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 12.5Ajaz Patel bowls full toss to Kusal Mendis, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.No runs

Over 12.6Ajaz Patel bowls short and rising delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Single

Over 13.1William Somerville bowls flighted delivery to Kusal Mendis, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Boundary!

Over 13.2William Somerville bowls good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 13.3William Somerville bowls short and rising delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.No runs

Over 13.4William Somerville bowls good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 13.5William Somerville bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Kusal Mendis, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 13.6William Somerville bowls flighted delivery to Kusal Mendis, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 14.3Ajaz Patel bowls good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.No runs

Over 14.4Ajaz Patel bowls flatter trajectory delivery to Kusal Mendis, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 14.5Ajaz Patel bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Kusal Mendis, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 14.6Ajaz Patel bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Kusal Mendis, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 16.4Ajaz Patel bowls full toss to Kusal Mendis, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 16.5Ajaz Patel bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Kusal Mendis, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Boundary!

Over 16.6Ajaz Patel bowls good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.No runs

Over 18.1Ajaz Patel bowls dragged way too short, that's a long hop to Kusal Mendis, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 18.2Ajaz Patel bowls full toss to Kusal Mendis, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 18.3Ajaz Patel bowls good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 18.4Ajaz Patel bowls good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 18.5Ajaz Patel bowls full toss to Kusal Mendis, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 18.6Ajaz Patel bowls full toss to Kusal Mendis, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 20.1Ajaz Patel bowls short and wide to Kusal Mendis, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 20.2Ajaz Patel bowls quicker and flatter in the air to Kusal Mendis, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 20.3Ajaz Patel bowls short and rising delivery to Kusal Mendis, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 20.4Ajaz Patel bowls short and rising delivery to Kusal Mendis, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointNo runs

Over 20.5Ajaz Patel bowls short of length delivery to Kusal Mendis, pulls it away through mid wicketBoundary!

Over 20.6Ajaz Patel bowls good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.No runs

Over 21.6William Somerville bowls good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointNo runs

Over 23.1William Somerville bowls flighted delivery to Kusal Mendis, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 23.2William Somerville bowls full toss to Kusal Mendis, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.Boundary!

View More Commentary