| 0.1 : 0.1: Mohammad Shami to Avishka Fernando, EDGY FOUR! Sri Lanka open their account in a streaky manner. Beautiful delivery from Shami. He serves it on a length, close to off and gets it to shape away from the batter, Avishka Fernando shows no footwork as he pushes inside the line. There is an outside edge and it screams past second slip for a boundary. |
| 3.1: Mohammed Siraj to Avishka Fernando, FOUR! Fine shot! Mohammed Siraj drifts down the leg side, fuller in length, Avishka Fernando picks it off his pads and whips it over square leg for a boundary. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Mohammed Siraj to Avishka Fernando, FOUR! Yet another streaky boundary for Avishka Fernando. Width there outside off, on a length and shaping away, Avishka throws his bat at it and edges it past second slip for a boundary. The fielder at third man hardly got any time to react. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Mohammed Siraj to Avishka Fernando, FOUR! A hat-trick of boundaries. Mohammed Siraj is struggling with his line at the moment. It's around middle and leg, angling down, Avishka Fernando flicks it up with a strong bottom hand and lifts it over mid-wicket. |
| 4.3: Mohammad Shami to Nuwanidu Fernando, FOUR! Waited for 10 balls but now Nuwanidu Fernando has opened his account in international cricket. A touch short and around off, Nuwanidu stays back and cracks it down in front of point as the ball bounces over the in-ring fielder and races away to the fence. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: Mohammed Siraj to Avishka Fernando, OUT! BOWLED! Mohammed Siraj strikes again with the new ball and gets rid of Avishka Fernando who was looking quite good in the middle. He is pumped up and rightly so, this is a big blow to Sri Lanka. Siraj lands this on a good length with a scrambled seam, around off at 141 kph. It seams back in a bit and Avishka Fernando tries to punch from the back foot. However, all he manages to get is an inside edge on this delivery and the ball knocks over the s |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Mohammad Shami to Nuwanidu Fernando, FOUR! A gentle push and it has raced away to the fence. Shami delivers it on a length, around middle, Nuwanidu Fernando goes back inside the crease and shows it the full face of his bat. It comes off from the sweet spot and scoots past mid on. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: Mohammad Shami to Kusal Mendis, FOUR! Just like the openers, Kusal Mendis is also off the mark with a boundary! Shami angles a length delivery on the pads. Mendis tucks it and the ball races away towards the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: Hardik Pandya to Kusal Mendis, FOUR! Glorious shot! Overpitched delivery at 128 clicks. Easy pickings for Mendis as he leans forward and creams it through covers for a boundary. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: Mohammed Siraj to Nuwanidu Fernando, FOUR! What a shot! Stand and deliver stuff! Back of a length angling into off. Nuwanidu Fernando stands tall in his crease and lifts it with a straight blade over mid on for a boundary. 51 for 1 after Powerplay 1. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: Hardik Pandya to Nuwanidu Fernando, FOUR! Another fine shot from the debutant. A touch short in length, around middle and leg, Nuwanidu Fernando uses his wrists to flick and does so late to place it down to fine leg. |
| 11.3: Umran Malik to Nuwanidu Fernando, FOUR! Flashes and flashes hard. Nuwanidu Fernando is showing no fear against the pace of Umran Malik. Short in length and outside off, the debutant throws his hands at it and edges it over first slip for a boundary. Kolkata is not a good place to show ordinary football skills. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: Umran Malik to Kusal Mendis, FOUR! Bang! Wrong line and punished. Short in length and wide outside off, Kusal rocks back and slaps it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: Umran Malik to Nuwanidu Fernando, FOUR! Great timing and placement. It's on a good length and outside off, Nuwanidu Fernando stays back and steers it through backward point. Mohammad Shami runs across to his right from third man and tries to boot it out but fails. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: Umran Malik to Kusal Mendis, SIX! Superb shot! Malik goes short again. However, it sets up at a good height on middle. Mendis gets into his position early and pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Kuldeep Yadav to Kusal Mendis, OUT! LBW! Kuldeep Yadav strikes in his first over and this is what he can do! A genuine wicket-taker and he has broken a very fruitful 73-run stand here for Sri Lanka! Yadav lands it just short of full length on middle at 87.1 kph. Mendis pushes forward to defend but it is a googly and turns away a hint to hit his back leg. Yadav appeals and the umpire raises his finger. However, Mendis decides to take the DRS. The replays roll in and the UltraEdge shows no |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Axar Patel to Charith Asalanka, FOUR! Finds the edge this time but it is a boundary for Charith Asalanka! Touch shorter and on off. Charith Asalanka tries to push it towards the leg side but the ball goes straight with the arm and catches the outside edge of the blade. It runs away towards the third man fence for a boundary. |
| 21.1 : 21.1: Axar Patel to Nuwanidu Fernando, OUT! RUN OUT! Young Nuwanidu Fernando has just discovered how cruel the world can be! A terrible way to get out. Flighted delivery, full and on middle, Fernando uses his feet and flicks it towards mid-wicket. Shubman Gill manning that region puts in a dive to attempt for the catch but it falls just short. Nuwanidu Fernando has set off for a run and Charith Asalanka also takes a start but then waits for the fielder to complete his theatrics. He, then, rea |
| 22.5 : 22.5: Kuldeep Yadav to Dasun Shanaka, OUT! SOUND OF TIMBER! This is a huge blow to Sri Lanka. Kuldeep Yadav is sending a reminder that he is too good to be left out of the Playing XI. Smart bowling. Yadav sends it across a bit flatter through the air, around leg and on a fuller length, Dasun Shanaka goes down and across to sweep, he went a little too across, and then fails to connect with his attempted shot. The leg stump is disturbed and the crowd roars. Sri Lanka are on the mat now. The repl |
| 24.2 : 24.2: Kuldeep Yadav to Charith Asalanka, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Kuldeep Yadav is bowling like a man possessed and Sri Lanka are completely clueless about his magic. Yadav lets out a wrong 'un this time, landing full and drifting around middle. Charith Asalanka leans forward to flick it across the line but closes the face of his bat early. It turns in his hands also and the ball tamely pops out back to the bowler. Kuldeep Yadav accepts the return catch gleefully and now has three wickets in t |
| 24.6 : 24.6: Kuldeep Yadav to Wanindu Hasaranga, FOUR! Put away. This boundary has come against the run of play. Short and around off, Wanindu Hasaranga goes back and cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 26.1 : 26.1: Kuldeep Yadav to Wanindu Hasaranga, SIX! Looks like Wanindu Hasaranga has decided to take on the bowling here! Tossed up, around off. Wanindu Hasaranga dances down the track and tonks it over long off for a maximum. |
| 26.2 : 26.2: Kuldeep Yadav to Wanindu Hasaranga, FOUR! Kuldeep Yadav overcompensates and pays the price! Shortish length, on off. Wanindu Hasaranga rocks back and cuts it through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 26.4 : 26.4: Kuldeep Yadav to Wanindu Hasaranga, FOUR! Lovely shot! Touch shorter and quicker again, around off. Wanindu Hasaranga goes deep in his crease and plays it late as he guides it through the gully region for a boundary. Wanindu Hasaranga has successfully managed to disturb Kuldeep's rhythm here. |
| 27.5 : 27.5: Umran Malik to Wanindu Hasaranga, OUT! CAUGHT! Wanindu Hasaranga's handy little cameo comes to an end! Great bowling change this from Hardik Pandya as Malik strikes in his first over of the second spell. This is a tad short and outside off at 145.3 kph. Wanindu Hasaranga tries to punch it but does so off the outside half of his blade. He hits it straight to the point region where Axar Patel takes a sharp catch. Sri Lanka sink further and they would need a miracle from hereon to get to a |
| 28.3 : 28.3: Kuldeep Yadav to Dunith Wellalage, FOUR! Nicely played by the young man! Touch shorter and around off. Dunith Wellalage waits for it and just guides it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 31.3: Umran Malik to Chamika Karunaratne, FOUR! Digs it in short, around middle and leg, Chamika Karunaratne helps it on its way down to fine leg. The ball races away and beats the diving effort of Kuldeep Yadav near the fence. |
| 33.1 : 33.1: Umran Malik to Chamika Karunaratne, FOUR! Sweetly done! Back of a length, around off at 143.1 clicks, Chamika Karunaratne camps back and punches it with great timing through covers. |
| 33.2 : 33.2: Umran Malik to Chamika Karunaratne, FOUR! Makes good use of the Free Hit! Width there outside off, short in length, Chamika reaches out and smashes it over covers. |
| 33.6 : 33.6: Umran Malik to Chamika Karunaratne, OUT! CAUGHT! A splendid catch from Axar Patel this time. Back of a length outside off, at 144.3 kph, Chamika Karunaratne camps back to smash it square of the wicket on the off side but does so aerially towards backward point. Axar Patel is ready to dive and he completes a superb catch with a full stretch. Great anticipation. A brief period of resistance is over and Sri Lanka are now 8 down. |
| 35.2 : 35.2: Kuldeep Yadav to Kasun Rajitha, FOUR! Good shot! Tosses it up again on leg. Kasun Rajitha gets low and paddles it towards the fine-leg fence for a boundary. |
| 36.2: Mohammad Shami to Kasun Rajitha, FOUR! There is value for shots on this ground! Touch shorter and around off. Kasun Rajitha makes room and cuts it through the cover-point region for a boundary. |
| 36.4 : 36.4: Mohammad Shami to Dunith Wellalage, FOUR! This time an outside edge produces a boundary! Just short of good length, around off. Dunith Wellalage tries to push it but gets an outside edge as the ball straightens after pitching. It runs away towards the third-man fence for a boundary. |
| 36.6 : 36.6: Mohammad Shami to Dunith Wellalage, FOUR! Third boundary of the over and Sri Lanka need these runs. On the shorter side and outside off. Dunith Wellalage punches it through the point region and beats the diving effort from Umran Malik in the deep. |
| 37.3 : 37.3: Kuldeep Yadav to Kasun Rajitha, FOUR! A poor effort this from Pandya! This is fuller and around off. Kasun Rajitha drives it to the left of the long off fielder. Pandya covers the line of the ball but fails to get his hand down in time and the ball goes off his shoes towards the fence. 200 up! |
| 39.1 : 39.1: Mohammed Siraj to Dunith Wellalage, SIX! Siraj has been greeted with a maximum here by young Dunith Wellalage! This is short and on off. Dunith Wellalage looks awkward as he pulls it but gets enough bat on it to hit it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 39.2 : 39.2: Mohammed Siraj to Dunith Wellalage, OUT! CAUGHT! Gone this time! A handy knock from the young man but Siraj has the last laugh after getting hit for a six on the first ball. This is on a shortish length and outside off, angling across the left-hander. Dunith Wellalage punches it off the outside half of his blade but straight to point where Axar Patel takes yet another sharp catch. Nine down now! |
| 17.2: Axar Patel to Dhananjaya de Silva, OUT! BOWLED! Dhananjaya de Silva departs for a golden duck! Axar Patel now strikes with his second delivery and does the trick with an arm ball. He bowls it on middle at 88.3 kph and the ball comes in with the angle. Dhananjaya de Silva tries to drive it but misses as the ball brushes his pads and deflects onto the stumps. Pressure on Sri Lanka now and they need to rebuild here! |
| 39.4 : 39.4: Mohammed Siraj to Lahiru Kumara, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Siraj wraps it up in a matter of four deliveries and finishes with three wickets as Sri Lanka have been bowled out for 215! This is full and straight on middle. Lahiru Kumara tries to drive it without much footwork and gets an inside edge. The ball brushes his pads and knocks over the stumps. This has been a poor batting effort from the Lankans and the Indian team along with its fans is a happy lot. |
| 0.2 : 0.2: Kasun Rajitha to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Oh, what a shot to get underway! Shortish length, on off. Sharma dances down the track and smashes it through covers for a boundary. India are away in style. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: Lahiru Kumara to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Gill is off the mark with a glorious boundary! Pure class, this. Overpitched delivery, around off. Gill leans forward and caresses it through covers for a lovely boundary. |
| 1.6 : 1.6: Lahiru Kumara to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Oh, another shot that will make you admire this young talent! Kumara bowls another half-volley, outside off. Gill plays a lovely cover-drive with a beautiful sound off his blade as the ball races away towards the fence. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Kasun Rajitha to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Boundaries are flowing for India! Short and wide and Rohit Sharma is too good a player to miss out on it. He stands tall and cuts it over and wide of point for a boundary. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: Kasun Rajitha to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Oh, man! Lovely balance, and perfect timing. Back of a length and around off. Gill transfers his weight on the back foot and punches it through covers for another boundary. |
| 3.2 : 3.2: Lahiru Kumara to Rohit Sharma, SIX! Here we go, a Rohit Sharma pull shot! Kumara bowls a bouncer on middle. Sharma picks the length quickly and pulls it all the way over the fine leg fence for a maximum. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Lahiru Kumara to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Meanwhile, Shubman Gill continues to go his merry way. Fuller in length and around middle at 147 kph, Gill picks it off his pads and clips it through the gap at mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Lahiru Kumara to Shubman Gill, FOUR! This man is all class! Kumara changes his line and delivers a length ball outside off, Shubman Gill transfers his weight into the shot as he presses forward and caresses it through covers. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Lahiru Kumara to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Wow! A 150 kph delivery, full and on off, Shreyas Iyer gets on the front foot and crunches it through extra cover for a glorious boundary. |
| 7.4 : 7.4: Lahiru Kumara to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Streaky! Kumara fires in a full ball on middle, skidding off the surface at 142.7 kph, Shreyas tries to use the angle to flick but gets a leading edge. It goes aerial but in the gap at point for a boundary. |
| 8.4: Chamika Karunaratne to Shreyas Iyer, MISFIELD AND FOUR! Width there outside off, short in length, Shreyas chases it and gets it away off the outer edge. It flies behind backward point and Dunith Wellalage slips while stopping the ball. Ends up conceding a boundary. The young boy gets a stare from the bowler. |
| 9.2 : 9.2: Lahiru Kumara to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Virat Kohli gets off the mark in style! Kumara digs it in short, around off at 142.1 clicks, Kohli swivels on the back foot and pulls it with authority to the deep mid-wicket fence. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Lahiru Kumara to KL Rahul, FOUR! Superb shot! Full and around off, Rahul leans into the drive and thumps it through the gap between covers and mid off. Opens his account. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: Chamika Karunaratne to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Nicely played! Chamika Karunaratne tries to bounce out Iyer here. However, it comes at a very friendly height on off as Iyer pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: Chamika Karunaratne to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Shreyas Iyer is ready for this short stuff and enjoying himself out in the middle. Chamika Karunaratne bangs it short and on off. Iyer, who is already on the back foot, pulls it towards the cow corner region for another boundary. |
| 9.3: Lahiru Kumara to Virat Kohli, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Once again the crowd is stunned into silence. The only one roaring is the bowler as he is pumped up. He hurls across a length delivery around off at 138.9 kph and gets it to nip back into the batter. Virat Kohli hangs on the back foot and tries to defend but it takes a bit of an inside edge and cannons onto the stumps. India are in a spot of bother here after losing their top three. 154 needed off 243 balls. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Kasun Rajitha to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! LBW! The fourth wicket is down for India and the Lankan Lions are fighting it out in the middle. This game is tightly poised now, folks! Kasun Rajitha bowls it full and on middle and leg. Iyer tries to flick it but misses and gets hit on the pads. A big appeal from Kasun Rajitha follows and he keeps running in celebration without even bothering to turn and look at the umpire. The finger is raised though. Iyer takes the DRS immediately. However, there i |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Chamika Karunaratne to Rohit Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A wicket against the run of play! Chamika Karunaratne, the street-fighter, strikes and gets the big fish, Rohit Sharma! On a good length and around off. Sharma tries to punch it towards the off side. However, he does so without much foot movement and gets a faint outside edge. Kusal Mendis behind the stumps makes no mistake and this is what Lanka needed. Can they pick up two-three quick wickets now to put pressure on India? |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Lahiru Kumara to Shubman Gill, OUT! CAUGHT! The crowd has gone silent all of a sudden. Kumara hurls across a shortish ball on middle, at 142.1 kph, Shubman Gill gets back and tries to play his favourite half-pull. He fails to get it from the middle of his bat and the ball flies straight to Avishka Fernando at mid-wicket. He is the only fielder present there on the leg side and Gill is unfortunate to pick him. Either side of that fielder and it would have been a hat-trick of boundaries. G |
| 20.4 : 20.4: Kasun Rajitha to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! This will give Pandya some confidence. A boundary after 10 overs! Overpitched delivery on off. Pandya leans forward and drives it past mid off for a boundary. |
| 20.6 : 20.6: Kasun Rajitha to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Boundary to end the over and just what India needed! Kasun Rajitha goes searching for a magic delivery and bowls a full delivery on middle and leg. Pandya flicks it and flicks it in the gap through the square leg region for a boundary. |
| 27.2 : 27.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to KL Rahul, FOUR! Lovely shot! Too full from Wanindu Hasaranga, it's loopy and outside off, Rahul frees his arms and drills it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 28.4 : 28.4: Lahiru Kumara to KL Rahul, FOUR! What a shot! Full in length and around off, Rahul goes through the line and lofts it nonchalantly over mid off for a boundary. The 50-run stand comes up! |
| 29.1 : 29.1: Dhananjaya de Silva to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! The part-timer will not dominate, says Hardik. Presses forward to a full ball and eases his drive in the gap at covers for a boundary. |
| 32.2 : 32.2: Chamika Karunaratne to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Pandya with good placement this time! Chamika Karunaratne drifts on the pads as he bowls a length delivery. Pandya does not hit it hard just times this as he clips it to the backward square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 34.1 : 34.1: Chamika Karunaratne to Hardik Pandya, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Chamika Karunaratne strikes and gives Sri Lanka a glimmer of hope here! The 75-run stand has been broken and Pandya, after playing so well, walks back disappointed into the shed. This is a good-length delivery, around off. Pandya tries to punch it from his crease. But he gets an outside edge and Mendis behind the stumps takes a good catch. Can Sri Lanka capitalize on this opening now? 55 needed more. |
| 36.2 : 36.2: Chamika Karunaratne to Axar Patel, FOUR! Puts it away! Chamika Karunaratne switches to 'round the wicket and delivers a full ball around off, Axar Patel leans forward and caresses it through extra cover for a boundary. That's not all, the bowler has overstepped. The siren goes off and the crowd gets excited. Free Hit loading... |
| 36.2: Chamika Karunaratne to Axar Patel, SIX! Out of here, the crowd at Eden Gardens erupts! Short in length and around off, slower in pace, Axar Patel camps back and launches it over wide long on for a maximum. Six maximums needed more to win this game. |
| 39.5 : 39.5: Dhananjaya de Silva to Axar Patel, OUT! Patel holes out! Sri Lanka again have an opening. Floated delivery, full and outside off, Axar Patel leans forward to loft it inside-out over extra cover but ends up hitting it a lot straighter. The ball flies to the right of long off and Chamika Karunaratne takes a fine catch sliding across on the ground. 25 needed off 61 balls. |
| 41.6 : 41.6: Lahiru Kumara to Kuldeep Yadav, FOUR! This will take India closer to the target! Short and on middle. Kuldeep Yadav makes room and cuts it over the point fielder and gets a boundary. Just 13 needed now! |
| 42.4 : 42.4: Kasun Rajitha to KL Rahul, FOUR! Another boundary! This time KL Rahul and India get lucky, just 5 needed now! Back of a length and it nips back in a bit. Rahul tries to punch it but is cramped for room and gets an inside edge that goes past the stumps and diving keeper for a boundary at fine leg. |
| 42.6 : 42.6: Kasun Rajitha to KL Rahul, FOUR! This time a top edge produces a boundary! Scores are level now! Short and on middle. Rahul goes for a big pull shot. However, all he manages to do is to get a top edge which goes over the jumping keeper for a boundary. |
| 42.2 : 42.2: Kasun Rajitha to KL Rahul, FOUR! Poor delivery and punished! India inching closer! A fullish delivery and on the pads. Rahul glances it with great timing and beats the diving fielder at deep backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 43.2: Lahiru Kumara to Kuldeep Yadav, FOUR! That's it! India win this game by four wickets! Kumara bowls another shortish delivery on off. Yadav makes room again and slaps it past the mid off fielder for a boundary. Happy faces all around in the Indian camp and at this iconic Eden Gardens. |
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