Chameera to Anshuman Rath, out Caught by Kamindu Mendis!! Oh no! Rath falls two short of his fifty. The partnership is broken. Nizakat pats Rath on the helmet as he walks past him. Slower leg-cutter and it is short of length, Rath middles the pull but hits it flat and straight to deep mid-wicket. Kamindu barely had to move as clings on using his body. A good knock comes to an end. Anshuman Rath c Kamindu Mendis b Chameera 48(46) [4s-4]
Chameera to Anshuman Rath, no run, I0$ slower delivery around off, Rath knocks it to cover
Chameera to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, I0$ short of length delivery, Rath pulls and finds deep mid-wicket
Hasaranga to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, flighted on middle, Rath bends down and mistimes the sweep to deep mid-wicket
Hasaranga to Anshuman Rath, no run, pushed back to Hasaranga
Hasaranga to Anshuman Rath, FOUR, fabulous shot! Rath has played this inside out shot really well today. Tossed up around off, he stays leg-side of the ball and drives it through extra cover. The long-off fielder does not even bother to chase it
Hasaranga to Anshuman Rath, no run, uhhh! That could have so easily gone onto the stumps. Googly down leg, Rath sits down to sweep, misses and the ball hits the glove, lobs up and drops behind the stumps. Kusal Mendis was moving to his left to glove the ball and was left wrong-footed. Seemed like he got a hand but could not hold on. That would have been an unlucky way to be dismissed
Hasaranga to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, googly which is fraction short, Rath pulls straight and down towards long-on
Theekshana to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, I0$ quicker and at the stumps, Rath eases it to long-on
Theekshana to Anshuman Rath, wide, I0$ darted outside off, Rath leaves and umpire signals a wide. Theekshana not happy with the decision
Theekshana to Anshuman Rath, no run, I0$ quicker and outside off, Rath toe-ends the punch to cover
Theekshana to Anshuman Rath, wide, once more fires it outside off and Rath lets it pass, collects the wide
Theekshana to Anshuman Rath, wide, wild delivery - attempted off-spinner and Theekshana loses his radar completely, well outside off and the umpire even checks if the ball landed on the playing surface. The third umpire has a look and confirms it is pitching within the 22 yards
Nuwan Thushara to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, I0$ slower short of length delivery, Rath gets on top of the bounce and pulls to deep mid-wicket
Nuwan Thushara to Anshuman Rath, 2 runs, I0$ slower ball around leg, Rath squeezes it off the inside edge to deep square leg and races back for the second. The throw comes in from the deep and hits him on the hand
Nuwan Thushara to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, fullish delivery on middle, Rath drives it past Thushara and settle with a single
Asalanka to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, drifting down leg, Rath flicks to deep mid-wicket
Asalanka to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, I0$ very full delivery, Rath digs the clip out to deep mid-wicket
Asalanka to Anshuman Rath, FOUR, lovely shot! I0$ fired it full on off, Rath makes room and lofts it inside out over extra cover
Hasaranga to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, I0$ tossed up delivery, Rath knocks it to long-on
Hasaranga to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, I0$ flighted and fraction short, Rath chops it to backward point
Asalanka to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, sliding in with the angle, Rath drives it to long-on and retains strike
Asalanka to Anshuman Rath, 2 runs, full toss around leg, Rath makes room and drives it wide of long-off, easy brace
Asalanka to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, tossed up on off, Rath eases it to long-off
Hasaranga to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, flighted delivery, Rath tries to heave and gets a thick inside edge to deep square leg
Hasaranga to Anshuman Rath, no run, another wrong 'un around off, Rath opens the bat face and guides it to short third
Hasaranga to Anshuman Rath, no run, googly close to off, Rath checks his shot and chips it to the right of Hasaranga, just lands in front
Asalanka to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, I0$ flatter delivery around off, Rath eases it to long-off
Asalanka to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, full toss on leg-stump, Rath drives it down to long-on
Hasaranga to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, googly on middle, Rath nudges it to mid-wicket and retains strike
Hasaranga to Anshuman Rath, 2 runs, floated up outside off, Rath drives in front of square and scampers back before the sweeper tidies up
Hasaranga to Anshuman Rath, no run, flighted delivery on off, Rath drills it straight back at Hasaranga
Hasaranga to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, tossed up around off, Rath pushes it off the inner half to mid-wicket
Hasaranga to Anshuman Rath, FOUR, Hasaranga starts with a long hop and Rath latches on, rocks back and hammers the pull to deep square leg. He really muscled that and didn't give the fielders in the deep any chance
Theekshana to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, I0$ full pitcher around off, Rath drives firmly to mid-off and a fumble allows him to complete the single with ease
Theekshana to Anshuman Rath, no run, I0$ quicker and drifted across, Rath chops it in front of cover
Theekshana to Anshuman Rath, no run, strays down leg, Rath helps it along but can't beat short fine
Chameera to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, I0$ back of a length on off, Rath tucks it to square leg
Chameera to Anshuman Rath, no run, uhhh! That's better from Chameera. I0$ pounded into the back of a length region, the ball takes off from there, Rath is surprised and has a tentative poke, beaten on the outside edge. Carries nicely to Kusal Mendis
Theekshana to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, carrom ball close to off, Rath eases it to mid-off and rushes to the other end
Theekshana to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, drifting across off, Rath pushes it off the inner half to long-on
Nuwan Thushara to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, I0$ on a length and outside off, Rath slices it through backward point and there's protection in the deep
Nuwan Thushara to Anshuman Rath, leg byes, FOUR, I0$ strays down leg, Rath misses the clip and the ball deflects off the pad, beats a diving Kusal Mendis and runs away to the fine leg fence
Chameera to Anshuman Rath, FOUR, shot! First real shot of convinction. Full pitcher outside off, Rath leans into the drive and creams it square on the off-side, beats cover-point and the ball races away
Chameera to Anshuman Rath, 3 runs, I0$ full and shaping into pads, Rath clips it between mid-wicket and mid-on, long chase for Asalanka from mid-on and he manages to get there, saves a run
Chameera to Anshuman Rath, no run, I0$ swings into the left hander, Rath flicks and picks out mid-wicket
Chameera to Anshuman Rath, 1 run, full and swinging into the pads, Rath misses the flick and the ball deflects off the pad. Given as run
Nuwan Thushara to Anshuman Rath, leg byes, 1 run, stifled appeal for LBW. I0$ fullish delivery and it shapes in, Rath is rooted to the crease and the ball beats the inside edge, strikes both pads and that was the two sounds, might have been swinging too much and hence Sri Lanka don't review
Nuwan Thushara to Anshuman Rath, no run, I0$ full and swinging in, Rath pushes it to mid-on