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
Boult 2-17(14.2 ov)
70.2
Boult to Lasith Embuldeniya, out Caught by Williamson!! That's it! Finally, something right happens for New Zealand. And fittingly, it's Boult who takes the final breakthrough for them. They win by an innings and 65 runs! The bumper was too hot to handle for Lasith Embuldeniya, he took his eyes off the ball and was in no position to combat. It popped up off the glove and Williamson took the catch at gully. Lasith Embuldeniya c Williamson b Boult 5(11) [4s-1]
70.1
Boult to Lasith Embuldeniya, FOUR, full and down the leg-side, Lasith Embuldeniya flicks it past fine leg for a boundary
68.6
Boult to Dickwella, no run, fuller and wide of off, pushes it out to cover. Lasith Embuldeniya would be on strike in the next over!
68.5
Boult to Dickwella, no run, he was looking to work it to the on-side, was squared up a touch and it comes off the leading edge. Drops just short of the cover fielder
68.4
Boult to Dickwella, no run, on a good length and around off, Dickwella gets behind it and pushes it to the off-side
68.3
Boult to Dickwella, no run, it was on a fuller length and was wide of off, Dickwella leaves it alone
68.2
Boult to Dickwella, no run, full and targeting the stumps, blocked it back
68.1
Boult to Dickwella, no run, defended to the off-side
66.6
Boult to Lasith Embuldeniya, no run, plays inside the line of that outside off delivery and leaves it alone
66.5
Boult to Dickwella, 1 run, pulls it to fine leg and brings up his 13th Test fifty! He has batted brilliantly under pressure and this innings can prove to be his finest knock, if he manages to draw the Test match for his side. His job is only half done!
66.4
Boult to Dickwella, no run, on a short of length and attacking the body, Dickwella stands tall and defends it back with a straight bat
66.3
Boult to Dickwella, no run, banged in short again and Dickwella allows it to go through
66.2
Boult to Dickwella, no run, this was bowled fuller and Dickwella wasn't expecting this length, it was leaving him and he pokes at it away from the body. It defeats the outside edge and Boult has a cheeky smile on his face!
66.1
Boult to Dickwella, no run, banged in short and attacks the helmet, Dickwella stands tall, gets behind it and defends it down
64.6
Boult to Dickwella, no run, another short of length delivery wide of off, left alone
64.5
Boult to Dickwella, no run, that's a harmless short delivery wide of off, ignored by Dickwella
64.4
Boult to Dickwella, no run, comes round the wicket and attacks Dickwella with a short one, he sways away from the line and allows it to go through
64.3
Boult to Dickwella, no run, very full and wide of off, Dickwella pushes it to the off-side
64.2
Boult to Dickwella, no run, on a length and attacking the stumps, Dickwella stays put and defends it to the on-side
64.1
Boult to Dickwella, no run, short and wide of off, Dickwella ducks and allows it to go through
48.6
Boult to Dickwella, FOUR, couple of boundaries to end the over, but NZ won't mind it. They've Lakmal back on strike for the next over. Was a short ball outside off and Dickwella carves it through the vacant region at gully
48.5
Boult to Dickwella, FOUR, deft! A short ball outside off, Dickwella rides the bounce and glides it past Taylor at wide slip, no fielders in the deep and that's a boundary for the left-hander
48.4
Boult to Dickwella, no run, fullish delivery outside off, Dickwella push-drives it to covers
48.3
Boult to Dickwella, no run, gets behind the line of this length delivery and nudges it to mid-wicket
48.2
Boult to Dickwella, no run, short of a length outside off, chest high and the batsman leaves it
48.1
Boult to Dickwella, no run, sliding down the leg side, Dickwella attempts a glance and misses
46.6
Boult to Dilruwan Perera, no run, on a good length wide of off, left alone
46.5
Boult to Dilruwan Perera, no run, full and wide of off, Dilruwan Perera pushes it back to mid-off
46.4
Boult to Dilruwan Perera, no run, full and aiming on the stumps, Dilruwan Perera stays put in the crease, opens the face of the bat and steers it to backward point
46.3
Boult to Dilruwan Perera, no run, driven down the ground, straight to mid-on
46.2
Boult to Dilruwan Perera, no run, it was short and was on the body, Dilruwan Perera stays back in the crease and defends it to the off-side
46.1
Boult to Dilruwan Perera, no run, fuller and around off, Dilruwan Perera plunges forward and drives it to cover
44.6
Boult to Dilruwan Perera, no run, another review for an lbw - this time the original decision is not out and Kane has decided to go upstairs. This looks like it pitched outside leg, hence the batsman might get away with it. Was a toe-crushing yorker by Boult and the batsman was in no postion to play it. Dilruwan Perera tried his best to squeeze it out but the jaffa was too good for him. Had it pitched in line, this could have been plumb. A game of fine margins, isn't it? Meanwhile, the batsman getting some treatment as he seems to be rattled by the impact. Good decision, nevertheless..
44.5
Boult to Dilruwan Perera, no run, short one by Boult, well directed too and the batsman ducks under it
44.4
Boult to Dilruwan Perera, no run, fuller around off, Dilruwan Perera pushes it to extra cover
44.3
Boult to Dilruwan Perera, no run, angled across the right-hander in the channel outside off, Dilruwan Perera leaves it alone
44.2
Boult to Dickwella, 1 run, skidding along the deck, this back of a length delivery, the line isn't good enough though, Dickwella covers the sticks and works it through mid-wicket
44.1
Boult to Dickwella, no run, curving away from the batsman on a fullish length, Dickwella eases it towards mid-off
42.6
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, well directed bouncer by Boult and Karunaratne is forced to take evasive action, somehow manages to get out of the firing line of the cherry, by dropping his shoulders
42.5
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, back of a length around off, touch low and it's been defended by Karunaratne, back to that solid bottom hand
42.4
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, short shortish delivery by Boult, tries to fend it away but the ball takes the inside edge and deflects on to his body
42.3
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, goes short around middle and leg, Karunaratne is a touch late to read this and gets beaten on his flick, struck hard on his abdomen, he's down on his knee, that hurts. The physio is out with the magic spray
42.2
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, outside off, on a length and skidding along the deck, Karunaratne plays it with soft hands as the ball rolls to gully
42.1
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, directed at the stumps on a length, Karunaratne brings his bat down and eases it back to Boult
40.6
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, fuller and on the stumps, defended back to the bowler
40.5
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, he was pushing him back from the last couple of balls so a fuller one was always on the cards. It was bowled beautifuily on a fuller length and there was just a hint of away curve which defeated the outside edge of Karunaratne who played it inside the line of the ball
40.4
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, short of length delivery just wide of the off, Karunaratne hops in the crease to get in line and defends it to the off-side
40.3
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, short and wide, it was there to be hit. But Karunaratne mistimes the punch to point
40.2
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, fuller and wide of off, Karunaratne plunges forward and
40.1
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, banged in short, Karunaratne was taken by surprise a touch. But he still had enough time to sway away from the line and leave it alone
38.6
Boult to Dickwella, 1 run, very full and angling back into Dickwella, he flicks it wide of mid-on and will collect a single
38.5
Boult to Dickwella, no run, fuller length delivery on the stumps, defended back to the bowler
38.4
Boult to Dickwella, no run, short and wide of off, left alone
38.3
Boult to Dickwella, no run, on a good length and on the pads, Dickwella clips it to mid-wicket
38.2
Boult to Dickwella, no run, this was banged in short, Dickwella does really well to sway away from the line and leaves it alone
38.1
Boult to Dickwella, no run, on a fuller length and wide of off, pushes it to cover
8.6
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, fullish delivery on the off stump, Mendis defends
8.5
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, short and down the leg-side, left alone
8.4
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, on the leg stump, Mendis knocks it towards mid-wicket
8.3
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, full delivery outside off stump, Mendis drives it towards cover
8.2
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Mendis defends off the back foot
8.1
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Mendis defends
6.6
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, nice inswinger just outside off stump, Mendis defends off the front foot
6.5
Boult to Mathews, 1 run, curving back in, Mathews turns to square leg, a clean pick up by Ajaz Patel could have been very tight
6.4
Boult to Mathews, no run, covers the line of off stump and defends down the pitch
6.3
Boult to Mathews, no run, fullish and angling in on the off stump, Mathews defends from the crease
6.2
Boult to Mathews, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Mathews defends off the back foot
6.1
Boult to Mathews, no run, draws Mathews's bat away from the body at this away-angling length delivery and almost finds the edge
4.6
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, back of a length delivery attacking the stumps, Kusal Mendis wanted to tuck it to the on-side. And the outside edge takes it to cover
4.5
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, this was much fuller from Boult and was on the stumps, Kusal Mendis stays put and defends it to the off-side
4.4
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, banged in short and it was attacking the body, Kusal Mendis stands tall and blocks it back
4.3
Boult to Mathews, 1 run, this was curving back into Mathews, he adjusted the movement well and whips it to the on-side
4.2
Boult to Mathews, no run, it was banged in short and was down the leg-side, Mathews ducks and allows it go through
4.1
Boult to Mathews, no run, stays put in the crease and defends it back with a straight bat
2.6
Boult to Mathews, no run, angled away from the batsman outside off, length delivery by Boult and the batsman leaves it alone
2.5
Boult to Mathews, no run, another short ball by Boult but the line is down the leg side, Mathews doesn't fiddle with it this time around, he had nicked a similar delivery in the first innings, remember? Not this time though!
2.4
Boult to Mathews, no run, aimed at the sticks on a length, Mathews covers his sticks and flicks it towards mid-wicket
2.3
Boult to Mathews, no run, tailing into the batsman on a length, this one kept a touch low and Mathews nurdles it towards mid-wicket
2.2
Boult to Kusal Perera, out Caught by Watling!! Edged and gone! Duck for Thirimanne earlier, duck for Perera now! This match has heavily tilted in New Zealand's favour in the last 45 minutes. Boult bangs it short outside off and extracts some movement off the track, the batsman chases it and a thick outside edge is found. Watling takes a regulation catch and both Lankan openers are back to the hut in no time. Kusal Perera c Watling b Boult 0(3)
2.1
Boult to Kusal Perera, no run, short ball on leg, Kusal Perera tries to glance it away but the ball comes off his gloves and drops just in front of the keeper
0.6
Boult to Kusal Perera, no run, on a length around off, swinging away from the batsman, Kusal Perera blocks it in front of covers
0.5
Boult to Thirimanne, out Thirimanne Run Out!! That's an awful start for Sri Lanka - a dream one for New Zealand. Worst possible way to get out, especially while trying to salvage a draw. Thirimanne nudged this one in front of mid-wicket and called for a quick run. Kusal Perera obliged but Ajaz was quick to gather the ball and score a direct hit at the bowler's end. The batsman is no where in the frame and the Lankans are one down for nought. Thirimanne run out (Ajaz Patel) 0(5)
0.4
Boult to Thirimanne, no run, curving away from the batsman outside off, length delivery and it's been left alone by Thirimanne
0.3
Boult to Thirimanne, no run, back of a length around off, Thirimanne gets behind the line and shields it
0.2
Boult to Thirimanne, no run, on a length around off, Thirimanne keeps his eyes on the ball and push-drives it to cover
0.1
Boult to Thirimanne, no run, pitched on a full length by Boult, Thirimanne flicks it to mid-wicket
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