Highlights
T20 WC 2012
Sri Lanka vs. Zimbabwe, 1st Match, Group C
Hambantota International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota, Sep 18, 2012
Batting: Sri Lanka
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | FOUR | Jarvis to Dilshan Munaweera, FOUR, a boundary to start the tournament! Sign of things to come? A low full toss swinging away around off, Munaweera doesn't move his feet but guides it away between point and covers. That should ease some nerves | 4/0 |
| 1.3 | FOUR | B Vitori to Dilshan, FOUR, Dilshan is away. Can't bowl wide to him. He sees the opporutnity to free his arms and does exactly that, crashes it hard through the covers for a boundary | 8/0 |
| 2.3 | FOUR | Jarvis to Dilshan Munaweera, FOUR, looks like he'll either score boundaries or not score at all. A decent delivery, but a good shot. Jarvis maintains it stump to stump, Munaweera stands firm and lofts it over mid on, the outfield is quick and the ball races away | 16/0 |
| 2.5 | DROPPED | Jarvis to Dilshan Munaweera, 2 runs, catch dropped but a tough one. Waller is the fielder. Munaweera looks to loft it over mid on again but mistimes it high this time, Waller ran back and got there, but the ball somehow went through his hands to hit the ground. Not easy, but they have to take these chances | 18/0 |
| 3.5 | FOUR | B Vitori to Dilshan, FOUR, can't give width to Dilshan. B Vitori finds it out again. Dilshan reaches out and slaps it with a flat bat through covers, no stopping those | 28/0 |
| 4 | OTHER | B Vitori to Dilshan, 1 run, risky single and almost a run out! Another chance missed. Dilshan gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball rolls towards point, he calls his partner who responds, the fielder tries to hit the stumps with an under-arm throw but fails, Munaweera had given up and wasn't even in the frame! | 29/0 |
| 4.2 | FOUR | Utseya to Dilshan, FOUR, lovely use of the feet. A bit short and he uses the depth of the crease well, goes right back and punches it away to deep extra cover for four | 33/0 |
| 5.2 | DROPPED | Mpofu to Dilshan Munaweera, 1 run, catch dropped by Waller again! This one is a lot easier but he misjudges it badly. Munaweera flicks this uppishly towards deep square leg region, Waller stays deep thinking it will carry to him but it didn't, he tries to adjust and take a low catch diving forward but misses it. Zimbabwe have been a bit sloppy on the field already | 40/0 |
| 5.3 | FOUR | Mpofu to Dilshan, FOUR, the dil-scoop. It was full and on the legs, Dilshan plays the paddle scoop to perfection and gets it behind the man at short fine leg | 44/0 |
| 5.4 | FOUR | Mpofu to Dilshan, FOUR, a conventional off drive this time. Mpofu pitches it up once again, Dilshan comes on the frontfoot and drives it between the bowler and mid off. Pressure on Mpofu big time! | 48/0 |
| 5.5 | OTHER | Mpofu to Dilshan, 1 run, nearly a run out! They need to hit direct, Zimbabwe. Dilshan pushes it to point and starts running, Munaweera responds but it was a bit too tight, luckily for him there was no direct hit | 49/0 |
| 6 | FOUR | Mpofu to Dilshan Munaweera, FOUR, poor bowling. Gifts, really. A full toss down the leg side, Munaweera glances it past short fine leg and helps himself to a boundary | 53/0 |
| 6.3 | OUT | Utseya to Dilshan Munaweera, out Dilshan Munaweera Run Out!! Munaweera can consider himself a bit unlucky but he could have dived in. He tries to sweep and loses his balance badly, the ball goes off the inside edge to short fine leg, he comes out of his crease trying for a single but loses his bat, Mpofu was quick and fires in a good throw at the keeper's end. Dilshan could have got back in if he had the bat with him, but he could have dived in as well! Dilshan Munaweera run out (Mpofu/Brendan Taylor) 17(19) [4s-3] | 54/1 |
| 8.2 | FOUR | Utseya to Mahela Jayawardene, FOUR, superb improvisation! It was on the legs but Jayawardene plays the reverse sweep to perfection, plays against the turn and splits short third man and backward point perfectly | 64/1 |
| 9.5 | OUT | Cremer to Dilshan, out Caught by Brendan Taylor!! Cremer should have had Jayawardene but instead gets Dilshan. He'll take it. Fired in flat and just outside off, it was too close to cut but Dilshan tries exactly that and got a thick outside edge. A good sharp catch by Taylor sends back Dilshan. Big wicket at an important time. Dilshan c Brendan Taylor b Cremer 39(28) [4s-5] | 75/2 |
| 11.3 | OUT | Cremer to Sangakkara, out Mahela Jayawardene Run Out!! 1 run completed. Sri Lanka's running between the wickets has been a bit dodgy today and it consumes another victim. It's the captain this time who walks out. Sangakkara cuts it towards sweeper and comes back for a risky second run, the fielder was quick and the throw went to the bowler's end, Jayawardene probably didn't see that coming and tried to stretch in without going for the dive. Cremer picked up the ball and hit the stumps quickly. Mahela Jayawardene run out (Malcolm Waller/Cremer) 13(18) [4s-1] | 82/3 |
| 13 | FOUR | Mpofu to Jeevan Mendis, FOUR, sloppy, sloppy fielding! Mendis drives this one straight down the ground, it ricochets off Mpofu's hands towards long on, Vitori there misfielded and the ball deflected off his legs towards the fence. The fielder from long off was backing up but he had no chance. Gould enjoyed that, he has a huge laugh as he signals four | 96/3 |
| 13.5 | FOUR | Cremer to Jeevan Mendis, FOUR, hard hit! In the slot and he made use of it, plays the slog sweep to perfection and splits the 2 men in the deep to perfection, it was not too far away from the fielder but it was hit too hard | 103/3 |
| 14 | FOUR | Cremer to Jeevan Mendis, FOUR, another strong hit! Cremer drags this a bit short but Mendis expects it, he goes deep in his crease and slaps it hard between extra cover and long off, once again close to the man in the deep but too powerful for him to make a save. | 107/3 |
| 14.2 | SIX | Chigumbura to Jeevan Mendis, SIX, easy! He made that look really easy. Full and on the legs, Mendis stands firm and whips it over deep square leg, he did that with minimum fuss. Effortless! | 114/3 |
| 14.5 | FOUR | Chigumbura to Jeevan Mendis, FOUR, rubbish bowling. Tries another slower one but it's short and way down the leg side, Mendis picks it up and paddles it to fine leg for an easy four | 118/3 |
| 16 | FOUR | Mpofu to Sangakkara, FOUR, that's poor bowling but credit to Sangakkara for inducing the bad ball. He backs away and comes down the track, Mpofu looks to bowl a short one but Sangakkara adjusts and upper-cuts it over backward point. One bounce and over the ropes | 129/3 |
| 16.2 | OTHER | Jarvis to Jeevan Mendis, 1 run, the partnership between Jeevan Mendis and Sangakkara is now 50. Full and straight, Jeevan Mendis gets an inside edge which goes off the pads to short third man | 132/3 |
| 16.4 | FOUR | Jarvis to Jeevan Mendis, byes, FOUR, superb delivery, but it's too good even for the keeper. A perfect yorker on the legs, pitches just outside the leg stump line and skids past the keeper, 4 byes | 137/3 |
| 18.2 | FOUR | Jarvis to Sangakkara, FOUR, top batting. Full and just outside off, Sangakkara makes room and slices it over backward point, the fielders are inside the circle and he gets another boundary | 159/3 |
| 19.3 | SIX | Mpofu to Sangakkara, SIX, he is toying with the bowling! Not a bad ball actually - it was full and straight, but Sangakkara walks across and swings across, connects perfectly and clears deep square leg with ease | 175/3 |
| 19.4 | OUT | Mpofu to Sangakkara, out Sangakkara Run Out!! 1 run completed. There was no second run there. Sangakkara drives this to sweeper cover and looks to come back for 2, but Waller is quick and fires in a throw at the keeper end. Sangakkara is out by miles, that ends a good knock. Sangakkara run out (Malcolm Waller/Brendan Taylor) 44(26) [4s-2 6s-1] | 176/4 |
| 19.5 | SIX | Mpofu to Thisara Perera, SIX, Perera walks in and hits a 6 straightaway! Too easy. Full and angled in, Perera picks it up and heaves across, clears deep square leg with absolute ease. That hit could turn out to be vital! | 182/4 |
Batting: Zimbabwe
| Over No. | Event Type | Event | Team Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | FOUR | Malinga to Masakadza, leg byes, FOUR, short ball and it cuts back in, but it is down the leg side as Masakadza looks to leave it, the ball hits his hip and flies past Sangakkara who throws himself to his left, the ball races away to the fine leg fence | 8/0 |
| 2.5 | FOUR | Nuwan Kulasekara to Masakadza, FOUR, Masakadza has really clobbered that, good length ball in the zone outside off, Masakadza latches onto it and clubs it past the mid on fielder and it goes away to the boundary | 15/0 |
| 3.1 | FOUR | Malinga to Masakadza, FOUR, superbly done by Masakadza, he charges down the track and Malinga follows him by bowling a back of a length delivery on the pads, Masakadza still swings freely across the line and thwacks it to deep mid wicket | 20/0 |
| 4 | FOUR | Malinga to Masakadza, FOUR, BOOM! Masakadza has really mauled that. Full ball outside off, Masakadza sizes it up and smokes it over the mid off fielder as it screams away to the boundary, the fielder leaped but he had no chance | 28/0 |
| 4.4 | FOUR | Nuwan Kulasekara to Sibanda, FOUR, Sibanda finally capitalizes, full ball and wide outside off, it does not swing as Sibanda frees his arms and carves it uppishly to deep point for a boundary | 34/0 |
| 5.3 | OUT | Ajantha Mendis to Sibanda, out Bowled!! Ajantha strikes immediately in his first over. This flatter delivery skids on straight from a good length, Sibanda gets forward and plays down the wrong line completely, he misses it and the ball crashes into the middle stump. Sibanda b Ajantha Mendis 11(16) [4s-1] | 37/1 |
| 5.4 | OUT | Ajantha Mendis to Brendan Taylor, out Stumped!! What a comeback this is turning out to be for Ajantha. Body blow this for Zimbabwe. This delivery pitches on a good length and it breaks away outside off, Taylor has a feel for it and the ball goes past the edge, the back foot lifted up from the crease as Sangakkara whips the bails off in a flash, third umpire confirms that the foot was in the air and Taylor has to depart. Brendan Taylor st Sangakkara b Ajantha Mendis 0(1) | 37/2 |
| 7.2 | OUT | Ajantha Mendis to Masakadza, out Bowled!! Ajantha continues to rock and roll. What a comeback this is. Ajantha flights this delivery with a bit more air, it spins back in a fraction as Masakadza goes for the slog sweep but ends up dragging it back onto the stumps, Zimbabwe are in tatters here. Masakadza b Ajantha Mendis 20(23) [4s-3] | 43/3 |
| 8.3 | OTHER | Mathews to Craig Ervine, 2 runs, Mathews misses a run-out chance, short of length ball outside off, Ervine punches it into the gap at deep extra cover, Chigumbura loses his footing as he comes for the second, Jeevan Mendis fires a throw back to Mathews but he is unable to collect it cleanly, Chigumbura had to dive back in the crease | 46/3 |
| 10 | SIX | Thisara Perera to Craig Ervine, SIX, that has come right out of the blue, short ball outside off, it sits up nicely for Ervine who swings across the line and mauls it well over the ropes at wide long on | 57/3 |
| 10.3 | OUT | Jeevan Mendis to Craig Ervine, out Stumped!! The other Mendis joins in the fun now. This time it is Jeevan. He flights this leg-break with a bit more air and draws Ervine out of the crease, he goes for the drive and the ball goes past the bat, Sangakkara again whips the bails off quickly as Ervine's back foot is in the air, Zimbabwe sink further. Craig Ervine st Sangakkara b Jeevan Mendis 10(13) [6s-1] | 58/4 |
| 10.5 | OUT | Jeevan Mendis to Malcolm Waller, out Lbw!! If Ajantha can do it, so can Jeevan. Again, the googly from Jeevan and it breaks back in, Waller is caught back on the crease as he tries to work it to the leg side, he misses it and gets hit on the pad, Sangakkara is appealing so confidently that the umpire gives it out, Waller had no clue about the googly, replays show that the ball was hitting leg stump. Malcolm Waller lbw b Jeevan Mendis 0(2) | 58/5 |
| 11.3 | FOUR | Thisara Perera to Cremer, FOUR, edged but just over slip this time, short of length ball outside off, Cremer gets forward and tries to crash it over extra cover, gets an outside edge that rolls away to the third man fence | 64/5 |
| 12.1 | SIX | Jeevan Mendis to Chigumbura, SIX, much needed hit for Zimbabwe, flighted delivery on middle, Chigumbura bends down and powers the slog sweep over the ropes at deep mid wicket | 72/5 |
| 13.5 | FOUR | Ajantha Mendis to Chigumbura, FOUR, first poor ball from Ajantha, quick and short ball down the leg side, Chigumbura bends the back leg and helps it along the way to the fine leg fence | 80/5 |
| 14 | OUT | Ajantha Mendis to Chigumbura, out Bowled!! Ajantha continues to weave his magic. Tossed up delivery that pitches on a good length, Chigumbura looks to cut it but it is the wrong length to attempts that shot, he misses it and the ball hits the off stump, Zimbabwe continue to stumble. Chigumbura b Ajantha Mendis 19(19) [4s-1 6s-1] | 80/6 |
| 15.1 | OUT | Ajantha Mendis to Utseya, out Caught by Mahela Jayawardene!! Ajantha gets a five wicket haul. It is second five wicket haul in T20Is. Full and flat delivery outside off, it spins the other way as Utseya goes for the drive and gets an outside edge that is snapped up by Mahela at first slip, this has been a memorable comeback for Ajantha. Utseya c Mahela Jayawardene b Ajantha Mendis 1(2) | 87/7 |
| 15.4 | OUT | Ajantha Mendis to Jarvis, out Lbw!! Is there anything Ajantha cannot do? This delivery breaks back in slowly on the middle and leg stump, Jarvis is trapped back as he looks to work it to the leg side, misses it and gets hit on the pad, Ajantha appeals and the umpire raises the finger, that was probably hitting leg stump. Jarvis lbw b Ajantha Mendis 0(3) | 87/8 |
| 16.1 | FOUR | Jeevan Mendis to Cremer, FOUR, Jeevan dishes out a low full toss outside off, Cremer plunges forward and heaves it to wide long on for a boundary | 91/8 |
| 16.5 | OUT | Jeevan Mendis to Cremer, out Bowled!! Zimbabwe have been thoroughly terrorized by the Mendises. Again it is the googly from Jeevan, Cremer plays down the wrong line and the ball crashes into the stumps. Cremer b Jeevan Mendis 17(20) [4s-2] | 93/9 |
| 17.3 | OUT | Malinga to Mpofu, out Caught by (sub)Chandimal!! Comprehensive win for Sri Lanka. Mpofu makes room and Malinga follows him with a full and pacy delivery on the stumps, Mpofu ends up tamely spooning it to mid off. Mpofu c (sub)Chandimal b Malinga 0(2) | 100/10 |