slog-sweeps and hit in front - given! Looked pretty adjacent but Malinga reviews
24.3
0
Dawson to Malinga, no run, quicker ball on a wider line, Malinga fishes at it and is beaten
24.2
0
Dawson to Malinga, no run, tossed up outside off, 51mph and kicking up to hit the splice
24.1
0
Dawson to Malinga, no run, left alone wide of off stump
Slip and short straight mid-on
END OF OVER:24 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 112/8 (244 runs required from 26 overs, RR: 4.66, RRR: 9.38)
- Asitha Fernando1 (4b)
- Eshan Malinga2 (3b)
- Jamie Overton2-0-4-1
- Liam Dawson5-0-15-2
23.6
0
Overton to Fernando, no run, swings past off stump! Asitha was in a different post code. Full and shaping away right at the last moment, despite being held cross-seam. Overton is flummoxed
23.5
0
Overton to Fernando, no run, flung down at 90mph, just outside leg. Asitha goes dancing away and throws the hands again. Misses!
23.4
1
Overton to Malinga, 1 run, fired across the bows and sliced for one
"At the very start of the match , I had commented that this will be a one sided affair in favour of England, looks like I was quite right." Well done you, Jay. There's a gold star in the post
23.3
1
Overton to Fernando, 1 run, full at leg stumps and Asitha backs away and throws the bat, sliced away to deep third
He looks over, but will have to get checked over. Good to go again... And short leg is brought in
23.2
4lb
Overton to Fernando, 4 leg byes, sconed! Asitha ducks into a short one and takes a glancing blow on the swede! Flies away over Cox and down to the boundary
Asitha Fernando is the No. 10 batter
23.1
W
Overton to Liyanage, OUT, steepling top edge, swallowed behind the stumps! Overton gets in on the fun now. Short ball, Liyanage swivels into a hack across the line but only manages to splice it up into the clouds. Another simple bit of work for Cox behind the poles
J Liyanage c †Cox b Overton 19 (20b 1x4 1x6) SR: 95
END OF OVER:23 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 106/7 (250 runs required from 27 overs, RR: 4.60, RRR: 9.25)
- Janith Liyanage19 (19b)
- Eshan Malinga1 (2b)
- Liam Dawson5-0-15-2
- Jamie Overton1-0-2-0
22.6
1
Dawson to Liyanage, 1 run, shuffles down and clips through mid-on
"I'm not too hot on DLS, but I think at 6 down SL would have needed to be on 265 at the 20 over mark..." Would have been a tough ask, Pete
22.5
1
Dawson to Malinga, 1 run, flatter outside off, 55mph/88kph and dabbed through backward point
22.4
0
Dawson to Malinga, no run, ragged out of the rough, beats the inside edge! Cox makes an acrobatic take high to his right
Eshan Malinga is next in
22.3
W
Dawson to Colombage, OUT, beats him on the walk, Cox finishes the job! Maiden List A stumping for him, on a day of firsts. Colombage was clearly getting itchy just tapping them back and strode out for a whirl. Slipped through past the inside edge, Cox collects down leg and nudges off the bails
S Colombage st †Cox b Dawson 4 (19b 0x4 0x6) SR: 21.05
22.2
0
Dawson to Colombage, no run, flighted, off-stump line, prodded away
22.1
0
Dawson to Colombage, no run, tossed up high, Colombage has a big wing up and swing, losing his bottom hand on the bat. Manages to keep his back foot anchored, though, as Cox hovers by the bails
END OF OVER:22 | 2 Runs | SL: 104/6 (252 runs required from 28 overs, RR: 4.72, RRR: 9.00)
- Sachindu Colombage4 (16b)
- Janith Liyanage18 (18b)
- Jamie Overton1-0-2-0
- Liam Dawson4-0-13-1
21.6
1
Overton to Colombage, 1 run, fired in fuller and straighter. Colombage plays it carefully in front of square on the off side and scurries through for one
21.5
0
Overton to Colombage, no run, banged in back of a length, 85mph and defended coming across
"Jamie Overton is quite a useful 7th bowling option to have…" observes Freddie
21.4
1
Overton to Liyanage, 1 run, length ball in the channel and Liyanage smokes a back-foot drive out to deep point
21.3
0
Overton to Liyanage, no run, slightly short of a length and pushed away square
21.2
0
Overton to Liyanage, no run, banged in back of a length, 86mph/138kph on the stumps and blocked
21.1
0
Overton to Liyanage, no run, beautifully bowled, kicks and seams from a length, past Liyanage's tentative push
With enough overs in the can, Brook brings Jamie Overton on
END OF OVER:21 | 3 Runs | SL: 102/6 (254 runs required from 29 overs, RR: 4.85, RRR: 8.75)
- Sachindu Colombage3 (14b)
- Janith Liyanage17 (14b)
- Liam Dawson4-0-13-1
- Joe Root3-0-15-1
20.6
0
Dawson to Colombage, no run, quicker ball, this pitches and straightens and takes a leading edge into the covers
20.5
0
Dawson to Colombage, no run, floated up straight, 53mph/85kph and tucked to midwicket
20.4
0
Dawson to Colombage, no run, defended back down the track
20.3
1
Dawson to Liyanage, 1 run, full, drifting in with the arm, punched down to long-off
