SL vs NZ, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Venue: Galle International Stadium, Galle
Date & Time: Aug 14, 2019, 09:45 AM
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
Galle International Stadium, Galle
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Series
Sri Lanka v New Zealand Tests - Men's
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Toss
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
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Umpire
Gough, M A , Illingworth, R K
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Match Referee
Pycroft, A J
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Tv Umpire
Oxenford, B N J
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Man of the Match
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SL Batting: 267/4 in 86.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c: Watling b: Southee | 122 (243) | 6 | 1 | 50.21 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | lbw: Somerville | 64 (163) | 4 | 0 | 39.26 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angelo Mathews | not out | 28 (73) | 2 | 0 | 38.36 |
| Kusal Mendis | c: Raval b: Patel | 10 (6) | 1 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Kusal Perera | c: Santner b: Boult | 23 (19) | 5 | 0 | 121.05 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | not out | 14 (13) | 3 | 0 | 107.69 |
| Akila Dananjaya | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lahiru Kumara | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suranga Lakmal | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 9.1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.71 |
| Tim Southee | 12.0 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 |
| William Somerville | 31.0 | 6 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 |
| Ajaz Patel | 18.0 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.11 |
| Mitchell Santner | 13.0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.92 |
| Kane Williamson | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
NZ Batting: 285/10 in 106.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeet Raval | c: Karunaratne b: de Silva | 4 (20) | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Tom Latham | c: Thirimanne b: Perera | 45 (81) | 3 | 1 | 55.56 |
| Kane Williamson | c: Perera b: Embuldeniya | 4 (25) | 0 | 0 | 16.00 |
| Ross Taylor | c: de Silva b: Embuldeniya | 3 (5) | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Henry Nicholls | c: Mendis b: de Silva | 26 (71) | 2 | 0 | 36.62 |
| BJ Watling | c: Dickwella b: Kumara | 77 (173) | 6 | 0 | 44.51 |
| Mitchell Santner | c: Lakmal b: Embuldeniya | 12 (35) | 0 | 0 | 34.29 |
| Tim Southee | st: Dickwella b: Embuldeniya | 23 (62) | 1 | 0 | 37.10 |
| William Somerville | not out | 40 (118) | 2 | 0 | 33.90 |
| Ajaz Patel | lbw: de Silva | 14 (23) | 1 | 0 | 60.87 |
| Trent Boult | c: de Silva b: Kumara | 26 (25) | 2 | 1 | 104.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suranga Lakmal | 15.0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.47 |
| Akila Dananjaya | 32.0 | 4 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.63 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 12.0 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 37.0 | 4 | 99 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.68 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 10.0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.10 |
SL Batting: 267/10 in 93.2 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Lahiru Thirimanne | st: Watling b: Patel | 10 (36) | 1 | 0 | 27.78 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | lbw: Patel | 39 (73) | 4 | 0 | 53.42 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | c: Williamson b: Somerville | 61 (109) | 3 | 0 | 55.96 |
| Angelo Mathews | c: Taylor b: Patel | 50 (98) | 7 | 1 | 51.02 |
| Kusal Mendis | c: Taylor b: Patel | 53 (89) | 7 | 1 | 59.55 |
| Kusal Perera | c: Santner b: Boult | 1 (4) | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c&b: Patel | 5 (19) | 1 | 0 | 26.32 |
| Akila Dananjaya | c: Taylor b: Somerville | 0 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | lbw: Somerville | 5 (17) | 1 | 0 | 29.41 |
| Lahiru Kumara | not out | 0 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Suranga Lakmal | b: Boult | 40 (98) | 3 | 2 | 40.82 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 20.0 | 4 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.25 |
| Tim Southee | 7.0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.43 |
| William Somerville | 22.2 | 3 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.72 |
| Ajaz Patel | 33.0 | 6 | 89 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Mitchell Santner | 11.0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.82 |
NZ Batting: 249/10 in 83.2 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Jeet Raval | c: de Silva b: Perera | 33 (83) | 3 | 0 | 39.76 |
| Tom Latham | c: Dickwella b: Perera | 30 (88) | 3 | 0 | 34.09 |
| Kane Williamson | c: Karunaratne b: Perera | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ross Taylor | c: Dickwella b: Lakmal | 86 (132) | 6 | 0 | 65.15 |
| Henry Nicholls | lbw: Perera | 42 (78) | 2 | 0 | 53.85 |
| BJ Watling | lbw: Perera | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Mitchell Santner | lbw: Lakmal | 13 (42) | 1 | 0 | 30.95 |
| Tim Southee | run out (de Silva) | 14 (19) | 0 | 1 | 73.68 |
| William Somerville | not out | 9 (28) | 1 | 0 | 32.14 |
| Ajaz Patel | lbw: Lakmal | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Trent Boult | c: Perera b: Lakmal | 18 (22) | 1 | 1 | 81.82 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Suranga Lakmal | 15.2 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.89 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 10.0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.70 |
| Akila Dananjaya | 30.0 | 3 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 6.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 22.0 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 |
Key Stats
76.4 Tim Southee to Kusal Perera
Tim Southee to Kusal Perera. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
76.3 Tim Southee to Kusal Perera
Tim Southee to Kusal Perera. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
76.2 Tim Southee to Kusal Perera
Tim Southee to Kusal Perera. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Raval.
76.1 Tim Southee to Dimuth Karunaratne
OUT! Caught. Tim Southee to Dimuth Karunaratne. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, outside edge to wicketkeeper, by Watling. Drawn into a wide one outside his off stump. After battling so hard for 76 overs Karunaratne's innings is ended by the pace of Tim Southee. The line was obvious with the field set but the batsman lost a bit of concentration and feathered an edge into the keeper's gloves.
71.1 Kane Williamson to Angelo Mathews
Kane Williamson to Angelo Mathews. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Santner.
70.6 Tim Southee to Dimuth Karunaratne
Tim Southee to Dimuth Karunaratne. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
70.6 Tim Southee to Dimuth Karunaratne
Over 71. 1 run. Bowler: Tim Southee. Sri Lanka: 2-206(rr 2.90)
70.5 Tim Southee to Angelo Mathews
Tim Southee to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Raval.
70.4 Tim Southee to Angelo Mathews
Tim Southee to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Somerville.
70.3 Tim Southee to Angelo Mathews
Tim Southee to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
70.2 Tim Southee to Angelo Mathews
Tim Southee to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for no runs, fielded by Santner.
70.1 Tim Southee to Angelo Mathews
Tim Southee to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Southee, fielded by Santner.
64.6 William Somerville to Angelo Mathews
William Somerville to Angelo Mathews. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
64.6 William Somerville to Angelo Mathews
Over 65. 1 run. Bowler: William Somerville. Sri Lanka: 2-179(rr 2.75)
64.5 William Somerville to Angelo Mathews
William Somerville to Angelo Mathews. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
64.4 William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne
William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Nicholls.
64.3 William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne
William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Patel.
64.2 William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne
William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
64.1 William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne
William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
55.6 Ajaz Patel to Lahiru Thirimanne
Ajaz Patel to Lahiru Thirimanne. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Southee.
55.6 Ajaz Patel to Lahiru Thirimanne
Over 56. 1 run. Bowler: Ajaz Patel. Sri Lanka: 0-144(rr 2.57)
55.5 Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne
Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, in the air under control to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Nicholls.
55.4 Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne
Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Latham.
55.3 Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne
Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to short leg for no runs, dropped catch by Latham, fielded by Raval.
55.2 Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne
Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Latham.
55.1 Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne
Ajaz Patel to Dimuth Karunaratne. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Raval.
49.6 William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne
William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling. Off the players go. The light isn't good enough to continue. That will be stumps. What a day it has been for the hosts. New Zealand did well in the morning to squeeze out an extra 90 runs before they were bowled out, and set Sri Lanka 268 to win. Remarkably, two wicketless sessions later, and the home side are just 135 runs away from a terrific victory. Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne have played quality knocks with plenty of grit and determination. There is still enough in the pitch for New Zealand to still believe they can pull this off, though, but Sri Lanka are the heavy favourites. Join us again tomorrow for the final period of play, and see who can come out on top.
49.6 William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne
Over 50. no runs. Bowler: William Somerville. Sri Lanka: 0-133(rr 2.66)
49.5 William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne
William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
49.4 William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne
William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
49.3 William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne
William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Santner.
49.2 William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne
William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to second slip for no runs, fielded by Southee.
49.1 William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne
William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Southee.
15.6 William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne
William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
15.6 William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne
Over 16. no runs. Bowler: William Somerville. Sri Lanka: 0-29(rr 1.81)
15.5 William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne
William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
15.4 William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne
William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Late Cut, to short third man for no runs, fielded by Patel.
15.3 William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne
William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Somerville.
15.2 William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne
William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Southee.
15.1 William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne
William Somerville to Dimuth Karunaratne. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.