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Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 2018 1st Test Full Commentary

Result · Dec 15 2018, Sat - 03:30 AM (IST) (IST)
1st Test, - Basin Reserve
SRI LANKA
282, 287/3
NEW ZEALAND
578
Match Drawn
CRR:2.5
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  • ಅಂತಿಮ Over 90
    Over 90. 1 run. Bowler: Trent Boult. Sri Lanka: 243/3 (rr 2.70)
  • 89.6

    OUT! Caught. Tim Southee to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement working, inside edge to leg slip, by de Grandhomme. Wonderful catch from de Grandhomme! The inside edge went in between the batsman's legs, temporarily unsighting the fielder at leg gully but he anticipated well and was able to complete an excellent catch. That signals the end of the innings, Sri Lanka all out for 282. That score may be below par but New Zealand will have to bat well to make good on their advantage.

  • 89.5

    Tim Southee to Lahiru Kumara. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, Spliced to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Wagner.

  • 89.4

    Tim Southee to Lahiru Kumara. Short, outside off stump ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.

  • 89.3

    Tim Southee to Lahiru Kumara. Short, outside off stump ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.

  • 89.2

    Tim Southee to Lahiru Kumara. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.

  • 89.1

    Tim Southee to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Wagner.

  • ಅಂತಿಮ Over 89
    Over 89. 7 runs. Bowler: Colin de Grandhomme. Sri Lanka: 242/3 (rr 2.72)
  • 88.6

    Trent Boult to Niroshan Dickwella. Length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.

  • 88.5

    Trent Boult to Niroshan Dickwella. Length ball, off stump backing away driving, well timed to mid off for no runs, run save by Williamson.

  • 88.4

    Trent Boult to Niroshan Dickwella. Length ball, to leg moves in front glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.

  • 88.3

    Trent Boult to Niroshan Dickwella. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Raval.

  • 88.2

    FOUR! Trent Boult to Niroshan Dickwella. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Scoop, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs. He gets down on one knee and flicks it over the keeper for four. Dickwella moves into one day mode.

  • 88.1

    Trent Boult to Niroshan Dickwella. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.

  • ಅಂತಿಮ Over 88
    Over 88. 3 runs. Bowler: Tim Southee. Sri Lanka: 235/3 (rr 2.67)
  • 87.6

    Tim Southee to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, off stump no foot movement defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Southee.

  • 87.5

    Tim Southee to Lahiru Kumara. Length ball, off stump no foot movement defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Wagner.

  • 87.4

    Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Williamson.

  • 87.3

    Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot pushing, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Williamson.

  • 87.2

    Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by de Grandhomme.

  • 87.1

    Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling. After a hard fought first day, New Zealand will be looking to wrap up this Sri Lanka innings as soon as possible. Niroshan Dickwella will have other ideas, starting not out on 73 and with hopes to reach a century and put his team into a strong position.

  • ಅಂತಿಮ Over 87
    Over 87. no runs. Bowler: Colin de Grandhomme. Sri Lanka: 232/3 (rr 2.67)
  • 86.6

    OUT! Caught. Trent Boult to Kasun Rajitha. Seaming away half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, outside edge to wicketkeeper, by Watling. Rajitha has done a good job to hang around with Dickwella, but eventually goes. Last ball of the day, Boult opts to change to round the wicket, and draws out the outside edge. Thin snick, and gobbled up behind the wicket.

    A pretty even day of Test cricket. Momentum swung with every hour it seemed. A fantastic day of entertainment. Tim Southee with his five wicket haul, and the half centuries from Dimuth Karunaratne, Angelo Mathews, and Niroshan Dickwella. It is all set up for a great match. Let's hope this action continues tomorrow.

  • 86.5

    Trent Boult to Kasun Rajitha. In-swinging half volley, outside off stump on the front foot, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.

  • 86.4

    Trent Boult to Kasun Rajitha. In-swinging half volley, outside off stump on the front foot, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.

  • 86.3

    Trent Boult to Niroshan Dickwella. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Patel.

  • 86.2

    Trent Boult to Niroshan Dickwella. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.

  • 86.1

    Trent Boult to Niroshan Dickwella. Out-swinging half volley, off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by de Grandhomme.

  • ಅಂತಿಮ Over 86
    Over 86. 3 runs. Bowler: Tim Southee. Sri Lanka: 232/3 (rr 2.70)
  • 85.6

    Tim Southee to Kasun Rajitha. Out-swinging half volley, outside off stump on the front foot, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.

  • 85.5

    Tim Southee to Kasun Rajitha. Out-swinging back of a length, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.

  • 85.4

    Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Nicholls.

  • 85.3

    Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.

  • 85.2

    Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. In-swinging length ball, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.

  • 85.1

    Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. In-swinging length ball, down leg side on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.

  • 157.3

    OUT! Caught. Lahiru Kumara to Trent Boult. Short, off stump backing away pulling, top edge to second slip, by Dickwella. A good bouncer does for Trent Boult and that is the end of the innings. Tom Latham carried his bat, not out on 264 after a truly magnificent innings that I am sure he will never forget. New Zealand lead by 296.

  • 157.2

    FOUR! Lahiru Kumara to Trent Boult. Full toss, to leg backing away driving, well timed past long on for 4 runs. It looks all wrong but Trent Boult has a good eye. His feet are all around the crease but the bat comes through hard and he earns himself four more.

  • 157.1

    Lahiru Kumara to Tom Latham. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Rajitha.

  • 156.6

    Dilruwan Perera to Trent Boult. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.

  • 156.5

    Dilruwan Perera to Tom Latham. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Rajitha.

  • 156.4

    SIX! Dilruwan Perera to Tom Latham. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, well timed over deep square leg for 6 runs. Big slog and he gets all of it. Massive six.

  • 156.3

    Dilruwan Perera to Tom Latham. Off break yorker, wide outside off stump no foot movement, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.

  • 156.2

    FOUR! Dilruwan Perera to Tom Latham. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, past long on for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Kumara. A poor piece of fielding on the boundary. It looks pretty clear Sri Lanka do not want to be out there.

  • 156.1

    Dilruwan Perera to Tom Latham. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track flick, hit pad back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Perera.

  • 155.6

    Kasun Rajitha to Tom Latham. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.

  • 155.5

    Kasun Rajitha to Tom Latham. Short, down leg side on the back foot hooking, to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Perera. The milestones keep on coming. 250 up for Latham, he has shown a great deal of patience and hunger to go with indubitable skill.

  • 155.4

    Kasun Rajitha to Trent Boult. Short, down leg side backing away pulling, mis-timed to long on for 3 runs, fielded by Chandimal.

  • 155.3

    FOUR! Kasun Rajitha to Trent Boult. Short, down leg side swayed away cutting, in the air under control past third man for 4 runs. Funny looking shot, this one. He tries to get out of the way and, when he realises he cannot, improvises a shot over the slip cordon for four. Somehow.

  • 155.2

    Kasun Rajitha to Tom Latham. Back of a length, down leg side no foot movement working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.

  • 155.1

    Kasun Rajitha to Tom Latham. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Gunathilaka.

  • 154.6

    Dilruwan Perera to Trent Boult. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Perera.

  • 154.5

    OUT! Bowled. Dilruwan Perera to Ajaz Patel. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed to. Horrible shot from Ajaz Patel and he is bowled. Too little too late for Sri Lanka one would think.

  • 154.4

    Dilruwan Perera to Tom Latham. Off break back of a length, outside off stump down the track pushing, to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Perera.

  • 154.3

    Dilruwan Perera to Ajaz Patel. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by Gunathilaka.

  • 154.2

    Dilruwan Perera to Tom Latham. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, mis-timed to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.

  • 154.1

    FOUR! Dilruwan Perera to Tom Latham. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs. This is more like it, big shot from Latham.

  • 153.6

    APPEAL! Verified by umpire after REFERRAL. Kasun Rajitha to Ajaz Patel. Short, outside off stump swayed away Fended, hit body to short leg for no runs, by Karunaratne, appeal made for Caught. That has hit the batsman's glove and been caught but it has been given not out. The hand was not on the bat.

  • 153.5

    Kasun Rajitha to Tom Latham. Length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by Karunaratne.

  • 153.4

    Kasun Rajitha to Tom Latham. Slower length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, well timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by de Silva.

  • 153.3

    Kasun Rajitha to Tom Latham. Slower ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Mathews. New Zealand turning down singles. Curious.

  • 153.2

    Kasun Rajitha to Tom Latham. Slower ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

  • 153.1

    Kasun Rajitha to Tom Latham. Back of a length, down leg side moves in front working, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Perera.

  • 152.6

    Dilruwan Perera to Ajaz Patel. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne. A big slog from Patel but he doesn't connect.

  • 152.5

    Dilruwan Perera to Tom Latham. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Rajitha.

  • 152.4

    Dilruwan Perera to Tom Latham. Off break back of a length, wide outside off stump down the track driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

  • ಅಂತಿಮ Over 115
    Over 115. no runs. Bowler: Ajaz Patel. Sri Lanka: 287/3 (rr 2.50)
  • 114.6

    Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Nicholls, fielded by Williamson.

    It's just started to drizzle again in Wellington, so with just a few minutes until the lunch break the umpires decide it's best to get the covers on. It was only a short session but yet another one in which Mathews and Mendis looked untroubled. Sri Lanka trail by just nine runs now and the draw is looking more and more likely.

    Rain is the winner today in Wellington so the First Test at the Basin Reserve is drawn. Two days ago that seemed impossible with Sri Lanka wobbling in their second innings and still a long way behind New Zealand, yet Angelo Mathews (120*) and Kusal Mendis (141*) didn't let that bother them. The two right-handers played with contrasting batting styles but similar battling attitude, putting on an astounding unbroken 274 run partnership to rescue their side from oblivion. After Tim Southee (6/68) made expert use of helpful conditions on the opening day, the pitch really seemed to flatten out and runs were there for the taking. While several Kiwi batsmen got starts, Tom Latham stood head and shoulders above the rest through immense levels of concentration and discipline to compile a career-best 264 not out, carrying his bat in the process. The obdurate opener showed the method which Mathews and Mendis later copied, meaning we head to Christchurch on Boxing Day with the series still level.

  • 114.5

    Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.

  • 114.4

    Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.

  • 114.3

    Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Raval.

  • 114.2

    Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Patel.

  • 114.1

    Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Raval.

  • ಅಂತಿಮ Over 114
    Over 114. no runs. Bowler: Neil Wagner. Sri Lanka: 287/3 (rr 2.52)
  • 113.6

    Neil Wagner to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Raval. Three maidens in a row but no sniff of a wicket coming the way of the Black Caps - Mathews and Mendis remain in complete control at the Basin Reserve.

  • 113.5

    Neil Wagner to Angelo Mathews. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by de Grandhomme.

  • 113.4

    Neil Wagner to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.

  • 113.3

    Neil Wagner to Angelo Mathews. In-swinging back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by de Grandhomme.

  • 113.2

    Neil Wagner to Angelo Mathews. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to gully for no runs, fielded by Williamson.

  • 113.1

    Neil Wagner to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Boult.

  • ಅಂತಿಮ Over 113
    Over 113. no runs. Bowler: Ajaz Patel. Sri Lanka: 287/3 (rr 2.54)
  • 112.6

    Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.

  • 112.5

    Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Southee.

  • 112.4

    Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Williamson.

  • 112.3

    Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Patel.

  • 112.2

    Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Patel.

  • 112.1

    Ajaz Patel to Kusal Mendis. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Williamson.

  • ಅಂತಿಮ Over 112
    Over 112. no runs. Bowler: Neil Wagner. Sri Lanka: 287/3 (rr 2.56)
  • 111.6

    Neil Wagner to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Wagner.

  • 111.5

    Neil Wagner to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to gully for no runs, fielded by Williamson.

  • 111.4

    Neil Wagner to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Raval.

  • 111.3

    Neil Wagner to Angelo Mathews. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Raval.

  • 111.2

    Neil Wagner to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Southee.

  • 111.1

    Neil Wagner to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Wagner.

  • ಅಂತಿಮ Over 111
    Over 111. 12 runs. Bowler: Tim Southee. Sri Lanka: 287/3 (rr 2.59)
  • 110.6

    Tim Southee to Kusal Mendis. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Boult.

  • 110.5

    Tim Southee to Kusal Mendis. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by de Grandhomme.

  • 110.4

    FOUR! Tim Southee to Kusal Mendis. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep square leg for 4 runs. Sri Lanka are charging towards parity as Mendis rolls his wrists on a pull to send it screaming through square leg.

  • 110.3

    Tim Southee to Kusal Mendis. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Raval.

  • 110.2

    FOUR! Tim Southee to Kusal Mendis. Out-swinging half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs. Another drive whistles past the bowler as straight as an arrow, this is quickly becoming a trademark of Mendis.

  • 110.1

    Tim Southee to Kusal Mendis. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Williamson.

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