Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Only Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Afghanistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2024 Venue: Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo Date & Time: Feb 02-Feb 05, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Kasun Rajitha 2-59(20 ov)
110.6
Rajitha to Saleem Safi, 2 runs, 131kph, low full toss, flicked away to deep square leg and Saleem Safi gets off the mark with a brace
110.5
Rajitha to Saleem Safi, no run, walks forward and drives this full ball to mid-off
110.4
Rajitha to Saleem Safi, no run, bumper, Saleem Safi ducks under it
110.3
Rajitha to Saleem Safi, no run, full delivery, blocked
110.2
Rajitha to Saleem Safi, no run, full on leg, past Safi's glance and the ball thuds into his pad. Missing leg
108.6
Rajitha to Nijat Masood, out Caught by Samarawickrama!! 134kph, Rajitha is appealing, the keeper joins late and Sri Lanka eventually take the review. Very full outside off, Nijat Masood walks across and is late to brings his bat down and one leg is off the ground as well. The bat hits the ground, but does the ball trim the outside edge as well? It's touch and go. The bat turns a bit as well as the ball passes the bat. But it could be because the bat hit the ground as well. Alex Wharf now calls for a different angle angle to see if there's any deviation. "There's a clear deviation," says Wharf! The onfield call will be reversed. Good call from the TV umpire. It was a tough one to decide from just UltraEdge. But there was a clear deviation from one of the angles. Nijat Masood c Samarawickrama b Rajitha 0(15)
108.5
Rajitha to Nasir Jamal, 1 run, short ball, pulled away to deep midwicket
108.4
Rajitha to Nasir Jamal, no run, left alone outside off
108.3
Rajitha to Nasir Jamal, no run, fullish ball, Nasir Jamal defends off the inner half
108.2
Rajitha to Nasir Jamal, no run, off-speed full ball, Nasir Jamal spots and blocks
108.1
Rajitha to Nasir Jamal, no run, 133kph, moves leg-side and plays a cracking drive but straight to the fielder at cover
106.6
Rajitha to Nijat Masood, no run, sprays this full ball well down leg. Samarawickrama dives to his left to make a superb stop, saved four there
106.5
Rajitha to Nijat Masood, no run, Rajitha goes full and Masood pushes it back to the bowler
106.4
Rajitha to Nasir Jamal, 1 run, in-slanter, turned through midwicket. Single taken on this occasion with a couple of balls left in this over
106.3
Rajitha to Nasir Jamal, no run, fuller than a length, defended down the pitch
106.2
Rajitha to Nasir Jamal, no run, short of a good length, blocked
106.1
Rajitha to Nasir Jamal, no run, 135kph, fuller than a length, knocked towards wide mid-on and the batters decide against the single
104.6
Rajitha to Nijat Masood, no run, on a length and outside off, Masood pokes and belatedly pulls his bat inside the line
104.5
Rajitha to Nasir Jamal, 1 run, full outside off, Nasir Jamal leans and drives to deep cover
104.4
Rajitha to Nasir Jamal, no run, advances down the pitch and moves across a long way in the process. Rajitha goes full and bowls it down leg. The batter misses the flick
104.3
Rajitha to Nasir Jamal, FOUR, 131kph, edged and four! Bit of extra bounce from a length, Nasir Jamal jabs with hards hands. The ball trims the outer edge and goes into the gap between slip and gully
104.2
Rajitha to Nasir Jamal, no run, pitched up, Nasir Jamal on-drives, straight to mid-on
104.1
Rajitha to Nasir Jamal, no run, 133kph, fuller than a length, Nasir Jamal pushes at it and gets an outside edge that goes to first slip's right on the bounce
87.6
Rajitha to Shahidi, no run, 133kph, over the wicket, overpitched outside off, left alone
87.5
Rajitha to Shahidi, no run, pitched up outside off, left alone
87.4
Rajitha to Shahidi, no run, 131kph, extra bounce from a fullish length outside off, no shot offered
87.3
Rajitha to Shahidi, no run, fuller on off, defended on the off-side
87.2
Rajitha to Shahidi, no run, closer to off but not close enough to force Shahidi into a shot
87.1
Rajitha to Shahidi, no run, full delivery too wide outside off, left alone
85.6
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, 129kph, floaty outswinger well outside off, left alone
85.5
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, 130kph, fullish outside off, left alone
85.4
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, left alone outside off
85.3
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, Ibrahim Zadran blocks
85.2
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, chance and goes down! 134kph, leg-lined full ball and Ibrahim Zadran plays an aerial flick. Chandimal comes in from deep square leg when he should have stayed back. He pedals back and tries to take a one-handed catch but he's off-balance and only gets fingertips on it. Had he stayed in his original position, it would have been a dolly. To make matters worse, the ball runs away to the fence
85.1
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, 131kph, back of a length, Ibrahim Zadran defends
83.6
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, 136kph, back of a length, defended to mid-on
83.5
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, 133kph, pitched up, Ibrahim Zadran drives to mid-off off the front foot
83.4
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, in-slanter, seams in a bit, Ibrahim Zadran misses the flick to get hit on the thigh
83.3
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, shortish outside off, left alone
83.2
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, 134kph, pitched up, hint of away swing, pushed back to the bowler
83.1
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, length ball wide of off, Ibrahim Zadran lifts his bat and lets it go
81.6
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, pitched up, Ibrahim Zadran pushes it back to Rajitha
81.5
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, shaping away outside off, left alone
81.4
Rajitha to Shahidi, 1 run, full and swinging in, push-driven straight down the ground
81.3
Rajitha to Shahidi, no run, 136kph, fullish ball that shapes in late, the line is well outside off and Shahidi shoulders arms
81.2
Rajitha to Rahmat, out Caught by Samarawickrama!! Rajitha strikes with the second new ball! The century stand has been broken. 132kph, another superb ball. Length ball on off, Rahmat has to play at it. He thinks it's coming in with the angle and gets half-forward to defend. The ball hits the deck and seams away ever so lightly to kiss the outside edge. Easy grab for the keeper and Sri Lanka have the opening. Rahmat c Samarawickrama b Rajitha 54(119) [4s-5]
81.1
Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, 133kph, Rajitha bowls full and gets it to swing. Late away swing and the ball goes past the outside edge of Rahmat who looks to drive. Beaten all ends up
78.6
Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, in-angler, Rahmat blocks
78.5
Rajitha to Rahmat, 2 runs, 136kph, fuller length outside off, Rahmat leans across and drives to deep backward point
78.4
Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, fuller length, Rahmat solidly blocks to mid-off
78.3
Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, 134kph, in-angling length ball, knocked to cover
78.2
Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, 131kph, pitched up, driven to mid-off
78.1
Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, back of a length, Rahmat defends from the crease
76.6
Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, fuller length, driven to mid-on
76.5
Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, 133kph, back of a length outside off, Rahmat chases for a cut and misses. The ball bounces over his blade
76.4
Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, 129kph, back of a length, defended into the off-side
76.3
Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, 136kph, full ball down leg, past Rahmat's flick
76.2
Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, 133kph, back of a length, patted to cover
76.1
Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, length ball on off, Rahmat blocks
70.6
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, full ball shaping into Ibrahim Zadran and he strokes it down through wide mid-on to retain strike
70.5
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, an appeal for lbw dies down quickly! Fullish delivery shaping in sharply, Ibrahim Zadran falls over a bit on the flick but manages to get an inside edge onto the pads
70.4
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, good length ball angling in on middle and leg, Ibrahim Zadran camps back and blocks it solidly
70.3
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, full ball shaping in towards the pads, Ibrahim Zadran chips it and gets it well wide of mid-on. Didn't try to hit it hard just focused on finding the gap
70.2
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, good length ball outside off, tapped to gully with an angled bat
70.1
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, pitched up ball outside off, Ibrahim Zadran leans ahead and strokes it to extra cover
68.6
Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, 131kph full ball on middle and leg, driven towards wide mid-on. A maiden
68.5
Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, pitched up ball outside off, driven to short mid-off
68.4
Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, fuller in length outside off, Rahmat doesn't fiddle with it
68.3
Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, skiddy good length ball outside off, shaping in, Rahmat lifts his bat and makes a watchful leave
68.2
Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, pitched up outside off, Rahmat drives it nicely but Madushka at short mid-off dives to his left to make an acrobatic stop
68.1
Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, on a length on off, seaming in, Rahmat leans ahead and blocks it towards short mid-off
38.6
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, back of a length ball around the hips, Ibrahim Zadran hops and blocks it to the leg-side. That's Tea on Day 3
38.5
Rajitha to Noor Ali, 1 run, short of length ball outside off, steered with an angled bat through backward point for a single
38.4
Rajitha to Noor Ali, no run, 129kph short of length ball outside off, Noor Ali shoulders arms to it
38.3
Rajitha to Noor Ali, no run, back of a length ball on leg-stump, Noor Ali rises with the bounce and blocks it towards short leg
38.2
Rajitha to Noor Ali, no run, shortish delivery on middle and leg, Noor Ali hops and keeps it out
38.1
Rajitha to Noor Ali, FOUR, close shave! Rajitha switches to round the wicket and bowls a well-directed bouncer, it gets big on Noor Ali. He looks to fend it off but it catches the shoulder of the bat and flies past the right side of Samarawickrama. Luck favours Noor Ali
36.6
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, fullish ball shaping in, Ibrahim Zadran comes ahead and keeps it out
36.5
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, Ibrahim Zadran brings up his fifty! Has been a solid knock from him and he would be eager to convert it into a big one. Raises his bat and soaks in all the applause. Fuller length ball outside off, Ibrahim Zadran drives it elegantly on the up and beats sweeper cover with ease
36.4
Rajitha to Noor Ali, 1 run, full ball around the boots, clipped to deep backward square leg
36.3
Rajitha to Noor Ali, no run, fullish ball shaping down leg again. Rajitha needs to get his line right
36.2
Rajitha to Noor Ali, no run, Sri Lanka review for a caught behind! Dhananjaya challenged the onfield call just before the timer ran out. Was a fullish ball that slanted down leg, Noor Ali tried to flick it across but seemed to have missed it. There was a deflection though and Samarawickrama did well to dive to his left to collect it. Time for the replays. There's clear daylight between bat and ball. The deflection was off the front pad. Sri Lanka burn their second review
36.1
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, byes, 1 run, fuller length ball that angles down leg, Ibrahim Zadran misses the glance. Samarawickrama fails to stop it cleanly and the batters steal a run
34.6
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, fuller length ball in the channel, driven to extra cover
34.5
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, 134kph pitched up ball moving in, played with soft hands towards mid-on
34.4
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, length ball shaping in on off, pushed back to Rajitha
34.3
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, nicely played! Fullish ball, a hint of reverse swing, Ibrahim Zadran shows a vertical bat and plays a delightful on-drive to get the desired result
34.2
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, back of a length ball outside off, punched to point
34.1
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, 134kph full ball slanting down, Ibrahim Zadran looks to flick it but is struck on the boots
32.6
Rajitha to Noor Ali, no run, back of a length ball well outside off, Noor Ali makes a watchful leave
32.5
Rajitha to Noor Ali, no run, good length ball outside off, angling in, Noor Ali sees it through
32.4
Rajitha to Noor Ali, no run, fuller length ball outside off, shaping in with a bit of extra bounce, Noor Ali leans ahead and defends it to the off-side
32.3
Rajitha to Noor Ali, FOUR, lovely stuff! Fractionally overpitched on off, Noor Ali shows the full face of the bat and drives it elegantly down the ground. Mid-on has no chance and the ball races away. A boundary after 43 balls
32.2
Rajitha to Noor Ali, no run, short of length ball outside off, punched to extra cover
32.1
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, back of a length ball outside off, cut to deep backward point
30.6
Rajitha to Noor Ali, no run, pitched up ball on off, flicked straight to short mid-wicket
30.5
Rajitha to Noor Ali, no run, 134kph pitched up ball outside off, driven crisply to short extra cover
30.4
Rajitha to Noor Ali, no run, Rajitha switches to over the wicket and bowls a fuller length ball around off, Noor Ali prods ahead and blocks it to the off-side
30.3
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, 129kph short of length ball outside off, steered to deep backward point
30.2
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, another shortish delivery at 131 clicks on off, Ibrahim Zadran hangs back and blocks it down the track
30.1
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, Rajitha starts his new spell from round the wicket. Bowls a short ball on off, Ibrahim Zadran hops and blocks it to the off-side
10.6
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, fuller in length outside off at 136 clicks, Ibrahim Zadran leans ahead and eases it to covers. A maiden for Rajitha
10.5
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, 130kph back of a length ball well outside off, moving in, Ibrahim Zadran doesn't go after it
10.4
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, 132kph fuller length ball swinging down leg, goes past Ibrahim Zadran's attempted flick and deflects off his pads to mid-wicket
10.3
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, 133kph pitched up ball around off, driven towards Rajitha who gets low on his followthrough and does well to stop it
10.2
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, 137kph good length ball well outside off, Ibrahim Zadran shoulders arms to it
10.1
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, fuller length ball outside off, Ibrahim Zadran lets it go
8.6
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, make it three boundaries in a row! Rajitha is struggling for rhythm. Bowls an overpitched ball outside off, Ibrahim Zadran says thank you very much and essays a glorious cover drive to get into the groove
8.5
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, too full and too straight this time, Ibrahim Zadran shows good balance and clips it beautifully through mid-wicket. The fielder chases it but it's in vain
8.4
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, lovely stroke! A juicy half-volley outside off, Ibrahim Zadran doesn't miss out. He leans into it and creams the drive through covers to get the desired result. Sublime timing
8.3
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, 2 runs, full ball swinging in on middle and leg, flicked through wide mid-on for a brace
8.2
Rajitha to Noor Ali, 1 run, almost chopped it on! Fuller length ball outside off, Noor Ali goes for an expansive drive and gets an inside edge past his leg-stump. He was lucky there
8.1
Rajitha to Noor Ali, no run, 136kph pitched up ball on middle, driven to mid-on
5.6
Rajitha to Noor Ali, no run, 136kph length ball outside off, shaping in, Noor Ali lifts his arms to allow it through
5.5
Rajitha to Noor Ali, no run, pitched up ball outside off, Noor Ali eases it towards extra cover
5.4
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run, to 135kph full ball swinging in on middle and leg, whipped to long leg
5.3
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, fuller length ball angling in, Ibrahim Zadran looks to push it down the ground and might have got an inside edge onto the pads
5.2
Rajitha to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, 134kph pitched up ball well outside off, Ibrahim Zadran reaches out to it and drives it towards point. Chandimal moves to his right and dives to stop it
5.1
Rajitha to Noor Ali, 1 run, fullish ball angling towards the pads, flicked to deep backward square leg
5.1
Rajitha to Noor Ali, no ball, fuller length ball moving in from outside off at 134 clicks, Noor Ali opens his bat-face and glides it towards gully where the fielder dives to stop it. Rajitha has overstepped
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