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
Kusal Perera 62(109)
37.4
Sam Curran to Kusal Perera, out Caught by Jack Leach!! "Another gift by Kusal Perera," reckons Mark Butcher as the Sri Lankan opener has thrown his wicket away. Short and wide ball outside off, and the batsman gets the urge to go after it. Throws the kitchen sink at it and plays an upper cut straight to Leach at deep backward point. England get the wicket they were looking for. They'll aim to take a few more wickets here! Kusal Perera c Jack Leach b Sam Curran 62(109) [4s-5 6s-1]
36.6
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, no run, attempts the sweep as the ball rolls towards short fine leg
36.5
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, FOUR, 100-run stand up as Kusal Perera glances this one away to the fine leg fence for a boundary. Was bowled down the leg side and all he had to do is get some bat on it, which he did
36.4
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, 2 runs, goes down on his knee to play the sweep shot as a top-edge is induced and it flies towards fine leg for a couple of runs
36.3
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, no run, tries to paddle this one towards fine leg, but the ball comes off the glove and lobs in front of leg slip
35.3
Sam Curran to Kusal Perera, 1 run, touch slower was this length ball, around the middle and leg stump line as Kusal Perera clips it through square leg for a single
35.2
Sam Curran to Kusal Perera, no run, back of a length outside off, Kusal Perera knocks it into the off side
34.6
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, flatter and fuller outside off, kept out with a push to cover. Tea!!
34.5
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, fuller and outside off, nudged off the front foot towards cover
34.4
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, tossed up again, draws Perera forward and he is happy defending
34.3
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, nicely flighted outside off, Perera reaches out and smothers this
34.2
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, 2 runs, too short and wide, Perera cuts this away behind point. Sweeper gets across to his right
34.1
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, tossed up closer to off stump, Perera reaches out and defends to cover
33.1
Mark Wood to Kusal Perera, 1 run, shortish around off, Perera hops across to fend this towards cover
32.2
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, 1 run, slightly short and outside off, cut away towards sweeper cover
32.1
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, very full and outside off, dug out towards cover
31.4
Mark Wood to Kusal Perera, 1 run, short again, not that high and this is pulled behind square leg
31.3
Mark Wood to Kusal Perera, no run, ouch, this has stung big time! A real snorter from Wood, sharp short ball that raps Perera right on the glove. Lobs up for a while and falls safely. Perera is hurt though and is wincing in pain
31.1
Mark Wood to Kusal Perera, 1 run, shortish and on leg stump, pulled away down to fine leg. Fifty for Perera! Looked in good form in SA and this is a very important knock in the context of this game. Needs to carry on though. It's his slowest ever fifty too
30.1
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, 1 run, very full and outside off, jammed out to sweeper cover
29.5
Mark Wood to Kusal Perera, 1 run, fuller and on the pads, glanced away down to fine leg
29.4
Mark Wood to Kusal Perera, FOUR, cracked away! Dug in short but doesn't quite have the venom to trouble Perera who takes on the bouncer with a pull to the deep square leg fence
28.6
Root to Kusal Perera, no run, polite appeal for caught behind but he's clearly missed that by a mile! Sharp turn and bounce on this off break, Perera lunges into a push and is beaten on the outside edge
27.6
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, no run, very tough chance goes down! Spun in from around leg stump, Perera looked to work it off the back foot and it hit short leg on the knee
27.4
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, 3 runs, flatter and fuller outside off, push-driven past mid-off and it's hauled back near the ropes
27.3
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, no run, very full and on off, blocked out
26.1
Root to Kusal Perera, 1 run, off the outside half of the blade but only a lone slip nearby and this is well wide of him, towards backward point. Perera pushed at this spinning off break with hard hands
25.6
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, 1 run, spinning into the pads, glanced away down to fine leg
25.5
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, no run, fuller and outside off, Perera reaches out and defends to mid-off
24.6
Root to Kusal Perera, no run, fuller and straighter, blocked off the front foot
24.5
Root to Kusal Perera, no run, a bit of in-drift from a good length, punched off the back foot to cover
23.5
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, 1 run, another sweep attempt but this goes off the inside half towards fine leg
23.4
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, no run, drifting in from a good length, worked off the back foot to mid-wicket
23.3
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, no run, quicker and fuller on off, Perera keeps it out with a block
23.2
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, FOUR, this time goes along the ground, same area and another boundary to Perera! Fetches this from outside and executes the slog sweep to perfection. England won't mind these risks being taken
23.1
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, SIX, smashed! Plenty of flight from Leach and Perera is down the track in a flash. Gets to the pitch and mooses this over deep mid-wicket. Percentage stroke as he was playing with the turn
22.1
Root to Kusal Perera, 1 run, flatter and shorter outside off, cut away off the back foot to sweeper cover
21.6
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, 1 run, down the pitch goes Perera and he nudges this towards mid-wicket
21.3
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, 1 run, spinning in from around off, Perera sweeps with the turn towards deep backward square leg
21.2
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, no run, sliding in on middle and leg, worked off the back foot to mid-wicket
21.1
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, no run, floated up on off stump, Perera reaches out and defends
20.4
Root to Kusal Perera, 1 run, short and outside off, cut away to sweeper cover
20.3
Root to Kusal Perera, no run, quicker one outside off, pushed off the back foot to cover
20.2
Root to Kusal Perera, no run, flatter off break, angling in and spins away sharply, Perera is beaten by a mile
20.1
Root to Kusal Perera, no run, floated up outside off, Perera gets well forward and defends
19.2
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, 1 run, slightly on the shorter side, Perera cuts towards backward point
19.1
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, no run, extra bounce from the rough, spins into Perera, beating the inside edge and rapping him on the stomach
18.2
Root to Kusal Perera, 1 run, sliding in on off stump, tucked gently towards mid-wicket
18.1
Root to Kusal Perera, 2 runs, starts with a half-tracker outside off, Perera cuts it away behind point and it's hauled back just near the third man region
16.6
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, no run, flighted up on middle, defended to short leg
16.5
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, no run, played from the crease to short leg
16.3
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, 1 run, kicks up off a length and pops up off the glove! Well wide of short leg though
16.2
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, no run, floated up full, Perera drives hard down the pitch to Leach
16.1
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, no run, spinning in on middle and leg, Perera glances on the bounce to leg slip
15.5
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, 1 run, short outside off, cuts it to deep point
15.4
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, overpitched on the stumps, Perera squeezes it to cover
15.3
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, length ball outside off, left alone
15.2
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, driven crisply to cover
14.4
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, 1 run, flamboyant drive down to long-on. The ball disturbs the top surface there as Leach flights it up
13.6
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, short outside off, Perera cuts to cover. Two fielders placed there close to each other
13.5
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, driven to cover
13.4
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, risky from Perera as he makes room and cuts a length ball from off stump. Finds backward point
13.3
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, pushed back to Bess
13.2
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, drifting in on off, defended
12.6
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, no run, defended wide of short midwicket who runs across and dives to cut the single
12.5
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, no run, shuffles across the stumps to cover the drift. Blocked down the pitch
12.4
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, no run, flighted up on off, Perera is forward in defence
12.3
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, no run, drifting across off, gets forward and defends
12.2
Jack Leach to Kusal Perera, no run, pushed through on leg, Perera punches it back
11.6
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, tossed up on off, defended forward
11.5
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, goes more round-arm, it slides in from a length on off, Perera defends from the crease
11.3
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, 1 run, length ball outside off, punched through to sweeper cover
11.2
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, driven to short cover
11.1
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, thick inside edge onto pad as Perera gets forward in defence
10.3
Mark Wood to Kusal Perera, 1 run, 146kph, back of a length on middle and leg, Perera nudges through midwicket
9.6
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, pushed to short cover again
9.5
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, flighted up just outside off, defended to cover
9.4
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, overpitches on off, Perera drives to cover
9.3
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, drifting in on middle, defended forward
9.2
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, goes back and punches it to cover
9.1
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, short outside off, Perera mistimes the cut to cover
8.2
Mark Wood to Kusal Perera, 1 run, 144kph, full on leg stump, Perera clips it off the pads to fine leg
8.1
Mark Wood to Kusal Perera, no run, full ball on leg, defended
7.4
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, 1 run, short again from Bess, comfortably punched to sweeper cover for another single
7.2
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, 1 run, slightly short outside off, Perera cuts to sweeper cover
7.1
Dom Bess to Kusal Perera, no run, flighted up on off from round the wicket, defended forward
5.6
Sam Curran to Kusal Perera, no run, turned into the on-side in defence
5.5
Sam Curran to Kusal Perera, no run, whoa, this has gone through sharply off the pitch. Back of a length outside off, rises steeply and curves past the outside edge as Perera plays away from the body. Root looks impressed
5.4
Sam Curran to Kusal Perera, no run, good length delivery curving away, left alone
5.3
Sam Curran to Kusal Perera, no run, short of length delivery on off, blocked
5.2
Sam Curran to Kusal Perera, FOUR, he has absolutely smoked this on the up. Nothing held back from Perera as he hammers the length ball through cover point
5.1
Sam Curran to Kusal Perera, FOUR, back of a length delivery outside off, Perera cracks it through point off the back foot. Played in the air but it's in the gap and the timing is brilliant
3.6
Sam Curran to Kusal Perera, no run, full ball on middle and leg, Perera pushes with a straight bat but it takes the inside half to midwicket
3.5
Sam Curran to Kusal Perera, no run, slanted in at the stumps, Perera defends into the on-side
3.4
Sam Curran to Kusal Perera, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, left alone
2.6
Broad to Kusal Perera, no run, short of length delivery on off, Perera blocks from the crease
2.5
Broad to Kusal Perera, no run, length ball on middle, defended down the pitch
2.4
Broad to Kusal Perera, no run, short of length on off, kicks up a touch and Perera defends off the outside half to point
2.3
Broad to Kusal Perera, no run, back of a length delivery angled in, cramps up Perera and strikes him on the thigh
2.2
Broad to Kusal Perera, no run, pitched up on middle, Perera defends into the on-side
2.1
Broad to Kusal Perera, no run, good length delivery wide of off, left alone
1.6
Sam Curran to Kusal Perera, 1 run, nudges it into the square leg region as Curran strays a touch
1.5
Sam Curran to Kusal Perera, no run, left alone outside off
0.6
Broad to Kusal Perera, no run, good length delivery just outside off, good leave from Perera
0.5
Broad to Kusal Perera, no run, defended from the crease into the on-side
0.4
Broad to Kusal Perera, no run, back of a length on off, blocked
0.3
Broad to Kusal Perera, no run, rears up from back of a length! It balloons off the bat splice and Perera gets fortunate once again as this falls short of point. What a start this is from Broad
0.2
Broad to Kusal Perera, 2 runs, oh a leading edge! Full ball angled in on off, Perera tries working it through the on-side but it straightens on him. The edge flies behind backward point
0.1
Broad to Kusal Perera, no run, short of length on off, blocked
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