- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.6 wicket in the first over! After a bit of wayward line, Southee pitches one in the corridor just outside off to draw Nissanka forward and this ball has swung the most in this over. Nissanka tickles it behind as the ball moves away and the keeper does the rest 2/139.1 a horrible mix-up, not the best work from New Zealand too, but they've got the wicket of Karunaratne, avenging the damage of the two lives he got earlier! Karunaratne flicked with the turn to midwicket and wanted one straightaway, but Chandimal hardly got out of his crease. The fielder at midwicket put in a dive and even managed to throw the ball quickly towards the keeper while Karunaratne was animatedly calling for Chandimal to sprint across. The throw from Phillips is more towards Latham at short leg and not the keeper, who ends up going towards Latham. Karunaratne tries to make his ground, but Latham sees there's nobody at the stumps and nearly throws ball before taking his time to hits the stumps with an underarm throw. Karunaratne is livid! 124/272.3 Phillips gets the breakthrough and it's the big wicket of Chandimal! He comes down the ground to take the ball on the full but doesn't quite get under it while opening his body towards the leg side for a big swing, unlike his other lofted shots down the ground today. The ball turns in from outside off, goes past his bat and knocks over the off stump. Phillips is delighted and why shouldn't he be, bowling his 13th over today 221/3Extras14 (b 1, lb 8, nb 2, w 3)TOTAL306/3 (90 Overs, RR: 3.4)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Pathum Nissanka, 0.6 ov), 2-124 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 39.1 ov), 3-221 (Dinesh Chandimal, 72.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TG Southee 12 1 54 1 4.50 0 0 W O'Rourke 14 1 66 0 4.71 2 2 AY Patel 27 3 92 0 3.40 1 0 MJ Santner 20 3 51 0 2.55 0 0 GD Phillips 16 2 33 1 2.06 0 0 R Ravindra 1 0 1 0 1.00 0 0 New Zealand Team Tom Latham Devon Conway Kane Williamson Rachin Ravindra Allrounder Daryl Mitchell Allrounder Tom Blundell † Wicketkeeper Glenn Phillips Allrounder Mitchell Santner Allrounder Tim Southee (c) Bowler Ajaz Patel Bowler William OâRourke Bowler
Current Run Rate
CRR
3.4
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
57/0 (5.7)
Current Run Rate
CRR
3.4
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
57/0 (5.7)
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to bat first
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
26,27,28,29,30 September 2024 (5-day match)
Test debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 306/3 (AD Mathews 78*, PHKD Mendis 51*, 90 ov)
Match Notes
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 41/1 in 11.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 13, LD Chandimal 27)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 74 balls (FDM Karunaratne 16, LD Chandimal 35, Ex 0)
- LD Chandimal: 50 off 79 balls (9 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 29.5 overs (179 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 182 balls (FDM Karunaratne 39, LD Chandimal 60, Ex 1)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 102/1 in 32.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 40, LD Chandimal 60)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 45.2 overs (274 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 153/2 in 46.0 overs (LD Chandimal 88, AD Mathews 15)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls (LD Chandimal 19, AD Mathews 28, Ex 4)
- LD Chandimal: 100 off 171 balls (13 x 4)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 194/2 in 62.0 overs (LD Chandimal 106, AD Mathews 35)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 65.3 overs (395 balls), Extras 6
- AD Mathews: 50 off 111 balls (4 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 240/3 in 78.0 overs (AD Mathews 56, PHKD Mendis 15)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 81.1 overs (489 balls), Extras 10
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (AD Mathews 13, PHKD Mendis 29, Ex 8)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 88.4 overs (534 balls), Extras 14
- PHKD Mendis: 50 off 53 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 306/3 in 90.0 overs (AD Mathews 78, PHKD Mendis 51)
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