Live Score: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 2nd Test Day 1

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William O'Rourke to Dimuth Karunaratne, No run.

William O'Rourke to Dimuth Karunaratne, FOUR! Oh, that is beautifully timed! Too full and on off, Dimuth Karunaratne prods halfway and just pushes it through the line and the ball speeds away through mid off for a boundary.

William O'Rourke to Dimuth Karunaratne, This is bowled full and around off, Karunaratne gets his weight forward and drives it straight to covers.

Score after

overs

20 - 1

Dinesh Chandimal 14 (12)
Dimuth Karunaratne 5 (15)

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, This is pitched up again on off stump, Chandimal looks to drive but gets it off the inner half of the blade.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, Floated up on off, gently swinging away, Dinesh Chandimal gets halfway forward and plays a good cover drive but it is well stopped by Mitchell Santner at short extra cover.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Up and over, hammered away! Too full and wide, swinging further away, Dinesh Chandimal decides to go after this one and throws his hands at it, getting the ball over point for yet another boundary.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, Gets this one to swing back into the right-hander now. Full on off, angling back in, Chandimal manages to flick it away behind square leg and picks up a couple of runs.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, Fuller in length, on the fifth stump line and shaping away, left alone by Dinesh Chandimal.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Streaky but will do nicely for Dinesh Chandimal. Good length around off, nipping away, Chandimal is drawn forward and looks to block but gets an edge down through the slip cordon and gully for a boundary.

Score after

overs

10 - 1

Dimuth Karunaratne 5 (15)
Dinesh Chandimal 4 (6)

William O'Rourke to Dimuth Karunaratne, Maiden over! Very full and around off, swinging away late, Karunaratne is caught back in the crease and looks to jam it out but the ball takes a bit of an outside edge and goes in front of Daryl Mitchell at first slip. No excitement from the fielders but replays show that Mitchell just put down and easy chance there. That one definitely took the edge and carried as well, what a let down!

William O'Rourke to Dimuth Karunaratne, On a hard length, in and around off stump, nibbling away, Dimuth Karunaratne with another watchful leave.

William O'Rourke to Dimuth Karunaratne, Trying a bit too hard with that one and ends up spilling it down leg on a fullish length. Tom Blundell with a good dive across to his right to pouch it safely.

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William O'Rourke to Dimuth Karunaratne, Pitched-up delivery, wide of the off stump and at 143 clicks, yet another leave from Karunaratne.

William O'Rourke to Dimuth Karunaratne, Just back of a length, angled onto middle and just straightening off the pitch, Karunaratne plays it late and dabs it down on the leg side.

William O'Rourke to Dimuth Karunaratne, On a good length outside off and at 141 clicks, moving away from the left-hander and Karunaratne leaves it alone.

Score after

overs

10 - 1

Dinesh Chandimal 4 (6)
Dimuth Karunaratne 5 (9)

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, Much better from Southee! Tightens the line on off and bowls it fuller, Dinesh Chandimal is caught on the crease but manages to get an inside edge back onto the pads.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, FOUR! Too short again and this time, Dinesh Chandimal gets full purchase on it. Wide of the off stump, Chandimal hangs back and thrashes the ball away through cover-point for a boundary.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, Short of a good length and wide outside off, begging to be put away, Dinesh Chandimal stays upright and punches it loosely towards cover.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, Good length on off, angling in and just moving away a bit, Chandimal stands tall and blocks it off with soft hands.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, A bit fuller and quicker, shaping away from outside off, Dinesh Chandimal lets it through to the keeper.

Tim Southee to Dinesh Chandimal, Floated up outside off stump, gently swinging away from the right-hander, Dinesh Chandimal leaves it alone.

Score after

overs

6 - 1

Dimuth Karunaratne 5 (9)
Dinesh Chandimal 0 (0)

William O'Rourke to Dimuth Karunaratne, Pitches the ball right up on the off stump line, Karunaratne watchfully keeps it out.

William O'Rourke to Dimuth Karunaratne, FOUR! Nicely played by Karunaratne! Back of a length, on the shorter side and outside off, Karunaratne presses back and punches it square through the point region for the first boundary of the game.

William O'Rourke to Dimuth Karunaratne, Excellent carry through to the keeper! William O'Rourke hits the deck hard and angles it in from outside off, Karunaratne makes another leave but the ball shoots up and Tom Blundell takes the ball around his face.

William O'Rourke to Dimuth Karunaratne, Good-length delivery, a fair bit wide of the off stump, Karunaratne leaves it alone.

William O'Rourke to Dimuth Karunaratne, Too high! Pitched up a bit further up and attacking the off pole, Karunaratne is drawn forward but gets beaten on the inside edge and gets hit on the back leg.

William O'Rourke to Dimuth Karunaratne, Begins from around the wicket and serves it on a hard length on off, Karunaratne solidly blocks it off the front foot.

Dinesh Chandimal is in at number 3. William O'Rourke to share the new ball with Tim Southee.

Pathum Nissanka 1 (3)
Dimuth Karunaratne 1 (3)

Tim Southee to Pathum Nissanka, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Just simple seam bowling from Tim Southee and Pathum Nissanka has nicked off yet again. Southee floats the ball up on off stump at a gentle pace and gets it to nip away, sharply as well. Nissanka is halfway forward and pushes at it but the ball catches the outside edge and goes to the right of the keeper. Tom Blundell takes a simple catch to his right and Sri Lanka are 2/1 at the end of the first over.

Would have liked to bat first, but like the first Test we know if we bat well in the first innings we give ourselves a chance. Same team for us, back the guys to keep improving, just looking for consistency with the bowling and the batting needs to stand up.

New Zealand captain Tim Southee

Tim Southee to Dimuth Karunaratne, On the shorter side and over middle and leg, Karunaratne nudges the ball away past square leg and picks up a single.

Pitch looks quite firm with less grass, we will bat first. We want to be better, we were short by 50-60 runs which we want to get in this Test match. (On debutant Nishan Peiris) He's done well in the domestic season and he's tall and gets more bounce.

Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva

Tim Southee to Dimuth Karunaratne, Pitches the ball up on off stump, Karunaratne watchfully blocks it off.

Pitch Report: It is a hot and humid day and we have moved to pitch number 7. This is a drier pitch with less grass, there are a few spots which the spinners will look to exploit. And they will only increase with the fast bowlers leaving footmarks. 400-450 will be a good first innings score, key to make a good start.

New Zealand (Playing XI): Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee(c), Ajaz Patel, William ORourke

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Kusal Mendis(w), Milan Priyanath Rathnayake, Prabath Jayasuriya, Nishan Peiris, Asitha Fernando

Sri Lanka have won the toss and have opted to bat

Tim Southee to Dimuth Karunaratne, On a good length around middle, gently swinging back into the left-hander, Dimuth Karunaratne tucks it away to square leg.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the second Test match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Galle.

Tim Southee to Pathum Nissanka, Nissanka and Sri Lanka are underway! Shortens the length around off, Nissanka hops back and pats it down to covers for a quick single. Also, New Zealand are wearing black armbands in memory of the late Ian Taylor, their former team manager during the 1980s and 1990s.

Tim Southee to Pathum Nissanka, On the money! Pitched up on off and middle, hint of away movement as well. Pathum Nissanka gets forward well and solidly blocks it off.

All in readiness for the 2nd Test to get underway! The umpires are out in the middle and the visuals from earlier show Nishan Peiris getting his maiden Test cap. The Kiwi players are seen in a huddle before taking their places on the field. It will be the pair of Dimuth Karunaratne and Pathum Nissanka to open the innings for Sri Lanka. Skipper, Tim Southee will take the new ball for New Zealand. Let's play...

Tim Southee, the captain of New Zealand says that you want to bat first in this part of the world but they gave themselves a chance in the previous game. Informs that they are going in with the same team and is counting on them to get the job done. Adds that last time around it was a first Test after a while and just want to tweak a few things overall.

Dhananjaya de Silva, the skipper of Sri Lanka says that they will bat first as the pitch looks firm with less grass and it looks pretty flat as well. Adds that they would like a few more runs than the last game and adds that Nishan Peiris has done well in the domestic circuit.

PITCH REPORT - Farvez Maharoof is pitchside. He starts by saying that they have moved to pitch 7 from pitch 5 and this one looks a lot drier and the spinners will come into play soon. Reckons that any score of 350 and above in the first innings should be a good one.

New Zealand (Unchanged XI) - Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (WK), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee (C), Ajaz Patel, William O'Rourke.

Sri Lanka (Playing XI) - Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (C), Kusal Mendis (WK), Nishan Peiris (On debut) (In for Ramesh Mendis), Prabath Jayasuriya, Milan Rathnayake (In for Lahiru Kumara), Asitha Fernando.

TOSS - Sri Lanka have won the toss and will BAT first.

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