Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2023 Venue: Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo Date & Time: Jul 24-Jul 27, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Noman Ali 7-70(23 ov)
66.6
Noman Ali to Mathews, FOUR, the field came up to stop the single and Mathews helped himself to a boundary! Floated up full outside off, Mathews strides out to reach the pitch and slaps it over mid-off
66.5
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, flatter delivery on middle, Mathews presses back and punches it towards cover
66.4
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, full on middle, Mathews leans in to defend
66.3
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, full on middle, Mathews prods forward to defend
66.2
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, length delivery outside off, Mathews doesn't bother offering a shot
66.1
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, length delivery outside off, Mathews lets it go
64.6
Noman Ali to P Jayasuriya, no run, flatter and straighter on middle, Jayasuriya prods forward to defend
64.5
Noman Ali to P Jayasuriya, no run, flighted delivery full outside off, Jayasuriya watches it closley and lets it go
64.4
Noman Ali to P Jayasuriya, no run, full on off-stump, Jayasuriya takes a step out and defends
64.3
Noman Ali to Ramesh Mendis, out Stumped!! Guess what? Noman has another! His 7th of the day! You've seen Sri Lankan batters throw their wickets away today, well, Mendis becomes the worst offender of the lot. Floated up just outside off, he held that back just a bit and Mendis was dancing down the track looking to take a big golf-swing at that. He got nowhere near it in the end and Rizwan did the rest behind the stumps. Now Noman has a real shot at a 10-fer! Ramesh Mendis st Rizwan b Noman Ali 16(42) [4s-2]
64.2
Noman Ali to Ramesh Mendis, no run, length delivery on off-stump, Mendis presses back and pushes it down the wicket
64.1
Noman Ali to Ramesh Mendis, no run, length delivery outside off, Mendis presses back and punches it towards cover
58.6
Noman Ali to Mathews, 1 run, full on off-stump, Mathews looks to go big down the ground but ends up chipping it over his partner off the toe end and towards long-on
58.5
Noman Ali to Mathews, 2 runs, tossed up full on leg-stump, Mathews presses forward to block and gets a thick inside edge that runs away behind square on the leg-side
58.4
Noman Ali to Ramesh Mendis, 1 run, goes for the sweep again, pulled the length back a bit and Mendis got this off the top half of the blade, was uppish for a second but safely into a vacant mid-wicket region
58.3
Noman Ali to Ramesh Mendis, FOUR, nicely struck, full outside off, Mendis leans in and sweeps it crisply, fetches it from outside off and gets it away behind square on the leg-side
58.2
Noman Ali to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full on off-stump, Mendis prods forward and knocks it towards cover
58.1
Noman Ali to Ramesh Mendis, no run, tossed up full just outside off, driven straight to cover
56.6
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, full outside off, Mathews leans in and blocks
56.5
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, length delivery on leg-stump, was flatter and Mathews pressed back to knock back towards the bowler
56.4
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, tossed up full and outside off, Mathews has made up his mind not to play at those
56.3
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, length delivery outside off, Mathews shoulders arms
56.2
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, tossed up full and outside off, Mathews lets it go
56.1
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, length delivery on off-stump, Mathews presses back and bunts it into the off-side
54.6
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, full on off-stump, Mathews leans in to defend
54.5
Noman Ali to Ramesh Mendis, 1 run, floated up full outside off, driven down towards long-off
54.4
Noman Ali to Ramesh Mendis, no run, tossed up full on off-stump, Mendis presses forward to defend
54.3
Noman Ali to Ramesh Mendis, FOUR, tossed up full and wide outside off, too full and too wide there and Mendis pounces on it, he drills it through cover and no fielder moved
54.2
Noman Ali to Ramesh Mendis, no run, full on off-stump, Mendis prods forward to block
54.1
Noman Ali to Ramesh Mendis, no run, flighted delivery full on middle, Mendis clears his front leg and drives it towards mid-off
52.6
Noman Ali to Mathews, 1 run, Noman tosses one full and wide of off, driven to the left of cover and Mathews is off for a quick single
52.5
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, very full and just outside off, Mathews pushes it to cover
52.4
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, Noman tosses one just outside off, Mathews was prodding forward in defence, gets an inside edge that nearly olled back and hit the base of off-stump
52.3
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, slower and spinning away from outside off, left alone
52.2
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, tossed up just outside off, Mathews gets a big stride across, covers the line and lets it go
52.1
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Mathews backs away on the cut and mistimes it back at the bowler
50.6
Noman Ali to Ramesh Mendis, no run, Noman tosses one just outside off, left alone
50.5
Noman Ali to Ramesh Mendis, no run, tossed up on off, Mendis gets a big stride forward in defence
50.4
Noman Ali to Ramesh Mendis, no run, nicely bowled, slowed down the pace and drifted one across the right-hander, had Mendis pushing forward and the soft edge rolls wide of gully
50.3
Noman Ali to Ramesh Mendis, no run, slower and on off, Mendis leans well forward on the block
50.2
Noman Ali to Ramesh Mendis, no run, tossed up just outside off, Mendis gets well forward on the defensive push
50.1
Noman Ali to Samarawickrama, out Caught by Masood!! Another soft dismissal and Noman has 6, turn and bounce from off, Samarawickrama was backing away on the cut, went with hard hands and has no control over the shot, can't deal with the bounce and gets a thick edge, off the shoulder of the bat, the ball looping down to Shan Masood at backward point. Pakistan are four wickets away from wrapping up a 2-0 series win. Samarawickrama c Masood b Noman Ali 5(11) [4s-1]
48.6
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, Noman drifts one just outside off, Mathews plays close to his body and stabs it to the off-side
48.5
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, very full and just outside off, pushed to the off-side
48.4
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, tad short and wide of off, Mathews cuts and finds the fielder at cover-point
48.3
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, flighted delivery outside off - Mathews gets a big stride forward in defence
48.2
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, Noman tosses one well wide of off, looking to make Mathews play the big drive, he resists and lets it go
48.1
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, Noman throws one slower and wider of off, left alone
46.6
Noman Ali to Samarawickrama, no run, slower and around off - Samarawickrama leans forward and pushes it to the off-side
46.5
Noman Ali to Samarawickrama, no run, Noman tosses one on off, Samarawickrama gets well forward defensively
46.4
Noman Ali to Samarawickrama, FOUR, uppish and four! Almost another for Noman - tossed up slower and wider of off, Samarawickrama's eyes lit up as he went into the big drive, feet wasn't there to the pitch of the ball and he nearly popped it straight to the fielder at cover, went wide of him and into the ropes, the right-hander is off the pair
46.3
Noman Ali to Samarawickrama, no run, slower and wider of off, Samarawickrama backs away and chops it to cover
46.2
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, out Caught by Abrar Ahmed!! Oh dear! Another terrible piece of batting and Noman has five. DDS loses his patience, comes down the pitch and it's cleverly held back by Noman - DDS still went ahead with the lofted drive despite not getting to the pitch of the ball, inside halved it high and down Abrar's throat, who was half-way between mid-on and long-on. Sri Lanka finding ways of throwing away this series. Dhananjaya c Abrar Ahmed b Noman Ali 10(38) [4s-2]
46.1
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, flighted delivery on off, DDS plays with soft hands and defends it to the off-side
44.6
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, slower and on the leg-stump line, defended back at the bowler
44.5
Noman Ali to Mathews, 1 run, Noman tosses one on middle, punched down to long-off for a single
44.4
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, punched to the left of cover-point for a single
44.3
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, Noman tosses one on off, DDS lets it come and defends it to the off-side
44.2
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, flighted delivery outside off and drifting away, left alone
44.1
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, Noman tosses one just outside off, pushed towards mid-off
42.6
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, very full and sliding into the pads, defended to the off-side
42.5
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, flighted delivery on midde DDS backs away and then defends it to the off-side
42.4
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, Noman slows one down and drifts one back into the right-hander, defended to the off-side
42.3
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, Noman tosses one just outside off - DDS leans across and pushes it to the off-side
42.2
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, loopy delivery on the leg-stump line, DDS leans across on the block
42.1
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, flighted delivery on off, DDS gets well forward to dead-bat it
40.6
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, Noman tosses one well outside off, left alone
40.5
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, slower and on off, DDS gets well forward on the defensive push
40.4
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, slower and on the leg-stump line, turned to the on-side
40.3
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, tossed up just outside off, punched off the back-foot to cover-point
40.2
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, flighted delivery outside off and drifting away from outside off, left alone
40.1
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, Noman tosses one on off, defended to the off-side
38.6
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, flighted delivery outside off and drifting away from outside off, left alone
38.5
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, tossed up on middle, DDS gets half-forward in defence
38.4
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, dropped short and wide of off, DDS cuts hard and finds the fielder at extra-cover
38.3
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, Noman tosses one just outside off, defended to the off-side
38.2
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, flighted on middle and off, defended back at the bowler
38.1
Noman Ali to Mathews, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, eased down to long-off for a single
36.6
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, tossed up full on middle, Mathews prods forward to defend
36.5
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, fuller on off-stump, Mathews leans in to defend
36.4
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, length delivery on middle, just sticks in the pitch as he presses back looking to tap it into the leg-side
36.3
Noman Ali to Mathews, 2 runs, length delivery on middle-leg, Mathews presses back and just glances it fine off his hips, picks up a couple down towards fine-leg
36.2
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, length delivery on middle, Mathews presses back and knocks it towards cover
36.1
Noman Ali to Mathews, SIX, tossed up full on off-stump, in the slot for Mathews and he goes after it again, just lofts it through the line and plays it with the full face of the blade. Just about clears the ropes
34.6
Noman Ali to Mathews, 2 runs, in the air and it lands safe! Slows this right down and throws it fuller on middle, Mathews went for a big lofted drive down the ground but was beaten by the flight, was through his shot too early and and it went up, mid-off just couldn't sprint back fast enough as it landed safe
34.5
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, quicker and flatter on middle, had Mathews in trouble as he pressed back looking to cut, the bat came down just in time as he chopped it towards point
34.4
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, full on middle, Mathews prods forward and pushes it towards cover
34.3
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, tossed up full on middle, Mathews presses right forward to defend
34.2
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, length delivery on off-stump, holds and turns as Mathews presses back, he has to wait for it before pushing it towards mid-off
34.1
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, 1 run, length delivery on leg-stump, DDS presses back and works it away towards deep mid-wicket
32.6
Noman Ali to Dhananjaya, no run, full on middle, DDS prods forward and blocks
32.5
Noman Ali to Chandimal, out Caught by Imam!! Noman is doing it all for Pakistan! Another disappointing shot from an experienced batter as far as Sri Lanka are concerned. Was a length delivery on middle, Chandimal leaned in looking to lap that fine, looked like a pre-meditated shot and he went through with it anyway even as the length was pulled back a shade. It bounced up more than he expected and just brushed a bit of glove on to his arm before looping into the hands looping into the hands of forward short leg. Chandimal c Imam b Noman Ali 1(11)
32.4
Noman Ali to Chandimal, no run, full outside off, Chandimal shoulders arms
32.3
Noman Ali to Mathews, 3 runs, length delivery outside off, Mathews presses back to cut and there's a bit of extra bounce, he does well in the end to ride it and manages to ease it away towards third man, three taken as backward point gives chase
32.2
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, full on middle, Mathews presses forward to block, slowed that one up did Noman
32.1
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, length delivery on off-stump, Mathews presses back and cuts it towards point, cramped him for room a little there
30.6
Noman Ali to Mathews, SIX, solid counter-punch this! Tossed up a little too full on off-stump, Mathews clears his front-leg and smokes this clean over the long-on fence
30.5
Noman Ali to Chandimal, 1 run, full on leg-stump, Chandimal looked to turn it into the leg-side but was done by the extra turn, caught a leading edge that went towards backward point
30.4
Noman Ali to Chandimal, no run, full on middle, Chandimal prods forward to defend
30.3
Noman Ali to Chandimal, no run, flatter delivery on middle, Chandimal hangs back and knocks it towards mid-on
30.2
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Saud Shakeel!! Cries of catch and its taken! That's a terrible shot from Mendis and Noman has his third! Floated up full on leg-stump, Mendis skipped down the wicket and made some room looking to play a lofted extra cover drive but he was beaten by the flight. Just turned a bit more than he expected as well and it caught the outer half of the blade before flying smoothly into Shakeel's hands at cover. Mendis will be very disappointed with that. Kusal Mendis c Saud Shakeel b Noman Ali 14(35) [4s-2]
30.1
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, length delivery outside off, Mendis presses back and knocks it towards cover
28.6
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, flatter delivery just outside off, Mendis steers it towards point
28.5
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, full on off-stump, Mendis leans in to defend
28.4
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, nicely played but well stopped, floated up full on off-stump, Mendis skipped down the track and made room to play an inside-out drive, the fielder at cover dived across and took the sting out of it
28.3
Noman Ali to Mathews, 1 run, tossed up full just outside off, Mathews leans in to defend and it goes on with the arm to catch a thick inside edge that goes towards backward square leg
28.2
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, tossed up full on middle, Mathews leans in to defend
28.1
Noman Ali to Mathews, FOUR, nicely struck, length delivery bowled flat on middle, Mathews pressed back and whipped it away wristily through mid-wicket
26.6
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, full on off-stump, Mathews presses forward and knocks it towards cover
26.5
Noman Ali to Mathews, FOUR, pitched up just a touch too full and Mathews goes after it, he's taken guard outside the leg stump and has ample room to free his arms and smack this straight back over the bowler
26.4
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, length delivery on middle, Mathews presses back and covers the line to block
26.3
Noman Ali to Mathews, no run, full on off-stump, Mathews plays back to this as he pushes it into the off-side, he should've been forward to that
26.2
Noman Ali to Karunaratne, out Caught by Imam!! That's beautifully done! Excellent delivery backed up by an even better catch! Floated this up on middle and just pulled the length back as he saw Karunaratne shuffling down the track, that meant Karunaratne didn't quite get to the pitch of it and it turned to catch a thick inside edge. Was Imam at forward short leg and he sprung to his right to catch it straight off the blade. Sharp grab that and the Sri Lankan skipper is gone soon after lunch. Karunaratne c Imam b Noman Ali 41(61) [4s-6]
26.1
Noman Ali to Karunaratne, FOUR, tossed up full and just outside off, Karunaratne leans across and just uses the pace to lap this very fine, delicately done and he collects four
24.6
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, slower and at the pads, Mendis leans across defensively
24.5
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up well outside off, Mendis gets a big stride forward and lets it go
24.4
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, loopy delivery on off, Mendis gets a big stride forward defensively
24.3
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, flighted delivery on the leg-stump line, Mendis goes back and defends it to the on-side
24.2
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, Noman tosses one just outside off, pushed straight to the fielder at cover
24.1
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, turn and a hint of bounce from off, Mendis had to play the line, lunges forward and is undone by the spin, beautifully bowled - a puff of dust as the ball landed
22.6
Noman Ali to Karunaratne, no run, Karunaratne comes down the pitch, is beaten in the flight and is struck on the pad, no appeal as the impact was well outside off
22.5
Noman Ali to Karunaratne, no run, flighted delivery outside off - Karunaratne was making room on the cut and gets an under-edge to the off-side
22.4
Noman Ali to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up just outside off, Karunaratne goes across and then defends it to the off-side
22.3
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, very full and on off, blocked down to long-off for a single
22.2
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, nicely bowled, drifts in with the angle, draws Mendis forward and then rips past Mendis's outside edge
22.1
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up just outside off, Mendis goes back and pushes it to the off-side
20.6
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, Mendis is looking to throw Noman off his lengths and he's suceeding at the moment, comes down the pitch, makes room and then drills the drive wide of mid-off, couple of bounces and over the ropes
20.5
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, Noman drags the length back, Mendis backs away and can't beat cover-point with the cut
20.4
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, nicely played, Mendis dances down the pitch now, makes room and that allows him to free his arms on the lofted drive, back over the bowler's head and bounces away to the ropes
20.3
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, nice bit of drift around middle and leg, Mendis was looking to jump down the pitch, adjusts and then blocks
20.2
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, slower and at the pads, Mendis goes back and turns it to the on-side
20.1
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, flighted delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder at cover
18.6
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, flighted delivery on off, Mendis goes right back on the block, a wicket-maiden to start from Noman
18.5
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, Noman tosses one wider of off, Mendis reaches out on the drive and finds cover
18.4
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, flighted delivery on off, Mendis goes right back and defends it to the off-side
18.3
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, Noman drifts one around middle and off, Mendis gets a big stride forward on the defensive push
18.2
Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, nicely tossed up outside off, Mendis gets a big stride forward in defence
18.1
Noman Ali to Nishan Madushka, out Bowled!!Beauty and Noman is off to a perfect start - a ripper to start, drifted in, had Madushka pushing forward, gripped and turned off the pitch, curved past the outside edge and crashed into the off-stump. A dream delivery and Madushka's resistance has come to an end. Nishan Madushka b Noman Ali 33(72) [4s-4 6s-1]
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