- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.6 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 221/396.3 he's troubled Mathews all morning and he gets him now with a top edge off the sweep. That's a wonderfully flighted ball from Phillips, who beats Mathews in the air, as the batter gets low in his attempts to thump it flat through square leg. It turns and bounces though, and the top edge floats up to short fine who barely has to move to gobble it up. That's a big breakthrough, and Mathews falls 12 short of what would have been a 17th Test ton. 328/4118.3 taken by Blundell! Phillips strikes on the stroke of lunch! But even this catch isn't without a bit of confusion. But Blundell does well with that helmet on, as he tracks the ball while keeping his eyes on it, and finishes where an imaginary backward short leg might have been. Phillips tossed this ball up at DDS, with the ball dipping on a fullish length around fifth stump. DDS went for the slog sweep - but the bat swing wasn't entirely complete there, and even his head didn't move while playing that shot. So he got a top edge which ballooned up, and ended in his dismissal 402/5Extras19 (b 6, lb 8, nb 2, w 3)TOTAL602/5d (163.4 Overs, RR: 3.67, 670 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Pathum Nissanka, 0.6 ov), 2-124 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 39.1 ov), 3-221 (Dinesh Chandimal, 72.3 ov), 4-328 (Angelo Mathews, 96.3 ov), 5-402 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 118.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TG Southee 19 1 70 1 3.68 0 0 W O'Rourke 17 1 81 0 4.76 2 2 AY Patel 41 5 135 0 3.29 1 0 MJ Santner 33 5 82 0 2.48 0 0 GD Phillips 38 4 141 3 3.71 0 0 R Ravindra 12.4 0 54 0 4.26 0 0 DJ Mitchell 3 0 25 0 8.33 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.5 taken at gully! A simple catch for Nissanka, and Sri Lanka strike in the first over itself... just like New Zealand had! Asitha angled this in, and bowled on the shorter side of a length around sixth stump. The ball seamed back in to finish closer to off, and Latham went punching at it away from his body. But he got an outside edge, and the ball flew to Nissanka 2/18.2 animated and confident appeal for lbw by Sri Lanka... and given! But Conway reviews immediately! Jayasuriya bowled this on a fullish length around off, and the ball almost straightened away. Conway pushed forward at that from middle stump, and guess what, got a thin outside edge, as confirmed by UltraEdge. So while that ruled the lbw out, the ball actually went low into the slip fielder's hands, who did well to react hurriedly, and grab it with his fingers barely below the ball. So Jayasuriya does eventually get Conway 19/216.6 tickled to slip! Superb variation of pace by Jayasuriya! He tossed the ball up, and bowled much slower than most of his balls to Williamson today. The ball landed on a length on middle, even as it dipped towards Williamson, who was defending with his bat on off stump. There was considerable turn away too, as Williamson's attempted defence took the shoulder of the bat for a simple catch for DDS 24/325.2 trapped in front! Just half an appeal from Peiris and his mates, and given out already! That looked pretty straightforward, too. Peiris went full on middle and off, as the ball drifted into the left-hander. Ajaz went to defend from off stump, perhaps playing for the turn, but there was none of it this time. Struck in front, and gone! 52/523.5 bowled him! Peiris strikes, and gets a wicket on debut! He tossed this ball up while angling it in, as it landed on a fullish length on leg. Ravindra was slightly across his stumps in looking lap sweep the ball, but he seemed to be late on the shot, as the ball rushed through to hit leg stump. An in-form batter to have on debut is always cherished, as Peiris gets off the mark in Tests 41/430.3 straight to long on! Jayasuriya collects another five-wicket haul at Galle, and New Zealand sink further! Dangles the carrot on a length on the stumps and Mitchell bites. Skips down the track, looking to clear long on but does not quite get the contact he is after. Was probably not to the pitch of it and Mathews completes a regulation catch on the fence. Mitchell is disappointed with himself but that sort of sums up the morning NZ have endured! 66/826.1 edged to slip! New Zealand keep sliding down and down. DDS, at slip, took it on the second grab, with the ball coming to him hurriedly. Blundell went for the punch at this length ball just outside off, but got an outside edge. He seemed to have gone hard at it, too, as the ball rushed on towards DDS. The ball from Jayasuriya was on a length, and just outside off, with some turn away, 53/626.3 more catching practice for DDS! This time he takes it with a reverse cup, and over his head. Phillips goes flashing and flaying at this length delivery dipping on a sixth-stump line. It turned away too, with Jayasuriya slowing it down considerably. Phillips went launching at it with a flat bat in the end, and the edge flew to DDS 53/739.5 knocks him over with a corker! Finally gets the length right and that does it for Santner. Neither too full to get forward to, nor too short to go back. Drops on Santner on a length, having drifted into off stump and then rags away, breezing past the outside edge of his defence and knocking back off stump. The word has come through: Sri Lanka have enforced the follow-on, meaning that there will be no immediate respite from this trial by spin for the Kiwi batters! 88/1032.3 edged and taken! Jayasuriya is causing carnage at Galle, and that is now becoming a tale as old as time! Slowed up beautifully on a length outside off. Southee is beaten in the flight and his front foot does not get him to the pitch of the ball. Pokes at it thereafter and nicks it. DDS tracks it all the way and snares the chance to his left. NZ on the brink of being bowled out! 68/9Extras5 (b 5)TOTAL88 all out (39.5 Overs, RR: 2.2, 155 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Tom Latham, 0.5 ov), 2-19 (Devon Conway, 8.2 ov), 3-24 (Kane Williamson, 16.6 ov), 4-41 (Rachin Ravindra, 23.5 ov), 5-52 (Ajaz Patel, 25.2 ov), 6-53 (Tom Blundell, 26.1 ov), 7-53 (Glenn Phillips, 26.3 ov), 8-66 (Daryl Mitchell, 30.3 ov), 9-68 (Tim Southee, 32.3 ov), 10-88 (Mitchell Santner, 39.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AM Fernando 4 1 8 1 2.00 0 0 KN Peiris 17.5 3 33 3 1.85 0 0 NGRP Jayasuriya 18 6 42 6 2.33 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.6 got'im! New Zealand's woes continue! Fired in quicker and fuller just outside off. The ball seems to come in with the angle and Latham prods at it with slightly hard hands. The ball kisses the inside edge and flies towards short leg, where Nissanka stays down low and gobbles up a sharp chance. Just what SL would have wanted; just what NZ would have been fearful of! 0/118.6 Conway bites the dust, and DDS' happy knock of breaking partnerships continues! Looped up deliciously on a length outside off and Conway cannot resist the temptation to have a pop at it. Tries to go inside out but is nowhere to the pitch of the ball because it dips late on him. Spoons it up and Chandimal, running back from extra cover, clings on. Conway was batting so well but he now has to trudge back! 97/222.2 Williamson perishes too - the change of ends works for Peiris! Tossed up generously on a length outside off. Williamson skips down but does not quite get to the pitch of it. A slight puff of dust as the ball pitches and it spins back enough to force the bat face to close. Williamson's flick arrows towards long on, where Ramesh Mendis, on as a sub, moves to his right, settles under it and completes the catch in front of his chest. Bangs his head into the turf too but that will not sting at all. Sri Lanka with two wickets in quick succession! 110/326.6 knocks him over with an absolute beauty! The dream off-spinner's delivery! Fizzed through on a back of a length. Drifts in, pitches on middle and leg, and then rags away. Ravindra is squared up completely and has no clue on how to play it. Fends at it in hope but sees the ball rip past the outside edge and topple the bails. Peiris is delighted; Ravindra, a little shellshocked, much like the entire New Zealand side! 121/523.6 was that a bump ball?! Well, Sri Lanka are celebrating, even as Mitchell indulges in the double teapot! Slanted in very full on middle and leg. Mitchell looks to work it away but the ball just stops enough in the surface, having pitched before hitting the pad. Chunks up off the inside half of the bat and Nissanka snaps up another sharp chance at short leg. Mitchell cannot believe what has happened, but he has to make the long walk back! 113/444.3 big shout and given lbw! Blundell has been hit on the front foot by a turning ball as he misses a riverse sweep. He reviews straight away. Is that turning past leg? Nope, ball projection has it nicking leg stump, so the umpire's decision stays. Sri Lanka strike in the third over of the day. 216/661.4 taken at a straightish long-on! The fielder there is not as wide as he usually is, and Phillips finds him. The bowling change works for Sri Lanka, as Peiris takes a five-for on debut. He tossed the ball up on a full length, as it angled into off, even as Phillips looked to bash it back over the bowler's head again, only for the fielder on the boundary to be straighter than usual 280/781.4 stumped?! Maybe, as Kusal looks confident. Santner was yet again coming down the track, but perhaps not accounting for the change of angle by Peiris. Yup, the first replay confirms that Santner's back leg is barely short of the crease, before Kusal whips the bails off. Peiris tossed it up on a length around middle and off, and got it to turn away, as Santner shaped to skip down again. But this time he was beaten by the length, as much as but the turn, as he eventually looked to slash, but missed 360/1064.3 much slower, and bowled him! Southee was again down the track, but he seemed to have come too early. Jayasuriya must have seen that, and bowled really slow on a length on middle. The ball turned away to hit off, with Southee attempting to heave it across the line, but getting completely beaten 291/878.3 leaps back out of the footmarks like a leopard out a bush. This is exactly what Jayasuriya was looking for when he is bowling over the wicket and pitching it wide. It turned so sharply and so quickly, Patel didn't have the time to react. Pings the top of off stump and NZ are nine down. 344/9Extras3 (lb 2, w 1)TOTAL360 all out (f/o) (81.4 Overs, RR: 4.4, 328 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Tom Latham, 0.6 ov), 2-97 (Devon Conway, 18.6 ov), 3-110 (Kane Williamson, 22.2 ov), 4-113 (Daryl Mitchell, 23.6 ov), 5-121 (Rachin Ravindra, 26.6 ov), 6-216 (Tom Blundell, 44.3 ov), 7-280 (Glenn Phillips, 61.4 ov), 8-291 (Tim Southee, 64.3 ov), 9-344 (Ajaz Patel, 78.3 ov), 10-360 (Mitchell Santner, 81.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB KN Peiris 33.4 4 170 6 5.04 0 0 NGRP Jayasuriya 34 2 139 3 4.08 0 0 AM Fernando 5 1 14 0 2.80 0 0 RMMP Rathnayake 2 0 7 0 3.50 0 0 DM de Silva 7 0 28 1 4.00 1 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2-0
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 September 2024 (5-day match)
Test debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sri Lanka 12, New Zealand 0
Close of Play
- Thu, 26 Sep - day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 306/3 (AD Mathews 78*, PHKD Mendis 51*, 90 ov)
- Fri, 27 Sep - day 2 - New Zealand 1st innings 22/2 (KS Williamson 6*, AY Patel 0*, 14 ov)
- Sat, 28 Sep - day 3 - New Zealand 2nd innings 199/5 (TA Blundell 47*, GD Phillips 32*, 41 ov)
- Sun, 29 Sep - day 4 - New Zealand 2nd innings 360 (81.4 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 41.1 overs (247 balls), Extras 0
- TA Blundell: 50 off 53 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Over 44.3: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - TA Blundell (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- GD Phillips: 50 off 66 balls (2 x 4, 2 x 6)
- New Zealand: 250 runs in 52.5 overs (317 balls), Extras 0
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (GD Phillips 32, MJ Santner 16, Ex 2)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 268/6 in 58.0 overs (GD Phillips 68, MJ Santner 18)
- New Zealand: 300 runs in 69.3 overs (417 balls), Extras 2
- Over 74.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - MJ Santner (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Lunch: New Zealand - 335/8 in 75.0 overs (MJ Santner 48, AY Patel 16)
- MJ Santner: 50 off 97 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Over 76.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - MJ Santner (Struck down)
- 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (MJ Santner 29, AY Patel 22, Ex 1)
- New Zealand: 350 runs in 80.4 overs (484 balls), Extras 3
- New ball taken at 81.1 overs
- Over 20.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - AY Patel (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 24.3 overs (147 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: New Zealand - 55/7 in 28.0 overs (DJ Mitchell 12, MJ Santner 1)
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 88/10 in 39.5 overs (W O'Rourke 2)
- New Zealand 2nd innings
- Lunch: New Zealand - 3/1 in 2.0 overs (DP Conway 2, KS Williamson 1)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (53 balls), Extras 0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (DP Conway 38, KS Williamson 13, Ex 0)
- DP Conway: 50 off 48 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 84/1 in 16.0 overs (DP Conway 51, KS Williamson 33)
- Over 17.3: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MA Gough, Batter - DP Conway (Upheld)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 19.2 overs (116 balls), Extras 0
- Over 19.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MA Gough, Batter - R Ravindra (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Tea: New Zealand - 129/5 in 30.0 overs (TA Blundell 7, GD Phillips 2)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 33.6 overs (204 balls), Extras 0
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (TA Blundell 32, GD Phillips 20, Ex 0)
- Bad Light: New Zealand - 199/5 in 41.0 overs (TA Blundell 47, GD Phillips 32)
- Rain: New Zealand - 199/5 in 41.0 overs (TA Blundell 47, GD Phillips 32)
- End Of Day: New Zealand - 199/5 in 41.0 overs (TA Blundell 47, GD Phillips 32)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 125 balls (AD Mathews 34, PHKD Mendis 58, Ex 8)
- Sri Lanka: 350 runs in 102.5 overs (619 balls), Extras 14
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 353/4 in 104.0 overs (PHKD Mendis 68, DM de Silva 20)
- Over 104.1: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MA Gough, Batter - PHKD Mendis (Struck down)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls (PHKD Mendis 19, DM de Silva 31, Ex 0)
- Sri Lanka: 400 runs in 117.2 overs (706 balls), Extras 14
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 402/5 in 118.3 overs (PHKD Mendis 93)
- PHKD Mendis: 100 off 147 balls (12 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 127.6: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - PHKD Mendis (Struck down)
- Over 134.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - MA Gough, Batter - PHKD Mendis (Upheld)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 445/5 in 135.0 overs (PHKD Mendis 113, BKG Mendis 19)
- Sri Lanka: 450 runs in 136.5 overs (823 balls), Extras 18
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 114 balls (PHKD Mendis 24, BKG Mendis 22, Ex 4)
- BKG Mendis: 50 off 86 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 500 runs in 143.2 overs (862 balls), Extras 19
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 152 balls (PHKD Mendis 37, BKG Mendis 58, Ex 5)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 519/5 in 149.0 overs (PHKD Mendis 135, BKG Mendis 70)
- PHKD Mendis: 150 off 227 balls (15 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 550 runs in 156.4 overs (942 balls), Extras 19
- 6th Wicket: 150 runs in 229 balls (PHKD Mendis 61, BKG Mendis 85, Ex 5)
- Over 157.3: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - PHKD Mendis (Struck down)
- BKG Mendis: 100 off 148 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 594/5 in 163.0 overs (PHKD Mendis 174, BKG Mendis 106)
- Sri Lanka: 600 runs in 163.4 overs (984 balls), Extras 19
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 602/5 in 163.4 overs (PHKD Mendis 182, BKG Mendis 106)
- 6th Wicket: 200 runs in 271 balls (PHKD Mendis 89, BKG Mendis 106, Ex 5)
- New Zealand 1st innings
- Over 8.2: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - DP Conway (Struck down)
- End Of Day: New Zealand - 22/2 in 14.0 overs (KS Williamson 6, AY Patel 0)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- 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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