New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 1st Test at Galle, 14 Aug, 2019

Toss: New Zealand, who chose to bat
New Zealand 249/10 (83.2)  &  285/10 (106)
Sri Lanka 267/10 (93.2)  &  268/4 (86.1)
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Dimuth Karunaratne
  • Dhananjaya de Silva 14 * (13)
  • Angelo Mathews 28 * (73)

Over 0.1Trent Boult bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointNo runs

Over 0.2Trent Boult bowls dragged way too short, that's a long hop to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 0.3Trent Boult bowls full toss to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointNo runs

Over 0.4Trent Boult bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 0.5Trent Boult bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 0.6Trent Boult bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 1.4TG Southee bowls short of length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 1.5TG Southee bowls short and wide to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointBoundary!

Over 1.6TG Southee bowls short of length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 3.1TG Southee bowls short and wide to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.No runs

Over 3.2TG Southee bowls full toss to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 3.3TG Southee bowls full toss to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 3.4TG Southee bowls short and wide to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 3.5TG Southee bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Single

Over 4.1Trent Boult bowls dragged way too short, that's a long hop to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.No runs

Over 4.2Trent Boult bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.No runs

Over 4.3Trent Boult bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.No runs

Over 4.4Trent Boult bowls short and rising delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointTwo runs

Over 4.5Trent Boult bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 4.6Trent Boult bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 5.6TG Southee bowls short and wide to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 7.1William Somerville bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 7.2William Somerville bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 7.3William Somerville bowls full toss to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 7.4William Somerville bowls good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.No runs

Over 7.5William Somerville bowls short and wide to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Two runs

Over 7.6William Somerville bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 8.6Trent Boult bowls short and wide to Dimuth Karunaratne, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 10.1Ajaz Patel bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointThree runs

Over 10.4Ajaz Patel bowls short and wide to Dimuth Karunaratne, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointSingle

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