Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI Live Score

Dunith Wellalage comes out to the middle now.

Nathan Smith to Janith Liyanage, OUT! Gloved and taken! The pacer comes on and strikes! Yet again a stand that was going along nicely has been broken! This is short and on the body. Janith looks to pull but ends up gloving it to Mitchell Hay who makes no mistake. Still, 78 more needed. Into the all-rounders now are the Kiwis. 

Nathan Smith to Janith Liyanage, A bumper and on middle. Ducked under. 

Nathan Smith to Kusal Mendis, Angled into the pads. This is worked through square leg for one. 

Nathan Smith to Kusal Mendis, Around off. Kept out. 

Nathan Smith to Janith Liyanage, On the pads, this is worked down to fine leg for one. 

Nathan Smith to Janith Liyanage, On midrl. Kept out. 

Drinks! Janith Liyanage and Kusal Mendis have build up a nice partnership but they know that one of them needs to stay till the end and they cannot lose wickets in clusters here. New Zealand needs to get a breakthrough quickly and the surface is helping the spinners, but they need to be more consistent. An exciting end to his chase awaits us.

Ish Sodhi to Janith Liyanage, Fuller and on off. This is pushed down to long off for one. 

Ish Sodhi to Janith Liyanage, Outside off. This is guided to point. 

Ish Sodhi to Janith Liyanage, Floats it up on off. Kept out. 

Ish Sodhi to Janith Liyanage, Fuller and on off. This is driven back to the bowler. 

Ish Sodhi to Kusal Mendis, Outside off. This is punched pasts cover for one more. 

Ish Sodhi to Janith Liyanage, On off. This is pushed past cover for one. 

Glenn Phillips to Kusal Mendis, Looped up, full and on middle, Kusal Mendis turns it to square leg.

Glenn Phillips to Janith Liyanage, Quicker, short and on off, Janith Liyanage stabs it out towards covers for one.

Glenn Phillips to Kusal Mendis, Darts one full and on middle, Kusal Mendis tucks it past mid-wicket for a run.

Glenn Phillips to Janith Liyanage, Flatter, short and on middle, turns in again, Janith Liyanage flicks it through square leg for one.

Glenn Phillips to Janith Liyanage, Floated, full and around leg, Janith Liyanage nudges it wide of fine leg for a brace.

Glenn Phillips to Janith Liyanage, Tossed up, full and on middle, turns in, Janith Liyanage misses his glance as it goes off his pads to the keeper who fails to collect it cleanly.

Ish Sodhi to Janith Liyanage, Drags his length back and outside off, Janith Liyanage cuts it through point for one.

Ish Sodhi to Janith Liyanage, Flighted, full and on off, Janith Liyanage pushes it towards short covers.

Ish Sodhi to Kusal Mendis, Short again and around middle, Kusal Mendis moves back and jabs it through mid-wicket for a single.

Ish Sodhi to Kusal Mendis, A bit short and on off, Kusal Mendis looks to wind up for the sweep but stays back and stabs it to short covers.

Ish Sodhi to Kusal Mendis, BEATEN! Floated, full and on off, turns away sharply, Kusal Mendis strides out to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Ish Sodhi to Kusal Mendis, Tossed up, full and on off, Kusal Mendis prods forward and blocks it out.

New Zealand are not happy with the condition of the ball as it has became a piece of soap with all the dew, The umpires call for the briefcase and pick out a replacement.

Glenn Phillips to Kusal Mendis, Drags his length back and outside off, Kusal Mendis cuts it through cover-point for one.

Glenn Phillips to Kusal Mendis, Another short delivery around off, Kusal Mendis punches it to short covers.

Glenn Phillips to Kusal Mendis, Quicker, short and around off, Kusal Mendis swats it to mid-wicket.

Glenn Phillips to Kusal Mendis, Short again, on off, Kusal Mendis punches it back down the pitch where it hits the bat of the non-striker's and goes nowhere.

Glenn Phillips to Janith Liyanage, Floated, short and on middle, Janith Liyanage nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

Glenn Phillips to Janith Liyanage, FOUR! A welcome boundary for Sri Lanka! Tossed up, full and around off, Janith Liyanage leans on to his drive nicely and creams it through covers for a boundary.

Ish Sodhi to Janith Liyanage, Looped up, full and outside off, Janith Liyanage drills it through covers for a single. Just one off the over!

Ish Sodhi to Janith Liyanage, A bit quicker, full and around off, Janith Liyanage leaves it alone.

Ish Sodhi to Janith Liyanage, BEATEN! Slower through the air, full and on off, Janith Liyanage looks to defend but this one spins past the outside edge.

Ish Sodhi to Janith Liyanage, Flatter, short and around off, Janith Liyanage stabs it out towards point.

Ish Sodhi to Janith Liyanage, And again! Floated, full and on off, turns away again with bounce, Janith Liyanage gets forward to block but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Ish Sodhi to Janith Liyanage, Huge turn! Tossed up, full and on off, grips and spins away sharply, Janith Liyanage strides out to play but misses.

Glenn Phillips to Janith Liyanage, Short and around off, Janith Liyanage flicks it off the back foot through square leg for one more.

Glenn Phillips to Kusal Mendis, Slows it up, full and on middle, Kusal Mendis eases it down to long on for one.

Glenn Phillips to Janith Liyanage, Tossed up, full and on off, Janith Liyanage uses his feet and forces it down to long on for another run.

Glenn Phillips to Janith Liyanage, Goes short and around off, Janith Liyanage steps across and nudges it to square leg.

Glenn Phillips to Kusal Mendis, Flighted, full and on off, Kusal Mendis drills it towards long on for a run. Sri Lanka needs under a 100 runs now!

Glenn Phillips to Janith Liyanage, Flatter, full and on off, Janith Liyanage bunts it through cover-point for a single.

Ish Sodhi to Kusal Mendis, Outside off. This is guided to short third man. 

Ish Sodhi to Janith Liyanage, Make that 4! This time a single though. A googly, on middle. This is worked through mid-wicket for one. 

Ish Sodhi to Janith Liyanage, Make that 4! Flatter and outside off. Janith looks to cut but missed. 

Ish Sodhi to Janith Liyanage, Floats it up and outside off. Liyanage slashes but misses. Three very good balls from Sodhi. 

Ish Sodhi to Janith Liyanage, Safe! Steps out as this is tossed up. Does not get to the pitch of it but swings. It goes off the outer half as it turns away. Lands well short of point.