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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lockie Ferguson batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.54 innings wickets is 0
snorter! Brushes the glove and even beats the keeper, who makes an excellent effort to get his hands to that. Tipped it over the bar
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lockie Ferguson batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.51 innings wickets is 0
plays a wild slog, squirts this off a thick inside edge to midwicket
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play type description is bye batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lockie Ferguson batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.52 innings wickets is 0
another short-ball, flies through to the keeper who leaps to get some glove on it. Bye collected. Surprised it wasn't called wide
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lockie Ferguson batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.5 innings wickets is 0
looks to back away and upper cut, Lockie's pace too good for Dimuth. Beaten
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Trent Boult batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.47 innings wickets is 0
slants a length ball across, defended.
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Trent Boult batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.44 innings wickets is 0
slash and a miss
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Trent Boult batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.41 innings wickets is 0
gets his bat down in time to keep out this fizzy length ball on middle
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Trent Boult batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.38 innings wickets is 0
beaten! Rash shot, looking to belt that over extra cover, no feet movement, beaten for pace
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play type description is four batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Trent Boult batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.5 innings wickets is 0
too short, sat up nicely and he slapped this over extra cover. Tired delivery this time
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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Trent Boult batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.51 innings wickets is 0
squirts this yorker-length delivery to square leg
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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lockie Ferguson batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 8 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.52 innings wickets is 0
backs away to belt this over mid-off, turns into a flat hit to the fielder
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play type description is four batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Lockie Ferguson batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 8 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.64 innings wickets is 0
walks across and scoops this low full toss to the fine leg boundary. T20 isn't his thing, innovation means stodgy defence. But hey, he innovates here
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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lockie Ferguson batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 8 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.65 innings wickets is 0
heaves across the line to deep square leg, came off a thick inside edge
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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Lockie Ferguson batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 8 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.72 innings wickets is 0
a no-ball was called even before the bowler delivered, Lakmal had a jolly good swing, top-edged it as the ball fell between the keeper running back and third man. <b> Time for a free-hit </b>
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lockie Ferguson batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 8 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.69 innings wickets is 0
<strong>ducks under this free-hit!</strong> slower bouncer, backed away a bit too much. Wow, really?
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lockie Ferguson batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 8 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.67 innings wickets is 0
backs away, exposes all three stumps to carve this behind point but is beaten for pace
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lockie Ferguson batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 8 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.64 innings wickets is 0
yorker-length, kept out somehow
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play type description is out batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Trent Boult batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 5 dismissal is True dismissal type is caught dismissal text is 4.61 innings wickets is 0
attacks the body with a pacy short ball, Lakmal gets into an awkward tangle as he looks to flat-bat this, lobs towards cover were Santner runs in to take a dolly
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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Trent Boult batsman name is Lasith Malinga over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.62 innings wickets is 0
fends this short ball, rolls down to third man
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Trent Boult batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.59 innings wickets is 0
gentle bunt but straight to short third man
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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Trent Boult batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.63 innings wickets is 0
wild slog, gets a thick inside edge to deep square. They hare back for the second and Dimuth has a half-century
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play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Trent Boult batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.61 innings wickets is 0
backs away to slap this over point, but the change of pace meant he had to abort. Just defends
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play type description is wide batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Trent Boult batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.64 innings wickets is 0
slips this full ball down leg, wide called
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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Trent Boult batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.65 innings wickets is 0
full toss honing into middle, gets a thick inside edge to deep square leg
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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lockie Ferguson batsman name is Dimuth Karunaratne over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.66 innings wickets is 0
outstanding from Santner at deep square! Or has he taken it cleanly? They're going upstairs. <b> Not out comes the decision because replays inconclusive. </b> The soft-signal was not-out too. Dimuth makes room to slap this but the bowler follows him, so now he decides to take on the short ball and pull, no timing and g...
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play type description is out batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is New Zealand total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lockie Ferguson batsman name is Lasith Malinga over runs is 1 dismissal is True dismissal type is bowled dismissal text is 4.63 innings wickets is 0
the stump takes a beating! Lockie takes three as Sri Lanka have been suckerpunched. Malinga makes room to steer this behind square but is beaten for pace by this fast and furious full toss.
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 0.0 innings wickets is 0
length ball outside off, hits it on the up but cannot beat extra cover, a bit of an awayswing for Malinga straightaway
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 0.0 innings wickets is 0
<b>an outside edge but just fell short</b> of Karunaratne at second slip. It was a length ball outside off, Gutpill hung his bat out, got an edge but it fell short
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play type description is four batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 8.0 innings wickets is 0
length ball, swinging away as per the plan but Guptill knows it well, goes over extra cover, not the best of the timings but enough on it for a boundary
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.5 innings wickets is 0
length ball on the stumps this time, pushes it towards mid-off and sets off for a quick single
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.2 innings wickets is 0
goes for a yorker, Munro was out lbw to a Bumrah yorker in New Zealand's first warm-up, but this one is not on the mark, Munro digs it out towards square leg
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play type description is four batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 10.0 innings wickets is 0
goes for the bouncer this time, Guptill is ready, swivels and pulls it towards deep square leg for the second four of the over
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 8.57 innings wickets is 0
length ball on the stumps, Munro looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the body. Good bounce there for Lakmal
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.5 innings wickets is 0
length ball once again, Munro adjusts well this time to cover for the seam movement, defends it from the back foot
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 8.0 innings wickets is 0
down the ground to the length ball and an ugly swipe towards the right of fine leg, comes back for the second
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.2 innings wickets is 0
length ball outside off, Munro shoulders arms this time, nice carry to the keeper
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.54 innings wickets is 0
a touch fuller and on the stumps this time, once again swinging back into the left-hander, Munro keeps his pads away and defends down the wicket
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.5 innings wickets is 0
length ball on the stumps once again, tucked away towards mid-on for a quick single
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.46 innings wickets is 0
another short one from Malinga, pulled away towards fine leg for one
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.42 innings wickets is 0
length ball outside off, stays in the crease and punches it towards cover for one
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.0 innings wickets is 0
goes for the yorker but still not quite there, Munro digs it out towards extra cover
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.0 innings wickets is 0
a slower one this time but full on the pads, flicked towards midwicket for one
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.64 innings wickets is 0
length outside off, Guptill looks to free his arms and cut it hard, misses
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.33 innings wickets is 0
fuller around off, comes forward and drives firmly but straight towards mid-on
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play type description is leg bye batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.36 innings wickets is 1
length ball on the pads, Munro misses the flick though, an enquiry for lbw but that was heading down. The batsmen, meanwhile, collect a leg-bye as the ball rolls behind square leg
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.1 innings wickets is 0
short of length outside off, Guptill gets over the top of it and defends it on the off side with soft hands, was looking for a single but would have been risky. Munro wisely sends him back
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.85 innings wickets is 0
length around off, Guptill once again defends it from the back foot. A little less bounce this time though
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.9 innings wickets is 0
length ball outside off and moving away, Guptill was looking to come down the track, moves towards the leg side as well and chips it over backward point
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.95 innings wickets is 0
length ball on the stumps, once again little room for Munro who tucks it in front of the square leg for a quick single
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.75 innings wickets is 0
down the track and looks to smash it over the bowler's head. Was a length ball outside off but Guptill misses and the ball sneaks under the bat
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.56 innings wickets is 0
fuller around off, looks to smash it through covers, gets an inside edge on to the pads
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.61 innings wickets is 0
once again tries for the yorker but ends up offering a low full toss on the pads, Munro flicks it towards fine leg
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.66 innings wickets is 0
a short one to Guptill, who pulls it away towards deep square leg, rolling his wrists over to keep it down. Only a single though as there is protection for that
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.5 innings wickets is 0
yorker to Munro, just around off, this is getting a bit too predictable now. Munro tries to dig it out, gets an inside edge on to the pads
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.55 innings wickets is 0
fuller around off, looks to hit it through covers, gets an another inside edge but this comes gets a single as the ball rolls towards point
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play type description is four batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.2 innings wickets is 0
by now everyone knows it will be a bouncer and Guptill is just waiting for it, pulls it to the right of the man in the deep and gets a boundary this time
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play type description is wide batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 14 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.4 innings wickets is 0
length ball down the leg side and swinging further away
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 14 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.61 innings wickets is 0
length ball on the pads, tucked away in front of square, a bit of a fumble there by Thirimanne but only a couple
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 14 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.43 innings wickets is 0
fuller on the pads, Munro misses the flick this time and is rapped on the pads, was going down though
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play type description is four batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 14 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.0 innings wickets is 0
short of length outside off, finally some room for Munro who cuts it up and over the point region
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play type description is six batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 6 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 14 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.88 innings wickets is 0
length ball around off this time, Munro goes down the track and this has gone miles in the air, clears the long-on boundary with ease, 85 metres that one
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 14 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.68 innings wickets is 0
length ball and angling in towards the batsman, defends it towards mid-on
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 14 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.66 innings wickets is 0
fuller on the pads, flicked away towards midwicket for one, 14 from that over
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play type description is four batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.13 innings wickets is 0
short of length outside off from around the wicket, Munro goes for the cut, gets a thick outside edge over the vacant gully region, four more for him
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.94 innings wickets is 0
surprises him with a bouncer this time, Munro was looking to pull but realises it's too high and let's it go through to the keeper
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.92 innings wickets is 0
fuller on the stumps, once again looking for that yorker but not getting it right, Munro gets an inside edge towards fine leg as he looks to hit it towards midwicket
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.05 innings wickets is 0
a full toss on the pads, tucked away gently towards fine leg, easy two there
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.02 innings wickets is 0
fuller around off, comes down the track but doesn't middle it, a single to deep extra cover
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.14 innings wickets is 0
short of length on middle and leg, pulled away towards deep square leg and that's 50 up for New Zealand
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.97 innings wickets is 0
length ball on the stumps, Guptill was looking to back away, ends up defending it back towards the bowler
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.81 innings wickets is 0
length outside off and swinging away, left alone by Guptill
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.93 innings wickets is 0
short of length outside off, looks to pull it away but gets a bottom edge towards the left of fine leg, two more to the total
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.91 innings wickets is 0
length ball around off, punches it towards mid-off from the back foot but sets off early to convert it into an easy single
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.02 innings wickets is 0
a slower one but full outside off, Munro steers it gently between cover and point for a couple
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play type description is four batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.37 innings wickets is 0
fuller, angling on the pads, flicked away past square leg to end the over with a boundary
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.22 innings wickets is 0
length ball around off, comes forward and pushes it towards extra cover
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.08 innings wickets is 0
length ball outside off, Guptill skips down and looks to smash it over long-on, misses
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play type description is four batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.41 innings wickets is 0
length but way outside off, Guptill reaches out for it, gets to toe end of the bat and the ball runs away between slip and gully
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play type description is four batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.73 innings wickets is 0
length ball angling across, Guptill looks to go for the pull, gets a top edge this time and it sails over the lone slip, beats the third man as well
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.69 innings wickets is 0
after toe end and top edge, it's bottom edge this time. Length around off, comes down and drags it towards square leg
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.55 innings wickets is 0
once again an attempted yorker to Munro but he comes forward and takes it on the full, pushes it towards mid-off
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Thisara Perera batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.41 innings wickets is 0
length ball around off, looks to hit it on the up but doesn't get his timing right, ends up chopping it towards extra cover
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play type description is four batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Thisara Perera batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.71 innings wickets is 0
nicely played this time, bringing his wrists in play. Was a length ball around off, moves across a bit and a short arm jab takes the ball towards deep midwicket boundary
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Thisara Perera batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.57 innings wickets is 0
length ball around off, gets on the top of it and cuts it into the ground
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Thisara Perera batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.55 innings wickets is 0
length around off, looks to go over mid-off but once again finds the toe end of the bat. Luckily for him, it just clears Lakmal at mid-off
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Thisara Perera batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.42 innings wickets is 0
length ball around off, stays back and cuts it towards extra cover
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play type description is four batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Thisara Perera batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.7 innings wickets is 0
length ball outside off, pushes at it, gets an outside edge but there is no slip in place and that's another boundary
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.67 innings wickets is 0
belts this down the ground to long-off
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.64 innings wickets is 0
thick edge as he throws his hands at a wide delivery, down to third man
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.61 innings wickets is 0
slower length ball on leg stump, tucked gently
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play type description is no run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.5 innings wickets is 0
swing and a miss. Looked to flat-bat this over mid-on, the delivery was there though
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.47 innings wickets is 0
squeezes this full delivery down to long-on
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.45 innings wickets is 0
wrists this down to long-on for a quick single
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play type description is leg bye batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Thisara Perera batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.43 innings wickets is 1
back of length on middle and leg, he looks to tickle this fine but gets it on the thigh pad. They take a quick legbye
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Thisara Perera batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.41 innings wickets is 0
thick outside edge, down to square third man
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Thisara Perera batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.39 innings wickets is 0
slightly full, hit hard down to long-off
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play type description is four batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Thisara Perera batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.62 innings wickets is 0
gives him the charge and belts this back past the bowler. Hit really hard, disdainfully done
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Thisara Perera batsman name is Colin Munro over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.6 innings wickets is 0
works this wide of square leg
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Thisara Perera batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.58 innings wickets is 0
opens the face of the bat slightly to slice this down to deep point
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play type description is run batting team is New Zealand bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Martin Guptill over runs is 10 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.56 innings wickets is 0
squeezes the drive down to deep point
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