dropped, Munaweera charged and slashed at a short and wide ball, cutting it to Hira, I think, at point, he couldn't hold on
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, Only T20I at Kandy, Oct 30 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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Only T20I, Pallekele, October 30, 2012, New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka
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end of over 23 runs
SL: 6/0CRR: 3.00 • RRR: 5.50
Dilshan Munaweera4 (4b)
Tillakaratne Dilshan2 (8b)
Jacob Oram 1-0-3-0
Kyle Mills 1-0-3-0
10.45 pm That's all folks. The match has been abandoned. New Zealand will probably be the more relieved team. It's been a frustrating evening, very stop start. The Sri Lankan bowlers made use of the conditions after their new captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and restricted New Zealand to 74 for 7 in 14 overs. They were 6 for 0 chasing 72 when rain had the final say.
James: "If this game is abandoned, New Zealand have got away with one of the most abject batting displays this side of England facing mystery spin."
And on that note, I'll say goodnight. Thank you for your emails today. Cheers.
10.40 pm "Rain is heavier now and the whole ground is covered ... just waiting for formal confirmation that it has been abandoned," says Andrew Fernando from Pallekele.
10.25 pm There's the rain again. Players off, covers on. The umpires are hanging out for a bit on the boundary's edge. The rain is not heavy. Only three more overs need to be bowled for there to be a result in this game. Sri Lanka need to be 23 for 0 or 24 for 1 or 25 for 2 or 27 for 3 after five overs to win this match.
Ross Taylor is having a chat with the umpires. A bit animated he is. Doubt he wants to get back on! The rain is heavier now.
Anthony: "I was baffled too by the D/L target but I guess NZ benefited from only having to bat 14 overs. With 5 wickets already lost after 8.3 overs, they might not have got to 20."
1.6
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Oram to Munaweera, 1 run
1.5
1
Oram to Dilshan, 1 run
played with a closed face towards square leg for a single
1.4
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Oram to Dilshan, no run
mis-times the drive back to the bowler
1.3
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Oram to Dilshan, no run
Dilshan attempts to scoop the ball by moving across, getting down on one knee and aiming for over the keeper's head. The ball seams away from him and beats the bat
1.2
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Oram to Dilshan, no run
length ball angling into off and middle stump, Dilshan pushes on the front foot to mid off
1.1
1
Oram to Munaweera, 1 run
played behind square for a single
Oram from over the wicket.
end of over 13 runs
SL: 3/0CRR: 3.00 • RRR: 5.30
Tillakaratne Dilshan1 (4b)
Dilshan Munaweera2 (2b)
Kyle Mills 1-0-3-0
0.6
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Mills to Dilshan, no run
pitches ona good length around off and the ball seams and bounces past the outside edge of Dilshan's forward defence
0.5
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Mills to Dilshan, no run
pushed off the from foot towards the leg side
Neil: "How can the Target be less that what New Zealand put up?" It's complicated Neil, the D/L, but had NZ lost fewer wickets it would have gone up.
0.4
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Mills to Dilshan, no run
defended on the off side
0.3
1
Mills to Munaweera, 1 run
Munaweera gets a thick outside edge towards third man as he tried to push on the off side
0.2
1
Mills to Dilshan, 1 run
full ball on middle stump, driven to mid off and Dilshan runs a quick single
0.1
1
Mills to Munaweera, 1 run
length ball on off stump, played towards point for a single
Sri Lanka's target is 72 in 14 overs. Dilshan and Munaweera are the openers. Mills with the new ball from over the wicket.
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