England vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Sri Lanka tour of England, 2024 Venue: Lord's, London Date & Time: Aug 29-Sep 01, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Shoaib Bashir 1-78(23 ov)
79.6
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, no run, full on middle, Rathnayake offers a solid forward defence again and that will be tea
79.5
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, no run, full on leg, defended forward
79.4
Bashir to Dhananjaya, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, dips and turns as Dhananjaya pushes at it. Gets it off the inside half in front of mid-on
79.3
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, 1 run, slightly short outside off, Rathnayake cuts hard but fails to beat the diving fielder at cover
79.2
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, no run, full outside off, Rathnayake goes for the drive and crunches it to short cover
79.1
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, no run, tossed up on off, smothered on the front foto
77.6
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, no run, tossed up around off, driven to short cover
77.5
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, no run, overpitched on off, squeezed into the off-side
77.4
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, no run, England review for LBW! Tossed up, drifts in on middle and slides past the inside edge as Rathnayake gets forward to defend. It's missing leg stump comfortably. The ball didn't straighten much and just slid on with the arm
77.3
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, 2 runs, nicely drifting in on middle and leg, Rathnayake gets forward to defend but it goes off a thick inside edge behind square. There's a race on between Root and Brook to get to it first. Root wins that contest
77.2
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, no run, tossed up and drifting in on leg, Rathnayake looks to defend but is hit on the pad
77.1
Bashir to Dhananjaya, 1 run, length ball on the pads, Dhananjaya works it through square leg
75.6
Bashir to Milan Rathnayake, no run, 80kph, tossed up outside off, Rathnayake goes back to cut but it stops on him. Ends up dragging it in front of mid-on
75.5
Bashir to Dhananjaya, 3 runs, fine late-cut by Dhananjaya. Tossed up and drifting across off, length ball, he goes on the back foot and cuts it past slip. Excellent work from Brook who gives chase and puts in a desperate dive to flick it back inside the ropes
75.4
Bashir to Dhananjaya, no run, back of a length on middle and leg, Dhananjaya tucks it to backward square
75.3
Bashir to Dhananjaya, 2 runs, length ball across off, Dhananjaya goes back and cuts nicely through backward point
75.2
Bashir to Dhananjaya, FOUR, swept away for four! It's tossed up on off, Dhananjaya gets on one knee and smashes it through square leg. Bashir won't mind though. He's bowling from round the wicket and the LBW will be in business if he misses
75.1
Bashir to Dhananjaya, no run, length ball sliding across off, defended off the back foot
66.6
Bashir to Dhananjaya, no run, flighted ball, full and outside off, Dhananjaya blocks it into off
66.5
Bashir to Dhananjaya, no run, shimmies down again, Bashir pulls his length back and bowls slower. Dhananjaya adjusts and offers his pad to kick it away
66.4
Bashir to Dhananjaya, FOUR, 84kph, shimmies down and takes the aerial route as he lofts over mid-on. Not quite off the middle of the bat but he's got enough wood on it to collect his third boundary
66.3
Bashir to Dhananjaya, no run, 86kph, middle-stump line, Dhananjaya defends off the back foot
66.2
Bashir to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, 80kph, hint of spin, punched towards cover-point for a single
66.1
Bashir to Kamindu Mendis, no run, 86kph, length ball just outside off, punched to extra cover
64.6
Bashir to Dhananjaya, no run, 88kph, length ball, blocked off the back foot
64.5
Bashir to Dhananjaya, no run, 87kph, bit of away-drift, full on middle, Dhananjaya blocks it out
64.4
Bashir to Dhananjaya, no run, fullish ball on off and middle, dead-batted
64.3
Bashir to Dhananjaya, no run, straighter line and Dhananjaya defends it back to Bashir
64.2
Bashir to Dhananjaya, FOUR, trifle short and Dhananjaya punches firmly off the back foot through cover-point
64.1
Bashir to Chandimal, 1 run, shouts of 'catch it' as Chandimal sweeps hard. The crowd goes "ooooh" as the ball falls short of the backward square leg fielder. The ball deflected off the short leg fielder's body
62.6
Bashir to Chandimal, no run, nudged to backward square leg
62.5
Bashir to Chandimal, no run, full on middle, Chandimal defends it back to the bowler
62.4
Bashir to Dhananjaya, 1 run, the line is wide of off, Dhananjaya goes back and taps it towards backward point
62.3
Bashir to Dhananjaya, no run, 91kph, flat ball on the stumps, Dhananjaya defends
62.2
Bashir to Dhananjaya, no run, nudged into the leg-side
62.1
Bashir to Dhananjaya, no run, tossed up ball, full around leg, defended
60.6
Bashir to Dhananjaya, no run, 91kph, leg-lined, nudged to square leg
60.5
Bashir to Dhananjaya, no run, stays back and dabs towards backward point
60.4
Bashir to Dhananjaya, no run, blunted into the leg-side
60.3
Bashir to Dhananjaya, no run, comes down the track again and drills to mid-on
60.2
Bashir to Dhananjaya, FOUR, Dhananjaya gets off the mark with a risky shot. Dances down the track, gets close to the pitch of the ball and decides to play a lofted on-drive. Gets it off the inner half of the bat and manages to clear a jumping mid-on fielder
60.1
Bashir to Dhananjaya, no run, flat ball from round the wicket, blocked
58.6
Bashir to Dhananjaya, no run, flat ball on a short of length, blocked off the back foot
58.5
Bashir to Mathews, out Caught by Woakes!! Bashir has his man! The change of angle works. Bowls full from round the wicket and Mathews doesn't bother to keep it down as he drives with hard hands. Ends up chipping it towards mid-off where Woakes moves to his left and catches comfortably. Bashir is pumped up. Harry Brook actually called the play before the ball was delivered! Nicely set-up by England. With the field in, Bashir bowled a flighted delivery and Mathews fell for it. Mathews c Woakes b Bashir 36(91) [4s-3]
58.4
Bashir to Mathews, no run, quicker offie, Mathews stays in his crease to blunt it into the leg-side
58.3
Bashir to Mathews, no run, slower as he gives more air, Mathews shimmies down and defends it to short midwicket
58.2
Bashir to Mathews, no run, fuller ball and a shuffling Mathews clips it to short midwicket
58.1
Bashir to Mathews, no run, 88kph, short of length, turned to midwicket
56.6
Bashir to Chandimal, 3 runs, 89kph, quicker one from a slightly shortened length, Chandimal stays back to guide it through point and gets a thick outside edge that goes wide of first slip before dribbling towards third man. Fifty partnership!
56.5
Bashir to Chandimal, no run, 81kph, leg-lined, nudged to backward square leg
56.4
Bashir to Chandimal, no run, 88kph, full delivery, defended to the left of the bowler
56.3
Bashir to Chandimal, no run, 87kph, fuller length, another defensive push back to Bashir
56.2
Bashir to Chandimal, no run, 88kph, flat ball on middle, Chandimal blocks
56.1
Bashir to Chandimal, no run, 89kph, fullish on middle and leg, defended
54.6
Bashir to Chandimal, no run, length ball, spinning in towards middle, blocked
54.5
Bashir to Chandimal, FOUR, and again! 78kph, another loopy half-volley outside off, Chandimal batters the drive in the air and into the gap through the covers. Third boundary of the over!
54.4
Bashir to Chandimal, FOUR, lovely cover drive! Flighted outside off, slightly overpitched and Chandimal presses forward to crisply send it through the covers
54.3
Bashir to Chandimal, no run, fullish outside off and Chandimal gets forward to play it back to the bowler
54.2
Bashir to Chandimal, no run, defended into the on-side
54.1
Bashir to Chandimal, FOUR, uppish and in the gap! Walks across, gets low and sweeps wide of backward square leg. Struck hard
52.6
Bashir to Chandimal, FOUR, 87kph, pushed through fuller, a shuffling Chandimal gets low to sweep hard and gets a thick inside edge and the ball runs away to long leg for four
52.5
Bashir to Chandimal, no run, 83kph, another forward defence
52.4
Bashir to Chandimal, no run, looped up, fullish outside off, Chandimal presses forward in defence
52.3
Bashir to Chandimal, no run, quicker, flatter and straighter, defended back to Bashir
52.2
Bashir to Chandimal, no run, 87kph, the line is marginally outside off, Chandimal blocks off the front foot
52.1
Bashir to Chandimal, no run, 86kph, Chandimal clips this full delivery with the spin to the right of midwicket who makes a diving stop
50.6
Bashir to Mathews, no run, 84kph, flicked to backward square leg
50.5
Bashir to Mathews, 2 runs, leg-lined, nudged with the spin to the left of leg slip for a couple of runs
50.4
Bashir to Mathews, no run, 86kph, fuller ball, pushed to the right of the bowler off the front foot
50.3
Bashir to Mathews, no run, 83kph, hint of spin from a length, turned to midwicket
50.2
Bashir to Mathews, no run, 83kph, full again, Mathews shuffles and gets forward to knock it to the right of Bashir
50.1
Bashir to Mathews, no run, tossed up ball, full on off, Mathews blocks forward
45.6
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up and drifting in on middle, Karunaratne defends forward
45.5
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, length ball just outside off, 90kph, Karunaratne defends on the front foot
45.4
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, flat on off, kicks up off a length and Karunaratne defends on the back foot
45.3
Bashir to Karunaratne, 2 runs, tossed up just outside off, dips on a length and Karunaratne cuts it nicely through point. Potts gives chase in the deep and flicks it in with a dive
45.2
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, 82kph, length ball on middle, Karunaratne hangs back and defends
45.1
Bashir to Mathews, 1 run, length ball on the pads, Mathews clips it to deep square leg
43.6
Bashir to Mathews, FOUR, tossed up on off, Mathews goes for the sweep and hits it powerfully through midwicket. Really well executed
43.5
Bashir to Mathews, no run, defended into the on-side
43.4
Bashir to Mathews, no run, looks to pull but misses out
43.3
Bashir to Karunaratne, 1 run, shimmies down, gets very close to the pitch and squeezes it down the ground.
43.2
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, drifting in on leg, defended
43.1
Bashir to Mathews, 1 run, oh that must be close. Umpire Wilson shakes his head immediately and says not out. Did that take an under-edge? Tossed up on off, Mathews looks to sweep but misses and it hits him low on the back leg after turning back in. Only thing that could've saved him was an under-edge. Ultra-Edge confirms there was a slight under-edge. England must've picked it as well as they didn't go for the review
41.6
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, 92kph, quicker and flatter, sliding in on middle, Karunaratne hangs back and defends
41.5
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, drifting in nicely on leg stump, Karunaratne gets an inside edge onto pad in defence
41.4
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, defended forward
41.3
Bashir to Mathews, 1 run, shout of "catch" from the fielders, but it's well wide of deep midwicket. Tossed up on middle, Mathews steps out and hits across the line. Doesn't get it right off the middle but it lands safely
41.2
Bashir to Mathews, no run, 92kph, full ball on middle, Mathews defends forward
41.1
Bashir to Mathews, no run, length ball on middle and leg, Mathews was looking to advance and quickly realised the length isn't there. He adjusts and turns it to short leg
39.6
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up on off, defended
39.5
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, fuller and a bit flatter on off, Karunaratne defends from the crease
39.4
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, slower through the air, and gets some purchase again! 79kph, tossed up around off, dips on Karunaratne as he hangs back and goes past the edge in defence
39.3
Bashir to Mathews, 1 run, length ball on leg, Mathews goes back and works it through square leg
39.2
Bashir to Mathews, no run, an appeal for LBW as the ball grips and turns from around middle stump. Tossed up from round the wicket, Mathews gets forward to defend but it turns sharply to hit the pad. Would've missed leg stump as it did too much
39.1
Bashir to Karunaratne, 1 run, fuller than a length outside off, Karunaratne gets forward and knocks it through point
37.6
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up on middle, Karunaratne shimmies down to the pitch of it and drives to mid-on. Got a bit too close to the ball on this occasion
37.5
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up, drifting in on middle, Karunaratne looks to get forward to defend but it takes an inside edge onto pad
37.4
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, length ball on off, Karunaratne hangs back and defends to cover
37.3
Bashir to Mathews, 1 run, length ball outside leg, Mathews clips it wide of backward square and they make the single easily this time
37.2
Bashir to Mathews, no run, 78kph, tossed up on leg, Mathews dances down and drives to mid-on
37.1
Bashir to Mathews, no run, tossed up on middle, smothered down the pitch
35.6
Bashir to Mathews, no run, tossed up just outside off, dips on a length and turns in on off. Mathews goes back and defends
35.5
Bashir to Mathews, no run, 81kph length ball turning down leg, Mathews doesn't get anything on it as he looks to clip it away
35.4
Bashir to Mathews, FOUR, uses his feet, gets right to the pitch of this off-break and drives it firmly down the ground. It goes to the left of mid-on and races away past the fielder
35.3
Bashir to Mathews, no run, flat length ball turning in on middle, defended off the back foot
35.2
Bashir to Mathews, no run, length ball turning in on middle, Mathews hangs back and clips it to backward square
35.1
Bashir to Mathews, no run, tossed up on middle and off, Mathews smothers it into the on-side
19.6
Bashir to P Jayasuriya, no run, leg-lined, looks to work it around the corner, can't find the gap between leg gully and leg slip
19.5
Bashir to P Jayasuriya, no run, 84kph, turning offbreak, watchfully blunted to leg gully
19.4
Bashir to P Jayasuriya, no run, 85kph, full ball, Jayasuriya blocks it out
19.3
Bashir to P Jayasuriya, 2 runs, 86kph, flatter and shorter outside off, chopped through point for a couple of runs
19.2
Bashir to P Jayasuriya, no run, 85kph, gets half-forward to defend this full ball off the inner edge
19.1
Bashir to Karunaratne, 1 run, 83kph, short of length and Karunaratne clips it towards square leg off the back foot
17.6
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, 85kph, flat ball on a length, hint of spin as well, Karunaratne is watchful in his defence
17.5
Bashir to P Jayasuriya, 1 run, 89kph, flatter ball outside off, Jayasuriya gets forward and taps it towards backward point with an opened bat-face
17.4
Bashir to P Jayasuriya, no run, 84kph, spinning in towards leg, nudged to leg gully
17.3
Bashir to P Jayasuriya, no run, 83kph, flighted outside off, Jayasuriya pushes it to cover off the front foot
17.2
Bashir to P Jayasuriya, no run, 84kph, fuller ball and Jayasuriya pushes it back to Bashir
17.1
Bashir to P Jayasuriya, no run, 80kph, spinning in from a length, Jayasuriya defends from the crease
15.6
Bashir to P Jayasuriya, no run, 81kph, offbreak that spins in a bit, Jayasuriya stays back to defend and the ball falls in front of the short leg fielder off the batter's pad. Looks like he got an inside edge as well on it
15.5
Bashir to P Jayasuriya, no run, 81kph, the line is wide of off and Jayasuriya blocks off the back foot
15.4
Bashir to P Jayasuriya, no run, 82kph, looped up outside off, Jayasuriya gets forward and eases the drive through point and they don't take the single
15.3
Bashir to P Jayasuriya, no run, 78kph, keeps low but the line is further down leg, left alone
15.2
Bashir to P Jayasuriya, no run, 80kph, over the wicket, spins down leg past Jayasuriya's defensive inside edge
15.1
Bashir to Karunaratne, 1 run, 81kph, tossed up, full in length from round the wicket, Karunaratne drops it in front of cover with soft hands for a quick single
11.6
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up, drifting in on off, Karunaratne defends forward
11.5
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, length ball on middle, punched back down the pitch
11.4
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, full on middle, Karunaratne smothers it on the front foot
11.3
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, drifting in on middle, full ball, Karunaratne defends forward
11.2
Bashir to Karunaratne, 2 runs, length ball on middle and leg, Karunaratne punches nicely off the back foot through midwicket. Two more for him
11.1
Bashir to Karunaratne, 2 runs, tossed up, drifting down leg, Karunaratne works it behind square and gets back for two
9.6
Bashir to Nissanka, 1 run, tossed up on off, Nissanka flicks it through square leg
9.5
Bashir to Nissanka, no run, length ball turning down leg, Nissanka pads it away
9.4
Bashir to Nissanka, no run, length ball turning in on middle and leg, Nissanka clips it to backward square
9.3
Bashir to Nissanka, no run, length ball turning down leg, Nissanka looks to pull but it goes off his pad to leg slip. Oh Ultra-Edge shows a spike off the under-edge. There was a slight appeal from England but they didn't go for a review. Lucky escape for Nissanka
9.2
Bashir to Karunaratne, 1 run, length ball turning away outside off, Karunaratne cuts to deep point
9.1
Bashir to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up, drifting in on off, Karunaratne defends forward
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