England vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Sri Lanka tour of England, 2024 Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester Date & Time: Aug 21-Aug 24, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Matthew Potts 0-48(9 ov)
51.6
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, that shall be Tea! Full and quick at the stumps and Milan Rathnayake has squeezed it down the pitch
51.5
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, 2 runs, square driven through backward point for a couple of runs
51.4
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, stands tall and knocks this towards point with soft hands
51.3
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone by Milan Rathnayake
51.2
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, short of a length on middle and leg, tucked towards the leg-side by Milan Rathnayake
51.1
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, on a length around off, Milan Rathnayake steers it towards third man. Doesn't take a single
49.6
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, short and quick on leg, Milan Rathnayake ducks for cover
49.5
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR, short and pulled. Rocks back in the crease and pulls it through backward square leg with control. Kept it on the ground, made most out of the pace and found the fence
49.4
Matthew Potts to Dhananjaya, 1 run, back of a length around off, Dhananjaya steers it into the off-side for one
49.3
Matthew Potts to Dhananjaya, no run, full and straight at the stumps, Dhananjaya defends it from within the crease
49.2
Matthew Potts to Dhananjaya, no run, short of a length on middle and leg, worked towards mid-wicket by Dhananjaya
49.1
Matthew Potts to Dhananjaya, 2 runs, pitched up by the bowler as Dhananjaya clips it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs
47.6
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, way too short on leg, Milan Rathnayake ducks for cover
47.5
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, full and straight at the stumps, driven down the pitch by Milan Rathnayake
47.4
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, short and quick on leg, Milan Rathnayake ducks underneath
47.3
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, FOUR, short and quick outside off, Milan Rathnayake guides it over gully for four runs. 50-run stand up!
47.2
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, banged in short by Matthew Potts and the batter ducks comfortably
47.1
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, short ball down the leg-side and the keeper gathers it with a dive
45.6
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, 1 run, sticks to his short length as Milan Rathnayake pulls it to deep mid-wicket on the bounce
45.5
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, 131kph, short and quick on leg, Milan Rathnayake ducks underneath
45.4
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, short again as Milan Rathnayake sways away
45.3
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, on the shorter side again as Milan Rathnayake sways away
45.2
Matthew Potts to Milan Rathnayake, no run, banged in short by the pacer, Milan Rathnayake pulls it towards mid-wicket, gets hurried due to the pace
45.1
Matthew Potts to Dhananjaya, 1 run, on a length outside off, sliced through backward point for a single
18.6
Matthew Potts to Dhananjaya, 2 runs, 82mph short outside off, DDS gets up on his toes and steers it square on the off-side for a couple of runs
18.5
Matthew Potts to Dhananjaya, FOUR, educated edge Dhananjaya would say. It was around sixth stump bowled on a length, DDS played with soft hands and opened the bat face ever so slightly to run it in the gap between third slip and gully
18.4
Matthew Potts to Dhananjaya, no run, 83mph back of a length just outside off, a gentle push into the off-side
18.3
Matthew Potts to Dhananjaya, no run, 82mph back of a length outside off, chopped away gently towards gully
18.2
Matthew Potts to Dhananjaya, no run, 83mph wobbles away off a length outside off, DDS lets it pas
18.1
Matthew Potts to Dhananjaya, no run, 84mph goes wide of the crease and bowls it on a length around off, DDS defends to the right of Bashir at short extra cover
16.6
Matthew Potts to Chandimal, no run, 82mph back of a length just outside off, punched crisply towards mid-off
16.5
Matthew Potts to Chandimal, no run, 85mph short of length with a hint of extra bounce outside off, Chandimal doesn't bother with it
16.4
Matthew Potts to Chandimal, FOUR, that is a shot full of authority from Chandimal. He sees width on this length ball and slaps it square on the off-side to the left of cover
16.3
Matthew Potts to Chandimal, no run, back of a length on off at 85mph, played back to the bowler
16.2
Matthew Potts to Chandimal, no run, good length on off, defended into the leg-side
16.1
Matthew Potts to Dhananjaya, 3 runs, a direct hit could have been curtains for the Sri Lankan skipper, not to be. Full and in the driving zone outside off, DDS strides into a drive and slots it neatly in the gap to the right of mid-off, the fielder gives chase and sends in a wayward throw at the bowler's end. A better throw/direct hit could have been interesting...
14.6
Matthew Potts to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, length on and around off, pushed away into the covers for a quick single
14.5
Matthew Potts to Kusal Mendis, no run, good length on the stumps, tucked away to the right of short mid-wicket
14.4
Matthew Potts to Kusal Mendis, no run, yes-no, yes-no but all ends well for Sri Lanka. Mendis mistimes the pull to the right of mid-on where Wood puts in a splendid dive to deny a quick single. Both batters thought of a quick single and decided against it quite belatedly
14.3
Matthew Potts to Kusal Mendis, no run, on a length outside off, Mendis taps gently to the left of the gully
14.2
Matthew Potts to Kusal Mendis, no run, this one stays low from a length wide of off, Mendis looks to slash it square on the off-side but gets defeated due to lack of bounce
14.1
Matthew Potts to Kusal Mendis, no run, back of a length just outside off, Mendis looks to push into the off-side and gets a soft outside edge that rolls towards the fielder at gully
12.6
Matthew Potts to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, Kusal Mendis with the counterattack! 143kph, an overpitched delivery by Matthew Potts and Kusal Mendis has crunched it through cover to end the first hour with a cracking boundary
12.5
Matthew Potts to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, Mendis continues to deal in boundaries. Back of a length around off, Kusal Mendis moves slightly towards the off-stump and carves it through backward point for four runs
12.4
Matthew Potts to Kusal Mendis, no run, short of a length on off, Kusal Mendis punches it towards point off his back foot
12.3
Matthew Potts to Kusal Mendis, no run, tad wide of the crease, short of a length around off, Kusal Mendis taps it into the off-side
12.2
Matthew Potts to Kusal Mendis, no run, 137kph, full and straight at the stumps, Kusal Mendis drives it to mid-on off his front foot
12.1
Matthew Potts to Kusal Mendis, no run, 140kph, on a length around off, keeps low as Kusal Mendis defends it into the off-side
10.6
Matthew Potts to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries. An expensive start by Matthew Potts. Short and wide outside off, Kusal Mendis slashes away from his body and gets an outside edge over gully
10.5
Matthew Potts to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, first boundary of the match! Pitched up by the bowler on off, Kusal Mendis plays it with soft hands and gets an outside edge towards the third man fence
10.4
Matthew Potts to Chandimal, 1 run, 131kph, short of a length around off, knocked to cover by Chandimal for a single
10.3
Matthew Potts to Chandimal, 2 runs, short of a length on middle and leg, Chandimal clips it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs
10.2
Matthew Potts to Chandimal, no run, back of a length outside off, shaping away from the batter who lets it through to the keeper
10.1
Matthew Potts to Chandimal, no run, on a length around middle and leg, knocked to mid-on by Chandimal
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