Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI Live Score

Mitchell Santner to Avishka Fernando, Another excellent nut to end! Slower again and around off. Fernando leans forward and looks to block. But this one turns away too and is beaten. 

Mitchell Santner to Avishka Fernando, That's a beauty! Slower and around off. It lands and spins away sharply. Fernando is beaten as he looks to defend. 

Mitchell Santner to Avishka Fernando, Fuller and around off. Fernando pushes it to covers. 

Mitchell Santner to Pathum Nissanka, Around off. Floated up. This is pushed down to long off for one. Sri Lanka and Nissanka are underway! 

Mitchell Santner to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up on middle. Blocked. 

Mitchell Santner to Pathum Nissanka, Flatter and on off. A little bit of extra bounce and turn away. It is pushed to cover. 

We are back for the chase! New Zealand players are making their way out to the middle now and spread out to take their respective field positions. Pathum Nissanka and Avishka Fernando are the two openers for Sri Lanka. Mitchell Santner takes the new ball himself and will start proceedings here. Here we go...

... THE RUN CHASE ...

New Zealand will feel they're at least 30 runs short of what could have been a competitive total. They'll need early wickets now if they are to put pressure on the hosts. Sri Lanka on the other hand, will back themselves to chase this down. Join us in a bit for the second essay.

Sadeera Samarawickrama is up for a quick chat. He says that it was a pretty good fielding effort from the team. Adds that it is tough out there with the dew but everyone worked hard and it is showing. Mentions that he takes his fielding very seriously and always tries to improve on that. Says that their fielding coach, Upul Chandana was a great fielder in his time and he wants them to stop at lease 15-20 in each game and grab a few half-chances as well.

After losing 4 wickets for below 100, Mark Chapman and Mitchell Hay batted brilliantly and revived the New Zealand innings. When they were batting, 250 looked possible. However, Fernando in the 37th over managed to get Chapman and Michael Bracewell and from then on, the lower order crumbled too. 

A really good performance with the ball by Sri Lanka! They really made the Kiwis work hard for their runs and also managed to take timely wickets. It was the spinners who did a good job at the start. Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana and Jeffrey Vandersay really were good in the first phase of the innings. It was Asitha Fernando though who actually bowled the over which took his side right on top. 

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Hay, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Maheesh Theekshana wraps things up and Mitchell Hay has been dismissed on 49. Flatter, full and around off, Hay goes down for the reverse sweep but misses as the ball passes very close to the bat and his gloves. There is a huge appeal by the Lankans and they look confident as there is a small noise. However, the umpire says no. Charith Asalanka takes the review, UtraEdge shows a spike when the ball is close to the gloves and the on-field call is overturned. To be fair, even before the decision came on the big screen, Hay started to walk back, and only the umpire was on the field to raise his finger. New Zealand have been bowled out for 209!

Asitha Fernando to Jacob Duffy, Back of a length and on middle, Jacob Duffy stays back and pats it down the pitch.

Asitha Fernando to Jacob Duffy, An excellent yorker, on middle, Jacob Duffy just about manages to dig it out.

Asitha Fernando to Jacob Duffy, FOUR! Just short! Asitha Fernando bangs it in the pitch and on middle, Jacob Duffy goes for the pull but gets a top edge. The ball goes in the air towards fine leg where Maheesh Theekshana runs forward for the catch but this one bounces well in front of him and then goes over his slide for another boundary. Sloppy again from the Lankans.

Asitha Fernando to Jacob Duffy, Short of a length but angling down the leg side, Jacob Duffy misses his pull. Wided.

Asitha Fernando to Mitchell Hay, Slower one, full and on leg, Mitchell Hay moves across and mistimes his scoop in front of fine leg for a single.

Asitha Fernando to Mitchell Hay, MISFIELD AND FOUR! That brings up the 200 for New Zealand as well! A low full toss, on middle, Mitchell Hay drills it down the ground and wide of long on. Jeffrey Vandersay runs to his left, bends down to collect it but the ball bounces just in front of him, hits his hands and goes away for a boundary.

Asitha Fernando to Mitchell Hay, Fuller in length and just around leg, Mitchell Hay goes down across to scoop it away but fails to connect. It is not called a wide. However, it looks like Hay is suffering from a bit of cramps and the physio is in to check on him.

Maheesh Theekshana to Jacob Duffy, Drags his length back again, on middle, turns in, Jacob Duffy gets cramped up and stabs it down the pitch.

Maheesh Theekshana to Jacob Duffy, Floated, full and on middle, Jacob Duffy defends it down the pitch.

Maheesh Theekshana to Jacob Duffy, Quicker, short and on middle, Jacob Duffy nudges it to mid-wicket.

Maheesh Theekshana to Jacob Duffy, Flighted, full and on off, Jacob Duffy drives it to short covers.

Jacob Duffy is the last man in for New Zealand.

Maheesh Theekshana to Ish Sodhi, OUT! STUMPED! Excellent work from the keeper here! Maheesh Theekshana fires one full and down the leg side. Ish Sodhi looks to glance it away but misses and loses his balance too as he walks out of the crease. Kusal Mendis grabs it behind the stumps and shows quick reflexes to break the stumps.  The replay shows that Sodhi's bat was in the air and he has to go. He smacks the bat in the ground in frustration and the Kiwis are nine down now. Also, it is called a wide.

Maheesh Theekshana to Ish Sodhi, FOUR! That will help! A boundary after a long, long time! Flatter, short but down the leg side, Ish Sodhi gets inside the line of it and heaves it through backward square leg for a boundary.

Maheesh Theekshana to Ish Sodhi, A bit short and around off, Ish Sodhi punches it to extra covers.

Dunith Wellalage to Mitchell Hay, In the air...safe! Floated, full and on middle, Mitchell Hay changes his stance and plays the reverse sweep. He does not get it right as it goes off the top edge and lands over the running point fielder. Two runs taken.

Dunith Wellalage to Ish Sodhi, Drags his length back, on off, Ish Sodhi steers it towards short third for one.

Dunith Wellalage to Ish Sodhi, Short again, on middle, Ish Sodhi punches it to short covers.

Dunith Wellalage to Ish Sodhi, Flatter, short and outside off, Ish Sodhi misses out on is cut.

Dunith Wellalage to Mitchell Hay, Floated, full and on off, Mitchell Hay goes down and swipes it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

Dunith Wellalage to Ish Sodhi, Tossed up, full and on off, Ish Sodhi drives it towards long off for a single.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Hay, Fires in a yorker, on middle, Mitchell Hay digs it back to the bowler.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Hay, Quicker, short and on middle, Mitchell Hay stabs it back to the bowler.

Maheesh Theekshana to Ish Sodhi, Flighted, full and on off, Ish Sodhi drives it towards long off for another run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Hay, Floated, short and on middle, turns in, Mitchell Hay punches it to long on for a run.

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Hay, Flatter, full and on off, Mitchell Hay drills it to short covers.

Maheesh Theekshana to Ish Sodhi, Tossed up, full and on off, Ish Sodhi tuks it through mid-wicket for a single.

Jeffrey Vandersay to Ish Sodhi, A bit short and around off, Ish Sodhi punches it through covers for a single. Just one run and two wickets off the over. Superb from Jeffrey Vandersay!

Jeffrey Vandersay to Ish Sodhi, Slows it up, full and on middle, Ish Sodhi defends it on the front foot.

Jeffrey Vandersay to Ish Sodhi, Flatter, short and around off, turns away, Ish Sodhi looks to guide it away but misses.

Jeffrey Vandersay to Ish Sodhi, No hat-trick for Jeffrey Vandersay! Tossed up, full and on off, Ish Sodhi strides out and taps it to short covers.

Ish Sodhi comes out to the middle to face the hat-trick ball.

Jeffrey Vandersay to Nathan Smith, OUT! LBW! TWO IN TWO FOR LANKA! Jeffrey Vandersay with a double strike here with another googly. Fuller and on middle, turning in. Nathan Smith tries to work it across the line but plays down the wrong line and misses getting hit on the front pad first, then the back pad. There is a huge appeal for LBW, and up goes the finger. However, Smith takes a review here. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking comes up with two reds and that wickets is umpire's call. The Kiwis keep their review but lose Smith for a golden duck. Also, Jeffrey Vandersay is on a hat-trick now!

Nathan Smith walks out to bat now.

Jeffrey Vandersay to Mitchell Santner, OUT! TAKEN! Another fantastic catch in the deep! Jeffrey Vandersay dishes out a googly, full and around off, turns away. Mitchell Santner backs away and looks to go big but fails to read it and mistimes it high up in the air towards long off. Pathum Nissanka covers a lot of ground to his left and dives in the air to take a stunning catch. The Lankans have been superb with their catching in this game. New Zealand are seven down now!

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Santner, On middle. This is punched down to long on for one. 

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Santner, Flatter and on off. Santner pushes it to cover.