न्यूज़ीलैंड vs श्रीलंका, तीसरा एक-दिवसीय, सेडन पार्क, हैमिल्टन, 31 March 2023 - कमेंट्री

On middle, defended.

A good, sharp bumper, ducked under.

Shorter and outside off, Will Young slashes but misses.

Angles it into the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.

FOUR! Pulled away! There is the winning runs! Shorter and on middle, this is hit through mid-wicket for a boundary. New Zealand WIN BY 6 WICKETS!

On off, defended.

On off, kept out.

FOUR! Just the five more needed! Henry Nicholls steps out, he gets to the pitch of it and slams it down to the long on fence.

WIDE! Short and outside off, Henry Nicholls leaves it alone.

On off, defended.

Shorter and outside off, left alone.

Good length and on off, defended.

Outside off, not played at.

Around off, this is guided down to third man for one.

Another single as this is guided down to third man.

Length and on off, this is slapped to cover.

Two! Shorter and on middle, this is pulled wide of square leg for two.

NOT OUT! Will Young is in! Outside off, this is hit towards cover. The fielder dives to his left and gets a hand to it. Mid off runs after it and stops it. He hits the stumps at the keeper's end. It is taken upstairs. Replays show that Young is in.

On off, defended.

A single as this is worked through square leg for one.

FOUR! Young moves into the 80s! Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket for a boundary. The Kiwis need 18 and so does he for a ton.

Review taken as a shout for LBW is turned down! NOT OUT! Going down leg. A desperate review. Angled into the pads. Young looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad.

Two! On off, this is pushed wide of cover for two.

Outside off, left alone.

On the stumps, blocked.

Around off, defended.

Two more! Shorter and around off, this is pushed through covers for two.

FOUR! Runs needed below 30 now! Shorter and on middle, Henry Nicholls pulls it wide of deep square leg and into the fence.

Two more! On the shorter side, this is pulled through mid-wicket for two.

On the pads, Henry Nicholls looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and rolls on the leg side. A leg bye taken.

On off, defended.

FOUR! Off the outside edge and down to the fence! Shorter and outside off, Henry Nicholls looks to cut, it goes off the outside edge and down to the third man fence.

On middle, this is worked to mid-wicket.

On the stumps, this is nudged around the corner for one.

Shorter and on off, this is pushed through covers for one.

On off, defended.

On off, this is pushed through covers for one more.

Angled into the pads, this is worked through mid-wicket for two.

On off, defended.

Angled into the pads, this is worked through mnid-wicket for one.

Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through square leg for one.

BEATEN! Length and on off, this lands and moves away. Will Young is beaten as he tries to defend.

On the pads, this is worked towards square leg for one.

On the pads again, Young nudges it towards square leg and gets to the other end.

Flatter and on off, this is pushed towards cover for one.

Tossed up on off, defended.

Overthrow! Bonus runs! On off, this is pushed through covers. They take two. The fielder throws it towards the bowler who is heading back to his mark. The ball goes towards long on for one more.

A single as this is worked towards mid-wicket.

BEATEN! That is a beauty! Length and on off, this lands and moves away. Will Young looks to defend but is beaten.

FOUR! Another wonderful stroke! Fuller and on middle, this is timed through mid on and it races away to the fence.

Beaten again! Length and on off, this lands and moves away. Youn is beaten as he tries to defend.

Another play and a miss! Length again and on off, this one moevs away too. Young is beaten again as he tries to defend.

On off, defended.

WIDE! Way too short. Wided.

FOUR! That is a lovely stroke! On the shorter side. Young rides on top of the bounce and creams it through covers. Boundary.

FOUR! Swept and swept hard! On middle, this is hit through square leg and this one races away to the fence.

A single now as this is pushed towards cover.

A single as this is pushed towards cover.

On off, defended.

On the stumps, kept out.

100 up for New Zealand! On the pads, this is swept through square leg for one.

Around off, this is punched towards cover for one more.

A run as this is hit down to long on.

Two taken! On the pads, this is pushed through covers for two.

WIDE! Down the leg side. Henry Nicholls looks to flick but misses. The keeper dives to his right and gets a hand on it. A run taken.

On off, defended towards cover for one.

On off, this is pushed to covers.

Outside off, left alone.

Around off, this is guided through point for one.

On middle, this is worked to mid-wicket.

Fuller and on off, this is pushed towards mid off for one.

Shorter and on off, this is pushed towards cover.

Outside off, left alone.

Another run as this is pushed towards cover for one.

On off, kept out.

On off, this is pushed to cover.

This lands on off and then jags back in. Hits Young high on the pads and rolls on the leg side. A run taken. Leg bye.

On off, defended.

Beaut! Length and on off, this lands and moves away. Nicholls is beaten as he tries to defend.

Outside off, left alone.

FOUR! Beautiful! Just uses the pace of the bowler! On middle, this is timed down the ground and to the long on fence.

On off, defended.

Outside off, Young looks to push at it but is beaten.

Outside off, left alone.

A single as this is pushed through covers.

Shorter and on off, this is pushed through covers for two.

A single as this is pushed towards cover.

Outside off, not played at.

On the stumps, defended.

On off, Nicholls pushes it to covers.

WIDE! Down the leg side. Wided.

UP GOES THE FINGER! Nicholls has been given out LBW but he reviews. NOT OUT! Missing leg! A really good review from Nicholls! This starts on middle and then comes back in. Nicholls plants his front foot a little too across as he tries to flick. He misses and it hits the pad. Replays show it is going down leg.

FOUR! That spoils the over! On the pads, this is clipped through backward square leg and into the fence.

EDGY FOUR! Two slips were needed. Not sure though why there was no second slip. Kumara has been the best bowler for the Lankans so far, he was got back but with just the one slip in place. He goes full and outside off, Young drives and it goes off the outside edge and down to the third man fence.

Just short! Good effort! Shorter an on middle, Young looks to pull, it goes off the splice, lands short of mid on who dives forward.

Outside off, left alone.

A single as this is worked towards mid-wicket.

On middle, defended.

Outside off, not played at.

A single as this is worked on the leg side.

Outside off, left alone.

Angled into the pads, this is nudged on the leg side for one.

On off, this is pushed to cover.

Outside off, not played at.

On off, defended.

Loose! This is on a length and outside off, not the length to drive but Young goes for it and is beaten.

Shorter and on off, this is pushed wide of cover for two.

Two again! Shorter and outside off, this is guided through point for two.

BEAUT! This is angled into the off pole, it lands and moves away. Will Young is beaten as he tries to defend.

On the stumps, defended.

On off, this is pushed to mid off.

A single as this is guided down to third man.

On the pads, this is nudged through mid-wicket for one.

On off, this is pushed to cover.

On off, this is pushed towards cover for one.

OUT! TIMBER! Dasun Shanaka strikes. The skipper leads from the front and just as the game was drifting away, he breaks the stand that was going along nicely. Full and outside off, Tom Latham looks to drive, this goes off the inside edge and onto the stumps. He played that away from the body. Big wicket.

On off, defended.

Outside off, left alone.

On the shorter side, this is pushed towards cover for one more.

On the shorter side, this is pundhed through covers for one more.

Shorter and on middle, this is defended.

Another dot as this is defended.

A single to end the over as this is nudged on the leg side.

Outside off, left alone.

On off, kept out.

On middle, this is worked to mid-wicket.

A single as this is pulled through square leg.

On the stumps, defended.

On middle, this is blocked.

FOUR! Glorious! This is fuller and on middle, this is timed past mid on and it races away to the fence.

On off, kept out.

Angled into the pads, this is clipped through backward square leg for two.

Shorter and on off, this is guided through point for one.

Fuller and outside off, Latham looks to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

On off, defended.

Fuller and on off, this is pushed to mid off for one.

On middle, defended.

On middle, this is worked to mid-wicket.

On off, kept out.

FOUR! Uppish but in the gap! On off, this is driven uppishly but through covers for a boundary.

Now takes one as this is pushed towards cover.

On middle, this is worked to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Up and over! Kumar goes short again but this is pulled hard again over square leg and into the fence.

On off, defended.

Outside off, left alone.

Another one outside off, not played at.

Another leave as this is bowled outside off.

More runs! Outside off, shorter, this is pushed through covers for two.

On the pads, this is worked to mid-wicket.

Outside off, left alone again.

Outside off, left alone.

On the pads, Tom Latham looks to flick but misses. It hits the pad and rolls on the leg side. A leg bye taken.

A single now as this is pushed towards cover.

Outside off, left alone.

Another one outside off, not played at.

Two! On middle, this is nudged through square leg for two.

Outside off, easy leave.

FOUR! Glorious stroke! Sheer timing! This was outide off too but the length was fuller, it is timed through mid off and it races away to the fence.

Outside off, left alone.

WIDE! Down the leg side. Wided.

OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Number three goes down now. Daryl Mitchell has to take the long walk back. The extra bounce does him in. This is short and outside off, Daryl Mitchell looks to cut but this goes off the outside edge and it is taken by the keeper. Sri Lanka well and truly in this.

On middle, defended.

Latham is off the mark! On a length and around off, this is pushed through covers for three.

On off, defended.

On off, this is pushed towards cover for one.

On off, kept out.

On the pads, this is worked to mid-wicket.

Outside off, left alone.

Good length and on off, this is guided down to third man for one.

Just outside off, left alone.

FOUR! Hammered! Lahiru Kumara goes short but Young is up for the challenge, he hammers it through square leg and this one races away to the fence.

Outside off, left alone.

On middle, defended.

A little too straight, this is clipped through square leg for two.

Outside off, on a length. Not played at.

On off, defended.

On the stumps, kept out.

On off, defended.

On the stumps, kept out.

Shorter and on middle, this is tucked through mid-wicket for one.

Outside off, left alone.

On off, this is pushed towards cover for one.

FOUR! Clipped away! That is right off the middle. On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Outside off, left alone.

Good movement away from the batter. Left alone.

Another one outside off, not played at.

On middle, defended.

WIDE! Looking to bowl that magic ball! Starts this one from leg pole but it keeps going with the angle. Wided.

Another dot! On middle, defended.

On middle, blocked.

Another dot! On middle, this is nudged to mid-wicket.

OUT! TAKEN! That is the start Sri Lanka would have wanted. Lahiru Kumara strikes on the very first ball he bowls. Fuller and outside off, the tempter. Bowes looks to drive, this goes off the outside edge and it is taken by the keeper.

On off, defended.

Outside off, left alone.

BEATEN! Fuller and shaping away. Young looks to drive but is beaten.

On off, this is pushed towards cover for one.

A HUGE APPEAL FOR CAUGHT BEHIND! NOT GIVE! Review taken! OUT! There is an edge. There was a sound when it went past the bat and it was a faint edge. Two in the over for Lahiru Kumara and Sri Lanka well and truly in this. Length and on off, this lands and moves away. Tom Blundell looks to defend but this takes the edge and goes to the keeper.

On off, right on the money to begin with! Defended.

Another dot! On off, kept out.

On the stumps, blocked.

Shorter and on off, this is pushed through covers for one. The Kiwis are underway.

On off, defended.

FOUR! Put away! First boundary of the game. Length but on the pads, this is worked down to the fine leg fence for a boundary.