Willey has the new ball.
England are in a huddle. They conceded as many as 229 against South Africa, but this isn't a Wankhede run feast by all accounts. Dilshan and Chandimal walk out to the middle..
Welcome back.. Big chase coming up not just for Sri Lanka but also for South Africa. Can Sri Lanka do themselves and the Proteas a favour? Or will England kill this group today?
England were off to a bad start as they lost Hales in the second over for a 4-ball duck. But Roy and Root steadied the ship as the pair stitched a 61-run stand for the second wicket before Root mistimed a pull to deep mid-wicket off Vandersay. Roy soon followed as he was trapped in front by the leggie. However, Jos Buttler and skipper Morgan took centrestage. Buttler continued to make merry as he hammered the Sri Lankan bowling all over the park, bringing his fifty off just 28 balls. Captain Morgan promoted himself ahead of Stokes. He along with Buttler piled up 72 runs in the last 5 overs to lift England to 171. For Sri Lanka, Herath and Vandersay were impressive. Chameera troubled the batsmen with his pace but leaked runs in his final over. Will Sri Lanka gun down this target and stay in contention for the semis? Or will the England bowlers fire in unison to pull off a victory? Do join us back for part two of the match.
England look pumped with the score they've got. "We played well through the middle overs and got a couple of good partnerships. The pitch is slightly challenging, some balls are gripping and some are skidding on. Should be a good score for us to defend. We have to go with a clear mindset and back our skills to defend the total," says an evidently delighted Roy. Massive finish for England, with 72 coming off the final 5 overs.
19.6 -
T Perera to Stokes, SIX, Stokes comes out, faces one ball, and whacks it for six. England have powered on to 171. Low full toss outside off, Stokes leans across and heaves it away wide of deep mid-wicket. He thinks he has a chance, runs across, sticks out a hand thinking he'll pull off a stunning catch. Huh, pipedreams!
19.5 -
T Perera to Buttler, 1 run, another superb delivery. Fast and a near yorker outside off, Buttler comes down hard looking to smack it downtown but can only chop it off the inside edge onto pad
19.4 -
T Perera to Buttler, no run, wide yorker perfectly executed, Buttler fails to connect
19.3 -
T Perera to Buttler, 2 runs, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka. Come on! They look beaten in the field. Low full toss slogged to deep mid-wicket where Dilshan fumbles allowing Buttler to get back
Ben Stokes, left handed bat, comes to the crease
19.2 -
T Perera to Buttler, out Eoin Morgan Run Out!! Slaps a full toss straight back at Perera, who manages to stop it off the boot. Morgan is well down the pitch looking for a single. Buttler isn't interested. And Perera fires down the stumps as the ball had not gone too far from him. Eoin Morgan run out (T Perera) 22(16) [4s-1 6s-1]
T Perera to Buttler, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
19.1 -
T Perera to Eoin Morgan, leg byes, 1 run, smashing yorker on leg, hits Morgan on the boot as he is late to get his bat down. Might have hit him outside leg. They rush a leg-bye
Thisara Perera [1.0-0-18-0] is back into the attack
18.6 -
Chameera to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, slower length ball on leg, Morgan spoons it off the toe-end towards long-on. He was very early on the slog. Buttler wanted two but Morgan sends him back
18.5 -
Chameera to Buttler, 1 run, this is an assault. Not only mental, but physical too now. To the list of things Chameera needs (check 2 balls before), he needs a lawyer too. Shuffles well outside off, knows the line is going to be wide, gets in the vicinity of a full ball and absolutely murders it straight back at Chameera. Thankfully, he gets his hands in front of him as a reflex and takes a blow on the fingers. Could have been much worse
18.4 -
Chameera to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, ah, sharp. Pacy short ball which catches Morgan by surprise, and rushes him on the pull. All he can do is flap it off the splice. Hangs up in the air long enough but there's no one in the ring
There's no one deep on the off-side. Except a long-off maybe
18.3 -
Chameera to Buttler, 1 run, fires this full and well wide of off, and that's the luck he needs. Had Buttler left it alone, it would have been a wide. But he stretches out and squirts it off the bottom of the bat to deep cover
18.2 -
Chameera to Buttler, SIX, slower leg-cutter, well wide of off, and it's been clubbed over long-on. This is just ridiculous. Look at the rubble of Lankan bowlers lying there. Chameera needs support. Chameera needs belief. Heck, Chameera just needs a shoulder to cry on
18.1 -
Chameera to Buttler, FOUR, goes seam-up this time and he's been skinned through the point region. Absolutely skinned. Buttler cuts it muscularly
18.1 -
Chameera to Buttler, wide, resorts to another leg-cutter, misdirects it very wide of off and Buttler can't reach it with a cut
47 runs have been plundered off the last three overs. England are finishing with a flourish
17.6 -
Dasun Shanaka to Eoin Morgan, no run, slower ball. Painfully slow. Morgan has to create all the pace himself. Aims for a cut, and can only chop it off a thick under edge towards the keeper
17.5 -
Dasun Shanaka to Buttler, 1 run, lots of variations from the Lankans. And some of them are working well. Leg-cutter on a back of a length outside off, Buttler gets a thick outside edge on his drive towards backward point
17.4 -
Dasun Shanaka to Buttler, SIX, winds up big time, and swings brutally to send a full ball soaring over long-off. Fifty for Buttler. And he's not done
17.3 -
Dasun Shanaka to Buttler, 2 runs, 50 of the partnership comes up in 31 balls, as Buttler swats a slower ball off the inside half in front of long-on and hares back
17.2 -
Dasun Shanaka to Buttler, FOUR, Buttler is snorting fire. Receives a full toss wide of off and incinerates it wide of long-off. Take shelter in the crowd
17.1 -
Dasun Shanaka to Buttler, 2 runs, slower short ball, sticks in the pitch slightly before being swatted wide of mid-wicket
Dasun Shanaka, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
16.6 -
Chameera to Buttler, 1 run, here's the free-hit. And he's done well to keep his cool. Disguises the slower leg-cutter well on a length and Buttler mistimes the pull in front of long-on
16.6 -
Chameera to Buttler, no ball, FOUR, Buttler is into his zone. And it's a no-ball. Dear me. Low full toss just outside off, Buttler slices it behind square splitting point and third man. Blimey, on replays it's clear that Chameera's heel is well behind the crease. Shocker from Tucker
16.5 -
Chameera to Buttler, no run, slower short ball wide of off, Buttler misses with a cut. Done in by the lack of pace
16.4 -
Chameera to Buttler, FOUR, oh that's just raw force. Chameera has done him with a slower ball, but Buttler still goes through with a loft down the ground. Plays it well in front of the body and chips it dead straight. Sheer determination, nothing else
16.3 -
Chameera to Buttler, FOUR, overcooks a yorker, and Buttler has absolutely smoked it past extra-cover. Lots of bottom hand. Lots of wrists. And lots of power
16.2 -
Chameera to Buttler, no run, excellent stuff. Slower short ball wide of off, and Buttler is on his way to leg. Barely manages to reach out and chop a flat-batted swat down the pitch
16.1 -
Chameera to Buttler, no run, low slingy full toss just outside off and Buttler has slapped it straight to extra-cover. Morgan is well down the pitch interested in a single which Buttler hasn't even contemplated. Sent back, a dive, but a direct-hit would have had him short
Dushmantha Chameera [2.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
Chameera. Will he go slower balls, or fast yorkers?
15.6 -
T Perera to Buttler, 1 run, shortish leg-cutter on off, and Buttler is content with a tuck through mid-wicket
15.5 -
T Perera to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, stays put in the crease now lining up a humongous slog. Perera's done him again with an off-cutter which takes its jolly good time to arrive. Morgan's through with his swing, and hits it off the toe-end to long-on
15.4 -
T Perera to Eoin Morgan, 2 runs, takes a couple of steps out to a slower off-cutter, he's slightly deceived with the lack of pace and early into the whip, mistimes it wide of deep mid-wicket
15.4 -
T Perera to Eoin Morgan, wide, he's all over the shop here, like a misfiring garden hosepipe. The last one was wide of off, this one's down leg, and Morgan misses out with a whip
15.3 -
T Perera to Eoin Morgan, SIX, oh my! Morgan is starting to come down hard now. And Perera is only halfway through his over. Aims for a wide yorker, misses it by about six inches and that's enough for Morgan to size it up and wallop it over long-off
15.2 -
T Perera to Eoin Morgan, FOUR, here's the walk towards off again and Perera feeds him with just the ball he wants. Off-cutter down leg and Morgan whips it behind square. No one there
15.1 -
T Perera to Eoin Morgan, 2 runs, leans into an overpitched delivery outside off, and creams a drive through extra-cover. Cut off by an agile sweeper cover
15.1 -
T Perera to Eoin Morgan, wide, Perera is put off by Morgan walking across the stumps. He is spooked into firing it down leg, must have been aiming for the exposed leg-stump, but misses. Misses by quite a bit
Thisara Perera, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
14.6 -
Herath to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, slower through the air this time, no width on offer once more and is clipped to long-on. Wonder how long before he brings the reverse sweep out to Herath. Oh, my bad. Herath has sneaked through all his overs. 4-1-27-1
14.5 -
Herath to Buttler, 1 run, sliding onto the pads, clipped through square leg
14.4 -
Herath to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, darts a full toss down leg, and Morgan can only so much so as flick it to deep backward square
14.3 -
Herath to Buttler, 1 run, tries to ensure that he doesn't get beaten on the inside of the bat. Clears his front leg, almost exposes all three stumps and bunts it through cover. Any turn though, will leave him vulnerable
14.2 -
Herath to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, cramps him for room with a leg-sidish line from round the wicket, awkwardly tucked through mid-wicket
14.1 -
Herath to Buttler, 1 run, Chandi likes it. Shouts "bowled Rangaiyyaaaa" after seeing a ball drift in sharply to Buttler as he whips it to long-on
Rangana Herath [3.0-1-21-1] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Mathews to Buttler, 1 run, reaches out to a wide yorker and slices it through the point region
13.5 -
Mathews to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, hurries on from a short of length, and Morgan can't time the pull very well. Swats it to mid-wicket
13.4 -
Mathews to Eoin Morgan, no run, Morgan is on the move, and is then surprised by the pace of a back of a length delivery. Absolutely break through his bat and pad gap. Actually the bat came down too late. Must have expected another slower ball but Mathews is canny with using those
13.3 -
Mathews to Buttler, 1 run, slower bouncer which climbs awkwardly on Buttler as he commits to the pull, flaps it through square leg
13.2 -
Mathews to Eoin Morgan, 1 run, off-cutter nipping away outside off, dabbed to third man
13.1 -
Mathews to Buttler, 1 run, length ball outside off, driven to sweeper cover
Sri Lanka have broken through both set batsmen. This pitch looks a good one, much better than most other wickets we have seen in this tournament. England can't fall into the trap of aiming for less. Meanwhile, replays show that Roy threw his bat on the sidelines for failing to do its job - of connecting.
12.6 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Eoin Morgan, no run, picks a googly, plants his foot across and pats it with the turn to extra-cover
Eoin Morgan, left handed bat, comes to the crease
12.5 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Jason Roy, out Lbw!! That's dead. Absolutely dead. Vandersay slips in the flipper on off, and skids under Roy's attempted pull to hit the back leg. Roy might as well have walked. Would have crashed off-stump three fourths on the way up. Valar Morghulis (All men must die). Jason Roy lbw b Jeffrey Vandersay 42(39) [4s-3 6s-2]
Jeffrey Vandersay to Jason Roy, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
12.4 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Buttler, 1 run, skidding on rapidly from a length. The trajectory is flat making Buttler think it's short too. It's not. The width isn't there either to cut. Chops it into the off-side
12.3 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Jason Roy, 1 run, races out of the crease and drags a loft of the inside half to long-on. Roy wanted it to turn, but there was more skid than turn
12.2 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Buttler, 1 run, hops back but can't manufacture the width, chops it towards cover
12.1 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Buttler, FOUR, Buttler aims mid-wicket with a slog, and gets a boundary in a diagonally opposite direction down at third man. He came dancing out but the leg-break dipped on him and took the outside edge. Flies away through the vacant slip cordon
11.6 -
Mathews to Buttler, 1 run, rises on his toes to tuck a short of length delivery wide of mid-wicket for a quick single
11.5 -
Mathews to Buttler, no run, stays flat-footed to a back of a length delivery and blocks
11.4 -
Mathews to Buttler, FOUR, how's he got that to the fence? Walks well across to play the lap, but Mathews has taken all the pace off the ball. Buttler goes through with it anyway and paddles it fine. Fine enough to beat a diving fine leg
11.3 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, 1 run, dabs a shortish ball in front of backward point
11.2 -
Mathews to Buttler, 1 run, thwacks a pull to deep square leg. Mathews's pace won't trouble him
11.1 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, leg byes, 1 run, shapes for a reverse slap. But he's hurried by a length ball and hit on the flap of the pad. Then gets occupied by a raucous appeal when the impact is clearly outside off. Meanwhile, Buttler is charging. Roy puts the wheels on in an effort to make it to the other end and gets in between the throw and the stumps. Didn't change direction though
Angelo Mathews [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack
10.6 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Buttler, FOUR, it's the third ball he's faced, and out comes the reverse sweep. Premeditated it, got a nicely floated leg-break just outside off, and hit it behind backward point
10.5 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Buttler, no run, leans across to drive with the turn, finds extra-cover
10.4 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Jason Roy, 1 run, nudged down to long-on
10.3 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Jason Roy, 2 runs, that's comical from Lanka. They have been comical in the field all tournament. Clipped through the mid-wicket region, three fielders converge and everyone leaves it for the other. Grants an extra run to Roy
10.2 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Buttler, leg byes, 1 run, quicker wrong 'un, and spins in sharply to miss Buttler's bat by a foot, deflects off the pad to leg. Easily going down leg
Jos Buttler, right handed bat, comes to the crease
10.1 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Root, out Caught by Thirimanne!! Ha, this leggie is good they say. They must be right, for he picks up wickets with long-hops. Root is loathing himself as he walks off. He saw the opportunity, jumped on the back foot and swatted the pull straight to deep mid-wicket. A dangerous 61-run partnership has been extinguished. Root c Thirimanne b Jeffrey Vandersay 25(24) [4s-4]
Jeffrey Vandersay to Root, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Jeffrey Vandersay [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
9.6 -
Chameera to Jason Roy, no run, slaps a full toss straight to extra-cover, oh boy. He moved to leg, got it where he wanted, nailed it and found the fielder
9.5 -
Chameera to Root, 1 run, he's mixing it up every other ball. A bit too much for my liking. Shortish leg-cutter outside off, punched to deep cover
9.4 -
Chameera to Root, no run, working up some real pace, 145ks, short of length and sneaks under Root's pull. Picked the wrong length, also had to fetch it from outside off. But it's that extra 10ks which makes the difference
9.3 -
Chameera to Root, no run, another leg-cutter, this time on a short of length outside off, punched to mid-off
9.2 -
Chameera to Root, FOUR, he's just about forced it over mid-off. Came striding down the pitch, got deceived by Chameera's leg-cutter but went through with the loft anyway. Spoons it over mid-off, who runs back but can't get there
9.1 -
Chameera to Root, no run, hurries Root on the back foot. This lad has some fire about him. Skids on furiously from a back of a length, and thuds into the knee-roll. Slinging down leg though
8.6 -
Herath to Root, 1 run, sliding in on leg, clipped through mid-wicket
8.5 -
Herath to Jason Roy, 1 run, comes down again and whips it along the carpet this time to long-on
8.4 -
Herath to Jason Roy, SIX, with Roy there, Sri Lanka won't be breathing freely. He's always looking to do something or the other. Hurls down the pitch once more, reaches within the vicinity of the ball to minimize the chances of error and flogs it over wide long-on
8.3 -
Herath to Root, 1 run, ventures a long way down the pitch, gets close to the ball and whips it to long-on
8.2 -
Herath to Root, no run, driven with the turn to extra-cover
8.1 -
Herath to Jason Roy, 1 run, flighted just outside off, Roy presses forward and biffs it to long-off
Rangana Herath [2.0-1-11-1] is back into the attack
7.6 -
Chameera to Jason Roy, 1 run, crack! He's muscled a pull off the front foot, straight to deep mid-wicket
7.5 -
Chameera to Jason Roy, no run, picks a back of a length delivery from off and whips it wide of mid-wicket, a brilliant diving stop ensues to prevent any runs
7.4 -
Chameera to Root, 1 run, punches it after moving half-forward through extra-cover
7.3 -
Chameera to Jason Roy, byes, 1 run, another leg-cutter outside off, Roy tries to chase it and angle it to third man, beaten by the cut. And Chandimal has had a harsh bounce just 3-4 feet in front of him. Can't gather cleanly
7.2 -
Chameera to Jason Roy, no run, Chandimal is convinced, he's thrown the ball in the air. Oh, he's just pulling off a Chandi. Nothing there. Zips off a length and fizzes past Roy's inside edge while cutting him in half. Umpire is not to be swayed
7.1 -
Chameera to Jason Roy, no run, oh man, watch out here. Keep an eye on Roy. He's looking to take flight at the Kotla. Runs at Chameera, who is shrewd with a brilliant leg-cutter, gets it to grip off the deck and beat the swinging willow
Dushmantha Chameera, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Siriwardana to Jason Roy, 1 run, takes a couple of steps down and eases it to long-off
6.5 -
Siriwardana to Jason Roy, no run, sees him coming now and fires it towards leg to hit the pad
6.4 -
Siriwardana to Jason Roy, no run, drilled hard wide of extra-cover who makes a diving stop
6.3 -
Siriwardana to Jason Roy, SIX, that's a gift for Roy. Wrapped with a bow and all. Looped up above the eyeline, never dips and Roy charges down to take toll. Converts it into a full toss and pummels it straight back over Siriwardana
6.2 -
Siriwardana to Root, 1 run, tossed up outside off, driven to deep cover
6.1 -
Siriwardana to Jason Roy, 1 run, makes some room and slaps a full ball witheringly wide of long-off. The fielder does well to cut it off, moved quickly across the turf
Milinda Siriwardana, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Mathews to Root, FOUR, second boundary of the over. Slower off-cutter angled in on the stumps, and is flicked through mid-wicket with the grace of a ballerina
5.5 -
Mathews to Root, no run, huge appeal which fades away into nothingness as the Lankans realize he's edged it. That's the only thing which has saved him. Skids on from a back of a length to find Root playing across the line while being stuck on the crease. Inside edge, onto pad and towards backward point
5.4 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, 1 run, smart slower off-cutter, just dies from a good length and Roy drags his slog towards mid-wicket
5.3 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, FOUR, some cheekiness to go with his power play. He is early to shape for the scoop, sits on the back knee and just picks up a length ball over short fine leg. England are getting a good move on
5.2 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, no run, Roy steps towards leg, tries to swipe but has to reach out for the off-cutter as his foot-movement has taken him far away from the ball. Hits it limply off the toe-end towards extra-cover
Keeper is up at the stumps for him...
5.1 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, no run, skiddy short of length delivery just outside off, punched back to Mathews
Angelo Mathews [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack
4.6 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Jason Roy, leg byes, 1 run, smartly bowled. Darted it quicker and hits the pads of an advancing Roy who wasn't quick enough to adjust with a whip. Trickles wide of mid-wicket
4.5 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Jason Roy, FOUR, England have got the boundaries going. Lots of intent from this pair, keen to latch onto anything they can. Roy shuffles to leg to make his own width and laces the cut to hit the gap at point
4.4 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Jason Roy, no run, absolutely throws his hands on a flatter delivery, and chops it off a thick bottom edge towards the bowler
4.3 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Root, 1 run, flatter and turning away from off, carefully patted to long-off
4.2 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Root, no run, quicker through the air and drifting in on off, forward and blocked
4.1 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Root, FOUR, geez, that's elegant batting. Very very elegant. Not a bad ball at all. Superbly tossed up leg-break outside off, lures Root into the drive, and he has to slightly stretch out too. But Root uses his reach so well and threads it through the covers
3.6 -
Herath to Root, 1 run, presses forward to a well flighted ball and pushes to long-off
3.5 -
Herath to Root, FOUR, excellent lunge forward to take it on the full. Reaches out and drives it through extra-cover. "Roooooot," here, I make up for the lack of it from the audience
3.4 -
Herath to Root, no run, tucked into the leg-side with the ball just skidding on
3.3 -
Herath to Jason Roy, 1 run, a quicker arm-ball, slides into the pads, and is nurdled behind square
3.2 -
Herath to Jason Roy, FOUR, oh good hit! New England. Successful England? Roy changes his stance and reverse whacks a flighted delivery powerfully over backward point
3.1 -
Herath to Root, 1 run, drifts it into the pads and is nudged behind square
2.6 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Jason Roy, no run, sharp turn with the googly to hit the pad. Roy ain't picking them. Just prods forward playing for the leg-break and then nervously looks at the umpire. Too much turn though. Going down leg
2.5 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Jason Roy, no run, backs away and cuts it to extra-cover
2.4 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Root, 1 run, drags it down in line with the stumps and is pulled hard. Straight to deep square leg
2.3 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Jason Roy, 1 run, look at the flight. Lanka are up for this. Roy plants his foot down and drives to long-off
2.2 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Root, leg byes, 1 run, slips in the googly, on the shorter side and deflects off the pad into the leg-side
2.1 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Jason Roy, 1 run, strides down, right to the pitch, and drives firmly. Vandersay dives but can only tip it towards long-off
Jeffrey Vandersay, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
1.6 -
Herath to Root, no run, flat-bats the drive with a roll of the wrists to get on top of the bounce, hits it to cover-point
1.5 -
Herath to Root, no run, teased up on a length outside off softly pushed to cover
Joe Root, right handed bat, comes to the crease
1.4 -
Herath to Hales, out Lbw!! Hales sinks low to sweep, misses it and GONE! Herath is absolutely ecstatic. Punches the air and roars his nerves out. The only question was where was the impact, because Hales had shuffled across. It's marginal on off according to HawkEye. England must be nervous now. Hales lbw b Herath 0(4)
Herath to Hales, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
1.3 -
Herath to Hales, no run, skips out of the crease, he's not to the pitch so just bunts it into the leg-side, mid-wicket dives and stops
1.2 -
Herath to Hales, no run, punches it back down the pitch
1.1 -
Herath to Hales, no run, my word, is Herath allowed to bowl with a 100 over old ball? Because that one absolutely ripped. What a jaffa! Loops it up and drifts it on leg, and then grips to open Hales up. Spins past the outside edge, clips the back pad and pootles over the bails to the keeper. Huge appeal, not given. Too high
Rangana Herath, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Steady start from Mathews. You'll always get this with Lanka. They'll make the opposition force the play..
0.6 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, no run, 5 balls played with genuine respect and Roy's had enough. Charges down looking to slog, isn't dissuaded despite Mathews pulling the length back and swings off his feet. Misses
0.5 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, no run, stays rooted to the crease and solidly blocks a short of length delivery to leg
0.4 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, 2 runs, waits on the back foot to the shortish ball outside off, and then cuts it late behind a diving backward point. Rushes back for two before the throw comes in from third man
0.3 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, no run, dips back sharply on a fuller length, and the movement causes the ball to evade Roy's flick and hits the pad. No appeal at all as it is comfortably drifting down
0.2 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, no run, punched firmly back down the pitch, played it on the up and Mathews makes a half stop
0.1 -
Mathews to Jason Roy, 2 runs, wobbles it on a good length and nips back in slightly, Roy's bat face closes as he tries to work it through the on-side and it wanders away in front of deep mid-wicket and to his left, easy couple
Jason Roy and Hales are at the crease. Jason Roy is on strike. Mathews will open the attack
It's games like these, moments like these for which we - cricket tragics - live. Yes, not good for our health, but then .. who cares. What if you have 3-4 mini heart-attacks, eh? England were given a real scare with Mathews playing out of his skin. But they held their nerve with some brilliant execution at the death from the likes of Jordan and Stokes. And what about that catch from Root! It could have been a boundary, and Sri Lanka could have roared to victory. But no. Anyway, the crux of the matter is that England are through to the semis. And Sri Lanka take South Africa with them to the deepest pits of despair, and have been OUSTED. It renders their match on Monday insignificant. That's all we have for today. Time to skip out of office. This is Sagar Chawla bidding goodbye on behalf of our scorer Krishna and my co-commentator Pradeep. Here's to many more of these thrillers. Ciao!
Mathews: "It was a brilliant effort in the first six overs from us but we lost our plot in the final overs. It was a good wicket to bat on. Hasn't been a good tournament for us. Day by day we were getting better though. We have a new squad. Good learning experience for the youngsters. Our senior guys needed to step it up which we didn't most of the time."
Morgan: "Yeah little tighter than we had hoped after the first six overs where we were fantastic to put Lanka under pressure with 3-4 wickets. I thought it would be difficult for our seamers with the new ball skidding on. But they thrived on conditions tonight. We'll take a lot of confidence from tonight. We spoke about doing whatever we can to get ourselves out of the group stages and into the semi-final. Anything can happen in a semi-final or a final. To replicate 2010 would be special. What we did so well back then was to adapt nicely. If we can continue doing what we have done so far will hold us in good stead. Let's not get too ahead of ourselves though."
Michael Slater has the captains with him.
The duo batted sensibly and kept the scorecard ticking with occasional boundaries. Kapugedera departed trying to up the ante. But Mathews kept Sri Lanka in the hunt along with the big hitting Perera by carting Moeen Ali for 3 sixes in the 15th over. Perera soon fell to Jordan. Shanaka played a little cameo. Jordan bowled an excellent 19th over conceding just 7 runs and snaring two wickets. With 15 required off the last over, Stokes held his nerve as he executed his yorkers to perfection and helped England romp home by 10 runs.
Phew! What a topsy-turvy encounter. So close, yet so far for Sri Lanka! Coming into this game, the equation was pretty direct for England. They needed a win to assure their place in the last four and they managed to pull it off in the end. Now, they become the second team after the men from Caribbean Islands from group 2 to qualify, knocking out both Sri Lanka and South Africa. England started off exactly in the same manner as they finished their first innings - with a bang - picking up a flurry of wickets at the top and shutting down the doors early for Sri Lanka. But Angelo Mathews and Chamara Kapugedara had other ideas as they resurrected the innings when Sri Lanka were reeling at 15/4.
"With Angelo chasing it down, it turned out to be a fantastic game and great for us to turn out on the right side. Stoksey hit that last ball for six and bowled a brilliant final over. We hoped for a more comfortable win with them 4-down for not very many. Angelo played a great knock but we got there. As one of the more experienced guys, you have to stand up and play well. Batting first was more of a challenge for us, but we set up a good score which we were confident of defending. We are delighted to go through. A young bunch of guys, going through to the semis of a WC is exciting," says Jos Buttler who is Man of the Match.
England breathe in relief. England breathe in glory. England breathe. They must have been scared out of their life with Mathews and Perera going the way they were. Like a man midway in the atmosphere, and his parachute not opening. And then, after much hustling and scrambling, it opened.
19.6 -
Stokes to Mathews, no run, Stokes's hands go up and he bellows, roars, and exults in jubilation. Caps off a magnificent final over in style and watches Mathews limply squeeze a yorker towards long-on. England are through to the semis. But take nothing away from Mathews. What a knock!
19.5 -
Stokes to Mathews, no run, they get neither. Stokes has won it for England. Unless he does something stupid. Superb change of pace and makes Mathews commit to the slog early. Mistimes it to deep mid-wicket and denies the single
19.4 -
Stokes to Mathews, no run, goodness gracious! Stokes has planted it into the blockhole and has surely vanquished the Lankan hopes. Two sixes required now off two balls. Or maybe a six and a four for a Super Over
19.3 -
Stokes to Mathews, 2 runs, tries a scoop, and so nearly pulls it off. It's a full toss and he hasn't connected very well. Rashid pedals back at short fine leg, stands to his full height and just about gets fingers to take the pace off. Deep backward square cuts off the boundary
19.2 -
Stokes to Mathews, 2 runs, oh geez, outstanding yorker on middle, and Mathews squeezes it into the on-side. The throw is towards Mathews's end and it's a wild one. Mathews would have been short had it been on target
19.1 -
Stokes to Mathews, no run, a full toss. A full toss. Hit that. Mathews swings and slices it to extra-cover. They won't run. Mathews knows it's him. He's the one to do it
Ben Stokes [3.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
Jeffrey Vandersay, right handed bat, comes to the crease
It's 15 needed off the final over. Mathews has strike. Mathews has the weight of a nation. Mathews has the nous to pull this off. Huge meeting. Morgan and Stokes are taking forever with the field. And drama, a drizzle has broken out. We'll play through it, surely. Yes. Here's Stokes
18.6 -
Jordan to Herath, out Bowled!! Jordan grenades Herath and bombs his stumps down. He's made a mess of the furniture. Doesn't get better. Hurled a fiery yorker as Herath made room, went right through him and bang. KO! Herath b Jordan 1(2)
Jordan to Herath, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
18.5 -
Jordan to Mathews, 1 run, this is good execution of plans. They have a deep cover in place and the line from Jordan is wide of off. Mathews barely reaches out and squeezes a drive off the bottom of the bat straight to the man in the deep
Over to Mathews. Hasn't he batted like a Cyborg!
18.4 -
Jordan to Herath, 1 run, hurries Herath with a short of length delivery, and he splices the pull through square leg
Rangana Herath, left handed bat, comes to the crease
That went so quickly, they didn't have time to cross over. Mathews has to wait..
18.3 -
Jordan to Dasun Shanaka, out Caught by Root!! Another boundary, another boundary...oh wait! No way! No way! Joe Root. Wow. He's pulled off a screamer at mid-off. Shanaka had absolutely slapped the full ball and it was travelling. Root flies to his left, goes with both hands and plucks it out. Scenes... Dasun Shanaka c Root b Jordan 15(9) [4s-2 6s-1]
Jordan to Dasun Shanaka, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
18.2 -
Jordan to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, look at Shanaka, look at him. He is pumping his fists. He's absolutely chuffed. Another quick low full toss outside off, and Shanaka opens the bat-face and slices it fine
18.1 -
Jordan to Mathews, 1 run, low full toss outside off, and Mathews drives it through the covers
Discussions, discussions. A bevy of discussions. How this game has sprung to life! 22 off 12. England lose they go home. Sri Lanka lose they go home.
17.6 -
Willey to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, bowls it short and goes the distance. Well, almost. One bounce and over the ropes wide of deep mid-wicket. Sat up for Shanaka who seemed to have pulled it off the front foot
17.5 -
Willey to Dasun Shanaka, no run, takes a trip to the off-side, went way across in trying to scoop it away and Willey hoodwinks him by taking all the pace off. Couldn't connect
17.4 -
Willey to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, Willey has nearly tore his hair apart. Slower ball from round the wicket. Shanaka waits. Shanaka lofts. And Shanaka just about clears Jordan at long-on. My word. What a cracker
17.3 -
Willey to Mathews, 1 run, well bowled. Very well bowled. Fired it wide after seeing the Lankan skipper charge out. What made Mathews's task more difficult was that he backed away to leg. Reaches out and squirts it off the toe-end to deep cover
Right, Mathews.
17.2 -
Willey to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, another swing. He's not holding back. Gets the run this time though. Spooned it off the splice into the vacant mid-wicket region
17.1 -
Willey to Dasun Shanaka, no run, ah, the Lankans are running out of patience with Shanaka. Mathews walks down to have a chat. Tried to heave this length ball from outside off, but could only manage a bottom edge towards the keeper
David Willey [3.0-0-14-2] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Jordan to Dasun Shanaka, leg byes, 1 run, Jordan is too quick for Shanaka. Darts a full ball and hits the pad before Shanaka's bat arrives on the slog. Deflects behind backward point though allowing a leg-bye. No appeal as it was missing leg, would have missed leg if there was another set of stumps too
16.5 -
Jordan to Dasun Shanaka, no run, that's one hell of a yorker. Pacy, wide of off, and scoots under Shanaka's willow which is late to arrive
Dasun Shanaka, right handed bat, comes to the crease
16.4 -
Jordan to T Perera, out Caught by Willey!! Full outside off, Perera lofts it hard .. and picks out mid-off. Straight to Willey who crouches and opts for the reverse cup. Usually he'd clear the field with ease, but he got this one right at the bottom of the bat. T Perera c Willey b Jordan 20(11) [4s-1 6s-2]
Jordan to T Perera, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
16.3 -
Jordan to T Perera, FOUR, moves to leg, Jordan follows him, bowls it on the hips and Perera just lifts his front leg while helping the pull behind square, ala Greenidge. Fine leg is too square
16.2 -
Jordan to T Perera, no run, Jordan rushes Perera and bursts through him. Perera had moved towards leg to make room and slashed at a length ball but got cramped and missed
16.1 -
Jordan to Mathews, 1 run, full toss and it's been sliced behind backward point. Excellent effort there from the fielder to dive and stop. Looked like running away to the fence
Chris Jordan [2.0-0-16-1] is back into the attack
It's down to just 10 an over now, for the final four overs. 40 off 24. South Africa are fidgeting in their hotel rooms, cheerleading their throats out for Sri Lanka I presume
15.6 -
Moeen Ali to T Perera, no run, eish, Perera loses shape this time going for a massive slog, gets beaten on the inside edge by the slider, but luckily his back pad comes in between Buttler and a stumping
15.5 -
Moeen Ali to T Perera, SIX, now Perera! England look like they have been hit by a train. Ali feeds it on a fullish length once more from round the wicket, and Perera hops down, just a shimmy to reach the pitch and blasts it straight back
15.4 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, swings a full toss from the pads to deep backward square leg
15.3 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, 2 runs, reaches out to a ball which looked like landing in the blockhole and swats it wide of deep mid-wicket. Rushes for two
15.2 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, SIX, another six! What a recovery. They were dead. Absolutely dead. Their supporters were shocked into Limbo. And now they are roaring. Ali darts it on a length and Mathews bends his knee, slog-sweeps it over deep mid-wicket
15.1 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, SIX, this is ON! This is wholly and truly on. Inexplicable from Morgan to go to Ali again. The offie tries his best to follow Mathews as he backs away but is biffed over long-on
There's an interlude in play. I'm guessing it has to do with Mathews. He was hobbling across for the singles. Okay, we are back
14.6 -
Willey to Mathews, 1 run, leans into a full ball slanted away from him and drives it gently to long-off to raise a fifty. Still standing firmly between England and the quarterfinal slot. How long? Just how long can he deny them?
14.5 -
Willey to Mathews, no run, superb yorker, and the line is wide of off too. All Mathews can do is jam it back down the pitch
14.4 -
Willey to T Perera, leg byes, 1 run, not the length to play the pull, and it deflects off his thighs into the leg-side. Mathews limps to the striker's end
14.3 -
Willey to T Perera, 2 runs, all cutters from Willey, and this one dupes Perera as he heaves. The bottom hand comes off, but he still goes through and muscles it wide of a diving mid-wicket to the left of long-on
14.2 -
Willey to T Perera, no run, shuffles to leg as the off-cutter follows him, and tucks it to mid-wicket
14.1 -
Willey to Mathews, 1 run, that's the beauty of Mathews in a run-chase. It's not just brainless slogging. Picks a slower off-cutter, waits on it and nudges it to long-on
David Willey [2.0-0-10-2] is back into the attack
Ali's first over goes for 11. That's it for him I guess. England's spinners have cost a bomb anyway, with Rashid going for 31 in his two overs
13.6 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, now he is aiming yorkers. Ends up firing in a low full toss and is clouted to long-on. On the bounce to the fielder
13.5 -
Moeen Ali to T Perera, 1 run, fired in full and is swatted wide of long-on. Didn't get the length to find any elevation
13.4 -
Moeen Ali to T Perera, SIX, whoa! It's getting tasty. It's getting very tasty at the Kotla. Slanted in with the arm towards middle and leg, it's on a length though and there is no intention to make it turn. Perera heaves it with the angle and gets enough to clear mid-wicket
13.3 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, steps to leg and looks to club a fullish delivery, he aimed much straighter but his bat turns and Mathews drags it to deep mid-wicket
13.2 -
Moeen Ali to T Perera, 1 run, darted in with the arm on middle, Perera goes back and clips it through mid-wicket
Round the wicket to the leftie..
13.1 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, 1 run, quicker and fuller on middle, and is flicked with the turn through square leg
Moeen Ali, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Thisara Perera, left handed bat, comes to the crease
77 from 42. It's not beyond the Lankan skipper. But he needs someone to stick around.
12.6 -
Plunkett to Kapugedera, out Caught by Stokes!! He's slogged it a mile in the air off a thick top edge. It swirls and swirls over Stokes, who keeps his cool at deep backward square and pulls off a brilliant pressure catch. Not very smart stuff from Kapu, premeditated the heave and went through with it despite the line being well wide of off. Kapugedera c Stokes b Plunkett 30(27) [4s-2 6s-1]
Plunkett to Kapugedera, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
12.5 -
Plunkett to Mathews, 1 run, shuffles to off and picks a back of a length delivery through square leg with a turn of the wrists
12.4 -
Plunkett to Mathews, no run, flicked powerfully to mid-wicket, who gathers and shies at the non-striker's end where Kapu has given up. Way out, after being sent back. No direct hit though
12.3 -
Plunkett to Kapugedera, 1 run, waits on a back of a length delivery and dabs it to third man
12.2 -
Plunkett to Kapugedera, FOUR, England can't blow this from here. Surely can't. But they have been rattled. Plunkett dishes a length ball on leg, and Kapugedera picks it up with some awesome wrists. One bounce and over the deep backward square ropes. Some more of this, and you never know
12.1 -
Plunkett to Kapugedera, no run, flicked to mid-wicket. Just an innocuous length ball and Kapu has failed to place it in the gap
12.1 -
Plunkett to Kapugedera, wide, slips it down the leg-side, well down
Liam Plunkett [3.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, SIX, massive over. 21 off it. Do Lanka still believe? Do they? They will until Mathews is fighting out there. Rashid tries to put on a show of bravery and gives it a lot of flight, and he is smited over long-on
11.5 -
Adil Rashid to Kapugedera, 1 run, flatter outside off, dabbed wide of backward point
11.4 -
Adil Rashid to Kapugedera, SIX, now Kapu unloads. Rashid tosses it wider of off, might have been the googly, but it's too full. Allows Kapugedera to get under it and loft it inside out over wide long-off
11.3 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, 1 run, comes out of the crease but Mathews is smart to adjust when he isn't to the pitch, just nudges it to long-on
11.2 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, SIX, another big swing of the bat from Mathews, and he has lobbed it delectably over long-on. Rashid isn't afraid to toss it up, and is made to pay
11.1 -
Adil Rashid to Kapugedera, 1 run, don't think he picked the googly off the hand, but it was on the shorter side so Kapugedera could read it off the pitch and whip it to deep mid-wicket
10.6 -
Stokes to Kapugedera, 1 run, hurries on from a short of length, and Kapugedera swats the pull through mid-wicket. Got it high on the splice
10.5 -
Stokes to Mathews, 1 run, fullish outside off, and Mathews has drilled it wide of extra-cover. It's in the air, and looks like four. That's before Morgan darts into the frame with a flying effort, gets both hands but can't cling on. Outstanding effort. It would take a harsh man to call it a drop. A man who scolds children on Christmas eve
10.4 -
Stokes to Kapugedera, 1 run, tries to drive a back of a length delivery off the front foot, and tamely mistimes it wide of extra-cover where Morgan dives to his right and parries it towards mid-off
10.3 -
Stokes to Kapugedera, no run, hell's bells! A bit on the agricultural side from Kapugedera. Backs away a bit and tries to spank a shortish delivery through the off-side. Gets it high on the bat and mistimes it to backward point
10.2 -
Stokes to Mathews, 1 run, excellent follow up from Stokes. Right up there on the popping crease and Mathews can only jam it to long-on
10.1 -
Stokes to Mathews, FOUR, yeah, more of these! Short ball outside off, Mathews sees it early and butchers the pull through mid-wicket. The man in the deep is squarer and has no chance
I really hope Sri Lanka don't die wondering. No pride in that. They have to have a real go here.
9.6 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, 1 run, flighted and just outside off, Mathews was early into the drive, gets an inside edge towards long-on, just a single
9.5 -
Adil Rashid to Kapugedera, 1 run, Rashid drops one short and just outside off, pulled away towards deep mid-wicket for a single
9.4 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, 1 run, pushed through on off, worked in front of square on the on-side for a single
9.3 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, SIX, massive, Sri Lanka will believe until their captain stays in the middle, this was tossed up invitingly outside off, Mathews gets a big stride forward and lifts it high and over the sightscreen, that's a huge blow
9.2 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, no run, flighted and just outside off, pushed back towards the bowler
9.1 -
Adil Rashid to Kapugedera, 1 run, tossed up and just outside off, Kapugedera plays with the turn and works it towards long-on for a single
Adil Rashid, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
8.6 -
Stokes to Mathews, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, defended back at the bowler
8.5 -
Stokes to Mathews, no run, length delivery on the stumps, Mathews uses the bottom hand and drags it towards mid-wicket, can't beat the fielder though
8.4 -
Stokes to Mathews, no run, the off-cutter from Stokes, angled back into the right-hander, defended towards the off-side
8.3 -
Stokes to Kapugedera, 1 run, full and on Kapugedera's pads, clipped away off the inner half of the bat towards long leg
8.2 -
Stokes to Kapugedera, no run, now, Stokes slips in the slower ball, it was well outside off as well. Kapugedera was looking to dab it towards third man and is beaten for the lack of pace
8.2 -
Stokes to Kapugedera, wide, pacy bouncer from Stokes, went flying over Kapugedera's head, called as a wide for height
8.1 -
Stokes to Mathews, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, worked away in front of square on the on-side for a run
7.6 -
Plunkett to Kapugedera, FOUR, much better from Kapugedera, on a good length and well outside off, Kapugedera comes down the track, made room as he did so and went over extra cover, one bounce and over the ropes for a boundary
7.5 -
Plunkett to Mathews, 1 run, Mathews shimmies down the track to a full ball, but can't find the gap past mid-off with the drive. The fielder gets across quickly, slides and keeps them down to a single
7.4 -
Plunkett to Kapugedera, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, Kapugedera was early into the shot, the bottom hand came off and he ended up spooning it back over the bowler
7.3 -
Plunkett to Kapugedera, no run, the bouncer from Plunkett, Kapugedera ducks under it and lets it go
7.2 -
Plunkett to Kapugedera, no run, on a good length and just outside off, dabbed straight to the fielder at backward point
7.2 -
Plunkett to Kapugedera, wide, short and slipping down the leg-side, Kapugedera was looking to help it on its way and misses
7.1 -
Plunkett to Mathews, 1 run, short of a length and on the stumps, Mathews jumps across and nudges it in front of mid-wicket for a single
6.6 -
Stokes to Mathews, 1 run, slower ball from Stokes, gets it to dip onto Mathews, punched back towards him. He gets a hand but can't stop the ball from rolling away towards long-on
6.5 -
Stokes to Kapugedera, 1 run, too straight from Stokes, tucked away past the square leg umpire for a single
6.4 -
Stokes to Kapugedera, no run, nicely bowled by Stokes, went full and wide outside off, lured Kapugedera into the drive, he went with hard hands and played away from his body, beaten on the outside edge
6.4 -
Stokes to Kapugedera, wide, Stokes slips one down the leg-side, Kapugedera was looking to flick and missed, called as a wide
6.3 -
Stokes to Mathews, 1 run, tad fuller and on off, Mathews works it in front of square on the on-side for a single
6.2 -
Stokes to Mathews, no run, good, sharp bouncer from Stokes, Mathews does well to duck under it and lets it go
6.1 -
Stokes to Mathews, no run, pitched up and in that channel outside off, blocked straight to the fielder at cover
Ben Stokes, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
5.6 -
Plunkett to Mathews, 1 run, short of a length and on the stumps, Mathews jumps across and nurdles it in front of mid-wicket for a single
5.5 -
Plunkett to Kapugedera, 1 run, back of a length and well outside off, chopped away behind square on the off-side for a single
5.4 -
Plunkett to Mathews, 1 run, too straight from Plunkett, ends up drifting onto Mathews' pads, tucked away behind square on the on-side for a run
5.3 -
Plunkett to Mathews, no run, lovely delivery from Plunkett, bowled with a cross seam and straightened after pitching, Mathews hung his bat to dry, lucky not to have edged it
5.2 -
Plunkett to Kapugedera, 3 runs, banged in short and on the stumps, Kapugedera was looking to pull, is late on the shot and gloves it in front of Rashid at short fine. He went for the catch, the ball bounced awkwardly in front of him and rolled away towards the fence. Buttler gave a spirited chase, dives head long and pulls the ball back in, saves a run for his team
5.1 -
Plunkett to Kapugedera, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Kapugedera dabs it with an open face towards backward point, wants a run and is sent back
4.6 -
Jordan to Mathews, no run, width on offer from Jordan, Mathews chops it straight to cover
4.5 -
Jordan to Mathews, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Mathews hops across and defends it back at the bowler
4.4 -
Jordan to Kapugedera, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Kapugedera dabs it in front of cover-point for a quick single
4.4 -
Jordan to Kapugedera, wide, Jordan slips one down the leg-side, Kapugedera was looking to flick and missed, called as a wide
4.3 -
Jordan to Mathews, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, Mathews drops it to the right of cover-point and hares across for a quick single
4.2 -
Jordan to Mathews, FOUR, lovely shot, much better from Mathews, back of a length and on his pads, he gets inside the line and tucks it behind square on the on-side, beats the despairing dive from Hales to the fence
4.1 -
Jordan to Mathews, FOUR, inside edge and four, some luck for the Sri Lanka captain. This was short and wide outside off, Mathews threw his hands at that, gets an inside edge that rolls past the off-stump
Chris Jordan [1.0-0-5-1] is back into the attack
3.6 -
Plunkett to Mathews, 1 run, very full and just outside off, pushed in front of mid-off for a quick single
3.5 -
Plunkett to Mathews, no run, desperate from the Sri Lankan captain, dances down the track, Plunkett goes short and wide outside off. Mathews slashes at that and misses
3.4 -
Plunkett to Mathews, no run, yorker length delivery and angling back into Mathews, he watched it all along, was looking to nudge it towards the on-side and gets a soft leading edge - back at the bowler
3.3 -
Plunkett to Kapugedera, 1 run, on a length and coming back with the angle, nudged in front of square on the on-side for a single
3.2 -
Plunkett to Kapugedera, no run, fraction fuller and just outside off, Kapugedera stabs forward and defends it back towards the bowler
3.1 -
Plunkett to Kapugedera, no run, short of a good length and on off, Kapugedera stays in his crease and defends it
Liam Plunkett, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Chamara Kapugedera, right handed bat, comes to the crease
2.6 -
Willey to Mathews, out Thirimanne Run Out!! It's going from bad to worse for Sri Lanka. On a good length and just outside off, Mathews dabbed it in front of cover, took a couple of steps down the track, Thirimanne responded and was almost half-way down the track before being sent back. Stokes swooped on the ball, took a couple of steps forward before under-arming a direct hit at the bowler's end. Thirimanne put in the dive, but he was well short. Thirimanne run out (Stokes) 3(5)
Willey to Mathews, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Angelo Mathews, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Disaster for Sri Lanka. I think Thirimanne is run-out. He's OUT
2.5 -
Willey to Siriwardana, out Caught by Eoin Morgan!! Six and OUT! It's all going downhill for Sri Lanka and South Africa. This was a good length delivery outside off, Siriwardana made room, shimmied down the track and was looking to go over extra cover. He didn't get the required height, Morgan was at the edge of the ring, times his jump well and holds a good catch - over his head. Sri Lanka are sinking in Delhi. Siriwardana c Eoin Morgan b Willey 7(7) [6s-1]
Willey to Siriwardana, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
2.4 -
Willey to Siriwardana, SIX, clubbed, much needed for Sri Lanka, fraction too short and on the stumps, Siriwardana stays on the front foot and pummels it over wide mid-wicket, almost took a camera person on its way
Slip moves out towards mid-wicket
2.3 -
Willey to Siriwardana, no run, short of a length and swinging into Siriwardana's pads, he has no room for the big shot, ends up missing and is struck high on the thigh pad
2.2 -
Willey to Thirimanne, 1 run, length delivery on Thirimanne's pads, nudged away past mid-wicket for a single
2.1 -
Willey to Thirimanne, no run, almost a catch, Rashid took it on the half-volley, said 'no' to the catch almost immediately! Full and on Thirimanne's pads, he prodded across and clipped it in the air, just bounced in front of short fine
1.6 -
Jordan to Thirimanne, 1 run, back of a length and on Thirimanne's pads, tucked away past square leg for a single
1.5 -
Jordan to Siriwardana, 1 run, full and swinging into Siriwardana's pads, cramped him for room, whipped away to the left of mid-on for a single
1.5 -
Jordan to Siriwardana, wide, Jordan sprays this one miles down the leg-side, called as a wide
1.4 -
Jordan to Thirimanne, 1 run, almost chopped on! This was a back of a length delivery just outside off, Thirimanne was looking to run it towards third man, gets a bottom edge that rolled just past the off-stump, Siriwardana calls him through for a quick single, Buttler is quick on the ball, but the batsman is quicker
1.3 -
Jordan to Thirimanne, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Thirimanne gets forward and defends it towards the off-side
Lahiru Thirimanne, left handed bat, comes to the crease
1.2 -
Jordan to Chandimal, out Caught by Buttler!! Catching practice for Buttler! A nothing shot from Chandimal, the heads are down in the Sri Lankan camp. What was Chandimal trying to do here? There was a slip in place, third man was there as well, for all the worth of it, this would have fetched him only a single. This was a back of a length delivery outside off that held its line, Chandimal shuffled across, opens the face of the bat at the last moment and literally guided it to Buttler's right. He moves across and snaffles with glee. Chandimal c Buttler b Jordan 1(3)
Jordan to Chandimal, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
1.1 -
Jordan to Chandimal, no run, back of a length and well outside off, Chandimal chops it straight to the fielder at backward point
1.1 -
Jordan to Chandimal, wide, short and angling down the leg-side, Chandimal was looking to help it on its way and missed, called as a wide
Chris Jordan, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Willey to Siriwardana, no run, short of a good length and a hint of shape away from outside off, Siriwardana is nowhere near the line as he pokes and missed. Excellent start from Willey
0.5 -
Willey to Siriwardana, no run, that's a cracker, opened Siriwardana up completely. Willey shortened the length and gets this one to nip away, Siriwardana was looking to work it against the line, gets opened up completely and is beaten on the outside edge, almost grazed the off-stump on its way to the keeper
0.4 -
Willey to Siriwardana, no run, fuller length delivery and on off, Siriwardana watches it all along, plays with an open face and drives it straight to cover-point
Milinda Siriwardana, left handed bat, comes to the crease
0.3 -
Willey to Dilshan, out Caught by Hales!! A million hearts slump as Dilshan falls! This was a lovely set-up from England and Dilshan has fallen into the trap. Full and a hint of nip back into the right-hander, Dilshan swung through the line, didn't bother to keep the ball down, straight down to Hales at deep backward square leg. Horror start for Sri Lanka and dare I say, South Africa. Dilshan c Hales b Willey 2(2)
Willey to Dilshan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Dilshan is OUT
0.2 -
Willey to Dilshan, 2 runs, fuller length delivery and swinging into Dilshan's pads, clipped away behind square on the on-side. There are two men in the deep, a couple of runs for Dilshan
0.1 -
Willey to Chandimal, 1 run, fuller length delivery and a hint of nip back into Chandimal, clipped in front of mid-wicket for a quick single, there's a shy at the bowler's end, but Chandimal was well home
Chandimal and Dilshan are at the crease. Chandimal is on strike. Willey will open the attack