| 3.2 : 3.2: Lahiru Kumara to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Short and punished! Short and outside off by Lahiru Kumara, Shubman Gill stands tall and cuts this one hard along the carpet. Gets it through the gap and opens his account with a boundary. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Lahiru Kumara to Rohit Sharma, SIX! SHOT! Lahiru Kumara serves this one full and at the pads of the batter, Rohit Sharma picks the length early and flicks this one off the front foot. Gets plenty of bat on it and it goes all the way towards the square leg fence for a maximum. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Lahiru Kumara to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Back of a length outside off, Shubman Gill stays inside the line and punches this one nicely through the covers region and collects a boundary. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Lahiru Kumara to Shubman Gill, FOUR! TWO IN TWO! Lahiru Kumara changes his length and bowls it touch fuller around off, Shubman Gill gets forward and drives this one along the ground. Gets it between mid off and extra cover for a boundary. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Lahiru Kumara to Shubman Gill, FOUR! MAKE THAT THREE! Lahiru Kumara misses his length and bowls a low full toss at the pads, Shubman Gill does not miss out and clips this one nicely through mid-wicket for another boundary. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: Lahiru Kumara to Shubman Gill, FOUR! This is even better! Lahiru Kumara serves it full and outside off, Shubman Gill frees his arms and drives this one with a cross bat. It goes to the left of mid off for a boundary. An expensive over by Lahiru Kumara comes to an end. |
| 7.4 : 7.4: Kasun Rajitha to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Kasun Rajitha goes with the change of pace, bowls it slower and outside off, Rohit Sharma waits for it and frees his arms. Thumps this one over the bowler's head and collects a boundary. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: Wanindu Hasaranga to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Fuller and at the stumps, Shubman Gill advances down the track and heaves across the line but gets it from the inner part of the bat and wide of mid on for a boundary. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Chamika Karunaratne to Rohit Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! Oh no! The crowd has gone silent now as Rohit Sharma holes out against the run of play. It is quite short, on the bodyline. Rohit Sharma stays back and pulls it to deep square leg, although he does not get the desired connection on it and hits it straight down the throat of Fernando in the deep who makes no mistake. A huge wicket for Sri Lanka. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Chamika Karunaratne to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Just exquisite! Virat Kohli gets off the mark with a boundary. Chamika Karunaratne goes full and on fourth stump. Virat Kohli opens the face and carves it past mid off. It races away to the fence. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Jeffrey Vandersay to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Wow! This is just too good. How on earth has Kohli found this narrow gap between extra cover and cover. It is full and outside off. Virat Kohli leans in and drives it through the gap for four runs. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: Jeffrey Vandersay to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries now! It is a short ball, outside off. Virat Kohli picks up the length early, rocks back and cuts it hard past point for a boundary. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Lahiru Kumara to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Incredible shot! Too easy for Kohli though. Lahiru Kumara spills a length ball, down leg. Virat Kohli stays inside the crease and flicks it through square leg for four runs. |
| 20.3: Jeffrey Vandersay to Shubman Gill, SIX! BANG! Jeffrey Vandersay floats this one, full around off, Shubman Gill gets down early and slogs this one towards the mid-wicket fence. Clears the ropes with ease and collects a maximum. |
| 22.3: Dasun Shanaka to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Full and around off, right where the batter wants it, Shubman Gill presses forward and drives this along the ground. Hits it right between extra cover and mid off for a boundary. |
| 24.1 : 24.1: Dasun Shanaka to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Short and outside off by Dasun Shanaka, Shubman Gill advances down the track and gets on top of the bounce, swats this one wide of long on for a boundary. |
| 28.5 : 28.5: Nuwanidu Fernando to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Streaky but Shubman Gill will take it! Slower and tad short on off, Shubman Gill shimmies down the track to go down the ground but gets a thick outside edge that goes to the left of short third man for a boundary. |
| 28.6 : 28.6: Nuwanidu Fernando to Shubman Gill, SIX! Nuwanidu Fernando floats this one, full and outside off, Shubman Gill does not miss out this time, frees his arms and thumps this one towards the long off fence for a maximum. |
| 30.4 : 30.4: Nuwanidu Fernando to Virat Kohli, FOUR! EDGY! 200 is up for India. Virat Kohli one shot of his half-ton and Gill at the other end is one run away from his century. It is tossed up, around off. Kohli gets an outside edge. It runs down to third man for four runs. |
| 31.2 : 31.2: Jeffrey Vandersay to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Jeffrey Vandersay overcompensates this time. A full toss, outside off. Shubman Gill crunches it through covers. The man in the deep dives to his right but in vain. |
| 31.1 : 31.1: Jeffrey Vandersay to Shubman Gill, FOUR! SHOT! It is a short ball, on off. Gill swivels and heaves it across the line over mid-wicket for four runs. He is taking the charge here. |
| 31.4 : 31.4: Jeffrey Vandersay to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Virat Kohli now getting into the act. It is overpitched, on off. Virat Kohli leans forward and creams it past the bowler, down to long off for a cracking boundary. |
| 31.6 : 31.6: Jeffrey Vandersay to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Fourth boundary of the over and Jeffrey Vandersay has now conceded 59 runs in 7 overs. It is short, angled down leg. Gill goes back and pulls it over mid-wicket. A couple of bounces over the ropes. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: Kasun Rajitha to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Kasun Rajitha loses his radar and bowls this one full and down the leg side, Shubman Gill uses his feet and flicks this one towards fine leg. The ball was travelling and Lahiru Kumara at fine leg fails to get down in time and concedes a boundary. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Kasun Rajitha to Shubman Gill, FOUR! Nicely played! Fuller and in the channel outside off, Shubman Gill plants his foot forward and goes through with the drive. Times this one well and hits it past extra cover for a boundary. |
| 9.4: Kasun Rajitha to Rohit Sharma, SIX! DISPATCHED! Short and around off, Rohit Sharma picks the length early and pulls this one hard towards the mid-wicket fence. Clears the ropes and collects a maximum. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: Kasun Rajitha to Rohit Sharma, SIX! STRAIGHT HIT! Kasun Rajitha serves this one full and around off, Rohit Sharma picks the length early and presents a full face of the bat. Lofts it over mid off and it goes all the way for a maximum. |
| 9.6 : 9.6: Kasun Rajitha to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Fuller and at the stumps, Rohit Sharma does not miss out and drives this one along the ground, gets it wide of mid on for a boundary. At the end of Powerplay 1, India have scored 75 runs without any loss of wicket. |
| 33.4 : 33.4: Kasun Rajitha to Shubman Gill, OUT! BOWLED! Kasun Rajitha strikes and gets rid of Gill. A wonderful innings comes to an end. It is an off-cutter, on off. Gill dances down the track and looks to heave it down the ground but gets beaten by the uneven bounce. The ball stays very low than what Gill anticipated, to go onto crash into the stumps. A much-needed wicket for Sri Lanka. |
| 34.1 : 34.1: Chamika Karunaratne to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Virat Kohli continues on his merry way! It is a slower one, wide outside off, just short of a good length. It gives enough time for Kohli to think and he crunches it through the gap at covers for a cracking boundary. |
| 35.1: Kasun Rajitha to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Nicely played! Kasun Rajitha bowls a loosener, drifting down leg. Virat Kohli hangs back and flicks it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. He races away to 70 runs now. |
| 36.3 : 36.3: Chamika Karunaratne to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Shreyas Iyer gets fortunate here but will take it however they come. It is a short ball, on middle. It hurries onto the batter. This one does not bounce as much. Iyer tries to heave it across the line but gets a top-edge on it. The ball flies over the keeper's head for a boundary. |
| 37.1 : 37.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to Shreyas Iyer, SIX! BANG! Shreyas Iyer puts the pressure on Wanindu Hasaranga. It is tossed up, full and outside off. Shreyas Iyer gets down on one knee and tonks it over the mid-wicket fence. |
| 39.3 : 39.3: Wanindu Hasaranga to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Good use of the feet here. Kohli moves to 80 now. It is floated and full, around off. Kohli dances down the track and drills it down to long on for four runs. |
| 40.1 : 40.1: Lahiru Kumara to Virat Kohli, SIX! JUST OVER! Lahiru Kumara bowls this one full and at the stumps, Virat Kohli gets down the track to go down the ground but gets this on from the inner part of the bat. Jeffrey Vandersay at long on is off the ropes and he misjudges the flight of the delivery. The ball sails over his head for a maximum. |
| 42.1: Chamika Karunaratne to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Chamika Karunaratne bowls a cutter, full and around off, Shreyas Iyer waits for it and goes down the ground. Hits it uppishly but to the left of long on and collects a boundary. |
| 42.5 : 42.5: Chamika Karunaratne to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Virat Kohli moves to 99! Short and on middle, Virat Kohli picks the length early and pulls this one off the front foot. Hits it right between deep square leg and deep mid-wicket, Ashen Bandara and Jeffrey Vandersay run around from their respective positions to prevent the boundary but end up colliding with each other. The ball deflects off their feet and trickles into the boundary. |
| 43.4 : 43.4: Kasun Rajitha to Virat Kohli, SIX! SHOT! Slower and fuller on off, right in the slot for the batter, Virat Kohli goes down the track and thrashes this one down the ground. Clears the long on fence with ease and collects a maxmimum. |
| 44.2 : 44.2: Chamika Karunaratne to Virat Kohli, SIX! Full and just outside off, at 132.4 kph, Virat Kohli stays deep in the crease and lets the bat flow. Plays this one with a straight bat and clears the long off fence for a maximum. |
| 44.3 : 44.3: Chamika Karunaratne to Virat Kohli, SIX! TWO IN TWO! Slower and into the wicket on middle by Chamika Karunaratne, Virat Kohli picks the change of pace and pulls this one with disdain. It goes all the way towards the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 44.5 : 44.5: Chamika Karunaratne to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Stunning shot! Back of a length around off, Virat Kohli stays still and just punches this one over extra cover. Gets it well wide of deep cover and collects a boundary. |
| 45.3 : 45.3: Lahiru Kumara to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! CAUGHT! Shreyas Iyer tries to go over the infield but holes out instead. It is a length ball, outside off. Shreyas Iyer stands tall and looks to drive it uppishly through the off side. He miscues his shot though as the bottom hand comes off the blade. Dhananjaya de Silva, the substitute fielder takes a dolly at extra cover. |
| 46.1 : 46.1: Kasun Rajitha to Virat Kohli, SIX! BANG! Virat Kohli is eyeing ihis 150 here. He is just 16 runs short now. Good length, on middle and leg. Virat Kohli clears his front leg and smokes it over the wide long on fence for a maximum. |
| 46.2 : 46.2: Kasun Rajitha to Virat Kohli, SIX! What an excellent shot. It flies over the ropes. It is overpitched, just outside off. It is in the arc of Kohli and he dispatches it over the bowler's head for another biggie. |
| 46.4 : 46.4: Kasun Rajitha to KL Rahul, FOUR! KL Rahul now joins the party. It is a full toss, outside off. KL Rahul smacks it through the gap at covers. It races away to the boundary. |
| 47.1 : 47.1: Lahiru Kumara to Virat Kohli, FOUR! Virat Kohli is on a roll here. Lahiru Kumara tries to go for the yorker but it comes out as a full toss, on middle and leg. Virat Kohli stays back and whips it over square leg. Four runs. |
| 47.5 : 47.5: Lahiru Kumara to KL Rahul, OUT! CAUGHT! Lahiru Kumara gets his second wicket. KL Rahul goes back for just 7 runs. It is a short ball, wide outside off. KL Rahul stays back and goes for the cut shot. The ball takes the outside edge and flies straight down the throat of Dunith Wellalage in the deep, who makes no mistake. |
| 48.4 : 48.4: Kasun Rajitha to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT! Suryakumar Yadav tries to break his shackles but holes out instead. It is full, wide outside off. Suryakumar Yadav tries to go inside-out but get it off the outside edge. Avishka Fernando settels under it in the deep and takes a sharp catch. Kasun Rajitha gets his second wicket of the innings. |
| 49.1 : 49.1: Lahiru Kumara to Virat Kohli, SIX! Avishka Fernando tries hard to save the boundary here but has his foot grounded beyond the ropes here. It is a short ball, on off. Virat Kohli dances down the track and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Avishka Fernando leaps near the ropes and tosses the ball back in play. The replays confirm that it is a maximum and Virat Kohli moves to 155. An excellent innings from him, followed by a short celebration. |
| 49.6 : 49.6: Lahiru Kumara to Virat Kohli, FOUR! 10 runs off the last two deliveries. It is full, wide outside off. Virat Kohli steers it through the gap at point. The ball races away to the boundary. India ends their innings at 390/5. |
| 49.5 : 49.5: Lahiru Kumara to Virat Kohli, SIX! Virat Kohli is not stopping at all. Back of a length, outside off. Virat Kohli swivels and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence. It was six from the moment he hit it. |
| 0.3 : 0.3: Mohammad Shami to Nuwanidu Fernando, FOUR! Incredible shot. Nuwanidu Fernando is off the mark with a boundary. It is full, wide outside off. Nuwanidu Fernando reaches out and creams it through covers for four runs. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: Mohammed Siraj to Avishka Fernando, OUT! CAUGHT! Mohammed Siraj strikes early once again! Mohammed Siraj bowls this one on a length and outside off, Avishka Fernando defends at the away going delivery with hard hands and pays the price. Gets an outside edge that travels quickly to a wide slip. Shubman Gill there dives forward and takes a good low catch. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Mohammad Shami to Kusal Mendis, FOUR! Kusal Mendis gets off the mark with a boundary! Full and angling at the pads, Kusal Mendis accounts for the swing and drives this one along the ground. Gets it wide of mid on and opens his account with a four. |
| 3.3: Mohammed Siraj to Nuwanidu Fernando, FOUR! Streaky! Some ladyluck for Nuwanidu Fernando now. It is a length ball, on didth stump. It takes the outer half. The two men in the slip are disected perfectly. It races away to the third man fence. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Mohammed Siraj to Kusal Mendis, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Mohammed Siraj finds the outside edge once again but this time he gets a wicket. Mohammed Siraj dishes a length ball, on fifth stump. Kusal Mendis has a poke at it and gets a thick outside edge. KL Rahul makes no mistake behind the sticks. Mohammed Siraj has two wickets in his two overs so far. He is have a ball of a time here. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: Mohammed Siraj to Nuwanidu Fernando, FOUR! Nuwanidu Fernando finds the boundary here. A much-needed one for his side. It is fuller, angled into the pads. Nuwanidu Fernando flicks it past mid on. It is in the air briefly and races away to the fence. |
| 5.5 : 5.5: Mohammed Siraj to Nuwanidu Fernando, FOUR! Beautiful shot! Nuwanidu Fernando is on a roll here. It is a length ball, outside off. Nuwanidu Fernando leans in and carves it well through the cover region for four runs. |
| 6.3 : 6.3: Mohammad Shami to Charith Asalanka, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust! This is looking bad for Sri Lanka. Shami bangs it short, outside off. Charith Asalanka cuts it hard towards point. The ball though flies off the outside edge. Axar Patel at point, times his jump to perfection and takes a sharp catch above his head. Mohammad Shami now gets his first wicket of the night. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: Mohammad Shami to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! EDGY! Does not matter how the runs come though. It a length ball, on fourth stump. Dasun Shanaka tries to block it out, it takes the outside edge and goes past the an at second slip for a boundary. |
| 7.3 : 7.3: Mohammed Siraj to Nuwanidu Fernando, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Nuwanidu Fernando this time loses control of his bat and gives away his wicket here. Mohammed Siraj now gets his third wicket and gets rid of the set batter. It is a full-length ball, wide outside off. Nuwanidu Fernando steps across and tries to go for the booming drive. Although, the ball does not bounce much. Nuwanidu Fernando gets a thick inside edge. The ball goes on to crash into the stump. Sri Lanka slip further. |
| 9.3: Mohammed Siraj to Wanindu Hasaranga, OUT! TIMBER! Mohammed Siraj is on fire. He picks up his fourth wicket in just his fifth over. Mohammed Siraj dishes a length ball, outside off. It nips back in off the deck. Wanindu Hasaranga tries to push it away but without any foot movement. The ball sneaks through the gap between bat and pad to rattle the stumps. Half of the Sri Lankan side is back in the hut inside Powerplay 1. Sri Lanka are yet to get 50 runs on the board here. |
| 11.4 : 11.4: Mohammed Siraj to Chamika Karunaratne, OUT! RUN OUT! Good awareness by Siraj off his own bowling. There were a few words being exchanged a couple of deliveries ago but it is Mohammed Siraj that has the last laugh here. It is a full-length ball, on off. Chamika Karunaratne presses forward and defends it back to the bowler. Mohammed Siraj collects the ball on a bounce and scores a direct hit at the striker's end. Every Indian players is excited about the same. They think that they have g |
| 12.6 : 12.6: Kuldeep Yadav to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! Cut away! Short and quicker on off, Dasun Shanaka picks the length early and goes back in his crease, cuts this one nicely along the ground through point for a boundary. |
| 14.6: Kuldeep Yadav to Dasun Shanaka, OUT! BOWLED! Kuldeep Yadav works his magic and gets rid of Dasun Shanaka! Kuldeep Yadav bowls this one slower and fuller outside off, Dasun Shanaka tries to get forward and defend this one. But the ball spins in sharply and goes through the gap between bat and pad. Shanaka is perplexed as he sees his woodwork disturbed. This is truly a spinner's classical dismissal by Kuldeep Yadav. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Mohammad Shami to Dunith Wellalage, OUT! CAUGHT! Another soft dismissal! Mohammad Shami serves this one on a length and outside off, Dunith Wellalage drives at the delivery without much foot movement and plays it away from his body. Ends up chipping it straight to Suryakumar Yadav at point who accepts it gleefully. India are now two wickets away from a huge victory. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: Mohammed Siraj to Kasun Rajitha, FOUR! EDGY! Mohammed Siraj bowls this one fuller and on off, Kasun Rajitha tries to drive this one but gets an inside edge that goes towards the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Kuldeep Yadav to Lahiru Kumara, FOUR! Wrong 'un, short and on middle, Lahiru Kumara rocks back and pulls through the mid-wicket region for a boundary. |
| 20.2 : 20.2: Mohammed Siraj to Kasun Rajitha, FOUR! Off the outer half. Fraction short, in the channel. Kasun Rajitha opens the face late and steers it down to third man for a boundary. |
| 21.2: Kuldeep Yadav to Lahiru Kumara, FOUR! Tossed up nicely, full and on middle, Lahiru Kumara clears his front leg and thumps this one over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 21.6 : 21.6: Kuldeep Yadav to Lahiru Kumara, OUT! BOWLED! Kuldeep Yadav floats this one up, full and at the stumps, Lahiru Kumara clears his front leg to go down the ground but gets an inside edge back onto his pads. The ball deflects off the pads and trickles onto the stumps. The injured Ashen Bandara will not be coming out to bat and so that is the end of Sri Lanka's troubles with the bat. India win by 317 runs and clinch the series 3-0! |
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