full on middle, down the track and belted to cover
Sri Lanka vs U.A.E., 2nd Match at Dhaka, Feb 25 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary
10:55pm: Malinga set to work right away; his first over since November 2015 began and ended with a wicket. He let rip the yorker as well as the slow dipping full toss during his top-quality spell. He finished with four wickets to send UAE hurting to defeat with helping hands from the other returning seniors - Kula and Herath. SL begin their Asia Cup defence with a 14-run win, despite making only 129.
Amjad: The whole game was excellent. We put them [Sri Lanka] under pressure with the bowling. It was a big set back to lose two wickets to Malinga in the first over. Then we lost two more wickets and it is always difficult to chase. We have a match tomorrow. We will come back and try to do our best.
Malinga is the Man of the Match: I am not alright. I have still not fully recovered. I wanted to play this match and help the other players and show them you can do whatever the team needs. I have good experience playing international cricket and IPL. Sanga and Mahela have experience, we will have to give time to the youngsters.
Kulasekara: I came back from injury. It is a great comeback. We expected these pitches; BPL matches were also like this. Low scores are a pressure game. UAE bowled really well.
That is all we have for you tonight. Do come back tomorrow as well. Same place. Same time. Until then, goodbye and cheerio.
short, slower ball outside off at 111.4ks, flat-bat thump over the bowler's head
nice slower ball outside off, swing and a miss. They pinch a bye
Quadeer skips out, he meets a short ball, and flat-bats it to cover
Mathews to fill in
another beamer, this is hurled at 142ks, Chameera has been taken out of the attack. He looks to hook, but is caught in a tangle. Lobbed towards square leg
Raza makes room, he gets a full toss, which is carved through point
backs away to a free-hit ball. This is a yorker following the batsman, jammed to long-on
beamer down the leg side, the ball slips out of the hand. Runs away to the fine leg boundary
UAE need 29 off the last over; SL a wicket or a few dots will do
slower ball floated outside off, he is early into the shot. Pokes an outside edge to third man
fullish and outside off, Naveed makes swinging room by backing away. He can only slice it in the air to Mathews at cover. Malinga has blown UAE away
full and outside off, Naveed slashes hard but can't make contact
137ks, Malinga hurls another perfect yorker, dug out
Malinga nails another yorker, homes in on middle, jabbed past midwicket
yorker outside off at 136ks, jammed behind to the keeper
beamer down the leg side, Raza ducks under it. Over the waistline, deemed a no-ball
off-stump yorker, dug out through mid-on
full toss on middle, which is hit to cover
Mathews has a chat with Kula
Kapu completes a fine overhead catch at long-off. Length ball on off, Amjad clears his front leg and swings it. Kapu judges it well and takes it. Amjad got the elevation but not the desired distance
full and straight, might have stopped on the batsman. Chipped in front of long-on
comes down the track and yorks himself. Sliced away to backward point