Sri Lanka vs England, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: England tour of Sri Lanka, 2021 Venue: Galle International Stadium, Galle Date & Time: Jan 14-Jan 18, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Dominic Bess 5-30(10.1 ov)
46.1
Dom Bess to Hasaranga, out Bowled!! Gone! Clean bowled, Sri Lanka have been bowled out here. This has to be one of the most shambolic displays of Test batting in some time. They played some horrendous shots to get out. Hasaranga trying to get some runs, opted for the reverse sweep and missed it to be clean bowled. Fifer for Bess as well. He would cherish it for sure as he really didn't have to work very hard for it. Hasaranga b Dom Bess 19(22) [4s-2]
44.6
Dom Bess to Asitha Fernando, no run, too full, jams the ball out into the slips as he went for a drive through the off-side
44.5
Dom Bess to Asitha Fernando, no run, another dead batted defence into the off-side
44.4
Dom Bess to Asitha Fernando, no run, well flighted, Asitha Fernando dead bats it nicely
44.3
Dom Bess to Asitha Fernando, no run, gets well forward and smothers the delivery
44.2
Dom Bess to Asitha Fernando, no run, nudges the ball out into the on-side
44.1
Dom Bess to Asitha Fernando, no run, tossed up delivery and has been blocked out into the off-side
42.6
Dom Bess to Embuldeniya, no run, tossed up delivery and has been pushed back to the bowler
42.5
Dom Bess to Dilruwan Perera, out Bowled!! Tragedy! More tragedy for SL to deal with. Big turner as that was flighted up, the experienced Dilruwan Perera goes for a needles booming drive and gets clean bowled. The Lankan players left all their application in the dressing room it seems. They have played some terrible shots to get out. The bowler would be so happy having drawn another error with a well flighted ball. Dilruwan Perera b Dom Bess 0(2)
42.4
Dom Bess to Dilruwan Perera, no run, gets behind the line of the ball and defends it
42.3
Dom Bess to Shanaka, out Caught by Buttler!! A day of soft dismissals. Now this one is a little diversion. An unlucky one. Slams the slog sweep, the ball hits the man at FSL and pops up for it to be gobbled up by the keeper. SL's day getting worse. Bess gets a third wicket and all of them, to be fair, have been lucky ones. Shanaka walks off gingerly as the third umpire confirmed that it wasn't a bump ball and went thud into the FSL's shin and then into the gloves. Shanaka c Buttler b Dom Bess 23(48) [4s-3]
42.2
Dom Bess to Shanaka, no run, tossed up delivery and has been worked away off the pads to mid-wicket
42.1
Dom Bess to Shanaka, no run, dances down and clips the ball away to mid-wicket
40.6
Dom Bess to Hasaranga, no run, tossed up delivery and has been blocked off the front foot
40.5
Dom Bess to Hasaranga, 2 runs, chips down the track and lifts it over the man at mid-on for a brace
40.4
Dom Bess to Hasaranga, no run, gets behind the line of the ball and defends it
40.3
Dom Bess to Hasaranga, FOUR, goes inside out and drives it through the covers for a four. That was so well timed
40.2
Dom Bess to Shanaka, 1 run, front footed tuck off the pads for a single past the man at mid-wicket
40.1
Dom Bess to Hasaranga, 1 run, tucked away off the pads into the on-side for a single
38.6
Dom Bess to Shanaka, 2 runs, nudged away uppishly past the dive of the man at leg slip for a duo of runs. That was close as Shanaka turned the face of the bat on that delivery spinning in
38.5
Dom Bess to Hasaranga, 1 run, worked away off the pads for a single to deep mid
38.4
Dom Bess to Shanaka, 1 run, clipped drive is fumbled by the man at silly mid-on and that allows a single
38.3
Dom Bess to Hasaranga, 1 run, clipped away for a single to deep mid
38.2
Dom Bess to Hasaranga, no run, driven down to mid-on as that was tossed up
38.1
Dom Bess to Dickwella, out Caught by Sibley!! The woes for Sri Lanka continue. That was a terrible shot. Short, outside off, slashed and taken by the man at point. That was a long hop and has ended up picking up a wicket. SL in dire straits. Anamoly of Test cricket for sure. Dickwella c Sibley b Dom Bess 12(21) [4s-1]
22.6
Dom Bess to Chandimal, no run, gets behind the line of the ball and defends it out into the on-side
22.5
Dom Bess to Chandimal, no run, quicker on the pads, nudged behind square
22.4
Dom Bess to Chandimal, no run, drops it short does Dom Bess and has been tucked to FSL
22.3
Dom Bess to Chandimal, no run, drives it as that was fuller, finds the man at cover
22.2
Dom Bess to Mathews, 1 run, tucks the ball away off the pads for a single
22.1
Dom Bess to Mathews, no run, loopy ball and blocked out into the off-side
20.6
Dom Bess to Mathews, no run, latches on to the short ball and hammers the pull but ends up finding the man behind square
20.5
Dom Bess to Chandimal, 1 run, sliced out into the off-side for a single as that was bowled wider outside off
20.4
Dom Bess to Mathews, 1 run, very loopy, driven down to long-on for a single
20.3
Dom Bess to Mathews, no run, tossed up delivery and has been blocked back to the bowler
20.2
Dom Bess to Chandimal, 3 runs, drives it down the ground and gets a triple as the man at long-on had to cut it off by running across to long-off
20.1
Dom Bess to Chandimal, no run, tossed up delivery, turning in, Chandimal nudges it out into the on-side off the inner half of the bat
18.6
Dom Bess to Chandimal, 1 run, turning in, Chandimal gets it behind square for a single
18.5
Dom Bess to Mathews, 1 run, nudges the ball off the pads for a single
18.4
Dom Bess to Mathews, no run, another loopy delivery, Mathews gets behind the line of the ball and blocks
18.3
Dom Bess to Mathews, no run, loopy delivery, Mathews dead bats it out into the off-side
18.2
Dom Bess to Mathews, no run, tossed up delivery, Mathews pushes the ball down back to the bowler
18.1
Dom Bess to Mathews, no run, tossed up delivery, Mathews
16.6
Dom Bess to Chandimal, no run, full toss, driven back to the bowler
16.5
Dom Bess to Chandimal, 2 runs, drives it down the ground for a brace as the man at mid-off fumbled a little
16.4
Dom Bess to Chandimal, FOUR, full toss! Chandimal danced out, takes it on the full and blasts it down the ground for a four
16.3
Dom Bess to Chandimal, no run, tossed up delivery, Chandimal gets forward and defends it
16.2
Dom Bess to Chandimal, no run, nudged out into the on-side as the ball was spinning in
16.1
Dom Bess to Chandimal, no run, flatter again, pushed out into the off-side
14.6
Dom Bess to Chandimal, 1 run, short delivery down leg and has been pulled down to fine leg for a single
14.5
Dom Bess to Chandimal, no run, gets nicely behind it and blocks it
14.4
Dom Bess to Chandimal, no run, stays behind the line of the ball and defends it
14.3
Dom Bess to Chandimal, 2 runs, goes on the back foot and punches it out into the covers for a couple
14.2
Dom Bess to Chandimal, no run, another poke into the deck
14.1
Dom Bess to Chandimal, no run, gets forward and defends it
10.6
Dom Bess to Chandimal, no run, quicker, flatter, Chandimal sits deep in his crease and blocks the ball out
10.5
Dom Bess to Chandimal, no run, quicker delivery, Chandimal gets behind the line of the ball and defends it
10.4
Dom Bess to Chandimal, no run, tossed up delivery outside off and has been blocked out into the off-side with soft hands
10.3
Dom Bess to Chandimal, no run, flatter, shorter, Chandimal gets back and defends it back to the bowler
10.2
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, out Caught by Root!! Whatta a waste of a wicket! That was tossed up outside off, Kusal Perera tried to reverse paddle it but ended up spooning a simple catch to the man at first slip. That was an innocuous delivery to say the least but Kusal Perera has thrown it away. Sri Lanka in deep trouble as they pressed the self detonate button. The ball popped up after hitting the shoulder of the blade, then off the gloves and into the safe hands. Kusal Perera c Root b Dom Bess 20(28) [4s-2]
10.1
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, tossed up delivery and has been blocked out into the off-side with a forward defensive
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