Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Live Score - Live Cricket Scorecard SL vs NZ, 1st ODI, New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka, 2024, Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
26.6: Dilshan Madushanka to Jacob Duffy, That's it! Sri Lanka win the game by 45 runs (DLS)! A very convincing win for the hosts! Dilshan Madushanka digs it in short and over off, Jacob Duffy fails to ramp it over and the ball goes past to the keeper.
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26.5: Dilshan Madushanka to Jacob Duffy, Full, at the stumps, Jacob Duffy jams it back to the bowler.
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26.4: Dilshan Madushanka to Jacob Duffy, FOUR! Anticlimactic! Dilshan Madushanka goes full and looks to sneak this through too but ends up bowling a very low full toss, on off, Jacob Duffy gets his bat low and wrists it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
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26.3: Dilshan Madushanka to Ish Sodhi, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Dilshan Madushanka hits the leg stump this time! In came Ish Sodhi and walks back for a golden duck. Dilshan Madushanka on a hattrick! Fires this full too, angling it in, on middle and leg, pace on, Ish Sodhi looks to play at it across the line but misses. The ball zips off the deck and hits the leg stump.
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26.2: Dilshan Madushanka to Nathan Smith, OUT! TIMBER! Dilshan Madushanka cleans Smith up! Fired in full and on off, coming straight on, skidding through a bit, Nathan Smith has a wild swing across the line but misses. The ball goes under the bat and rattles the off stump.
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26.1: Dilshan Madushanka to Michael Bracewell, Comes from over the wicket and hurls it full, on middle, Michael Bracewell clubs it to long off for a single.
End of over 26
NZ170/7
NZ Batting N Smith 9(7) M Bracewell 33(31)
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25.6: Asitha Fernando to Nathan Smith, FOUR! Nicely done! Asitha Fernando bowls a full toss, on off, Nathan Smith whips it well and gets it through the gap at mid-wicket for a boundary.
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25.5: Asitha Fernando to Michael Bracewell, Another full toss, outside off, Michael Bracewell carves it away to deep point for one.
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25.4: Asitha Fernando to Nathan Smith, Keeps it full and on off, Nathan Smith steps out, collects it on the full and hits it to long on for one.
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25.3: Asitha Fernando to Michael Bracewell, Serves it on a fuller length, outside off, Michael Bracewell jams it to deep point for a single.
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25.2: Asitha Fernando to Nathan Smith, Full and on middle and leg, Nathan Smith tries to flick but misses. The ball goes to short third off his shoe and they collect a leg bye!
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25.1: Asitha Fernando to Nathan Smith, A low full toss, on leg, Nathan Smith is caught off-guard and is late on his shot. The ball clips his pad and goes to the off side.
End of over 25
NZ162/7
NZ Batting N Smith 4(3) M Bracewell 31(29)
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24.6: Maheesh Theekshana to Nathan Smith, Short and outside off, Nathan Smith punches it to deep point for a single.
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24.5: Maheesh Theekshana to Nathan Smith, Tossed up, on off, Nathan Smith turns it around to long on for a couple of runs.
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24.4: Maheesh Theekshana to Michael Bracewell, Full and on leg, Michael Bracewell looks to sweep but misses. The ball goes off his pads to short leg and the batters collect a leg bye.
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24.3: Maheesh Theekshana to Nathan Smith, Full, on middle, Nathan Smith tucks it to square leg for a single and gets off the mark.
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24.2: Maheesh Theekshana to Michael Bracewell, Full, on middle and leg, Michael Bracewell misses on his heave and collect s a leg bye off his pads.
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24.1: Maheesh Theekshana to Michael Bracewell, OUT! RUN OUT! Mitchell Santner has to walk back and Maheesh Theekshana has done really well to get a hand to it. Fired in full, on middle and off, Michael Bracewell drills it straight back at the stumps at the bowling end. Maheesh Theekshana on his follow through gets his left hand out and manages to get a finger on it as the ball shatters the stumps. Mitchell Santner is long way down the crease and has to walk back!
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49.2: Jacob Duffy to Charith Asalanka, OUT! TAKEN! Jacob Duffy has three now! Jacob Duffy bangs this short and around off, Charith Asalanka hops up to pull it away but fails to get on top of the bounce. He gets a bit of a top edge as the ball goes high in the air towards deep square leg where Will Young runs forward and takes a good sliding catch. He makes up for his error in the previous over. Asalanka goes back after a fiery 40 off just 28 balls and Sri Lanka are 324/5 now!
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49.1: Jacob Duffy to Janith Liyanage, Fuller and around off, Janith Liyanage slogs it towards long on for a single. There is a bit of drizzle around now and the ground staff are ready with the covers to come in if it gets heavier.
End of over 49
SL323/4
SL Batting C Asalanka 40(27) J Liyanage 11(12)
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48.6: Nathan Smith to Charith Asalanka, DROPPED! The debutant almost gets a wicket with his last delivery, but it is just not meant to be. Nathan Smith takes pace off and bowls this full and outside off. Charith Asalanka looks to loft it away but mistimes it high in the air. Will Young from extra covers runs backwards, gets under it but spills it out in the air. Two runs taken. A tough debut for Nathan Smith as he finishes wicketless!
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48.6: Nathan Smith to Charith Asalanka, Goes for the wide yorker but this is just a bit too outside off, Charith Asalanka fails to reach it. Wided.
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48.5: Nathan Smith to Charith Asalanka, SIX! That is a fine shot! Nathan Smith misses his mark and serves this full and around off, Charith Asalanka clears his front leg away and dispatches it over the long off fence for a biggie.
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48.4: Nathan Smith to Janith Liyanage, Pitched up and on leg, Janith Liyanage clips it on the bounce to deep square leg for one.
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48.3: Nathan Smith to Janith Liyanage, FOUR! Gets it away this time! Slower delivery, short and just outside off, Janith Liyanage gets the chance to free his arms and ramps it over short third for a boundary.
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48.2: Nathan Smith to Janith Liyanage, Hard length and on middle, Janith Liyanage pats it back to the bowler.
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48.1: Nathan Smith to Charith Asalanka, Just short! Brilliant effort in the deep though! Fuller and on leg, Charith Asalanka flicks it uppishly towards deep mid-wicket. Glenn Phillips runs forward quickly and dives in but the ball just bounces in front of him. He does well to get his body behind it and keeps it to just a single.
End of over 48
SL308/4
SL Batting J Liyanage 6(9) C Asalanka 31(24)
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47.6: Jacob Duffy to Janith Liyanage, A slower dipping yorker, on off, Janith Liyanage fails to dig it out. Another excellent over from Jacob Duffy, just 3 runs from it.
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47.5: Jacob Duffy to Janith Liyanage, DROPPED! A tough chance though! Slower, full and outside off, Janith Liyanage reaches for it but only to cue-end back to the bowler. Jacob Duffy on his follow-through gets fingertips on it but fails to hold on to it.
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47.4: Jacob Duffy to Charith Asalanka, Pitched up and angling into the pads, Charith Asalanka clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
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47.3: Jacob Duffy to Charith Asalanka, Good bowling! Jacob Duffy bangs in a bouncer now, on middle, Charith Asalanka looks to pull it away but misses.
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47.2: Jacob Duffy to Charith Asalanka, Full again and around off, Charith Asalanka drills it on the bounce to mid off.
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47.1: Jacob Duffy to Charith Asalanka, Fuller and on middle, angling in, Charith Asalanka tucks it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
