Nimasha Madushani to Shafali Verma, out Caught&Bowled!! Gone! Sri Lanka have broken the partnership. Some respite for them. Shafali has been finally dismissed after being unbeaten in the previous two games. She moves around in the crease before staying put and trying to work it into the leg-side, the ball hits the splice of the bat and pops it straight back, Madushani holds her nerve and hangs on. A fine knock comes to an end. Shafali Verma c and b Nimasha Madushani 79(46) [4s-12 6s-1]
15.1
4
Nimasha Madushani to Shafali Verma, FOUR, lovely shot! Madushani is bowling from over the wicket, darts it full and across the right hander, Shafali steps down and makes room to play the inside out drive, drills it past extra cover and there's no stopping that
15
Kawya Kavindi to Shafali Verma, 1 run, full and outside off, Shafali comes down the track and hammers it straight to deep extra cover
14.2
Kawya Kavindi to Shafali Verma, 1 run, good length ball around off, Shafali sits down and swipes it to long-on
14.1
Kawya Kavindi to Shafali Verma, no run, fullish delivery outside off, Shafali drills the drive straight to extra cover
13.5
Malsha Shehani to Shafali Verma, 1 run, flatter and drifting into leg, Shafali punches it to long-on
13.1
Malsha Shehani to Shafali Verma, 1 run, fired full and at the stumps, Shafali flicks it to deep mid-wicket
12.4
Chamari Athapaththu to Shafali Verma, 1 run, darted full around off, Shafali flicks it wide of long-on
12.3
2
Chamari Athapaththu to Shafali Verma, 2 runs, floated up outside off, lands pretty full and Shafali intentionally goes over the off-side field, does not middle it and settles with a couple
12.2
4
Chamari Athapaththu to Shafali Verma, FOUR, what power! Shafali comes down the track, converts it into a low full toss and uses her bottom hand to drill it past Smriti. There was long-on in place but the fielder had no chance of getting across
11.2
Rashmika Sewwandi to Shafali Verma, 1 run, good length ball on leg, Shafali punches it to long-on
11.1
4
Rashmika Sewwandi to Shafali Verma, leg byes, FOUR, half an appeal for LBW. Shafali walks down the pitch and yorks herself, misses the flick and is struck on the pad. The ball deflects to the right of the keeper and runs away. The angle was taking it down leg
10.5
Nimasha Madushani to Shafali Verma, 1 run, flatter delivery at the stumps, Shafali makes room and punches it to extra cover
10.4
4
Nimasha Madushani to Shafali Verma, FOUR, unlucky! Fired outside off, Shafali reaches fo the big shot and does not get any bat. The ball keeps drifting away and gives the keeper no chance as well. But the umpire has given it as runs.. Shafali won't be complaining
10.3
6
Nimasha Madushani to Shafali Verma, SIX, there's the first six. You can expect her to step on the accelerator even more. Shimmies down, gives herself the room to free the hands and launches it over long-off
10.2
Nimasha Madushani to Shafali Verma, no run, not all that short and no room as well, Shafali looks to cut and chops it behind to the keeper
10.1
F
Nimasha Madushani to Shafali Verma, FOUR, hat-trick of fifties for Shafali. She has been in terrific form since making her return to the ODI squad during the World Cup. She just failed in the opening game and hasn't been dismissed since in this series. Coming to the ball: Fraction short and Shafali is quick to pounce, rocks back and pulls it in front of square, splitting the two fielders in the deep expertly
10
Kavisha Dilhari to Shafali Verma, 1 run, 79.7kph, turn and bounce on this leggie, Shafali goes back and uppishly cuts to deep cover
9.5
2
Kavisha Dilhari to Shafali Verma, 2 runs, fraction short, cut hard through the covers off the back foot. Deep extra cover runs to her left to mop it up
9.3
Kavisha Dilhari to Shafali Verma, 1 run, 77.6kph, loopy full toss and that's been driven down to long-off
9.2
4
Kavisha Dilhari to Shafali Verma, FOUR, a drag down from Kavisha Dilhari as she bowls the leggie. Shafali punishes. Goes back in the crease and hammers the pull to find the gap between deep midwicket and long-on
8.4
Malsha Shehani to Shafali Verma, 1 run, 81.2kph, Shafali shimmies down, takes it on the full and drives along the ground to long-on
8.3
Malsha Shehani to Shafali Verma, no run, 79kph, tossed up and full, driven hard and Malsha Shehani makes a diving stop to her right
7.5
Kavisha Dilhari to Shafali Verma, 1 run, 81.1kph, Shafali stays back and moves leg-side to chop this length ball towards long-off
7.2
Kavisha Dilhari to Shafali Verma, 1 run, 82.6kph, goes back in her crease to slap this length ball to deep extra cover
7.1
Kavisha Dilhari to Shafali Verma, no run, 79kph, length ball just outside off, punched to backward point
6.4
Nimasha Madushani to Shafali Verma, 1 run, 78.4kph, flighted delivery outside off, Shafali comes down the track and drills it to deep extra cover
6.1
Nimasha Madushani to Shafali Verma, 1 run, flighted outside off, hint of spin, Shafali slashes and outside-edges towards short third man who makes a diving stop to her left
6
Chamari Athapaththu to Shafali Verma, 1 run, knocked down to long-on
5.5
2
Chamari Athapaththu to Shafali Verma, 2 runs, 89.4kph, Shafali makes room and decides to biff this fullish ball over mid-off. Not quite of the middle of the bat. The mid-off fielder runs back and acrobatically flicks it back into play to save a couple of runs
5.4
4
Chamari Athapaththu to Shafali Verma, FOUR, Shafali is dealing in boundaries. 87.1kph, full and on the pads, Shafali gets down on one leg to fiercely sweep it over backward square leg. One bounce and into the fence
5.3
4
Chamari Athapaththu to Shafali Verma, FOUR, 84.9kph, the length is on the shorter side, Shafali Verma pulls hard and into the gap through square leg
5
Rashmika Sewwandi to Shafali Verma, no run, 101.9kph, short again, Shafali pulls again but the fielder at square leg makes a diving stop to her left
4.5
4
Rashmika Sewwandi to Shafali Verma, FOUR, 102.7kph, Sewwandi shortens her length, Shafali walks down the pitch to pull it through square leg. No one is going to stop that
4.4
Rashmika Sewwandi to Shafali Verma, no run, 103.8kph, comes down the track, converts it into a half-volley and drills it straight to extra cover
4.3
4
Rashmika Sewwandi to Shafali Verma, FOUR, 101kph, length ball wide of off, Shafali walks down the pitch and flashes her blade to slap it through point. The ball reaches the fence in a jiffy
4
4
Kawya Kavindi to Shafali Verma, FOUR, that's hit with authority! 95.5kph, pace off from Kavindi, Shafali Verma dances down the pitch, converts it into a half-volley and thumps it over the bowler's head for a one-bounce four. 14 runs off the over
3.1
Kawya Kavindi to Shafali Verma, 1 run, 104.9kph, back of a length angling in towards middle, tucked through midwicket
3
Kavisha Dilhari to Shafali Verma, 1 run, 81kph, Shafali shimmies down, gets close to the pitch of this tossed up ball and drives firmly to long-on
2.5
Kavisha Dilhari to Shafali Verma, no run, 79.6kph, tossed up ball on a length, middle-stump line and that's been knocked back to the bowler
2.4
4
Kavisha Dilhari to Shafali Verma, FOUR, round the wicket, shortish outside off, Shafali Verma rocks back and slaps the cut wide of extra cover. In the gap and the ball bullets away to the fence
2
4
Kawya Kavindi to Shafali Verma, FOUR, first boundary for Shafali Verma! 103.2kph, on a length and outside off, Shafali advances down the pitch and slightly moves leg-side to access the off-side. Beautifully drives on the rise and finds the gap through extra cover
1.2
Kawya Kavindi to Shafali Verma, 1 run, dug in short, Shafali walks forward to hurriedly pull it to deep midwicket
1.1
Kawya Kavindi to Shafali Verma, no run, 103.8kph, outswinger, Shafali walks forward and miscues the drive back to the bowler
0.5
Malsha Shehani to Shafali Verma, 1 run, 81.5kph, jogs down the track, the length is on the shorter side and Shafali adjusts before turning it to midwicket
0.4
Malsha Shehani to Shafali Verma, no run, 80.8kph, non-turner on a length, Shafali Verma chops it to cover