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play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Mohammad Nabi batsman name is Kusal Perera over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.93 innings wickets is 0 | length outside off, cut away towards point for one
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Mohammad Nabi batsman name is Isuru Udana over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.89 innings wickets is 0 | another arm ball, quicker also, stays back and defends
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Mohammad Nabi batsman name is Isuru Udana over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.9 innings wickets is 0 | another one that swerves away in the air slightly, pushed to long-on due to the straighter line, however
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Isuru Udana over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.86 innings wickets is 0 | full outside off, strides forward to smother to cover.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Isuru Udana over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.83 innings wickets is 0 | good length googly spinning in from outside off, pushed off the back foot to cover.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Isuru Udana over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.8 innings wickets is 0 | good length ball outside off, slapped to backward point.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Isuru Udana over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.77 innings wickets is 0 | good length ball, defended on off stump to cover.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Isuru Udana over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.74 innings wickets is 0 | good length googly on off spinning to middle, defended awkwardly back to Rashid.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Isuru Udana over runs is 0 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.7 innings wickets is 0 | full on on off, defended on the front foot. Maiden from Rashid.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dawlat Zadran batsman name is Kusal Perera over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.67 innings wickets is 0 | yorker, stabbed out with intent.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dawlat Zadran batsman name is Kusal Perera over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.68 innings wickets is 0 | yorker length again on fourth stump, goes for a drive and drags an edge past leg stump. OOOHHHs from the crowd, which is heavily pro-Afghan despite the small numbers overall.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is out batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dawlat Zadran batsman name is Isuru Udana over runs is 2 dismissal is True dismissal type is bowled dismissal text is 5.65 innings wickets is 0 | <strong>What are you DOING UDANA?!</strong> 19 overs left to bat and Udana lifts his head for a wild slog over the River Taff. Full and straight on the stumps from Dawlat and the zing bails go flying as middle stump is knocked back. Dawlat runs through wagging his index finger to the skies. SL team management might be doing more than that once Udana walks through the changing room door.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dawlat Zadran batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.62 innings wickets is 0 | greeted with a bouncer. Lakmal handled it well ducking comfortably, Shahzad behind the stumps was toppled by it though, drawing a laugh from Dawlat.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dawlat Zadran batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.59 innings wickets is 0 | <strong>EDGE! </strong>Doesn't carry. Short of a length on fourth stump, Dawlat cramps him as he tries to fend back, played it with soft hands though and it bounces four yards short of Shahzad. Got more of Lakmal's right/bowling hand than the shoulder of the bat and the physio is on the field now to give some numbing spray.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dawlat Zadran batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.59 innings wickets is 0 | short again, guided off the back foot behind point to deep third man.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.59 innings wickets is 0 | googly from Rashid pitches too short outside off, enough time for Lakmal to read it off the pitch and get onto the back foot to clip through square leg and get off strike.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is out batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Kusal Perera over runs is 3 dismissal is True dismissal type is caught dismissal text is 5.56 innings wickets is 0 | <strong>MY GOODNESS! Goes for the reverse sweep and now goes to the pavilion!</strong> He tried to pick the line on about fourth stump with Rashid regularly bowling googlies, it's not the worst option as he'd be hitting with the spin. But the length is a touch too full for the shot. The result is he gloves it instead of getting any bat on it. Shahzad holds onto the deflection. Sri Lanka's set man is gone!
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Lasith Malinga over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.53 innings wickets is 0 | fullish length wide outside off, misses a flat footed poke.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Lasith Malinga over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.51 innings wickets is 0 | full on the legs, smothered without footwork.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is leg bye batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Lasith Malinga over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.54 innings wickets is 2 | <b>NEARLY ANOTHER RUNOUT!</b> Full going down leg and it clips the pads down to fine leg. Malinga jogs the first. Lakmal wanted a second and Malinga was slow coming back. Dawlat chases it down from short fine leg and an off balance relay is rushed to Shahzad. Malinga was five yards short but Shahzad was pulled away from the stumps by Dawlat's hurried throw and his flick back to the stumps wasn't going to be in time as a result.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Lasith Malinga over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.51 innings wickets is 0 | Malinga charges, then decides against it as Rashid drags the length back and the batsman checks to a defensive shot to point.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dawlat Zadran batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.51 innings wickets is 0 | length outside off, pushed to deep cover
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dawlat Zadran batsman name is Lasith Malinga over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.49 innings wickets is 0 | short outside off, pretty wide, Malinga was backing away, lets it through
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dawlat Zadran batsman name is Lasith Malinga over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.46 innings wickets is 0 | length on middle, better line seeing as Malinga's backing away, which he was again, defends it back to the bowler
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is four batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Dawlat Zadran batsman name is Lasith Malinga over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.55 innings wickets is 0 | length on off and first display of aggression from Malinga, expected that length again, didn't back away as much and swatted it over mid-off
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is leg bye batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dawlat Zadran batsman name is Lasith Malinga over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.55 innings wickets is 1 | slower ball on the legs, they scamper across for a single off the pad
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dawlat Zadran batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.55 innings wickets is 0 | length outside off, poor line, just hangs his bat out and gets it away to deep cover for one
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.56 innings wickets is 0 | length on off, skids on to him as he stays back and pushes it to the off side
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Lasith Malinga over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.53 innings wickets is 0 | fuller but drifting in, defended towards midwicket
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Lasith Malinga over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.5 innings wickets is 0 | full outside off, comes forward and defends solidly to the off side
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Lasith Malinga over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.48 innings wickets is 0 | full on off and another solid defensive stroke, perhaps recognizing Rashid's threat
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Lasith Malinga over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.45 innings wickets is 0 | length on off, skids on but Malinga is up to the task, brings his bat down straight and on time to defend it to the off side
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Lasith Malinga over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.42 innings wickets is 0 | googly, much slower, outside off and shorter, Malinga waits for it and steers it to short third man
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is four batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Dawlat Zadran batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.51 innings wickets is 0 | short and into the body, doesn't get high enough and he pounces on it, hits it hard into the ground and through midwicket for four crucial runs that he himself has to defend
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dawlat Zadran batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.49 innings wickets is 0 | length on middle, , behind it and defends
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is four batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Dawlat Zadran batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.57 innings wickets is 0 | another short one on middle and Lakmal seems to have hurt the bowler's ego and he's now reaping reward, backs away and swats it to long-on on this occasion
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dawlat Zadran batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.55 innings wickets is 0 | better delivery, yorker on middle, not particularly fast so he's able to squeeze it out
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dawlat Zadran batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.55 innings wickets is 0 | another short one, slower ball this time, followed Lakmal as he backed away, gets an inside edge back on to his body and they come through for a quick single despite the direct hit a the non striker's end
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is out batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dawlat Zadran batsman name is Lasith Malinga over runs is 9 dismissal is True dismissal type is bowled dismissal text is 5.52 innings wickets is 0 | <strong>finally gets one target!</strong> reminiscent of Malinga himself at his best, a slow looping yorker on middle, dipped appreciably and Malinga couldn't squeeze it out
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Suranga Lakmal over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.52 innings wickets is 0 | length on middle, skids on, he tries to pull it away, a dangerous option, gets a bit of a thick inside edge towards square leg
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Nuwan Pradeep over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.5 innings wickets is 0 | full on off, comes forward and defends
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Nuwan Pradeep over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.47 innings wickets is 0 | length on middle, skids on, Pradeep looks to go across the line and misses but it's too high
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is wide batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Nuwan Pradeep over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.5 innings wickets is 0 | full and sliding down the leg side
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Nuwan Pradeep over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.48 innings wickets is 0 | length on the pads, defended to midwicket
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is out batting team is Sri Lanka bowling team is Afghanistan total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Rashid Khan batsman name is Nuwan Pradeep over runs is 2 dismissal is True dismissal type is bowled dismissal text is 5.45 innings wickets is 0 | <strong>an absolute snorter to end the innings, much too good for the tailender!</strong> Legspinner on middle and off, completely squared him up and clipped off stump
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Mohammad Shahzad over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 0.0 innings wickets is 0 | outswinging yorker to start, blocked out by Shahzad.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Mohammad Shahzad over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 0.0 innings wickets is 0 | fullish length ball swinging away, Shahzad pokes at it a fraction late outside off, beaten badly without much footwork.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Mohammad Shahzad over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.0 innings wickets is 0 | fullish length ball on fourth stump again swinging away, Shahzad doesn't cover the line completely without much footwork again, thick edge goes to ground wide of second slip and goes to third man.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.5 innings wickets is 0 | yorker on the pads, flicked away by Zazai wide of long leg. Excellent effort by Nuwan Pradeep to turn a boundary into two.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 4.8 innings wickets is 0 | yorker again, this one on middle stump, Zazai somehow stabs this out to backward square leg to get off strike.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Mohammad Shahzad over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.0 innings wickets is 0 | full and swinging away from Shahzad on middle stump, he tries to flick this through midwicket. Way out in front, leading edge squirts through point.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.14 innings wickets is 0 | <strong>HOW DID THIS MISS THE STUMPS!?!</strong> Very full almost yorker length ball on off stump, Zazai swings over the top of it playing across the line, it barely misses shaving off stump.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is six batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 6 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 9.0 innings wickets is 0 | <b>drops short and is hammered!</b> After nearly bowling him the previous ball, Lakmal curiously decides to go short and Zazai spanks him over midwicket, hits the rope on the full.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 8.66 innings wickets is 0 | fullish length ball swinging into leg stump line, Zazai clears the front leg and heaves this out to a deep midwicket now in place.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Mohammad Shahzad over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.8 innings wickets is 0 | short of a length on fourth stump line, touch of swing again but not going to bother Shahzad on that length, gets behind the line and defends it off the back foot.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is four batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Mohammad Shahzad over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 9.27 innings wickets is 0 | short of a length again, this time on a sixth stump line, Shahzad gets back and punches this off the back foot bisecting backward point and extra cover, teasing backward point's chase to the rope.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Mohammad Shahzad over runs is 11 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 8.5 innings wickets is 0 | tighter this time on that same back of a length closer to fifth stump now, not as much room to free the arms and Shahzad defends on the back foot.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.84 innings wickets is 0 | full on a fifth stump line angled in, Zazai blocks it with his arms, no footwork.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.28 innings wickets is 0 | knee high full toss on a sixth stump line outside off, Zazai still with no footwork slaps at it and picks out backward point. Missed boundary there.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is four batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 8.4 innings wickets is 0 | <strong>BLISTERING DRIVE!</strong> Overpitched on fourth stump by Malinga, no swing this time, a smidgen of footwork this time from Zazai and he smokes this to the left of extra cover.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.87 innings wickets is 0 | attempted slower ball yorker, crosses Zazai at shin height on fifth stump, powers a flat drive but straight to mid-off. Second time this over Malinga gets away with a full toss for a dot ball.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.41 innings wickets is 0 | very very full on off stump swinging in, Zazai swipes after clearing the front leg, creams it flat along the ground to mid-on.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.33 innings wickets is 0 | slower ball on a good length on leg stump at 113 kph/70 mph, Zazai keeps the hands back and flicks gently through midwicket to keep strike.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is four batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 8.21 innings wickets is 0 | full on middle and leg, Zazai continuing with the front leg clearance every single ball, this time it's in the slot for him to heave wide of mid-on. The tricolour black, red and green flags are waving furiously in Cardiff!
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is wide batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 8.52 innings wickets is 0 | bouncer outside off, way too high for Zazai to have a chance to play, wide called on height.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 8.1 innings wickets is 0 | another bouncer, this time angled in at shoulder height on the off stump line, Zazai is late hooking. This one is deemed legal though.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 8.0 innings wickets is 0 | full and angled into leg stump, flicked through to deep midwicket.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is wide batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Mohammad Shahzad over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 8.28 innings wickets is 0 | good length ball angled past Shahzad's hips, misses a flick but it's a bonus run for Afghanistan.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Mohammad Shahzad over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.9 innings wickets is 0 | <strong>peach!</strong> good length ball on fifth stump line jags back in, beats Shahzad hopping on the back foot between bat and pad.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Mohammad Shahzad over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.56 innings wickets is 0 | good length ball swinging away on a sixth stump line, Shahzad comfortably shoulders arms.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Suranga Lakmal batsman name is Mohammad Shahzad over runs is 7 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.25 innings wickets is 0 | good length ball, tighter this time on fifth stump but still not close enough to the stumps to draw Shahzad into a stroke as he shoulders arms again.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is four batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.92 innings wickets is 0 | slower ball lands on a fullish length, Zazai was slightly fooled at 113 kph/70 mph with his front leg having gone a long way out to the leg side, but he was able to keep his hands back just enough to swat it over midwicket. Solid adjustment.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.84 innings wickets is 0 | <strong>DROPPED!</strong> Shelled! Grassed! Kusal Mendis! Zazai was late trying to pull Malinga at 131 kph/81 mph, skier is in the air for a long time as Kusal Mendis sprints in from deep square leg. Got there in time to settle his body reaching forward at thigh height and it caroms off his hard palms. My goodness! It was 3/10 on the degree of difficulty scale. But he made a monumental mess of it.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Mohammad Shahzad over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.55 innings wickets is 0 | good length ball on off, defended.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is out batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Mohammad Shahzad over runs is 5 dismissal is True dismissal type is caught dismissal text is 7.28 innings wickets is 0 | <b>The captain shows how it's done in the field!</b> Full length on leg stump at 84 mph, Shahzad flicked it ever so slightly uppishly and Karunaratne at short midwicket lunges forward and clasps it at ankle height. 8/10 degree of difficulty but he made it look easy. A dent in Afghanistan's rapid start.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Rahmat Shah over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 7.03 innings wickets is 0 | good length ball on off stump, Rahmat goes onto the back foot to defend to extra cover.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Rahmat Shah over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.8 innings wickets is 0 | full on middle, defended once more to cover.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.58 innings wickets is 0 | <strong>nearly a return catch!</strong> Fullish length angling into off stump, awkward prod with no footwork, floats just short of Udana in his follow-through.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.56 innings wickets is 0 | yorker on middle, dug out to deep midwicket.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Rahmat Shah over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.54 innings wickets is 0 | fullish length on fifth stump line, Rahmat leans forward and drives between cover and extra cover, safely enough between the fielders to pinch a single.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.35 innings wickets is 0 | ankle high full toss on fifth stump, driven back past Udana to mid-off.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.34 innings wickets is 0 | slower ball on a good length angling into the legs, clipped to deep midwicket.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Rahmat Shah over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.16 innings wickets is 0 | fullish length on middle at 81 mph, clipped wide of midwicket, Zazai wanted a run but Rahmat wasn't sold and turns back as Thirimanne swoops in front of the square leg umpire to cut it off.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is wide batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.33 innings wickets is 0 | slower wide yorker attempted, almost off the pitch outside off though. He'll have to redo it.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.16 innings wickets is 0 | full on off stump at 86 mph, driven to mid-on.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.15 innings wickets is 0 | good length ball slower delivery at 112 kph/69 mph, flicked behind square for a run.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Rahmat Shah over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.0 innings wickets is 0 | good length ball angling away on sixth stump line, left alone comfortably.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Rahmat Shah over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.0 innings wickets is 0 | bouncer, Rahmat rolls his wrists over a pull along the ground to long leg.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 6.0 innings wickets is 0 | slower ball pitching outside leg stump at 69 mph, clipped through the leg side with ease.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lasith Malinga batsman name is Rahmat Shah over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.85 innings wickets is 0 | fullish length ball pitching on off stump, defended off the back foot to extra cover.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.86 innings wickets is 0 | yorker on middle stump, dug out and Udana tries to knock it down off a bounce moving left in his follow-through but also has to negotiate Rahmat at the non-striker's end and the ball squirts through to long-on for a run.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Rahmat Shah over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.72 innings wickets is 0 | <b>nearly drags on!</b> Good length ball angled across off stump. Rahmat doesn't get his feet moving much with a forward prod. Gap between bat and pad and the inside edge ricochets into his feet.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Rahmat Shah over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.6 innings wickets is 0 | good length ball on middle and off, this time Rahmat shuffles his feet across to get behind the line, defended firmly into the ground.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Rahmat Shah over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.47 innings wickets is 0 | fullish length outside off on fourth stump line, driven softly to cover.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is out batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Rahmat Shah over runs is 2 dismissal is True dismissal type is caught dismissal text is 5.36 innings wickets is 0 | <strong>great bowling by Udana is rewarded!</strong> Udana kept on teasing Rahmat with that fourth/fifth stump line on a consistently good length. After nearly dragging on earlier in the over playing away from his body, Rahmat is sucked into another play well away from his body and this time it clips the outside edge. It carries to Mathews at thigh height, as he crouches slightly to cushion the take in the breadbasket. Sri Lanka starting to claw back!
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Isuru Udana batsman name is Hashmatullah Shahidi over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.37 innings wickets is 0 | fullish length outside off, drives with hard hands and a thick edge goes well wide of slip down to third man on the rope.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Nuwan Pradeep batsman name is Hashmatullah Shahidi over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.26 innings wickets is 0 | fullish length on fourth stump, Shahidi is late driving, beaten badly. Beauty!
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is no run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Nuwan Pradeep batsman name is Hashmatullah Shahidi over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.16 innings wickets is 0 | fullish length angled across a touch wide from off on a fifth stump line, Shahidi shoulders arms.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is run batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Nuwan Pradeep batsman name is Hashmatullah Shahidi over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 5.17 innings wickets is 0 | short of a length on fourth stump, goes back to knock this down behind point for a run to third man.
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
play type description is out batting team is Afghanistan bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Nuwan Pradeep batsman name is Hazratullah Zazai over runs is 1 dismissal is True dismissal type is caught dismissal text is 5.07 innings wickets is 0 | <strong>OH MY GOODNESS! 10 OUT OF 10 FROM THE FRENCH JUDGE FOR THISARA PERERA!</strong> Pradeep bounced Zazai, who hooked flat and hard toward long leg. Thisara had about 1.5 seconds to cover 15 yards haring to his left. The ball never got more than 10-15 yards above the ground but he judged it immaculately before diving forward to clasp on two inches above the turf. Spectacular, a momentum-shifting effort!
| You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game. |
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