Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Santner to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, wide of the crease and tossed up full outside off, turns away, Kusal Mendis gets forward to drive and the thick outside-edge runs wide of short third man now and to the fence, consecutive fours to end Santner's spell

Santner to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, slower and tossed up on off, turns away with extra bounce, Kusal Mendis sweeps and the top-edge clears Mitch Hay who leapt to try and take it, runs away

Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, flat back of a length just outside off, punched back

Santner to Asalanka, 1 run, flat back of a length outside off, Asalanka goes on the back foot to punch to long-on

Santner to Asalanka, no run, tossed up full outside off, Asalanka nudges to the left of Santner who gets across and cuts it off

Santner to Asalanka, FOUR, short and way too short outside off, Asalanka goes on the back foot and pulls hard and wide of deep mid-wicket, one bounce over the ropes, Santner with a funny expression on his face

Santner to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, full outside off, Kusal Mendis gets forward to drive to long-off

Santner to Asalanka, 1 run, slower and turns back in from outside off, Asalanka goes on the back foot to pull to deep mid-wicket

Santner to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, again tosses it up, slower and it's on middle, Kusal Mendis waits and gently nudges it to the vacant mid-wicket area

Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, flat back of a length outside off, cut to backward point

Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, what bowling. Slows it beautifully, pitches around leg-stump and brings Kusal Mendis forward, the length is not there as the batter looks to defend, drops short and turns just past the outside-edge and the off-stump, the genius of Santner at work, the way the ball dropped on Mendis was such a sight

Santner to Asalanka, 1 run, back of a length outside off, Asalanka loses one hand as he pulls to deep mid-wicket

Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up full outside off, Kusal Mendis gets forward to drive it back

Santner to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, Santner puts his head down in disappointment. He knows that it was a bad delivery, down leg, full, a free-hit for Kusal Mendis as he sweeps well wide of Sodhi at backward square-leg, easy four

Santner to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, this time he does not miss out. Down leg, short of length and Kusal Mendis pulls it wide of deep square-leg, placed it well, into the 90s now

Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, Kusal Mendis misses out, outside the leg-stump, Mendis finds Sodhi at backward square-leg with a pull, wide of him and was four

Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, slower and tossed up around leg-stump, Kusal Mendis goes for a sweep and misses, appeal for LBW is turned down, Santner checks with Mitch Hay and decides not to go for it, it has pitched outside the leg-stump, that's why

Santner to Avishka Fernando, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Avishka Fernando gets forward to drive to sweeper cover

Santner to Avishka Fernando, no run, drifts into the pads, Avishka Fernando gets forward to flick and finds mid-wicket

Santner to Avishka Fernando, no run, slower and on a length outside off, turns away, Avishka Fernando pushes to point off the back foot

Santner to Avishka Fernando, no run, fullish outside off, Avishka Fernando goes for a big slogsweep and misses, Mitch Hay takes the bails off, but the back foot went nowhere

Santner to Avishka Fernando, no run, flat good length on off, Avishka Fernando goes on the back foot to punch to cover

Santner to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short of length on middle and leg, Kusal Mendis short-arm jabs to deep sq

Santner to Avishka Fernando, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Avishka Fernando gets forward and lofts inside-out over extra-cover, just one though

Santner to Avishka Fernando, no run, superbly bowled, goes wide of the crease and drifts the ball outside the leg-stump, then it pitches and spins right across Avishka Fernando who was looking to defend, past the outside-edge

Santner to Avishka Fernando, no run, Phillips at cover moves so quickly to his left, dives and keeps the batters to a dot. At full-stretch to his left too, was a length delivery and punched firmly too

Santner to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short of length and down leg, Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot to pull to deep square-leg

Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, fullish on off and middle, Kusal Mendis gets forward to defend it back. "Oh that's lovely" is the encouragment from Mitch Hay

Santner to Avishka Fernando, 1 run, tossed up full on the stumps, Avishka Fernando gets forward to drive to long-off

Santner to Avishka Fernando, no run, flat back of a length on off, Avishka Fernando goes on the back foot to punch it back

Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, spinning away from off, watchfully defended by the batter

Santner to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, sliding onto leg stump, Mendis underedges his pull shot towards fine leg. Another couple of runs added

Santner to Avishka Fernando, 1 run, fuller on off, Fernando drives it a tad uppishly to the left of covers

Santner to Avishka Fernando, no run, on a length and straightens onto leg stump, turned to mid-wicket

Santner to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, fired onto leg stump, pushed down to long-on by Mendis

Santner to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, full on the pads, clipped softly behind square to enable the second run

Santner to Avishka Fernando, FOUR, tossed up on off, Fernando gets closer to drive and gets it slightly off the toe-end. Just to the left of Phillips at covers and runs away for four

Santner to Avishka Fernando, no run, full on middle, driven to covers

Santner to Avishka Fernando, no run, darted onto middle on a length. Fernando defends it into the pitch

Santner to Avishka Fernando, no run, fuller on off, blocked to point

Santner to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, fuller and wider outside off, Mendis punches it to long-off

Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, fuller and quicker onto off stump, defended back to Santner

Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, fuller and darted onto off stump, defended

Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, flighted up and straight, Mendis strides forward in defence

Santner to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, full on middle and leg, Mendis sweeps it away behind square and the angle on the shot takes it past deep square leg for a boundary

Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, on the boots, clipped to mid-wicket

Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, fired onto middle and leg, skids on after pitching. Defended

Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, slow and straightens onto off stump, defended

Santner to Avishka Fernando, no run, on a length on off, spinning away. Blocked to covers

Santner to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, full on middle stump, punched down to long-off

Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up on middle stump, defended

Santner to Avishka Fernando, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Fernando punches it to sweeper cover off the backfoot

Santner to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, straightens onto off stump, Mendis closes the bat face towards deep square leg

Santner to Avishka Fernando, 1 run, loopy on leg stump, Fernando makes room and drives towards covers. Half stopped by the fielder and the batters sneak a single

Santner to Avishka Fernando, no run, full on off, spinning away. Fernando lunges forward in defence and gets it off the outside half to backward point

Santner to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short and extra bounce on this stump lined delivery. Mendis gets back, adjusts for that bounce and pulls it towards deep square

Santner to Avishka Fernando, 1 run, darted onto the pads by Santner. Clipped to deep square

Santner to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slider onto the pads, turned to deep square leg

Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, full on leg stump, spinning away from there. Defended back to Santner

Santner to Avishka Fernando, 1 run, low, loopy full toss on leg. Fernando makes room and drives it to long-off