New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Sri Lanka tour New Zealand, 2023 Venue: Eden Park, Auckland Date & Time: Mar 25, 02:00 PM LOCAL
Kasun Rajitha 2-38(7.3 ov)
49.3
Rajitha to Ish Sodhi, out Caught by Kusal Mendis!! 135.6kph, Rajitha goes fuller and Ish Sodhi swings his bat hard to go over mid-wicket. The ball balloons up a long way in the air and Kusal Mendis straightaway calls for it. Moves towards the backward square leg region, settles under the skier and holds onto it safely. Ish Sodhi c Kusal Mendis b Rajitha 10(18)
49.2
Rajitha to Ish Sodhi, no run, and again! 132.1kph, short of length delivery outside off, Sodhi looks to heave across the line and fails to lay bat on ball
49.1
Rajitha to Ish Sodhi, no run, 132.6kph, skiddy length ball outside off, Ish Sodhi swings hard and connects with thin air
47.6
Rajitha to Ravindra, out Caught by Shanaka!! Ravindra misses his fifty on debut by one run! Full delivery and Ravindra chips it straight to long-off. Shanaka didn't have to move much. Ravindra is distraught. A half-hearted lofted drive and he didn't generate enough power behind it. Ravindra c Shanaka b Rajitha 49(52) [4s-4 6s-1]
47.5
Rajitha to Ish Sodhi, 1 run, 128.8kph, fuller in length, Sodhi stays in his crease and opens the bat-face to steer it to point
47.4
Rajitha to Ish Sodhi, no run, 134.1kph, skiddy short of length ball, Ish Sodhi misses the cut
47.3
Rajitha to Ravindra, 1 run, slow again, very full delivery, drilled to long-off
47.2
Rajitha to Ravindra, no run, slower delivery, full in length, Ravindra is way too early into his drive and is beaten on the outside edge
47.1
Rajitha to Ish Sodhi, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, chopped through the covers
33.6
Rajitha to Ravindra, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Ravindra punches it through cover-point for a single. 17 runs from that over!
33.5
Rajitha to Glenn Phillips, 1 run, short ball outside off, Glenn Phillips slashes it to square third man for a single
33.4
Rajitha to Glenn Phillips, no run, on a length around middle and leg, clipped to mid-wicket by Glenn Phillips
33.3
Rajitha to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, pitched up by the bowler on off, and Glenn Phillips has creamed this past the bowler who was a touch low to get his left hand to it. Beats mid-off on its way to the boundary
33.2
Rajitha to Glenn Phillips, SIX, and the free hit goes the distance! Gets hold of this short ball and pulls it over deep backward square leg for half-a-dozen. 69 metre maximum
33.2
Rajitha to Glenn Phillips, no ball, Rajitha goes full and Glenn Phillips nails his straight drive, but the ball hits the stumps at the bowler's end. Free hit coming up!
33.1
Rajitha to Glenn Phillips, FOUR, loosener on middle and leg, Glenn Phillips whips it away through deep backward square leg for four runs. Easy pickings!
8.6
Rajitha to Will Young, no run, steered through backward point by Will Young
8.5
Rajitha to Finn Allen, 1 run, short of a length around off, Finn Allen looks to punch it through the off-side, gets an inside edge towards square leg
8.4
Rajitha to Will Young, 1 run, back of a length around middle and leg, Will Young nudges it to deep backward square leg
8.3
Rajitha to Will Young, no run, width on offer, Will Young goes for a cut, doesn't time it well enough
8.2
Rajitha to Will Young, no run, back of a length around off, taps it to backward point
8.1
Rajitha to Will Young, 2 runs, drifting on the pads, Will Young nudges it through backward square leg for a brace
6.6
Rajitha to Will Young, no run, shaping away from the batter outside off, it's a length ball that Will Young steers towards backward point
6.5
Rajitha to Will Young, no run, on a length around off, Will Young pushes it to mid-off
6.4
Rajitha to Will Young, no run, appeal for an lbw turned down! Again this was sliding down leg. Pitched on a fullish length and Will Young gets beaten and rapped on the pads as he tries to play across the line. They don't take the review as the keeper wasn't convinced
6.3
Rajitha to Will Young, no run, skids along the deck on a length, Will Young looks to work across the line, gets rapped on the pads. Sliding down leg
6.2
Rajitha to Will Young, no run, short of a length around off, Will Young plays it late, steering it to backward point with soft hands
6.1
Rajitha to Finn Allen, 1 run, back of a length around middle and leg, worked through square leg by Finn Allen for a single
4.6
Rajitha to Finn Allen, no run, shaping away from the batter outside off, left alone by Finn Allen. Only a couple of runs from that over
4.5
Rajitha to Finn Allen, no run, on a length outside off, keeps straight, Finn Allen leaves it alone
4.4
Rajitha to Bowes, 1 run, slower one on the pads, Bowes flicks it through square leg for a single
4.3
Rajitha to Bowes, no run, short of a length around middle and leg, Bowes looks to swipe it through the leg-side, gets hit on the pads
4.2
Rajitha to Finn Allen, 1 run, on a length around off, knocked towards wide mid-off for a single
4.1
Rajitha to Finn Allen, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, nudged to mid-on by Finn Allen
2.6
Rajitha to Finn Allen, no run, away seamer on a length, Finn Allen plays it watchfully as he gets a leading edge towards cover-point
2.5
Rajitha to Finn Allen, no run, on a length around off, Finn Allen plays it towards the off-side
2.4
Rajitha to Finn Allen, no run, has that hit the stumps? Looks like, it has. Was a peach of a delivery by Rajitha. Pitched on off and it shaped away sharply to flick the off-stump on its way to the keeper. The bails haven't come off though and how lucky is Finn Allen to be still out there!
2.3
Rajitha to Bowes, 3 runs, fraction short outside off, nips away from the batter, Bowes punches it into the pocket at cover for three runs
2.2
Rajitha to Bowes, FOUR, smashed! Walks down the wicket and spanks this short ball towards deep mid-wicket. A powerful pull shot as this almost clears the boundary
2.1
Rajitha to Bowes, no run, hits the deck on a length and Bowes has knocked it firmly to cover
0.6
Rajitha to Bowes, no run, another away seamer outside off, Bowes has a look and shoulders arms
0.5
Rajitha to Bowes, no run, swinging away from the batter around off, Bowes was thinking off leaving it, but he's late in doing so. Off the bat towards the off-side
0.4
Rajitha to Bowes, no run, curving away from the batter outside off, it's a length delivery that Bowes leaves alone
0.3
Rajitha to Bowes, no run, pitched up by the bowler around off, seaming away, Bowes plays it off the front foot, guiding it back to the bowler
0.2
Rajitha to Bowes, no run, shaping away from the batter around off, Bowes knocks it towards cover-point as he plays this off his front foot
0.1
Rajitha to Bowes, FOUR, short and punished! Width on offer and Bowes has smashed this through cover to get going with a rollicking boundary
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