0.1 |
Kulasekara to Lumb,
no run,
ah, welcome to T20! Kulasekara lands a shortish wide ball that Lumb aims a massive yahoo at and misses. Bell would have silkily cut that for four. Just saying.
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0.2 |
Kulasekara to Lumb,
1 run,
ooh, edged but wide of slip! Lumb gets squared up, in a way Bell would not have, as a ball zips off the seam. Runs to third man to get England and Lumb away
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0.3 |
Kulasekara to Kieswetter,
no run,
Kulasekara aims fuller, finds some away swing and Kieswetter is reluctant to get forward. Ends up prodding late and it ghosts the edge
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0.4 |
Kulasekara to Kieswetter,
no run,
Kieswetter's response is to shuffle down the track without much menace. He leaves alone
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0.5 |
Kulasekara to Kieswetter,
1 run,
nicely done from the batsman, hopping across his crease and whipping to leg
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0.6 |
Kulasekara to Lumb,
1 run,
Lumb is more secure here, chopping a shortish ball to third man to end a quiet first over
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England
3/0
KMDN Kulasekara
1-0-3-0
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2.1 |
Kulasekara to Kieswetter,
1 run,
Kieswetter is late getting forward to Kulasekara, again. The forward poke comes off an inside edge to midwicket
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2.2 |
Kulasekara to Pietersen,
FOUR,
ah wonderful shot. Pietersen skips down and outside off stump and easily clips, with a flick of the wrists, wide of mid-on for four
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2.3 |
Kulasekara to Pietersen,
1 run,
Sangakkara comes up to the stumps in response so Pietersen is more cautious, punching a drive straight to mid-off and hurtling down for the single
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2.4 |
Kulasekara to Kieswetter,
OUT,
another unhappy return for an England opener. Kieswetter this time. Rushes down the wicket, swings hard without a hint of timing at it loops gently to mid-off. Good start from Sri Lanka!
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C Kieswetter c Kandamby b Kulasekara 4 (10m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 57.14
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2.5 |
Kulasekara to Morgan,
no run,
Morgan is as flinty-eyed as ever. Never changes that expression. Defends to cover
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2.6 |
Kulasekara to Morgan,
no run,
Kulasekara ventures full and Morgan drives with a really hard swing of the bat. The angle across him, however, means he misses
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England
12/2
KMDN Kulasekara
2-0-9-1
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4.1 |
Kulasekara to Morgan,
FOUR,
another lovely shot from Morgan. So easy. It was a shin-high full toss admittedly, but Morgan drove sweetly straight past the bowler for four
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4.2 |
Kulasekara to Morgan,
1 run,
oh dear! Missed run out chance! Morgan dropped a defence by his toes and saw big KP haring down at him, Morgan had no option but to run and if Sanga's throw had hit he would have gone
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4.3 |
Kulasekara to Pietersen,
1 run,
flipped casually towards midwicket
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4.4 |
Kulasekara to Morgan,
no run,
Morgan down the wicket again but a slower ball prevents him doing anything dramatic
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4.5 |
Kulasekara to Morgan,
no run,
good stuff from Kulasekara, holding it back of a length as Morgan advances, giving him no chance to get any leverage. Blocked back to the bowler
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4.6 |
Kulasekara to Morgan,
no run,
"oh he's!.. er" says Miller. I thought it was out as Morgan nibbled at a slower one outside off. Apparently there was no edge
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England
30/2
KMDN Kulasekara
3-0-15-1
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