The players are out in the middle and we are good to go. Lakmal has the ball in hand. 3 slips and a gully in place...
Right then! Sri Lanka could only add 28 runs to their overnight score. Mathews scored half of that and the rest was managed by some rusty strokes from the tailenders. Southee, Wagner and Bracewell shared a wicket each this morning and put paid to the Lankan's hope of achieving the 300-mark. Be back in about 10 minutes to catch New Zealand's reponse with the bat...
80.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, out Caught by Brendon McCullum!! That will be it! Sri Lanka fall 8 short of 300. A mark they would have loved to achieve this morning. But it wasn't to be. Coming to the final wicket: Full and drifting in around off, Chameera stays on the back foot and loft-drives in the air sans any feet movement. Ball kisses the toe-end and lobs straight down the throat of B-Mac at mid-off who accepts with alacrity. Dushmantha Chameera c Brendon McCullum b Doug Bracewell 4(46)
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
79.6 -
Wagner to Pradeep, 2 runs, short and sliding down leg, Pradeep goes deep inside the crease and flicks over a non-existent short fine, Boult tidies up in the deep
79.5 -
Wagner to Pradeep, no run, short and just outside off, Pradeep tries to steer it over the slip cordon but was beaten for the extra bounce
79.4 -
Wagner to Pradeep, no run, back of a length around off, Pradeep hops inside the crease and taps with an open bat face towards the off-side
79.3 -
Wagner to Pradeep, no run, angled away outside off, Pradeep lets it go
79.2 -
Wagner to Pradeep, no run, pacy short of length delivery on leg-stump line, bounced extra too! Pradeep jumps inside the crease and fends awkwardly, gets it off the inside half and it just lands short of Latham at FSL
79.1 -
Wagner to Pradeep, no run, back of a length on middle, Pradeep keeps it out
78.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, keeps peckering in that outside off zone, left alone to the keeper
78.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, good length and outside off, Chameera swings wildly and can only manage thin air on that
78.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, 2 runs, shortish and just outside off, Chameera lifts through the line but doesn't quite time it. Skews off the toe-end and evades a back-tracking mid-off, useful runs these for Sri Lanka
78.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, dug in short on the stumps, Chameera ducks under it
78.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, on a length and wide of off, Chameera lifts his bat and lets it go
78.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, bumper again, Chameera manages to fend this towards cover, off the splice
Nuwan Pradeep, right handed bat, comes to the crease
77.6 -
Wagner to Lakmal, out Caught by Williamson!! Gone this time! Too good a delivery to Lakmal and he's picked the safest New Zealand fielder on the ground. Bouncer angled into the batsman. Lakmal hangs back and tries to fend off the back foot. Ball hits the shoulder of the bat and balloons straight to Kane Williamson at gully who takes the simplest of catches. Lakmal c Williamson b Wagner 4(17)
Wagner to Lakmal, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
77.5 -
Wagner to Lakmal, no run, oh, c'mon! What is happening out there? Are the wickets stuck inside a concrete? Yesterday it was Bracewell and today it's Wagner. This short ball reared onto Lakmal who was on the back foot to fend. Ball pings the shoulder and deflects onto the base off the stumps. Just like yesterday, the bails decide not to respond. New Zealand fielders, as expected, wear an expression of disbelief
77.4 -
Wagner to Lakmal, no run, that short ball tactic nearly worked. Short and around the hips. Lakmal tucks aerially but it tantalisingly flies past a diving FSL
77.3 -
Wagner to Lakmal, no run, short of length around fourth stump, punched straight towards short cover
77.2 -
Wagner to Lakmal, no run, another lifter at the batsman, Lakmal arches back and half-ducks to let that go
77.1 -
Wagner to Lakmal, no run, Wagner comes into the attack and so does the short ball. This one's angled across the right-hander and Lakmal lets it go
Neil Wagner [7.0-0-49-0] is back into the attack
76.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, forces Chameera to play at this one. Angled in from a fullish length around off, blocked back to the bowler
76.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, still doesn't make Chameera play, good length and good line outside off, to no avail
76.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, another one that zips off the surface, Chameera isn't going for anything that's outside his left-eyeline
76.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, beaut! Good length delivery that straightens past the hanging blade of Chameera, too good for a tailender
76.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, keeps it around fifth, sixth stump on a good length, Chameera ain't chasing that
76.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, pitched smidgen fuller just outside off, doesn't evoke any interest from Chameera who lets it go
75.6 -
Southee to Lakmal, no run, well done BJ Watling! Saved a certain boundary there. This one's leg-side(ish) too. Lakmal misses on the flick. The ball brushes the pad and flies to the left of Watling who dives and collects
75.5 -
Southee to Lakmal, no run, splays this length delivery down leg, Lakmal tries to flick but makes no contact whatsoever
75.4 -
Southee to Lakmal, 2 runs, full and in the driving zone for a right-hander, Lakmal leans into the drive and places it past cover to pick a couple of runs
75.3 -
Southee to Lakmal, no run, probing away in the outside off corridor, Lakmal hoists his bat and lets it go
75.2 -
Southee to Lakmal, no run, short of length well outside off, Lakmal opens the face of the blade and dabs towards the man at gully
75.1 -
Southee to Lakmal, no run, back of a length stuff on middle and leg, Lakmal stays inside the crease to clip this straight to short mid-wicket
74.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, good length that generates extra bounce in the outside off channel, Chameera doesn't bother with it
74.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, second bouncer of the over arrives and Chameera is nice and early to hunker under that
74.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, jaffa! Good length that held its line in the corridor of uncertainty. Chameera, like he's done all day, plays inside the line and luck does the rest
74.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, pitched up and nipped back in slightly, around fifth stump, Chameera shoulders arms
74.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, the bumper-barrage begins and the ducking dance begins too
74.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, Bracewell hits the good length straightaway, the line is a bit too wide to make Chameera play though
Doug Bracewell [19.0-2-79-1] is back into the attack
73.6 -
Southee to Lakmal, no run, length delivery on the stumps, Lakmal defends from the crease
73.5 -
Southee to Lakmal, no run, peach! Bowled on a length and tailed away late in the corridor of uncertainty, squares Lakmal up who was trying to block, lucky not to have edged that
73.4 -
Southee to Lakmal, no run, good length stuff around off, Lakmal hangs back to block
73.3 -
Southee to Lakmal, no run, full on off, Lakmal pats this towards short cover
73.2 -
Southee to Lakmal, 2 runs, full and shaping away in around off, Lakmal looks to work it through the leg-side. Ekes out a leading edge which dribbles through cover and Lakmal is off the mark with a double
Suranga Lakmal, right handed bat, comes to the crease
73.1 -
Southee to Mathews, out Caught by Latham!! First wicket of the morning and it's that man again - Southee, the first one to claim a wicket on day 1 and 2. He gets the big fish too. Bowls this one on a good length and keeps it around the fourth stump channel. Draws Mathews forward invitingly. The Lankan skipper, with laden feet, pokes and feeds an outside edge to third slip. Latham dives low to his right and pouches a well-judged catch. Mathews c Latham b Southee 77(125) [4s-7 6s-3]
Southee to Mathews, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
72.6 -
Boult to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, fuller and curling away outside off, Chameera leaves
72.5 -
Boult to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, jagged away slightly off the seam, Chameera stays rooted to the crease and doesn't offer a shot
72.4 -
Boult to Mathews, 1 run, back of a length just outside off, Mathews taps this towards cover and hustles for a quick single
72.3 -
Boult to Mathews, no run, fullish and on middle, Mathews slogs hard but picks out mid-wicket to perfection
72.2 -
Boult to Mathews, FOUR, shot! Dismissive nonchalance stuff from Mathews! Short and sat up nicely outside off, Mathews rocks back and spanks the pull through mid-wicket, raced away in a jiffy
72.1 -
Boult to Mathews, no run, bumper slinging away from the Sri Lankan skipper, he doesn't bother with it
71.6 -
Southee to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, tests him in the corridor of uncertainty, Chameera ain't playing that
71.5 -
Southee to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, angled in and swung late from a good length, Chameera pushes tentatively and is lucky not to have nicked that
71.4 -
Southee to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, dug in short on the stumps, Chameera half-ducks and lets it go
71.3 -
Southee to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, much better this time. On a good length and on middle, Chameera presents a straight bat in defence
71.2 -
Southee to Dushmantha Chameera, leg byes, FOUR, poor stuff from Southee! He sprays this one down leg, Chameera fails to tickle fine and gets it off the thigh pad. Watling pulls off a desperate dive to his left but to no avail
71.1 -
Southee to Mathews, 1 run, pitched up on middle and leg, Mathews shuffles across and flicks it to fine leg and races across for an easy single
70.6 -
Boult to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, this one tailed away slightly off the seam, Chameera though shoulders arms
70.5 -
Boult to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, full and outside off, left alone
70.4 -
Boult to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, lifter just outside off, Chameera scooches low and lets it go
70.3 -
Boult to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, this one angled away off the seam, Chameera doesn't like playing at those
70.2 -
Boult to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, full and swinging away, the line isn't a troubling one though, Chameera watches it sail through to the keeper
70.1 -
Boult to Mathews, 1 run, back of a length on the hips, Mathews hops inside the crease and tucks it through mid-wicket
69.6 -
Southee to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, this one bounced extra, on a good length outside off, Chameera shoulders arms
69.5 -
Southee to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, fuller and swinging back in just outside off, Chameera plays inside the line and lets it go
69.4 -
Southee to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, ah, beaut! This one was bowled from wide of the crease. Chameera had to play and tried to defend. The ball swings in, pitches and nips across the bat blade
69.3 -
Southee to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, another one that's outside off and the swing taking it further away. Easy leave
69.2 -
Southee to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, too wide outside off to tempt Chameera to play. Left alone
69.1 -
Southee to Mathews, 1 run, tap-and-run to point for a quick single
68.6 -
Boult to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, is opened up as Boult angles this in and nips it away off the pitch to beat the outside edge
68.5 -
Boult to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, and now comes that attempt to cover drive. Gets on one knee and swings. Misses by a mile. Beaten
68.4 -
Boult to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, on a length outside off, Chameera opens the bat face and bunts it to point
68.3 -
Boult to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, inswinger that's been hurled on a fuller length, Chameera tries to clip but misses. The ball takes the pads and tuns into the leg-side as the batsmen cross over
68.2 -
Boult to Mathews, 1 run, Mathews stays inside the crease and works one to mid-wicket for a quick single
68.1 -
Boult to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, on the middle and leg, tucked behind square for a single
67.6 -
Southee to Mathews, FOUR, Southee errs in line yet again. Short and drifting onto the pads, Mathews hangs back and flicks uppishly over non-existent short fine to claim his first boundary of the day
67.5 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, oh, hello! Where did that come from? Mathews isn't holding back. He jumps down the track to smack Southee over his head. Ball bounces extra and beats him on the top-edge
67.4 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, fullish and just outside off, Mathews push-drives in front of short cover
67.3 -
Southee to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, another one that's a tad too straight from Southee, Chameera clips behind square and offers the strike to his skipper
67.2 -
Southee to Mathews, 1 run, first runs of the morning! Full and straight. Mathews goes back and across to flick this towards mid-wicket. Also goes past 4000 runs in Test match cricket.
67.1 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, Southee steams in and delivers a gentle outswinger outside off which Mathews leaves
Hello all! It's bright and sunny at Seddon Park and we're all set for what should be an exciting day of Test match cricket. Southee will get us under way, 3 slips and a gully in place...
Yes! Indeed, they were IMPATIENT. On a wicket that demanded Mcgrath-Esque control, Brendon's boys kept hitting the non-troubling zone and could barely baffle the visitors. Before rain brought a premature end to the day's play, the vexation-ometer ticked over from moderate to mild for the New Zealanders. All to play for today then! Mathews, will surely, have 300 in mind. Let's see where it ends and how the Black Caps begin (with the bat). Ball-rolling action in a while. Be with us...
09:30 Local Time, 21:30 GMT, 02:00 IST: Morning all! Hamilton threatened to humiliate the relatively inexperienced Lankan batting line-up. With green grass and luckless toss, Mathews' men were asked to have a first sniff against the leather. Going by the above lines, one could have least expected a wicket or two inside first 10 overs. But it wasn't to be. Sri Lankan willows sounded solid more often than not. They pressed the aggressive button which helped them nullify the swing and seam of some impatient bowling from the Kiwis.
The day nearly belonged to Sri Lanka, despite the late and familiar Mathews-marooning hiccups. A green pitch, a promising Kiwi bowling lineup and Dunedin-drained Sri Lankan spirits posed severe threats to the series revival. And then the toss betrayed too, as if to signal mayhem for the visitors. The fightback that followed amazed. The hosts were made to look toothless early on and the bowling kept getting more Santa-like giving until Boult produced that spell late in the rain-curtailed day. Chandimal was exquisite, challenging and beating McCullum in his own game until that tea break (and unlucky Bracewell) struck. Mathews held fort along with Siriwardana but an assembly-line of batsmen at the other end forced him to survive in a session he should have filled his boots in. With the Kiwis belatedly finding their lines-lengths and Mathews digging deep, tomorrow promises to be exciting. Join us at 10:00am local tomorrow. Cheers and buh-bye!
17:02 Local Time, 04:02 GMT, 09:32 IST: Persistent rain has forced early stumps at Hamilton. The play will begin half an hour early tomorrow. So do remember to join us back 30 minutes earlier than you'd have.
16:58 Local Time, 03:58 GMT, 09:28 IST: It's still drizzling at the Seddon Park. The square is still very much an activity area with a few groundsmen running across to tuck in the covers. The ground bears a more deserted look. We'll get back to you with more updates in a while.
16:29 Local Time, 03:29 GMT, 08:59 IST: The rainfall has gotten heavier and the umpires have a mini-meeting before they decide to take the players off. The hessian is rushed out. The umbrellas are out in the crowd and it'll be a delay at Hamilton. Stay tuned for further updates and hope for it to be a passing shower while you refill your coffee mug.
66.6 -
Boult to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, another one on short of length, Chameera stays back and middles the defence straight down the pitch
66.5 -
Boult to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, bunts this one back to the bowler
66.4 -
Boult to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, another one in the leg-stump lane and swings in further to take it further down the leg side. Chameera leaves it all alone yet again
66.3 -
Boult to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, down the leg side, Mathews turns around to watch it go
Dushmantha Chameera, right handed bat, comes to the crease
66.2 -
Boult to Mathews, out Herath Run Out!! And Boult has opened the floodgates. Another one sent packing and Sri Lanka are undoing all the steely defenses and the sword-edged drives. Mathews open-batted the tap to point and charged off. Herath was slow to respond. Jogged his way to the other end and was found short by a rifle-throw from Williamson. Ran across from gully, right-handed the throw and hit the stumps at the striker's end. Herath run out (Williamson) 4(6)
Boult to Mathews, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Run out review: Herath looks short at the striker's end and yes, he's out. By a distance. Only if Herath could dive
It's drizzling but the play is on
66.1 -
Boult to Mathews, no run, fullish in length and sliding across, Mathews whips it to square leg but can't buy a run
65.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Herath, no run, half-deliberate would be perfect to describe that. Herath opened his bat face to a length ball outside off. Playes it to the left of third slip who made a diving stop to deny Herath yet again
65.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Herath, 2 runs, McCullum is everywhere. Like the holes in a Swiss cheese. Dives again to deny a boundary off Herath's well-timed push through cover
65.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Herath, no run, swipes the bat in the air before letting the ball ping the middle of a straight bat. Ask Herath how he does that
65.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, 1 run, banged in on back of a length, Mathews stays camped on the back foot and tucks it from under his arms to backward square leg
65.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Herath, 1 run, full on the pads, Herath clips it to backward square leg for a hurriedly-run watch-the-ball single
65.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Herath, no run, full length delivery is defended back to the bowler
64.6 -
Boult to Herath, 1 run, manages an outside edge that rolls square of the wicket and Herath manages to get off the mark
Rangana Herath, left handed bat, comes to the crease
64.5 -
Boult to Kithuruwan Vithanage, out Caught by Brendon McCullum!! McCullum is a Superman when he's not the Kiwi captain. Sometimes he doubles up as both. Like now. Dived full length and grabbed it inches above the ground. Boult, hooping it around at Seddon Park now, dished one fuller. Vithanage wanted to wrist it towards mid-wicket, eked out a leading edge that was made heroic by McCullum at mid-off. Kithuruwan Vithanage c Brendon McCullum b Boult 0(3)
Boult to Kithuruwan Vithanage, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
64.4 -
Boult to Kithuruwan Vithanage, no run, Boult has found it back. Just took one wicket. And a dark-looking ball. And some rain-laden clouds. Or just the right mindset. Whatever. Swings this into the left-hander who's drawn into the defence but the ball nips away and swings across the bat
64.3 -
Boult to Kithuruwan Vithanage, no run, length ball that swings across the bat. Vithanage luckily defended inside the line of that edge-threatening delivery
Kithuruwan Vithanage, left handed bat, comes to the crease
64.2 -
Boult to Siriwardana, out Caught by Ross Taylor!! Stop the press. Kiwis eke out an edge and manage to hold on. Just managed to hold on. Taylor is mobbed and patted on his back for reverse-cupping that onto his chest. Boult had hurled this on a length outside off, Siriwardana hung his bat out to dry intending a mere poke at that. The ball swung away, caught the outside edge and lobbed tummy-high to Taylor who juggled before finally holding onto the catch at first slip. Siriwardana c Ross Taylor b Boult 62(81) [4s-5 6s-3]
Boult to Siriwardana, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
64.1 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, another convincing sure-footed defence to a good length delivery on off
63.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, loud appeal but looked more desperate than convincing. Mathews turned around to tickle but missed. The leg-side drifter brazed the pad and settles into the keeper's mitts amidst throat-clearing appeals
63.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, fullish on and around sixth stump, Mathews digs it into the pitch with a forward lunge
63.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, 1 run, and this one's a pull short. Siriwardana had all the time in the world to rock back and fetch the pull from outside off. Doesn't place it too well and gets only a single to deep mid-wicket
63.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, FOUR, this is horrible from the Kiwis. More so because you won the toss on a demon-looking pitch. This one's a full toss. A poor ball at Nagpur or Hamilton. Siriwardana gleefully flicks it to the fine leg fence
63.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, no run, hurled on a length across the batsman who gets forward to cover the line and blocks it to cover
63.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, 1 run, back of a length on sixth stump, Mathews stands tall and pats it to short cover for a sneaky single
Lots of buzz in the ground now. The umpires have called for the coats. Looks a bit chilly too. The covers-carrying truck is ready near the ropes
62.6 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, full. Wide of off. Siriwardana is not buying that. Lets it go
62.5 -
Boult to Siriwardana, FOUR, and this boundary breaches the 250 mark. Something that looked impossible when Mathews lost the toss. Coming to the delivery, it was full and wide. Siriwardana leaned into the shot and sliced the drive to place it through point
62.4 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, angles this one in, Siriwardana just presents the full face of the bat
62.3 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, another one too wide of off to tempt Siriwardana into having a go at that. Even more difficult with a 60-over old ball and a batsman batting on a 50+ score
62.2 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, fuller length delivery that's wide of off. Doesn't take off the pitch like some other deliveries. Pootles low to the keeper
62.1 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, on a fullish length, Siriwardana times the defence to point
Trent Boult [14.0-1-38-0] is back into the attack
61.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, full bunger that rears up. Mathews extends his arms high up in the air while leaving to avoid a glove on that
61.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, another one that's left alone outside off
61.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, fullish delivery that Mathews was looking to defend back. Defended back but ended up jamming it in the pitch to rob any chances off a sindle staright down the ground
61.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, length delivery on the off-stump, Mathews stays in his crease to defend this back to the bowler
61.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, hurled full in the corridor of uncertainty, Mathews doesn't bother with it
Dark clouds hovering in the sky
61.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, 1 run, late swing! A short of length ball that enticed a cut shot but the ball swung back in to cramp him for room. Ended up playing a tame slap to silly point
60.6 -
Mitchell Santner to Mathews, no run, tossed up on middle, Mathews defends it with a straight bat
60.5 -
Mitchell Santner to Mathews, SIX, he's in the mood. Spinner bowling in the third session and he's taking full toll of it. Gets out of his crease, gets to the pitch of the ball and plays a one-legged flick uppishly. So much so that the ball sails over long-on nonchalantly
60.4 -
Mitchell Santner to Mathews, no run, tossed up, Mathews executes the perfect forward defence
60.3 -
Mitchell Santner to Mathews, no run, hints at using his feet. Mitchell Santner drops it short. Mathews cuts his shimmy halfway and closes the bat face on the defence
60.2 -
Mitchell Santner to Siriwardana, 1 run, a forward lunge and a open-bat tap to point for a hare-y single
60.1 -
Mitchell Santner to Siriwardana, no run, pushed through, the ball never threatened to come back in and the batsman safely shouldered arms
59.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, a late decision to leave the ball but does it all right. The ball was fullish and meandering away outside off
59.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, full and outside off, Mathews leaves it alone to the keeper
59.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, 5 wides, bangs this one. Watling is too short to beat the vicious bounce on that one. Sails over his leap and to the boundary ropes
Three slips in place
59.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, awkward-looking defence. Back of a length ball wide of off, Mathews widened his stance to get behind that and just dead-batted it
59.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, 1 run, wrong line down the leg side. Siriwardana easily ticks it off his hips to backward square leg for a single
59.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, no run, this back of a length ball cuts back in, Siriwardana is surprised as he hauls his bat inside the line. Manages to get something to keep it out
59.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, FOUR, straight bat, played it underneath his eyes, stretched his hands and timed the push-drive through vacant mid-off. Everything right to get to the second half-century of your career
58.6 -
Mitchell Santner to Siriwardana, 1 run, tucked to backward square leg for a quick single. A quick throw at the striker's end but Mathews was well in. Safe by a distance. But the arm-apeed on that Boult throw was the thunder-steeler
58.5 -
Mitchell Santner to Mathews, leg byes, 1 run, Watling was marooned in his appeal there. Santner pushed it through, Mathews was tentatively forward. Ball bounced off the surface, took the pad and lobbed over the lone slip
58.4 -
Mitchell Santner to Mathews, no run, fuller length brings Mathews forward. A closed-face defence to mid-wicket
58.3 -
Mitchell Santner to Mathews, no run, shuffles within his crease and takes this dragged back ball off the back foot
58.2 -
Mitchell Santner to Mathews, no run, tossed up and drifting in, Mathews lunges forward in defence
Just one slip now
58.1 -
Mitchell Santner to Mathews, no run, big forward stretch to the pitch of the ball and defence to covers
57.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, no run, everything looks easy under the Hamilton sun now. Every thing is being middled. Another one pitched up, Siriwardana gets forward and drives. Times it well but plays it straight to cover
57.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, 1 run, dishes one very full, Mathews opens the bat face as he tries to dig it out. Gets a single to backward point
57.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, leg byes, 1 run, attempted angle-across but the line is too leg-stumpish. Siriwardana is late on the clip, the ball thuds into the knee-roll and rolls square of the wicket on the leg-side
57.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, no run, fullish outside off, Siriwardana lets it go to the keeper
57.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, SIX, that mimicked slashing a tree. Spotted the short ball early, hung back to it and swatted it through square leg for a pancake-flat six
57.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, no run, hurled fuller, Siriwardana bunts it back to the bowler
56.6 -
Mitchell Santner to Mathews, SIX, what a way to get to the fifty! 23rd in Tests. Sees the invitation, uses his feet and Tiger Woods it straight over the bowler's head for a king-sized maximum
56.5 -
Mitchell Santner to Siriwardana, 1 run, tried to loop it further but ended up dragging it short, Siriwardana half-turned with a clip to square leg
56.4 -
Mitchell Santner to Siriwardana, no run, sliding across the batsman who lifts his bat and lets it go
56.3 -
Mitchell Santner to Siriwardana, no run, quicker, Siriwardana blunts it from the crease
56.2 -
Mitchell Santner to Siriwardana, no run, flighted delivery drifting across, Siriwardana gets forward to defend
56.1 -
Mitchell Santner to Siriwardana, 2 runs, another use of the feet. Invitingly tossed up, Siriwardana gets to the pitch and swings through the line. Not as good a connection as the last time and the ball is just hauled back inside the long-on rope
55.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, FOUR, this is lovely. The intent. And the sun-baked outfield is giving now. Not quite off the middle, more off the outside half but a good enough wood and tailor-esque placement through cover ensured four runs
55.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, fullish, Mathews is crease-bound as he tamely defends it towards extra cover
55.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, full and bursting off the pitch. The first-slip pointed seam made it an easy leave to the keeper
55.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, length outside off, Mathews hauls his bat inside a line like a pendulum-swing
55.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, full and nipping away, Mathews is lured into a drive and is beaten. The length NZ should have been bowling all afternoon
55.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, 3 runs, not a full-bloooded drive but a timed push through covers. Siriwardana crosses over thrice and is hurried by a rifle of a throw from sweeper cover. Dives and just manages to slide his bat in time
Run out review: A throw at bowler's end but Siriwardana looks well in. Not out
54.6 -
Mitchell Santner to Mathews, no run, Mathews is well forward to this tossed up delivery on off
54.5 -
Mitchell Santner to Siriwardana, 1 run, extra bounce on this dragged down delivery, Siriwardana rides it with open face and gets a single to point
54.4 -
Mitchell Santner to Siriwardana, no run, tossed up, Siriwardana bunts it to mid-off
54.3 -
Mitchell Santner to Siriwardana, SIX, oh my! What tea was served in the dressing room? Quicker through the air, Siriwardana shimmies and swings his arm like a golf player. Timed, wooded and the ball sails over the long-on ropes
54.2 -
Mitchell Santner to Siriwardana, no run, lovely loop on a very full length, Siriwardana waits for it to arrive and digs it out
54.1 -
Mitchell Santner to Siriwardana, no run, shortish and down the leg side, Siriwardana tucks it to the leg side but can't get past square leg
Welcome back. Sri Lanka have fought through two sessions and emerged victorious twice in two sessions, albeit helped by some buffet-bowling by the Kiwis. The hosts will want to send Mathews packing early after Tea. For that, a little more incision will need to be spined with a little more patience. Sun's out. Grass's changing its colour like a chameleon. And Santner is on the top of his mark with two slips in place
Must say it was a session of two different stories. Although one can affirm that Sri Lanka are right on top at the moment, they were ably helped by some inconsistent bowling from the Kiwis. Chandimal and Jayasundera, who both looked well set for a fifty, missed out on the opportunity courtesy of some daft running and rash shot respectively. Since then it was the serene Siriwardana and the ever-cool skipper Mathews who made life hard for the Black Caps. They just waited for the loose balls and ensured it didn't go scot-free. Although barrage-of-bouncers tested their resilience, they got through that period intact. C'est la vie for batsmen in Test cricket. Be back in about 15 minutes to catch the final session..
53.6 -
Williamson to Mathews, no run, tossed up around off, blocked back to the bowler
53.5 -
Williamson to Mathews, no run, touch wider of off, Mathews goes back and attempts a fierce cut, can beat the man at backward point
53.4 -
Williamson to Mathews, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Mathews punches it back to the bowler
53.3 -
Williamson to Siriwardana, 1 run, spinning into the pads, Siriwardana pulls all along the ground through mid-wicket
53.2 -
Williamson to Siriwardana, no run, ooooh! How did that miss off? The arm-ball from Santner, pitched just outside off and spun in sharply to tantalisingly miss the off-stump (by a whisker may be). Siriwardana was on the back foot looking to cut. Watling too fails to gather cleanly, the duo ponder about a quick single but they decide against it
53.1 -
Williamson to Siriwardana, no run, short and wide, Siriwardana misses out on the chance, rocks back and chops the cut straight to point
Kane Williamson, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Two slips and a FSL in place
52.6 -
Mitchell Santner to Mathews, FOUR, poor delivery to end the over. Sliding down leg - All Mathews needed to do was to get some bat on that. He does so with a well-timed flick and earns a boundary through short fine leg
52.5 -
Mitchell Santner to Mathews, no run, wider of off, Mathews camps on the back foot and cuts, can't get it past backward point though
52.4 -
Mitchell Santner to Mathews, no run, quicker around middle and leg, Mathews blocks to FSL
52.3 -
Mitchell Santner to Mathews, no run, non-turning ball on middle, Mathews turns it to the right of FSL
52.2 -
Mitchell Santner to Mathews, no run, shortish and just outside off, Mathews punches solidly to mid-off
52.1 -
Mitchell Santner to Mathews, no run, slower and spinning away a tad, Mathews opens the face of the bat and dabs towards short third man
Mitchell Santner [2.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack
One slip and a FSL in place
51.6 -
Southee to Siriwardana, no run, hits the good length and delivers it around the sixth stump channel, Siriwardana bunts towards short cover
51.5 -
Southee to Siriwardana, no run, dug in short on the stumps, Siriwardana stoops low and lets it go
51.4 -
Southee to Mathews, 1 run, another one that's a little too easy for the Sri Lankan skipper, on the pads, worked away towards mid-wicket
51.3 -
Southee to Mathews, 2 runs, slightly fuller on middle and off, Mathews punches with soft hands past the non-striker to gather another couple of runs, poor stuff this from the Kiwi bowlers. Their lines haven't been spot on
51.2 -
Southee to Mathews, 2 runs, too straight again, Mathews shuffles across and clips it through mid-wicket for a brace
51.1 -
Southee to Siriwardana, 1 run, on the leg-stump line, flicked away to fine leg and Siriwardana ticks off another single
51.1 -
Southee to Siriwardana, 5 wides, what happened there? Southee bowls a short one and it nearly misses everyone. The diminutive Watling though manages to get a glove on the leap, but the extra bounce was too bad such that it raced away to the third man fence in a hurry
50.6 -
Boult to Mathews, FOUR, short and asking to be slapped. Wide of off and Mathews puts it away, with nonchalant timing off the back foot, cut shot through cover
50.5 -
Boult to Mathews, no run, makes him play again by keeping it around off, blocked back to the bowler
50.4 -
Boult to Mathews, no run, angles it in from a fuller length, Mathews flicks crisply but mid-wicket is in situ to deny Mathews a boundary
Switches to round the wicket now
50.3 -
Boult to Mathews, no run, short of a good length on and around off, Mathews defends from the crease
50.2 -
Boult to Mathews, no run, short of length wide of off, Mathews punches straight towards point
50.1 -
Boult to Mathews, leg byes, FOUR, wayward stuff from Boult. Swinging down the leg-side, Mathews was late on the attempted flick. Ball strikes the pad and races away to the fine leg fence
49.6 -
Southee to Siriwardana, no run, bouncer on the stumps, Siriwardana doesn't bother with it
49.5 -
Southee to Siriwardana, FOUR, jeez! That's a classy stroke. This bloke certainly has the mettle to play Test match cricket. Watches the ball closely and times the drive past mid-off to perfection, no need to run for those. Also brings up the 50-run stand
49.4 -
Southee to Siriwardana, 2 runs, width on offer, Siriwardana stays back and cuts this back of a length delivery through the gap at cover, good enough to sneak a double
49.3 -
Southee to Siriwardana, no run, fuller and veering down leg, Siriwardana's flick is intercepted by short mid-wicket
49.2 -
Southee to Mathews, 1 run, this one's more comfortable for Mathews, short and on the stumps, rose tall and flicked square on the leg-side for an easy single
49.1 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, that must have hurt! Mathews is grimacing in pain. This short of length delivery got good bounce and caught Mathews by surprise. He was on the front foot trying to fend. Was a fraction late in doing so, ball catches the soft outside edge and slams straight into his chest
48.6 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty on a good length, "well left" cheers an ecstatic looking Russel Arnold on air
48.5 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, a shade full outside off, Siriwardana punchily drives to the left of Santner at point who moves swiftly and slides to stop that
48.4 -
Boult to Siriwardana, 2 runs, slightly overpitched and Siriwardana makes full use of it. Just drives it past mid-off with soft hands and hares back for a couple of runs
48.3 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, full and straight, blocked back to the bowler
48.2 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, dragged his length a bit and the line is more or less the same, Siriwardana taps with an angled bat towards point
48.1 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, full and aiming off-stump, Siriwardana push-drives straight towards extra cover
47.6 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, fuller outside off, Mathews is on the walk blocking this towards cover
47.5 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, bumper snaking into the right-hander, Mathews had enough time to spot and duck under that
47.4 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, pitched slightly further up and around fifth stump zone, Mathews works wristily towards mid-on
47.3 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, this one kept low just outside off, Mathews though blocks with soft hands
47.2 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, there comes the whippy wristy work from Mathews. That's how he plays. More of Azharuddin's school of play. He shuffles across a tad and flicks wristily towards mid-on
47.1 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, good line and length from Southee, targetting off-stump from a good length, Mathews exhibits a vertical bat in defence
Tim Southee [13.0-4-33-2] is back into the attack
46.6 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, Siriwardana has pulled one straight into his right thigh. This back of a length delivery angled in slightly and Siriwardana was aiming for the pull through square leg. Was a smidgen late in doing so and ended up pulling it straight into his right thigh
46.5 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, another one that's defended watchfully down the track
46.4 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, well played! Watches the ball till the last moment and defends this right under his eyes
46.3 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, probing away in the outside off corridor, Siriwardana ain't playing that
46.2 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, on a length and just outside off, Siriwardana blocks towards cover
46.1 -
Boult to Mathews, 1 run, would have been close if there was a direct hit. Not again Sri Lanka! Mathews clipped this fullish delivery towards square leg and took off. The Gangly-Guptill was quick to get there and flings the ball at the bowler's end. Misses by a small margin and Mathews can breathe a sigh of relief
45.6 -
Wagner to Mathews, 1 run, on the stumps, Mathews works it through mid-wicket and will keep strike
45.5 -
Wagner to Mathews, no run, stifled appeal for strangle down leg but umpire Paul Reiffel was spot on. "Thigh pad mate," he chirps as soon as Watling poses the question. Short of a length and slipping down leg. Mathews fails to tickle and the ball nestles into the keeper's gloves after taking Mathews' thigh pad
45.4 -
Wagner to Mathews, FOUR, please hit-me ball from Wagner. Short and wide. Mathews pounces on it with a crunching cut through cover, he is a classy player and won't miss out on those
45.3 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, 1 run, curling down leg, Siriwardana jumps inside the crease and plays a leg-glance to pick up an easy single
45.2 -
Wagner to Mathews, 1 run, tests him on a fuller length, Mathews tries to push-drive. Yet again, the ball catches the inside half and rolls towards the man at fine leg
45.2 -
Wagner to Mathews, wide, the effort ball from Wagner, bouncer for the umpteenth time, Mathews crouches low and lets it go. Was too high for Mathews and called wide, rightly so
45.1 -
Wagner to Mathews, no run, short of length slinging away just outside off, Mathews goes on the back foot and defends it onto the pitch
44.6 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, back of a length stuff in the outside off zone, Siriwardana rises on his toes to punch this towards point
44.5 -
Boult to Mathews, 1 run, full and a hint of shape back in late around off, Mathews looks to force it through the off-side. Can only manage a thick inside edge which skims past the timber and towards fine leg
44.4 -
Boult to Mathews, no run, bouncer on the stumps, Mathews stands still at the crease and watches it sail through to the keeper
44.3 -
Boult to Mathews, no run, good length around fifth stump corridor, Mathews strides forward in defence
44.2 -
Boult to Mathews, no run, walks across and turns this full delivery towards short mid-wicket
44.1 -
Boult to Mathews, no run, pitched on a length and just outside off, Mathews drives gently towards mid-on, no run on offer though
43.6 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, no run, bumper on the stumps, Siriwardana hunkers under it
43.5 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, no run, short of length on the leg-stump line, Siriwardana tries to tickle it fine and misses. The ball hits him on the thigh pad and rolls to the leg-side
43.4 -
Wagner to Mathews, 1 run, on a length and just outside off, Mathews opens the face of the bat and taps towards point to steal a quick single
43.3 -
Wagner to Mathews, no run, ambitious appeal for caught behind but nothing from the bowler, and the umpire too. Lifter angling away from the right-hander, Mathews tries to fetch the pull but makes no contact
43.2 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, 1 run, a bit fullish outside off, Siriwardana drops it in front of short cover and hustles for a quick single
43.1 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, SIX, CTRL C + CTRL V of 41.1. Just that the batsman is different this time, but the outcome isn't. Dug in short, top-edge on the pull and straight into the stands
42.6 -
Boult to Mathews, no run, full and aiming off, Mathews plays a textbook-esque forward defence
42.5 -
Boult to Mathews, no run, just a shade fuller outside off, Mathews dabs with a straight bat in front of mid-off
42.4 -
Boult to Mathews, no run, pitched up on middle, Mathews screams "wait" to Siriwardana as soon as he flicked this straight to short mid-wicket
42.3 -
Boult to Siriwardana, 1 run, full and drifting into the pads, Siriwardana wrists it past mid-wicket for an easy single
42.2 -
Boult to Mathews, 1 run, another one full and outside off, Mathews walks across, rolls his wrists on the clip and collects a single through backward square
42.1 -
Boult to Mathews, no run, full and angling away just outside off, Mathews gets across and blocks with soft hands
41.6 -
Wagner to Mathews, 1 run, drop-and-run single from the Sri Lankan skipper, he fends this short of length delivery towards short cover and makes a quick call, retains the strike with that run
41.5 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, 1 run, banged in around middle and leg, Siriwardana hops inside the crease and pulls aerially over mid-wicket for an easy single
41.4 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, no run, 140ks on the stumps, Siriwardana goes back and across to block that towards point
41.3 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, no run, good length on middle and leg, Siriwardana closes the bat face on the defence
41.2 -
Wagner to Mathews, 1 run, short again, this time a controlled pull stroke behind square on the on-side
41.1 -
Wagner to Mathews, SIX, the first six of the game! Not quite the way Mathews would have liked, but he won't mind one bit. Wagner continues to try the short ball tactic and this time he enticed the Lankan skipper into the pull stroke. Gets a thick top-edge which sails over the fine leg fence
Drinks are on the field now. New Zealand will be happy with proceedings in the first hour of the second session. Chandimal and Jayasundera continued from where they left before lunch. The partnership was growing, but a miscommunication led to the latter's dismissal. They say one brings two and it did for New Zealand as Chandimal edged one to the keeper soon after. Mathews is trying hard to stay out there and Siriwardana has already survived a few nervy moments. The replaced ball is swinging a bit and the hosts will fancy their chances in the next hour.
40.6 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, well outside off stump, Siriwardana shoulders arms
40.5 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, Boult gets greedy for swing and starts too straight, but it doesn't swing and goes down the leg-side
40.4 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, outswing outside off stump, left alone
40.3 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Siriwardana defends
40.2 -
Boult to Siriwardana, FOUR, in the airrrrrr, oh that's an acrobatic dive from Baz. Is he made of elastic? Fullish and just outside off stump, Siriwardana drives, gets it on the outside half of the bat, flies over cover, McCullum runs to his right and then dives, was horizontal to the ground when the ball passed him, but it evaded him
40.1 -
Boult to Siriwardana, no run, that's a great start to a new spell. Full and just shaping away outside off stump, Siriwardana pushes at it away from the body and almost kisses it to the keeper
Trent Boult [8.0-1-24-0] is back into the attack
39.6 -
Wagner to Mathews, no run, edgedddd and just short of the man at slip. Short of a length delivery angled across the right-hander, Mathews tried to defend, got an outside edge, Taylor dived low to his left at slip and grabbed it but it bounced just in front. Close shave for the Sri Lankan skipper, who played away from the body on that occasion
39.5 -
Wagner to Mathews, no run, this time Mathews moves across the sticks a bit and lets it go
39.4 -
Wagner to Mathews, no run, short delivery on the leg stump, Mathews swivels and tries to pull, but misses. The Black Caps appeal for a caught behind, but umpire Paul Reiffel was unmoved. Nothing on the Snicko as well
39.3 -
Wagner to Mathews, no run, shortish delivery down the leg-side, Mathews lifts his bat and lets it go
39.2 -
Wagner to Mathews, no run, short of length delivery down the leg-side, Mathews tries to pull but misses
39.2 -
Wagner to Mathews, wide, another bumper, but this is way too short, called a wide and rightly so. Watling had to really leap high to collect
39.1 -
Wagner to Mathews, FOUR, bouncer with a man at leg slip, but Mathews takes on the challenge and pulls, fine leg is very square and he was not even in the picture
38.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, no run, short delivery from Bracewell, Siriwardana ducks under it
38.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, 1 run, tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a single
Funny replay that. Latham and Bracewell look at the ball that has been replaced. The former wanted to shine one side. He had a long look, wasn't sure which side to shine and threw it to someone else.
38.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Mathews defends off the front foot
38.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, short and on the off stump, Mathews ducks under it
Baz complains about the ball to umpire Nigel Llong. The rings are used and it doesn't go through. The ball is going to be changed. Out comes a box of balls. The replacement has been found and we are good to carry on.
38.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, yorker outside off stump, Mathews toe-ends it as he tries to dig it out
38.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Mathews defends it to mid-on
37.6 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, no run, poor ball to round off the over, sprays down the leg-side
37.5 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, 2 runs, short of length delivery outside off stump, Siriwardana drives it to extra-cover
37.4 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, no run, this is an excellent ball. Fast, short, around the batsman's right shoulder, there is a man at leg slip for the edge/mishit, Siriwardana was rushed a bit but managed to drop his wrists and it flew to the keeper
37.3 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, no run, that way past the leg stump, Siriwardana is not going to play at those
37.2 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, no run, short and down the leg-side, ignored
Round the wicket to the left-hander
37.1 -
Wagner to Mathews, 1 run, short delivery on the leg stump, there was a man inside the ring at short fine leg, Mathews pulled and got a top-edge, but luckily for him it went to the left of the fine leg in the deep
Neil Wagner [2.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack
36.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Mathews turns it through backward square leg
36.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, full and swinging away outside off stump, testing Mathews' patience, at the moment, the all-rounder shoulders arms
36.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, Mathews looks to have been squared up a bit by the late outswing on this full ball, but manages to defend
36.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, now the Sri Lankan skipper is solid in defence
36.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, Mathews dangerously hangs his bat away from the body as he defends this towards point, the feet didn't move fully forward there
36.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, fullish and just tailing away outside off stump, Mathews lets it go through to the keeper
35.6 -
Southee to Mathews, 1 run, off-stump line from Southee, comes it with the angle as well, Mathews turns it behind square on the on-side
35.5 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, back of a length outside off stump, Mathews defends off the back foot
35.4 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, full and asking the batsman to drive, but Mathews lets it go
35.3 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, short and outside off stump, Mathews was simply ball-watching on that occasion
35.2 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, gets right behind the line and defends to mid-on
35.1 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, "wait," is the call from Mathews after turning this length delivery towards mid-wicket
34.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, no run, stands tall and defends to cover
34.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, no run, nice and full on the stumps, Siriwardana drives it to mid-on
34.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, no run, short of length from Bracewell, Siriwardana defends
34.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, ignored
Milinda Siriwardana, left handed bat, comes to the crease
34.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, out Caught by Watling!! Chandimal is not reviewing. Clear edge, although a small one. Not that great a delivery. Not much of swing or seam. Juicy full ball outside off stump, Chandimal, who has been playing his strokes since his arrival this morning was obviously not going to let that go through to the keeper. The fact that it wasn't very wide outside off stump tempted him to play the drive and he did. Can't say that the front foot didn't move, but just that luck didn't favour him and the thin edge went straight to the keeper. The only criticism can be that he went really hard at that. A promising innings has been cut short. Chandimal c Watling b Doug Bracewell 47(56) [4s-7]
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
34.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, too wide to make the batsman play
33.6 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Mathews defends off the back foot
33.5 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, beaten! Excellent delivery. Southee goes wide of the crease and bowls a length delivery, it just nips away off the seam as well, Mathews plays inside the line as he tries to defend and it almost took the outside edge
33.4 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, now Mathews moves across the stumps, the line is outside off stump, left alone
33.3 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, short of length outside off, ignored again
33.2 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, Southee bangs it short and comfortably sails through to the keeper as Mathews sinks under it
33.1 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, Mathews exposes the leg stump once again, looks like he's taken an off-stump guard, works this length delivery into the on-side
32.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, short of length just outside off stump, Chandimal defends off the back foot
32.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, short and on the off stump, Chandimal ducks under it
32.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, 2 runs, on a length and outside off stump, Chandimal drives it off the front foot to sweeper cover
32.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, gets behind the line and defends
32.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, oh that swung back in sharply and very late as well, Chandimal adjusted well to the swing on this full ball and wristed it to mid-on
32.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, 1 run, Mathews shuffles across the crease and works this length delivery to mid-on
31.6 -
Southee to Mathews, 3 runs, too straight from Southee, Mathews clips it through square leg and opens his account
31.5 -
Southee to Mathews, no run, good length from Southee, Mathews defends
Angelo Mathews, right handed bat, comes to the crease
31.4 -
Southee to Chandimal, out Udara Jayasundera Run Out!! 1 run completed. Disaster for Sri Lanka. This stand, worth 71 runs, was doing a fine job, but miscommunication has cost them badly. Actually, "Yeah, yeah," was the call from Chandimal as soon he drove this full ball off the front foot through cover-point, Santner gave chase and got to the ball quickly, Jayasundera thought the second run was on, but on seeing Santner pick up the ball, Chandimal says no. Probably, Udara Jayasundera didn't hear the call. In fact the replay shows that Chandimal even put his arm up to stop his partner but Jayasundera didn't see it. He was almost halfway down the pitch, by the time he came back, Watling collected the throw which was very good considering that Santner was off balance while releasing the ball and whipped the bails off. Even a dive could not save him. Udara Jayasundera run out (Mitchell Santner/Watling) 26(54) [4s-2]
Southee to Chandimal, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Looks like Udara Jayasundera is run out. What has happened there? The batsman is not even waiting for the third umpire's call and he's right. He was way short of the crease.
31.3 -
Southee to Chandimal, no run, bumper on the stumps, Chandimal sits under it
31.2 -
Southee to Chandimal, no run, just a little bit of outswing on this full ball, Chandimal shoulders arms
31.1 -
Southee to Chandimal, no run, Chandimal defends from the crease
30.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, optimistic shout for LBW I guess. Looked like it pitched outside leg stump. Bracewell looks disappointed, but umpire Nigel Llong got it right. The replay confirms that the ball wasn't pitching in line with the sticks. The length was very full and it was heading towards the stumps, Jayasundera missed the flick and got hit on the pad
30.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, closer to the off stump this time and that meant Jayasundera had to play at it, softly nudged to mid-wicket
30.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, testing Jayasundera in the corridor of uncertainty, but the batsman lifts his bat and lets it go
30.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Jayasundera defends into the on-side
30.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, full and angled across the left-hander, Jayasundera covers the sticks and shoulders arms
30.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, Bracewell restarts with a shortish ball, pulled on one leg to mid-wicket
Doug Bracewell [8.0-0-39-0] is back into the attack
29.6 -
Southee to Chandimal, no run, defended off the front foot to mid-off
29.5 -
Southee to Chandimal, 2 runs, full and outside off stump from Southee, not much of swing, Chandimal drives off the front foot through cover
29.4 -
Southee to Udara Jayasundera, 1 run, fullish and outside off stump, Jayasundera tries to drive away from the body, the bat turns in his hands and it rolls to fine leg off the inside half of the bat
29.3 -
Southee to Chandimal, 1 run, on a length and just outside off stump, Chandimal taps it to backward point
29.2 -
Southee to Chandimal, no run, once again extra bounce for Southee, this time the line is leg-stumpish, defended off the upper half of the bat towards short mid-wicket
29.1 -
Southee to Chandimal, no run, bit of extra bounce on this short of length delivery for Southee, Chandimal was on the front foot to block, was surprised by the bounce but managed to handle it well, the ball hit him very high on the bat
Three slips and a gully waiting for the edge
Tim Southee [9.0-3-24-2] is back into the attack
28.6 -
Mitchell Santner to Udara Jayasundera, no run, Jayasundera leans forward and softly pushes it back to the bowler
28.5 -
Mitchell Santner to Udara Jayasundera, no run, short enough to block off the back foot
28.4 -
Mitchell Santner to Udara Jayasundera, 2 runs, the outside edge is found, Jayasundera looks to defend off the front foot, but played with soft hands and the edge rolls to the left of the man at slip
28.3 -
Mitchell Santner to Udara Jayasundera, no run, too full to trouble the batsman, flicked to short mid-wicket again
28.2 -
Mitchell Santner to Udara Jayasundera, no run, once again Mitchell Santner goes full, turned to short mid-wicket
28.1 -
Mitchell Santner to Udara Jayasundera, no run, tossed up very full and outside off stump, Jayasundera toe-ends the drive towards mid-on
Hello again! Sri Lanka did well in the morning session. New Zealand would have discussed about their bowling in the break. They weren't that tight in the first couple of hours. A lot of grass to keep them interested. How will it all pan out? Time will tell. The players are walking out and we are set for the action to resume.
On a green monster that was deemed to eat up Sri Lanka, Taylor shelled one early to make the visitors believe. And the stroke of luck ensured that Sri Lanka frustrated the hosts with an opening stand that lasted longer than anticipated. Southee, amidst a marathon spell, enticed Karunaratne into uncharacteristically fishing for one wide of off. Mendis, riding his ball-hit-off-but-bails-don't-come-off luck played a few shots but was soon undone by Southee. Chandimal challenged McCullum's aggression with some of his own and stroked to right-but-risky run-a-ball 41. A young Jayasundera was the perfect foil, watching the merciless drives cream the slow outfield, letting down McCullum shot-by-shot. 1-0 to Sri Lanka on the session count. Join us back in 30 minutes for the afternoon session.
27.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, the ball hit the bat very hard. On a full length, the bat almost turned in Chandimal's hands as he defended it underneath his helmet. And that's Lunch on Day 1
27.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, 1 run, this one's worked off the pads to fine leg for a single
27.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, loud, loud appeal but the umpire isn't interested. Length delivery that pitched on leg and just straightened a touch, Jayasundera missed his flick and was rapped on the pads. Too high and perhaps going down leg too
27.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, tests the middle of Seddon Park, Jayasundera doesn't take on the invitation and sits underneath it in safety
27.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, full and swerving away with the angle, Jayasundera hawk-watches it as he lifts his bat to let it go
27.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, back of a length, Jayasundera closes the bat face on defence and looks to survive
Okay, one more
26.6 -
Mitchell Santner to Chandimal, no run, tossed up, Chandimal uses a straight bat to defend the ball back to the bowler
26.5 -
Mitchell Santner to Chandimal, no run, gets forward and closes the bat face on the defence
26.4 -
Mitchell Santner to Chandimal, no run, shimmies and tries to play it over the bowler. Mistimes and the ball ricochets to onto his boot
26.3 -
Mitchell Santner to Chandimal, FOUR, ah, that's an early Christmas gift. Green pitch and the spinner dishes out width on a short delivery. Chandimal rocks back and cuts it through point for another boundary
26.2 -
Mitchell Santner to Chandimal, no run, looped up on middle, Chandimal stands tall and pushes it to mid-on
26.1 -
Mitchell Santner to Chandimal, no run, very slow through the air. Some width too. Chandimal flashes but mistimes it to point
Mitchell Santner, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
May be the last over before lunch. Spinner to have a sniff of the surface. A short leg and a slip
25.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, 1 run, back of a length, Chandimal stands tall and tucks this to mid-wicket to keep strike
25.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, FOUR, when BMac offers you gaps, Chandimal takes them. Another one with some width for Chandimal to free his arms. Sits low, stretches his arms and flays the drive to deep extra cover. In-the-loop shots played with recursive intent
25.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, harmless length delivery that Chandimal isn't well forward to. Plays it from the crease as the line is wide enough to not threaten the stumps
25.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, 1 run, back of a length delivery that takes off. Jayasundera was air-borne and crouching as he fended this delivery to the leg side. The ball scooted to fine leg as the batsman collects a single
25.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, extra zip on this. Jayasundera takes his bottom hand off belatedly as he defended this back of a length delivery to near his boot. Safely negotiated
25.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, 2 runs, the pitch has settled down a touch. Jayasundera is going hard, the ball's taking the outside half but is rolling rather than carrying. This time the ball went to cover and two runs stolen
24.6 -
Wagner to Chandimal, no run, bouncer. Looking at the bat angle, it seemed like Chandimal wanted to upper-cut it but held himself back
24.5 -
Wagner to Chandimal, FOUR, no outfield can stop that. Absolutely hammered. Pitched up. An invitation. Chandimal RSVP's with a kneel-down flashy drive through the covers. Stretched his hands and threaded the gap with all brute timing
24.4 -
Wagner to Chandimal, no run, Chandimal is pertering that off-stump channel. Chandimal taps it to cover and wants to steal a single. Udara Jayasundera denies with a shrilling "No"
24.3 -
Wagner to Udara Jayasundera, 3 runs, the short ruffling ball. Jayasundera stood tall, rolled the wrists and cut the air in halves with this pull shot to deep mid-wicket
24.2 -
Wagner to Udara Jayasundera, no run, curls in on a fuller length and nips away at the last moment. Jayasundera is all opened up and at best could hope to play inside the line. Exactly what happened
24.1 -
Wagner to Chandimal, 1 run, there was the invitation with the width and the ball's evading Taylor all morning. Chandimal went hard. Really hard with a flat-batted cut. The ball took the top-edge and lobbed over a leaping first slip. With the pitch aiding bounce, a fly-slip isn't a bad option at all
23.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, 1 run, this back of a length ball nips back in, Chandimal was rooted to the crease as he tried to keep it out. Jabs at the ball while straightening his elbows and defends it towards point. Good enough for a single too
23.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, another one on a fuller length. Doug Bracewell is hitting the bat hard. Bend-back stuff. Chandimal defends it with a straight bat
23.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, full delivery that's angled in, Chandimal pushes at the ball with a forward lunge. No timing to take the ball anywhere. Rolled towards cover
Still 4 slips from McCullum
23.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, upto the batsman, Chandimal has a half-stride forward to keep it out
23.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, holds his bat parallel to the ground and belatedly sinks under this well-targetted bumper
23.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, big front foot stride to blunt anything on this fullish delivery on off
22.6 -
Wagner to Chandimal, 3 runs, if Mendis doesn't get you, Chandimal will. Perhaps. Sinks low and takes on this length delivery, Flat-bats it through the covers but the outfield is just not kind enough. Stopped within the ropes yet again
22.5 -
Wagner to Chandimal, no run, dug in short. You'd accept that. Chandimal sanely sits low and lets it sail over
22.4 -
Wagner to Chandimal, 2 runs, risky all right but you got to applaud the intent. Full length again, Chandimal gets on one knee and flays it uppishly over mid-off. Not quite a good connection and mid-off runs back and keeps it to just a brace
22.3 -
Wagner to Chandimal, no run, back of a length delivery, Chandimal stands tall, opens the face and punches it towards point
22.2 -
Wagner to Udara Jayasundera, 3 runs, uncharacteristically pitched up, Jayasundera flicks through mid-wicket. The ball loses steam just inside the rope and the duo cross over thrice
22.1 -
Wagner to Udara Jayasundera, no run, short ball, Jayasundera pulls sans timing. Drags it off the lower half and short leg cleans up
Neil Wagner, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
21.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, full ball outside off, Chandimal defends it to mid-off
21.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, 3 runs, sucker ball hurled wide, Jayasundera reaches out and attempts a drive on the up. The ball catches the outside half and lobbed through the gully-fourth slip gap
21.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, bumper. A little too wide to trouble. Jayasundera ducks low with his bat face saying hello to the mobbed cordon
21.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, angled across the batsman, Jayasundera is slightly forward to cover the line and plays it back to the bowler
21.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, this full ball perhaps bounced a touch more. Jayasundera hopped a little as he dug this into the pitch
21.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, width to free arms, Jayasundera leans in to cash and drives but the shot is intercepted by the extra cover fielder
20.6 -
Boult to Udara Jayasundera, 1 run, smidgen full, Jayasundera hauls his back leg in air and plays the one-legged clip through the vacant mid-on region for a jog-to-the-other-end single
20.5 -
Boult to Udara Jayasundera, no run, back of a length delivery, Jayasundera stands tall and defends it right under his nose
20.4 -
Boult to Udara Jayasundera, FOUR, another one off the sword. Banged in, perhaps more in frustration with the full bungers rendered toothless. Jayasundera swivels 180 degrees and pulls it convincingly towards fine leg. Deep point runs across and put in a dive but it's not good enough
20.3 -
Boult to Udara Jayasundera, no run, full and on off, Jayasundera nicely comes forward and blocks it
20.2 -
Boult to Udara Jayasundera, no run, short and wide outside off, Jayasundera tries to cut late but the Seddon Park bounce does him. The ball zips off and beats the top-edge
20.1 -
Boult to Udara Jayasundera, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Jayasundera open-bats the defence to gully and stays put in his crease
19.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, FOUR, ah, the swagger! Acceptably full outside off, Chandimal throws his bat at it. Had the width to do that. The ball flew off the outside half and flew wide and over the crowded cordon to the deep backward point fence
19.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, the feet are moving now. Came forward to the pitch, covered his stumps and let the ball to the keeper
19.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, FOUR, that's plain delicious. Doug Bracewell shortens his length a touch, gives Chandimal the chance to come forward and drive it on the up through cover. Another handsome four runs to the total
19.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, FOUR, you wait for that shot on a green top. Another full delivery that swings away a touch, crease-bound Chandimal just pushes it straight past the bowler for a creamy four runs
19.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, 2 runs, another one pitched up in the channel. Chandimal was half-way in his forward lunge when he played the stroke. Took the bottom hand off while he drove and played it uppishly to deep extra cover for a brace
19.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, 2 runs, full bunger outside off. Chandimal is now feeling comfortable and just eases the push past mid-on who runs and left-hands the throw back to save two runs
Doug Bracewell [3.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack
18.6 -
Boult to Udara Jayasundera, FOUR, that's lovely. Bread-and-butter shot on this pitch. On the pads, Jayasundera times the flick with rolled wrists. Off she goes to the deep mid-wicket fence
18.5 -
Boult to Udara Jayasundera, no run, there's good bounce in the pitch from a length. This one zips on middle, Jayasundera fend-defends it into the leg side
18.4 -
Boult to Udara Jayasundera, no run, full ball, Jayasundera tried to turn it square. Missed, the ball took the pads and rolled into the leg-side
18.3 -
Boult to Udara Jayasundera, no run, another one. This time to the fourth slip who dives in the cramped space and manages to just stop the ball. Boult had shortened his length but it was good enough to tempt a Jayasundera poke
18.2 -
Boult to Udara Jayasundera, no run, this one was wider but Jayasundera had a little poke at it. The outside edge lacked venom courtesy soft hands. The ball scooted to the right of fourth slip
18.1 -
Boult to Udara Jayasundera, no run, good length that's holding its line outside off, Jayasundera deliberately plays inside the line. With a straight bat
17.6 -
Southee to Chandimal, no run, good length delivery that's spearing into the leg stump, Chandimal bends low, half-turns and clips it along the carpet towards mid-wicket
17.5 -
Southee to Chandimal, no run, Southee is making him play every delivery. This one pitched within the stumps and moved away late. Chandimal was looking to clip it but the leading edge rolled to cover
17.4 -
Southee to Chandimal, no run, drifts one down leg. Too easy on this pitch, Chandimal turns to tickle but misses
17.3 -
Southee to Chandimal, no run, goes wide of the crease, Chandimal has to play. Ends up forcibly tapping the ball square from the comfort of his crease
17.2 -
Southee to Chandimal, no run, this one nipped back in. Cross seamer. Chandimal was cut into two halves as the ball jagged in, made way through the bat-pad gap and hit him high on the back thigh
17.1 -
Southee to Chandimal, no run, length delivery that hits the outside half of the bat hard while Chandimal was half-forward in his defence
16.6 -
Boult to Udara Jayasundera, no run, well outside off and left alone to the keeper
16.5 -
Boult to Udara Jayasundera, no run, good length outside off, Jayasundera leaves
16.4 -
Boult to Chandimal, 1 run, this one jagged back in a bit, from a fullish length, Chandimal plays away from the body. A loose drive and he gets a toe-end on the stroke which dribbles to backward square
16.3 -
Boult to Udara Jayasundera, 1 run, speared in from a fullish length, Jayasundera goes for a half-hearted nudge and gets a thick inside edge which rolls behind square on the leg-side
16.2 -
Boult to Udara Jayasundera, no run, probing away in the corridor of uncertainty, Jayasundera was caught inside the crease looking to defend, beaten on the outside edge
16.1 -
Boult to Udara Jayasundera, no run, length delivery outside off, Jayasundera taps this towards cover
Trent Boult [5.0-1-13-0] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Southee to Chandimal, no run, New Zealand lose 2 reviews inside 16 overs! How costly will that prove? Baz, after a brief conflab with his bowler, has gone up for the review but to no avail. Coming to the appeal: Good length that extracted healthy bounce off the surface, Chandimal deep inside the crease to defend that. Ball beats the outside edge and slams Chandimal on the back pad. Impact outside off and height was also an issue there
New Zealand review against Chandimal for lbw: "Southee is fine on front foot account. HotSpot please. Okay I'm happy there's no bat involved. Ball-tracking please: Pitching - outside off, impact - outside off and wickets - missing off," informs Richard Kettleborough
15.5 -
Southee to Chandimal, FOUR, streaky stuff! Chandimal hangs his bat in defence to this outswinger, ball catches the outside edge and dribbles in the gap between slip cordon and gully
Dinesh Chandimal, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.4 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Watling!! Southee strikes again! Sri Lankan openers are back in the hutch now. That's too good a delivery and 90 out of 100 times, any right-hander would nick that. Everything right about it - good length, in the corridor of uncertainty and to make matters worse for Mendis, it held its line and got good bounce too. He pushes forward with hard hands and outside edge is neatly snaffled by Watling (the wicket-keeper). Kusal Mendis c Watling b Southee 31(42) [4s-4]
Southee to Kusal Mendis, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
15.3 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, just short of a good length, Mendis pokes with soft hands and the edge falls short of the third slip
15.2 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, thunderbolt from Southee! Pitched on a good length and held its line in the corridor of uncertainty, Mendis nearly edged it
15.1 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, Mendis keeps ticking his runs column. No matter how they come but Mendis will take it. Full and outside off, Mendis drives and just like many of his previous drives, ekes a thick outside edge which flies past the point fielder
14.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, superb stuff from Doug Bracewell! Good length that nipped away outside off, Jayasundera with cemented feet tries to block but was taken by surprise as the ball wobbled away late, squared up but no harm done
14.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, smidge full just outside off, blocked down the pitch
14.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, 135ks, touch fuller outside off, left alone to the keeper
14.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, first lifter to Jayasundera and he ain't playing that, ducks under early and evades
14.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, back of a length around fifth stump corridor, Jayasundera strides forward in defence
14.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, curled back in slightly from a good length, on the pads though and Mendis easily flicks to fine leg
13.6 -
Southee to Udara Jayasundera, no run, length delivery on the stumps, Jayasundera defends it right under his eyes
13.5 -
Southee to Udara Jayasundera, no run, greets the one-Test match old Jayasundera with a gentle outswinger, Jayasundera though shoulders arms
Udara Jayasundera, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Drinks are on the field now
13.4 -
Southee to Karunaratne, out Caught by Watling!! Finally a wicket and guess what! It's Karunaratne, the best Sri Lankan batsman, who has to trudge back. Southee gets his rewards for bowling that consistent length to the left-hander. He pitched this one on a fuller length and got it to shape back in late. Created the angle and Karunaratne attempts a loose stroke. Goes for an away-from-the-body drive and gets a faint inside edge and Watling does the rest behind the stumps. Karunaratne c Watling b Southee 12(45) [4s-1]
Southee to Karunaratne, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
13.3 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, fuller and slightly wider of off, Karunaratne cue-ends the drive towards mid-on
13.2 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, this one's on the pads, Mendis wrists it through backward square leg to pick up an easy single
13.1 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, darted down leg, Mendis leaves it to the keeper
12.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, well outside off and Karunaratne can leave that all day long
12.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, this one came back in late from a fullish length, Karunaratne presses forward and bunts it onto the ground
12.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, angled away well outside off, Karunaratne shoulders arms
12.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, full length delivery outside off, the batsman pats it to mid-on
12.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, seamed away well outside off, Karunaratne doesn't bother with it
12.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, 5 runs, ohh! Baz's aggression has cost 4 extra runs via the overthrow. Mendis attempts a tap-and-run single and Brendon, like a flash, at short cover gets to the ball quickly and has a shy at the bowler's end. Misses and Mendis survives. There's no one backing up and 5 runs added to Mendis and Sri Lanka's total
11.6 -
Southee to Karunaratne, FOUR, full and swung away late, Karunaratne flashes hard on the drive. Outside edge flies well over a leaping fourth slip and into the third man fence
11.5 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, another mistimed stroke! Fullish and just outside off, Karunaratne drags the drive towards the on-side
11.4 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, this one came back in slightly from a good length, Karunaratne toe-ends the drive towards mid-on
11.3 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, another one that's in the leaving zone for Karunaratne, he lets it go
11.2 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, swung away outside off, Karunaratne lifts his bat and lets it go
11.1 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, this was on a good length and swinged in late to strike Karunaratne's back thigh. Southee and rest of the Kiwis scream in unison but bounce was the issue and umpire Paul Reiffel was spot on on that occasion
New Zealand review for lbw: "It's a fair delivery. Can we move on to front on please. HotSpot on the leg-side please. RTS please. Okay, I'm convinced, there's no bat involved. Ball-tracking when it's ready please. Pitched - in line, impact - in line, wickets - missing (going over the top of middle). You can stick with your decison Paul Reiffel," conveys Richard Kettleborough..
10.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, oh! Hang on! What has happened there? The ball has hit the off-stump and that is so stubborn as England's Alastair Cook. The off-stump takes a beating and deviates a touch. However, the bails stay still and the New Zealand fielders look absolutely baffled. That one pitched on a good length and hit the top of off (beating Mendis' forward push). Fortunately for Mendis, the bails didn't come off and Bracewell can't believe his luck. He appeals with a ecstatic tone but nothing much that the umpire could do
10.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, a carbon copy of first delivery, just that Mendis was confident enough on this one, to let it go
10.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, hurled into the pads on a fuller length. Any Test match opener will put that away on any given day. Mendis too does so with a well-timed flick through mid-wicket
10.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, this was expected! Attacking strokeplay from Mendis that is. He stoops low and swings wildly at this away swinger, can only manage fresh air on that
10.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, tests Mendis in the outside off zone, on a good length, Mendis does the leaving dance
10.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, superb stuff to start with! Pitched on a good length and held its line in the corridor of uncertainty. Got venemous bounce too. Mendis was left clueless, aborted his thought of poking at it at the last instant, luck certainly smiling on him
Doug Bracewell, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Doug Bracewell comes in to break the Boult-Southee duopoly. He too has 4 slips and a gully in place...
9.6 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, pitched up outside off, Karunaratne drives but B-Mac is in situ at mid-off to deny Karunaratne a boundary
9.5 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, lifter just outside off, Karunaratne sinks under it
9.4 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, tailing away well outside off, Karunaratne covers his off-stump and hoists his bat
9.3 -
Southee to Karunaratne, 2 runs, wider of off and in the driving zone for Karunaratne, he leans forward and times it to perfection (through cover), but can only pick a couple, not enough power behind the shot may be
9.2 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, full and straight, Mendis drives and gets it past the bowler, coollects a single before long-on cuts it off
9.1 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, length delivery around middle and off, Mendis defends in front of short mid-wicket
8.6 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, a bit too straight from Boult, Mendis yet again slogs sans any feet movement. Ball kisses the inside edge and nutmegs him to sneak towards fine leg
8.5 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, "That's the way you gotta play on this pitch" lauds Ian Smith on air. Yep! It looks like so. Mendis is taking the aggressive route. Stands still at the crease and hoicks across the line (through square leg) to claim his second boundary
8.4 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, short of length around fourth, fifth stump zone, Mendis displays a vertical bat in defence
8.3 -
Boult to Karunaratne, 1 run, sitting up on a length around middle, Karunaratne clips behind square on the leg-side for an easy single
8.2 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, Karunaratne judges well and leaves
8.1 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, another one that's slammed into the pads, Karunaratne was yet again late on the defence, this time though the ball was sliding down leg and hence there was no real appeal
7.6 -
Southee to Karunaratne, 1 run, on the pads, Karunaratne nudges it towards mid-wicket and keeps the strike
7.5 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, outswinger outside off, Karunaratne lifts his bat and lets it go
7.4 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, bouncer just outside off, Karunaratne crouches low and lets it go
7.3 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, huge appeal for lbw! But that excitement was soon hindered by umpire Paul Reiffel. He shakes his head in disapproval. Good length swung in late, Karunaratne was late on the forward defence. Ball brushes the front pad before it strikes the back pad. Everything perfect about that just that the ball was bouncing a little too much than expected. In fact the replays suggest the same
7.2 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, makes Karunaratne play by keeping it around fourth stump corridor, Karunaratne presents the straightest of bats in defence
7.1 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, on a length and shaping away around the tramline, Karunaratne doesn't take the bait
6.6 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, dug in short outside off, Mendis sits inside the crease to evade that
6.5 -
Boult to Karunaratne, 1 run, angled in from a length, a flick off the hips from Karunaratne to fine leg
6.4 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, walks forward and smothers a bit of away swing, manages to drive gently towards mid-off
6.3 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, good length and in the non-troubling zone (well outside off) for a left-hander, Karunaratne shoulders arms
6.2 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, 3 runs, pitched up and inviting the drive from Mendis. He accepts the offer and places it beautifully through cover to collect another three runs, useful runs these
6.1 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, Mendis was a wee late on his blocking dance, gets pinged high on the pad - too high to be appealed and to be given out
5.6 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, short of length and around fifth stump, Karunaratne stays inside the crease and punches it in front of point
5.5 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, 3 runs, too straight from Southee and Mendis can hit that all day. Flicked past mid-wicket to gather three runs
5.4 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, this one swung away late, Mendis was looking to work it to the leg-side. Ekes out a soft leading edge which lands well in front of the bowler
5.3 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, another one that's on and around off-stump channel, Mendis gets forward to defend
5.2 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, angled down leg, Mendis shuffles across and lets it go
5.1 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, aggression from Mendis! Stand still and deliver - ala Sehwag style. He stays firm at the crease for a fullish delivery and lifts it over a leaping short cover, don't bother running for those
4.6 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, pitched up and moving away outside off, Karunaratne unlike his partner goes with soft hands, a soft push in fact. Outside edge loses its life in front of third slip
4.5 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, leg byes, 1 run, sprays this down leg, Mendis hops inside the crease and misses on the tickle. Ball brushes his thigh pad and trickles away towards fine leg offering the duo a leg bye
4.4 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, full inswinger around off, Mendis yet again goes with hard hands, ends up getting a cue end on the drive, back towards the bowler
4.3 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, full and drifting in late, Mendis closes his bat face on the half-hearted drive, towards mid-on and no run on offer
4.2 -
Boult to Karunaratne, 1 run, push-and-run single from Karunaratne! He taps this full delivery in front of B-Mac at short cover and sprints off for a quick single. His partner would have been in trouble had the throw been accurate
4.1 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, Boult sprints in and keeps delivering those outswingers, as he so often does (in Test match cricket), Karunaratne has such a cool head, he doesn't bother with it
3.6 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, another peach to cap off an eventful over. Good length in the corridor of uncertainty with plenty of outswing, Mendis was a tad late to pull his bat back, no harm done though
3.5 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, first bouncer of this Test match, Mendis spots it early and hunkers under that
3.4 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, angled in and swung away late from a fuller length. Mendis was on the forward push, went with soft hands and hence the outside edge dies down in front of third slip
3.3 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, cross-seam full delivery around off, blocked back to the bowler
3.2 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, bowls it further wide of off, with a hint of (out) swing too, Mendis doesn't want any of it
3.1 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, jaffa! Hit the good length and shaped away viciously. Mendis, for a fleeting moment was caught fishing in that danger zone, just about pulls his bat back in time
2.6 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, peckering away outside off and Karunaratne is happy to let that go
2.5 -
Boult to Karunaratne, 2 runs, full and drifting onto the pads, Karunaratne flicks square on the leg-side and opens his account with a double
2.4 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, another one that's brought back into the left-hander, Karunaratne exhibits yet another solid forward defence
2.3 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, angles it back in from a fullish length, Karunaratne plays under his eyes, with soft hands and a solid forward defence
2.2 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, good length well outside off, Karunaratne lets it go
2.1 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, fullish and shaping away outside off, Karunaratne leaves
1.6 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, lots of oohs and aahs! Mendis yet again has a feel for this outswinger, is fortunate not to have nicked that
1.5 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, asking questions in the corridor of uncertainty, Mendis shoulders arms
1.4 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, awayswinger outside off, Mendis doesn't bother with it
1.3 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, errs in line, down leg and Mendis lets it go
1.2 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, nicked and dropped! There's the first of many nicks. But Ross Taylor has made a mess of it. On a good length and swung away sharply, Mendis had a tentative swish and got a thick outside edge, which goes to the left of Ross at first slip. He stoops low to his left but fails to cling on. Got both hands but he seemed to have gone with hard hands
1.1 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, Boult's buddy Southee starts with an outswinger too! Well outside off and Mendis does the leaving dance
Tim Southee, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, oh! That's right on the money! Pitched around off and swung away late. Karunaratne was squared up as he tried to poke off the front foot, lucky not to have edged that
0.5 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, swung away sharply but not close enough to make the batsman play
0.4 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, probing away around fifth, sixth stump channel, Karunaratne lifts his bat and lets it go
0.3 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, another one full and speared into Karunaratne's toes, blocked
0.2 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, angles this one into the pads, Karunaratne brings his bat in front of pad to block that solidly
0.1 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, begins with an outswinger that Karunaratne can leave all day long
Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis are at the crease. Karunaratne is on strike. Boult will open the attack
The sun is out as players stride out to the middle. Boult will begin the proceedings for the Black Caps. Three slips and a gully in place...
So, that was quick. Isn't it? Just 6 balls needed to wrap things up. That leaves Sri Lanka with a 55-run lead. New Zealand need a desperate effort from their bowlers. Unlike first innings, they need a wicket or two inside first 10 overs. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka will aim to swell the lead to the maximum extent. Just a few moments away before we bring you the second essay...
79.4 -
Pradeep to Boult, out Caught by Herath!! Herath - some might say what can he do on the field apart from bowling spin. Let me tell you: He can take some stunning catches. He had done so in the past and he continues to do. This one's pitched short and slinged away from the right-hander. Boult goes deep inside the crease and splices the pull. Herath stationed at mid-on times the jump to perfection and pouches a one-handed blinder. Boult c Herath b Pradeep 0(3)
Pradeep to Boult, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
79.3 -
Pradeep to Doug Bracewell, 1 run, fullish and angled in, Bracewell gets across and nudges in front of mid-on to pinch a quick single
79.2 -
Pradeep to Doug Bracewell, no run, pitches this on a good length, Bracewell answers with a straight bat
79.1 -
Pradeep to Doug Bracewell, FOUR, aaaaand the runs keep counting for Bracewell. First runs of the day courtesy an errant line from Pradeep which is awkwardly flicked down to fine leg
Nuwan Pradeep [17.0-4-34-1] is back into the attack
Pradeep from the other end, only one slip and a gully in place for him
78.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Boult, no run, lifter angled away from the batsman, Boult half-ducks and lets it go
78.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Boult, no run, digs it in and bowls around the fourth stump line, Boult goes deep inside the crease and plays a flamingo defence back to the bowler
It's a cloudy morning at the Hamilton. No prediction of rain though. The final man Boult is out with his overnight partner Bracewell. Chameera will resume the attack. 3 slips in place...
Hello and welcome to the day 3 coverage of this Test match. In case, you're wondering why all this ado about a slenderly looking Sri Lankan lad. Boy! He deserved every smidgen part of it - For what he's done and where his team stands at the current moment. He might well help his team record the 9th Test win on New Zealand soil in 33 years. For that to happen, a better batting show for one last time in this Test series, which should, obviously, be followed by an equally good bowling display is needed. Before that they have to put a stamp on the envelope and post it (pick the last wicket I mean). Let's see how they go about it. Live action in a while...
09:30 Local Time, 21:30 GMT, 02:00 IST : Even before the sun shone brightly in Colombo, a few of the Sri Lankan flags were flying high at Hamilton courtesy of a young 23-year old tearaway, who made the Kiwi batsmen duck and weave with his dauntless demonstration of pace bowling. Jeez! That was some bowling I can tell you. Just when Mathews and the rest of the bowlers were made to look as a mere bowling machine, Chameera, when got his chance (after 20 overs), confronted the opposition with their own medicine - Pace and bounce. He arguably produced the best ball of the series so far, which is the perfume ball, that Ross Taylor could only sniff with his glove en route to Chandimal.
What a day! Sri Lanka nearly surrendered to a comparatively more disciplined outing early in the morning and then let NZ ease to 81-0 to invite drooping shoulders. A held-back Chameera was then unleashed with a not-so-new ball and the Kiwis could hardly hold on to their tents, collapsing to lowly 89-4. Sri Lankan pacers replicated Wagner and battered pitch's center to put the hosts on the back foot. Literally. Chameera, the raw-paced rising star, should be lauded for making thing happen and this day perhaps will perhaps mark the beginning of a long fructuous career. The short-ball storm could have been weathered better but post McCullum's departure, the hosts lost the intent to survive and tried to pull their way out of trouble. Not to be. With just one wicket away, Sri Lanka will look to wrap up a decent lead in the kitty. Join us at 10:00 local, half an hour earlier than the scheduled start, for Day 3 proceedings tomorrow. This is Pratyush saying goodbye on behalf of Krishna, Pradeep, Ramakrishnan and Raju.
78.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Wagner, out Caught by Kithuruwan Vithanage!! And that is the fifer that Dushmantha Chameera has worked so hard for. Has been a tearthrough spell. Bent his back and made the Kiwis hop in their own backyard. The familiar shorter length this was, Wagner flat-bats the ball straight to cover, a field position that was just plugged by Mathews, to invite a huddled Lankan embrace. And that late wicket also implies stumps. Wagner c Kithuruwan Vithanage b Dushmantha Chameera 17(26) [4s-2 6s-1]
Dushmantha Chameera to Wagner, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
78.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Wagner, no run, short of length outside off, Wagner gets deep in his crease and rides the bounce with a punchy defence to extra cover
78.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Wagner, no run, cover was brought in and it indicated a full ball. Dushmantha Chameera goes with the plan. Wagner swings his arms and ends up swishing the air
Could be the last over of the day. Two slips, gully and a cover has just been brought in
78.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Doug Bracewell, 1 run, lovely connection. Back of length and around sixth stump, Bracewell gets across in his crease, gets behind the ball and punches it to sweeper cover
77.6 -
Herath to Doug Bracewell, 1 run, turned round the corner for a single
77.5 -
Herath to Doug Bracewell, no run, on the middle stump, Bracewell bends towards the off-side and times the clip towards mid-on
77.4 -
Herath to Doug Bracewell, no run, flighted delivery on off, Bracewell gets forward in defence
77.3 -
Herath to Wagner, 1 run, that shot nearly took Herath with it. Use of the feet and Wagner went hard as he flayed the ball low to long-on
77.2 -
Herath to Wagner, no run, tossed up across the batsman, Wagner turns it into the leg side
Just a slip and a short leg
77.1 -
Herath to Doug Bracewell, 1 run, uses his feet, gets to the pitch of the ball and wrists it to long-on
Rangana Herath [21.0-1-72-2] is back into the attack
The ball has been retrieved by the way
76.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Wagner, no run, pretty flash outside off but the ball continues with the angle and beats the flashy stroke
76.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Wagner, SIX, that's massive! Out of the park! And that massive stroke invited a new suitcase of balls. Banged in again, perhaps too high to take it on. But Wagner, trying his luck since he walked in, connects one finally. Turns around clockwise in his crease and middles the hook shot over the backward square leg fence. Well over the fence, I should say.
76.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Wagner, FOUR, poor effort and that should tell you that the day's end is nigh. Another pull shot. Are you surprised? The ball flew low to the third man area. The fielder there ran to his right and attempted to get his body behind - with his hands cupped in front of his tummy. Lets the ball burst through and parries it through to the ropes
76.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Wagner, FOUR, when you get a pitched up delivery in the middle of a full ball-drought, you come forward, close the bat face and time the punch through long-on
76.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Wagner, no run, hunkers under this bumper and lets it go
76.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Wagner, no run, this could have been the Chameera fifer. Shot off from back of a length and took Wagner by surprise. The batsman took his back hand off the handle and that contributed to the fended edge fall short of point
75.6 -
Lakmal to Wagner, 1 run, back of a length and angled across, Wagner stays back and slices the open-batted defence. The ball runs square of the wicket and the batsman collects a single off a half-deliberate stroke
75.5 -
Lakmal to Doug Bracewell, 1 run, now that the very full ball responded, Lakmal tries another one. Meanders in but drifts down leg giving Bracewell the opportunity to clip it to deep mid-wicket
75.4 -
Lakmal to Doug Bracewell, no run, that's a gully cricket shot. The length delivery nips back in. Bracewell isn't bothered. Just swings his bat across the line hoping to connect. Doesn't and the ball makes way through the bat-pad gap
75.3 -
Lakmal to Doug Bracewell, no run, beautifully bowled! The ball curled back in late. Lakmal had bowled it right up to the batsman. Bracewell takes his front leg out, hurried his bat down and just managed to keep it out
75.2 -
Lakmal to Doug Bracewell, no run, short of length and straighter, Bracewell blocks it back to the bowler
75.1 -
Lakmal to Doug Bracewell, FOUR, that reminds me of Williamson. Bracewell waits for this back of a length delivery to come to him, opens the bat face very late and silks the slip-gully gap for a boundary
Two slips and a gully in place
74.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Wagner, no run, banged in but wide of off, Wagner stays rooted to the crease and punches without conviction. Mistimes it to mid-off and there's no chance to get to the other end. Why would you?
74.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Wagner, no run, short ball. More effort into this. But with so many short balls and so many bad shots, it's really difficult to pick out the really effort delivery. This one was safely ducked under
74.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Wagner, no run, this time crouches to further make it impossible to play the pull. The ball comfortably sails over as Wagner completes his mandatory turn-around-in-the-crease routine
74.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Wagner, no run, another swivelling ugly looking pull attempt. Keeper's busier than the bat
74.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Wagner, no run, short again to Wagner. The batsman turns around 180 degrees trying to fetch the pull but fails. Too pacy to let him lay bat on it
74.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Doug Bracewell, 1 run, interesting approach. Have to do something out of the ordinary to put bat to ball. Skips across his stumps to give him room. Ends up giding too much room as he toe-ends the airy cut to deep extra cover for a single
73.6 -
Lakmal to Wagner, no run, the full sucker delivery. Wagner was taken aback with the length. Ekes out an outside edge that lacked venom. Dies down well in front of the hands-on-head cordon
73.5 -
Lakmal to Wagner, no run, leg-stump line from over the wicket. Not quite short and Wagner defends it off his hips to short leg
73.4 -
Lakmal to Wagner, no run, ah, a little fuller. Makes Wagner narrow his stance to get behind this back of a length delivery. Defence was middled on that decision
73.4 -
Lakmal to Wagner, no ball, called a no ball because he has bowled more than 2 bouncers in the over. This is the first warning. The riposte was another sitting duck leave with the bat held parallel to the ground
73.3 -
Lakmal to Wagner, no run, more like that. Drops his hand and ducks. Lets the ball safely sail over
73.2 -
Lakmal to Wagner, no run, a duck of sanity and everything's safe. This approach and taking the innings to the next day won't harm NZ. Plenty of time left
73.1 -
Lakmal to Wagner, no run, that's what you get when you dish out venoms. Banged down, Wagner fended at it. Had both feet crossed and up in the air as he looked to avoid getting hit in the face
72.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Doug Bracewell, FOUR, and he top-edges another pull. The fine leg fielder runs to his right and sticks out his right hand to haul it back in but the ball's momentum and late curve evaded that effort. At least there are four runs this time for a not-so-pretty effort
72.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Doug Bracewell, no run, too short and too down the leg side. Bracewell still goes for it. Misses. Same old story. Only a matter of time before these two perish
72.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Wagner, 1 run, this time he turns within his crease and tucks a back of a length delivery on leg stump. Backward square leg cleans up as the batsmen cross over
Crowd is making noises. Good atmosphere despite a handful of people ther eon a Saturday
72.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Wagner, no run, Wagner getting a taste of his own medicine. Short down the leg side. Bowled from over the wicket. Wagner turns to tickle but couldn't connect
Neil Wagner, left handed bat, comes to the crease
72.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Southee, out Caught by Udara Jayasundera!! New Zealand are taking on the short balls and handing out their wickets in gift-wraps of impatience and callousness. Short and down the leg side, easily avoidable delivery when your side needs to get at par with Sri Lanka's first innings total. But Southee swivells and pulls it. Looks like he middled it all right but places it straight down the throat of fine leg. Southee c Udara Jayasundera b Dushmantha Chameera 4(5) [4s-1]
Dushmantha Chameera to Southee, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
72.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Doug Bracewell, 1 run, fullish within the stumps, Bracewell clips it to backward square. And that gets Southee on strike against Chameera
71.6 -
Lakmal to Southee, no run, this one cut back in from back of a length, Southee got his bat down hurriedly and kept it out
71.5 -
Lakmal to Southee, FOUR, it's all happening at the Seddon Park. And what a way to bring up the 200 for New Zealand. With a top edge off an attempted pull to fine leg. Sums up the moment perfectly
71.4 -
Lakmal to Southee, no run, length delivery on middle, Southee wrists it to mid-on. Uppish but well short
71.3 -
Lakmal to Southee, no run, ah, this one zoomed off the pitch to catch Southee surprised. The line was outside off and Southee ended up fending at it. The ball took the bat's shoulder and lobbed in front the cordon
Tim Southee, right handed bat, comes to the crease
71.2 -
Lakmal to Watling, out Caught by Kithuruwan Vithanage!! What drama! More effort to decipher the catch than to take that wicket perhaps. Wide half-volley inviting Watling forward. Goes hard on the drive but couldn't middle it as he wasn't far across to reach the ball. Outside edge runs low to the left of backward point. Vinthage gets low, takes the catch and tumbles behind. Since the shots were limited, the onfield decision stayed there. Watling c Kithuruwan Vithanage b Lakmal 28(82) [4s-4]
Lakmal to Watling, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Watling is apparently caught at gully. Umpires have gone upstairs to check the catch perhaps. Fair delivery. Not a bump ball either. Has the backward point fielder grassed it? The third umpire reckons that the fingers are very spread as the fielder takes the catch. Camera angle, the only one available, is not making it easy either. Zoomer at work but it's the unkinder sideways angle. Since there are no other shots available, the onfield decision will stay and Watling has to trudge back. OUT.
71.1 -
Lakmal to Watling, no run, back of a length delivery wide of off, Watling reaches out and wanted to steer it to third man. Chops it into the ground and the ball didn't go away further much to give him a run
Suranga Lakmal [13.0-4-37-0] is back into the attack
70.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Doug Bracewell, FOUR, edged and he gets lucky with a boundary! Went hard with his forceful uppish drive through cover, the ball moved away to take the outside edge and evaded a leaping gully to travel to the fence
70.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Doug Bracewell, no run, wanted to take this on as Dushmantha Chameera switched to over the wicket. Makes a belated decision to get away from the line and swipes his bat in an anticlockwise fashion as he swayed away from the line
70.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Doug Bracewell, no run, straighter in line with his short delivery, Bracewell sits under it and lets it go
70.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Doug Bracewell, no run, drags his length furhter back and bends back with a 138 kmps bumper. Bracewell wants to Sehwag it over the cordon with an upper-lap but fails to connect the periscope
70.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Doug Bracewell, 2 runs, was air-borne to ride this shorter delivery and tapped it to deep backward point for a brace
70.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Doug Bracewell, no run, continues from round the wicket. The line is outside off, Bracewell gets the room to force it off the back foot with an open bat face
69.6 -
Herath to Watling, no run, slower through the air with more flight and Watling is led into a perfect forward defence
69.5 -
Herath to Watling, no run, flatter trajectory outside off, Watling lunges forward and stabs this to cover
69.4 -
Herath to Watling, no run, pushes this one back to Herath in defence
69.3 -
Herath to Doug Bracewell, 1 run, gets his front foot across to get outside the like and plays the fancy one-legged clip shot to backward square leg
69.2 -
Herath to Watling, 1 run, drifts down the leg side, Watling half-turns and tickles this to backward square leg. A sharp throw at striker's end hurries Doug Bracewell but he had made it through
69.1 -
Herath to Watling, no run, tossed up on off, stump-to-stump, Watling gets forward in defence with a straight bat
68.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Doug Bracewell, no run, back of a length delivery that sped off the pitch . Bracewell gets on his toes, realizes that it's not enough to ride the bounce and then hauls his back leg in the air to keep the ball down awkwardly
68.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Doug Bracewell, no run, ducks another middle-of-the-pitch tester
68.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Doug Bracewell, no run, bends his back and tries to zip the ball off the middle stump. The ball loops up at a comfortable enough height for Bracewell to get behind and defend off the toes
68.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Watling, 1 run, offers some width outside off. Something around off stump after a long time. Watling cashes in with a cut shot but can't place it past backward point
Two slips now
68.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Doug Bracewell, 1 run, connects with this shorter delivery and plays a not-so-convincing pull to fine leg. Good enough for a single
68.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Doug Bracewell, no run, banged in like Pradeep. And outside leg too. Bracewell swings the pull and connects with thin air
Dushmantha Chameera [7.0-3-17-3] is back into the attack
Pace is back. One slip, one short leg and a deepish leg gully
67.6 -
Herath to Watling, FOUR, tries to spin this off a length but the ball swerves across the batsman making the ball leg side-ish. Watling gets down with a huge front foot stride and plays a bottom hand-dominated sweep shot through backward square leg
67.5 -
Herath to Watling, no run, prods forward, bends down and wrists the defence towards square leg
67.4 -
Herath to Watling, no run, tosses one up on off, Watling lunges forward in defence
67.3 -
Herath to Watling, no run, flatter trajectory drifting on leg stump, Herath expected it to spin across. Didn't and Watling comfortably nudged it into the leg side
67.2 -
Herath to Doug Bracewell, 1 run, floats this on a fuller length, Bracewell gets to the pitch with a forward bend and nudges it to long-on for another milky single
A slip and a silly point
67.1 -
Herath to Watling, 1 run, gets forward and works the ball to long-on for an easy single
Chameera is warming up
66.6 -
Pradeep to Doug Bracewell, no run, pits the middle of the pitch but the ball zips more. Bracewell spots it and doesn't take it on. Sits beneath it comfortably
66.5 -
Pradeep to Doug Bracewell, no run, goes wider and wider and keeps hurling them on the middle of the pitch. Comparatively difficult leave this one with the angle, Bracewell ducks
66.4 -
Pradeep to Doug Bracewell, no run, this one's better. Short and angled across. Bracewell rises on his toes and short-arm pulled it to mid-on sans timing
66.3 -
Pradeep to Doug Bracewell, no run, the bowler goes wider on the leg side. Bracewell doesn't go for the shot there
66.2 -
Pradeep to Doug Bracewell, FOUR, similar one on a shorter length and down the leg side. The room outside leg allows Bracewell the time to swivel and roll the wrists to time the pull to fine leg. Awkward bounce at the fielding position and the batsman gets a boundary
66.1 -
Pradeep to Doug Bracewell, no run, good intent but the short ball was hurled down the leg side. Not effective until you lure the batsman in and pack the field behind square on the leg side. Sadly, only 2 fielders allowed
65.6 -
Herath to Watling, no run, the bowler is dishing it fuller. With flight. Watling leans forward and eases the ball to cover. Played it straight to the fielder and no run available there
65.5 -
Herath to Watling, no run, shuffles inside the crease and meets this flighted delivery with an angled defence
65.4 -
Herath to Watling, no run, stays rooted to the crease and forces the tap with an open bat face
65.3 -
Herath to Doug Bracewell, 1 run, this time Bracewell stays back and tucks it to backward square leg for a single
65.2 -
Herath to Doug Bracewell, no run, well flighted delivery wide of off and turns away a touch to beat half-aggressive flay through covers
65.1 -
Herath to Doug Bracewell, no run, flat outside off, didn't threaten to come in, Bracewell safely shoulders arms
64.6 -
Pradeep to Doug Bracewell, 1 run, angled down leg, Bracewell turns with a tickle to fine leg and gets to the other end
64.5 -
Pradeep to Watling, 1 run, opens the bat face and uses a horizontal bat to push it to deep backward point
64.4 -
Pradeep to Doug Bracewell, 1 run, the batsman is sitting pretty in his crease after the short ball burst. Spots the bumper early, slashes the pull to backward square leg and gets a single
64.3 -
Pradeep to Doug Bracewell, no run, back of a length this time and on the pads, Bracewell tucks it towrads mid-wicket
64.2 -
Pradeep to Doug Bracewell, no run, half-hearted appeal. The keeper appealed first and then the band joined in late. Looked choreographed enough to put off the umpire. Pradeep had gone wide from round the wicket and banged this ine, Bracewell swivelled into the pull. Missed and invited the not-so-real looking appeal. The interesting thing is that replays suggest a feather off the bottom hand glove
64.1 -
Pradeep to Watling, 1 run, length ball on middle pole, Watling stays back with a clip to mid-wicket for a hurriedly run single
Drinks are on the field now. New Zealand continue to resist, but it's Sri Lanka who have their noses in front, still leading by 121 runs, with four New Zealand first innings wickets in balance.
63.6 -
Herath to Doug Bracewell, no run, slower and wider outside off, Bracewell lunges forward on the defensive push
63.5 -
Herath to Doug Bracewell, no run, fraction shorter in length, Bracewell goes back and defends it with a straight bat
63.4 -
Herath to Doug Bracewell, no run, tossed up and on the stumps, Bracewell shuffles across and clips it towards mid-wicket
63.3 -
Herath to Doug Bracewell, no run, Herath drifts one across Bracewell, pushed back towards the bowler
63.2 -
Herath to Watling, 1 run, flighted and well outside off, eased down towards long-off for a single
63.1 -
Herath to Watling, 2 runs, tossed up invitingly outside off, Watling gets a big stride forward and drives it wide of extra cover, the fielder at long-off gets across and keeps them down to a couple of runs
62.6 -
Pradeep to Doug Bracewell, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Bracewell covers the line and defends it towards the on-side
62.5 -
Pradeep to Doug Bracewell, no run, another bouncer from Pradeep, this one is well wide of off, Bracewell drops his gloves and sways away from the line
62.4 -
Pradeep to Doug Bracewell, no run, the bouncer from Pradeep, Bracewell ducks under it and lets it go
62.3 -
Pradeep to Doug Bracewell, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Bracewell prods across and defends it towards the off-side
62.2 -
Pradeep to Doug Bracewell, no run, short of a length and holding its line outside off, left alone
Doug Bracewell, right handed bat, comes to the crease
62.1 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, out Caught by Chandimal!! Santner falls after a handy knock. Lovely delivery from Pradeep, pitched in that corridor outside off and straightened a fraction, Santner was pressing forward in defence, gets the faintest of edges and it's gobbled up by Chandimal. Sri Lanka were confident and decided to review Reiffel's call, they stood vindicated on replays. The stubborn sixth wicket stand has been broken. Mitchell Santner c Chandimal b Pradeep 38(105) [4s-3 6s-1]
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Appeal for a caught behind. Sri Lanka want a review. The front foot looks fine. There's no real deviation, nothing on the HotSpot as well. But there's a small spike on RTS, the decision has been overturned, Santner is OUT
62.1 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no ball, short of a length and well outside off, Santner has a flashy dab at that before withdrawing his shot at the last moment, Pradeep has overstepped as well
Nuwan Pradeep [14.0-4-25-0] is back into the attack
61.6 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, tossed up and well outside off, eased down towards long-off for a single
61.5 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, no run, Herath gave this one more air, Santner comes down the track and drills it back towards the bowler
61.4 -
Herath to Watling, 1 run, Herath drifts one onto Watling's pads, he gets down low and sweeps it behind square on the on-side for a single
61.3 -
Herath to Watling, no run, slower and on off, Watling gets well forward and blocks
61.2 -
Herath to Watling, FOUR, lovely shot, a little shimmy down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and lifts it over mid-off, one bounce and over the ropes for a boundary
61.1 -
Herath to Watling, no run, tossed up and on off, pushed back towards the bowler
A slip and a FSL in place
Rangana Herath [16.0-1-54-2] is back into the attack
60.6 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, on a length and on the stumps, Santner shuffles across and defends it towards the on-side
60.5 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Santner stays behind the line and pushes it towards mid-off
60.4 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Santner shuffles across and defends it towards the off-side
60.3 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, short of a length and on the stumps, Santner gets across and pushes it towards mid-on
60.2 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Santner plays with a straight bat and defends it towards mid-off
60.1 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, tad fuller and in that corridor outside off, defended with an open face towards gully
59.6 -
Pradeep to Watling, no run, on a good length and just outside off, driven towards mid-off
59.5 -
Pradeep to Watling, no run, that came back a long way, but Watling was sure about his off-stump, gets a good stride forward, lifts his bat and lets it go
Back to over the wicket for Watling
59.4 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, fuller length delivery and slanting onto Santner's pads, flicked away towards long leg for a single
59.3 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, driven firmly but straight to the fielder at mid-off
Pradeep switches to round the wicket. Two slips and a gully in place
59.2 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Santner gets forward and drives it towards mid-off
59.1 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, fuller length delivery and on Santner's pads, flicked with a closed face towards mid-on
Nuwan Pradeep [13.0-4-24-0] is back into the attack
58.6 -
Lakmal to Watling, no run, on a good length and well outside off, Watling gets forward and drives it towards mid-off
58.5 -
Lakmal to Watling, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, left alone
58.4 -
Lakmal to Watling, no run, short of a length and on the stumps, defended back towards the bowler
58.3 -
Lakmal to Watling, no run, short of a length and angling back into Watling, tucked away towards square leg
58.2 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, 3 runs, tad too full and outside off, Santner leans forward on the drive, doesn't get hold of the shot. Herath chases from mid-off and hauls the ball back in, enough time for Santner to saunter back for the third
58.1 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, short of a length and holding its line outside off, Santner watches it all along, lifts his bat and lets it go
57.6 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, this one holds its line after pitching outside off, Watling prods forward tentatively and defends it towards the off-side
57.5 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, this is clever bowling from Mathews, gets this one to dart back in from outside off, Watling hurriedly brings his bat down and defends it towards the off-side
57.4 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, Mathews shortens his length outside off and gets it to hold its line, left alone
57.3 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, that's a brave leave from Watling, fuller length delivery and a hint of shape back into Watling, he got half-a-stride forward and let it go, very close to the off-stump as the ball zipped by
57.2 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, on a good length and on the off-stump line, defended with a straight bat
57.1 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, short of a length and on the stumps, Watling presses across and pushes it towards mid-on
56.6 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, width on offer from Lakmal, Santner throws his bat on the slash, gets a thick bottom edge and the ball dribbles away towards the off-side
56.5 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, tad fuller and angling away from outside off, Santner covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
56.4 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, on a length and just outside off, Santner plays with soft hands and defends it towards second slip
56.3 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, short of a length and on off, Santner pushes forward and gets an inside edge towards the on-side
56.2 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, on a good length and around the off-stump line, Santner was playing from the crease, gets an inside edge onto the pads
56.1 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Santner stands tall and punches it towards mid-off
55.6 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, short of a good length and well outside off, Watling stays back and punches it towards point
55.5 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, on a good length and slanting away from the right-hander, left alone
55.4 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, edged! On a good length and holding its line on off, Watling had to play at that, pushes with hard hands and gets a thick edge, bounced well in front of gully
55.3 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, short of a length and well outside off, punched off the back foot towards cover-point
55.2 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, tad fuller and in that channel outside off, Watling gets half-forward and defends it
55.1 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Watling prods forward and defends it
54.6 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, short of a good length and on the stumps, Santner plays with a closed face and turns it towards FSL
54.5 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, FOUR, nicely done by Santner, banged in short and on the stumps, Santner swivels across, rolls his wrists around and pulls it behind square on the on-side, bisects the two men in the deep for a boundary
54.4 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Santner gets behind the line and defends it
54.3 -
Lakmal to Watling, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, Watling nudges it in front of cover-point for a single
54.2 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, fuller length delivery and just outside off, Santner closes the face of the bat and drives it to the right of mid-on. Mathews tumbles and keeps them down to a single
54.1 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, short of a good length and shaping away from outside off, left alone
53.6 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, on a length and on Watling's pads, he shuffles across and tucks it towards mid-wicket
53.5 -
Mathews to Watling, FOUR, cracking shot, not a bad delivery from Mathews, might have bene fraction too full, Watling gets forward, presents the full face of the bat and punches it past the diving mid-off fielder
53.4 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, short of a good length and well outside off, punched off the back foot towards cover-point
53.3 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, tad fuller and on the stumps, Watling gets forward and defends it towards mid-on
53.2 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, on a good length and angling back into Watling, he presents the full face of the bat as he defends
53.1 -
Mathews to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, short of a length and just outside off, Santner steers it to the left of gully, Watling calls his through for a quick single even as two fielders converge, easily done in the end
52.6 -
Lakmal to Watling, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, Watling gets a good stride across and lets it go
52.5 -
Lakmal to Watling, no run, banged in short and well outside off, Watling ducks under it and lets it go
52.4 -
Lakmal to Watling, FOUR, edged and four, lucky for Watling, this was a short of a length delivery outside off, spat up on Watling, he was in no position to play that, ends up fending, gets it high off the bat. The ball loops in the gap between the second slip and gully, rolls away to the fence for a boundary
52.3 -
Lakmal to Watling, no run, short of a length and just outside off, defended with a straight bat
52.2 -
Lakmal to Watling, no run, on a good length and around the off-stump line, Watling watches it closely and defends it towards the off-side
52.1 -
Lakmal to Watling, no run, fuller length delivery and in that channel outside off, Watling leans forward and drives it towards mid-off, off the inside part of the bat
51.6 -
Mathews to Watling, leg byes, 1 run, Mathews slips one onto Watling's pads, he looks to flick and misses, the ball rolls away behind square on the on-side, off the pads, a leg-bye is added to the total
51.5 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, back of a length and in that channel outside off, Watling stands tall and pushes it to the right of point
51.4 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, another leave by Watling
51.3 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, on a good length and in that channel outside off, Watling gets a good stride forward, lifts his bat and lets it go
51.2 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, short of a length and well outside off, Watling chops it hard onto the ground and straight to point
51.1 -
Mathews to Watling, no run, on a good length and in that corridor outside off, left alone
Angelo Mathews [7.0-4-20-0] is back into the attack
Herath gets a break, Mathews comes on. Two slips and a gully in place
50.6 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, another bouncer from Lakmal, Santner watches it all along and ducks underneath it
50.5 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, on a good length and around the off-stump line, Santner defends it with a closed face, the ball rolls back towards the bowler
50.4 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, short of a good length and in that channel outside off, Santner doesn't need to play those, left alone
50.3 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, the bouncer from Lakmal, Santner watches it all along, drops his gloves and sways away from the line
50.2 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, Lakmal shortens his length outside off, Santner stays behind the line and defends it towards the off-side
50.1 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, Santner covers the line and lets it go
49.6 -
Herath to Watling, no run, pushed through with the angle, Watling gets his bat in front of the pads and smothers the spin
49.5 -
Herath to Watling, no run, this one is given more air, Watling gets a big stride forward and defends it
49.4 -
Herath to Watling, no run, fraction short and on the stumps, Watling goes back and turns it towards the on-side
49.3 -
Herath to Watling, no run, flighted delivery and on off, Watling gets well forward and blocks
49.2 -
Herath to Watling, 2 runs, slower and on Watling's pads, he bends downm low, uses his wrists to good effect and laps it behind square on the on-side, off the mark with a brace
49.1 -
Herath to Watling, no run, just short of FSL, dropped in front of Mendis, this was flatter and on the stumps, Watling went back and turned it almost straight into the hands of Mendis
48.6 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, short of a length and shaping away from outside off, Santner drops his wrists and lets the ball go through
48.5 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, fuller length delivery and well outside off, Santner prods forward and defends it towards mid-off
48.4 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, FOUR, lovely shot, overpitched and well outside off, Santner leans forward, meets the ball on top of the bounce and creams it through extra cover for a boundary
48.4 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, wide, the bouncer from Lakmal, but it's too short and too high, called as a wide
48.3 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Santner gets half a stride across and defends it towards gully
48.2 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, fuller length delivery outside off and slanting across the left-hander, Santner covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
Two slips, gully and a FSL in place for Lakmal
48.1 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, short of a length and shaping away from outside off, Santner covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
Suranga Lakmal [6.0-1-19-0] is back into the attack
47.6 -
Herath to Watling, no run, slower and just outside off, Watling goes back and defends it with a straight bat
47.5 -
Herath to Watling, no run, Herath gave this one more air, Watling presses half-forward and defends it
A slip, silly point and FSL for Watling
47.4 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, marginally short and on the stumps, Santner goes back and punches it towards long-on for a single
47.3 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, no run, this one is given more air on off, Santner presses forward defensively
47.2 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, no run, slower and just outside off, Santner prods across and blocks
47.1 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, no run, tossed up and on the stumps, Santner goes back and turns it towards FSL
Herath to resume. A slip and a FSL in place
Welcome back.. Can Sri Lanka gain a useful lead? Or will New Zealand's lower order show some fight?
A heart-rending session for the Kiwis. When it looked like that the wickets will come at a price against a growing Latham- Guptill partnership, the hosts were blown away by the Chameera storm. 4 wickets in 5 overs summed up the misery as Kiwis ducked, swayed and pulled a few straight to the fielders in the deep. Williamson failed for a change and Guptill fell to an ugly swipe immediately after recording a half-century. Santner and McCullum rebuilt to some extent but latter's dominant attacking instincts meant that he offered chances. HotSpot helped him survive a close call and then Pradeep overstepped to rent another lifeline. Herath soon compensated and Sri Lanka can now aspire for a good enough lead. More action on the other side of this tea break. Join us in 15 minutes.
46.6 -
Pradeep to Watling, no run, good length outside off, Watling covers his off-stump and shoulders arms. And that will be tea on day 2
46.6 -
Pradeep to Watling, no ball, bouncer but given a no ball since he was already done with his quota of the over
Umpire lets out a second warning of bowling more than 2 bouncers in the over. One more instance and he'll be taken out of the attack
46.5 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, leg byes, 1 run, finally something off all that bend-back stuff from Pradeep! Santner ducked straight into this shortish delivery and was pinged on the badge's helmet. Not a good feeling. The ball deflects to third man as the batsman cross over
46.4 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, another one but this was outside off, evaded easily with a half-duck
46.4 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, wide, banged half-way down. Bounces too high. The keeper is air-borne to collect that and the umpire has his arms outstretched to signal a wide delivery
46.3 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, similar shortish length on the hips, Santner turns and clips it towards the leg side
46.2 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, shorter than the last delivery, Santner slides deep in his crease and tries to play it with a horizontal bat. Is cramped for room and chops it to point
46.1 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, back of a length delivery shaving the off-stump, Santner gets on his toes with a shuffle and clips it towards mid-wicket
45.6 -
Herath to Watling, no run, pushed through, Watling was ready for it. Came forward and blunted any possible turn on that
45.5 -
Herath to Watling, no run, this one's worked off the pads to mid-wicket but there's not a run available
45.4 -
Herath to Watling, no run, another one with flight on off and middle, Watling defends it with a straight bat
45.3 -
Herath to Watling, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Watling this time gets well forward to the pitch of the delivery and blocks it
45.2 -
Herath to Watling, no run, hurled very slow through the air. Hung in the air, dipped and turned away ever so slightly. Watling was surprised and the ball hit the outside edge and died down to the left of the lone slip
45.1 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, slower delivery outside off, Santner gets low and keeps the wristy flick along the ground. A single to long-on
44.6 -
Pradeep to Watling, no run, length delivery in the stump channel, Watling stays camped back and open-bats the defence a touch
44.5 -
Pradeep to Watling, no run, back of a length outside off, Watling lets it go
44.4 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, Herath at mid-off ran to his left and used his stuck-out two hands to somehow parry the ball to mid-on. Good effort given his infamous agility. Santner had crunchily driven this and but for Herath, would have fetched at least two more
44.3 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, plays this with little more intent. Stays back and punches it towards cover
44.2 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, bouncer again, Santner belatedly sits under it. Looks in two minds everytime versus the short ball. Could be another one soon for Sri Lanka
44.1 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, back of a length ball on off, Santner stays crease-bound and blocks it right underneath his eyes
43.6 -
Herath to Watling, no run, another one on the stumps, Watling lunges forward and blocks it out
43.5 -
Herath to Watling, no run, forward defence to this good length delivery that went straight on
43.4 -
Herath to Watling, no run, bouncing away outside off, Watling looks to play but gives it up at the last moment
43.3 -
Herath to Watling, no run, stays back to this dragged down delivery and pushes it to cover
43.2 -
Herath to Watling, no run, tossed up on off, Watling gets forward in defence
BJ Watling, right handed bat, comes to the crease
A slip, silly point and a short leg
43.1 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, out Caught by Kusal Mendis!! After the inside-edge HotSpot and the no-ball drama, Brendon McCullum's luck runs out! No 101st world record maximum today. Herath cleverly angled this in, McCullum looked to wrist it to mid-wicket but got an inside edge onto his pad. Mendis at silly point dived two-handed to his right and managed to hold it inches above the turf. Amazing reflexes. Momentum-generating catch that for the hosts and Sri Lanka have their foot in the door now. Brendon McCullum c Kusal Mendis b Herath 18(54) [4s-2]
Herath to Brendon McCullum, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
42.6 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, back of a length delivery that's tucked off the hips straight to short leg. The fielder collects and rifles a throw to the striker's end. Misses and point cleans up
42.5 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, vicious bounce on this one from over the wicket, Santner sways away from the line
42.4 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, loud appeal. The length delivery pitched outside leg and took the inside edge to rap the pad. The man at short leg was close and the ricochet off the pads fell tantalizingly away from the fielder
42.3 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, Pradeep is going wide of the crease and banging them in. Santner has to duck to avoid them all
42.2 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, another bumper angled into Santner. Can't sway away and had to duck there
42.1 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, no releting with the short ball strategy. Another bummer. Santner sits under it
41.6 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, no run, flighted delivery on off, McCullum gets forward and defends it
41.5 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, nudged from off-stump to deep mid-wicket for an easy single
41.4 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, SIX, comes down the pitch and lofts it low over the bowler's head. Didn't get too close to get the elevation and wooded it pretty right
41.3 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, no run, tossed up on off, Santner turns it round the corner
41.2 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, opens the face of the bat and taps it to cover-point for a single
41.1 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, worked off the pads to backward square leg for a single
40.6 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, no run, another bouncer this time. There's nothing pitched up. McCullum sways away out of this easy bouncer outside off
40.5 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, no run, this line is defnitely troubling McCullum. Shortish from round the wicket, McCullum wants to tuck it fine but the ball zips off the surface, gets him on the glove and lobs towards silly point
40.5 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, no ball, he is not taking them on now. Sits low on the ground and evades that
40.4 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, no run, bumper that McCullum safely ducks under
40.4 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, no ball, this is so, so unlucky for Pradeep! He had banged a fourth one in a row, McCullum obliged with a tentative pull. Swivelled and went wild at the ball. Eked out a top-edge that flew straight to fine leg, was pouched safely only to find that Pradeep had overstepped by a cat's whisker. His foot landed on the line and then slid further across. Tough call but rules rule
McCullum has been caught in the deep but has Pradeep ovetstepped? Looks a very close call. Umpire Paul Reiffel extends his right arm to signal a no ball. Oh dear!
40.3 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, no run, continues with the short ball saga from round the wicket but this one's way down the leg side, left alone
40.2 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, no run, no arch-back this time. Another one that's pitting the middle of the pitch, McCullum swings across with the pull shot. No connection at all. Embarrasing to say the least
40.1 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, no run, banged in halfway, McCullum had to arch back a long way to evade that. His head was almost parallel to the ground there
39.6 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, no run, tossed up and attacking the stumps from round the wicket, defended
39.5 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, back foot punch to cover-point
39.4 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, no run, tossed up just outside off stump, McCullum defends it into the off-side off the front foot
39.3 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, no run, oh that's a rash shot from McCullum. Tries the slog-sweep, but misses. Luckily the line was just outside off stump
39.2 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, McCullum defends it into the off-side
39.1 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, flighted delivery on the off stump, McCullum advances and then flicks, wasn't to the pitch of the ball, hence he went for the loft over long-on, luckily there was no one in the deep at mid-wicket
38.6 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, full and inviting the drive, but the batsman simply shoulders arms
38.5 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, good length delivery from round the wicket, Santner leaves it alone
38.4 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, 2 runs, leg stumpish from Pradeep, poor line I must say, clipped away off the pads to deep mid-wicket
38.3 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, 2 runs, good looking front foot cover-drive from Santner. The timing is not great as the bat turned in his hands on impact with the ball, rolls through cover-point, good enough for two
38.2 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, good length and angled across, ignored
38.1 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, full and outside off stump, Santner defends it to mid-off
37.6 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, no run, tossed up on the off stump, McCullum defends off the front foot
37.5 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, the runs are starting to flow for New Zealand. Flighted delivery just outside off stump, Santner drives it past the bowler to long-off
37.4 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, short and on the leg stump, McCullum rocks back and tries to pull, the under-edge rolls to fine leg
37.3 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, no run, on the stumps, McCullum defended
37.2 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, flighted delivery down the leg-side, McCullum gets down on one knee and sweeps it fine and fine leg was not even in the picture as he was very square
37.1 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, blocked into the off-side
The groundstaff are removing the advertising triangles from the boundary in front of the sightscreen as the reflection from the sun is causing a problem to the batsman.
36.6 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, 140kph bouncer angling across the left-hander, Santner thinks about the pull, but lets it go at the last moment
36.5 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, on a length and just outside off stump, defended
36.4 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Santner defends it into the off-side
36.3 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, tries the bouncer but bowls down the leg-side, Santner lets it go
36.2 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, Santner gets right behind the line and defends
36.1 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Santner defends off the back foot
35.6 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, no run, driven back to the bowler
35.5 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, not that wide enough for Santner creates a bit of room by backing away and he cuts it off the back foot to deep point
35.4 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, no run, nice and tight around off stump line from Herath, Santner defends
35.3 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, no run, very full and outside off stump, Santner drives it back to the bowler
35.2 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, no run, defended to short leg
35.1 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, no run, very full and on the stumps, Santner drives it back to the bowler
34.6 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, no run, short delivery on the off stump, McCullum leaves it alone
34.5 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, no run, defended towards cover
34.4 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, no run, short and on the stumps, McCullum drops his wrists and lets it go
34.3 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, no run, driven back to the bowler off the front foot, Pradeep stops it with his foot
34.2 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, McCullum defends into the off-side off the back foot
34.1 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, no run, oh that's a tight, yet decent leave from Baz. Good length delivery just outside off stump, McCullum lifts his bat and lets it go. In fact, McCullum suggests that he didn't stop that as a reflection of the sun from the top of the sightscreen put him off
Nuwan Pradeep [6.0-1-15-0] is back into the attack
33.6 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Santner steps and drives it towards mid-off
33.5 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, no run, tossed up just outside off stump, Santner defends off the front foot
33.4 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, FOUR, a freebie from Sri Lanka after a long time. Short and outside off stump, Santner rocks back and cuts it hard through point. Brings up the 100 for New Zealand
33.3 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, floated up outside off stump, McCullum drives it down to long-off
33.2 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, no run, defended towards again
33.1 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, McCullum defends
That is the end of a crazy first hour after the lunch break. The first two overs yielded 20 runs, but Sri Lanka were simply outstanding after that. As soon as Mathews employed a leg gully, Chameera got Latham next ball. He continued to bowl consisently above 140kph and troubled the batsmen with bouncers from round the wicket. Williamson and Taylor fell in the trap, while Guptill, after completing his fifty, gifted his wicket to Herath. It could have been five down or even worse had Baz not got an inside edge to when Herath put out a strong LBW appeal. Santner too survived a couple of close moments - one chip shot fell short of the fielder in the deep and an edge didn't carry to slip. The Black Caps have totally lost their way and it is very crucial that they have a good hour now leading up to the tea break.
32.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Mitchell Santner, no run, short of length outside off stump, defended
32.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Mitchell Santner, no run, bouncer on the stumps, Santner ducks under it
32.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Mitchell Santner, no run, short of length and angled in, but not close enough to make Santner play
32.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Mitchell Santner, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off stump, Santner defends off the back foot
32.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Mitchell Santner, no run, short and on the stumps, Santner ducks under it
32.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Mitchell Santner, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Santner shoulders arms
31.6 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, almost another wicket gifted away. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Santner advances and flicks, the ball lands just in front of the incoming fielder at deep mid-wicket
31.5 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, no run, pushed through this time, Santner defends off the back foot
31.4 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, McCullum drives it down to long-on
31.3 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, no run, oh this is dangerous from McCullum. Opts to stay back and play to this slider, just manages to defend it in front of the off stump. Had he missed, that was plumb in front
31.2 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, no run, well outside off stump, McCullum lets it go
31.1 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, no run, tossed up outside off stump, McCullum defends off the front foot
30.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Mitchell Santner, no run, in the airrrrr, but just short of the man at fly slip. Short and angling across, Santner fends and gets the shoulder of the bat, but the ball just falls in front of the fielder at slip
30.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Mitchell Santner, no run, bouncer again, Santner sinks under it
30.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Mitchell Santner, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Santner lifts his bat and lets it go. In fact, this was bowled at 146kph - the fastest ball of the game so far
30.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, McCullum hops and taps it to point
Back over the wicket now
30.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, similar ball and a similar result
30.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, short and past the leg stump, McCullum lets it go
29.6 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, no run, tossed up just outside off stump Santner defends
29.5 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, no run, oh inside edge onto boot but there's no one at silly-point. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Santner tries to drive, gets a thick edge and gets away with it. The replay suggests that it could have been a bump ball
29.4 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, no run, driven back to the bowler
29.3 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, Baz goes deep in the crease and tucks this slider through backward square leg
29.2 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, very full from Herath, Santner steps out and drives it along the ground to long-on and opens his account
29.1 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Santner defends off the front foot
28.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, short and attacking the body of the batsman, McCullum manages to fend awkwardly with one hand
28.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, now that is a length ball from Chameera after a long time, McCullum wasn't expecting it, tries to defend off the front foot, gets a thick edge that falls just short of the man at gully
28.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, "wait on," says Baz after blocking this short ball off the back foot
28.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, a replay of the previous ball
28.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, bouncer on the stumps, McCullum ducks under it
28.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no ball, short and outside off stump, McCullum drops his wrists and lets it go. Chameera has overstepped on that occasion
28.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, short and rising steeply, McCullum hops and defends
27.6 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, no run, blocked off the front foot
27.5 -
Herath to Mitchell Santner, no run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Santner plays inside the line and lets it go
27.4 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, driven along the ground to long-on
27.3 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, no run, gee, that was so close. No one thought there was an edge on that initially. The only question was did it strike him outside the line of off? But thanks to technology, we got to know that McCullum actually edged it onto his pad. He tried to defend off the front foot, but got an edge onto pad that rolled into the off-side. Mathews decided to review but couldn't get the decision overturned. Hawk-Eye shows that the ball would have bounced over the sticks as McCullum was a long way forward
Huuuuuge shout for LBW, not given and Sri Lanka have reviewed. "It's a fair delivery, let's move on to front-on spin vision please. Can we have the split screen please. Nigel, we've got a mark on the Hot Spot, stay with your decision," says third umpire Kettleborough.
27.2 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, no run, defended off the front foot
27.1 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, no run, down the leg-side, McCullum works it into the on-side
26.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Mitchell Santner, no run, short delivery as expected, Santner ducks under it
Mitchell Santner, left handed bat, comes to the crease
26.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor, out Caught by Chandimal!! Gee! New Zealand are literally surrendering their wickets after a brisk start post-lunch. What a spell of bowling from Chameera. The hosts have now lost 4 wickets in a space of 4 overs. Surely, this slump is courtesy bad batting and excellent bowling and there's nothing alarming in the pitch. Pacy bouncer around off stump line, Taylor hops to defend, but the ball takes the right thumb and Chandimal jumps to collect an easy catch. He throws the ball up in joy before the Sri Lankans mob Chameera. The angle across the right-hander meant Taylor had to play at it and it was too quick (144kph) for him as well. Ross Taylor c Chandimal b Dushmantha Chameera 0(5)
Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
26.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor, no run, bouncer down the leg-side, Taylor ducks under it
26.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, shortish and outside off stump, McCullum hops and taps it to short cover for a sharp single, Taylor has a shy at the striker's end but Ross Taylor raced home safely
26.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, wide, this is well outside off stump, easily ignored. Too high reckons the umpire
26.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, gee this is good bowling from Chameera. Short and at the body of the batsman, McCullum quickly ducks under it to avoid any damage
26.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, short delivery on the off stump, McCullum hops and fends it to short mid-wicket
25.6 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, no run, the arm-ball again and Taylor wasn't in a great position to handle it. He was hurried a bit and managed to punch it softly into the off-side
25.5 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Taylor tries to cut, chops it into the off-side
25.4 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, no run, slider from Herath, Taylor defends off the back foot
25.3 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, on the leg stump, McCullum works it to backward square leg
Brendon McCullum, right handed bat, comes to the crease
25.2 -
Herath to Guptill, out Caught by Mathews!! What are New Zealand doing out there? This is absolutely crazy batting. From 81/0 they have slumped to 86/3. Guptill has played an ugly shot. Remember, he got away with a slog in Herath's previous over when the ball just escaped the sticks, but this time he's been caught well at slip. Harmless flighted delivery from Herath, could have been easily blocked or driven along the ground. For some reason, Guptill goes really hard at the slog. This is surely not a T20 or New Zealand don't need 10 runs to win off 3 balls in an ODI. The outside edge is found and the man at slip collects it above his head. Guptill c Mathews b Herath 50(77) [4s-9 6s-1]
Herath to Guptill, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
25.1 -
Herath to Guptill, 2 runs, meanwhile, amidst a crazy few minutes, Guptill completes his 15th Test fifty. Down the leg-side, Guptill glances it to fine leg. Just a raise of the bat from Guptill to acknowledge the applause
24.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, leg byes, 1 run, short of length delivery down the leg-side, Guptill misses the glance, the ball rolls towards fine leg
24.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, no run, well left. Short and angled across, Guptill drops his wrists and lets it go
24.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, no run, bumper again, Guptill lets it pass
24.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Guptill defends off the back foot
Ross Taylor, right handed bat, comes to the crease
24.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, out Caught by Lakmal!! My word! What a 5 minutes this has been for Sri Lanka. Chameera continued to employ the short ball tactic from round the wicket. This was bowled at 140kph, despite there being two fielders for the mishit pull/hook in the deep, Williamson takes the bowler on, only to hole out in the deep. The attempted pull shot wasn't executed well, the ball took the top edge and flew high in the air, deep square leg ran forward and to his right to complete the catch. Massive blow for New Zealand as Williamson was the in-form batsman. Dushmantha Chameera went for 13 in his first over, but he's taken two wickets in his next 8 balls. Amazing how fortunes can change so quickly. Williamson c Lakmal b Dushmantha Chameera 1(4)
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
24.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, bouncer on the leg stump, Williamson happily ducks under it. Chandimal jumps high and collects
23.6 -
Herath to Guptill, no run,
23.5 -
Herath to Guptill, no run, tossed up from Herath, Guptill defends
23.4 -
Herath to Guptill, no run, driven to the right of the bowler, who managed to get on it in his followthrough
23.3 -
Herath to Guptill, no run, outside off stump, ignored
23.2 -
Herath to Williamson, 1 run, shortish and on the leg stump, Williamson turns it to mid-wicket
23.1 -
Herath to Guptill, 1 run, oh that was almost the second wicket for the visitors. What sort of a shot was that Guptill? Flighted delivery on the off stump, Guptill plays a horrible slog, luckily the under-edge rolled past the sticks to short fine leg
22.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, short delivery from round the wicket, Williamson lets it go
Kane Williamson, right handed bat, comes to the crease
22.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, out Caught by Karunaratne!! Oh what a plan from Mathews. Latham has fallen into the trap. Against the run of play, the Black Caps lose their first wicket. It was a brisk start after lunch and it looked as if these two were on for a big stand, but Chameera has broken through. With a man at leg gully who was placed just before this ball, Chameera bowls a pacy short of length around leg stump line, Latham stands tall and plays the glance but picked the fielder out to perfection. Karunaratne fumbled on the first attempt but luckily it didn't go too far away and he grabbed the rebound. Latham c Karunaratne b Dushmantha Chameera 28(72) [4s-3 6s-1]
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Just a fly slip and now a man has been placed at leg gully
22.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, no run, short and rising steeply at 143kph, Latham ducks under it
22.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, no run, oh that's a good leave. This length delivery wasn't too far away from the sticks, but Latham knew where his off pole was and left it along to the keeper
22.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, no run, short of length down the leg-side, a fine little tickle would have been four, but Latham missed it
22.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, no run, short of length delivery angled across, ignored
21.6 -
Herath to Guptill, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Guptill drives it to the man at silly mid-off
21.5 -
Herath to Latham, 1 run, the paddle-sweep this time from Latham as he sends this along the ground to fine leg
Round the wicket now
21.4 -
Herath to Latham, 2 runs, swept away nicely along the ground through square leg for a couple of runs
21.3 -
Herath to Latham, no run, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Latham defends it into the off-side
21.2 -
Herath to Latham, FOUR, fired down the leg-side at 93kph, Latham gets down on one knee and sweeps very fine, the fielder at fine leg, Lakmal it was, dived and flicked it back. Oh hang on. As Lakmal was flicking it back, his left hand was on contact with the ground beyond the rope
21.1 -
Herath to Latham, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Latham defends off the front foot
Rangana Herath [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
Slip and short leg in
20.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, FOUR, so that is 13 runs off Chameera's first over. Might not tell you the way he's actually bowled. Short and outside off stump, Guptill was hurried on the cut shot, but managed to time it to perfection through point
20.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, 5 wides, oh that's steep bounce, 140kph bouncer from Chameera, bounced too much, went well above Guptill's head and rightly called a wide. The keeper jumped very high but he had no chance
20.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Guptill defends off the back foot
Mathews is warming up. Looks like he will share the attack. Oh now I see Herath rolling his arms as well
20.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, no run, bumper on the stumps, Guptill sits under it
20.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, no run, full and outside off stump, 142kph this time, Guptill lifts his bat and shoulders arms
20.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, FOUR, outside edge, but it goes along the ground and past the diving fielder at gully. Just a forward defence attempted, the ball took the outside half of the bat and raced away courtesy Chameera's extra pace
Two slips and a gully waiting for the edge
20.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, no run, good gas straightaway from Chameera. 141kph short of length delivery just outside off stump, hits the bat hard as Guptill defends off the back foot
Welcome back...
New Zealand's discipline this morning more than compensated for yesterday's anomaly. Southee roared early in the day as a fidgety run-hungry Mathews edged one to the cordon. With the last hope back in the hut, Sri Lanka looked for survival and perished 8 runs short of the 300-run mark. Mathews understandably opened the attack but his reluctance to bowl Chameera with the new ball underlined a defensive captain looking for a prettier scorecard. The pitch has looked more playable against a modest and ever learning Lankan attack and it will only get easier on this sun-dried colour-changing Hamilton pitch. Guptill's looking ominous and Latham is as solid as ever. Join us in 30 minutes for a potential run-heavy session.
19.6 -
Pradeep to Latham, no run, presented very full on and around fifth stump, Latham dug it into the ground. The ball took off the pitch and threatened to go over the bowler but Pradeep jumped up, stuck out his right hand and ensured a dot ball to get to lunch
19.5 -
Pradeep to Latham, no run, pegs the middle stump channel on this occasion, Latham works it to mid-wicket and doesn't even attempt a run
19.4 -
Pradeep to Latham, no run, touch wider this time on a length, easier leave for Latham
19.3 -
Pradeep to Latham, no run, that was way too close to the stumps but Latham is standing a little outside off and was a safe leave for him. The ball nearly grazed the front pad as Latham made a late decision to lift his bat
19.2 -
Pradeep to Latham, no run, banged down, Latham rides the bounce while on his toes and digs it into the pitch near his boot
19.1 -
Pradeep to Guptill, 1 run, angled down the leg side, Guptill tickles it fine and collects a single
Two slips for Pradeep
18.6 -
Herath to Latham, no run, flight outside off, Latham lets out a forward lunge and middles the defence
18.5 -
Herath to Latham, no run, dragged down, Latham chooses to stay back and blocks it towards mid-on
Herath is showing the ball to the umpire. The leather seems to have come off after that big hit. Given back after a mini-discussion
18.4 -
Herath to Latham, SIX, tossed up deliciously. Latham, well aware of the fact that this isn't Galle, gets out of the crease and lofts it through the line. Clobbers it delicately over the long-on fence for a maximum. Kiwis on a speed-train now
18.3 -
Herath to Latham, no run, turns around a touch and bunts this drifter down
One slip and a short leg
18.2 -
Herath to Latham, no run, gets forward to this flighted delivery that was smidgen fullish. Safely blocked
18.1 -
Herath to Guptill, 1 run, flighted on off. Enough rips to make the ball drift in, Guptill pushes it to long-off
Rangana Herath, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Herath ahead of Chameera
17.6 -
Pradeep to Latham, no run, that shot looked gorgeous. Latham stayed on the back foot and punched it with the full face. Forgot to twin the timing with placement and found mid-off to perfection
17.5 -
Pradeep to Latham, no run, floated fullish, Latham waited for the ball to arrive and drove. Mendis played the devil at covers again with asideways dive and keeps the runs to nought
17.4 -
Pradeep to Latham, no run, on a length outside off, Latham shuffles to get behind the line and forces it off the back foot into covers
17.3 -
Pradeep to Latham, no run, Pradeep gets very close to the stumps. Pegs on the off-stump channel and makes it easy for Latham to wrist it to mid-wicket. Too well timed for even a single
17.2 -
Pradeep to Latham, no run, another one that is let go to the keeper. Latham could have gone after this but he is perhaps compensating for that wild swing off the first ball
17.2 -
Pradeep to Latham, no ball, oversteps by a few inches. The ball was smidgen wide and is way out of the Latham's radar
17.1 -
Pradeep to Latham, no run, aggression is indeed inductive. More contagious. Latham now throws his bat at a length ball outside off, fails to make any connection with leather
16.6 -
Mathews to Guptill, no run, on a length and in the corridor of uncertainty but the pitch isn't respoding much to Mathews' discipline. May be Chameera's pace is needed. Guptill easily blocks it out to cover
16.5 -
Mathews to Guptill, SIX, that's gargatuan. New Zealand's grounds are any way too small for Guptill and this shot makes them look miniature. Just a little shimmy down the pitch and a loft with full stretch of the hands to help the ball fly over long-off
16.4 -
Mathews to Guptill, no run, length delivery. Mathews has hurled this ball wider after that glorious boundary. Guptill could only defend it
16.3 -
Mathews to Guptill, no run, riposts with a bouncer. Guptill safely settles under it
16.2 -
Mathews to Guptill, FOUR, that was all timing. It was through Mathews before he could complete his followthrough. Just a timed push that raced wide of the bowler and to the long-on fence. Sight for the sore eyes. Watch that when you ill
16.1 -
Mathews to Latham, 1 run, upto the batsman within the stumps, Latham gets a front foot stride and clips it off the pads to fine leg for a wristy single
15.6 -
Pradeep to Guptill, no run, goes full and wide of the stumps, Guptill opens the bat face and forces the tap-defence to point
15.5 -
Pradeep to Guptill, no run, another one on back of a length, this time to the right-hander. Guptill stands tall and blocks it to the off-side
15.4 -
Pradeep to Latham, 1 run, a good diving half-stop at cover ensured that it wasn't a boundary. Latham nicely crunched this shortish ball off the back foot but was denied by some good fielding there. Three runs definitely saved
15.3 -
Pradeep to Latham, no run, full and nipping away. No threat to the stumps and Latham can safely let it sail to the keeper
15.2 -
Pradeep to Latham, no run, closer to the batsman from over the wicket, Latham wrists the defence back to the bowler who attempts a formal shy at the stumps
15.1 -
Pradeep to Latham, no run, full delivery angled across and Pradeep nearly gets the plan to work. Gets Latham to reach out to that with a drive but the ball kept going away with the angle to beat that shot
14.6 -
Mathews to Guptill, no run, length and wide of the channel. Looked like Guptill wanted to have a go but belatedly decided to lift the bat over the line and lets it go
14.5 -
Mathews to Guptill, no run, back of a length delivery that surprised Guptill with the bounce. The batsman took his bottom hand off and kept the fend down to vacant short leg
14.4 -
Mathews to Guptill, FOUR, that was dismissive! Fuller in length at modest pace, Guptill lets out a dance to the pitch of the ball and whacks it through the line. So much so that the rings are out to see if the ball is all right
14.3 -
Mathews to Guptill, no run, fullish this time tempting the batsman to have a go. Guptill spots the good bounce on that and abstains from fishing at that
14.2 -
Mathews to Latham, 1 run, when you get a short ball at Mathews' pace, you take it on. Latham swivels but mistimes the pull to backward square leg
14.1 -
Mathews to Latham, no run, Mathews puts in some effort on this full ball on fifth stump, Latham lets it go comfortably
13.6 -
Pradeep to Guptill, no run, veering down leg, Guptill half-turned in the crease and clipped this towards mid-wicket. A mediocre connection ensured that there wasn't a run available
13.5 -
Pradeep to Guptill, no run, another invitation to drive but not much intent in the front foot defence to cover there
13.4 -
Pradeep to Guptill, no run, length delivery with a hint of width. Guptill opens the face of the bat but fails to beat backward point
13.3 -
Pradeep to Guptill, no run, everything's pitched up with this newish ball. Guptill lets out a forward stride and blocks it towards mid-off
13.2 -
Pradeep to Guptill, no run, full and zipping off the pitch outside off. Guptill covers his stumps with a forward lean and lets it go
13.1 -
Pradeep to Guptill, no run, fullish in the channel outside off, Guptill is forward to lay a straight bat onto that
12.6 -
Mathews to Latham, no run, 122kmph length delivery around off, Latham hops inside the crease and blocks it back to the bowler
12.5 -
Mathews to Latham, no run, slower and wider of off, Latham doesn't bother with it
12.4 -
Mathews to Latham, no run, fullish and width on offer, Latham drives but can't get it past Rangana at mid-off
12.3 -
Mathews to Latham, no run, swings away late from a length, Latham stays on the back foot and taps on it's head towards point
12.2 -
Mathews to Latham, no run, just a wee fuller outside off, Latham is forward and across to block that
12.1 -
Mathews to Latham, no run, full pitched around off, Latham times the drive, onto the ground and it cannons the timber at the bowler's end forcing Mathews to have a wry smile
Angelo Mathews [4.0-3-4-0] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Pradeep to Guptill, no run, asking questions in the corridor of uncertainty, Guptill judges well and leaves
11.5 -
Pradeep to Guptill, no run, back of a length shaped back in late, Guptill nudges towards short mid-wicket
11.4 -
Pradeep to Guptill, FOUR, edged and through the slips. This one's pitched up and draws Guptill into the drive. Guptill obliges and attempts a flashy stroke. Outside edge dies down in front of first slip and races away to his left to offer Guptill a streaky boundary
11.3 -
Pradeep to Guptill, no run, hurled fuller around fourth stump, Guptill drives with soft hands, straight to mid-off
11.2 -
Pradeep to Guptill, no run, please hit-me delivery from Pradeep, short and wide, Guptill stays still and watches it sail through to the keeper
11.1 -
Pradeep to Guptill, no run, 141kmph fuller length on the stumps, Guptill drives with a closed bat face in front of mid-on
10.6 -
Lakmal to Latham, no run, another one that's angled across from a good length, Latham leaves for the umpteenth time
10.5 -
Lakmal to Latham, no run, dug in short on the batsman, Latham attempts a half-hearted pull and is beaten by the pace of the delivery
10.4 -
Lakmal to Latham, no run, angled away from a length, Latham is happy to let that go
10.3 -
Lakmal to Latham, FOUR, too full and outside off, Latham drives punchily to the left of Herath at mid-off and claims his second boundary. No point chasing that lads
10.2 -
Lakmal to Latham, no run, pitched up around sixth stump corridor, Latham gets forward slightly and toe-ends the drive towards mid-off
10.1 -
Lakmal to Latham, no run, Lakmal keeps exploring that outside off region and Latham doesn't go for the bait
9.6 -
Pradeep to Guptill, no run, good length just outside off, Guptill defends towards cover and yells out a loud "no" to his partner
9.5 -
Pradeep to Guptill, no run, full and in the swinging arc for Guptill, he drives and finds Kusal Mendis at cover
9.4 -
Pradeep to Guptill, no run, on a length and just outside off, Guptill punches and picks out the man at cover
9.3 -
Pradeep to Guptill, no run, still keeps his length short, Guptill rises on his tippy toes to angle this towards gully
9.2 -
Pradeep to Guptill, FOUR, short and wide and Guptill makes matters worse for Pradeep. Jumps back inside the crease and slaps it past cover for a well-timed boundary
9.1 -
Pradeep to Guptill, FOUR, Pradeep comes onto bowl for the first time in this Test match and he's greeted with a boundary by Martin Guptill. Fullish and zips away outside off, Guptill opens the face of the bat and runs it between gully and the slip cordon, silky stuff
Nuwan Pradeep, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
8.6 -
Lakmal to Latham, no run, still tests him in the same area, Latham leans forward and lets it go
8.5 -
Lakmal to Latham, no run, shorter and wider of off, Latham covers his off-stump and shoulders arms
8.4 -
Lakmal to Guptill, 1 run, very full on middle and leg, Guptill gets across and squeezes it past mid-wicket
8.3 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, length delivery tailed back in, 136ks, Guptill defends with a closed bat face towards mid-on
8.2 -
Lakmal to Latham, 1 run, length delivery just outside off, Latham punches this in front of short cover and calls for a quick single, Guptill responds in kind. The fielder picks up and flings the ball at the bowler's end and misses. Latham lost his bat while sprinting hard and would have been a goner had that hit the stumps
8.1 -
Lakmal to Latham, 2 runs, poor delivery from Lakmal. Half-volley outside off, Latham leans on the drive and laces it past extra cover to collect a brace
7.6 -
Mathews to Guptill, no run, finishes with yet another inswinger, Guptill is well forward to block that
7.5 -
Mathews to Guptill, no run, this one skids off the surface from a full length, Guptill push-drives to Herath at mid-on
7.4 -
Mathews to Guptill, no run, this one swung away late, hit the good length and beat the prodding Guptill who was caught inside the crease
7.3 -
Mathews to Guptill, no run, length delivery on middle and leg, Guptill turns this towards short mid-wicket
7.2 -
Mathews to Guptill, no run, short of length just outside off, Guptill taps this towards point with soft hands
7.1 -
Mathews to Guptill, no run, 125ks good length delivery on off, Guptill punchily defends this towards cover
6.6 -
Lakmal to Latham, no run, a shade fuller on middle and leg, Latham tries to flick and misses. Rapped on the back leg but that was going down with the angle
6.5 -
Lakmal to Latham, no run, well outside off, Latham lets it go
6.4 -
Lakmal to Latham, no run, Lakmal is extracting good bounce off the surface. He angles this back of a length delivery into Latham who flicks and misses. Ball strikes him on the thigh pad and lobs in the vacant cover region
6.3 -
Lakmal to Latham, no run, 135kmph outside off, left alone to the keeper
6.2 -
Lakmal to Latham, no run, curled in from a good length, Latham punches this back towards the bowler
6.1 -
Lakmal to Latham, FOUR, first boundary for Latham! He stands still at the crease and punches this past Ranaga Herath at mid-off
5.6 -
Mathews to Guptill, FOUR, aggressive stuff from Guptill! More of an ODI shot. He clears his front leg and dispatches this full delivery over mid-wicket. Got it off the toe-end but the ball had enough power to travel the distance
5.5 -
Mathews to Guptill, no run, this one came back in a touch, too wide to make Guptill play though, left alone
5.4 -
Mathews to Guptill, no run, wayward stuff! Short and wide, Guptill lets it go
5.3 -
Mathews to Guptill, no run, inswinger on a good length, Guptill watches the ball carefully and defends with soft hands
5.2 -
Mathews to Guptill, no run, good leave from Guptill! He walks across to this good length delivery and shoulders arms
5.1 -
Mathews to Guptill, no run, superb stuff from the Sri Lankan skipper. Pitched on a good length and swung away late in the corridor of uncertainty, Guptill was squared up as he tried to block, no harm done in the end
4.6 -
Lakmal to Latham, no run, comes round the wicket and bowls the good length delivery outside off, Latham isn't interested in playing at those
4.5 -
Lakmal to Latham, no run, pitched up outside off, Latham toe-ends the drive in front of mid-off
4.4 -
Lakmal to Guptill, 1 run, curled back in from a good length, Guptill pushes with hard hands, Ball skews off the inside half and races away towards backward square
4.3 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, another one dangled full on middle, Guptill blocks down the pitch
4.2 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, full and straight, driven back to the bowler
4.1 -
Lakmal to Guptill, FOUR, classy! Back of a length outside off, Guptill rises on his toes and punches square on the off-side. No need to run for those lads!
3.6 -
Mathews to Latham, no run, ambitious appeal from Mathews and his men. This one's darted on a good length and seamed away late, Latham was beaten on the forward defence. Not sure why the Lankans went up for the appeal, nowhere near the outside edge IMO
3.5 -
Mathews to Latham, no run, pitches this further up, outside off with non-troubling pace, Latham shoulders arms
3.4 -
Mathews to Latham, no run, zips away outside off from a length, Latham ain't playing that
3.3 -
Mathews to Latham, no run, touch fuller outside off, Latham dabs with soft hands towards short cover
3.2 -
Mathews to Latham, no run, 123ks length delivery outside off, Latham defends under his eyes
3.1 -
Mathews to Latham, no run, short in length and angled across Latham, left alone to the keeper
2.6 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, fuller and driving width on offer, Guptill obliges and strokes. Extra cover, though, is in situ to deny Guptill his first boundary
2.5 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, on off-stump line again, Guptill pats towards backward point and screams "wait on" to his partner
2.4 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, asking questions around the off-stump channel, Guptill strides forward in defence
2.3 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, length delivery on off, punched back to the bowler
2.2 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, woof! This one rose sharply from a length. Guptill was surprised by the bounce, he just about pulls his bat back in time, it deviated a long way
2.1 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, fullish around off, Guptill defends firmly and strikes a pose for the camera, good high elbow action on the defence
1.6 -
Mathews to Latham, no run, probing away in the corridor of uncertainty, Latham doesn't bother with it
1.5 -
Mathews to Latham, no run, this one curled back in from a length, still too wide to make Latham play
1.4 -
Mathews to Latham, no run, pitched up and seaming away around sixth stump, Latham does the leaving dance
1.3 -
Mathews to Latham, no run, good length on the pads, Latham flicks and finds short mid-wicket to perfection
1.2 -
Mathews to Latham, no run, angled away well wide of off, Latham will leave that all day long
1.1 -
Mathews to Latham, no run, 116ks full bunger on the stumps, Latham drives with a closed bat face towards mid-on
Angelo Mathews, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, keeps the length back and delivers it just outside off, Guptill jumps inside the crease and bunts onto the ground
0.5 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, tests him around the fourth stump line, Guptill punches and picks out cover
0.4 -
Lakmal to Latham, 1 run, good length on leg-stump line, Latham flicks off his pads and like his partner, he too is off the mark with a single
0.3 -
Lakmal to Latham, no run, short of length angling away from the left hander, Latham watches it sail through to the keeper
0.2 -
Lakmal to Guptill, 1 run, Guptill is off and running with a single. Back of length angled in on the stumps, Guptill tucks through mid-wicket and opens the New Zealand account
0.1 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, starts with a short and straight delivery, Guptill blocks solidly
Guptill and Latham are at the crease. Guptill is on strike. Lakmal will open the attack
The players are out in the middle. Seems like Mathews has learnt his lessons. Straightaway offers the new nut to Chameera. One slip, deepish short leg, gully and a leg gully in place...
New Zealand, never in the wildest dreams, would have expected to chase 189 especially after the end of the first session. Sri Lanka came out with an intent: which was serene and sensible. But that statement appeared apt only for the openers. Since the fall of Karunaratne, the batsmen were just visitors at the pitch. At the end of it all, the Black Caps just needed nearly 16 overs to bowl Sri Lanka out. Let's see how the Kiwis go about their chase. Should be a cakewalk for Brendon's boys unless Sri Lankan pacers produce something special. A Test match victory and series victory beckons...
36.3 -
Southee to Pradeep, out Caught by Watling!! That will be it. Sri Lanka made a cake, did all the decoration, a cherry on the top too. And what did they do in the end - they wrapped it up and gifted it to New Zealand just for everyone to have a mouthful of it. That's how I would describe Sri Lanka's second innings (approach in particular). Coming to the final nail in the coffin: As usual, a short delivery arrives from one among the New Zealand pacers. Pradeep was backing a long way across as he tried to slice it over cover. Was in no position to do so. He splices it high into the air. Ball swirls high and Watling swirls underneath it and in the end settles himself which is what just you need to do. Pradeep c Watling b Southee 0(3)
Southee to Pradeep, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
36.2 -
Southee to Pradeep, no run, fuller and outside off - that's a rarity. Pradeep makes room and mistimes the drive towards extra cover
36.1 -
Southee to Pradeep, no run, another short one at the batsman, Pradeep backs away and swings but misses
Nuwan Pradeep, right handed bat, comes to the crease
35.6 -
Wagner to Lakmal, out Dushmantha Chameera Run Out!! Woof! Sri Lankan batsmen are finding ways to get out. Yes you read it right. It was more like, if you can't get me on a short ball, I'll better throw my wicket away. Sorry (for all the Sri Lankan fans) for being harsh. But that's not why you watch Test cricket. One team that dominates for two days and then all of a sudden, surrender themselves to the oppostion. Coming to the dismissal: Banged in short and at the batsman, Lakmal hops inside the crease and looks to fend. Ball balloons off the shoulder of the bat and lobs towards third man. Boult gets across and he spots there's some bizarre running in the middle. Immediately flings the ball to Wagner, who was halfway down the pitch. He collects, runs back and flicks the bails at the bowler's end. Lakmal called for a quick single and decided to send his partner back at the last instant. Dushmantha Chameera was all at sea there. Dushmantha Chameera run out (Boult/Wagner) 2(9)
Wagner to Lakmal, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
35.5 -
Wagner to Lakmal, no run, another short one that's angled across, Lakmal backs away and slaps hard, could only connect with the fresh Hamilton air
35.4 -
Wagner to Lakmal, no run, bouncer that demands no aggression from Lakmal who tries to pull and misses
35.3 -
Wagner to Lakmal, no run, this one's down leg, Lakmal gets into a bit of tangle as he manages to turn this into the leg-side
35.2 -
Wagner to Lakmal, no run, bouncer on the stumps, Lakmal lets it go
35.1 -
Wagner to Lakmal, no run, short of length delivery around middler and leg, Lakmal hangs back and blocks
34.6 -
Southee to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, shortish on the stumps, Chameera tucks in front of FSL
34.5 -
Southee to Lakmal, 1 run, a direct hit and Lakmal would have been running straight into the pavilion. He clips this fullish delivery towards mid-wicket and calls for a quick single. His junior team-mate, obviously, can't say no. The fielder aims a direct hit at the bowler's end and misses, Lakmal dragged his bat but could have been well short
34.4 -
Southee to Lakmal, no run, good length around off, Lakmal gets across and bunts it onto the ground
34.3 -
Southee to Lakmal, no run, ohhh! Looks like the Sri Lankan batsmen rehearsed the duck and weave dance in the dressing room. Lakmal was way too early to duck into this not-so-short-delivery. Ball catches the top-edge and lands at a non-existent point
34.2 -
Southee to Dushmantha Chameera, leg byes, 1 run, down the wrong line. Bowls it on a length around Chameera's pads. The slenderly looking lad misses on the flick and the ball takes the pad before it rolls to fine leg
34.1 -
Southee to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, bouncer, bouncer, bouncer, Chameera hunkers under it
33.6 -
Wagner to Lakmal, no run, short of length reared onto the batsman, Lakmal hops inside the crease and fends onto the ground
Suranga Lakmal, right handed bat, comes to the crease
33.5 -
Wagner to Kithuruwan Vithanage, out Caught by Doug Bracewell!! Wagner you beauty! He hares forward, pumps his fist and screams in joy at a relatively frustrated looking Vithanage. New Zealand are just 2 wickets away from chasing what could be a chasable target. Wagner directs this short delivery around fifth, sixth stump line. Vithanage backs away and looks to slice the upper cut. Makes a poor connection meaning a top-edge which is gobbled up by Wagner's buddy at third man. Kithuruwan Vithanage c Doug Bracewell b Wagner 9(6) [6s-1]
Wagner to Kithuruwan Vithanage, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
33.4 -
Wagner to Kithuruwan Vithanage, SIX, the quintessential Vithanage in action. Oh! This is fun to watch. He's known for his aggressive style of batting and he's just shown a glimpse of it. Sits back and smokes this short delivery high and sailing into the cow corner fence
33.3 -
Wagner to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, short of length delivery that climbs off the surface and catches the shoulder of the bat. Chameera was forward trying to push with hard hands, ball lobs well over a leaping backward point
33.2 -
Wagner to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, lifter on the stumps, Chameera scooches low to evade that
Two slips, gully, silly point, short leg in place. Almost appears like a crowded local train
33.1 -
Wagner to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, the bouncer-barrage continues and so does the ducking dance
32.6 -
Southee to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, a rarity ladies and gentlemen. Once this series ends just look how many deliveries are full tosses. I bet you won't find many. Full toss on the pads, Chameera flicks through mid-wicket and is off the mark with a single
32.5 -
Southee to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, this one's at the batsman, Chameera sees it early is happy to duck under that
32.4 -
Southee to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, bumper that's well outside off, Chameera lets that go
Dushmantha Chameera, right handed bat, comes to the crease
32.3 -
Southee to Herath, out Bowled!! Glove onto thigh pad and onto the stumps and Herath is on his bike. From 71/0 to 123/7 - what is this called? Can any one help me find the appropriate term in an English dictionary. I'll go with hara-kiri for this time. Coming to the dismissal: This was angled in from short of length, Herath, like many of his colleagues, was on the pulling dance. Ball didn't rise as much as he expected. He could only manage a glove that skims the pad before it kisses the timber. Another nail in the coffin. Herath b Southee 0(3)
Southee to Herath, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
32.2 -
Southee to Herath, no run, another one that tests the middle of the pitch, Herath doesn't bother with it
32.1 -
Southee to Herath, no run, short and outside off, Herath doesn't bother with it
31.6 -
Wagner to Kithuruwan Vithanage, no run, ends the eventful over with a bouncer outside off, Vithanage lets it go
Rangana Herath, left handed bat, comes to the crease
31.5 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, out Caught by Boult!! The end of a short and entertaining knock from Siriwardana. Wagner yells out a loud "yeaaaaah" after claiming the wicket and it's the SHORT BALahore that contiunes to script the downfall of Sri Lanka. Siriwardana was aiming to smack this short delivery over the cow corner fence. Mistimes it completely. Got it off the toe-end and Boult at deep mid-wicket ain't dropping that. Siriwardana c Boult b Wagner 26(18) [4s-3 6s-2]
Wagner to Siriwardana, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
31.4 -
Wagner to Kithuruwan Vithanage, 1 run, dug in short around leg-stump, Vithanage pulls and places it towards fine leg
31.3 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, 1 run, on a length and curled in late, Siriwardana gets an inside edge as he goes for a forward push, ball rolls to fine leg and Siriwardana sprints across for a single
31.2 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, FOUR, full and in the slot for Siriwardana. He continues to smash it all over the place. He stays firm at the crease and lofts it over extra cover for a well-timed boundary
31.2 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, no ball, finally a length delivery! Siriwardana stays on the back foot and pats in front of point. Wagner has overstepped
31.1 -
Wagner to Kithuruwan Vithanage, 1 run, short one angled in, Vithanage rocks back and pulls, goes on the bounce to fine leg
30.6 -
Southee to Siriwardana, FOUR, up and over! The ball was short, Siriwardana got under it and lapped it over backward point. Three fielders chased it - the backward point, gully and the deep point. Santner dives to stop the ball but ends up pushing it over the ropes
30.5 -
Southee to Siriwardana, no run, yorker on the base of fifth stump, Siriwardana bends to the off-side and digs it out
30.4 -
Southee to Siriwardana, no run, tried to connect the pull to a short ball down leg, misses
30.3 -
Southee to Siriwardana, no run, bouncer is ducked under
30.2 -
Southee to Kithuruwan Vithanage, 1 run, opened the bat face and eased the ball to point
Kithuruwan Vithanage, left handed bat, comes to the crease
30.1 -
Southee to Mathews, out Caught by Watling!! And Mathews tried to emulate his mate there. Perishes to that. Short ball down leg. Had a touch of venom as it zooted off the pitch. Mathews was late on the pull and managed a top-edge to the keeper. Mathews c Watling b Southee 2(6)
Southee to Mathews, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
29.6 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, no run, another bouncer from Wagner, Siriwardana lets it go
29.5 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, SIX, Siriwardana is not holding back! Wagner continues with the short ball tactic and this time Siriwardana rocks back and times the pull to perfection, high and sailing into the backward square leg stands
29.4 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, no run, and another! Santner at deep backward square leg could only watch it sail over. Connected the pull and times it over the ropes
29.3 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, SIX, that was crunched! That's how you play a pull. Rather that's how you murder a pull. Stayed back, committed to the shot and swivelled around for a pancake-flat six over backward square leg
29.2 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, byes, FOUR, the ball kept going up and up. The pitch has quickened up lots. Kept going, evaded the keeper behind and crossed the ropes
29.1 -
Wagner to Siriwardana, FOUR, that was beautiful. Full delivery and Siriwardana takes full toll of it. Stays rooted to the crease and times the pants off it with an uppish clip to the deep mid-wicket fence
28.6 -
Southee to Siriwardana, 1 run, this short of length ball was worked to mid-wicket and the batsman cross over for a very quick single
28.5 -
Southee to Siriwardana, no run, another short one down leg, Siriwardana this time gets hold of the pull. Rolls the wrists, keeps it down but couldn't beat short fine leg
28.5 -
Southee to Siriwardana, no ball, called a no ball on height. And Southee has got a warning too. Hurled short from over the wicket, Siriwardana turns and attempts the pull. Misses. And is pinged on the helmet. There's a stifled appeal and an applause in the crowd but that was far away from the bat
28.4 -
Southee to Siriwardana, no run, wild short ball down leg, easy half-duck of a leave for the batsman
28.3 -
Southee to Mathews, 1 run, a leg-stump yorker, Mathews stays inside the line, bends low and clips it periliously close to the leg slip
Milinda Siriwardana, left handed bat, comes to the crease
28.2 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Mitchell Santner!! And can you believe that? Banged down across the batsman and Mendis too gets on the pull-downing train. Goes for it and to make things worse, tries to fetch it from wide of off. The ball takes the top edge, lobs high to fine leg where a cucumber-cool Santner grasps it two-handed meters from the rope. Kusal Mendis c Mitchell Santner b Southee 46(90) [4s-8]
Southee to Kusal Mendis, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
28.1 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, the short-ball affair continues. This one was down leg but the leg-stump line is pretty intentional given the success rate in this Test. Mendis lets it go
Tim Southee [8.0-2-16-0] is back into the attack
27.6 -
Wagner to Mathews, no run, that bounced viciously. Not too short, just back of a length but the ball zipped off the surface and Mathews had to get his hip out of the way with a little bend to the off-side. Looked real quick that one
27.5 -
Wagner to Mathews, no run, back of a length and spearing down leg, Mathews half-turns with a tuck but finds leg gully
27.4 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, back of a length delivery within the stumps, Mendis stands tall and clips it to backwrad square leg for a single
27.3 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, no run, this was hurled short outside leg, Mendis safely lets it go
27.2 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, no run, woof! That swung! Swung and swung a lot. It swung so much that went in front of first slip. It was a length delivery that rose high and beat the outside edge of a fending Mendis
27.1 -
Wagner to Mathews, 1 run, short ball, Mathews pulls it to fine leg
Lunch, Day 3: On the back of a dominant day, the Sri Lankans walked out with a spring in their step and a leaping innings-wrapping catch by Herath at mid-on summed it all up. After having taken just 6 deliveries to take that one wicket, a misery-piling 71-run opening stand followed, courtesy a shot-playing Mendis and a more conservative Karunaratne. With the fullish length looking less incisive, NZ were forced to resort to bouncers and the pitch played kinder to it to ensure success soon after. Bracewell struck twice in an over to halt the Lankan-dominance train and Wagner soon pitched in with the all important wicket of Chandimal. DRS was the talking point as 3rd Umpire Kettleborough decided to overturn Jayasundera's caught-behind decision despite no conclusive proofs from the HotSpot or the RTS. Join us at 13:10 local for the potential match-tilting afternoon session.
26.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets behind the line of this short ball and defends it towards short leg
26.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Mendis glances it to leg gully
26.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, this is down the leg-side, good bounce and the keeper had to hop to collect that
26.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, short and outside off stump, ignored
26.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, now he's hit this from the middle of the bat. He knew that the short ball was coming and waited for it on the back foot, Bracewell banged it short as expected and Mendis hooked it easily over leg gully
26.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, uppish, but safe. Short and very high, Mendis tries to hook, the ball lobs off the glove and flies over the keeper's head
25.6 -
Wagner to Mathews, no run, Mathews walks across the stumps, Wagner bowls a length delivery down the leg-side, left alone but it wasn't too far away from the leg-stump
Angelo Mathews, right handed bat, comes to the crease
25.5 -
Wagner to Chandimal, out Caught by Guptill!! Oh he's glanced this straight to leg gully. This is so similar to New Zealand's innings yesterday. They went from 81/0 to 89/4, now Sri Lanka have slumped from 71/0 to 77/3. The short ball ploy once again does the trick. Shortish from Wagner around leg-stump line, Chandimal moves across the stumps a bit and glances, Guptill stays low at leg gully and takes a sharp catch moving to his left. That came quickly but he did well to cling on. Chandimal c Guptill b Wagner 4(10) [4s-1]
Wagner to Chandimal, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
25.4 -
Wagner to Chandimal, no run, bumper angled across, Chandimal lets it go
25.3 -
Wagner to Chandimal, no run, short and outside off stump, Chandimal hops and defends
25.2 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, down the leg-side, tickled to fine leg
25.1 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, no run, short and outside off stump, Mendis hops and defends it into the off-side
24.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, shortish and on the leg stump, Chandimal glances it to leg gully
24.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no ball, this is too high and the umpire calls this bumper as a no-ball for bowling three bouncers above the batsman's shoulder
24.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, way too short, easily ignored
24.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, Chandimal moves across the stumps and defends the short delivery off the back foot
24.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, FOUR, "caaaatch," is the cry as Chandimal gets a glove on that, luckily it dropped just in front of the keeper, who was diving to his left. Short and on the leg stump, Chandimal tries to fend, gets a glove and gets off the mark
24.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, this bumper is high enough for Chandimal to sit under it
24.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, short from round the wicket, Chandimal fends it into the on-side
23.6 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, no run, stays back and blocks it to short leg
23.5 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, no run, another bumper on the leg stump, Mendis fends awkwardly into the on-side
23.4 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, no run, short delivery angled across, left alone
23.3 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, no run, oh that's hit Mendis on the glove. Short delivery on the stumps, Mendis hops and defends. Remember, he was hit on the same hand - right hand - earlier by Boult. The physio attends to him.
23.2 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets behind the line and defends
23.1 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, no run, shortish and on the leg stump, Mendis fends and it goes off the inside half of the bat, was in the air, but dropped short of Guptill at leg gully
Dinesh Chandimal, right handed bat, comes to the crease
22.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, out Caught by Watling!! Drama out there. There wasn't a clear mark on the Hot Spot, Snicko showed nothing either, but the third umpire ruled that out based on the deviation he saw with the naked eye. The slowmo replay showed that the glove moved as the ball passed and that gave an indication to Kettleborough the third umpire. In fact, at one point he said there was a Hot Spot on the bat, but the ball never touched the bat. Even the commentators on air, Russel Arnold and Simon Doull were surprised to hear the third umpire talk about the Hot Spot on the bat. Getting back to the ball, it was a short delivery angled across the left-hander, Jayasundera was hopping and trying to defend, there was a sound as the ball passed the batsman as well. Watling was confident and he asked Baz to review. They managed to get the decision overturned. Jayasundera though isn't happy as he walks back. So Bracewell has taken two wickets in the over. Udara Jayasundera c Watling b Doug Bracewell 0(2)
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
New Zealand have reviewed for a caught behind. "Fair delivery. Can we get off-side Hot Spot? There's a little mark, but I would want to confirm with Snicko please. I would like to go back to Hot Spot. Can we have the split screen? Paul, we've got a little deflection off the glove mate, I am going to ask you to change the decision," says third umpire Kettleborough.
22.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Udara Jayasundera, no run, short delivery on the stumps, Jayasundera ducks under it
Udara Jayasundera, left handed bat, comes to the crease
22.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, out Caught by Southee!! That's a nasty bumper and finally, the Black Caps get the first wicket. Short delivery on the stumps, it was very quick as well, Karunaratne couldn't get out of the line, tried to fend. He took his eyes off the ball and it lobbed up off the glove. Second slip moved forward to complete a simple catch. The keeper also called for it, but Southee took it in the end. The bouncer ploy has worked. Karunaratne c Southee b Doug Bracewell 27(65) [4s-1]
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
22.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, shortish from Bracewell, Karunaratne defends
22.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, 2 runs, sharp run, shortish delivery from Bracewell, Karunaratne hops and defends it towards silly-point, Kusal Mendis responds for the quick single and Karunaratne races to the non-striker's end, but Bracewell's throw reached the stumps. There was no one backing up and they get an overthrow
22.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, 5 wides, now that is way too high and even a leaping Watling could do nothing about it. Bracewell banged it halfway down the pitch and got too much bounce
22.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, bumper from Bracewell, Karunaratne happily ducks under it
21.6 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, no run, shortish and on the stumps, Mendis defends off the back foot
21.5 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, no run, oops! That bumper was way down the leg-side
21.4 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, no run, 138kph short ball on the leg stump, Mendis hops and fends with one hand to leg gully
21.3 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, no run, short and down the leg-side, ignored
21.2 -
Wagner to Karunaratne, 1 run, awkward height for Karunaratne, short and at the body of the batsman from round the wicket, Karunaratne gets across a bit and pulls, manages to beat the man at leg gully and escapes strike
21.1 -
Wagner to Karunaratne, no run, turned to square leg
20.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Mendis shoulders arms
20.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, "no, no, no, no," says Mendis after defending this short ball off the back foot to point
20.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, fullish and just outside off stump, Mendis defends
20.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, wide, short and very high, umpire Paul Reiffel doesn't like the height on that one and calls a wide
20.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, back of a length just outside off stump, defended
20.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, oh this one keeps a bit low, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Mendis was on the back foot to defend, luckily he managed to block after adjusting for the bounce
20.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, driven nicely off the front foot, but the bowler quickly gets low to his right in his followthrough and saves four runs
Doug Bracewell [4.0-1-10-0] is back into the attack
19.6 -
Wagner to Karunaratne, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Karunaratne defends off the front foot. An interesting over from Wagner first up
19.5 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short and on the leg stump again, Mendis turns it to fine leg past the man at leg gully
The physio comes out, but Watling seems to be fine
19.4 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, dropped, but a tough chance. Watling dived full length to his left and got his fingertips to it. Oh dear, he landed badly on his left shoulder and he's down in pain. Short delivery on the leg stump, Mendis tries to hop and fend, the ball hits the splice of the bat and that is a big deviation, the keeper was horizontal to the ground when the ball touched his webbing on the left glove. Great effort!
19.3 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, no run, shortish from Wagner, Mendis defends
19.2 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, no run, oh hello! The bouncer ploy has already started to play on the batsman's mind. Short delivery on the leg stump, Mendis backs away and tries to play a fancy looking guide, but gets beaten. That excites the New Zealand players
Leg gully in place as well
19.1 -
Wagner to Kusal Mendis, no run, straightaway begins with a bumper, but not quite high, Mendis stands tall and defends
The helmet comes on for a short leg and it is an indication of what is to come. Get ready for some short pitched bowling.
Neil Wagner, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
18.6 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, excellent inswinging yorker from round the wicket, but Karunaratne did well to dig it out
18.5 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, harmless short of length delivery on the leg stump, turned away through backward square leg
18.4 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, full and outside off stump, Mendis is not interested to play at those
Baz and the keeper, Watling, have a long chat.
18.3 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, outswinger on a good length and attacking the sticks, Mendis defends off the front foot
18.2 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, plays inside the line and lets this short of length delivery sail through to the keeper
18.1 -
Southee to Karunaratne, 1 run, nice inswing on offer for Southee, but the line isn't good - down the leg side, the length is too full as well, clipped away to deep square leg
17.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, driven off the front foot, through the legs of the non-striker and beats the dive at mid-on as well. Fullish in length from Bracewell, Mendis drives on the rise and makes good contact
17.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, 1 run, length delivery on the stumps, Karunaratne turns it to short mid-wicket
17.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, bouncer at 129kph, Karunaratne ducks under it. That actually looked a little quicker than 129
17.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, much closer to the off stump, Karunaratne offers a confident looking forward defence
17.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, good length delivery angled across the left-hander, but not close enough to make him play
17.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, nice and straight on the stumps, blocked down the pitch
16.6 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, Southee goes wide of the crease and tries the outswinger, but Mendis was solid in his forward defence
16.5 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, fullish delivery on the stumps, Mendis defends from the crease
16.4 -
Southee to Karunaratne, 1 run, there is that trouble zone for Karunaratne. Once again fails to drive neatly from the middle of the bat, full and angled across, probably it nipped back in a bit to catch the inside half of the bat and roll towards mid-wicket. 50 up for Sri Lanka
16.3 -
Southee to Karunaratne, 2 runs, short and at an uncomfortable height for Karunaratne, who hops and fends this one to fine leg, they quickly race back for the second as well. A better throw to the keeper would have been interesting
16.2 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, swinging down the leg-side, the inswinger was started too straight by Southee and it went past the leg stump, Karunaratne tried to glance, missed
16.1 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, short and just outside off stump, Karunaratne stands tall and blocks
As Ian Smith on air acclaims: "Sri Lanka continue to cement their dominance in this Test match." Aptly put and do I need to say more.... The scoreboard speaks for itself.
15.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, banged in short on the stumps, Mendis scooches low and lets it go and that will be drinks chirps umpire Nigel Llong
15.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, pitched slightly fuller around off, Mendis drives with soft hands towards mid-on
15.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, sprays this down the leg-side, Mendis makes a late decision to leave
15.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, full and targetting off, Mendis presents a solid forward defence
15.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, loose stroke from Mendis but all safe in the end. He presses on the front foot and drives aerially, gets a thick outside edge which travels well wide of Latham at point, plenty of excitement from the Black Caps as the ball went past the point fielder
15.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, leg byes, 1 run, short of length on the leg-stump line, Karunaratne fails to tuck. Ball deflects off the thigh pad and rolls behind square on the leg-side
14.6 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, Southee squares Mendis up yet again. Hits the good length and gets to hold its line outside off, Mendis is lucky not to have nicked that, luck smiling brightly on Mendis may be
14.5 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, lots off oohs and aahs as the ball kisses the safe mitts of BJ Watling. It was off th thigh pad though. Good length delivery nipped in late and beat the outside edge of Mendis who was prodding forward
14.4 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, back of a length that zooms off the surface, a smidgen too wide to lure a stroke from Mendis
14.3 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, makes the batsman play by hurling it full and straight, Mendis answers with a vertical bat
14.2 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, another pitched around the same line and length, got good bounce too, Mendis is circumspect, not remotely interested in playing at those
14.1 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, good length seamed away outside off, Mendis shoulders arms
Tim Southee [5.0-1-11-0] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, fullish outside off, Karunaratne presses that towards cover
13.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, stifled appeal for lbw but that's easy pickings for any umpire. Height was the issue. Back of length that jags away late, Karunaratne does the leaving dance and ball clips his pad enroute to the keeper, way too high
13.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, full pitched around the pads, Karunaratne wristily works and finds mid-on
13.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, smidge full outside off, Karunaratne copes well and defends
13.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, "Howzaaaaaaat" screams one among the slip cordon as Bracewell beats Karunaratne's inside edge. Remember he was out in a similar fashion in the first innings. This good length delivery nipped back in the corridor of uncertainty. Karunaratne attempts an away-from-the-body drive and is beaten, hands-on-head moment for Bracewell
13.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, angled away at 133ks, Karunaratne ain't playing that
12.6 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, a tad too straight, flicked through mid-wicket to collect a duo of runs
12.5 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, touch fuller outside off, Mendis counters that with a forward block
12.4 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, jittery times for Mendis! He nearly edges this good length delivery to the keeper. The ball held its line in the corridor of uncertainty and just beat the poking willow of Mendis
12.3 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, good length just outside off, Mendis gets forward to block
12.2 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, "The more I see off him, the more I like," lauds Russel Arnold on air. Well said! He's still very young and IMO he's an improved cricketer since his debut Test match against West Indies. Coming to the delivery: Swinging in from a good length, Mendis closed the bat face on the drive and places it wide of mid-on for a boundary
12.1 -
Boult to Karunaratne, 1 run, full pitched and flinged onto Karunaratne's pads who puts it away with a well-timed flick through square leg, only a single on offer though
11.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, non-pacy back of a length delivery aiming off, Mendis presents the full face of the bat in defence
11.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Kusal Mendis, no run, 128ks lifter on the stumps, Mendis sees it early and lets it go
11.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, 1 run, curled in from a length, Karunaratne hops inside the crease and tucks through backward square
11.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, bouncer outside off, Karunaratne sits under and necessitates a leap from a short-of-stature Watling behind the stumps
11.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, shortish and slinging away from the left-hander, Karunaratne attempts a wild swish and can only manage fresh Hamilton air
11.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Karunaratne, no run, short of length just outside off, punched to the fieldsman at mid-off
Doug Bracewell, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
10.6 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, a wee fuller around off, Mendis exhibits a perfect forward defence
10.5 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, wider of off, Mendis goes on the back foot and pats towards point
10.4 -
Boult to Karunaratne, 1 run, sits up from a length outside off, Karunaratne punches that to point and offers the strike back to Kusal Mendis
10.3 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, another one that's delivered down the wrong line, leg-stump line that is. Mendis whips behind square to sneak an easy single
10.2 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, errs in line, down leg and Mendis misses on the flick, Watling does well to dive to his left and collect that
10.1 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, back of a length on the stumps, swinging in late too, Mendis stays on the back foot and turns towards short mid-wicket
9.6 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, overpitched outside off, Karunaratne digs it towards cover sans any balance
Oh! Not again! B-Mac tosses the ball to umpire Nigel Llong and surprisingly it refuses to pass the ring test. Nigel waves his hand to the fourth umpire meaning another relatively new ball to be used. Meanwhile, Boult has kept himself busy by signing a few autographs to the kids. A silly mid-off in place now
9.5 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, pitched up around off, Karunaratne cue-ends the drive back to Southee
9.4 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, full and aiming middle stump, Karunaratne clips towards the fieldsman at mid-on
9.3 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, dug in short just outside off, Karunaratne crouches low to evade that
9.2 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, fuller and straighter, Karunaratne drives back towards the bowler who sticks out his boot and lands awkwardly onto the ground, no runs on offer
9.1 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, short of length that rears into Karunaratne, he was expecting it to be a bit too high. But it wasn't to be. Gets pinged on the glove as he tried to duck
8.6 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, back of a length outside off, Mendis punches to Williamson at gully
8.6 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, wide, Crikey! What has happened there? Boult attempted a slower delivery and lost his rhythm completely. Ended up giving a catching practice to Guptill at second slip, flinged it right at in front of Guptill's ankle
8.5 -
Boult to Karunaratne, 1 run, on the hips this time, Karunaratne jumps back and tucks through square leg for a single
8.4 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, swingin in late but not close enough to entice a stroke from Karunaratne
8.3 -
Boult to Karunaratne, 2 runs, another one that's a little too straight, Karunaratne drives with a closed bat face through mid-wicket, Bracewell chases and keeps the duo down to two
8.2 -
Boult to Karunaratne, FOUR, you can't bowl there - on the pads. Karunaratne takes full advantange of the poor delivery. By flicking it off his pads and placing it right in the gap through square leg
8.1 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, 130ks, fuller around off, Karunaratne is well and forward to offer a dead-bat
7.6 -
Southee to Karunaratne, 1 run, fraction fuller just outside off, Karunaratne presses that in front of B-Mac at mid-off and sprints for a quick single
7.5 -
Southee to Karunaratne, 2 runs, swinging into the pads, Karunaratne clips square on the leg-side to steal a double
7.4 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, swung in late around fifth, sixth stump channel, Karunaratne isn't tempted by the width
7.3 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, full and nipped in, Karunaratne sits deep inside the crease to nudge this to mid-on
7.2 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, strong appeal from Southee and the rest of his team-mates but nothing from the umpire though. A big inside edge (onto the back pad) on the forward push yet again saves him
7.1 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, brilliant stuff from Southee! Kept it full and swung in late to beat the inside edge of a boom-driving Karunaratne
6.6 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, another lifter, Mendis repeats the act
6.5 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, BUMPER - for the umpteenth time in the series, Mendis spots it early and sinks under
6.4 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, hit the deck hard and kept it well outside off, Mendis rises on his toes and opens the bat face to tap that in front of gully
6.3 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, well wide of off and Mendis can leave that all day long
6.2 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, swung in late around middle and leg stump, Mendis hangs on the back foot and drives with a closed bat face past mid-on, good enough to hare for a duo of runs
6.1 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, jagged away off the seam from a good length, Mendis lets it go through
The umpires, yet again, examine the ball and they feel the necessity to change the ball. Out come the fourth umpire with his suitcase, which obviously consists of a set of balls. Another new nut in the hand of Southee's buddy Boult...
5.6 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, probably the worst moment for any batsman - a straight drive that cannons straight into the timber at the other end. Cross-seamer from Southee which was well dealt by Karunaratne
5.5 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, very full targetting middle stump, Mendis rolls his wrists on the flick and places it towards the man at fine leg
5.4 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, on a length and drifted around sixth, seventh stump, Mendis shoulders arms
5.3 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, swung late from a fuller length, Mendis pushes with soft hands and hence the outside edge dies down and rolls in the gap between gully and the slip cordon
5.2 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, aaaaand the bouncer operation continues and so does the ducking dance
5.1 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, full around middle and off, that's pacy too, Mendis yanks his bottom hand off the bat as he half-heartedly blocks in front of mid-wicket
4.6 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, lures Karunaratne by keeping it short and wide. Mind you! There's swing on offer too. Karunaratne is circumspect, not remotely interested in playing at those
4.5 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, pitched on a fuller length and swinging in past the batsman, left alone
4.4 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, bowled wider of off, Karunaratne does the leaving dance
4.3 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, smidgen fuller around off, Karunaratne camps forward in defence
4.2 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, stifled appeal for strangle down the leg-side. Paul Reiffel shakes his head in disapproval. This full delivery drifted down leg and Karunaratne was a tad late on the flick, might have brushed the pad on its way
The rings are out and umpire Paul Reiffel is happy with the shape of the ball. Flings it back to Baz with a wry smile....
4.1 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, good leave! A bit fullish and swung in late, just a shade outside off stump, Karunaratne judges well and lets it go
3.6 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, curled away from the right-hander, Mendis ain't playing that
3.5 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, another one flinged on a good length, Mendis yet again displays a sound defence
3.4 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, angled in from a good length, Mendis is back and across to block that
3.3 -
Southee to Karunaratne, 1 run, pitched up and in the slot, Karunaratne firmly pushes down the ground and rushes across to the other end, mid-on puts in the dive and denies Karunaratne a boundary
3.2 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, full and seamed in late, Karunaratne aims a booming drive and ekes out a thick inside edge onto his back pad. Had there been no inside edge, would have been plumb in front
3.1 -
Southee to Karunaratne, no run, swinging away on a good length, Karunaratne watches it travel through to the keeper
2.6 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, angled away outside off, left alone to the keeper
2.5 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, sprayed into the pads, Mendis wrists it through mid-wicket. Bracewell goes haring after that with an alacrity of dog chasing a frisbee, saves a couple with a desperate dive beyond the boundary boards
2.4 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, shot! That's the best way to respond isn't it? Probably the best feeling in the world if you're a batsman. A straight drive that goes past the bowler. All timing and class from the young Mendis
2.3 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, another middle-of-the-pitch tester from Boult, Mendis is nice and early to spot that, ducks under
2.2 -
Boult to Kusal Mendis, no run, there comes the first of many rip-roaring bouncers. This one climed onto a diminutive fending Mendis who jumps and takes it on his right hand. Immediately grimaces in pain and the physio is out to tend and console him. He lets out the pain through his unshaven cheeks and is sipping a bottle of water as his partner pats him on the back. All set and ready to go again...
2.1 -
Boult to Karunaratne, 3 runs, poor delivery from Boult! Swung in but into Karunaratne's pads. He wristily flicks off his pads to the right of fine leg to collect a trio of runs
1.6 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, tailed away from a good length, Mendis doesn't bother with it
1.5 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, bonzer! Good length that held its line just outside off, Mendis was tempted to poke at that, just about plays inside the line at the last instant
1.4 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, hurls in a bit full and straight, Mendis clips through mid-wicket and opens his account with a double
1.3 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, hits the good length and keeps it in the outside off radar, Mendis doesn't want any of it
1.2 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, 129kmph around fourth stump, Mendis push-drives with soft hands
1.1 -
Southee to Kusal Mendis, no run, extracts venemous bounce straightaway, back of a length in the corridor of uncertainty, Mendis shoulders arms
Southee too has the same field
Tim Southee, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, this one swung in late, Karunaratne copes with that, presents a solid forward defence towards cover
0.5 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, touch fuller around fifth stump, Karunaratne presses forward in defence
0.4 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, swing on offer, but the line is wider of off, Karunaratne isn't chasing that
0.3 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, another outswinger in the non-troubling corridor, Karunaratne lifts his bat above his shoulders
0.2 -
Boult to Karunaratne, 2 runs, Sri Lanka are off and running already. That's just a gentle push from Karunaratne. Waited for the delivery and just massaged it through cover for a couple of runs
0.1 -
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, outswinger outside off, Karunaratne is happy to let that go
Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis are at the crease. Karunaratne is on strike. Boult will open the attack
So, what lies ahead? A 5-match ODI series followed by a 2-game T20I series. Mind you! Sri Lanka are a stronger suit in the shorter formats. Do join us on the 26th of December (THE BOXING DAY) to witness some white-ball action between the same sides. We thoroughly enjoyed every smidgen moment of this Test series. Hope you relished as much as we did. And with that, this is Raju Peethala bidding you farewell on behalf of Ramakrishnan and Krishna. Cheers!
Coming to today's play: New Zealand needed 47 runs and Kane Williamson finished the formalities nonchalantly. Jeez! one must feel sorry for the 23-year old speed-gun Dushmantha Chameera. He did all he possibly could. Consumed 9 wickets and bowled his heart out. His side, however, as Mathews pointed out during the presentation, made a mockery out of that. Such is the enigma of Test match cricket. It demands skill, patience and perseverance. Sri Lanka demonstrated all of it in most part of the Test match. They did notch up their highest opening stand and best-pace-bowling-figures of the year. Yet traced a way to tilt themselves down badly. Embarked and ended their Test cricket in 2015 with a series loss to New Zealand. It won't certainly please the likes of Aravinda de Silva, Ranatunga, Sanga and Mahela.
Series in stats:
>> B-Mac is just one hit away from sealing the top spot for the most number of sixes in the longest format of the game. He is now on par with his fellow Antipodean Adam Craig Gilchrist, who too smacked 100 sixes.
>> The Kiwi skipper also broke the superman ABD's record of playing most number of consecutive Tests (99) since debut. Interestingly, Baz achieved the record at the same venue he made his debut (at Hamilton in 2004).
>> The Black Caps with this win equalled their longest (13 successive Test matches) unbeaten streak at home. The previous record was held during 1987-91.
>> Kane Williamson now holds the record for most runs registered by a New Zealander in a calendar year. He overtook McCullum who pummelled 1164 runs last year. The New Zealand run-machine also surpassed his skipper for most Test centuries (5) in an year.
>> BJ Watling claimed 9 dismissals during the first Test match, which is the most by a Kiwi wicket-keeper in a Test match.
>> The 71-run partnership between Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis in the second innings of this game was the highest opening stand for Sri Lanka this year.
>> Dushmantha Chameera compiled the best pace bowling figures for Sri Lanka this year - 9/115 in this game. He made his Test debut in June 2015 and only played 4 Tests so far (including this one). Surprisingly, he picked fifty percent of his Test match wickets in this game.
Whitewashed twice in 12 months: Sri Lanka arrived last year with a hope of winning their first Test series on New Zealand soil in 5 years. They then had the services of arguably their greatest batsman ever Kumar Sangakkara, a mettlesome Mathews and a sanguine looking Chandimal. Herath too, as usual, was the lone spin warrior. They, however, were crushed 2-0 courtesy of some brutal batting from B-Mac and the ever-cool Williamson. Although their bowlers responded as and when needed, it was the Kiwi batting that stood out and proved to be the real difference between both sides.
Fast forward 12 months later, Sri Lanka sans Sangakkara stepped in yet again with similar hopes. The onus on Mathews increased, but the outcome hasn't improved. The first Test of the series was more of a wake-up call for Mathews & co. Despite a few promising knocks, the way Sri Lankans treated a one-Test match old part timer Santner summed up the story and eventually, Baz claimed a 122-run win on his home turf. The second Test will be apt only if I say "Spirited Sri Lanka switch self-destruction mode to serve a series win to the Black Caps." Mathews' lads did dominate for majority of the Test match, but as mentioned earlier Sri Lanka succumbed to a barrage of bouncers wishing New Zealand a merry Christmas in advance (if you know what I mean).
McCullum gets the trophy and his team-mates join him to pose for the cameras.
McCullum: "It was definitely a hard-fought win. The improvement the Sri Lankan side showed throughout the series was pretty obvious. On a surface which was more suited to us, credit to Angelo and his boys for putting us under immense pressure. Thankfully for us we were able to withstand through an innings of sheer quality from the king (Williamson). I thought it was an outstanding innings on the back of the efforts from the bowlers as well. Short-pitched bowling became a real weapon on a wicket that had a lot of pace and bounce. The tactics both teams used on this wicket were spot on and thankfully we were able to come out on the right side of it. Our bowling group is world-class. We know we can take 20 wickets when we are on song. It is just about working in groups."
Mathews: "We had a chance to win, but we made a mockery out of our batting in the second innings. Chameera is still finding his feet in Test cricket, but the way he bowled was amazing. You have got to learn quickly in overseas conditions. New Zealand are the deserved winners. We put them under pressure, but they came back really hard and strong. We have got the talent. It is just a matter of time. The more they play, the more they will learn. We obviously have a lot of faith in them."
Williamson: "It was an interesting surface. The Sri Lankan bowlers put us under a lot of pressure and we sort of did the same and we learnt from them. It was an interesting game. A lot of credit has to go to our bowlers. Credit to Sri Lanka as well for fighting hard. The surface here is always a little green, but it was unique in the fact that there was a lot more bounce this time around. Both teams used the short ball ploy. I don't look at the years (when told about his record). I just look at the series that is coming up. It is just about adapting and contributing to the team."
Williamson is the Man of the Match for his unbeaten 108 in the second innings
It turns out that it was just a formality for the Black Caps to seal the contest this morning. Sri Lanka could not remove a determined looking Williamson, who batted positively and got the boundaries to ease the tension in the New Zealand dressing room. Watling supported him very well and the duo were easily able to seal victory. Mathews employed all his frontline bowlers, but nothing worked. This must be a tough loss for Mathews and Co. for they managed to record the best opening stand of the year and their lowest total of the year, both in the same innings.
The Sri Lankan players congratulate Williamson for his magnificent knock. Watling pats him on the back as they walk off the field. What an innings from a classy batsman. The New Zealand team, led by captain McCullum, wait near the boundary to greet Williamson and Watling. A good round of applause is followed by a hug from the skipper.
54.3 -
Siriwardana to Watling, 1 run, that's it! New Zealand win the Test and the series 2-0. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Watling under-edges the sweep to backward square leg and they scamper through for a quick single
54.2 -
Siriwardana to Watling, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Watling defends off the front foot
54.1 -
Siriwardana to Williamson, 1 run, very full and on the leg stump, Williamson paddle-sweeps it to fine leg, Watling wanted two but Williamson sent him back. Scores are level
53.6 -
Herath to Watling, no run, pushed into the off-side off the back foot
53.5 -
Herath to Watling, FOUR, oh that's a good hit by Watling. Flighted delivery very full, Watling gets down on one knee and sweeps over square leg, no one in the deep and it races away for four
53.4 -
Herath to Watling, no run, short enough for Watling to hang back and punch towards mid-on
53.3 -
Herath to Watling, no run, slider on the stumps, Watling defends off the front foot
53.2 -
Herath to Williamson, 1 run, punched off the back foot to cover-point
53.1 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, advances and nudges it gently
52.6 -
Siriwardana to Watling, no run, Sri Lanka think they have Watling caught at slip, but umpire Nigel Llong shakes his head. Watling wears an expression as if he didn't hit it and rightly so. In the end, it proved to be an accurate verdict from the Englishman. Flighted delivery very full, Watling tries to squeeze out a drive, the ball hits the rough patch and turns sharply, the bat hits the ground and nothing else
52.5 -
Siriwardana to Watling, 2 runs, shortish in length, Watling goes back and pulls it behind square, fine leg runs to his right and tidies up
52.4 -
Siriwardana to Watling, no run, flatter and just outside off stump, Watling defends off the back foot
52.3 -
Siriwardana to Williamson, 1 run, Williamson gets down on one knee and paddle-sweeps it to fine leg
52.2 -
Siriwardana to Williamson, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Williamson defends off the front foot
52.1 -
Siriwardana to Williamson, no run, spinning away outside off stump, Williamson watches it closely onto his bat and defends with an angled bat towards point
Milinda Siriwardana, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
51.6 -
Herath to Watling, no run, gets behind the line and blocks
51.5 -
Herath to Watling, no run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Watling punches it off the back foot to cover
51.4 -
Herath to Watling, FOUR, Watling shows aggression now! Steps out, gets to the pitch of this flighted delivery and smokes it high and over mid-wicket for a one-bounce four
51.3 -
Herath to Watling, no run, floated up outside off, Watling bends forward in defence
51.2 -
Herath to Watling, no run, non-turning ball on the stumps, Watling flicks past FSL, no single on offer
51.1 -
Herath to Watling, no run, tossed up on middle, Watling hangs back and tucks to short mid-wicket
Rangana Herath [9.0-0-39-0] is back into the attack
50.6 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, pitched up on off, blocked back to the bowler
50.5 -
Pradeep to Watling, 1 run, full on the stumps, Watling drives with a closed bat face to find an easy single
50.4 -
Pradeep to Williamson, 1 run, back of a length at the batsman, Williamson hops inside the crease and tucks to mid-wicket, another easy single
50.3 -
Pradeep to Watling, 1 run, oh, finally! BJ Watling gets off the mark, after 20 balls. He receives a huge roar from the crowd as he flicks one to fine leg
50.2 -
Pradeep to Williamson, 1 run, full on the pads, Williamson flicks it through mid-wicket and the target keeps ticking down
50.1 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, angled in from a fuller length, Williamson presses this towards short cover
50.1 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no ball, overstepped - the third one of the day. Full and straight, blocked back to the bowler
49.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Watling, no run, still wider of off and Watling doesn't bother with it
49.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Watling, no run, good length outside off, Watling lets it go
49.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Watling, no run, fullish and just outside off, Watling blocks this towards mid-off
49.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, 1 run, length outside off, Williamson flays it past point to pick up an easy single
49.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, FOUR, Take a bow Kane Stuart Williamson! He is an artist, isn't he? He continues to accumulate runs. His team needed someone to stand up and Williamson just proved why he's rated as one of the best batsmen in the world. He steps up when it matters the most. He pulls this short delivery nonchalantly behind square and brings up his 13th Test hundred. Raises his bat, helmet and acknowledges the elated applause from the dressing room. Amidst all this, he now overtakes his skipper to record the most runs (1166) scored by a New Zealander in a calendar year. Many more to come KW, keep playing the same way and continue to entertain us...
49.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, angled in late from a short length, Williamson taps towards gully and screams "no" to his partner
48.6 -
Pradeep to Watling, no run, length delivery around fifth stump corridor, Watling mistimes the punch towards mid-off
48.5 -
Pradeep to Watling, no run, wider of off, Watling shoulders arms
48.4 -
Pradeep to Williamson, 1 run, oh dear! For a fleeting moment, Williamson had his heart in his mouth. Is he thinking about his hundred? He pulls this short delivery aerially and gets a top-edge. To his and New Zealand's delight, ball lands well in front of an incoming deep square leg
48.3 -
Pradeep to Watling, leg byes, 1 run, sprays this down leg, Watling fails to tickle away, manages a pad on that to sneak a leg bye
48.2 -
Pradeep to Watling, no run, tailed in around off, Watling leans forward to drive this to mid-off
48.1 -
Pradeep to Watling, no run, Pradeep keeps it shortish and just outside off, Watling drops this into the off-side with a slightly angled bat
47.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, pitched up and in the driving slot for Williamson, he strokes but picks out mid-off
47.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, curled in from a good length, Williamson plays with a straight bat, blocked to short cover
47.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, back of a length around sixth, seventh stump corridor, Williamson guides with an open bat face, picks out gully to perfection
47.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, much fuller outside off, Williamson creams the drive but short cover is in situ to deny Williamson a boundary
47.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, FOUR, full and on the pads. That's a candy for any top-class batsman. Gets across and flicks to thread the gap between mid-wicket and mid-on, no point chasing that lads
47.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, pitched fuller and outside off, Williamson nudges to cover
Dushmantha Chameera [15.0-1-59-4] is back into the attack
Oh! It's the change of ends for Chameera....
46.6 -
Pradeep to Williamson, 1 run, another example of playing late! Hangs back and late-cuts this widish delivery to deep backward point to keep strike
46.5 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, 138kmph. Good length and good bounce for Pradeep. Williamson though is upto the task, plays the ball late and defends this right under his eyes
46.4 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, another loud no from Williamson as soon as he blocked this to the same man
46.3 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, "wait on" chirps a determined Williamson after punching this towards short cover
46.3 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no ball, overstepped and that's the second one of the day. Williamson drives this gently in front of mid-on
46.2 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, wide of off, Williamson shoulders arms
46.1 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, length delivery that sits up nicely outside off. Entices Williamson to stroke a back foot pull, he does so but was a tad late. Ball sneaks under the bat and dies down in front of Chandimal. This one kept low
Nuwan Pradeep [9.0-1-35-0] is back into the attack
Did Mathews give up? Only 2 overs from Chameera. Is he tired already? Well Mathews will have a lot of questions to answer in the press conference! Tough times skip...
45.6 -
Lakmal to Watling, no run, on a length around fourth stump line, Watling defends with a high elbow stride towards short cover
45.5 -
Lakmal to Williamson, 1 run, on the stumps and Williamson will pick you all day. He shuffles across a tad and flicks behind square to fetch a single
45.4 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, fuller and on middle, Williamson's push-drive is intercepted at mid-on
45.3 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, there's the display of soft hands from Williamson. If you're a kid watching this game, please record and play it time and again. That's how you play Test match cricket and that's how you cope with tough conditions. Williamson dabs this short of length delivery with soft hands towards gully
45.2 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, pitched on a length and forcing a stroke from Williamson, he's calm as ever, bunts it onto the ground with soft hands
45.1 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, zooms in around off from a good length, Williamson plays a picture-perfect forward defence back to the bowler
44.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Watling, no run, Watling can leave that all day long. Short and wide and especially when there's Williamson batting at the other end, do you really need to take risks? Watling is a wise man and he's certainly not taking the bait
From over the wicket now
44.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Watling, no run, Chameera greets the diminutive Watling with a bouncer, he scooches low and lets it sail through
44.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, 1 run, back of a length wider of off, Williamson rose tall and punched it to sweeper cover to bring New Zealand's target down to 33
44.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, FOUR, Williamson is dealing in boundaries. Another one with ample width on offer. Williamson latches onto it. Rocks back and clubs the cut square on the off-side, a boundary that moves Williamson into the nineties
44.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, FOUR, smacked! Short and wide, Williamson jumps on the back foot and cuts past a diving gully to bring his second boundary of the day. Just 16 runs away from that milestone (of becoming the leading run-scorer for NZ in a calender year)
44.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no ball, Chameera has overstepped. Pitches this further up and provides width, Williamson isn't chasing that
44.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, Chameera continues to find that venomous bounce outside off and Williamson ain't taking any risks
43.6 -
Lakmal to Watling, no run, pitched up and targetting stumps, Watling drives softly only to find Rangana Herath at mid-on
43.5 -
Lakmal to Watling, no run, length delivery angled in around off, blocked back to the bowler
43.4 -
Lakmal to Watling, no run, tests him in the corridor of uncertainty from a good length, Watling leans forward and hoists the bat over his head
43.3 -
Lakmal to Watling, no run, fraction fuller around off, Watling strides forward and blocks to mid-on
43.2 -
Lakmal to Watling, no run, on middle and off from a good length, Watling wrists it in front of short mid-wicket
43.1 -
Lakmal to Watling, no run, fuller and drifting into the pads, Watling flicks and finds square leg
42.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, another one that's short and wide, Williamson lifts his bat and lets it go
42.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, short of length that extracts good bounce, not close enough to make Williamson play though
42.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, back of a length wider of off, Williamson doesn't bother with it
Switches to over the wicket now...
42.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, dug in short, Williamson half-ducks and lets it pass
42.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, FOUR, another one that's hurled short at the batsman. Williamson gets into position early and times the pull to perfection. The fielder at deep backward square had it covered for a moment. He slides but allows the ball to burst through his hands, can't afford to do that. First runs off the morning for Williamson and New Zealand
42.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, starts off with a bouncer outside off, Williamson happily lets it go
It's a bright and sunny morning at Hamilton. As expected Chameera has the ball. 2 slips in place for him...
10:00 Local Time, 22:00 GMT, 02:30 IST : Morning, all! Welcome to our coverage for one final time in this Test series. 47 runs is what New Zealand need whilst Sri Lanka will be banking on their pace brigade to produce miraculous stuff. Mind you! New Zealand's best batsman is still at the crease and defeating a determined Williamson takes some doing. Will we see yet another Chameera special? Or will it just be a matter of time before New Zealand wrap things up? All to be revealed, most likely, by the end of first session. We are just minutes away from the start. Stay with us...
In the last over the day, Lakmal bowled a beauty to remove Santner to lift the mood in the Sri Lankan dressing room. 47 more runs to get and 5 wickets in hand, you would say New Zealand are favourites, but remember, wickets have fell in a heap when the fast bowlers employed the short ball to good effect. After a good night's rest, the Lankan bowlers, Chameera in particular will be fresh and itching to go out there tomorrow morning. This game will go no further than the morning session - barring weather interruptions. Join us back for all the action at 10:30 local time. Goodbye!
In reply, New Zealand got off to the worst possible start as 23-year-old Chameera removed both Latham and Guptill in quick succession. However, Williamson and Taylor steadied the hosts with a fifty partnership before Chameera came back to account for the latter. Williamson though continued his good work and recorded a well-compiled fifty. Alongside captain McCullum, he shared yet another fifty-run stand, which was broken by Chameera. When Williamson hit a maximum - his first in Tests in 2015 - it was clear that the hosts wanted to seal this tonight but McCullum's wicket slowed things down.
Umpire Paul Reiffel collects the ball and that will be stumps. This game will go into the fourth day. An interesting day's play comes to an end and New Zealand will be the happier side when they look at the scoreboard. 16 wickets fell and 280 runs were scored. At the start, Sri Lanka needed just 6 balls to pick up New Zealand's last wicket. With a handy lead, their openers then got them off to a solid start, before their train derailed. The Black Caps bowlers used the short ball theory to great effect slumping a spirited Sri Lanka from 71/0 to 133 all-out.
41.6 -
Lakmal to Watling, no run, fullish and just outside off stump, Watling defends off the front foot
41.5 -
Lakmal to Watling, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Watling defends off the back foot
BJ Watling, right handed bat, comes to the crease
41.4 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, out Caught by Chandimal!! Genuine outside edge and it goes straight into the hands of the keeper. Was that reverse swing? Short of a length delivery swinging away from the left-hander, pitched around leg stump and ended up in the corridor of uncertainty, Santner had to play at it as it was close to the stump and he edged it to the keeper. New Zealand are 142/5, they still need 47 more to win. Mitchell Santner c Chandimal b Lakmal 4(19)
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
41.3 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, back of a length and outside off stump, Santner punches it to mid-off
41.2 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, fullish and angling away from the left-hander, Santner covers the sticks and shoulders arms
41.1 -
Lakmal to Mitchell Santner, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Santner defends it to mid-on
Suranga Lakmal [9.0-2-19-0] is back into the attack
40.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, shortish and just outside off stump, Santner defends it to cover-point and sets off
40.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Williamson rocks back and guides this to deep backward point
40.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, excellent straight drive, but Williamson hits the stumps at the other end. Four runs denied. On the other hand, had Chameera touched it, Mitchell Santner would have been out as he was outside the crease
40.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, shortish and on the off stump, Santner tries to defend, the extra bounce takes the glove and rolls to cover-point
40.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Mitchell Santner, no run, short delivery on the leg stump, Santner ducks under it
40.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, 3 runs, full and on the off stump, Williamson flicks it away through mid-wicket, enough time to get back for the third run as well
39.6 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, on the off stump, Santner defends off the back foot
39.5 -
Pradeep to Williamson, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Williamson glances it to fine leg
39.4 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Santner tucks it to mid-wicket
39.3 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, full and outside off stump, Santner shoulders arms
39.2 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, optimistic shout for LBW, Mathews has reviewed and I think this is a waste of a review. Clearly pitched outside leg stump. Anyway, let's go through the process. It's a fair delivery, well, that ball pitched acres outside leg stump. Pure waste of time. Santner missed the flick and got hit on the pad. On seeing the replay, Mathews turned away in disappointment for the review. He knows that it was a bad review
39.1 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, Santner tries to flick, the short of length delivery hits him high on the thigh pad
38.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, Santner opens his account with a clip to the right of the diving short leg fielder
38.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, 1 run, Williamson hops and turns this short of length delivery to the right of mid-on
38.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, full and outside off stump, Williamson lifts his bat and lets it go
38.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, short and on the stumps, Williamson doesn't want to play at it
38.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, short of length and on the stumps, clipped on the bounce to short leg
38.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, short delivery from Chameera, Williamson ducks under it
37.6 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, punched to cover
37.5 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, full and angling across, left alone
37.4 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Santner defends off the back foot
37.3 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, good length delivery angling across, left alone
37.2 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, punched off the back foot to point
37.1 -
Pradeep to Mitchell Santner, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Santner defends off the back foot
36.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, short and angled across, ignored
36.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, 2 runs, shortish and outside off stump, Williamson mistimes the pull to deep mid-wicket
36.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Williamson defends
36.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, inswinging full ball, driven to mid-on
36.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Williamson defends
Back over the wicket
Mitchell Santner, left handed bat, comes to the crease
36.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, out Caught by Mathews!! Chameera comes back and strikes again. He's taken all four wickets to fall. As expected, Chameera banged it short from round the wicket, McCullum stepped out for a big hit, he went for the slog, but mistimed it high in the air off the bottom of the bat, Mathews settled under it at cover and took a good catch. That was a well-judged grab by the Sri Lankan skipper to get rid of his counterpart. Brendon McCullum c Mathews b Dushmantha Chameera 18(35) [4s-2]
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Dushmantha Chameera [10.0-1-35-3] is back into the attack
35.6 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Williamson shoulders arms
35.5 -
Pradeep to Williamson, FOUR, glorious off-drive from Williamson. So solid from the right-hander. Full delivery in the slot, Williamson leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and drives it past the bowler through mid-off. Fifty partnership comes up as well
35.4 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, driven softly to mid-on
35.3 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, play and a miss. Good length delivery swinging back in, Williamson plays inside the line and tries to defend, but gets beaten
35.2 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, full and outside off stump, Williamson lets it go
35.1 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, good length delivery on the off stump, defended towards mid-on for a sharp single
Nuwan Pradeep [6.0-0-28-0] is back into the attack
34.6 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, flatter delivery on the leg stump, Williamson defends off the back foot
34.5 -
Herath to Williamson, SIX, looks like Williamson wants to finish this off today. Once again great use of the feet from Williamson, lofts this straight back over the bowler's head for a maximum. In fact, this is the first six for Williamson in a Test in 2015
34.4 -
Herath to Williamson, FOUR, catch is the call, but that's cleared mid-on. Flighted delivery on the leg stump, Williamson steps out, gets to the pitch of the ball, lofts it over the infield for four
34.3 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, shortish and on the leg stump, McCullum tucks it into the on-side
34.2 -
Herath to Williamson, 1 run, advances and drives the flighted delivery to mid-on
34.1 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, tossed up around off stump line, McCullum sweeps it to deep square leg
33.6 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Williamson defends off the front foot
33.5 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, full toss on the off stump, Williamson defends it to mid-on
33.4 -
Lakmal to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, short and wide outside off stump, McCullum cuts it straight to deep point
33.3 -
Lakmal to Brendon McCullum, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, McCullum under-edges the cut to gully
33.2 -
Lakmal to Brendon McCullum, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, McCullum defends off the back foot to mid-on
33.1 -
Lakmal to Brendon McCullum, no run, oh this once bounces a bit extra. McCullum tries to cut as the length was short but was beaten by the bounce
32.6 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, very full and on the stumps, McCullum drives it to long-on
32.5 -
Herath to Williamson, 1 run, clipped away off the pads through square leg
32.4 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, steps out and blocks to cover
32.3 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, thinks about advancing, but then decides late to defend off the front foot
32.2 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, very full from Herath, Williamson steps out and drives, Herath dives to his right and stops the ball
32.1 -
Herath to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, flighted delivery down the leg-side, McCullum works it through backward square leg
The field is well spread out for Baz
Rangana Herath [7.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack
31.6 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Williamson defends off the front foot
31.5 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, excellent inswinging yorker just outside off stump, dug out
31.4 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Williamson punches it to cover
31.3 -
Lakmal to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, good length delivery outside off stump, McCullum drives uppishly through cover-point, the fielder in the deep tidies up
31.2 -
Lakmal to Brendon McCullum, no run, good length delivery wide outside off stump, left alone again
31.1 -
Lakmal to Brendon McCullum, no run, McCullum gives the charge, Lakmal bowls it wide outside off stump, ignored in the end
30.6 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, tucked to short mid-wicket
30.5 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, good bowling, McCullum jumped out of the crease, Pradeep followed him with a short ball, the ball hits Baz on the glove and rolls to gully
30.4 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, oh what sort of a shot was that? Short and outside off stump, McCullum waits and plays a tennis smash, hits it in the air over cover and it runs away for four
30.3 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, no run, short and on the leg stump, McCullum backs away and tries to ramp it away over the slip cordon but misses
30.2 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, there he goes! Short from round the wicket, sat up nicely, McCullum clears his front leg and muscles the pull shot over mid-wicket
30.1 -
Pradeep to Brendon McCullum, no run, bumper on the leg stump, McCullum ducks under it
Nuwan Pradeep [5.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack
29.6 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, short of length outside off stump, Williamson defends it to backward point
29.5 -
Lakmal to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, short of length and swinging back in, McCullum slices the cut through point as he was cramped for room
29.4 -
Lakmal to Williamson, 1 run, tap-and-run single, Williamson defends with soft hands to cover-point, looks at his partner and sets off
29.3 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, on a length and outside off stump, Williamson defends off the front foot
29.2 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Williamson shoulders arms
29.1 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Williamson drives it to mid-off
28.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, short and down the leg-side, McCullum lets it go
28.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, this is good bowling from Chameera. Short and on the leg stump, McCullum hops and fends with one hand, uses his bat again to ensure that it doesn't roll back onto the stumps
28.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, wow! That's a great delivery. McCullum wasn't expecting it to be in the short of length region, he was waiting for the bouncer, the angle across him from round the wicket squared him up completely and he almost edged it to the keeper
28.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, bumper on the leg stump, McCullum lets it go
28.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, short and on the leg stump, McCullum ducks under it
28.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, shortish and on the off stump, McCullum hops and defends
Drinks are on the field now
27.6 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, back of a length and outside off stump, Williamson defends off the back foot
27.5 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Williamson defends off the back foot
27.4 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, full and inviting the drive, Williamson picks out mid-off
27.3 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, fullish and around off stump line, Williamson defends off the front foot
27.2 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, shortish and just outside off stump, Williamson hops and defends
27.1 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, fullish and tailing back in, Williamson defends off the front foot
26.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, better short ball angled across the right-hander, McCullum drops his wrists and sways out of the way
26.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no ball, this is called no ball for height as this is the third short ball in the over that went over the batsman's shoulder
26.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, bouncer again from Chameera, McCullum sits under it
26.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, short and down the leg-side again, ignored
26.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Brendon McCullum, no run, short and on the leg stump, McCullum ducks under it
26.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, 1 run, shortish and on the off stump, Williamson pulls it to backward square leg
26.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, FOUR, inswinging yorker on the stumps, Williamson clips it away nicely along the ground and the timing is so good that it races away wide of mid-on. Fifty for Williamson, yet another crucial knock from KW. Gets a good round of applause from the crowd and he raises his bat to acknowledge them
25.6 -
Lakmal to Brendon McCullum, no run, lunges forward and pushes the ball to cover
25.5 -
Lakmal to Brendon McCullum, no run, that was awkwardly forced to cover but effective enough given the extra zip. McCullum jumped up in the air, crossed his feet and forced the ball from outside off to cover
25.4 -
Lakmal to Williamson, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Williamson punches with an open bat face to cover-point and runs across
25.3 -
Lakmal to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, wrists this to mid-wicket for a single to get off the mark
25.2 -
Lakmal to Brendon McCullum, no run, ooh, that's bounced more again, McCullum thought he had it covered as he looked to tuck but the ball found his glove and ricocheted onto the ground thankfully
25.1 -
Lakmal to Brendon McCullum, no run, comes forward and stabs the defence straight to cover
Suranga Lakmal [4.0-1-13-0] is back into the attack
24.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, 2 runs, gets forward and pushes it to mid-on for a very quick single
24.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, FOUR, and another one that's middled. Not short again but this was down leg. Williamson turned and picks it up as he rolled his wrists. Places it to backward square leg fence for a boundary
24.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, FOUR, no complaints if you can play those kind of shots. Not a bad ball. Just back of a length outside off. Williamson back away and gets deep in his crease, cuts it ever so late through square
24.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, that's poor from Williamson. Just a wicket last ball and he wants to play a back foot punch. Was too wide to play at that. Ball bounced more, took Williamson by surprise and luckily missed the edge
Brendon McCullum, right handed bat, comes to the crease
24.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor, out Caught by (sub)Jeffrey Vandersay!! That effort at fine leg makes up for all the outfield stunners we miss out in Tests. Banged in, Taylor pulls it towards fine leg. Vandersay, the twelfth man, backpedals to take the catch but gets too close to the rope. Realizes that the momentum will push him over and throws the ball back in. Hops out of the ropes, hops back in and completes the catch nonchalantly. Wry smile and pats on the back. Ross Taylor c (sub)Jeffrey Vandersay b Dushmantha Chameera 35(53) [4s-2]
Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
24.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, dishes one full on middle stump, Taylor soft-hands the clip to long-on and had enough time for two joggy single
23.6 -
Mathews to Williamson, no run, full and straight, just what you expect from Mathews, Williamson ripostes with a straight bat block
23.5 -
Mathews to Williamson, no run, run out chance there! Williamson pats it with an open bat face and charges off. Ross Taylor responds too but Williamson had to abandon the run seeing cover charging towards the ball. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but Ross Taylor was well in
23.4 -
Mathews to Williamson, 2 runs, veers this on a fuller length but going down leg, Williamson tucks it to deep mid-wicket to complete yet another brace in this over
23.3 -
Mathews to Williamson, no run, length delivery hunting for the off-stump, Williamson stayed back and defends it
23.2 -
Mathews to Williamson, 2 runs, another one on the pads. Mathews will bowl that stump-to-stump line. Williamson clips it and earns a couple to deep mid-wicket
23.1 -
Mathews to Williamson, no run, full in length, Williamson stays back to this and wrists it into the leg side
Angelo Mathews, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
22.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, 1 run, fullish in length, Williamson taps it in front of him and hares to the other end
22.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, swinging into the blockhole, Williamson bends low and flicks the ball to short fine leg
22.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, this bounced from a length. Was hurled wide of the channel outside off, Williamson wanted to cut but took away his bat seeing the bounce on that
22.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor, 1 run, went full-blooded at this short one. No effort at all to keep the ball down. The ball reached on the bounce to deep square leg. What's the hurry?
Change of gloves for Taylor while other players have a drink. Mathews still stretching
22.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor, no run, extra bounce on this back of a length delivery. Taylor hopped up and fended it to his right. Had to squeeze it out to the vacant FSL
22.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor, no run, the pull shots are at least being middled now. Taylor gets high on his heels, risked the pull shot fetching the ball from above his head. Had kept it down and found square leg
21.6 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, saw Williamson advancing and bowled it slower. The ball didn't drift and Williamson had to stretch his hands to push it into the off-side
21.5 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, shortish, Williamson turns it round the corner
21.4 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, flatter in the blockhole, Williamson half-sat and dug it into the pitch with a 45-degree bat
21.3 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, 1 run, flighted outside off, Taylor gets forward and pushes it to mid-off. Quick run. Runs looking easy now
21.2 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, no run, comes down the pitch and dug it into the pitch with the intention of getting it over the bowler. Herath had his arms near his chest to stop that
21.1 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, no run, slower through the air, Taylor comes forward and closes the bat face to mid-wicket
20.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, that one bounced much more. Bumper. Williamson ducked under it easily
20.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor, 1 run, turns 180 degrees in his crease and helps this short ball down leg to backward square leg for a single
20.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, 1 run, Gordon Greenidge shot. Only for a single. Swivelled, hauled his front leg in the air and pulled
20.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, this one stayed low. Day 3 has arrived. Williamson went for the short arm pull to this short of length delivery outside off, the ball went under the bat and a stooping Chandimal grabbed it
20.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, another ripper outside off, Williamson fetched it from outside off and swiped it with rolled wrists. Kept it down but found no placement
Williamson pulled out and Dushmantha Chameera had to slow down
20.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, short first up. Who's surprised? Williamson didn't hold back and pulled. Placed it straight to backward square leg
Dushmantha Chameera [5.0-0-13-2] is back into the attack
Chameera is back! Short leg, short fine leg in place
19.6 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, no run, on off and middle, invites Taylor forward with a straight-batted forward defence
19.5 -
Herath to Williamson, 1 run, that hung in the air, Williamson used his feet and took the ball on the full. Wristed it to long-on and completed an easy single
19.4 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, flat and right on the base of off-stump, Williamson stays rooted, bends to his right and digs it out
19.3 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, 1 run, gets out of his crease courtesy a shimmy and pushes the ball to long-on for a single
19.2 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, no run, airy delivery, Taylor leant in to sweep but missed, The ball rapped the pads but Taylor had shuffled outside off. Cannot be out
19.1 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, no run, so much flight that it ends up being very full. Taylor shaped to sweep that, but inside-edged the ball on his pads
18.6 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, back of a length ball outside off, Williamson lets it go to the keeper
18.5 -
Pradeep to Ross Taylor, 1 run, there's the width to free your arms. Taylor didn't have to move and straightens his elbows to flash this to square third man
18.4 -
Pradeep to Ross Taylor, no run, very well timed. Taylor comes forwward and times the push straight to extra cover
18.3 -
Pradeep to Ross Taylor, no run, short delivery on off, sits up pretty for Taylor to swivel into a pull. No placement as mid-wicket easily intercepts that
18.3 -
Pradeep to Ross Taylor, no ball, called a no ball but Pradeep had something behind the line there! Definitely. Taylor had forces this off the front foot to mid-off
Mathews is stretching while Chameera bites his nails
18.2 -
Pradeep to Ross Taylor, no run, back of a length on and around 4th stump, Taylor defends it with a slice to point
18.1 -
Pradeep to Williamson, 1 run, hint of width on this rare length ball, Williamson stretches arms and cuts it to third man for a single
17.6 -
Herath to Williamson, 1 run, drifts across the batsman, Williamson turns and clips the ball to deep square leg for a strike-retaining single
17.5 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, pushed through, Williamson stays camped back and pushes it back
17.4 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, line's outside off, Williamson opens the face of the bat and defends it
17.3 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, 1 run, clips this delivery to long-on but nearly fell over while trying to time that. 50 partnership up with that run
17.2 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, no run, quicker and flatter attacking the pads, Taylor stays deep and gets his bat in front of his pad. Just in time
17.1 -
Herath to Williamson, 1 run, delicious flight. The ball meanders in, Williamson skips out and pushes the ball to long-on
16.6 -
Pradeep to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, this was very well-timed. Just a delicate push with a straight bat. Mathews ran back from mid-off, put in a dive that proved to be too early. Then used his hands to haul the ball back. A not 100% fit Williamson meant one missed run
16.5 -
Pradeep to Ross Taylor, no run, gets forward and pushes this ball past mid-on. Attempts a single but then turns around to get back in his crease
16.4 -
Pradeep to Ross Taylor, no run, was there a noise? No appeal whatsoever. Taylor had his feet cemented in the pitch as he had a go at this one outside off. Didn't connect and the ball thumped into the keeper's gloves
Williamson is not entirely fit at the moment and they are missing on easy singles here. He seems to have injured his knee during the fielding-practice session (today morning)
16.3 -
Pradeep to Ross Taylor, no run, gets on his toes and wrists this delivery to mid-on
16.2 -
Pradeep to Williamson, 1 run, back of a length delivery, Williamson is opened by the away nip and bounce. The edge off the shoulder flies uppishly to third man
16.1 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, good length delivery, Williamson digs it into the pitch. The bat angle ensured that the ball didn't lob up despite the extra bounce
15.6 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, quicker outside off, Taylor stays put but extends his arms to push the ball between extra cover and long-off for a brace
15.5 -
Herath to Williamson, 1 run, too full and on the pads, easy flick to deep mid-wicket strikes off another run from the target
15.4 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, 1 run, comes on the front foot and stabs this middle-stump delivery to long-on
15.3 -
Herath to Williamson, 1 run, uses his feet and gets too close to the pitch of this drifter outside off. Digs it out to mid-on and hurtles across
15.2 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, flighted delivery, Williamson was well forward to defend this
15.1 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, shimmied and wanted to clip it to mid-wicket but the ball turned away a tad and the leading edge rolled to cover
14.6 -
Pradeep to Williamson, 3 runs, length ball on off, Williamson whips it to deep mid-midwicket and runs three to bring 50 up for the Kiwis
14.5 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, fullish outside off, this is the line and length. Williamson has his poles well covered and he lets it go
14.4 -
Pradeep to Williamson, FOUR, ah, gorgeous! There's nothing you can do about it. Stands tall and punches it straight down the ground. That more than compensated for the first innings dismissal
14.3 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, length delivery that zips off the pitch, Williamson jabbed at it and then hauled his bat away from the line. Close to the edge that
14.2 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, short of length closer to the stumps, Williamson stands tall and keeps the writy defence down to mid-wicket
14.1 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, full and moving away, Williamson watches it go to the keeper
13.6 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, no run, Taylor is clueless against Herath, Looked to defend but the ball goes on straight to rap the pad. Too far down the pitch to be given out
Williamson completed the third run gingerly
13.5 -
Herath to Williamson, 3 runs, slightly dragged down, Williamson uses the depth of his crease, makes the ball shorter than it was and punches it to sweeper cover
13.4 -
Herath to Williamson, 2 runs, this one drifts in, Williamson shimmies to the pitch of the ball and pushes the ball to sweeper cover for a brace
13.3 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, keeps tossing it up. Not much help from the pitch and Williamson came forward and bunts it back to the bowler
13.2 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, Herath this time brings Williamson on the front foot with a forced defence to mid-on
13.1 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, tossed up very full, Williamson sits in his crease and blocks it out
12.6 -
Pradeep to Ross Taylor, FOUR, good shot. Short ball, Taylor pulls it along the ground to the fine leg fence
12.5 -
Pradeep to Williamson, 1 run, another one that's tucked to backward square leg for an easy single
12.4 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, on the pads, turned behind square on the leg side
12.3 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, crunches the pull. Williamson and Siriwardana are the only players who have managed to middle a few of those cross-batted shots. This one was played straight to square leg
12.2 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, not as short as last one, Williamson takes it on and pulls it straight to short fine leg
12.1 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, bumper, Williamson sits under it
11.6 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, no run, how was that not out? Flighted delivery turned away a touch to catch Taylor's back pad in front. The batsman had looked to defend it but completely played the wrong line. Mathews reviewed and the impact was on off stump. However, since the on-field call was originally not-out, Taylor escaped as Hawk-Eye showed umpire's call
Review: An LBW call has been referred. Taylor is the batsman. Fair delivery. No wood on that. HotSpot confirms and so does RTS. The impact is umpire's call and it would have just clipped off. Onfield decision stays. Not Out
11.5 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, no run, this one was wristily defended to mid-on. Ball went straight to the fielder implied there was no run
11.4 -
Herath to Williamson, 1 run, flatter on middle, Williamson half-turns with a clip off his pads to fine leg
11.3 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, drifts across the batsman who uses his feet and nearly yorks himself. Ends up pushing it back to the bowler
11.2 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, gives this one air too, Williamson stays back this time and blocks it out
11.1 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, flighted full, Williamson presents a straight bat in defence
Welcome back for the final session. Mathews has a slip in place and Herath will continue
Unlike the first innings, Mathews threw the new ball to Chameera and the move worked wonders as the youngster removed both Latham and Guptill very cheaply. Williamson and Taylor survived a few close moments and ensured no damage was done. New Zealand still need 156 more runs to win this contest and this could be over today. If someone can support Chameera, then Sri Lanka can make life really difficult for the Black Caps batsmen. Herath can be very handy as well as New Zealand would look to attack him if the fast bowlers continue to use the short ball ploy. All in all, we are in for an exciting final session. Take a short break and be right back here...
Tea, Day 3: Gee! What a session this has been. Fully action-packed. In fact, we saw as many as 9 wickets fall. Earlier, Sri Lanka's batting madness meant they slumped from 87/3 to 133 all-out. New Zealand used the short ball ploy to great effort. Southee bagged four, while Wagner picked up three. Having bowled out the visitors in a dramatic manner, the Black Caps would have been very happy that their target was just 189. However, the Sri Lankans did not take it lightly.
10.6 -
Pradeep to Ross Taylor, no run, was that dropped? No, that was just short of the fielder. Herath was the man there. Short and on the stumps, Taylor doesn't control the pull, almost hits it straight into the hands of the man at square leg. Probably a more agile fielder would have made a better effort
10.5 -
Pradeep to Ross Taylor, no run, short and down the leg-side, Taylor tries to pull but misses
10.4 -
Pradeep to Ross Taylor, no run, bumper around off stump line, Taylor sways out of the line
10.3 -
Pradeep to Williamson, 1 run, shortish delivery on the leg stump, Williamson pulls it through backward square leg
10.2 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, well directed short delivery, Williamson ducks under it
10.1 -
Pradeep to Williamson, no run, short delivery from round the wicket, but not enough gas on it, the keeper dived forward to collect after Williamson let it pass
Nuwan Pradeep, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Last over before tea coming up
9.6 -
Herath to Williamson, 1 run, shortish and outside off stump, Williamson cuts it to point
9.5 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, 3 runs, oh that was almost through Taylor! Slider short in length, Taylor went back to cut, but it came it with the angle and pretty quickly as well, somehow Taylor cuts it just in front of the off stump to prevent damage. The ball goes to third man
9.4 -
Herath to Williamson, 1 run, allows the ball to come onto the bat and guides this shortish delivery to third man
9.3 -
Herath to Williamson, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Williamson tries to step out, but doesn't get to the pitch of the ball and softly defends it into the off-side
9.2 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, 1 run, gets down on one knee and paddle-sweeps it to fine leg
9.1 -
Herath to Ross Taylor, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Taylor defends off the front foot
Rangana Herath, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Slip and short leg in place
8.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, bouncer at 128kph, Williamson tries to ramp it over the keeper, but missed it
8.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor, 1 run, another one testing the middle of the pitch, Taylor pulls it between leg gully and square leg, Lakmal runs to his right in the deep and slides to save a run
8.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, 1 run, short and at the rib cage, Williamson pulls it past leg gully to fine leg
8.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, short and angled across, Williamson thinks about the pull, but decides against it
8.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor, 1 run, in the airrrr, but drops short of Lakmal at deep mid-wicket. Shortish and on the stumps, Taylor mistimes the pull and almost holes out
8.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, shortish and on the leg stump, Taylor tucks it through backward square leg and Taylor quickly races back for the second run
7.6 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, short and rising steeply, Williamson hops and defends, it bounced a bit extra but Williamson handled it well in the end
7.5 -
Lakmal to Ross Taylor, 1 run, short and outside off stump, Taylor cuts it away nicely to deep backward point
7.4 -
Lakmal to Ross Taylor, 2 runs, width on offer outside off stump, cut away, the fielder in the deep tidies up near third man
7.3 -
Lakmal to Ross Taylor, no run, short of length from Lakmal, Taylor pushes it to mid-on
7.2 -
Lakmal to Ross Taylor, FOUR, short of length delivery outside off stump, Taylor tries to cut and gets an outside edge, it rolls to gully, who fumbles and concedes four runs. Sloppy cricket from Sri Lanka. Can't afford fielding lapses, especially when defending just 188
7.1 -
Lakmal to Ross Taylor, no run, length delivery on the off stump, defended back to the bowler
6.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, bouncer from Chameera, Williamson lets it pass
6.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor, 1 run, this is pulled away to deep square leg
6.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor, no run, bumper again, Taylor hops and tries to fend, gets a glove on it, the ball hits the shoulder and drops in front of the man at point
6.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor, no run, bouncer from Chameera, Taylor ducks under it
6.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor, no run, shortish and down the leg-side, glanced to leg gully
6.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor, no run, shortish and on the stumps, Taylor hops and defends off the back foot
5.6 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Williamson drives it straight to cover
5.5 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Williamson turns it into the on-side
5.4 -
Lakmal to Williamson, no run, good length delivery swinging away on the off stump, Williamson tries to turn, the ball rolls off the outside half of the bat to mid-on
5.3 -
Lakmal to Ross Taylor, 1 run, oh that's cut nicely! Oh dear! What's happened there? A Sri Lankan fielder is down on the ground. Oops! That's hit him flush on the chest. He's in a lot of pain and his team-mates surround him. Dilruwan Perera it is. He is substituting for someone and taken a big blow. Good to see him get up and walk. Looks like he's going off the field
5.2 -
Lakmal to Ross Taylor, no run, short of length delivery swinging away outside off stump, Taylor tries to cut and miss
5.1 -
Lakmal to Ross Taylor, no run, full and swinging away wide outside off stump, Taylor tries to reach out and drive but misses. "Let it go," is the cry from Ian Smith on air and he's right. That was way outside off stump to be attempting a shot
4.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor, 1 run, shortish and outside off stump, Taylor taps it to cover and gets off strike
Ross Taylor, right handed bat, comes to the crease
4.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, out Caught by Karunaratne!! In the airrrrr and taken. Chameera has two wickets in 17 balls. Game on folks! New Zealand surely aren't front-runners. Sri Lanka are fighting hard. Bouncer well directed from round the wicket, aimed at Guptill's head, the batsman had to play at it. He was hopping and trying to fend, the ball lobs off the glove and goes towards leg gully. The fielder there ran forward and dived to take a good low catch. It's 11/2 inside 5 overs. Guptill c Karunaratne b Dushmantha Chameera 1(16)
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
4.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, no run, way too short, Guptill ducks under it, the keeper jumps and collects
4.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Guptill drops his wrists and lets it go
4.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, no run, back of a length and on the stumps, Guptill defends off the back foot
4.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, no run, short delivery on the stumps, Guptill ducks under it
3.6 -
Lakmal to Williamson, FOUR, short of a length delivery angled across from round the wicket, Williamson guides it very late, splits the two fielders at gully and it escapes to the third man boundary
3.5 -
Lakmal to Guptill, 1 run, shortish and outside off stump, Guptill tries to cut, gets an under edge that bounces over the sticks towards short fine leg, Williamson calls for a quick single and makes his ground before the keeper collects and under-arms the throw towards the stumps
3.4 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Guptill defends it to point
3.3 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, back of a length and outside off stump, Guptill stands tall and punches it to cover
3.2 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, cut away nicely from the middle of the bat but he's picked the point fielder to perfection. A couple of yards either side of the fielder would have been four
3.1 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, short of length delivery on the off stump, Guptill defends it to mid-on
2.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, bouncer angled away, Williamson doesn't bother with it
2.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, 2 runs, back of a length on middle and leg, Williamson tucks off his hips. Picks up a duo of runs through square to get off the mark
2.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Williamson, no run, extracts venemous bounce on this length delivery, Williamson hops inside the crease to present a vertical bat
Kane Williamson, right handed bat, comes to the crease
2.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, out Caught by Pradeep!! Wicket number 6 (in the match) for Dushmantha Chameera. The short ball drama continues! Banged in around the leg-stump line, Latham rocks back and gets a thick top-edge on the pull. Pradeep is stationed at fine leg, he just needed to pouch that sans any fuss - he just does so and up go the Sri Lankan flags in the crowd. Latham is livid with himself. Latham c Pradeep b Dushmantha Chameera 4(9) [4s-1]
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
2.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, no run, good length on the stumps, Latham goes back and across to block that
2.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, no run, Chameera repeats the short ball tactic. Short and around the hips, Latham was watchful this time. Unlike his first innings dismissal, he plays with soft hands and turns with soft hands in front of Karunaratne at leg gully
1.6 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, swinging in from a length, Guptill is solid in his front foot defence
1.5 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, gets right behind the line of this short of a length ball and defends
1.4 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, punched into the off-side off the back foot
1.3 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, bit of extra bounce on this length ball, Guptill manages to block
1.2 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, length ball outside off stump, ignored
1.1 -
Lakmal to Guptill, no run, back of a length from Lakmal, Guptill defends off the back foot
Suranga Lakmal, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, FOUR, Pradeep, poor lad! It has been that kind of a day for Sri Lanka isn't it? This back of a length delivery was drifted into Latham's pads. He was on the back foot playing a casual flick down to fine leg. Pradeep gets across and somehow loses the sight of the ball - nutmegs through and Latham is off and running with a boundary
0.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, no run, back of a length from the bowler, Latham works it into the on-side
0.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, no run, Oopsy! That hit him baaaaaang on the side of his helmet! He's shaken and expectedly takes his helmet off. Out comes the physio and he seems okay. May be he's waiting for a new helmet. Coming to the delivery: Bouncer angled into the batsman. Latham, swivelled and was ages early on the pull stroke. Missed it completely and is pinged on the side of his helmet. The floppy-hat Mark Craig rushes out to the middle with a new helmet and Latham is set and ready to go again. "Get on with the game" as Bumble so often says...
0.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, no run, rip-roaring bouncer from Chameera. This one reared away from a half-ducking Latham, just bounces extra and settles in the safe mitts of Chandimal
0.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, no run, first of the many bouncers arrives and Latham jumps high to watch it sail through
0.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, no run, back of a length angled away outside off, Latham lets it go
Latham and Guptill are at the crease. Latham is on strike. Dushmantha Chameera will open the attack