SL vs NZ Live Score, 1st Test, 18 September, 2024, New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium Ball-by-Ball Updates

New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka | September 18, 2024, 10:00 AM | Galle International Stadium

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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka

305/10 (91.5 ov) & 309/10 (94.2 ov)

vs
New Zealand

340/10 (90.5 ov) & 211/10 (71.4 ov)

New Zealand

Sri Lanka won by 63 runs.

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Player of the Match

Prabath Jayasuriya - Sri Lanka

w 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 w 0 0 1 1

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
0 6 0 0 0.00
2 22 0 0 9.09

Bowling

Bowler O M R W ECO
30.4 7 68 5 2.22
12 4 32 1 2.67

Commentary

67.3
0 Ramesh Mendis to Ajaz Patel, no run, Dot ball !!

Ramesh Mendis to Ajaz Patel, no run, Dot ball !! , good length, on the stumps, Ajaz Patel hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

67.4
0 Ramesh Mendis to Ajaz Patel, no run, Dot ball !!

Ramesh Mendis to Ajaz Patel, no run, Dot ball !! , full length, on the stumps, Ajaz Patel goes forward to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

67.5
0 Ramesh Mendis to Ajaz Patel, no run, Dot ball !!

Ramesh Mendis to Ajaz Patel, no run, Dot ball !! , full length, on the stumps, Ajaz Patel goes forward to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

67.6
0 Ramesh Mendis to Ajaz Patel, no run, Dot ball !!

Ramesh Mendis to Ajaz Patel, no run, Dot ball !! , good length, on the stumps, Ajaz Patel hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.

End of Overs 68
Runs: 1
Ajaz Patel 0 (15b) Rachin Ravindra 91 (158b) Ramesh Mendis 25-3-83-3 Prabath Jayasuriya 29-7-66-3
68.1
0 Dhananjaya de Silva to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Dot ball

Dhananjaya de Silva to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Rachin Ravindra hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

68.2
0 Dhananjaya de Silva to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Dot ball

Dhananjaya de Silva to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Rachin Ravindra hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

68.3
0 Dhananjaya de Silva to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Dot ball

Dhananjaya de Silva to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Rachin Ravindra hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

68.4
0 Dhananjaya de Silva to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Dot ball

Dhananjaya de Silva to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Rachin Ravindra hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

68.5
0 Dhananjaya de Silva to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Dot ball

Dhananjaya de Silva to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Dhananjaya De Silva sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Rachin Ravindra hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.

68.6
1 Dhananjaya de Silva to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, Rachin Ravindra

Dhananjaya de Silva to Rachin Ravindra, 1 run, Rachin Ravindra hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.

End of Overs 69
Runs: 1
Rachin Ravindra 92 (164b) Ajaz Patel 0 (15b) Dhananjaya de Silva 11-4-31-1 Ramesh Mendis 25-3-83-3
69.1
1nb Prabath Jayasuriya to Rachin Ravindra, 1 no ball, No ball

Prabath Jayasuriya to Rachin Ravindra, 1 no ball, No ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Rachin Ravindra hangs in the crease, displays his finesse with a beautifully timed defensive shot, umpire signals it a no ball, as Prabath Jayasuriya had overstepped.

69.1
0 Prabath Jayasuriya to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Dot ball !!

Prabath Jayasuriya to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Rachin Ravindra hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid on, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.

69.2
0 Prabath Jayasuriya to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Dot ball !!

Prabath Jayasuriya to Rachin Ravindra, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, Rachin Ravindra hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

69.3
W WICKET! lbw b P Jayasuriya

Rachin Ravindra lbw b P Jayasuriya 92 (168b)
Prabath Jayasuriya to Rachin Ravindra, no run, lbw b P Jayasuriya, Out LBW !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Rachin Ravindra hangs in the crease to attempt defensive shot, but fails to make a contact with the ball, it hits the pad, Prabath Jayasuriya appeals for an LBW, which the umpire eventually gives, resulting in Rachin Ravindra's dismissal.

69.4
0 Prabath Jayasuriya to William O Rourke, no run, Dot ball

Prabath Jayasuriya to William O Rourke, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, William O Rourke hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

69.5
0 Prabath Jayasuriya to William O Rourke, no run, Dot ball

Prabath Jayasuriya to William O Rourke, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, yorker, on the off stump, William O Rourke hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

69.6
0 Prabath Jayasuriya to William O Rourke, no run, Dot ball

Prabath Jayasuriya to William O Rourke, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, William O Rourke hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

End of Overs 70
Runs: 1
William O Rourke 0 (3b) Ajaz Patel 0 (15b) Prabath Jayasuriya 30-7-67-4 Dhananjaya de Silva 11-4-31-1
70.1
0 Dhananjaya de Silva to Ajaz Patel, no run, Dot ball

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ajaz Patel, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Ajaz Patel hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

70.2
0 Dhananjaya de Silva to Ajaz Patel, no run, Dot ball

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ajaz Patel, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Ajaz Patel hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

70.3
0 Dhananjaya de Silva to Ajaz Patel, no run, Dot ball

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ajaz Patel, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the off stump, Ajaz Patel hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

70.4
0 Dhananjaya de Silva to Ajaz Patel, no run, Dot ball

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ajaz Patel, no run, Dot ball !! , full length, on the off stump, Ajaz Patel hangs in the crease, dabs it towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly, and makes a brilliant stop.

70.5
1 Dhananjaya de Silva to Ajaz Patel, 1 run, Ajaz Patel

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ajaz Patel, 1 run, Ajaz Patel hangs in the crease to take arm ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards long off for 1 run.

70.6
0 Dhananjaya de Silva to William O Rourke, no run, Dot

Dhananjaya de Silva to William O Rourke, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, William O Rourke hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

End of Overs 71
Runs: 1
William O Rourke 0 (4b) Ajaz Patel 1 (20b) Dhananjaya de Silva 12-4-32-1 Prabath Jayasuriya 30-7-67-4
71.1
0 Prabath Jayasuriya to Ajaz Patel, no run, Dot ball !!

Prabath Jayasuriya to Ajaz Patel, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Ajaz Patel hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.

71.2
1 Prabath Jayasuriya to Ajaz Patel, 1 run, Ajaz Patel hangs

Prabath Jayasuriya to Ajaz Patel, 1 run, Ajaz Patel hangs in the crease to take off break ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.

71.3
0 Prabath Jayasuriya to William O Rourke, no run, Dot ball

Prabath Jayasuriya to William O Rourke, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, William O Rourke hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.

71.4
W WICKET! b P Jayasuriya

William O Rourke b P Jayasuriya 0 (6b)
Prabath Jayasuriya to William O Rourke, no run, b P Jayasuriya, Bowled out !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, William O Rourke hangs in the crease and tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.

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Match Information

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DATE & TIME

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 - 10:00 AM

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TOSS

Sri Lanka elected to bat

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VENUE

Galle International Stadium , Galle

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UMPIRES

Michael Gough (England), Nitin Menon (India), Ahsan Raza (Pakistan, TV)

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MATCH REFEREE

Javagal Srinath (India)

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TEMPERATURE

29.47°c

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HUMIDITY

78%

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WIND

3.00 mi/hr

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Batting Condition

High Scoring

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Sharp Turn