Another botch up as he tucks it into the leg side and was trying to sneak a run, fielder quickly gathers the ball and pings a sharp throw to the keeper, he is well short of his crease as Sri Lanka register an emphatic win over Scotland.
Sri Lanka vs Scotland, 19th Match, Group B at Bulawayo, CWC Qualifier, Jun 27 2023 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
19th Match, Group B, Bulawayo, June 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier
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end of over 2910 runs • 2 wickets
SCOT: 163/10CRR: 5.62 • RRR: 3.95 • Need 83 runs from 21 overs
Chris Greaves56 (41b 7x4 2x6)
Dhananjaya de Silva 2-0-18-0
Lahiru Kumara 5-0-30-1
245 proved more than enough on a surface that had plenty of assistance for spinners. Greaves remains not out on 56 and gave them a sniff but he got no support from his teammates. Props to Greaves for first bowling his heart out and snapping up four wickets and then fighting it tooth and nail with the bat, what a fighter! Only McBride got to a substantial score (29), and no other significant contribution came from any other batter. A sorry looking scorecard for Scotland. Theekshana took three wickets while Hasaranga continued to cash in on his great form, took two prized scalps while Shanaka and Rajitha took one wicket apiece to register a clinical victory. Sri Lanka will be pleased to carry four points into Super Six stage and a strong net run rate of 3.047.
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Dasun Shanaka, Sri Lanka captain: "The boys are excited for the next round. These two points are very crucial. The wicket was not easy to bat on compared to the other wickets. Credit to Nissanka and Asalanka. Playing positively and getting out is not a problem for us. Theekshana and Hasaranga always do the job for us."
Richie Berrington, Scotland captain: "We were looking to utilise the early movement...was a fantastic effort in the last fifteen overs to bowl them out under 250. We tried to be really smart with our fielding. The wicket was a little slower today. Greaves has come into the attack slightly earlier as well. But it has always depended on the situation. We were up with the rate all the way through...disappointing that we fell so many runs short. Not our day with the bat. We will look to come back strong in the next game."
Maheesh Theekshana, Player of the Match: "We wanted to bowl stump-to-stump, and with our variations, we knew we could get them out. For the first two-three balls I kept it wider, but then I kept it wicket to wicket. I think my strength is bowling with the new ball. We knew we had 10 overs to bat when I walked out, so I wanted to play till the end and get those extra 20-30 runs."
28.6
W
Dhananjaya to Greaves, OUT
Alasdair Evans run out (Hasaranga/†Mendis) 0 (0b 0x4 0x6 2m) SR: 0
28.5
4
Dhananjaya to Greaves, FOUR runs
Brute force in those wrists! Pitched up on the pads, muscles it through midwicket for a boundary. The crack of that off the bat!
28.4
4
Dhananjaya to Greaves, FOUR runs
Tossed up and was dipping, marvelously fashioned four, a powerful slog sweep over midwicket to bring up his half-century in style, spectacular all-round performance from the talismanic all-rounder
28.3
1W
Dhananjaya to Greaves, 1 run, OUT
Shuffles across and paddles it over the keepers head, finds short fine, Greaves calls for the second run which was never on, mix-up in the middle and Sole wasn't interested at all in the second run and he is not even in the picture, Lahiru throws at the right end (non striker) and de Silva quickly whips the bails off.
Chris Sole run out (Kumara/de Silva) 17 (21b 2x4 0x6 27m) SR: 80.95
28.2
1
Dhananjaya to Sole, 1 run
Drills it downtown, de Silva gets his hand on it and prevents a certain boundary, that was belted out of the screws, very tough take
28.1
•
Dhananjaya to Sole, no run
tossed up outside off, makes room and flat bats it to wide mid-off
end of over 286 runs
SCOT: 153/8CRR: 5.46 • RRR: 4.22 • Need 93 runs from 22 overs
Chris Greaves47 (37b 5x4 2x6)
Chris Sole16 (19b 2x4)
Lahiru Kumara 5-0-30-1
Dhananjaya de Silva 1-0-8-0
27.6
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Lahiru Kumara to Greaves, no run
Defended back to the bowler
27.5
4
Lahiru Kumara to Greaves, FOUR runs
Length ball, outside off, whisked away off the backfoot past point for a blistering boundary. The combative approach from Scotland's lower order has resulted in a fifty partnership
27.4
1lb
Lahiru Kumara to Sole, 1 leg bye
Appealing like and enthusiastic boy, pitched a touch short, kept a bit low as well but probably going just going past leg stump
27.3
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Lahiru Kumara to Sole, no run
Beats his swish! Short of a length, unimpeachable line outside off, tries to steer that down to point but got beaten by the cunning change of pace
27.2
1
Lahiru Kumara to Greaves, 1 run
Pitched up and wide outside off, takes a stride out and plinks it out to sweeper for a run
27.1
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Lahiru Kumara to Greaves, no run
Drags his length back, angling in from outside off, biffed back to the bowler on the up
Surath: "Wicket seems to have eased up! Batters keep getting those boundaries and they game isn't over! "
Kris: "Greaves definitely putting his hand up to be the POTM! Honestly, I think he'd already done enough to earn it."
Hamdan: "Seems lower order of Scotland is reading Hasaranga quite well." They took him on and put him off his line with counter-attacking approach
end of over 278 runs
SCOT: 147/8CRR: 5.44 • RRR: 4.30 • Need 99 runs from 23 overs
Chris Sole16 (17b 2x4)
Chris Greaves42 (33b 4x4 2x6)
Dhananjaya de Silva 1-0-8-0
Maheesh Theekshana 10-0-41-3
26.6
2
Dhananjaya to Sole, 2 runs
Another reverse sweep, lobs up and falls short of backward point
26.5
1
Dhananjaya to Greaves, 1 run
Round the wicket, fuller, inverses his stance for the switch hit, backward point rockets a throw at striker's end but the batter made his ground just in the nick of time
26.4
1
Dhananjaya to Sole, 1 run
Overpitched on the legs, whipped away aerially into the acres of spaces at deep midwicket
26.3
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Dhananjaya to Sole, no run
Nicely looped up on a fuller length, turning in from middle, clipped to the leg side
26.2
4
Dhananjaya to Sole, FOUR runs
Springs down the track, gets a thick outside edge and it dribbles away to third man boundary, was trying to go down the wicket but he gets the desired result
26.1
•
Dhananjaya to Sole, no run
Tossed up on a length, spins back markedly from outside off, goes for the expansive cut and misses
end of over 2612 runs
SCOT: 139/8CRR: 5.34 • RRR: 4.45 • Need 107 runs from 24 overs
Chris Greaves41 (32b 4x4 2x6)
Chris Sole9 (12b 1x4)
Maheesh Theekshana 10-0-41-3
Wanindu Hasaranga 6-0-42-2
25.6
•
Theekshana to Greaves, no run
Lobbed up on a length, spinning away outside off, backing away to cut but can't lay bat on it
25.5
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Theekshana to Greaves, no run
Plants forward and punches this into the covers
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