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
Kusal Mendis 32(70)
32.3
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Watling!! Persistence being rewarded. CDG isn't known for big movement, but kept hitting the hard length and does bowl tight. Mendis was covering them nicely, but this one has just left him late and he feels for it in the defence, played away from the body. Faint edge to the keeper. Mendis was the aggressor in that stand and he's gone. Kusal Mendis c Watling b de Grandhomme 32(70) [4s-4]
32.2
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, no run, just outside off stump, defended
32.1
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Mendis defends to point
31.6
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, softly defended off the back foot to mid-on
30.6
de Grandhomme to Karunaratne, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Karunaratne defends
30.3
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, no run, oh high in the bat and also on the inside half on this defence as de Grandhomme gets this length ball to move back into the right-hander
30.2
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, no run, fullish delivery just outside off stump, Mendis defends off the front foot
30.1
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, left alone
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
28.5
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, goes back and cuts it straight to the fielder at cover-point
28.4
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, too full from Ajaz Patel, Kusal Mendis takes it on the full and drives it to mid-off
28.3
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, full and spinning away from Kusal Mendis, he plays it late and opens the face of the bat to steer it to short third
28.2
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, full and on the stumps, blocked back off the front foot
28.1
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, on the stumps and Kusal Mendis pushed it back
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
26.5
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, oh dear! Jeet Raval has gifted a boundary there. It was short and wide, Kusal Mendis rocks back and cuts it past the backward point. Jeet at cover gives it a chase, he puts in a dive but gets the timing of the dive horribly wrong. The dive misses the ball and it races to the fence
26.4
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, throws it wide of off and hardly any spin on that delivery. Kusal Mendis prods forward and defends it to the off-side
26.3
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, much fuller and on the stumps, Kusal Mendis comes on the front foot and drives it to cover
26.2
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, this one was tossed up and bowled @84 kph, defended back
26.1
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, full and targeting the stumps, blocked back to Ajaz Patel
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
25.4
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
24.5
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, now, a full-toss. Kusal Mendis fails to dispatch it for a boundary and ends up pushing it to cover
24.4
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, gave this one a real toss and a bit of away spin on that delivery. Kusal Mendis prods forward and drives it to cover
24.3
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, no run, much better from Ajaz Patel, much fuller and on the stumps. Kusal Mendis plunges forward and defends it to the off-side
24.2
Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, that was short from Ajaz Patel, he has to be fuller to cause problems. Kusal Mendis rocked back and mistimed the pull to deep square leg, it will be stopped inside the fence
24.1
Ajaz Patel to Karunaratne, 1 run, uses his feet to come close to the ball and drives it wide of mid-on
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!
22.6
Somerville to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, went back and pulled it wide of square leg. He will retain the strike!
22.5
Somerville to Kusal Mendis, no run, full and spinning into Kusal Mendis, he uses soft hands to block it down. One bounce to the fielder
22.4
Somerville to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, now, a short one. It was on the stumps, Kusal Mendis rocks back and pulls it wide of short fine for a boundary
22.3
Somerville to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, this one was bowled quicker and wider, Kusal Mendis goes deep in the crease and steers it wide of backward point. He will come back for a brace
22.2
Somerville to Kusal Mendis, no run, full and on the stumps, Kusal Mendis comes on the front foot and drives it back
22.1
Somerville to Kusal Mendis, no run, this one was spinning into Kusal Mendis, it was down the leg-side and Kusal Mendis tucks it to short fine leg
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
20.5
Somerville to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, that was a terrible delivery, probably the worst of this spell from him. It was short and down the leg-side, Kusal Mendis goes deep in the crease and pulls it wide of fine leg for a boundary
20.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, 1 run, full and spinning away from Karunaratne, he prods forward and pushes it wide of cover
20.2
Somerville to Kusal Mendis, no run, offie on the pads, Kusal Mendis nudges it to the leg-side
20.1
Somerville to Karunaratne, 1 run, offie on a length, Karunaratne rocks back and cuts it square of the wicket
19.5
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, some intent from Kusal Mendis as he charged towards the bowler. By doing so, he converted the length into a fuller and that allowed him to on-drive it. Misfielded by the mid-on fielder and Kusal Mendis will take a double
19.4
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, no run, on a good length and curving away from Kusal Mendis, left alone
19.3
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, no run, fuller and targeting the stumps, a good-looking straight drive shot from Kusal Mendis. It finds the mid-on fielder
19.2
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, no run, he decdes to stay in the crease on that good length delivery. Taps it to the off-side and Karunaratne was looking for a single but Kusal Mendis was not keen to run
19.1
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, no run, fuller and on the stumps, Kusal Mendis prods forward and defends it to cover
18.6
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, lots and lots of flight on that delivery, Karunaratne was slightly deceived by the flight but he ends up driving it back to the bowler
18.4
Somerville to Karunaratne, 1 run, now, decides to use his feet. Somerville saw that and tossed it up, Karunaratne inside halves the drive to long-on
17.5
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, no run, this was well wide of off, left alone
17.4
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, this is beautiful bowling from CDG. Again, targeting the stumps in that off-stump area and that away shape which defeats Kusal Mendis. He outside edges it and it goes wide of second slip for a boundary. Get the third slip in, Kane!
17.3
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, no run, in that outside off channel, left alone
17.2
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, no run, it comes off the outside half of the bat again but Kusal Mendis plays it with soft hands and it lands well short of the second slip
17.1
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, no run, in that off-stump channel and gets it to jag away off the deck, Kusal Mendis was squared up by the late movement and he plays it down the wrong line, manages to get an outside edge and it ends up at cover
16.6
Somerville to Karunaratne, no run, very full and attacking the stumps, not a great deal of spin. Karunaratne prods forward and drives it back to the bowler. Another maiden from Somerville!
15.5
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, no run, CDG produces the outside edge this time but Kusal Mendis plays it with soft hands hence it lands short of the man at second slip
15.4
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, no run, fuller and attacking the stumps, Kusal Mendis stays in the crease and defends it back with a straight bat
15.3
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, no run, on the stumps this time, Kusal Mendis stays put in the crease and tucks it to square leg
15.2
de Grandhomme to Kusal Mendis, no run, on a fuller length and wide of off, Kusal Mendis plunges forward and leaves it alone
15.1
de Grandhomme to Karunaratne, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Karunaratne cuts it to deep backward point
14.5
Somerville to Kusal Mendis, no run, flighted delivery around middle and leg, Kusal Mendis plays this with a closed bat face towards mid-wicket
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