Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Full Commentary, Only Test, 2 February, 2024
COMPLETED / Only Test / Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
439/10 (109.2 ov) & 56/0 (7.2 ov)
198/10 (62.4 ov) & 296/10 (112.3 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
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Player of the match
Prabath Jayasuriya,
Sri Lanka
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the leg stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward slip, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 1 (1 runs)
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward slip, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 2 (9 runs)
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Dimuth Karunaratne goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an arm ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid on for 1 run.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid on, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Zia Ur Rehman Akbar delivers off break ball at good length, Dimuth Karunaratne goes back and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep square leg, limits Dimuth Karunaratne to just 1 run.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 3 (3 runs)
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid off for 1 run.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, 2 runs, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, dabs flick shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne goes back and plays a well-timed punch off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 2 runs.
End of over 4 (8 runs)
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump. Nishan Madushka goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump. Nishan Madushka goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 5 (8 runs)
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and tries pull, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, dabs pull with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 no ball, No ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, displays his finesse with a beautifully timed cut, umpire signals it a no ball, as Naveed Zadran had overstepped.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 2 runs.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Naveed Zadran sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
End of over 6 (13 runs)
Nijat Masood to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
Nijat Masood to Dimuth Karunaratne, 3 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 3 runs.
Nijat Masood to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
Nijat Masood to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, edged!! and the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Nijat Masood to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, aims to play flick shot, but ball direclty brushes against the body. Batter snatch 1 runs off leg bye.
Nijat Masood to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 7 (6 runs)
Qais Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump. Dimuth Karunaratne goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Qais Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Four, Four !! off break ball, fulltoss, on the stumps. Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the leg stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward slip, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 1 (1 runs)
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward slip, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 2 (9 runs)
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Dimuth Karunaratne goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an arm ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid on for 1 run.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid on, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Zia Ur Rehman Akbar delivers off break ball at good length, Dimuth Karunaratne goes back and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep square leg, limits Dimuth Karunaratne to just 1 run.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 3 (3 runs)
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid off for 1 run.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, 2 runs, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, dabs flick shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne goes back and plays a well-timed punch off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 2 runs.
End of over 4 (8 runs)
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump. Nishan Madushka goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump. Nishan Madushka goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 5 (8 runs)
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and tries pull, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, dabs pull with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 no ball, No ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, displays his finesse with a beautifully timed cut, umpire signals it a no ball, as Naveed Zadran had overstepped.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 2 runs.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Naveed Zadran sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
End of over 6 (13 runs)
Nijat Masood to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
Nijat Masood to Dimuth Karunaratne, 3 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 3 runs.
Nijat Masood to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
Nijat Masood to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, edged!! and the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Nijat Masood to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, aims to play flick shot, but ball direclty brushes against the body. Batter snatch 1 runs off leg bye.
Nijat Masood to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 7 (6 runs)
Qais Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump. Dimuth Karunaratne goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Qais Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Four, Four !! off break ball, fulltoss, on the stumps. Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the leg stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward slip, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 1 (1 runs)
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward slip, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 2 (9 runs)
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Dimuth Karunaratne goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an arm ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid on for 1 run.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid on, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Zia Ur Rehman Akbar delivers off break ball at good length, Dimuth Karunaratne goes back and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep square leg, limits Dimuth Karunaratne to just 1 run.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 3 (3 runs)
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid off for 1 run.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, 2 runs, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, dabs flick shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne goes back and plays a well-timed punch off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 2 runs.
End of over 4 (8 runs)
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump. Nishan Madushka goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump. Nishan Madushka goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 5 (8 runs)
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and tries pull, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, dabs pull with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 no ball, No ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, displays his finesse with a beautifully timed cut, umpire signals it a no ball, as Naveed Zadran had overstepped.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 2 runs.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Naveed Zadran sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
End of over 6 (13 runs)
Nijat Masood to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
Nijat Masood to Dimuth Karunaratne, 3 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 3 runs.
Nijat Masood to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
Nijat Masood to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, edged!! and the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Nijat Masood to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, aims to play flick shot, but ball direclty brushes against the body. Batter snatch 1 runs off leg bye.
Nijat Masood to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 7 (6 runs)
Qais Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump. Dimuth Karunaratne goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Qais Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Four, Four !! off break ball, fulltoss, on the stumps. Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the leg stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward slip, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 1 (1 runs)
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short mid wicket for 1 run.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, dabs cut with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward slip, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease, hits cut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 2 (9 runs)
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Dimuth Karunaratne goes forward and plays a well-timed flick shot off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an arm ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid on for 1 run.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid on, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Zia Ur Rehman Akbar delivers off break ball at good length, Dimuth Karunaratne goes back and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the deep square leg, limits Dimuth Karunaratne to just 1 run.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 3 (3 runs)
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at mid off for 1 run.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, 2 runs, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Naveed Zadran to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, dabs flick shot with soft hands toward short mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne goes back and plays a well-timed punch off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 2 runs.
End of over 4 (8 runs)
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, Four, Four !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump. Nishan Madushka goes back, hits cut in the gap towards deep point, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump. Nishan Madushka goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Zia ur Rehman Akbar to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 5 (8 runs)
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps. Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and tries pull, edged!! in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, dabs pull with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 no ball, No ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, displays his finesse with a beautifully timed cut, umpire signals it a no ball, as Naveed Zadran had overstepped.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 2 runs.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Naveed Zadran sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
Naveed Zadran to Dimuth Karunaratne, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
End of over 6 (13 runs)
Nijat Masood to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
Nijat Masood to Dimuth Karunaratne, 3 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 3 runs.
Nijat Masood to Nishan Madushka, 1 run, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
Nijat Masood to Dimuth Karunaratne, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, edged!! and the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
Nijat Masood to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, aims to play flick shot, but ball direclty brushes against the body. Batter snatch 1 runs off leg bye.
Nijat Masood to Nishan Madushka, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Nishan Madushka hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
End of over 7 (6 runs)
Qais Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump. Dimuth Karunaratne goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards long on, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Qais Ahmad to Dimuth Karunaratne, Four, Four !! off break ball, fulltoss, on the stumps. Dimuth Karunaratne hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.