| 0.5 : 0.5: Kasun Rajitha to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! That is a beautiful stroke to get off the mark! On the fuller side, just around off, looking to get it to shape away but no movement again. Sharma shows the full face of the bat and creams it down to the long off fence. |
| 1.5: Dilshan Madushanka to Shubman Gill, FOUR! That is beautifully timed! Length and around off, Shubman Gill guides it through point for a boundary. His first boundary, this is a good start for India. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Kasun Rajitha to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Excellent timing! Angled into the pads, Rohit Sharma stands tall and works it through square leg. This one races away too. It seems like a belter. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: Kasun Rajitha to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Through mid-wicket this time! India dealing in boundaries! Angled into the pads, Rohit Sharma works it through mid-wicket and this one races away to the fence. |
| 3.2: Dilshan Madushanka to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Excellent placement! The two have not looked to hit the ball hard and just time it! Shorter and around off, Shubman Gill opens the face of the bat and plays it past point for another boundary. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Dilshan Madushanka to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Wonderful timing again! Through the off side yet again and consecutive boundaries for India AGAIN! Shortish and outside off, a little bit of room on offer and Gill just guides it past point for a boundary. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Dilshan Madushanka to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Three in a row! Yet again width on offer and this is punished! This time Gill gets to free his arms, he plays it past point and it races away. India off to a flier. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: Kasun Rajitha to Shubman Gill, FOUR! The outfield here is very quick! On the pads, Shubman Gill works it through square leg and this one races away to the fence. |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Kasun Rajitha to Rohit Sharma, SIX! BANG! That has gone a long way! Short and on middle, Rohit Sharma rocks back and pulls it well over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 6.4 : 6.4: Kasun Rajitha to Rohit Sharma, SIX! BANG! Two in the over! Rohit steps out, this is banged in short again, Rohit pulls it well over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 6.5 : 6.5: Kasun Rajitha to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Runs are flowing now! Angled into the pads, Rohit Sharma works it past square leg and this one races away to the fence. |
| 7.3 : 7.3: Dilshan Madushanka to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Pulled away! Shorter in length and on middle, Rohit has no problem with the short ones, he pulls it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: Wanindu Hasaranga to Shubman Gill, FOUR! This is fuller and on off, it is lofted over cover and it races away to the fence. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: Chamika Karunaratne to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! On the shorter side, this is guided through point and this one races away to the fence. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: Wanindu Hasaranga to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! That is hammered! Also, fifty for Rohit! He is back in the side and back amongst the runs! Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through square leg for a boundary. |
| 13.3: Chamika Karunaratne to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Yet again width on offer and it is quite wide! Outside off, this is cut through point for a boundary. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Dunith Wellalage to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Pulled away! On middle, shortish, this is pulled through mid-wicket and it races away to the fence. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Dunith Wellalage to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Two in a row! This is full and outside off, Gill just carves it past point and this one races away to the fence. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Dunith Wellalage to Shubman Gill, FOUR MORE! This is shortish again, on middle, Shubman Gill goes back and punches it through mid-wicket and this one races away to the fence too. Three in a row. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Dunith Wellalage to Rohit Sharma, SIX! That is a long hit! End of a huge over! Rohit Sharma steps out, he gets to the pitch of it and sends it sailing over the long off fence. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Dasun Shanaka to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Another boundary! Shortish again and on middle, Shubman Gill goes back and pulls it hard through mid-wicket for another boundary. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Dasun Shanaka to Shubman Gill, OUT! THAT IS GIVEN! Sri Lanka finally manage to take their first! This is on middle, it skids through. Shubman Gill looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. A loud appeal and the finger is raised. Gill walks back after getting off to a start but he did his job. Can Lanka now build on this> |
| 20.2 : 20.2: Dunith Wellalage to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Cut away! On the shorter side, Rohit rocks back and plays it through point for a boundary. |
| 21.5 : 21.5: Dasun Shanaka to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Trademark Kohli! On the pads, this is clipped through square leg and it races away to the fence. |
| 22.2 : 22.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to Virat Kohli, Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 22.4 : 22.4: Wanindu Hasaranga to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Another boundary! Rohit into the 80s! Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket and it races away to the fence. |
| 23.1 : 23.1: Dilshan Madushanka to Rohit Sharma, OUT! TIMBER! There is the wicket Lanka needed! Rohit was taking the game away and he falls now. Around off, Rohit looks to push at it away from the body but he gets an inside edge which goes back onto the stumps. |
| 23.4 : 23.4: Dilshan Madushanka to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Put away! On middle, this is driven back past the bowler and down towards long on for a boundary. |
| 25.4: Dilshan Madushanka to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Another boundary! Shorter and on off. Iyer pulls but from the higher part of the blade. It goes past mid on and races into the fence despite the dive from Nissanka. |
| 25.5 : 25.5: Dilshan Madushanka to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! This time in the gap and no need to fetch it as it races away! On middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket for four. |
| 26.6 : 26.6: Wanindu Hasaranga to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Thumped! 200 up in quick time! Too full and outside off. Iyer comes down the track and smashes it to long on for a boundary. |
| 28.2 : 28.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! Iyer loves to dance down the track against the spinners! Floats it full and outside off. This is lofted over long off for a six. |
| 29.1 : 29.1: Dhananjaya de Silva to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! TAKEN! Third down for India! Iyer goes after playing a quick knock! He was looking good but holes out! Tossed up, around middle. Iyer tries to drag it across but mistimes it. Goes from the toe end and Avishka Fernando at deep square leg stands his ground and takes an easy catch. |
| 34.6 : 34.6: Dunith Wellalage to KL Rahul, FOUR! Welcome boundary! Almost after 6 overs, India scores one. A full toss, outside off. Rahul does not miss out as he splices it past point for four. |
| 35.2 : 35.2: Dhananjaya de Silva to Virat Kohli, SIX! FIFTY IN STYLE FOR KOHLI! India getting a move on! Tossed up on leg. Kohli comes down the track and shows his wrists work as he plays over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. 65th ODI FIFTY! Mind boggling numbers. |
| 35.4 : 35.4: Dhananjaya de Silva to KL Rahul, SIX! That is the big over India were looking for! Too full and on off, Rahul gets well under the pitch of the ball and hits over mid-wicket for a six. |
| 36.3 : 36.3: Kasun Rajitha to KL Rahul, FOUR! Good shot! Shorter and outside off. Rahul upper cuts it past third man for four. |
| 36.5 : 36.5: Kasun Rajitha to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Kohli picked up early there! This was the slower ball, Kohli just wrists it over mid on and it races into the fence. |
| 36.6 : 36.6: Kasun Rajitha to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Third of the over! The drop already proving costly! Bouncer on off. Kohli just helps it over the keeper and behind for four. |
| 38.1 : 38.1: Dunith Wellalage to KL Rahul, FOUR! Lovely shot! Tossed up, outside off. Rahul skips down and lofts it wonderfully over covers for four. |
| 38.3 : 38.3: Dunith Wellalage to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Kohli in full flow! Shorter and outside off. Kohli pulls it through mid-wicket for four more. The skipper lets it through his hands. |
| 39.1 : 39.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Kohli now motoring! Too full and on middle. Kohli uses his feet and smacks it straight down for a boundary. |
| 40.4 : 40.4: Kasun Rajitha to KL Rahul, FOUR! 300 up! This is full and outside off. Rahul punches on the up over covers for four. |
| 41.4: Wanindu Hasaranga to Hardik Pandya, SIX!! Powered! This is full and outside off. Pandya smashes it over long off for a biggie. |
| 40.5 : 40.5: Kasun Rajitha to KL Rahul, OUT! KNOCKED OVER! This is really good delivery from Rajitha! Slower ball does the trick! Almost bolwe at 99 clicks, Rajitha serves a full ball from around the wicket and around leg. Rahul tries to be cheeky as he sweeps but misses and the ball goes past his leg and hits the stumps. |
| 43.3 : 43.3: Chamika Karunaratne to Virat Kohli, FOUR! MORE! A slower ball from back of the hand on leg. Kohli whips it to deep mid-wicket, wide of the man for four. |
| 43.4 : 43.4: Chamika Karunaratne to Virat Kohli, FOUR! India eyeing 400! Length ball, outside off, this is cut past point for four. Plays very late. |
| 44.2 : 44.2: Kasun Rajitha to Hardik Pandya, OUT! TAKEN! Good catch! This is full and wide outside off. Pandya tries to drag but cue ends his shot and gets height on it but not the required distance. This goes up and to long on where Wanindu Hasaranga takes the skier. |
| 46.1 : 46.1: Kasun Rajitha to Virat Kohli, FOUR! KOHLI ON 99! A full toss, outside off. Kohli cracks it to long on, wide of the fielder for a boundary. |
| 46.6 : 46.6: Kasun Rajitha to Virat Kohli, FOUR! 14 off the over! This is full and outside off. Kohli skips down to drive but gets a thick outside edge over third man for four. |
| 47.2 : 47.2: Chamika Karunaratne to Virat Kohli, FOUR! That is the kind of day the Lankans are having. On middle, Kohli slams it to long on. Pathum Nissanka lets it roll under his hand for four. |
| 47.5 : 47.5: Chamika Karunaratne to Axar Patel, OUT! GONE! Touch short and outside off. Patel tries to clear the infield but slices his shot and Avishka Fernando at covers takes a simple catch. |
| 48.2 : 48.2: Kasun Rajitha to Virat Kohli, OUT! GONE! Kusal Mendis wants it and takes it. End of an incredible innings by Kohli! He walks back wit his head held high. A standing ovation for him. This is full and outside off. Kohli tries to sweep but gets a top edge to short fine leg. Kusal Mendis calls for it and holds onto it. |
| 0.2 : 0.2: Mohammad Shami to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Timing! Sri Lanka are off the mark! This is full and outside off, it is driven past point for a boundary. |
| 0.4 : 0.4: Mohammad Shami to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Good shot! Bit of width, outside off and Nissanka slaps it through covers for a boundary. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Mohammed Siraj to Avishka Fernando, FOUR! IN THE GAP! Fernando is off the mark. Length and outside off. Fernando punches off the back foot past point and it races into the fence. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: Mohammad Shami to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Wrong line! Shami bowls it down the leg side again. Nissanka just helps it to fine leg for another boundary. Good start by the Lankans. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: Mohammed Siraj to Avishka Fernando, OUT! TAKEN! Fernando tries to go big but fails to time! First one down for the Lankans! This is full and on middle, at 140 clicks. Fernando stays back and tries to heave across but only top edges it high up in the sky. Hardik Pandya at covers takes a simple catch. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: Mohammad Shami to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Through the gap! Length ball with width on offer. Nissanka latches on it as he slaps it through covers for four. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Mohammed Siraj to Kusal Mendis, OUT! TIMBER! What a delivery! Mendis goes now! Sri Lanka already in trouble in such a big chase! Siraj is pumped up! He goes full and angles it around off, the ball lands and nips back in. Mendis goes for a full-blooded drive but misses and it goes through the gap and trashes the stumps. |
| 7.3: Mohammed Siraj to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Welcome boundary and a much needed one! Full and on middle, too full and it is driven down to long on for a boundary. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Mohammed Siraj to Charith Asalanka, FOUR! Finally Asalanka hits one cleanly! Outside off, this is hit over covers for a boundary. |
| 10.1 : 10.1: Hardik Pandya to Charith Asalanka, FOUR! Asalanka with a couple of boundaries now. This is full and outside off, it is heaved over mid-wicket for four. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: Hardik Pandya to Charith Asalanka, FOUR! Just short! Short and on the hips. Asalanka hits it flat and behind square on the leg side. Umran Malik dives forward but it bounces just in front of him. It rolls behind to the fence. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Umran Malik to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Back over Malik's head! Length and outside off. Nissanka steps across and lofts for a four. |
| 13.6 : 13.6: Umran Malik to Charith Asalanka, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Umran Malik continues his good form and breaks the stand. Asalanka goes after getting a start! Malik strays it down the leg side. Asalanka tries to flick again but only gets a faint edge to the keeper, Rahul who takes it. Asalanka without reviewing starts to walk back. There was definitely a sound. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: Umran Malik to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Flies off the edge! Short and outside off. De Silva throws his bat, he gets an outside edge and the pace helps it to race to the third man fence. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: Umran Malik to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Two in a row! Full and on off, driven past mid off for four. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Yuzvendra Chahal to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Lucky! Slows it up, full and on middle. Nissanka looks to slog-sweep but gets an inside edge and it races to the fine leg fence. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Yuzvendra Chahal to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Well played! Too full and on off. De Silva slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: Axar Patel to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Around off, this is lofted over covers for a boundary. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Axar Patel to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! De Silva playing with intent! Full and on off, De Silva steps down and plays it through covers for a boundary. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Axar Patel to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Three boundaries off the over! Well played! Outside off, De Silva plays it very late past first slip and into the third man fence. De Silva keeping the run rate in check. |
| 20.1 : 20.1: Yuzvendra Chahal to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! More runs! Slow, full and on middle. Nissanka skips down to drive but gets an inside edge to fine leg for four. |
| 20.2 : 20.2: Yuzvendra Chahal to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! This time off the middle. Flights it full and on off, Nissanka slogs it to deep mid-wicket for four more. |
| 23.4 : 23.4: Axar Patel to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Finds the fence! Flatter and on middle. De Silva flicks past mid-wicket and past Gill's dive at long on for four. |
| 23.5 : 23.5: Axar Patel to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! These two are targeting the spinners! Shorter and on middle. De Silva pulls it late to square leg and to the fence. |
| 24.3 : 24.3: Mohammad Shami to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! De Silva is batting really well. Length ball, outside off. De Silva pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.. |
| 24.5 : 24.5: Mohammad Shami to Dhananjaya de Silva, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! De Silva, who was looking so good has to go now. He will be disappointed! This is on a length and outside off, bit of width. De Silva has a poke at it, not fully into the shot and just flashes his bat away from his body. The ball takes the outside edge and flies to the right of the keeper who takes it safely. Timely wicket for India. |
| 26.5: Hardik Pandya to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Straight as an arrow! Too full and on off, it is driven straight down for a boundary. Well played. Pathum Nissanka is holding the innings for Sri Lanka. He has to bat deep now. |
| 28.5: Hardik Pandya to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Nice and fine! Lanka need a lot more! On the body, Nissanka looks to pull, it goes off the glove and down to the fine leg fence. |
| 30.4 : 30.4: Umran Malik to Pathum Nissanka, OUT! TAKEN! Pathum Nissanka is bounced out and the move to get Malik back has worked! Short and on middle, Umran Malik looks to pull, this goes off the splice and it is taken by Axar Patel at mid-wicket. A good innings from Pathum Nissanka, he would have loved to get a ton. |
| 31.3 : 31.3: Yuzvendra Chahal to Wanindu Hasaranga, SIX! Top shot! This is how he plays so we will be in for some entertaiment. On middle, the slog sweep is out, it is nailed over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 31.4 : 31.4: Yuzvendra Chahal to Wanindu Hasaranga, SIX! Bang! Two in a row! Yet again, the slog sweep comes out, it is nailed and it sails over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 31.5 : 31.5: Yuzvendra Chahal to Wanindu Hasaranga, FOUR! Up and over! This is smart batting. The fielders on the off side were got up in the ring. Wanindu Hasaranga makes room, makes it into a half volley and then lofts it over covers. |
| 31.6 : 31.6: Yuzvendra Chahal to Wanindu Hasaranga, OUT! TAKEN! That is a good catch in the end by Shreyas Iyer and Yuzvendra Chahal gets his revenge. Wanindu Hasaranga entertaining little innings comes to an end! On middle, this time Wanindu Hasaranga steps out but does not get to the pitch of the ball. Still goes ahead with the shot but ends up hitting it high up in the air towards long on. The fielder from deep mid-wicket runs across Iyer who might have been confused for a second but still hangs ont |
| 32.2 : 32.2: Umran Malik to Dunith Wellalage, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Another one bites the dust and Umran Malik has three! Length and on off, Dunith Wellalage pushes at it, this goes off the outside edge straight into the hands of Gill at first slip. Good captaincy by Rohit to keep a slip. |
| 32.5 : 32.5: Umran Malik to Chamika Karunaratne, FOUR! That is a wonderful stroke! A full toss on middle, Malik goes for the yorker but it does not come out right. This is time through mid on for a boundary. |
| 32.6 : 32.6: Umran Malik to Chamika Karunaratne, FOUR! Poor effort in the field by Mohammed Siraj! On the pads, this is worked fine, Mohammed Siraj runs to his right and then dives over the ball, another boundary. |
| 33.5 : 33.5: Yuzvendra Chahal to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! Swept away! A full toss on middle, Dasun Shanaka goes down on one knee and nails it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 37.5: Hardik Pandya to Chamika Karunaratne, OUT! TAKEN! Number 8 down! Pandya gets his first! On middle, this is slammed but straight to mid on where it is taken by Rohit. |
| 38.3 : 38.3: Mohammed Siraj to Dasun Shanaka, SIX! SMACK! That is a top shot! Fuller and on middle, this is lofted over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 40.4 : 40.4: Axar Patel to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! Cut away! Shorter and around off, Shanaka plays it through point and this one races away to the fence. |
| 41.1 : 41.1: Umran Malik to Dasun Shanaka, DROPPED AND FOUR! That would have been a stunner had Rohit taken it! Fuller and on off, this is lofted over mid off. Rohit runs back and then dives forward but the ball does not stay in. It goes for a boundary. Outstanding effort. |
| 41.2 : 41.2: Umran Malik to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! A low full toss, this time he gets it over mid off for another boundary. |
| 41.4 : 41.4: Umran Malik to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! Just short of the fence! Angled into the pads, this is pulled towards backward square leg. It lands just inside the ropes. |
| 43.2 : 43.2: Umran Malik to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! Raining boundaries now! Shorter and outside off, this is cut through point for a boundary. |
| 43.3 : 43.3: Umran Malik to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! Thumped away! Shorter and on middle, this is hammered through mid-wicket and this one races away to the fence. |
| 44.3: Axar Patel to Dasun Shanaka, DROPPED AND FOUR! You expect the fielder to take that! Shanaka steps out and hits it flat towards long on who runs in and dives forward but the ball brusts through his hands and goes behind for a boundary. |
| 45.5 : 45.5: Mohammad Shami to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! Another boundary for Shanaka! On off, this is cut through point for a boundary. |
| 47.1 : 47.1: Mohammad Shami to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! Dasun Shanaka steps out and gets to the pitch of it, he lifts it over mid off and for a boundary. |
| 47.2 : 47.2: Mohammad Shami to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! Two in a row! This is shorter now around off, Shanaka guides it past point and it races away to the fence again. |
| 48.3 : 48.3: Axar Patel to Dasun Shanaka, SIX! That is a massive hit! Dasun Shanaka steps out and makes room, he lifts it over the long off fence for a biggie. Massive hit. |
| 49.5 : 49.5: Mohammad Shami to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! Shanaka gets his ton up in style! That is a top, top knock effort but it will go in vain. This is full and around off, Dasun caressed it through covers for a boundary. |
| 49.6 : 49.6: Mohammad Shami to Dasun Shanaka, SIX! Ends the innings with a biggie! This is on middle, this is heaved over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. INDIA WIN BY 67 RUNS! |
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