| 0.6 : 0.6: Dushmantha Chameera to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Not what Shaw was looking to do, but he gets a boundary nonetheless. Around off, on a length, Prithvi Shaw looks to defend, but the ball takes the outer half of the blade, goes past the first slip and keeper and runs away to the third man fence. |
| 1.1 : 1.1: Akila Dananjaya to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Easily done. Dhawan starts the over off with a boundary. Tossed up, outside off, Shikhar Dhawan had room to free his arms and he lofts this one over covers for a boundary. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: Akila Dananjaya to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Again. Lovely stroke. Dhawan is looking to attack the spinner, early on. Floated, around off, Shikhar Dhawan drills this one through extra cover and the ball speeds away to the ropes. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Akila Dananjaya to Shikhar Dhawan, FOUR! Hat-trick of boundaries for Shikhar and he is enjoying the start to this game. Floated, around off, Shikhar Dhawan just hits this one nicely in the gap at covers and gets another boundary. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Clipped away very nicely. Dushmantha Chameera strays and fires one on the pads, Prithvi Shaw whips this one to the deep square leg boundary. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Shikhar Dhawan, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! The captain of India has departed in the third over and this is a top start by Sri Lanka. Dushmantha Chameera has been leading this Lankan pace attack for a while now, and he has struck here early. On a length, angling away from the southpaw, Shikhar Dhawan looks to drive this one, but the ball takes the outside edge and goes to the keeper, where Minod Bhanuka takes an easy catch. Chameera is pumped up and this is just the s |
| 3.5 : 3.5: Chamika Karunaratne to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Shaw plays another delightful stroke. Beats two fielders there. A length delivery, around off, Prithvi Shaw guides this in between point and backward point, to the ropes. |
| 6.1 : 6.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! EXQUISITE! Pitched up on off, Shaw plays a lovely straight drive to the left of mid off and the ball races into the boundary. |
| 6.4 : 6.4: Dushmantha Chameera to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! WOW! Back of a length outside off and Shaw is onto it in a flash. Slaps this one off the back foot through point and the ball runs away into the boundary. 50 up for India! |
| 8.5 : 8.5: Chamika Karunaratne to Sanju Samson, FOUR! In the air...and SAFE! Short and very wide, Samson slashes hard at it but top edges it wide of third man for a boundary. A welcome one for Sanju! |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Akila Dananjaya to Sanju Samson, SIX! THUMPED! Bowled flatter on off and Samson shimmies down the track and flat-bats it straight down the ground for a biggie. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: Chamika Karunaratne to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Short ball on off, Samson gets right on top of the bounce and pulls it nicely in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. The ball might have hit the bird on the way to the boundary, but still, does not stop the ball from going to the ropes. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: Praveen Jayawickrama to Sanju Samson, FOUR! What a terrific shot. Classy from Samson and he seems to be getting into his rhythm. Brings up the 50-run stand between these two as well. Tosses this one up, around off, Sanju Samson sashays down the track and lofts this one over the cover region for a boundary. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Praveen Jayawickrama to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Played so well by Shaw. Floated, around off, Prithvi Shaw gets on his knee and slog sweeps this one towards deep mid-wicket. The ball takes a bounce and goes past the ropes. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Praveen Jayawickrama to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! This is a shot of a man in confidence. He moves to 45 here. Slightly shortish, around middle and leg, Prithvi Shaw swivels and hooks this one to deep square leg and gets another boundary. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Praveen Jayawickrama to Prithvi Shaw, FOUR! Hit very hard and this is the third boundary of the over. 100 up for India as well. Floated, around off, Prithvi Shaw gets low again and powers this one to the deep mid-wicket fence. |
| 15.5: Dasun Shanaka to Prithvi Shaw, OUT! LBW! Shaw has been given out on 49 by the umpire! It was a gentle length delivery around middle and just coming in a bit. Shaw shuffles across to flick the ball on the leg side and get his maiden half-century but it wasn't meant to be as he misses the ball and is outdone by Dasun Shanaka. The on-field umpire gives it as out as Shaw decides to take the review. Ultra Edge does not save him and Ball Tracker shows THREE REDS, which means that Shaw has to mak |
| 16.2 : 16.2: Ramesh Mendis to Sanju Samson, FOUR! BANG! Floated delivery outside off, Samson gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it along the ground through the covers for a boundary. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: Ramesh Mendis to Sanju Samson, FOUR! What a shot by Samson! Tossed up and again it was outside off, Samson lofts it intentionally over the cover region and the ball races to the boundary. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Praveen Jayawickrama to Sanju Samson, OUT! CAUGHT! Hammer blow to the visitors as the second set batsmen is dismissed. Samson goes back, so close to his maiden half-century in ODIs. Praveen tosses this one outside off stump but it's slower and Samson dances down the track, but can't quite get to the pitch of the ball. He still goes through his lofted cover drive and finds the fielder. Avishka Fernando times his leap to perfection and takes a good catch. Samson falls just 4 short of his mai |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Dasun Shanaka to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Timed to perfection by SKY! Fuller delivery outside off, moving away and Yadav just leans in to drive it through the cover region for a boudary. |
| 21.3: Dasun Shanaka to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Class. PURE CLASS. Yadav is just so perfect when it comes to timing the ball. Around off, on a good length, Suryakumar Yadav shows the full face of the blade and gently punches this through the mid on region, past the fielder there, to the ropes in the deep. |
| 21.4 : 21.4: Dasun Shanaka to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! OHHHHH! Cheeky boy, aren't you, SKY? On a short length, around middle, Suryakumar Yadav gets low and just upper cuts this one over the keeper and into the ropes. |
| 22.3 : 22.3: Praveen Jayawickrama to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Now, SKY is rubbing salt on the wounds of Sri Lanka! Tossed up, around middle, Suryakumar Yadav gets low and employs the sweep and the sends the ball to the fence at deep square leg. |
| 23.2 : 23.2: Dushmantha Chameera to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! CHEEKY! Pitched up on off, nipping in again and this time SKY flicks it off middle, very fine of the fine leg fielder and into the boundary. |
| 23.4 : 23.4: Dushmantha Chameera to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! SKY looks like he never left the pitch! Pitched up on middle and leg and Yadav leans into his drive and hits it on the up past the mid on fielder and into the fence. |
| 24.5 : 24.5: Praveen Jayawickrama to Manish Pandey, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Praveen breaks this stand, shortly after the rain break. Another opportunity wasted for Pandey, it seems. He walks back shaking his head and he will know, that he had to continue and not lose his wicket at this stage. What a dream delivery bowled by Praveen, gives it some air and tosses it outside off, and the ball turns away. Pandey looks to drive it but gets deceived by the slow pace and the turn and ends up getting an outside ed |
| 25.1 : 25.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Short ball on off and Hardik gets on top off it to pull it in front of square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 25.5 : 25.5: Dushmantha Chameera to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Cracking shot by Pandya! Quicker delivery, tailing into the pads and Hardik stands tall and whips it wide of mid on and into the fence. |
| 26.2 : 26.2: Praveen Jayawickrama to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! CHEEKY! Full and straying down leg, Hardik plays the paddle sweep really fine and the ball wins the race to the boundary, at fine leg. |
| 28.3 : 28.3: Praveen Jayawickrama to Hardik Pandya, OUT! LBW! Praveen Jayawickrama takes another one and the review sends Hardik back to the hut. Tossed up, on middle, Pandya looks to play inside the line, thinking that the ball will not turn as much, but the ball spins in, missing the pad and hits Pandya on his back thigh pad. An appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Sri Lanka opt for the review this time. Ultra Edge shows no participation of the bat. Ball Tracker rolls in and.....THREE REDS! Pandya |
| 28.6 : 28.6: Praveen Jayawickrama to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Tossed up, around off, SKY looks to slam this one away. The ball takes the outer half and goes over point, for a boundary. |
| 30.6: Akila Dananjaya to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! LBW! What a review this is. Superb from Sri Lanka. They have come out swinging, after the rain break. Suryakumar Yadav was looking very dangerous prior to the rain break, but after that, has looked shaky and he loses his wicket here. This is again given a lot of air, around off, SKY comes ahead and looks to defend this one out, but misses and the ball seems to have hit the pad first, then bat. An appeal but the umpire shakes his head. Shanaka str |
| 32.3 : 32.3: Akila Dananjaya to Krishnappa Gowtham, OUT! LBW! Another one bites the dust. Sri Lanka are on top here. Bowls a loopy full toss, on middle, Gowtham looks to play the paddle shot to the leg side, but misses. This looks plumb. The umpire agrees too. KG takes the review, more in desperation, than anything. Ultra Edge shows no bat and Ball Tracker ensures that Krishnappa Gowtham is sent packing, as it shows three reds. India lose the review too and are slipping further in this game. |
| 32.5 : 32.5: Akila Dananjaya to Nitish Rana, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Excellent bowling and this is another wicket for the Lankans. Rana, who was the last recognized batter for India, has to go back. Another huge wicket and India are 8 down here. Floated, around off, Nitish Rana makes room and looks to drive this through the cover region. The ball turns away, takes the outside edge and Minod Bhanuka does not need two invitations to accept this chance. Sri Lanka will be looking to take the final two wicket |
| 42.4 : 42.4: Chamika Karunaratne to Rahul Chahar, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! A good bumper on middle and Chahar finally tries to hook after ducking down a lot previously, only manages to top edge it really high and just past the wicket on the leg side. Chamika Karunaratne calls for it early and takes it comfortably in the end. |
| 43.1 : 43.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Navdeep Saini, OUT! CAUGHT! That's the end of the Indian innings. Chameera bowls a stinging bouncer into the body and there's nothing much Saini could do about it, really. Tries to fend it away but the ball gets the glove and pops up towards point and Avishka Fernando runs in to take a simple catch. INDIA END ON 225! |
| 1.2 : 1.2: Chetan Sakariya to Avishka Fernando, FOUR! First boundary of the run chase and Avishka Fernando takes the attack to the debutant. On a length, outside off, there is width to play with and Avishka Fernando flays this one through the cover region. Boundary. |
| 2.1 : 2.1: Navdeep Saini to Avishka Fernando, Six! |
| 3.5 : 3.5: Chetan Sakariya to Minod Bhanuka, FOUR! Well played. Comes down the track to this length ball and tonks it over the mid off region for a boundary. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Krishnappa Gowtham to Avishka Fernando, FOUR! Krishnappa Gowtham starts with a short one on leg stump, Avishka Fernando dispatches it towards the fine leg boundary. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Krishnappa Gowtham to Minod Bhanuka, OUT! CAUGHT! First wicket in International cricket for Krishnappa Gowtham and India gets an early wicket! Full and straight on middle, Bhanuka sweeps it straight down to square leg. Chetan Sakariya takes a nice low catch and India have the first breakthrough. |
| 6.1 : 6.1: Rahul Chahar to Avishka Fernando, FOUR! Floated outside off, gloriously driven through the cover region and into the fence by Fernando. |
| 2.1: Navdeep Saini to Avishka Fernando, SIX! WOW! Uses the pace of the bowler and gets a biggie. On a shortish length, around the body, Avishka Fernando just pulls this one all the way over fine leg for a biggie. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: Navdeep Saini to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! Back of a length outside off, looking to smash it through point but gets the toe end and past the bowler and into the fence, down the ground. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Krishnappa Gowtham to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! Short but not that wide, Bhanuka moves away and cuts it behind point into the boundary. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: Hardik Pandya to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! Short one on off but not short enough, Bhanuka pulls it across in front of square on the leg side and into the boundary. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: Hardik Pandya to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! Really good bouncer on middle, Bhanuka again looks to pull but he's beaten for pace and gets a faint edge over the keeper's head for another boundary. 13 off HP's first over! |
| 12.3 : 12.3: Hardik Pandya to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, INSIDE EDGE AND FOUR! Lady luck with Bhanuka Rajapaksa here. Pandya cut him into half, but it went past the keeper. A back of a length ball, around off, the ball nips in, Bhanuka Rajapaksa looks to defend, but the ball takes the inside edge, goes past Samson's dive, to the fence. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: Hardik Pandya to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! Second boundary of the over and it is Chetan Sakariya, who is not able to stop the ball cleanly. A touch fuller, around off, driven with purpose through extra cover. Chetan Sakariya runs to his left, dives perfectly, pulls the ball back, but the ball hits his other arm and goes past the ropes. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: Krishnappa Gowtham to Avishka Fernando, FOUR! Cheeky! So delicately played. Outside off, a touch shorter, Avishka Fernando waits for the ball to arrive and then guides it late towards third man, for a boundary. |
| 17.2: Rahul Chahar to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! HAMMERED! Flighted delivery outside off and Bhanuka dances down the track to loft it over covers, against the spin for a boundary. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Rahul Chahar to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! SLAPPED! Tossed up delivery around off and Bhanuka slogs it flat towards the deep mid-wicket where Sakariya puts in a good effort to catch the ball but goes off his palms into the boundary. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: Rahul Chahar to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! FIFTY for Bhanuka Rajapaksa! Reverses the tossed up delivery on middle past point and into the boundary to bring up a maiden ODI half-century. |
| 20.4 : 20.4: Chetan Sakariya to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! Again, on a shorter length, straying down leg, Bhanuka Rajapaksa pulls this one to fine leg and gets a boundary. |
| 21.4: Krishnappa Gowtham to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, FOUR! The 100-run partnership comes up between these two. What a stand it has been. Will want to keep going on, though. Slightly shorter, outside off, Bhanuka Rajapaksa waits for the ball to come and then steers this one to the third man fence. |
| 22.5 : 22.5: Chetan Sakariya to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, DROPPED AND FOUR! That should have been taken by Rana. It was a straightforward chance, but Nitish drops this and what's more? It goes for a boundary. A length delivery, around off, Bhanuka Rajapaksa hooks this one to the deep square leg region, where Rana palms it past the ropes, for a boundary. |
| 22.6 : 22.6: Chetan Sakariya to Bhanuka Rajapaksa, OUT! CAUGHT! And now, the catch is taken. A sliding effort and after a massive partnership, India finally gets a wicket. This is bowled on the pads, on a length, Bhanuka Rajapaksa looks to help this one over the fine leg region and whips it, off his hips. Gets the height, but not the distance. The man at fine leg, Krishnappa Gowtham, runs to his right, and slides to complete this catch. Bhanuka Rajapaksa will be unhappy that he could not stay out the |
| 24.6: Chetan Sakariya to Dhananjaya de Silva, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Chetan Sakariya is on fire! Could this be a way back into the match for India? Bowls this one into the pitch, on off but it's a slower one and takes off after pitching, Dhananjaya de Silva who was looking to block it, has no idea about this, looks to defend, but the ball has popped up off his gloves, straight in the air. Sakariya runs forward and pouches it. |
| 28.6: Krishnappa Gowtham to Charith Asalanka, FOUR! A boundary on the last ball. Shortish, outside off, Charith Asalanka waits for the ball and then late cuts it past short third man, for a boundary. Navdeep Saini jogs behind the ball, but the ball wins the race to the ball. |
| 30.5 : 30.5: Krishnappa Gowtham to Charith Asalanka, FOUR! Finds the gap this time. A touch flatter again, outside off, Charith Asalanka makes some room and slaps this through the point region for a boundary. |
| 31.2 : 31.2: Hardik Pandya to Charith Asalanka, FOUR! Pleasing cover drive and Charith Asalanka gets another boundary. On a length, around off, Charith Asalanka opens the face of the bat at the right time and punches this through extra cover. |
| 31.6 : 31.6: Hardik Pandya to Charith Asalanka, OUT! LBW! Hardik finally gets a wicket and India get their fourth, but it seems like it has come too late. A slower dipping full toss, on middle and leg, Asalanka looks to clip this gently to the leg side, but he misses and gets hit on his boot. An appeal from Hardik, a polite enquiry, actually, and the umpire raises his finger. Charith Asalanka takes the review but it just confirms that the ball would go onto hit the wickets. 33 more needed in 90 balls. |
| 32.4 : 32.4: Rahul Chahar to Dasun Shanaka, OUT! CAUGHT! The skipper, Dasun Shanaka has been dismissed for a golden duck by Rahul Chahar! Floats this one up nicely around off, turning away and Shanaka pushes at it and gets the leading edge straight to short cover, where Manish Pandey pouches this. Chahar has his maiden ODI wicket! Is there still life left in this match? |
| 34.3 : 34.3: Rahul Chahar to Ramesh Mendis, FOUR! NICELY DONE! Fuller one on middle, Mendis gets down on his knees and sweeps it fine behind square leg and into the boundary. |
| 36.2 : 36.2: Rahul Chahar to Avishka Fernando, OUT! CAUGHT! Chahar is spinning a web today! Bowls the stock leg-spinner on middle and this one turns sharply, catching the outside edge of Fernando, who was looking to block it. Shaw takes a sharp catch, low down to his right, at first slip. Avishka Fernando is finally out for 76 after a wonderful knock. He might have done enough to see his team through. |
| 38.4 : 38.4: Rahul Chahar to Chamika Karunaratne, OUT! STUMPED! Sharp work by Samson sees Sri Lanka lose another wicket. Floated, outside off, Chamika Karunaratne looks to defend, but the ball spins away, and evades the outside edge to the keeper, where Samson collects and whips the bails off. Sanju is convinced and the third umpire is called to refer this. Ultra Edge shows no bat. Replays show that the foot was on the line and not behind it, when the bails come off. The third umpire has a couple of lo |
| 38.5 : 38.5: Rahul Chahar to Akila Dananjaya, FOUR! That was surprising. Tossed up delivery on off and every fielder is close to the batsman, Akila Dananjaya makes use of this and crashes his cover drive into the vacant boundary on the off side. This would have take a lot of pressure off the hosts. NO BALL called as there weren't enough fielders in the ring and a Free Hit is coming up. |
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