Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka, 2022 Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Date & Time: Jan 21, 02:30 PM LOCAL
Pathum Nissanka 55(66)
22.1
Raza to Nissanka, 1 run, oh short and asking to be hit. Lucky that Nissanka pulled this straight to deep backward square leg
21.6
W Masakadza to Nissanka, 1 run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Nissanka punches square of the wicket to raise Sri Lanka's 100
21.4
W Masakadza to Nissanka, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Nissanka punches to cover
21.3
W Masakadza to Nissanka, no run, spinning away outside off stump, Nissanka defends
21.2
W Masakadza to Nissanka, no run, flatter delivery, pushed back to the bowler
20.6
Ryan Burl to Nissanka, no run, nudged to leg
20.5
Ryan Burl to Nissanka, no run, short and down leg, Nissanka pulls behind square, the man dives and saves four runs
20.4
Ryan Burl to Nissanka, FOUR, cut away late past backward point and that's fifty for Nissanka. His second in ODIs. Bit of width on this flatter delivery outside off stump, Nissanka plays late and gets it in the gap. Applause from the crowd and the dressing room, gentle raise of the bat from Nissanka to soak in everything
20.3
Ryan Burl to Nissanka, no run, googly outside off stump, dabbed towards backward point
19.5
W Masakadza to Nissanka, 1 run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Nissanka drives to deep cover
18.5
Ryan Burl to Nissanka, 1 run, full delivery, Nissanka drives to long-off
18.3
Ryan Burl to Nissanka, 1 run, full toss, driven to long-off
17.5
W Masakadza to Nissanka, 1 run, shortish and outside off stump, Nissanka cuts to deep extra-cover
16.1
Ryan Burl to Nissanka, 1 run, spinning away outside off stump, Nissanka punches to long-on
15.5
W Masakadza to Nissanka, 1 run, comes forward and plays towards cover
15.3
W Masakadza to Nissanka, 1 run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Nissanka drives to long-off
15.2
W Masakadza to Nissanka, no run, covers the line and keeps it out
14.3
Ryan Burl to Nissanka, 1 run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Nissanka drives towards long-off
14.2
Ryan Burl to Nissanka, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Nissanka defends to the on-side
14.1
Ryan Burl to Nissanka, no run, spinning away outside off stump, Nissanka goes back and cuts towards point
13.6
W Masakadza to Nissanka, 1 run, gets behind and hits it along the ground to long-off
13.2
W Masakadza to Nissanka, 1 run, full and outside off stump, Nissanka drives to long-off
13.1
W Masakadza to Nissanka, no run, flighted delivery, Nissanka drives towards the off-side
12.4
Ngarava to Nissanka, 1 run, short delivery on the leg stump, pulled to deep square leg
12.2
Ngarava to Nissanka, 1 run, shortish delivery on the leg stump, Nissanka helps it away through backward square leg
11.6
W Masakadza to Nissanka, FOUR, poor ball and Nissanka glances it fine to fine leg, Flatter delivery down leg, Nissanka tickles it on its way to round off the over on a high
11.4
W Masakadza to Nissanka, 1 run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Nissanka leans forward and drives to long-off
10.6
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, fullish and just outside off stump, Nissanka looks for a tap and run single towards point but sent back as it was risky
9.6
Chatara to Nissanka, no run, it's full and just outside off stump, Nissanka gives the full face of the bat to the ball in defence
9.5
Chatara to Nissanka, no run, bit of movement back into the right-hander on this length delivery, Nissanka pushes towards short cover
9.4
Chatara to Nissanka, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Nissanka mistimes the drive towards cover
9.3
Chatara to Nissanka, 2 runs, opens the face of the bat and dabs towards third man beating backward point. Nissanka called for the second and judged that nicely
9.2
Chatara to Nissanka, no run, fullish delivery on the off stump, Nissanka defends
9.1
Chatara to Nissanka, 2 runs, careful flick shot as Zimbabwe have short mid-wicket and square leg for the uppish flick when the ball is on the pads, along the ground for two runs past mid-wicket
7.6
Muzarabani to Nissanka, FOUR, edgedddd but it escapes the keeper. Oh Chakabva! He saw the batter shaping up for the pull shot and moved leg-side but this edge flew to his right and he couldn't grab with his outstretched right hand. Was a surprise short delivery that troubled Nissanka, oh the edge actually swirled away from the keeper last minute
7.5
Muzarabani to Nissanka, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Nissanka wrists this towards square leg
7.4
Muzarabani to Nissanka, FOUR, after all those hits straight to the fielder, Nissanka adjusts his radar and hits this off-drive straighter and between the bowler and mid-off. No chance for anyone. What a stunning hit that. The sound off the bat, the high elbow and the pose for the cameras. A delight indeed
7.2
Muzarabani to Nissanka, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Nissanka stays back and guides towards third man point
7.1
Muzarabani to Nissanka, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Nissanka defends
5.3
Muzarabani to Nissanka, 1 run, short of length delivery, Nissanka hops and tucks wide of mid-on
5.2
Muzarabani to Nissanka, no run, fuller length delivery just outside off stump, Nissanka defends
4.6
Chatara to Nissanka, FOUR, controlled, yet stylish flick. Surely Nissanka has shifted a gear from the start. Full and on the stumps, Nissanka gets a gentle stride forward but gets into a lovely position to flick, controls the shot to get it between mid-on and mid-wicket. Hit that on the move
4.5
Chatara to Nissanka, no run, oh his off-driving has been so good, been quite a few that he has hit it straight to the man at mid-off
4.4
Chatara to Nissanka, no run, full and on the leg stump, Nissanka flicks towards square leg
4.3
Chatara to Nissanka, no run, fullish delivery, Nissanka drives towards cover
4.2
Chatara to Nissanka, no run, covers the line and keeps it out
4.1
Chatara to Nissanka, FOUR, oh dear! Another fumble, right through the fielder at cover-point. Masakadza the culprit. This short of length delivery was slapped straight to him, Masakadza moved to his right and let it go through his legs. Should have been a dot that builds pressure. These small things matter!
3.6
Muzarabani to Nissanka, 1 run, outswinger outside off stump, Nissanka dabs towards third man off the bottom of the bat
3.5
Muzarabani to Nissanka, no run, another crunchy off-drive, straight to mid-off
3.4
Muzarabani to Nissanka, 2 runs, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Nissanka tucks towards mid-wicket. Two more
3.3
Muzarabani to Nissanka, no run, brilliant diving save at mid-off by Sean Williams. This shot had four written on it. Full delivery outside off stump, Nissanka got a stride forward and drove really hard, didn't get the placement right
3.2
Muzarabani to Nissanka, 2 runs, on the leg stump, wristed behind square. long leg cuts it off to the left
3.1
Muzarabani to Nissanka, no run, slapped to mid-off
2.6
Chatara to Nissanka, 1 run, trouble if he hits, but misses. Sean Williams with the shy at the bowler's end from mid-off. Nissanka pushed this full delivery to mid-off and set off, had to get home diving. Oh yes, would have been out by a long way
2.4
Chatara to Nissanka, 1 run, gets it to seam back into the right-hander from good length, but it's leg-sidish, wristed through backward square leg
2.3
Chatara to Nissanka, no run, another full delivery, Zimbabwe consistently pitching the ball up for some movement, Nissanka watchfully punches towards the off-side
2.2
Chatara to Nissanka, no run, full and shaping away gently outside off stump, Nissanka comfortable in his defence
2.1
Chatara to Nissanka, no run, fullish and on the off stump, Nissanka defends
1.2
Muzarabani to Nissanka, 1 run, bit of an outside edge rolling to third man but it was controlled. Nissanka opening the bat face and play with soft hands on seeing this full ball swing away late
1.1
Muzarabani to Nissanka, no run, fullish and gentle swing away outside off stump, Nissanka lets it pass
0.6
Chatara to Nissanka, 1 run, bit of nip back in on this short of length delivery, Nissanka adjusts and plays, off the inner half of the bat and rolling to long leg
0.5
Chatara to Nissanka, no run, this length delivery leaves the right-hander later and opens himself up a tad, Nissanka manages to play towards point
0.4
Chatara to Nissanka, no run, oh very good fullish delivery on the off stump, Nissanka covers the line and keeps it out
0.3
Chatara to Nissanka, no run, fullish and on the off stump, solid in defence is Nissanka
0.2
Chatara to Nissanka, no run, hint of away shape on this fullish delivery, Nissanka watchful in defence
0.1
Chatara to Nissanka, no run, fullish delivery just outside off stump, Nissanka defends off the front foot
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