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
Stuart Broad 3-20(9 ov)
30.6
Broad to Dickwella, no run, curving into the batsman from round the wicket, too close to the off stump for Dickwella to be left alone
30.5
Broad to Dickwella, no run, this length delivery sticks into the surface and arrives slightly late, Dickwella presnets the full face of his bat and eases it in front of covers
30.4
Broad to Dickwella, no run, keeps his head steady and knocks this length delivery in front of covers
30.3
Broad to Dickwella, no run, back of a length delivery around middle and leg, this one jags into the batsman as Dickwella gets a bat-pad as the ball lobs and drops into the leg side
30.2
Broad to Dickwella, no run, back of a length around off, Dickwella defends it off his back foot
30.1
Broad to Dickwella, no run, length delivery that seams into the batsman from round the wicket, Dickwella stands tall in defence
28.6
Broad to Mathews, out Caught by Root!! Edged and taken! Short and wide outside off, Mathews attempts a flashy cut and gets an outside edge that flies straight to Root at slip. Good bounce on this one and that perhaps was the reason for the edge to be induced. Broad is having a great time, having taken his third wicket of the day. Can he claim a five-wicket haul? If he continues to bowl in the same manner, he definitely can. Mathews c Root b Broad 27(54) [4s-1 6s-1]
28.5
Broad to Mathews, no run, on a length around middle and leg, Mathews nudges it in front of mid-wicket
28.4
Broad to Mathews, no run, this one nips away from the batsman around off, Mathews taps it in front of point
28.3
Broad to Mathews, no run, shaping away from the batsman outside off, it's a length delivery that the batsman decides to leave
28.2
Broad to Chandimal, 1 run, short around off, Chandimal pulls it towards deep square leg
28.1
Broad to Chandimal, no run, this length delivery keeps a tad low, Chandimal pats it in front of covers
26.6
Broad to Mathews, no run, on a length around off, Mathews push drives this in front of covers
26.5
Broad to Chandimal, 1 run, slides this one down the leg side, Chandimal glances it to fine leg for a single
26.4
Broad to Chandimal, no run, back of a length outside off, seams away and the batsman leaves it
26.3
Broad to Chandimal, no run, on a length around off, Chandimal push-drives this towards cover
26.2
Broad to Chandimal, no run, short and quick outside off, Chandimal has a look and leaves it
26.1
Broad to Chandimal, no run, short of a length around off, Chandimal knocks it towards mid-off from within the crease
24.6
Broad to Mathews, no run, ends the over with a full length delivery and it has been driven in front of covers by Mathews
24.5
Broad to Mathews, no run, this one arrives a little late from back of a length, Mathews takes his bottom hand off and bunts it in front of covers
24.4
Broad to Mathews, FOUR, 6000 runs for Mathews in Test cricket, becomes the fifth Sri Lankan to do so. Another leg cutter outside off, was on back of a length and Mathews played it with soft hands, steers it down to the third man fence
24.3
Broad to Mathews, no run, short of a length outside off, Mathews treks back and knocks this in front of covers
24.2
Broad to Mathews, no run, the cutter outside off, on a shorter side and it's been glided towards gully by the batsman
24.1
Broad to Mathews, no run, starts off with a length delivery around off, Mathews keeps his eyes on the ball and defends it
8.6
Broad to Mathews, no run, full on off, defended
8.5
Broad to Mathews, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone
8.4
Broad to Mathews, no run, tucked to midwicket
8.3
Broad to Mathews, no run, lets this go outside off
8.2
Broad to Mathews, no run, full ball just outside off, defended down the pitch
8.1
Broad to Mathews, no run, full leg-cutter outside off, Mathews prods it into the off-side
6.6
Broad to Mathews, no run, Mathews is welcomed with a bumper and he ducks underneath it
6.5
Broad to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Buttler!! Mendis's struggles continue with the bat. The lack of confidence, the lack of form quite evident as he feels for a delivery that's well wide of off. He's drawn into this leg-cutter which is on sixth stump if not wider, only to feed Buttler with an outside edge. Broad has his second. He could've had three by now had that catch been taken. Kusal Mendis c Buttler b Broad 0(2)
6.4
Broad to Kusal Mendis, no run, back of a length delivery wide of off, left alone
6.3
Broad to Thirimanne, out Caught by Bairstow!! Taken at leg gully! This is poor from Thirimanne. Just a little reckless, despite knowing there's a fielder there. Back of a length into the pads, clips it uppishly. Nicely taken by Bairstow to his right. England have their first. Thirimanne c Bairstow b Broad 4(22)
6.2
Broad to Thirimanne, no run, on the fuller side of a good length, Thirimanne gets forward and pushes it back to Broad
6.1
Broad to Kusal Perera, 1 run, short of length delivery angled in on middle and leg, glanced to fine leg
4.6
Broad to Kusal Perera, no run, defended down the wicket
4.5
Broad to Kusal Perera, 2 runs, Jack Leach has misjudged this quite horribly down at fine leg. Perera top-edges the pull shot and Leach should've been able to get to it. But he doesn't pick it up at all, runs in a different direction initially, and eventually the ball falls well wide of him. Broad is on his haunches, perhaps aware that these chances won't come very often on a pitch like this
4.4
Broad to Kusal Perera, FOUR, less bottom hand this time, just caresses this half-volley through extra cover. Broad's been quite full in these early overs, probably looking for swing but there hasn't been any
4.3
Broad to Kusal Perera, no run, pitched up outside off, Perera bashes it to mid-off. Lot of bottom hand in these drives he's playing
4.2
Broad to Kusal Perera, no run, dishes a half-volley on off, Perera drives uppishly to mid-off. Goes on the bounce to the fielder
4.1
Broad to Kusal Perera, no run, short of length outside off, Perera punches it to mid-off
2.6
Broad to Kusal Perera, FOUR, wow Perera has gone aerial down the ground. It's a half-volley on off stump and he lofts it through the line back over Broad's head for four
2.5
Broad to Thirimanne, 1 run, clipped off the pads down to fine leg
2.4
Broad to Kusal Perera, 1 run, angling in on leg, Perera glances it to fine leg
2.3
Broad to Kusal Perera, no run, back of a length on middle, blocks it into the on-side
2.2
Broad to Kusal Perera, no run, comes forward to a ball that's short of length and defends
2.1
Broad to Thirimanne, 1 run, short of length on middle and leg, Thirimanne tucks it to long leg
0.6
Broad to Thirimanne, no run, not exactly a driving length but Thirimanne is happy to go through the line on this pitch, punching it to mid-off
0.5
Broad to Thirimanne, no run, full on off, angled in from Broad, Thirimanne turns it into the on-side. No discernible swing or seam so far
0.4
Broad to Thirimanne, no run, back of a length on off, Thirimanne takes his bottom hand off suggesting that it rose higher than he expected. Nothing like those pitches in SA though. Keeps it out comfortably
0.3
Broad to Thirimanne, no run, good length ball on off, defended forward
0.2
Broad to Thirimanne, no run, direct hit at the striker's end! There was a mix-up between the two with Thirimanne keen for the single after knocking this ball in front of mid-on. But he makes it back in time
0.1
Broad to Thirimanne, no run, not an ideal start, slanting it well down leg with the angle. Thirimanne lets it go
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