00:00Good evening, one and all. You join us for this match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
00:05I'm Adam Gilchrist, and with me for this match is Ali Mitchell.
00:08Thanks for the fabulous introduction. We're just about ready to get underway.
00:12Thanks, Ali. We're going to go down to the middle now. The captains are ready for the toss.
00:16Sri Lanka wins the toss. The home crowd roar their approval as the captain decides to bat first.
00:22The right-hander in the middle will take guard for the first ball.
00:25The left-hander will be up at the non-strikers' end. These two will look to make a solid start
00:30for their team.
00:36The ball will get some movement. The openers are going to have to be wary of that.
00:44Onto the front foot. Super shot. Should be four.
00:47Four runs on the batter.
00:53Well, that's what you pay your entrance money for. It's blown into the crowd. A brilliant shot off the front
00:58foot.
01:01Oh, he loves them there. That'll be four. Pulled away nicely.
01:06Well timed, but there's a fielder out there.
01:10Oh, and well taken. Santner had to come around a fair distance, and they've taken a beauty.
01:17The new batter in the middle. Right-hander.
01:20...wing them onto the front foot.
01:22Great shot. Rode the ball up with him and cut through point.
01:28Nice shot. Just a flick off the pads.
01:31That was on the side of...
01:34On the back foot, and that's gone high in the air, and that'll be four. Great shot.
01:41Oh, nicely done. That's going fine. And he will be four.
01:46Into the gap and finds a boundary. Wonderful shot for four.
01:50Can respond.
01:53Cracks off the bat. Nice shot.
01:56Mundy.
01:59That's four all the way. Beautiful shot.
02:04And great catch. Brilliant work.
02:19Batter in, but we'll have to wait a bit before...
02:24Shard. Should be runs here.
02:26...get punished on this pitch.
02:29Too much room, and brought what it deserved.
02:32Just too early on the shot, and couldn't find a gap.
02:35Nice shot. Cut away.
02:39Onto that early. That could be four.
02:42It just looked...
02:46Track.
02:47Head was completely still, and they struck that hard, high, and long for six.
02:54Oh, outside edge. It'll be safe, and another boundary.
02:59Nicked it.
03:02And safe hands from the keeper.
03:07And great catch.
03:08And great catch. Brilliant work.
03:15New man in the middle, but for now, he's...
03:20Good shot. A beauty.
03:24Hit that so hard.
03:26Pressed forward.
03:29Well, that's a cracking shot. That's going to be six.
03:32He's going way back into the crowd there.
03:35Well, these are crucial deliveries.
03:3712 from two balls.
03:43Chapman, with a beautiful piece of fielding.
03:47A good innings. That's 50.
03:50A simple raise of the bats.
03:53Shard. Should be runs here.
03:59Cracks off the bat. Nice shot.
04:04Clipped away neatly off the pads.
04:06Should get four.
04:10Rolled the wrist over nicely, down towards fine.
04:13Fielding loops.
04:15Off the middle of the bat.
04:19That's what you pay your entrance money for.
04:21It's blown into the crowd.
04:23A brilliant shot up the front foot.
04:24No need to move.
04:28Too much room, and got what it deserved.
04:31Oh, what a brilliant catch.
04:44Oh, that is out of here.
04:46That could be out of the ground.
04:49All about the bat speed, that one.
04:51Got under the short ball.
04:52The boundary's too short for this.
04:57That's great fielding.
04:59That ball was flying.
05:00That's the end of the innings.
05:01Sri Lanka have set a target of 161 wins.
05:10The openers are coming out.
05:11It's a very gettable total.
05:13They just need to get off to a good start, not give anything silly away.
05:17It's silly stuff that could give the bowlers a sniff in this match.
05:24Went for the drive.
05:25Complete miss.
05:34Power and precision in that shot.
05:49Well, that's what you pay your entrance money for.
05:52It's blown into the crowd.
06:00That showed great skill.
06:02Lovely timing.
06:04The boundary.
06:09Starting to hit this.
06:16All the way.
06:17Got it right out of the middle.
06:27Oh, what a brilliant catch.
06:36The left-hander out in the middle looks keen to get going.
06:44You can't hit the ball much.
06:48Straight through them.
06:49That was a lesson in leg spin bowling.
07:06Phillips, the new man in, but we'll start from the non-striker's end.
07:14You just can't hit it.
07:33The runs are starting to come now.
07:35Really good shot for six.
07:37This innings is starting to...
07:40Oh, well.
07:41Don't even bother running.
07:43Four runs.
07:44They're so still at the crease.
07:46Just a slight...
07:51Oh, lovely shot off the front foot.
07:59All about the bat speed, that one.
08:01Got under the short ball.
08:02The boundary's too short for this batter.
08:17Well, that was just textbook.
08:19Finds the space and power to lift that ball over the top.
08:27It just...
08:41The left-hander out in the middle looks keen to get going.
08:49Hit that so hard.
08:52Pressed forward.
08:53Got the ball.
08:59Well, the shorter ball doesn't work here.
09:01Rode the bounce well and eased it over the top for six runs.
09:11Avoided the...
09:16That showed great skill.
09:19Yes.
09:25A good innings.
09:26That's 50.
09:29Yep.
09:30Straight to the fielder.
09:35Yep, yep.
09:41That's the end of our broadcast for now.
09:43Hope you enjoyed the match and join us again real soon.
10:01You'll see you next time..
