deep square leg
25.6
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, on a length and wide of off, Karunaratne stays in the crease and defends it to mid-off
25.5
Southee to Kusal Mendis, byes, 1 run, oh that is poor from Watling. Kusal Mendis left it alone and the keeper failed to collect it cleanly. It popped out off the glove and deflected towards third man for an extra run
25.4
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, fuller and targeting the stumps, Kusal comes forward and pushes it away to mid-off
25.3
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, similar line and similar length. Kusal Mendis decides to stay put in the crease and defends it back
25.2
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, full and around off, Kusal Mendis takes a semi-stride forward and defends it back with a straight bat
25.1
Southee to Karunaratne, 1 run, length delivery wide of off, Karunaratne stays put in the crease and tucks it wide of square leg
23.6
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, full and well wide of off, left alone by Kusal Mendis. It carried around face height to Watling!
23.5
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, full and a hint of shape back into Kusal Mendis, he stays put in the crease and defends it to the off-side
23.4
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, fuller and wide of off, Kusal Mendis comes on the front foot and defends it to the off-side
23.3
Southee to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, steered away wide of backward point and will come back for a couple
23.2
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, how did that miss the off-stump? That was an absolute peach from Southee. In that channel outside off and that extravagant inwards movement off the deck, Kusal Mendis was taken aback by the sharp lateral movement. It burst through his defence but just millimeters high from the off-stump!
23.1
Southee to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, this one was angling back into Kusal Mendis, he works it with the angle and wide of square leg. He will come back for a double!
21.6
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, very full and wide of off, Karunaratne wanted to drive it past mid-off, poor timing and ends up hitting it straight to mid-off
21.5
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, finally, attacks the stumps. Karunaratne was forced to play at it. He comes on the front foot and drives it to long-on
21.4
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, full and shaping away, it was well wide and Karunaratne is in no mood to play at it
21.3
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, again, wide of off and Karunaratne happily leaves it alone and allows it to go through to the keeper
21.2
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, closer to the off-stump than the last delivery but not close enough for Karunaratne. Left alone!
21.1
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, full and wide of off, Karunaratne is happy to ignore it
9.6
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, another fullish delivery in the channel outside off, Karunaratne leaves it
9.5
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, goes full again, does Southee, Karunaratne in on his front foot to meet it with a gentle push towards cover
9.4
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, this one skid along the deck, a length delivery in the channel outside off, Karunaratne pats it in front of cover-point
9.3
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, well directed bouncer by Southee, Karunaratne keeps his eyes on the ball and takes evasive action eventually
9.2
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, pitched up Southee, Karunaratne takes a forward stride and drives it to mid-off
9.1
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, angled across the batsman by Southee, Karunaratne has a look and decides to lift his willow
7.6
Southee to Thirimanne, no run, on his front foot in order to meet the full ball with a drive, back to the bowler
7.5
Southee to Thirimanne, no run, that's a lovely delivery by Southee, tempts the batsman with a length delivery in the channel outside off, the ball seams away from the batsman and beats his drive, almost kissed his outside edge
7.4
Southee to Thirimanne, no run, back to round the wicket, length delivery angled into the batsman, Thirimanne plays this with his bat angled towards gully
7.3
Southee to Thirimanne, no run, goes full and attacks the off-stump now, Thirimanne brings his bat down in a jiffy and jams this one back to the bowler
7.2
Southee to Thirimanne, no run, probing line and length, keeps it in the channel outside off, Thirimanne stays put as the ball sails through to the keeper
7.1
Southee to Thirimanne, no run, pitched up by Southee, seaming away from the batsman who has left it alone
5.6
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, 134kph, Karunaratne was thinking of leaving this delivery but he was a touch too late to lift his bat, the ball skids along the deck, hits the willow and dies in front of the cordon
5.5
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, around the middle and leg-stump line, Karunaratne meets it with a flick towards short mid-wicket
5.4
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, third successive leave by Karunaratne as Southee angles this one across him
5.3
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, length delivery angled away from the batsman outside off, Karunaratne shoulders arms once again
5.2
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, on a length outside off, Karunaratne takes a forward stride initially, but decides to shoulder arms
5.1
Southee to Karunaratne, FOUR, New Zealand bowlers are finding the edges, but Karunaratne is playing it with soft hands, getting away with it. This was pitched in the channel outside off, Karunaratne has a tentative poke and an outside edge is induced, it beats the man at second slip and runs away to the third man boundary
3.6
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, sprays this one on a full length outside off, not close enough to the stumps though, Karunaratne has a look as the ball settles into Watling's gloves
3.5
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, eyes on the ball as he nurdles this length delivery in front of short mid-wicket
3.4
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, pitched on a full length by Southee, angled across the batsman outside off, Karunaratne leaves it
3.3
Southee to Karunaratne, 2 runs, Southee goes short against Karunaratne, but the pace is not alarming enough. Karunaratne plays a controlled pull through square leg and manages to come back for two
3.2
Southee to Thirimanne, 1 run, back of a length around middle and leg, Thirimanne clips it through square leg and brings his skipper back on strike
3.1
Southee to Thirimanne, no run, keeps this one on the leg-stump line, hint of movement there, Thirimanne tries a flick and the ball flicks his pads instead and dies in front of the keeper
1.6
Southee to Thirimanne, no run, good leave by the batsman, Southee dishes out an inswinger and the ball was really close to the off-stump as Thirimanne decided to shoulder arms. Two consecutive maiden overs for New Zealand
1.5
Southee to Thirimanne, no run, on a good length around off, Thirimanne blocks it with a solid bottom hand
1.4
Southee to Thirimanne, no run, sharp movement in the air, the line ain't accurate though, this one slides down the leg side and Thirimanne can't connect his glance
1.3
Southee to Thirimanne, no run, with a steady head, Thirimanne keeps his eyes on the ball and knocks the length delivery into the off side
1.2
Southee to Thirimanne, no run, swinging into the batsman around the middle and leg stump line, slightly full, hence the batsman takes a forward stride and push-drives it to mid-on
1.1
Southee to Thirimanne, no run, Southee comes from round the wicket and decks it on a shortish length, Thirimanne stays rooted in his crease and knocks it back to the bowler
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