01/06Result
3rd match, ICC Cricket World Cup at Cardiff, Jun 1 2019
New Zealand won by 10 wkts (203b rem)
Player of the Match
Matt Henry
Matt HenryNew Zealand
01/06Result
3rd match, ICC Cricket World Cup at Cardiff, Jun 1 2019
New Zealand won by 10 wkts (203b rem)
Player of the Match
Matt Henry
Matt HenryNew Zealand

1.00pm So that's 20.4 overs left unused. What a pity. Sri Lanka have endured another horror batting show. Three days into the World Cup and all we've seen is the ball flying around helmets and outside edges. Hostility of Jofra on the opening day, the devastating pace of Oshane Thomas yesterday. Today, it's been the pace of Henry and Lockie. As a captain, Williamson couldn't have asked for much more from his bowlers.

Dimuth Karunaratne is only the second batsman to carry his bat through in a World Cup innings. Staggering. A scratchy 52, but what more could he have done with wickets falling like nine pins?

Sharda informs me that it will be a 30-minute lunch break. Hope to see you very soon. When you come back, you'll have Hemant's esteemed company to kick things off.

Matt Henry: More games are good, good to be put under pressure. We knew what we had to do. Important we started well, had to make sure we kept coming at them. It's about making sure you're smarter with your bowling changes. Our fielders were fantastic, diving around and stopping runs. Great to start the way we have. From the bowling unit's side, want to keep taking wickets.

29.2
W
Ferguson to Malinga, OUT, the stump takes a beating! Lockie takes three as Sri Lanka have been suckerpunched. Malinga makes room to steer this behind square but is beaten for pace by this fast and furious full toss.

SL Malinga b Ferguson 1 (9m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

29.1
1
Ferguson to Karunaratne, 1 run, outstanding from Santner at deep square! Or has he taken it cleanly? They're going upstairs. Not out comes the decision because replays inconclusive. The soft-signal was not-out too. Dimuth makes room to slap this but the bowler follows him, so now he decides to take on the short ball and pull, no timing and gets it high on the bat. Santner anticipates the stroke and runs in quickly and as this descends, put in a full-length dive to complete the catch. The on-field umpires went upstairs to check if this was a bump ball. They clearly felt there was some part of the ball touching the ground.

END OF OVER:
29 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 135/9 | RR: 4.65

  • Dimuth Karunaratne51 (83b)
  • Lasith Malinga1 (1b)
  • Trent Boult9-0-44-1
  • Lockie Ferguson6-0-21-2
28.6
1
Boult to Karunaratne, 1 run, full toss honing into middle, gets a thick inside edge to deep square leg
28.6
1w
Boult to Karunaratne, 1 wide, slips this full ball down leg, wide called
28.5
0
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, backs away to slap this over point, but the change of pace meant he had to abort. Just defends
28.4
2
Boult to Karunaratne, 2 runs, wild slog, gets a thick inside edge to deep square. They hare back for the second and Dimuth has a half-century

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28.3
0
Boult to Karunaratne, no run, gentle bunt but straight to short third man
28.2
1
Boult to Malinga, 1 run, fends this short ball, rolls down to third man

Lasith Malinga at No. 11. Can he hang on?

28.1
W
Boult to Lakmal, OUT, attacks the body with a pacy short ball, Lakmal gets into an awkward tangle as he looks to flat-bat this, lobs towards cover were Santner runs in to take a dolly

RAS Lakmal c Santner b Boult 7 (19m 13b 1x4 0x6) SR: 53.84

END OF OVER:
28 | 8 Runs | SL: 130/8 | RR: 4.64

  • Dimuth Karunaratne48 (79b)
  • Suranga Lakmal7 (12b)
  • Lockie Ferguson6-0-21-2
  • Trent Boult8-0-39-0
27.6
0
Ferguson to Karunaratne, no run, yorker-length, kept out somehow
27.5
0
Ferguson to Karunaratne, no run, backs away, exposes all three stumps to carve this behind point but is beaten for pace

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