Mitchell Santner to Janith Liyanage, Tossed up on off, Janith Liyanage pushes this through for one.
Mitchell Santner to Wanindu Hasaranga, Fuller on off, Wanindu Hasaranga pushes this through cover for one.
Mitchell Santner to Wanindu Hasaranga, SIX! Glenn Phillips, with an astonishing effort but he fails to complete the catch. Tossed up, slower and wide outside off, Wanindu Hasaranga reaches it and lofts this towards long off region. The ball sails way too high over Glenn Phillips but GP leaps in the air with an outstretched right hand. He attempts to pluck this out of thin air but fails to do so. The ball goes over the fence for six.
Mitchell Santner to Wanindu Hasaranga, Short but closer to off, Wanindu Hasaranga moves away and cuts this towards point for no run.
Mitchell Santner to Janith Liyanage, Quicker and into the batter, Janith Liyanage flicks this to long on for one.
Mitchell Santner to Janith Liyanage, Floated wide outside off, Janith Liyanage goes for the square cut and misses.
Change? Nope. Mitchell Santner to continue and will complete his quota of ten overs. With 4 overs remaining, the 300 is pretty much on for Sri Lanka, especially with Wanindu Hasaranga out there, who has all the ability to strike a few lusty blows in the stands. Alongside him is Janith Liyanage who is well-settled as well. An interesting climax of the first innings, folks! Hold on tight!
Matt Henry to Wanindu Hasaranga, Short and wide outside off, Wanindu Hasaranga cuts this to deep point for two.
Matt Henry to Wanindu Hasaranga, SIX! With such short dimensions at one side all Wanindu Hasaranga needed was to get bat on ball and it flew away for six. Short-pitched around middle and off, Wanindu Hasaranga swings, gets a top edge and it sails over fine leg for six.
Matt Henry to Wanindu Hasaranga, On a length around off, pace off this time. Wanindu Hasaranga loos for the dab towards third but misses.
Matt Henry to Wanindu Hasaranga, Henry continues to push Wanindu Hasaranga back as he darts another short-pitched delivery, this time into the batter. Wanindu Hasaranga sways away from it.
Matt Henry to Wanindu Hasaranga, Greets Wanindu Hasaranga with a short ball outside off, Wanindu Hasaranga ducks down.
Wanindu Hasaranga is in at number 8.
Matt Henry is back into the attack now. He is 7-0-32-1 so far and replaces William O'Rourke.
Matt Henry to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, OUT! IN THE AIR AND CAUGHT! A crucial wicket at an even more crucial juncture for New Zealand. Henry comes back into the attack and strikes straightaway. Short-pitched delivery with pace off. Chamindu Wickramasinghe is way too early in the shot and pulls this but the timing is completely off. The ball finds Nathan Smith once again in the outfield as he completes a good catch at deep mid-wicket fence. Matt Henry, with this wicket goes past Shane Bond, the former New Zealand quick in terms of most ODI wickets. He jumps to the 9th position now.
Mitchell Santner to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Straight, full around off, Chamindu Wickramasinghe drills it down to long off for a single. A very productive over for Sri Lanka, 11 runs from it.
Mitchell Santner to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, SIX! Chamindu now trying to shift the gears! This is not that short from Santner, just a yard ahead of the good length, angling on middle and leg, Chamindu Wickramasinghe is quick to go on the back foot and clobbers the pull shot behind long on for a six.
Mitchell Santner to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Short of a good length, outside off, Chamindu Wickramasinghe hangs back and flat-bats, manages to beat the mid off fielder and gets a couple of runs.
Mitchell Santner to Janith Liyanage, Tap and run! Flighted one, fuller and on off, Janith Liyanage leans on and eases the drive between cover and point for a single.
Mitchell Santner to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Good length, just outside off, Chamindu rocks back and cuts it along the ground to deep point for one.
Mitchell Santner to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Mitchell Santner is back into the attack. Flat and quick, outside off on a length, Chamindu Wickramasinghe rocks back and knocks it straight back to the bowler off the toe-end.
William O'Rourke to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, On a good length, it kisses the surface and skids through onto the pads, Chamindu Wickramasinghe gets a bit across on the back foot and knocks it wide of mid-wicket for a quick single.
William O'Rourke to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, A slower one now, on top of off, Chamindu Wickramasinghe fends it off the back foot to backward point.
William O'Rourke to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, FOUR LEG BYES! William O'Rourke has looked a bit rusty with his lines today! On a good length, straight on the pads, Chamindu Wickramasinghe misses to tuck it across and it deflects off the thigh pad and races away to the deep fine fence.
William O'Rourke to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Straight and full, on middle and further angling in. Chamindu Wickramasinghe gets right behind it and blocks it forward.
William O'Rourke to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Pace off and a bumper around off, Chamindu Wickramasinghe drops his wrists as he leans back to let the ball carry to the keeper.
William O'Rourke to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Fired in full and aiming at the off-pole, Chamindu Wickramasinghe clears the front foot and slaps it, but couldn't get past the cover fielder. That was hit with an absolute brute force.
Michael Bracewell to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Quick and wide of off, on a length, Chamindu Wickramasinghe goes deep inside the crease and cuts it to deep point for a single to end the over.
Michael Bracewell to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Tossed up, nice and full around off, Chamindu Wickramasinghe leans ahead and defends it straight back to the bowler.
Michael Bracewell to Janith Liyanage, On a good length, at the pegs, Janith Liyanage pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Michael Bracewell to Janith Liyanage, Flat and quick outside off, chopped toward short third.
Michael Bracewell to Janith Liyanage, FOUR! Finally, the deadlock has been broken! A boundary after 33 deliveries for Sri Lanka! Bracewell drags the length and bowls it on a good length, over top of middle and leg, Janith Liyanage waits for it to come at him and pulls it behind square for a boundary at deep square leg.
Michael Bracewell to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Short of a good length, outside off, Chamindu Wickramasinghe cuts it in front of backward point and steals a quick single.
William O'Rourke to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Length-delivery, on the off stump, Chamindu Wickramasinghe pushes to cover to retain strike with a single.
William O'Rourke to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Spears it on a good length, outside off, Chamindu Wickramasinghe rises with the bounce and cuts it past point. Runs the first one hard and scampers back for the second. Mark Chapman from deep cover runs to his right and dives to save two runs for his side.
William O'Rourke to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Short and sliding down leg, Chamindu Wickramasinghe dodges under it. Exactly 5 overs since the last boundary was scored for Sri Lanka.
William O'Rourke to Janith Liyanage, Hard length, angling over the top of off, Janith Liyanage tucks it across to widish mid-wicket for a quick single.
William O'Rourke to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Aims the pegs, on a fuller length. Chamindu Wickramasinghe shuffles outside leg to give himself some room. Exposes the stumps and guides it to deep third for a single.
William O'Rourke to Janith Liyanage, Back of a length, over middle, Janith Liyanage hops across and tucks it to widish square leg for a single.
Michael Bracewell to Janith Liyanage, Nice and full, around off, Janith Liyanage works it along the spin and along the ground to long on for a single to end the over.
Michael Bracewell to Janith Liyanage, Flatter and fuller, at off, Janith Liyanage charges down to the pitch and flicks it wide of mid-wicket but the fielder does well to prevent any run.
Michael Bracewell to Janith Liyanage, Drags the length, on off, Janith Liyanage leans back and cuts it past the cover-point gap for a couple of runs.
Michael Bracewell to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Nice and full, pushed through around off, Chamindu Wickramasinghe drills it down to long off for a single.
Michael Bracewell to Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Flat and outside off, on a fullish length, Chamindu Wickramasinghe plays it late on the front foot and guides it straight to short third.
Michael Bracewell to Janith Liyanage, Length at the pads, Janith Liyanage hangs back and tucks it wide of square leg for a single.
Power Play 3! The fielding team will now be allowed to position 5 fielders outside the 30-yard circle until the end of this inning.
William O'Rourke to Janith Liyanage, On a length around middle and leg, Janith Liyanage flicks this to fine leg for one.
William O'Rourke to Janith Liyanage, That's zipped through the batter. Good length outside off, Janith Liyanage looks to cut but misses.
William O'Rourke to Janith Liyanage, Short-pitched, on middle and leg, Janith Liyanage pulls this through mid-wicket and runs two again.
William O'Rourke to Janith Liyanage, Back of a length around middle and leg, Janith Liyanage moves in and flicks this towards deep backward square for two.