Jeffrey Vandersay to Will Young, Good running! Full and straight, pushed back past the howler towards mid on for a quick single.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Henry Nicholls, Gets a good hand on it does Sadeera Samarawickrama. Full and on the legs, Henry Nicholls flicks it wide of short mid-wicket where the fielder makes a half stop and they get a single.
Charith Asalanka to Will Young, Full again on off and middle, angling in, Young gets on the front foot and pushes it towards mid on. Young seems to have gone into his shell now.
Charith Asalanka to Will Young, Nicely flighted, full and turning in from outside off, Young defends it well on the front foot.
Charith Asalanka to Will Young, Good length around off, Young leans on and dabs it to the right of the bowler who makes the stop.
Has Young edged it? The keeper and Charith Asalanka are confident and Asalanka has taken the review. Stumping will be checked first. Nishan Madushka was quick to take the bails off but the replays show that Young had his back leg inside the crease when the stumps were disturbed. Over to the caught behind appeal now. The UltraEdge shows no spike. It will stay NOT OUT!
Charith Asalanka to Will Young, NOT OUT! The double review doesn't work out for Sri Lanka as Will Young survives. Nicely bowled by Charith Asalanka, low-arm trajectory, flatter and skidding on from outside off. Young is drawn forward a bit but then has to reach for it and is beaten past the outside edge. The bails are whipped off as well but the replays show that Young had dragged his foot back in time. No spike on UltraEdge either.
Charith Asalanka to Henry Nicholls, Dragged length on middle, sliding back on with the arm, Nicholls presses back and pushes it through mid on for one.
Charith Asalanka to Henry Nicholls, This is flighted and angled well into the pads, Henry Nicholls flicks it away well past square leg and picks up a couple of runs.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Will Young, Excellent over from Vandersay and the Lankan spinners are starting to tighten the screws. Tossed up quite full and around off, Will Young keeps it out.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Will Young, Not all that full and flighted up around off, Will Young is drawn forward and just pushes it gently towards mid off.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Will Young, Nagging length, drifted into the pads, Young looks to work it off the back foot but gets tangled and gets hit on the pads.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Will Young, Nicely bowled! Tossed up, quite full, right in the blockhole and this one dips as well, Will Young digs it out on the off side but just.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Henry Nicholls, Fuller in length and around off, Nicholls jams the drive out wide of covers and collects a single.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Henry Nicholls, Nicely tossed up around middle, Nicholls opts to step out but does so quite late and has to adjust and just block it out.
Maheesh Theekshana to Henry Nicholls, On a dragged length, sliding on from middle and leg, Nicholls presses back and punches it through mid on for a single.
Maheesh Theekshana to Henry Nicholls, Pushed through quicker and darting it in from around off, Nicholls with a solid block off the front foot.
Maheesh Theekshana to Will Young, Floated, full and on the stumps, Will Young brings out the reverse sweep and dabs it wide of short third for a quick single.
Maheesh Theekshana to Will Young, Just a smidge fuller and outside off, slanting it back in, Young steps across to block but gets an outside edge down to short third.
Maheesh Theekshana to Will Young, Nicely slowed up, flighted on off and this one drifted back in late, Will Young does well to play it late and keeps it out.
Maheesh Theekshana to Henry Nicholls, Pushed through flatter and well outside off, Nicholls gets down to sweep and has to reach for it but manages to angle it behind square leg for one.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Will Young, On the money from Jeffrey Vandersay! Nagging length, darting it in at the off pole, Young prods halfway and blocks it off.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Henry Nicholls, Floated up on the pads and turning in, Nicholls steps out and plays it with the turn towards wide long on for another single.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Will Young, Tossed up again, on off and this is driven away through covers for a single by Young.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Will Young, Nice and full, drifted into middle and leg and getting it to dip and turn as well, Will Young blocks it on the full.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Henry Nicholls, Uppishly but in the gap and the 50-run stand also comes up between these two. Nagging length on middle, holding in the deck, Nicholls with a checked drive off the back foot down to long on for a single.
Jeffrey Vandersay to Henry Nicholls, Begins with a full ball on leg stump, Henry Nicholls looks to flick but misses and gets struck on the pads.
Jeffrey Vandersay comes into the attack, replacing Mohamed Shiraz.
Maheesh Theekshana to Henry Nicholls, Flat again and on middle, turning a tad as well, Nicholls uses the depth of the crease to punch it down to long on for a run.
Maheesh Theekshana to Henry Nicholls, Flatter again, bowled in line with the stumps, Nicholls tucks it away towards mid-wicket.
Maheesh Theekshana to Henry Nicholls, Slip in place and Theekshana now comes around the wicket as well but it is the double bluff as this is darted in at the pads. Nicholls plays all over it and gets hit on the pads, stifled appeal for LBW but clearing angling down.
Maheesh Theekshana to Will Young, Pushed through quicker now and it is the carrom ball that moves away from middle, Will Young rocks back and punches it back past the bowler for a single down to long on.
Maheesh Theekshana to Will Young, On a dragged length on off and turning back into the pads, Young nudges it around the corner but straight to short fine leg.
Maheesh Theekshana to Will Young, Slows it up and drifts it in from around middle, Young leans on and just blocks it to the on side.
Mohamed Shiraz to Henry Nicholls, Nagging length, attacking the off stump line, Nicholls solidly blocks it off the front foot. 12 off that over.
Mohamed Shiraz to Henry Nicholls, FOUR! Nicely done but that was begging to be hit. Fractionally short around middle and angling in, Nicholls gets inside the line and shovels it well behind square leg for another boundary. New Zealand really racing along here.
Mohamed Shiraz to Will Young, Pitched-up delivery on middle, this one straightens down the line, Young leans on and pushes the ball down to long on for a single.
Mohamed Shiraz to Will Young, Hard length around off, Young stays back and jams the ball into the outfield and gets it past the diving man at point for a couple of runs more.
Mohamed Shiraz to Will Young, FOUR! That is glorious from Will Young. Predictable full length from Mohamed Shiraz and Young just gets forward and punches it with a straight bat through mid off for a stellar boundary.
Mohamed Shiraz to Henry Nicholls, Sloppy fielding! Pitches the ball up outside off and angles it back in, Henry Nicholls with a cover drive towards Nuwanidu Fernando who lets it through for a single.
Powerplay 2! Sri Lanka are now allowed as many as four fielders outside the 30-yard circle till the 40th over. Dark clouds loom ominously over the ground, prompting the floodlights to be switched on. Roshan Abeysinghe mentions that it looks threatening at the moment.
Maheesh Theekshana to Will Young, This stays a bit low, on a nagging length, around off, Young pats it back to the bowler.
Maheesh Theekshana to Will Young, Short and on off, Young gets on top of it and punches it to backward point.
Maheesh Theekshana to Will Young, Sprayed on the pads, on a nagging length, Young gets inside the line and tickles it to the right of short fine leg for a couple of runs.
Maheesh Theekshana to Will Young, Pushed through, at the stumps, on a nagging length, Young is equal to the task as he gets deep in the crease to keep it out.
Maheesh Theekshana to Henry Nicholls, Sliding on with the angle from around the wicket at 91 kph, on middle, on a length, Nicholls jabs at the delivery with a straight bat. It catches the inside edge and rolls towards square leg for a single.
Maheesh Theekshana to Will Young, Floated up, full and around off, Young gets his front foot across and knocks it down to long on for a single.
Mohamed Shiraz to Henry Nicholls, Angled back in again, on a length, on the pads, Henry Nicholls clips it well but picks out the man at mid-wicket. A tidy return to the attack for Shiraz. Just a single off the over.
Mohamed Shiraz to Henry Nicholls, Bowled from slightly wide of the crease on the around-the-wicket angle, on a nagging length, on off and middle, Henry Nicholls nudges it off the back foot to mid-wicket.
Mohamed Shiraz to Will Young, Hurls it on a short of a good length, outside off, Young opens the bat face to steer it down to deep third for a single.