NZ vs SL Live Cricket Score

3.3 OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Binura Fernando gets the better of Tim Robinson! New Zealand lose their first wicket! Binura Fernando runs in hard form over the wicket angle and watches Tim Robinson walk towards him just before the release. Binura Fernando smartly pulls the length back and bowls the delivery with pace. Tim Robinson is rushed on the flat-batted shot and catches the ball high on the bat. The ball goes straight back to the right of Binura Fernando who shows good reflexes to catch the ball with both hands. Tim Robinson walks back for 11(9) and New Zealand are 20/1. 20/1

4 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Right after losing the review, Binura Fernando produces a genuine edge behind to Kusal Mendis! Rachin Ravindra is on his way back to the hut after having no answers to the Sri Lankan left arm quick. Binura Fernando comes again from over the wicket and hits the good length on the fourth stump line, swinging the ball away from the left-hander. Rachin Ravindra takes the front foot out and goes for another cover drive but only manages to catch the outside edge of the bat. Kusal Mendis does the rest behind the stumps and right after losing a review for caught behind, Sri Lanka pick up Rachin Ravindra for 8 (14). 21/2

6.4 OUT! TAKEN! Matheesha Pathirana strikes in his first over! Stays over the wicket as he bends his back and digs it in short, at the batter, Mark Chapman gets hurried as he tries to get on his toes and hook it away. The ball also gets big on him and he gets it high on the bat. Hits it flat towards deep backward square leg. Kamindu Mendis is looking into the sun but he has no trouble in sighting the ball as he completes a reverse cup catch with ease. 39/3

9.4 A big, big shout for LBW but the umpire shakes his head! Wanindu Hasaranga is convinced and Charith Asalanka takes the review. It is the slider from Wanindu, on a nagging length, on off and middle, Glenn Phillips reaches out in front as he goes for the slog sweep but fails to make any contact. The ball sneaks under the bat and goes on to hit him on the crouched back leg. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and the Ball Tracking shows that the ball is crashing into the middle stump. It is three reds and the on-field decision will have to overturned. 65/4

19.3 OUT! STUMPED! Daryl Mitchell runs past one. End of a great knock from Mitchell. Pushed through, on a nagging length, outside off, Daryl Mitchell skips down the track and tries to get close to the line of the ball to launch it down the ground. Fails to connect and the keeper Kusal Mendis does the rest with Mitchell nowhere in the frame. A good first half of the final over for Sri Lanka. A wicket and a single so far. 170/6

9.5 OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! Two in two for Wanindu Hasaranga! Slips in the googly does Wanindu, on a good length, on middle, Mitchell Hay plants his front foot across and does not pick the googly from the hand. Shapes up to work it away on the leg side with a closed bat face but the ball spins past the inside edge to hit the front pad right in front of the stumps. Wanindu does not even bother appealing. Hay knows he is a goner and after a quite word with Mitchell, he walks off. New Zealand have now lost half their side for just 65. Hat-trick ball coming up. 65/5

19.5 OUT! EDGED AND GONE! A sharp catch from Kusal Mendis! Turning out to be a fine last over from Maheesh Theekshana. Fired in, near the tramline on off, on a nagging length, Michael Bracewell walks towards the tramline and tries to sweep it away but gets a bottom edge on it. The keeper Kusal Mendis gets the gloves in the correct position and takes a good catch near his knees. End of an entertaining innings from Bracewell. He goes for 59(33). 171/7

20 OUT! RUN OUT! A run out to end the New Zealand innings! A fantastic over from Maheesh Theekshana. Stays around the wicket for the right-hander and angles it across, on a nagging length, Zakary Foulkes drags it across in front of deep mid-wicket and decides to come back for the second run. Kamindu Mendis swoops in off the ropes and picks the ball up with his left hand. Fires in a throw on the bounce to the keeper. The throw is a bit wide but Kusal Mendis does well to collect the throw and take the bails off. It is referred upstairs and the replays show that Foulkes is short of his crease despite the dive. Just 3 runs off the 20th over. New Zealand finish with 172 on the board. 172/8

18.2 OUT! CAUGHT! Tim Robinson grabs a brilliant catch and it is the huge wicket of Pathum Nissanka at a very crucial stage of the match! Drops the length short outside off and Pathum Nissanka makes room to slap it away on the off side. Times it to perfection but hits the ball straight to Tim Robinson at the deep cover boundary line. Tim Robinson times the jump to perfection and grabs the ball with both hands. Tosses it up as he goes beyond the boundary line and then comes back in and grabs the ball back. The third umpire checks the catch and deems it a clean effort. 153/5

13.3 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Duffy returns to the attack and breaks through! Can New Zealand build on this scalp and stem the flow of runs? Duffy bangs it into the deck, over off, Kusal Mendis walks across to the off side and tries to scoop it over the keeper. Only manages to get a glove on it and the keeper Mitchell Hay does the rest behind the wicket. The 121-run opening stand is broken. Mendis goes for 46 (36) with Sri Lanka needing 52 runs in 39 balls. 121/1

13.5 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! A double whammy from Jacob Duffy! Going across the batter, on a good length, outside off, Kusal Perera stays put and has a massive hoick across the line. Gets a top edge that goes straight up towards the backward point region. There is a bit of indecision between the keeper Mitchell Hay and Glenn Phillips at backward point. Hay calls for it eventually and takes it with a tumble to his left. An ordinary shot from Perera. He goes for a 2-ball duck. 121/2

14 OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Jacob Duffy goes bang, bang, bang! Three wickets in the over for New Zealand and all of a sudden, they are right back in the contest. This leaves the batter, on a back of a length, Kamindu Mendis hangs back and pushes at the away-going delivery. The ball grazes the outside edge and the keeper Mitchell Hay completes a safe catch. It's the Duffy-Hay combo yet again. Duffy will be on a hat-trick on the first ball of his next over. From 120/0, Sri Lanka have slipped to 121/3 in 6 balls. They need 52 from 36 balls. 121/3

17.2 OUT! CAUGHT! Michael Bracewell grabs an easy catch and the skipper of Sri Lanka, Charith Asalanka walks back to the hut! Zakary Foulkes drops the ball short at the batter with pace and Charith Asalanka is rushed. Tries to pull the delivery but only manages a top edge that goes straight up towards Michael Bracewell at deep square leg. Charith Asalanka walks back and Sri Lanka are 145/4 now, needing 28 runs in 16 balls. 145/4

18.4 OUT! TIMBER! PERFECT YORKER! Matt Henry takes 2 wickets in the over and this time it's the wicket of Bhanuka Rajapaksa! Runs in hard from over the wicket angle and bowls a superb yorker on the leg stump line, swinging in. Bhanuka Rajapaksa looks to flick the ball but is rushed completely. The ball sneaks past the inside edge and knocks off the leg stump. Sri Lanka need 19 runs from 8 balls. 154/6

19.2 OUT! RUN OUT! Superb work by Zakary Foulkes! Foulkes pitches the ball up on the stumps to the new batter. Binura Fernando drives it straight back to the bowler off the front foot. Wanindu Hasaranga is halfway down the wicket from the non-striker's end, looking to get on strike. Foulkes sticks out his left hand as he stays low. Manages to make the stop and turns around to release an underarm throw at the bowling end to catch Wanindu well short of his crease. 159/8

19.1 OUT! CAUGHT! Jacob Duffy grabs an easy catch and Maheesh Theekshana walks back now! Slower delivery outside the off stump line from Zakary Foulkes as he watches Maheesh Theekshana walking across. Maheesh Theekshana looks to play the scoop but only manages to spoon it up in the air. Jacob Duffy from short fine leg settles under it and takes a nice catch. An ideal start to the over for New Zealand. Sri Lanka need 14 runs from 5 balls. 159/7