New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka Live Cricket Score 2nd ODI: Follow Scorecard And Match Action From Hamilton – News18

Jacob Duffy walks out next.

35.6 – OUT! c Asitha Fernando b Eshan Malinga.

35.5 – Eshan Malinga bowls a slinging yorker, on off, tails back in a bit. Daryl Mitchell tries to hit it out of the park but gets beaten on the inside edge.

35.4 – Pitched up, on off, Matt Henry drives it to mid off where a fumble allows another run comfortably.

35.3 – 250 UP FOR THE KIWIS! Very full and outside off, Daryl Mitchell drills it to long off for just a run.

35.2 – Full toss again, angling into leg, Matt Henry misses hsi flick as the ball goes off his pads towards mid-wicket. A leg bye is taken.

35.1 – A low full toss, on middle, Daryl Mitchell swipes it off the inside half of the bat through mid-wicket for a single.

34.6 – OUT! TAKEN! TWO IN TWO! Nathan Smith goes back for a golden duck! This is the carrom ball, tossed up, full and around off. Smith looks to slog it across the line first ball, but the turn away takes the top edge. The ball goes in the air towards deep point where Kamindu Mendis runs forward and dives in to take an outstanding catch. Sri Lanka pulling things back nicely here! Also, Maheesh Theekshana will be on a hat-trick in his next over.

Batsman_1 : Nathan Smith 0(1)

Batsman_2 : Daryl Mitchell 36(34)

Bowler : Maheesh Theekshana 3/40(7)

Over : 35

Run : 7

Wicket : 2

Score : 247/7

Matt Henry walks out next to bat.

34.6 – OUT! c Kamindu Mendis b Maheesh Theekshana.

34.5 – OUT! EXCELLENT CATCH IN THE DEEP! Maheesh Theekshana gets his second. He bowls this flatter, full and outside off. Mitchell Santner goes after it and connects well too. However, unfortunately for him he hits it flat and hard straight towards sweeper covers. Chamindu Wickramasinghe runs in and dives forward to take a lovely catch. Santner departs for 20 off 15, and New Zealand are 247/6!

Nathan Smith walks out next.

34.4 – Fires one full and around off, Daryl Mitchell drives it towards extra covers for another run.

34.3 – A low full toss, on middle, Mitchell Santner drills it wide of long on where the fielder dives to his right to make a fine stop. They cross.

34.2 – Floated, full and outside off, Daryl Mitchell tries to loft it over extra covers but slices it towards deep point for a single.

34.1 – FOUR BYES! That’s very unlucky for the bowler! Maheesh Theekshana bowls a carrom ball, full and around off. It pitches it and just takes off, Daryl Mitchell swings but misses and Kusal Mendis also gets beaten by the extra bounce. The ball races to the third man fence for a boundary.

33.6 – Another full toss, outside off, Daryl Mitchell this time fails to put it away and slaps it straight towards extra covers for one. 16 runs off the over!

Batsman_1 : Daryl Mitchell 34(31)

Batsman_2 : Mitchell Santner 19(13)

Bowler : Asitha Fernando 1/54(7)

Over : 34

Run : 16

Wicket : 0

Score : 240/5

33.5 – A full toss, on off, Mitchell Santner tries to slog it a bit too hard and mistimes it towards long on for a single.

33.4 – FOUR MORE! This is not good bowling! Asitha Fernando goes on pace and pitches it up, outside off. Mitchell Santner gets the chance to free his arms and slices it wide of deep point for another boundary.

33.3 – Change of pace, back of a length and outside off, Mitchell Santner tries to reach for it but only stabs it down the pitch.

33.2 – FOUR! Fine shot! 10 off the first 2 balls! Fuller again and just around off. Mitchell Santner steps across again and with a lovely swing of the bat and thrashes it wide of long off for a one-bounce four.

33.1 – SIX! SMOKED! Asitha Fernando goes fuller and just on off. Mitchell Santner walks across to get in line of the ball and dispatches it over the long off fence for a biggie.

32.6 – Flatter, short and angles down the leg. Daryl Mitchell stays back to paddle it away but misses. Once again, no wide give. Wanindu Hasaranga finishes his spell with figures of 8-0-39-2!

Batsman_1 : Daryl Mitchell 33(30)

Batsman_2 : Mitchell Santner 4(8)

Bowler : Wanindu Hasaranga 2/39(8)

Over : 33

Run : 2

Wicket : 0

Score : 224/5

32.5 – Looped up, full and on off, Mitchell Santner knocks it in front of short covers for a quick one.

32.2 – Floated, short again and outside off, turns further away. Daryl Mitchell steps across but fails to reach out. It is not given as a wide and Mitchell cannot believe it.

32.1 – Goes short and outside off, Daryl Mitchell cuts it towards point.

32.4 – An appeal for LBW, but turned down!

32.3 – Tossed up, full and on middle, Daryl Mitchell tucks it through mid-wicket for a single.

31.3 – Right in the blockhole, outside off, Daryl Mitchell squeezes it out to deep point for a single.

31.6 – Overpitched and around off, Daryl Mitchell drills it hard towards long off but just for one.

Batsman_1 : Daryl Mitchell 32(26)

Batsman_2 : Mitchell Santner 3(6)

Bowler : Asitha Fernando 1/38(6)

Over : 32

Run : 4

Wicket : 0

Score : 222/5

31.5 – Pitched up and on middle and leg, Mitchell Santner eases it to long on for another run.

31.4 – Short of a length and on middle, Mitchell Santner keeps it out to the leg side.

31.1 – Back of a length and on off, Mitchell Santner stabs it out to extra covers.

30.6 – Quicker, short and on off, Daryl Mitchell pats it to the left of the bowler. Just 7 runs and a big wicket from the over even with the biggie.

Batsman_1 : Daryl Mitchell 30(24)

Batsman_2 : Mitchell Santner 1(2)

Bowler : Wanindu Hasaranga 2/37(7)

Over : 31

Run : 7

Wicket : 1

Score : 218/5

31.2 – On a length and on off, Mitchell Santner pushes it through covers for a single.