Sri Lanka vs West Indies, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, 2021 Venue: Galle International Stadium, Galle Date & Time: Nov 29-Dec 03, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Praveen Jayawickrama 2-59(25 ov)
93.6
Jayawickrama to Permaul, 1 run, eased to mid-off by Permaul to end the over
93.5
Jayawickrama to Mayers, 1 run, Jayawickrama is absolutely screaming and shouting! Mayers was down the wicket to swing this floated delivery, but it lands well in front of the fielder at deep mid-wicket
93.4
Jayawickrama to Permaul, 1 run, tossed up delivery on middle and leg, Permaul sweeps it to deep square leg where it has been stopped with a dive
93.3
Jayawickrama to Permaul, no run, quicker through the air, Permaul blocks it
93.2
Jayawickrama to Permaul, no run, clears his front leg somewhat and heaves this to mid-on
93.1
Jayawickrama to Permaul, no run, down the wicket to squeeze this floated ball to mid-off
91.6
Jayawickrama to Mayers, 1 run, eased down to long-on by Mayers for a single
91.5
Jayawickrama to Mayers, FOUR, another shout of 'catch', but this drops just in front of Mendis at deep mid-wicket. The ball is following him! Mayers had slogswept this, but he gets away with it, gets four runs instead
91.4
Jayawickrama to Permaul, 1 run, dropped at cover! Permaul goes hard at this floated delivery outside off and chips it to cover where Mendis' puts it down, and they have taken a single. Jayawickrama looks disappointed with that effort
91.3
Jayawickrama to Mayers, 1 run, on the shorter side, Mayers swipes it to square leg as it comes off the cue end, and they take a run
91.2
Jayawickrama to Mayers, no run, turns in sharply and Mayers gets hit on the pads as he tries to clip the ball away
91.1
Jayawickrama to Mayers, no run, fraction short on off, Mayers treks back and guides it down the pitch
89.6
Jayawickrama to Permaul, no run, loopy delivery around off, Permaul drives it to silly point
89.5
Jayawickrama to Permaul, no run, tad shorter around off, Permaul rocks back and punches it to short cover
89.4
Jayawickrama to Permaul, no run, nudged to mid-on off an inside edge by Permaul
89.3
Jayawickrama to Permaul, no run, floated down the leg-side, Permaul can't connect his flick
89.2
Jayawickrama to Roach, out Caught by de Silva!! Edged and gone! Pitched slightly up by Jayawickrama and Roach tries to defend it off his front foot. The ball spins away, takes the outside edge and flies straight to the fielder at slip. A regulation catch for de Silva and West Indies are eight down with a lead of 4 runs. With only a couple of wickets remaining, Mayers should try to play some attacking shots, and needs to farm the strike as well. Roach c de Silva b Jayawickrama 8(9) [4s-2]
89.1
Jayawickrama to Mayers, 1 run, touch shorter outside off, Mayers carves it through backward point for a single
87.6
Jayawickrama to Roach, FOUR, 200 up for West Indies! Fired down leg by Jayawickrama and the batter has paddled it away to the fine leg boundary. There was a fielder chasing it, but this was struck pretty well
87.5
Jayawickrama to Roach, no run, another big stride taken as Roach defends it off his front foot, probably gets an inside edge onto the pads
87.4
Jayawickrama to Roach, no run, on a length around middle and leg, Roach defends it off his front foot
87.3
Jayawickrama to Roach, no run, big stride taken to defend this floated delivery
87.2
Jayawickrama to Mayers, 1 run, dances down the wicket and drives the loopy delivery to long-on for a run
87.1
Jayawickrama to Mayers, no run, tossed up delivery around middle and leg, Mayers guides it back to the bowler
85.6
Jayawickrama to Holder, no run, slider on off, Holder rocks back and slices it to point
85.5
Jayawickrama to Holder, no run, Sri Lanka review against Holder! It's for an lbw, but I think it's sliding down the leg-side. Was a flatter delivery around middle and leg, and it kept straight to beat Holder's defence. Impact around middle and leg, and it's sliding down, confirm the replays. Sri Lanka have no reviews left
85.4
Jayawickrama to Holder, no run, nicely tossed up delivery around middle and leg, Holder eases it down the pitch
85.3
Jayawickrama to Holder, no run, tries to push it off his front foot, ends up getting an inside edge towards mid-on
85.2
Jayawickrama to Mayers, 1 run, clipped to short mid-wicket where a misfield allows them to take a single
85.1
Jayawickrama to Mayers, no run, blocked down the pitch by Mayers
83.6
Jayawickrama to Mayers, 2 runs, on the batter's pads and Mayers has glanced it down to fine leg for a couple of runs
83.5
Jayawickrama to Shai Hope, 1 run, slightly short on middle and leg, Shai Hope works it through square leg for a run
83.4
Jayawickrama to Shai Hope, FOUR, freebie! Fired down the leg-side and Shai Hope has no problem to put that away to the fine leg boundary with a swivel, easy pickings for the batsman
83.3
Jayawickrama to Shai Hope, 2 runs, that's a frustrated shot by Shai Hope. Swings across the line against this loopy delivery and gets a top edge that flies over mid-on, and they take a couple of runs
83.2
Jayawickrama to Shai Hope, no run, quicker delivery around middle and leg, sliding along the deck, Shai Hope looks to defend, ends up getting an inside edge onto the pads
83.1
Jayawickrama to Shai Hope, no run, makes room and squeezes this loopy delivery in front of cover off his front foot
81.6
Jayawickrama to Mayers, no run, appeal for a caught behind now! Mayers is struggling to read Jayawickrama. This was the arm ball outside off, pitched on a fuller length and Mayers got beaten as he tried to push it. Beaten on the outside edge and the umpire has turned it down
81.5
Jayawickrama to Mayers, no run, floated on middle and leg, Mayers nudges it to short leg
81.4
Jayawickrama to Mayers, no run, appeal for an LBW turned down. Mayers was trying to flick this across the line, but the ball spun in and struck him on the pads. Was probably spinning down the leg-side though
81.3
Jayawickrama to Mayers, no run, another flighted delivery around middle, slightly full and Mayers gets an inside edge onto the pads as he tries to defend it
81.2
Jayawickrama to Mayers, no run, on a length around middle and leg, Mayers knocks it down the pitch
81.1
Jayawickrama to Shai Hope, 1 run, touch short on middle and leg, Shai Hope punches it to wide mid-on off his back foot
78.6
Jayawickrama to Shai Hope, no run, gets forward, yorking himself in the process, and jamming it out
78.5
Jayawickrama to Roston Chase, 1 run, another inside-out, and short cover gets an awkward bounce, with the ball ricocheting off his knees for Chase to be able to pinch a single
78.4
Jayawickrama to Roston Chase, no run, a nice dash of inside-out in this drive, but straight to short cover
78.3
Jayawickrama to Roston Chase, no run, stays a touch low making Chase crouch while punching this off his back foot
78.2
Jayawickrama to Roston Chase, no run, gets low, clearing his front leg to block
78.1
Jayawickrama to Roston Chase, no run, leg-lined yorker, jammed out
45.6
Jayawickrama to Bonner, 1 run, tossed up around off, Bonner pushes it to mid-off and retains strike with a single
45.5
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run, back in the crease to work this past short leg for a single
45.4
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, gives this some air, goes full and Kraigg Brathwaite works it in front of short mid-wicket
45.3
Jayawickrama to Bonner, 1 run, touch short outside off, Bonner slices it to point for a single
45.2
Jayawickrama to Bonner, no run, flighted delivery on off, Bonner eases it to cover by making slight room
45.1
Jayawickrama to Bonner, no run, tossed up delivery around off, Bonner drives it firmly to short cover
43.6
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run, swats the ball of the over to long-on and retains strike
43.5
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, slider outside off, tad quicker with not much spin, Kraigg Brathwaite has a look and lets it through to the keeper
43.4
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, tossed up delivery on a fuller length, Kraigg Brathwaite guides it back to Jayawickrama
43.3
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR, fraction short, Kraigg Brathwaite is quick to transfer his weight onto the back foot. Hammers the pull through mid-wicket and the ball races along the carpet and it's away to the boundary in no time. No chance of stopping that as Brathwaite is only a boundary away from his fifty
43.2
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, pushed through on a length, Kraigg Brathwaite plays it back to Jayawickrama
43.1
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, floated around middle and leg, Kraigg Brathwaite defends it off his front foot
41.6
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, gives this some good fight as Kraigg Brathwaite knocks it down the pitch
41.5
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, flighted delivery around middle and leg, Kraigg Brathwaite squeezes it back to the bowler
41.4
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, on a length around middle and leg, Kraigg Brathwaite takes a forward stride and clips it into the leg-side
41.3
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, nudged back to the bowler by Kraigg Brathwaite as the bowler goes full
41.2
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, too full and Kraigg Brathwaite drills it back to Jayawickrama
41.1
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, guided back to the bowwler as Kraigg Brathwaite goes full
39.6
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, pitched up by Jayawickrama and the batter has driven it to short extra cover
39.5
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, lot straighter around middle, Kraigg Brathwaite covers the line and defends it into the on-side
39.4
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, floated around off, Kraigg Brathwaite defends it right onto the pitch
39.3
Jayawickrama to Bonner, 1 run, flighted delivery around off, Bonner pushes it to cover for a single
39.2
Jayawickrama to Bonner, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, slightly fuller and straighter, Bonner leaves it alone
39.1
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run, clipped into the pocket at square leg by Kraigg Brathwaite for a single
37.6
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, on a length around middle and leg, Kraigg Brathwaite defends it from within the crease
37.5
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR, Kraigg Brathwaite making sure to put the bad balls away. This being one of them. A half-tracker again and Kraigg Brathwaite drags it through square leg with a swipe and there's no fielder stationed in that region to cut this down. Four more..
37.4
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, a lot slower through the air, spinning away from the batsman, and Kraigg Brathwaite has let it through
37.3
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, floated around middle and leg, Kraigg Brathwaite squeezes it to mid-on with a drive
37.2
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, sharp turn outside off, grips into the surface and spins past Kraigg Brathwaite's defence
37.1
Jayawickrama to Bonner, 1 run, 89kph, slider around middle and leg, it kept low and Bonner does well to work it through the on-side with an inside edge
35.6
Jayawickrama to Bonner, no run, the runs have slowly started to flow. A couple of boundaries scored in the last couple of overs. The last ball of the over was eased back to the bowler by Bonner
35.5
Jayawickrama to Bonner, no run, fraction full and it has been driven to cover off his front foot
35.4
Jayawickrama to Bonner, no run, flighted delivery around off, Bonner drives it on the rise to short cover
35.3
Jayawickrama to Bonner, FOUR, that's a half-tracker by Jayawickrama. Bonner rocks back in the crease and pulls it towards the deep square leg boundary on a couple of bounces
35.2
Jayawickrama to Bonner, no run, driven to silly point off his front foot
35.1
Jayawickrama to Bonner, no run, tossed up delivery outside off, spinning away from the batsman who leaves it
33.6
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run, fuller one around middle and leg, Kraigg Brathwaite pushes it to mid-on and takes a quick single to end the over. First run of this morning
33.5
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, eased back to the bowler off his front foot as Jayawickrama goes full
33.4
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, clipped into the leg-side with a closed bat face
33.3
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, on the shorter side, Kraigg Brathwaite stays back and steers it to point
33.2
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, loopy delivery around off, fuller one and Kraigg Brathwaite guides it back to the bowler
33.1
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, floated around off, Kraigg Brathwaite defends it past silly point
31.6
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, another maiden over. Kraigg Brathwaite lunges forward and pushes this to cover
31.5
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, covers the line and nudges this flatter delivery into the on-side
31.4
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, grips into the surface outside off, Kraigg Brathwaite plays it late, steering it towards first slip
31.3
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, pushed off his front foot to silly point
31.2
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, loopy delivery around off, fuller one, Kraigg Brathwaite defends it off his front foot
31.1
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, on a length around middle and leg, Kraigg Brathwaite works it to square leg with a closed bat face
29.6
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, pushed through on a fuller length, Kraigg Brathwaite defends it in front of silly point
29.5
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, full and straight outside off, Kraigg Brathwaite has a look and leaves it alone
29.4
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, turns across Kraigg Brathwaite from a good length, but the West Indies captain is right back to defend
29.3
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, flatter and round-armish from Jayawickrama, Kraigg Brathwaite defends with a shuffle
29.2
Jayawickrama to Bonner, 1 run, Bonner is off the mark with a drive straight to the fielder at extra-cover. Embuldeniya is caught napping there and they steal the single
29.1
Jayawickrama to Bonner, no run, angled in on off, Bonner gets forward to block
27.6
Jayawickrama to Bonner, no run, tossed up outside off, driven to cover
27.5
Jayawickrama to Bonner, no run, fullish on leg-stump, Bonner opts to stay back and defends
27.4
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, out Lbw!! Why was Blackwood so confident then? The review is lost. Slider on the middle and leg line, Blackwood is playing for the turn, defends down the wrong line slightly, no bat and the ball would've crashed into leg-stump. Umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge had no trouble in raising the finger in a flash. Mickey Arthur pumps his fist after seeing that on the telly. Jayawickrama breaks the stubborn opening stand. Blackwood lbw b Jayawickrama 44(99) [4s-5]
27.3
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run, bit quicker and that's an iffy way to play that one by Kraigg Brathwaite, right back and across to tuck that behind square, had he missed, would've been dead
27.2
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, full and Kraigg Brathwaite bottom-hands the drive back to Jayawickrama
27.1
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, 1 run, shortish on off, pushed wide of mid-on for a single
25.6
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, again no turn and on a good length, Blackwood works it to leg
25.5
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, tossed up outside off, Blackwood is right forward to dead-bat
25.4
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, down leg, Blackwood misses out, fails to tuck it away
25.3
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, punched to that silly mid-off man close-in
25.2
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, angled in on a good length, hint of turn away, Blackwood defends from the crease to point
25.1
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, non-turner outside off, left alone
23.6
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, from wide of the crease, angling in on off, blocked
23.5
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, leans out, closes his bat face and turns it softly to short leg
23.4
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, forward, lined up block
23.3
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, gets away with a trashy half-tracker. Blackwood goes heaving, but goes a little too hard, losing his timing and dragging it to square leg
23.2
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run, neat. Hangs back in the crease and stabs this wristily past backward point
23.1
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, across, forward, leaning, defensive
21.6
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, full, on middle, straight-batted block
21.5
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, flatter, straightening in, and nudged out
21.4
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, beats him. Square turn, from off-stump, after drawing Brathwaite forward with the loop, only to go well past his outside-edge
21.3
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, softer hands, tucking off the hips this time
21.2
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, flat again, angling into the legs, softly nudged out to short mid-wicket
21.1
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, flat, on middle, shuffling block
19.6
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, 3 runs, slight in-drift, and Blackwood goes sweeping. And although he only finds the under-glove, it goes really fine, where Lakmal does really well to give it the chase and flick it back just inside the ropes
19.5
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, and again, leans, full-faced in the deadbat
19.4
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, full again, on middle, and Blackwood gets right to the pitch of it, middling his block
19.3
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, full, on middle, defended
19.2
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, lines it up better this time, blocking it out
19.1
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, beats him big. Top delivery this -- drifting in, pitching on leg-stump and then turning square past Blackwood's forward poke
17.6
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, full, loopy, on middle, lunge-cum-smother
17.5
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run, flat, outside off, dabbed backward of point
17.4
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, full, on middle, flicked to mid-on
17.3
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, back, across, settling behind the line in defence
17.2
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, flatter, and softly tucked out to short leg
17.1
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, spinning into the thighs, nudged to square leg
15.6
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, 1 run, wristed in front of mid-on to pinch a quick one
15.5
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, misses out on a drag down, not connecting with a cross-batted heave
15.4
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, leg-lined, nudged to short mid-wicket
15.3
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, flat, down leg, well down in fact
15.2
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, a bit of an inside-edge, trickling past short leg
15.1
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, lunges, and smothers it right there
13.6
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, 1 run, strokes it quietly through the line, wide of mid-off
13.5
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, tossed up on off, defended back
13.4
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, forward, full-faced straight block back down the pitch
13.3
Jayawickrama to Blackwood, no run, on middle, leaning nudge, to square leg
13.2
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run, fuller, with Brathwaite clearing his front leg out to clip round the corner
13.1
Jayawickrama to Kraigg Brathwaite, no run, flat, leg-lined, and a thick inside-edge on the forward defence, past short leg
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