5th ODI: India v Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, 6 Nov 2005
Ball-by-Ball Commentary
Match State: Match start scheduled for 14.30 local time (9am GMT)
Hello and Welcome to the live coverage of 5th ODI between India and
Sri Lanka, from Pune now we move to Ahmedabad.
India lead the series 4-0, and with just three more matches to go
the Videocon cup is safely in their bag.
So far it has been a forgettable series for Sri Lanka and now it's
salvage-some-pride time as far as the Lankans are concerned.
New from the middle is that, Sri Lankan captain Marvan Atapattu has
won the toss and elected to field first.
There seems to be a bit of grass on the wicket and that's probably
the reason why Atapattu chose to field first.
as expected India have rested few senior players, namely Tendulkar,
Pathan and Harbhajan Singh.
and that brings in Suresh Raina, RP Singh and Gautam Gambhir - Jai
P Yadav is the SuperSub.
Sri Lanka - Marvan Atapattu, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara,
Mahela Jayawardene, TM Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Russel Arnold,
Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Nuwan Zoysa, Chaminda
Vaas.
Supersub - Maharoof.
It's bright and sunny at the moment but not to hot - all in all
excellent conditions for cricket.
Gautham Gambhir playing in his first match of the series will open
the innings along with Sehwag.
0.1 Vaas to Gambhir, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, hint of away swing and Gambhir leaves it alone for the
keeper
0.2 Vaas to Gambhir, no run, bit fuller and outside the off stump,
defended on the front-foot
0.3 Vaas to Gambhir, three runs, Vaas strays on to the pads and Gambhir
turns it away well in front of square leg, India and Gambhir off
the mark
0.4 Vaas to Sehwag, no run, good length delivery on the middle and off
stump line, tight delivery and Sehwag defends
0.5 Vaas to Sehwag, FOUR, another good length delivery but this one is
bit wide outside the off stump, Sehwag pushes forward and drives
it away into the gap between the cover fielders, perfect timing
and placement
Sehwag gets off the mark with a boundary - typical.
0.6 Vaas to Sehwag, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, driven
hard but straight to the fielder at mid-off
End of over 1 (7 runs) India 7/0 (RR: 7.00)
WPUJC Vaas 1-0-7-0 - Adani Pavilion End
G Gambhir 3* (3b) V Sehwag 4* (3b 1x4)
Fernando to share the new ball with Vaas
1.1 Fernando to Gambhir, FOUR, starts off with a horrible delivery,
shot and wide outside the off stump - Gambhir stands tall on the
back-foot and slaps it away to the third man fence, Fernando under
pressure straightaway
and that boundary gets rid of the second slip - just the one slip
in place now
1.2 Fernando to Gambhir, one run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, angling across the left-hander, Gambhir
moves back and across and forces it away wide of the gully fielder
1.3 Fernando to Sehwag, no run, bouncer, pitched outside the off stump
and angling in, good effort ball and Sehwag ducks under it
1.4 Fernando to Sehwag, three runs, slower ball, angling in from
outside the off stump, Sehwag picks it up early, quickly goes back
and flicks it away in the air and well wide of the fielder at
midwicket - long chase and some footwork from Murali saves one run
1.5 Fernando to Gambhir, (noball) no run
1.5 Fernando to Gambhir, no run, bowled from round the stumps, short of
a good length and angling in from outside the off stump, Gambhir
goes after it but fails to make contact
1.6 Fernando to Gambhir, FOUR, overpitched outside the off stump, in
the slot and Gambhir creams it away into the gap between cover and
mid-off - that gets the crowd going - India off to a flyer here.
End of over 2 (13 runs) India 20/0 (RR: 10.00)
CRD Fernando 1-0-13-0 (1nb) - GMDC End
V Sehwag 7* (5b 1x4) G Gambhir 12* (8b 2x4)
Expensive first over from Fernando comes to an end.
2.1 Vaas to Sehwag, two runs, on the pads and Sehwag works it away to
the deep backward square leg region for a brace
2.2 Vaas to Sehwag, one run, good length delivery, swinging in after
pitching outside the off stump and that cramps Sehwag for room, in
the end played wide of the fielder at mid-on for a single
2.3 Vaas to Gambhir, one run, Gambhir gives Vaas the charge and Vaas
drags it back, steered down to third man for a single
2.4 Vaas to Sehwag, one run, turned away wide of Jayawardene at square
leg
2.5 Vaas to Gambhir, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, close to the off stump line and it's much better delivery,
defended on the back-foot
2.6 Vaas to Gambhir, no run, forced away to the point region
End of over 3 (5 runs) India 25/0 (RR: 8.33)
WPUJC Vaas 2-0-12-0 - Adani Pavilion End
V Sehwag 11* (8b 1x4) G Gambhir 13* (11b 2x4)
Fernando is out of the attack after that expensive first over
3.1 Zoysa to Sehwag, one run, short and angling across, Sehwag goes
after it but the shot is not timed well enough, ball clips the
edge and flies down to the third man region, once bounce and
straight to the fielder in the deep
3.2 Zoysa to Gambhir, no run, again fraction short, pulled away well,
diving stop by Murali at mid-on saves runs
3.3 Zoysa to Gambhir, no run
3.4 Zoysa to Gambhir, SIX, MAX! Gambhir on a roll here - this time
Charges down the track and hammers it over square leg for a six
3.5 Zoysa to Gambhir, no run, lovely comeback delivery, swinging away
late from close to the off stump line and Gambhir is beaten all
ends up
3.6 Zoysa to Gambhir, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended on the front-foot
End of over 4 (7 runs) India 32/0 (RR: 8.00)
DNT Zoysa 1-0-7-0 - GMDC End
V Sehwag 12* (9b 1x4) G Gambhir 19* (16b 2x4 1x6)
4.1 Vaas to Sehwag, no run, played away to midwicket
4.2 Vaas to Sehwag, one run, pitched up, angling across after pitching
in line, driven away on the up, Jayasuriya at short cover stops it
cleanly but ends up giving away a single trying to hit the stumps
at the striker's end
4.3 Vaas to Gambhir, FOUR, edged away to the third man fence, Gambhir
was looking to drive it away off the back-foot - lucky runs
4.4 Vaas to Gambhir, one run, width outside the off stump and Gambhir
cuts it away to third man for a single
4.5 Vaas to Sehwag, one run, turned away off the pads and gets it wide
of the fielder at square leg
4.6 Vaas to Gambhir, FOUR, cracking shot! once again Gambhir charges
down the track and Vaas was committed - short and wide outside the
off stump and Gambhir hits it up and over the point fielder
fielder for four
End of over 5 (11 runs) India 43/0 (RR: 8.60)
WPUJC Vaas 3-0-23-0 - Adani Pavilion End
V Sehwag 14* (12b 1x4) G Gambhir 28* (19b 4x4 1x6)
5.1 Zoysa to Sehwag, no run, pulled to mid-on
5.2 Zoysa to Sehwag, one run, angling across, cut away to third man for
a single
5.3 Zoysa to Gambhir, wide: no run, wayward delivery down the leg side,
Zoysa struggling with the left-right combination
5.3 Zoysa to Gambhir, one run, better delivery, close to the off stump
line and Gambhir watchfully plays it away to gully
5.4 Zoysa to Sehwag, no run, good length delivery, angling across the
right-hander, Sehwag punches it away towards point and diving stop
there cuts off the runs
5.5 Zoysa to Sehwag, one run, inside edge on to the pad and the ball
rolls away on the leg side, early call and a quick single is taken
- excellent piece of running between the wickets
5.6 Zoysa to Gambhir, no run, short outside the off stump, Gambhir cuts
but makes no contact
End of over 6 (4 runs) India 47/0 (RR: 7.83)
DNT Zoysa 2-0-11-0 (1w) - GMDC End
V Sehwag 16* (16b 1x4) G Gambhir 29* (21b 4x4 1x6)
6.1 Vaas to Sehwag, two runs, on the pads, turned away off the back-
foot to the deep backward square leg region, fine leg moves across
quickly in the deep and keeps it down to two runs
6.2 Vaas to Sehwag, one run, forced away wide of the fielder at point,
50 comes up for India in just 6.2 overs!
6.3 Vaas to Gambhir, no run, good length delivery on the middle and off
stump line, defended off the back-foot and the ball rolls away on
the leg side
6.4 Vaas to Gambhir, no run, another good delivery, this one is close
to the off stump line, defended on the back-foot
6.5 Vaas to Gambhir, no run, played away on the leg side, fielded well
by Jayasuriya at short midwicket
6.6 Vaas to Gambhir, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended
End of over 7 (3 runs) India 50/0 (RR: 7.14)
WPUJC Vaas 4-0-26-0 - Adani Pavilion End
V Sehwag 19* (18b 1x4) G Gambhir 29* (25b 4x4 1x6)
7.1 Zoysa to Sehwag, OUT: bowled'm! good length delivery, pitched in
line and angling across, Sehwag goes after it with no real
footwork, ball clips the inside edge and crashes into the
woodwork, Zoysa strikes
India 50/1, Partnership of 50
V Sehwag b Zoysa 19 (19b 1x4 0x6)
G Gambhir 29* (25b 4x4 1x6) DNT Zoysa 2.1-0-11-1 (1w)
Dhoni is the next man in
7.2 Zoysa to Dhoni, OUT: gone first ball! good length delivery, pitched
in line with the leg stump and straightened - Dhoni pushes forward
to defend and gets hit on the pad right in front of the stumps -
loud appeal and up goes the finger - Zoysa on a hat-trick.
India 50/2, Partnership of 0
MS Dhoni lbw b Zoysa 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
G Gambhir 29* (25b 4x4 1x6) DNT Zoysa 2.2-0-11-2 (1w)
Yuvraj Singh is the next man in
7.3 Zoysa to Yuvraj Singh, (noball) no run, short of a good length
delivery outside the off stump, defended
7.3 Zoysa to Yuvraj Singh, wide: no run, down the leg side
7.3 Zoysa to Yuvraj Singh, one run, played wide of the fielder at
point, Yuvraj off the mark with an easy single'
7.4 Zoysa to Gambhir, no run, defended outside the off stump
7.5 Zoysa to Gambhir, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, turned away off the back-foot to the midwicket region
7.6 Zoysa to Gambhir, FOUR, pitched up and drifting down the leg side,
that was a loose delivery and Gambhir flicks it away to the fine
leg fence, as easy as it gets
End of over 8 (7 runs) India 57/2 (RR: 7.12)
DNT Zoysa 3-0-18-2 (2w 1nb) - GMDC End
Yuvraj Singh 1* (2b) G Gambhir 33* (28b 5x4 1x6)
end of a successful over
8.1 Vaas to Yuvraj Singh, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, forced away towards point
8.2 Vaas to Yuvraj Singh, no run, another good length delivery, this
one is again close to the off stump line, defended carefully
8.3 Vaas to Yuvraj Singh, no run, left alone outside the off stump
8.4 Vaas to Yuvraj Singh, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, safely played away to the cover region
8.5 Vaas to Yuvraj Singh, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, excellent line and length, Yuvraj plays inside the line
8.6 Vaas to Yuvraj Singh, no run, another good delivery to end the
over, played away towards point and that's a maiden over
End of over 9 (maiden) India 57/2 (RR: 6.33)
WPUJC Vaas 5-1-26-0 - Adani Pavilion End
G Gambhir 33* (28b 5x4 1x6) Yuvraj Singh 1* (8b)
9.1 Fernando to Gambhir, one run, steered down to third man
9.2 Fernando to Yuvraj Singh, no run, slightly short and angling
across, Yuvraj pokes at it and gets beaten
9.3 Fernando to Yuvraj Singh, no run, short of a good length delivery,
this one is again angled across the left-hander, Yuvraj leaves it
for the keeper
Fernando gets an official warning for running on to the danger
area.
9.4 Fernando to Yuvraj Singh, no run, short and angling across, no shot
offered
that was Fernando who got an official warning and not Zoysa as i
mentioned earlier - sorry about that
9.5 Fernando to Yuvraj Singh, no run
9.6 Fernando to Yuvraj Singh, no run, turned to square leg
End of over 10 (1 run) India 58/2 (RR: 5.80)
CRD Fernando 2-0-14-0 (1nb) - GMDC End
G Gambhir 34* (29b 5x4 1x6) Yuvraj Singh 1* (13b)
PowerPlay one over and Atapattu straightaway takes PowerPlay two.
Vaas to continue
10.1 Vaas to Gambhir, one run, inside edge and the ball rolls away
towards square leg - close call
10.2 Vaas to Yuvraj Singh, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended
10.3 Vaas to Yuvraj Singh, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended off the front-foot, Yuvraj struggling a bit here
10.4 Vaas to Yuvraj Singh, no run, played away towards cover and that's
another dot ball - pressure mounts
10.5 Vaas to Yuvraj Singh, no run, again, another good length delivery
outside the off stump and Yuvraj defends it on the front-foot,
crowd getting restless here!
10.6 Vaas to Yuvraj Singh, no run, another dot ball and that's the end
of a good over for Sri Lanka
End of over 11 (1 run) India 59/2 (RR: 5.36)
WPUJC Vaas 6-1-27-0 - Adani Pavilion End
G Gambhir 35* (30b 5x4 1x6) Yuvraj Singh 1* (18b)
11.1 Zoysa to Gambhir, no run, short and drifting down the leg side,
Gambhir goes for the pull, hard to say if he got a touch on it,
ball pops up after clipping the thigh pad, Sangakkara diving
across to his left fails to hold on to a hard chance
11.2 Zoysa to Gambhir, no run
11.3 Zoysa to Gambhir, FOUR, another short ball but this time Gambhir
pulls it away from outside the off stump to the midwicket fence -
top shot
11.4 Zoysa to Gambhir, FOUR, flicked away in the air towards deep
midwicket, Arnold diving forward fails to get a touch on it and
the ball goes over the ropes
Gambhir ran into Zoysa going for the run and he seems have injured
himself
11.5 Zoysa to Gambhir, no run
11.6 Zoysa to Gambhir, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
defended to point, fielder charges in and cuts off the single
End of over 12 (8 runs) India 67/2 (RR: 5.58)
DNT Zoysa 4-0-26-2 (2w 1nb) - GMDC End
Yuvraj Singh 1* (18b) G Gambhir 43* (36b 7x4 1x6)
12.1 Vaas to Yuvraj Singh, two runs, drifting on to the pads, turned
away well wide of the fielder at short fine leg, takes off looking
for the second and in the ends makes it across comfortably
12.2 Vaas to Yuvraj Singh, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended
12.3 Vaas to Yuvraj Singh, OUT: gone! Yuvraj's uneasy stay at the crease
comes to a disappointing end! pitched up on the pads and Yuvraj
flicks it away in the air towards midwicket, Jayawardene there
moves across to his left and takes a fantastic catch
India 69/3, Partnership of 19
Yuvraj Singh c Jayawardene b Vaas 3 (21b 0x4 0x6)
G Gambhir 43* (36b 7x4 1x6) WPUJC Vaas 6.3-1-29-1
Vaas rewarded for some good bowling - Yuvraj there was looking to
break the shackles after he was tied down by the bowlers.
that ball was there to be hit but he failed to keep it down.
Rahul Dravid is the next man in
12.4 Vaas to Dravid, one run, driven off the back-foot, gets it wide of
the fielder at extra cover and Dravid is off the mark straightaway
12.5 Vaas to Gambhir, no run
12.6 Vaas to Gambhir, no run, defended outside the off stump
End of over 13 (3 runs) India 70/3 (RR: 5.38)
WPUJC Vaas 7-1-30-1 - Adani Pavilion End
R Dravid 1* (1b) G Gambhir 43* (38b 7x4 1x6)
13.1 Zoysa to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, no shot offered
13.2 Zoysa to Dravid, no run, pitched up outside the off stump, driven
straight to the fielder at mid-off
13.3 Zoysa to Dravid, no run, slightly short and angling across,
defended on the back-foot
13.4 Zoysa to Dravid, two runs, fuller length delivery outside the off
stump and Dravid drives it down to the mid-off region, Murlia
there fails to stop the ball cleanly and gives away to runs
13.5 Zoysa to Dravid, no run, driven straight back to the bowler, Zoysa
picks it up and throws it back at the stumps
13.6 Zoysa to Dravid, one run
End of over 14 (3 runs) India 73/3 (RR: 5.21)
DNT Zoysa 5-0-29-2 (2w 1nb) - GMDC End
R Dravid 4* (7b) G Gambhir 43* (38b 7x4 1x6)
14.1 Vaas to Dravid, no run, on the pads, another tight delivery, turned
away to midwicket
14.2 Vaas to Dravid, no run, forced away to the point region, came of
the outer half of the bat
14.3 Vaas to Dravid, one run, turned away towards square leg
14.4 Vaas to Gambhir, one run, glided down to third man for a single
14.5 Vaas to Dravid, FOUR, good length delivery on the middle and off
stump line, Dravid moves forward and drives it straight back down
the track to the long-on fence, perfect balance and the placement
was spot on - lovely shot.
14.6 Vaas to Dravid, no run, defended to the leg side
End of over 15 (6 runs) India 79/3 (RR: 5.27)
WPUJC Vaas 8-1-36-1 - Adani Pavilion End
G Gambhir 44* (39b 7x4 1x6) R Dravid 9* (12b 1x4)
Confirmation comes in that Sri Lanka have replaced Zoysa with
Maharoof the SuperSub.
15.1 Fernando to Gambhir, one run, pulled away to square leg
15.2 Fernando to Dravid, no run
15.3 Fernando to Dravid, one run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, played away standing tall and the ball
races away through point
15.4 Fernando to Gambhir, two runs, short ball, Gambhir gets under it
and pulls it away over the in-field to the deep midwicket region
15.5 Fernando to Gambhir, no run
15.6 Fernando to Gambhir, no run, forced away to gully
End of over 16 (4 runs) India 83/3 (RR: 5.19)
CRD Fernando 3-0-18-0 (1nb) - GMDC End
R Dravid 10* (14b 1x4) G Gambhir 47* (43b 7x4 1x6)
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Third Powerplay in progress now (15-20).
Murali into the attack now
16.1 Muralitharan to Dravid, wide: no run, starts off with a wide down
the leg side
16.1 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, turning in from outside the off
stump, played off the back-foot and the ball rolls away towards
cover point
16.2 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, tossed up, defended stretching well
forward
16.3 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, turned away in front of square leg
16.4 Muralitharan to Dravid, one run, tossed up and turning in, Dravid
moves forward and turns it away well wide of Dilshan at midwicket,
well judged quick single added to the total
slip in place for the left-hander
16.5 Muralitharan to Gambhir, no run, flighted delivery outside the off
stump, defended watchfully
16.6 Muralitharan to Gambhir, one run, swept away well wide of the
fielder at short fine leg, Murali starts off with a decent over
End of over 17 (3 runs) India 86/3 (RR: 5.06)
M Muralitharan 1-0-3-0 (1w) - Adani Pavilion End
G Gambhir 48* (45b 7x4 1x6) R Dravid 11* (18b 1x4)
17.1 Fernando to Gambhir, FOUR, short ball, bowled from round the
stumps, Gambhir gets right on top of the bounce and pulls it away
to the vacant midwicket fence - what a way to bring up his half-
century!
17.2 Fernando to Gambhir, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended
17.3 Fernando to Gambhir, no run, pitched up outside the off stump,
Gambhir swings hard at it and gets beaten by a long way
17.4 Fernando to Gambhir, no run
17.5 Fernando to Gambhir, FOUR, shot! short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, Gambhir rocks back and cuts it away right
into the gap between point and gully
17.6 Fernando to Gambhir, (noball) no run, punched away straight to the
fielder at point
17.6 Fernando to Gambhir, no run, steered away straight to the fielder
at gully, end of an expensive over
End of over 18 (9 runs) India 95/3 (RR: 5.28)
CRD Fernando 4-0-27-0 (2nb) - GMDC End
R Dravid 11* (18b 1x4) G Gambhir 56* (52b 9x4 1x6)
18.1 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, tossed up and turning in from
outside the off stump, defended stretching well forward
18.2 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, flat delivery, defended watchfully
one slip in place
18.3 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, close to the off stump line, the
one that goes straight on after pitching, edged away to the short
third man region
18.4 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run
18.5 Muralitharan to Dravid, one run, swept away behind square on the
leg side
18.6 Muralitharan to Gambhir, FOUR, short delivery, turning in from
outside the off stump, Gambhir gets enough time to rock back and
cut it away through covers - another loose delivery punished - 100
comes up for India.
End of over 19 (5 runs) India 100/3 (RR: 5.26)
M Muralitharan 2-0-8-0 (1w) - Adani Pavilion End
R Dravid 12* (23b 1x4) G Gambhir 60* (53b 10x4 1x6)
19.1 Fernando to Dravid, FOUR, more runs, slightly short and outside the
off stump, Dravid quickly transfers the body weight on to the
back-foot and slaps it away to the point fence - no stopping that
19.2 Fernando to Dravid, no run, defended outside the off stump
19.3 Fernando to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, was the slower one and Draivd defends it down to mid-off
19.4 Fernando to Dravid, two runs, played away in front of square leg,
mid-field there by Arnold gives away two runs
19.5 Fernando to Dravid, no run, on the middle and leg stump line, tight
delivery, played off the back-foot to the midwicket region
19.6 Fernando to Dravid, no run, forced away to the mid-off region,
presented the full face of the bat there
End of over 20 (6 runs) India 106/3 (RR: 5.30)
CRD Fernando 5-0-33-0 (2nb) - GMDC End
G Gambhir 60* (53b 10x4 1x6) R Dravid 18* (29b 2x4)
all the three PowerPlays are over - Dilshan being introduced into
the attack now
20.1 Dilshan to Gambhir, one run, pushed away off the back-foot to the
deep point region
20.2 Dilshan to Dravid, one run, bit of extra bounce, defended
awkwardly, ball rolls away towards midwicket
20.3 Dilshan to Gambhir, one run, turned away towards square leg
20.4 Dilshan to Dravid, one run, cut away through point
20.5 Dilshan to Gambhir, one run, driven down to long-on, got to the
pitch of the delivery and played through
20.6 Dilshan to Dravid, one run, driven wide of the cover fielder
End of over 21 (6 runs) India 112/3 (RR: 5.33)
TM Dilshan 1-0-6-0 - Adani Pavilion End
R Dravid 21* (32b 2x4) G Gambhir 63* (56b 10x4 1x6)
21.1 Fernando to Dravid, FOUR, short of a good length delivery outside
the off stump, Dravid quickly gets in to a good position and
carves it away to the backward point fence, perfect timing and the
placement was even better
21.2 Fernando to Dravid, two runs, driven wide of the cover fielder,
easy two
21.3 Fernando to Dravid, (noball) no run, 50 partnership up
21.3 Fernando to Dravid, no run, played away towards midwicket
21.4 Fernando to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, Dravid gets right back behind the line and defends it hard
into the track, ball rolls back to the bowler
21.5 Fernando to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended on the front-foot, ball rolls away towards cover
21.6 Fernando to Dravid, no run, driven off the back-foot but the shot
is not timed well enough, cover fielder moves across and fields
End of over 22 (7 runs) India 119/3 (RR: 5.41)
CRD Fernando 6-0-40-0 (3nb) - GMDC End
G Gambhir 63* (56b 10x4 1x6) R Dravid 27* (39b 3x4)
22.1 Dilshan to Gambhir, one run, turned away to backward square for a
single
22.2 Dilshan to Dravid, one run, driven down to long-on
22.3 Dilshan to Gambhir, one run, puched away towards point, quick
single taken
22.4 Dilshan to Dravid, no run, off break outside off, Dravid goes for a
cutt off the backfoot looking for the turn, goes straight on and
is beaten
22.5 Dilshan to Dravid, one run, driven down to lon on for a single this
time, very little danger in playing that stroke
22.6 Dilshan to Gambhir, no run, gives him the charge and getes to the
pitc off the ball, and drives it to mid wicket, Atapattu throws
himself to his left and fields the ball, good save that from the
Sri Lankan captain
End of over 23 (4 runs) India 123/3 (RR: 5.35)
TM Dilshan 2-0-10-0 - Adani Pavilion End
R Dravid 29* (42b 3x4) G Gambhir 65* (59b 10x4 1x6)
Muralitharan brought back into the attack now
23.1 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, off break outside the off and
turnming into Dravid, Dravid stands tall and punches it away to
mid-on, Maharoof the fielder there
23.2 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, beaten trying to go for the cyut
shot off the back-foot
23.3 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, on the pads again, and DRavid
flicks it away to square - leg
23.4 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, fuller delivery, one that
straightened, Dravid played for the turn, the ball takes the
leading edge and rolls away to the man at point
23.5 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, wayward delivery down the leg side,
Dravid goes to sweep it fine, but doesnt time it well, straight to
Jayasuriya at short-fine
23.6 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run
End of over 24 (maiden) India 123/3 (RR: 5.12)
M Muralitharan 3-1-8-0 (1w) - GMDC End
G Gambhir 65* (59b 10x4 1x6) R Dravid 29* (48b 3x4)
Murali starts his second spell with a maiden
24.1 Dilshan to Gambhir, two runs, comes down the track and drives it
uplishly over cover
24.2 Dilshan to Gambhir, no run
24.3 Dilshan to Gambhir, FOUR, straight delivery, bowled from round the
stumps, Gambhir goes low and plays it down fine, diving effort by
Maharoof at fine leg end in vain
24.4 Dilshan to Gambhir, one run, played away well wide of the fielder
at mid-on
24.5 Dilshan to Dravid, one run, driven down to long-on for an easy
single
24.6 Dilshan to Gambhir, one run, tossed up outside the off stump,
driven wide of the cover fielder
End of over 25 (9 runs) India 132/3 (RR: 5.28)
TM Dilshan 3-0-19-0 - Adani Pavilion End
G Gambhir 73* (64b 11x4 1x6) R Dravid 30* (49b 3x4)
25.1 Muralitharan to Gambhir, one run, tossed up outside the off stump,
driven away through covers
25.2 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, defended on the back-foot
25.3 Muralitharan to Dravid, one run, flat delivery, Draivd leans well
forward and drives it away through extra cover
25.4 Muralitharan to Gambhir, two runs, turned away on the leg side from
outside the off stump, runs hard and comes back for the second
25.5 Muralitharan to Gambhir, no run
25.6 Muralitharan to Gambhir, no run, bowled from round the stumps,
turning away after pitched close to the off stump line, Gambhir
cuts it away late, straight to the fielder at short third man
End of over 26 (4 runs) India 136/3 (RR: 5.23)
M Muralitharan 4-1-12-0 (1w) - GMDC End
R Dravid 31* (51b 3x4) G Gambhir 76* (68b 11x4 1x6)
26.1 Jayasuriya to Dravid, one run, cut away off the back-foot to the
deep cover region
26.2 Jayasuriya to Gambhir, two runs, fulltoss outside the off stump,
played away to deep midwicket for two runs
26.3 Jayasuriya to Gambhir, no run, defended back to the bowler
26.4 Jayasuriya to Gambhir, one run, drifting down the leg side, turned
away wide of the fielder at short fine leg, quick single taken,
Dravid had to hurry there, throw from the fielder was wide, in the
end Dravid made it across comfortably
26.5 Jayasuriya to Dravid, one run, swept away to the short fine leg
region, diving stop from Murali there saves runs but fails to
prevent the single
26.6 Jayasuriya to Gambhir, one run, cut away off the back-foot for a
single
End of over 27 (6 runs) India 142/3 (RR: 5.26)
ST Jayasuriya 1-0-6-0 - Adani Pavilion End
G Gambhir 80* (72b 11x4 1x6) R Dravid 33* (53b 3x4)
27.1 Muralitharan to Gambhir, one run, swept away with power, deep
midwicket moves across quickly in the deep and keeps it down to
just one
27.2 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run
27.3 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, pushed away on the off side
27.4 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, tossed up, on the middle and leg
stump line, Dravid looking to work it away on the leg side fails
to make contact, ball kisses the pad and rolls away on the leg
side
27.5 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, well bowled doosra - Dravid picks
it up early and defends it with a straight bat
27.6 Muralitharan to Dravid, one run, swept away to fine leg for a
single, leaned well forward and took it on the full, safe shot
End of over 28 (2 runs) India 144/3 (RR: 5.14)
M Muralitharan 5-1-14-0 (1w) - GMDC End
R Dravid 34* (58b 3x4) G Gambhir 81* (73b 11x4 1x6)
28.1 Jayasuriya to Dravid, one run, fraction short, Dravid quickly goes
back and slaps it away through square leg
28.2 Jayasuriya to Gambhir, one run, fuller and on the middle and leg
stump line, worked away well in front of square leg
28.3 Jayasuriya to Dravid, no run, swept away to the short fine leg
region, straight to the fielder
28.4 Jayasuriya to Dravid, no run, cut away from right in front of the
stumps, good shot but straight to the fielder at short third man
28.5 Jayasuriya to Dravid, one run, driven down to long-off for a single
28.6 Jayasuriya to Gambhir, no run
End of over 29 (3 runs) India 147/3 (RR: 5.07)
ST Jayasuriya 2-0-9-0 - Adani Pavilion End
R Dravid 36* (62b 3x4) G Gambhir 82* (75b 11x4 1x6)
29.1 Muralitharan to Dravid, one run, tossed up outside the off stump,
Dravid gets a good stride forward and turns it away to the vacant
square leg region
29.2 Muralitharan to Gambhir, no run, turning in from outside the leg
stump, Gambhir looking to sweep it away fine fails to make
contact, ball clips the glove and rolls away behind the stumps
29.3 Muralitharan to Gambhir, one run, short ball, again turning in from
outside the leg stump, Gambhir quickly goes back and pulls it away
to the deep backward square leg region for a single
29.4 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
defended
29.5 Muralitharan to Dravid, one run, played away to fine leg for yet
another easy single
29.6 Muralitharan to Gambhir, one run, lofted straight back past the
bowler to the long-on region, was in the air for sometime but
Murali hardly got any time to react
End of over 30 (4 runs) India 151/3 (RR: 5.03)
M Muralitharan 6-1-18-0 (1w) - GMDC End
G Gambhir 84* (78b 11x4 1x6) R Dravid 38* (65b 3x4)
30.1 Jayasuriya to Gambhir, no run, quicker delivery on the stumps, bit
of an awkward bounce and Gambhir is hit on the pad looking to turn
it away on the leg side, loud appeal for lbw turned down
30.2 Jayasuriya to Gambhir, two runs, cut away in the air and well wide
of the fielder at gully
30.3 Jayasuriya to Gambhir, no run
30.4 Jayasuriya to Gambhir, one run, played away through midwicket
30.5 Jayasuriya to Dravid, one run, flat delivery on the off stump line,
Dravid leans well forward and taps it away toward short fine leg,
once again Murali fails to stop it cleanly and the single is taken
- Jayasuriya is not happy
30.6 Jayasuriya to Gambhir, FOUR, fuller and Gambhir lofts it away to
the midwicket fence, Gambhir moves to 91 with that boundary
End of over 31 (8 runs) India 159/3 (RR: 5.13)
ST Jayasuriya 3-0-17-0 - Adani Pavilion End
R Dravid 39* (66b 3x4) G Gambhir 91* (83b 12x4 1x6)
31.1 Muralitharan to Dravid, one run, played down to mid-on
31.2 Muralitharan to Gambhir, legbye: one run, off the pads to the third
man region
31.3 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, pushed away towards gully, Gambhir
calls for the single but Dravid sends him back
31.4 Muralitharan to Dravid, one run, played off the back-foot to the
fine leg region
31.5 Muralitharan to Gambhir, no run, tossed up on the middle and leg
stump line, turning across and Gambhir watchfully pushes it away
towards cover
31.6 Muralitharan to Gambhir, no run
End of over 32 (3 runs) India 162/3 (RR: 5.06)
M Muralitharan 7-1-20-0 (1w) - GMDC End
R Dravid 41* (69b 3x4) G Gambhir 91* (86b 12x4 1x6)
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India going along at 5.06 runs per over - this partnership is now
worth 93 runs and counting
32.1 Jayasuriya to Dravid, legbye: one run
32.2 Jayasuriya to Gambhir, no run, comes down the track and Jayasuriya
goes wide outside the off stump, Gambhir ends up pushing it back
to the bowler
32.3 Jayasuriya to Gambhir, one run, drifting down the leg side, played
away tofine leg for a single
32.4 Jayasuriya to Dravid, one run, swept away hard but but straight to
the fielder in the deep
32.5 Jayasuriya to Gambhir, one run, played off the back-foot to the
long-on region, Gambhir inches forward
32.6 Jayasuriya to Dravid, one run, cut away off the back-foot to deep
cover, easy single to end the over
End of over 33 (5 runs) India 167/3 (RR: 5.06)
ST Jayasuriya 4-0-21-0 - Adani Pavilion End
R Dravid 43* (72b 3x4) G Gambhir 93* (89b 12x4 1x6)
17 overs left in the innings - 6 an over from here on will take
India to 269.
Match State: Drinks
Current Partnership: 98 runs, 20.3 overs, RR: 4.78
Gambhir needs just 7 more runs to get to his first ODI hundred.
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Fernando is back
33.1 Fernando to Dravid, no run, starts off with a slower ball, pitched
up outside the off stump and Dravid forces it away toward gully,
diving stop there saves runs
33.2 Fernando to Dravid, one run, drifting on to the pads, turned away
off the back-foot to deep midwicket for a single
33.3 Fernando to Gambhir, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven on the up and well wide of the cover fielder, single
brings up the 100 partnership between these two
33.4 Fernando to Dravid, one run, slower delivery outside the off stump,
driven away well, this time it's Jayasuriya who fails to stop it
cleanly, single given away
33.5 Fernando to Gambhir, FOUR, short ball, bowled from round the stumps
and angling in from outside the off stump, Gambhir goes for the
pull and the ball flies off the top-edge to the fine leg fence,
that's a lucky boundary and with that he moves to 98
33.6 Fernando to Gambhir, one run, turned away wide of the fielder at
midwicket, just one more to get now!
End of over 34 (8 runs) India 175/3 (RR: 5.15)
CRD Fernando 7-0-48-0 (3nb) - GMDC End
G Gambhir 99* (92b 13x4 1x6) R Dravid 45* (75b 3x4)
34.1 Arnold to Gambhir, one run, there it is! first ODI hundred! flicked
away off the pads to backward square leg for an easy single -
crowd erupts, Gambhir runs down the track and punches the air in
celebration.
34.2 Arnold to Dravid, one run, played down to long-on
34.3 Arnold to Gambhir, one run, driven down to long-off
34.4 Arnold to Dravid, two runs, short and outside the off stump, cut
away off the back-foot to deep backward point, runs hard and comes
back for the second - well run
34.5 Arnold to Dravid, two runs, tossed up on the stumps, in the slot
and Dravid drives it away to the midwicket fence and that's his
fifty!
34.6 Arnold to Dravid, one run, played down the ground to long-on
End of over 35 (8 runs) India 183/3 (RR: 5.23)
RP Arnold 1-0-8-0 - Adani Pavilion End
R Dravid 51* (79b 3x4) G Gambhir 101* (94b 13x4 1x6)
35.1 Fernando to Dravid, two runs, good length delivery, angling across
and Dravid drives it away through cover point, takes on the
fielder in the deep and comes back comfortably for the second -
poor throw helped
35.2 Fernando to Dravid, no run
35.3 Fernando to Dravid, FOUR, excellent straight drive, just past the
stumps and the ball races away to the long-on fence
35.4 Fernando to Dravid, no run, mistimed cut shot
35.5 Fernando to Dravid, one run, driven down to wide long-on for a
single
35.6 Fernando to Gambhir, one run, turned away through square leg
End of over 36 (8 runs) India 191/3 (RR: 5.31)
CRD Fernando 8-0-56-0 (3nb) - GMDC End
G Gambhir 102* (95b 13x4 1x6) R Dravid 58* (84b 4x4)
Maharoof the SuperSub comes into the attack.
Maharoof is the 8th bowler to be used today by Atapattu!
36.1 Maharoof to Gambhir, one run, good length delivery, close to the
off stump line and Gambhir nicely glides it down to third man for
a single
36.2 Maharoof to Dravid, FOUR, edged and wide! good delivery and the
edge is produced but the ball goes wide of the diving keeper,
Dravid there was looking to run it down to third man
36.3 Maharoof to Dravid, one run
36.4 Maharoof to Gambhir, OUT: fraction short and Gambhir pulls it away
off the front-foot, fails to get the elevation and Atapattu at
short midwicket dives to his left and takes a fantastic one handed
catch to end a good innings, Maharoof strikes in his first over
India 197/4, Partnership of 128
G Gambhir c Atapattu b Maharoof 103 (97b 13x4 1x6)
R Dravid 63* (86b 5x4) MF Maharoof 0.4-0-6-1
Venugopal Rao is the next man in
36.5 Maharoof to Venugopal Rao, no run, defended to the leg side
36.6 Maharoof to Venugopal Rao, no run, defended to the off side, end of
a successful over
End of over 37 (6 runs) India 197/4 (RR: 5.32)
MF Maharoof 1-0-6-1 - Adani Pavilion End
R Dravid 63* (86b 5x4) Y Venugopal Rao 0* (2b)
37.1 Jayasuriya to Dravid, one run, played away on the leg side for an
easy single
37.2 Jayasuriya to Venugopal Rao, wide: no run, down the leg side, Rao
swings across but makes no contact, Sangakkara appeal for a caught
behind but fails to fox the umpire
37.2 Jayasuriya to Venugopal Rao, no run
37.3 Jayasuriya to Venugopal Rao, wide: no run, again wide, this one is
again down the leg side, this time Sangakkara does not get
anything to work on
37.3 Jayasuriya to Venugopal Rao, wide: no run, oh no, third wide of the
over and this one is again down the leg side
37.3 Jayasuriya to Venugopal Rao, two runs, swept away to the fine leg
region, runs hard and comes back for the seocnd
37.4 Jayasuriya to Venugopal Rao, three runs, cut away of the back-foot
through point, overthrow gives away an extra run, bit of
fustration creeping in
37.5 Jayasuriya to Dravid, one run, played down to short fine leg
37.6 Jayasuriya to Venugopal Rao, one run, driven away through extra
cover - end of an expensive over
End of over 38 (11 runs) India 208/4 (RR: 5.47)
ST Jayasuriya 5-0-32-0 (3w) - GMDC End
Y Venugopal Rao 6* (6b) R Dravid 65* (88b 5x4)
Maharoof to continue
38.1 Maharoof to Venugopal Rao, no run, slower ball on the stumps,
watchfully turned away on the leg side
38.2 Maharoof to Venugopal Rao, OUT: Maharoof strikes again! Rao comes
down the track eyeing the midwicket fence but the shot is not
timed well enough and the ball goes straight to Tharanga at fine
leg - India five down
India 208/5, Partnership of 11
Y Venugopal Rao c Tharanga b Maharoof 6 (8b 0x4 0x6)
R Dravid 65* (88b 5x4) MF Maharoof 1.2-0-6-2
intention was right but Rao didn't get the placement right - in the
end it was a simple catch for Tharanga.
Suresh Raina is the next man in
38.3 Maharoof to Raina, no run
38.4 Maharoof to Raina, one run, steered down to third man
38.5 Maharoof to Dravid, one run, turned aaway to square leg
38.6 Maharoof to Raina, one run, forced away to deep point
End of over 39 (3 runs) India 211/5 (RR: 5.41)
MF Maharoof 2-0-9-2 - Adani Pavilion End
SK Raina 2* (3b) R Dravid 66* (89b 5x4)
39.1 Muralitharan to Raina, FOUR, first ball and Raina sweeps Murali to
the square leg fence, excellent shot considering the fact that it
was played against the spin
39.2 Muralitharan to Raina, one run, driven down to long-off
39.3 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run
39.4 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
the one that goes straight, Dravid goes right back and defends it
down to short third man
39.5 Muralitharan to Dravid, one run, cut away off the back-foot through
cover point for a single
39.6 Muralitharan to Raina, one run, played down to long-on
End of over 40 (7 runs) India 218/5 (RR: 5.45)
M Muralitharan 8-1-27-0 (1w) - GMDC End
SK Raina 8* (5b 1x4) R Dravid 67* (92b 5x4)
40.1 Maharoof to Raina, no run, short of a good length delivery on the
stumps, Raina hops back and forces it away to midwicket, tumbling
save there cuts off the single
40.2 Maharoof to Raina, no run, again played away towards midwicket
40.3 Maharoof to Raina, one run, angling across, Raina gets behind the
line and punches it down to the long-off region
40.4 Maharoof to Dravid, one run, played down the track to the long-on
region
40.5 Maharoof to Raina, FOUR, take that! fraction short and close to the
off stump line, Raina swings across and ball screams away to the
midwicket fence - that's a powerful shot
40.6 Maharoof to Raina, OUT: slower ball on middle and off stump, Raina
moves across a long way looking to work it away on the leg side
but fails to make contact - ball hits the back pad right in front
of the stumps and the finger goes up, Maharoof gets his revenge!
India 224/6, Partnership of 16
SK Raina lbw b Maharoof 13 (10b 2x4 0x6)
End of over 41 (6 runs) India 224/6 (RR: 5.46)
MF Maharoof 3-0-15-3 - Adani Pavilion End
R Dravid 68* (93b 5x4)
that was Maharoof's third wicket in as many overs - all crucial
wickets!
Agarkar is the next man in
41.1 Jayasuriya to Dravid, no run
41.2 Jayasuriya to Dravid, one run, played down to long-on
41.3 Jayasuriya to Agarkar, no run
41.4 Jayasuriya to Agarkar, no run
41.5 Jayasuriya to Agarkar, no run
41.6 Jayasuriya to Agarkar, two runs, fulltoss, paddled down to fine leg
for a brace, Agarkar off the mark
End of over 42 (3 runs) India 227/6 (RR: 5.40)
ST Jayasuriya 6-0-35-0 (3w) - GMDC End
R Dravid 69* (95b 5x4) AB Agarkar 2* (4b)
42.1 Maharoof to Dravid, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, Dravid gets forward and pushes it away wide of Atapattu at
cover, quick single taken - Atapattu's shy at the bowler's end
fails to hit the target and Dravid makes it across safely
42.2 Maharoof to Agarkar, no run, beaten outside the off stump
42.3 Maharoof to Agarkar, two runs, short and wide outside the off
stump, cut away off the back-foot to the third man region, gets it
wide of Murali in the deep and comes back for the second, that's
good aggressive running
42.4 Maharoof to Agarkar, no run, slower ball outside the off stump,
played straight to the fielder at cover
42.5 Maharoof to Agarkar, OUT: gone! Maharoof picks up another one, good
length delivery on the stumps, played straight to Arnold at mid-
on, Agarkar departs quickly - India seven down.
India 230/7, Partnership of 6
AB Agarkar c Arnold b Maharoof 4 (8b 0x4 0x6)
R Dravid 70* (96b 5x4) MF Maharoof 3.5-0-18-4
Maharoof has picked up four wickets in four overs - Sri Lanka have
pulled it back a long way.
Murali Kartik walks in
42.6 Maharoof to Kartik, no run, slower delivery on the stumps, pushed
back to the bowler - end of another successful over
End of over 43 (3 runs) India 230/7 (RR: 5.35)
MF Maharoof 4-0-18-4 - Adani Pavilion End
R Dravid 70* (96b 5x4) M Kartik 0* (1b)
43.1 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, tossed up and turning in, defended
to the leg side
43.2 Muralitharan to Dravid, one run, short outside the off stump,
looked like the doosra, Dravid goes back and punches it away well
wide of the diving cover fielder
43.3 Muralitharan to Kartik, no run, bowled from round wicket, forced
away to gully
43.4 Muralitharan to Kartik, wide: no run, down the leg side
43.4 Muralitharan to Kartik, no run, slightly short, the top-spinner,
Kartik playing for the spin gets beaten by a long way
43.5 Muralitharan to Kartik, one run, forced away on the off side
43.6 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, flighted delivery, Dravid looking
to sweep it away ends up with a top edge but luckily for him the
ball falls well short of Jayasuriya moving in from short fine leg
- frustration continues for Murali
End of over 44 (3 runs) India 233/7 (RR: 5.30)
M Muralitharan 9-1-30-0 (2w) - GMDC End
M Kartik 1* (4b) R Dravid 71* (99b 5x4)
Maharoof to continue, this is his last over as he came in replacing
Zoysa who bowled five overs.
44.1 Maharoof to Kartik, no run
44.2 Maharoof to Kartik, one run, forced away through point for a single
44.3 Maharoof to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven on the up, point moves across quickly and cuts off
the single
44.4 Maharoof to Dravid, one run, short and wide outside the off stump,
cut away nicely to the deep point region, Dravid seems to be
struggling with cramps, was holding on to his left thigh as he was
going for the run
44.5 Maharoof to Kartik, no run
44.6 Maharoof to Kartik, no run, played straight to Atapattu at short
cover
End of over 45 (2 runs) India 235/7 (RR: 5.22)
MF Maharoof 5-0-20-4 - Adani Pavilion End
R Dravid 72* (101b 5x4) M Kartik 2* (8b)
45.1 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, tossed up and turning in, Dravid
makes no contact and the ball rolls away after hitting the pad,
half hearted appeal for lbw turned down
45.2 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, cut away off the back-foot to the
gully region
45.3 Muralitharan to Dravid, SIX, well flighted delivery, Dravid comes
down the track, gets to the pitch of the delivery and lofts it
well over the long-on fence - good solid hit
45.4 Muralitharan to Dravid, no run
45.5 Muralitharan to Dravid, one run, pushed away on the off side, quick
single taken
45.6 Muralitharan to Kartik, no run, bowled from round the stumps,
Kartik waits for the ball turn and then cuts hard but the ball
goes straight to the fielder at point, that's the end of Murali's
spell.
End of over 46 (7 runs) India 242/7 (RR: 5.26)
M Muralitharan 10-1-37-0 (2w) - GMDC End
R Dravid 79* (106b 5x4 1x6) M Kartik 2* (9b)
Vaas is back - he has two overs left in the spell
46.1 Vaas to Dravid, FOUR, good length delivery outside the off stump,
Dravid drives and drives well, ball races away to the cover fence,
valiant diving effort by Jayawardene in the deep ends in vain,
Vaas under pressure here
46.2 Vaas to Dravid, one run, bowled from round the stumps, fulltoss and
Dravid punches it down to long-on for a single
46.3 Vaas to Kartik, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, chipped over the infield to the deep cover region for a
single, Kartik was not in full control there but the ball went
into the gap between point and cover
ball being changed here - play held up.
46.4 Vaas to Dravid, one run, bowled from round the stumps, pitched up
and angling in, driven down to long-on for a single
46.5 Vaas to Kartik, one run, fraction short and wide outside the off
stump, Kartik waits for it and steers it down to third man, 250
comes up for India
46.6 Vaas to Dravid, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg side, ball
clips the pad and rolls away behind square on the leg side
End of over 47 (9 runs) India 251/7 (RR: 5.34)
WPUJC Vaas 9-1-44-1 - Adani Pavilion End
R Dravid 85* (110b 6x4 1x6) M Kartik 4* (11b)
47.1 Fernando to Dravid, (noball) one run, makes room looking for the
big one, Fernando follows him and makes Dravid play it away on the
leg side for just a single
47.1 Fernando to Kartik, one run, steered down to third man for a
single, Vaas is the fielder in the deep
47.2 Fernando to Dravid, two runs, on the middle and leg stump line,
played away to the deep midwicket region, runs hard and gets back
for the second
47.3 Fernando to Dravid, (noball) one run, another no-ball! Fernando
struggling here - on the middle and leg stump line, Dravid makes
rooms and plays it down to long-on for a single
47.3 Fernando to Kartik, three runs, short and wide outside the off
stump, cut away in the air to the third man region, Vaas does well
in the deep but Fernando fails to collect the throw neatly and an
extra runs is given away
47.4 Fernando to Dravid, one run, fulltoss, driven down to long-on and
he moves to 90, this is now Dravid's highest ODI score as captain
47.5 Fernando to Kartik, OUT: fulltoss, Kartik trying to clear Atapattu
at cover ends up hitting it straight to him - easy catch held.
India 262/8, Partnership of 32
M Kartik c Atapattu b Fernando 8 (14b 0x4 0x6)
R Dravid 90* (114b 6x4 1x6) CRD Fernando 8.5-0-67-1 (5nb)
RP Singh is the next man in
47.6 Fernando to Singh, no run, beaten outside the off stump, end of a
long over
End of over 48 (11 runs) India 262/8 (RR: 5.46)
CRD Fernando 9-0-67-1 (5nb) - GMDC End
R Dravid 90* (114b 6x4 1x6) RP Singh 0* (1b)
two overs left in the innings - Dravid needs just 10 more to get to
a hundred
48.1 Vaas to Dravid, FOUR, bowled from round the stumps, fulltoss and
Dravid hammers it away to the midwicket fence, boundary of the
first ball and Vaas is under pressure.
48.2 Vaas to Dravid, one run, steered down to third man, Dravid moves to
95 with that single
48.3 Vaas to Singh, one run, bit of width outside the off stump, played
down to third man and Dravid is back on strike
48.4 Vaas to Dravid, one run, pitched up outside the off stump, Dravid
goes low and cuts it away to deep backward point
48.5 Vaas to Singh, FOUR, slower ball on the stumps and Singh chips it
over the mid-on fielder for a boundary, well played
48.6 Vaas to Singh, one run, short ball, defended to the off side and
they take a quick single
End of over 49 (12 runs) India 274/8 (RR: 5.59)
WPUJC Vaas 10-1-56-1 - Adani Pavilion End
RP Singh 6* (4b 1x4) R Dravid 96* (117b 7x4 1x6)
last over coming up - Singh is on strike - Dravid needs 4 more!
49.1 Fernando to Singh, no run, played away straight to Atapattu at
short midwicket
49.2 Fernando to Singh, bye: one run, lovely delivery, angling in from
outside the off stump, Singh makes room and swings across, ball
clips the inside edge and goes behind, Sangakkara dives across to
his left and takes a good low catch but the umpire is not
convinced!
49.3 Fernando to Dravid, one run, inside edge on to the pad and the ball
rolls away to the off side, quick single taken
49.4 Fernando to Singh, three runs, played away to deep midwicket, they
take off quickly and Singh just makes it back for the third, throw
came in at the bowler's end and Singh had to dive in to save
himself, third umpire confirms
49.5 Fernando to Dravid, FOUR, hundred! hundred! short delivery, angling
in from outside the off stump, Dravid nicely gets on top of the
bounce and pulls it away to the midwicket fence, fantastic shot to
bring up his 11th ODI hundred
49.6 Fernando to Dravid, two runs, inside edge and the ball races away
to the fine leg region, just makes it back for the second
End of over 50 (11 runs) India 285/8 (RR: 5.70)
CRD Fernando 10-0-77-1 (5nb) - GMDC End
RP Singh 9* (7b 1x4) R Dravid 103* (120b 8x4 1x6)
that takes India to 285, at one stage it looked as if they will
cross 300 easily but Maharoof pulled it back for Sri Lanka by
picking up four wickets in four consecutive overs.
towards the end Dravid shifted gears and they ended up scoring 50
runs in the last five overs and in the process he reached his 11th
ODI hundred (first as captain).
286 is the target for the Lankans - this is a good batting track
and with the dew factor coming in to play it's game on here.
we will be back in 30 minutes time with all the live action - until
then this is Sajan Nair signing off.
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0.1 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run, left alone outside the off stump
0.2 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run
0.3 Agarkar to Sangakkara, wide: no run, wayward delivery outside the
off stump, out of reach
0.3 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, punched off the front-foot to the cover region
0.4 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, hint of away swing, Sangakkara leaves it for the keeper
0.5 Agarkar to Sangakkara, one run, played down to the mid-off region,
Sehwag moves across quickly but fails to hit the stumps at the
bowler's end and Sangakkara makes it across safely
0.6 Agarkar to Jayasuriya, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and off stump line, defended
End of over 1 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 2/0 (RR: 2.00 RRR: 284/49 = 5.80)
AB Agarkar 1-0-2-0 (1w) - Adani Pavilion End
KC Sangakkara 1* (5b) ST Jayasuriya 0* (1b)
Dravid is off the field - Sehwag is the man in charge at the
moment.
RP Singh will share the new ball with Agarkar.
1.1 Singh to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, bowled from over the stumps and Singh gets the ball to move
away late, Sangakkara goes after it and gets beaten
1.2 Singh to Sangakkara, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, bounced bit extra and Sangakkara watchfully
plays it away to covers
1.3 Singh to Sangakkara, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg side,
Sangakkara fails to make contact, ball clips the pad and rolls
down to short fine leg, easy single
1.4 Singh to Jayasuriya, no run, short outside the off stump, was wide
too but not too wide, Jayasuriya cuts hard but fails to beat
Yuvraj at point
1.5 Singh to Jayasuriya, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, Jayasuriya drives away from his body eyeing the cover fence
but makes no contact - loose shot that.
1.6 Singh to Jayasuriya, no run, close to the off stump, defended on
the back-foot
End of over 2 (1 run, maiden) Sri Lanka 3/0 (RR: 1.50 RRR: 283/48 = 5.90)
RP Singh 1-1-0-0 - GMDC End
KC Sangakkara 1* (8b) ST Jayasuriya 0* (4b)
2.1 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery, angling across
the left-hander, punched down to mid-off
Sehwag the acting captain has a word with his bowler, Harbhajan
Singh on the field for Dravid.
2.2 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run, pushed to mid-off, straight to
Sehwag fielding there
2.3 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run, short of a good length delivery, on
the middle and off stump line, defended
2.4 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run, angling across and Sangakkara forces
it away square of the wicket, once again the ball finds the
fielder - this time Yuvraj at point
2.5 Agarkar to Sangakkara, (noball) one run, pushed down the track to
the mid-off region, Sehwag's shy at the stumps fails to hit the
target and Sangakkara is comfortably in
2.5 Agarkar to Jayasuriya, FOUR, short of a good length delivery,
angling in from outside the leg stump, Jayasuriya quickly picks it
up and pulls it away to the square leg fence - typical Jayasuriya
shot - no stopping that
2.6 Agarkar to Jayasuriya, FOUR, four more! this one is pitched up
outside the off stump and Jayasuriya flays it away to the cover
fence, intentionally played in the air, another 'no-stopping-that'
hit!
End of over 3 (10 runs) Sri Lanka 13/0 (RR: 4.33 RRR: 273/47 = 5.81)
AB Agarkar 2-0-12-0 (1w 1nb) - Adani Pavilion End
KC Sangakkara 2* (13b) ST Jayasuriya 8* (6b 2x4)
Singh to continue, left hand over the wicket to the left-hander
3.1 Singh to Sangakkara, no run
3.2 Singh to Sangakkara, no run, played away towards square leg
just the one slips in place.
3.3 Singh to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended
3.4 Singh to Sangakkara, no run
3.5 Singh to Sangakkara, two runs, edged and put down! width offered
outside the off stump and Sangakkara goes after it, ball clips the
edge and goes more-or-less straight to Gambhir at first slips who
puts down an easy chance - Singh unlucky
3.6 Singh to Sangakkara, no run
End of over 4 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 15/0 (RR: 3.75 RRR: 271/46 = 5.89)
RP Singh 2-1-2-0 - GMDC End
ST Jayasuriya 8* (6b 2x4) KC Sangakkara 4* (19b)
4.1 Agarkar to Jayasuriya, no run, played away straight to the fielder
at cover
4.2 Agarkar to Jayasuriya, OUT: Agarkar strikes! short of a good length
delivery, pitched in line and moving away just enough to produce
the edge, Venugopal Rao at first slip makes no mistake and
Jayasuriya departs.
Sri Lanka 15/1, Partnership of 15
ST Jayasuriya c Venugopal Rao b Agarkar 8 (8b 2x4 0x6)
KC Sangakkara 4* (19b) AB Agarkar 2.2-0-12-1 (1w 1nb)
That was a ripper of a delivery, Jayasuriya was comprehensively
beaten by the extra bounce and the late movement - ball went to
the left of Rao and he took it with both hands.
Jayasuriya once again fails, he departs for just 8 - Sri Lanka in a
spot of bother here.
Tharanga is the next man in
4.3 Agarkar to Tharanga, wide: one run, down the leg side and that
beats the keeper
4.3 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run, beaten outside the off stump
4.4 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run
4.5 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run, driven straight to the fielder at
cover
4.6 Agarkar to Sangakkara, one run, drifting down the leg side, played
away hard to fine leg, that ball was travelling - Singh moves
across quickly in the keeps it down to just one
End of over 5 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 18/1 (RR: 3.60 RRR: 268/45 = 5.96)
AB Agarkar 3-0-15-1 (2w 1nb) - Adani Pavilion End
KC Sangakkara 5* (23b) WU Tharanga 0* (0b)
5.1 Singh to Sangakkara, no run, defended outside the off stump
5.2 Singh to Sangakkara, no run, pushed to square leg
5.3 Singh to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, no shot offered
5.4 Singh to Sangakkara, no run, pushed away just wide of the fielder
at cover
5.5 Singh to Sangakkara, FOUR, good length delivery outside the off
stump, Sangakkara elegantly drives it away through covers for his
first boundary of the innings - going down on one keen as he
played it and the ball raced away of the middle of the bat
5.6 Singh to Sangakkara, wide: no run, way outside the off side
5.6 Singh to Sangakkara, FOUR, Singh strays on to middle and leg and
Sangakkara flicks it away to the midwicket fence, another top shot
from the south-paw
End of over 6 (9 runs) Sri Lanka 27/1 (RR: 4.50 RRR: 259/44 = 5.89)
RP Singh 3-1-11-0 (1w) - GMDC End
WU Tharanga 0* (0b) KC Sangakkara 13* (29b 2x4)
6.1 Agarkar to Tharanga, (noball) two runs, drifting down the leg side,
played away well wide of the fielder at fine leg, Tharanga off the
mark first ball.
6.1 Agarkar to Tharanga, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended
6.2 Agarkar to Tharanga, one run, bit of width outside the off stump,
played down to third man for a single
slip and a short cover catching
6.3 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run, played away straight to the fieldera
t midwicket
6.4 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run, played down to the mid-off region
6.5 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run
6.6 Agarkar to Sangakkara, one run, played down to the mid-on region,
quick single taken
End of over 7 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 32/1 (RR: 4.57 RRR: 254/43 = 5.91)
AB Agarkar 4-0-20-1 (2w 2nb) - Adani Pavilion End
KC Sangakkara 14* (33b 2x4) WU Tharanga 3* (3b)
7.1 Singh to Sangakkara, three runs, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, Sangakkara gets in to a good position,
stands tall and punches it away well into the gap between cover
and point, dew slows the ball down and Raina catches up
7.2 Singh to Tharanga, no run, forced away on the off side
7.3 Singh to Tharanga, FOUR, width offered outside the off stump and
Tharanga smashes it to the third man fence, came down hard on the
ball and the fielder in the deep had no chance of cutting it off,
powerful shot that
7.4 Singh to Tharanga, no run, this one came back in and Tharanga is
hit on the pad trying to work it away on the leg side, half-
hearted appeal turned down
7.5 Singh to Tharanga, FOUR, take that! fuller length delivery outside
the off stump, Tharanga gets a good stride in and carves it away
over the cover fielders - Tharanga is know for his hard hitting
and right now he is living up to his reputation.
7.6 Singh to Tharanga, no run
End of over 8 (11 runs) Sri Lanka 43/1 (RR: 5.38 RRR: 243/42 = 5.79)
RP Singh 4-1-22-0 (1w) - GMDC End
KC Sangakkara 17* (34b 2x4) WU Tharanga 11* (8b 2x4)
8.1 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run, punched hard down the track but
straight to the fielder at mid-off
8.2 Agarkar to Sangakkara, FOUR, pitched up outside the off stump,
Sangakkara hurries on and brings his bat down hard, ball races
away to the long-on fence
8.3 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run, defended
8.4 Agarkar to Sangakkara, one run, played down the track to the mid-
off region, Sehwag moves across quickly and scores a direct hit at
the bowler's end but Sangakkara is in up a long way, they go
upstairs and the green light flashes
8.5 Agarkar to Tharanga, no run, good length delivery, angling across
the left-hander, forced away towards cover, Raina attacks the ball
and cuts off the single
8.6 Agarkar to Tharanga, one run, punched hard into the ground and the
ball goes just wide of Gambhir at point, diving stop saves the
boundary but fails to prevent the single
End of over 9 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 49/1 (RR: 5.44 RRR: 237/41 = 5.78)
AB Agarkar 5-0-26-1 (2w 2nb) - Adani Pavilion End
WU Tharanga 12* (10b 2x4) KC Sangakkara 22* (38b 3x4)
9.1 Santh to Tharanga, no run, short and wide outside the off stump,
was there to be hit but Tharanga makes no contact - Santh gets
away with it
9.2 Santh to Tharanga, no run, again short and wide outside the off
stump, Tharanga leaves it for the keeper
India have made a change - Dravid has been replaced by the SuperSub
Jai P Yadav.
9.3 Santh to Tharanga, one run, played wide of the cover fielder, 50
comes up for Sri Lanka
9.4 Santh to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, no shot offered
9.5 Santh to Sangakkara, FOUR, Santh once again goes wide outside the
off stump and this time Sangakkara takes full toll, hammered off
the back-foot to the backward point fence - got it right on the
middle of the bat and in no time the ball crashed into the
advertisement hoarding.
9.6 Santh to Sangakkara, wide: no run, again way outside the off stump,
this time Sangakkara is not interested
9.6 Santh to Sangakkara, no run
End of over 10 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 55/1 (RR: 5.50 RRR: 231/40 = 5.78)
S Santh 1-0-6-0 (1w) - GMDC End
WU Tharanga 13* (13b 2x4) KC Sangakkara 26* (41b 4x4)
Sehwag opts for PowerPlay two straightaway
10.1 Agarkar to Tharanga, one run, turned away to the vacant midwicket
region
10.2 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven hard but straight to the fielder at mid-off
10.3 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run, defended to the leg side
10.4 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run, turned away off the back-foot to
midwicket, diving stop by Rao there saves runs
10.5 Agarkar to Sangakkara, no run
10.6 Agarkar to Sangakkara, three runs, almost! Sangakkara looking to
turn it away on the leg side ends up with a leading edge - ball
lobs up in the air but luckily for Sangakkara it lands between
Raina and Yuvraj fielding square of the wicket
End of over 11 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 59/1 (RR: 5.36 RRR: 227/39 = 5.82)
AB Agarkar 6-0-30-1 (2w 2nb) - Adani Pavilion End
KC Sangakkara 29* (46b 4x4) WU Tharanga 14* (14b 2x4)
11.1 Santh to Sangakkara, no run
11.2 Santh to Sangakkara, two runs, Santh struggling to hit the right
line and length here, once again width offered outside the off
stump and Sangakkara comes down hard on it,Yuvraj at point dives
across full length gets gets a touch on it saving two runs
11.3 Santh to Sangakkara, no run, defended outside the off stump
11.4 Santh to Sangakkara, no run
11.5 Santh to Sangakkara, no run, another wide delivery outside the off
stump and Sangakkara cuts hard, once again Yuvraj comes to the
rescue, this time he fields it cleanly and a certain boundary is
saved
11.6 Santh to Sangakkara, no run
End of over 12 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 61/1 (RR: 5.08 RRR: 225/38 = 5.92)
S Santh 2-0-8-0 (1w) - GMDC End
WU Tharanga 14* (14b 2x4) KC Sangakkara 31* (52b 4x4)
12.1 Agarkar to Tharanga, OUT: slow off cutter does the trick! Tharanga
fails to pick it up and his shot goes nowhere, ball balloons up
over the stumps at the bowler's end and Sehwag moving across from
mid-on makes no mistake
Sri Lanka 61/2, Partnership of 46
WU Tharanga c Sehwag b Agarkar 14 (15b 2x4 0x6)
KC Sangakkara 31* (52b 4x4) AB Agarkar 6.1-0-30-2 (2w 2nb)
12.2 Agarkar to Jayawardene, no run, short of a length delivery, takes
Jayawardene by surprise, ends up playing it very awkwardly
12.3 Agarkar to Jayawardene, two runs, Agarkar pitches on the pads, and
Jaywardene flicks it away through square-leg, a misfield by
Harbhajan Singh allows two runs
12.4 Agarkar to Jayawardene, no run, driven away elegantly to the cover
region, no chance for a run though
12.5 Agarkar to Jayawardene, no run, outside off, and on a good length,
played away defensively off the front-foot
12.6 Agarkar to Jayawardene, no run, much more straighter this time from
Agarkar, and Jayawardene plays it defensively, offering the full
face of the bat
End of over 13 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 63/2 (RR: 4.85 RRR: 223/37 = 6.03)
AB Agarkar 7-0-32-2 (2w 2nb) - Adani Pavilion End
KC Sangakkara 31* (52b 4x4) DPMD Jayawardene 2* (5b)
end of a succesful over from Agarkar, got the wicket of Tharanga
who was starting to look dangerous
13.1 Santh to Sangakkara, no run, short delivery outside off, and asking
for punishment, Sangakkara cuts it on the off-side, cant get past
Raina at covers
13.2 Santh to Sangakkara, wide: no run, down the leg side
13.2 Santh to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, Sangakkara leaves it for the keeper
It's a packed off side field for Sangakkara - three men standing
close by from point to gully.
13.3 Santh to Sangakkara, no run, played away on the leg side
13.4 Santh to Sangakkara, no run, good delivery outside the off stump,
no shot offered
13.5 Santh to Sangakkara, no run, another good length delivery and with
the point region fortified Sangakkara plays it down safely towards
cover
13.6 Santh to Sangakkara, no run, pulled away straight to Gambhir at
square leg
End of over 14 (1 run) Sri Lanka 64/2 (RR: 4.57 RRR: 222/36 = 6.17)
S Santh 3-0-9-0 (2w) - GMDC End
DPMD Jayawardene 2* (5b) KC Sangakkara 31* (58b 4x4)
one slip in place for Jayawardene.
14.1 Singh to Jayawardene, one run, short of a good length delivery,
angling across, Jayawardene plays late and gets it down to third
man for an easy single
Sehwag has a word with his bowler - fine leg goes square.
14.2 Singh to Sangakkara, one run, fraction short, angling in from
outside the leg stump, pulled away straight to the fielder at fine
leg
14.3 Singh to Jayawardene, no run, good length delivery, angling across,
driven away nicely to covers, Raina moves across quickly and cuts
it off
14.4 Singh to Jayawardene, no run, good length delivery, pitched in line
and angling across, Jayawardene gets a good stride forward and
defends it towards cover
14.5 Singh to Jayawardene, no run, another tight delivery, punched off
the back-foot to the cover region, Raina attacks the ball from the
edge of the circle and cuts off the single
14.6 Singh to Jayawardene, no run, another good delivery to end the
over, Jayawardene is made to defend
End of over 15 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 66/2 (RR: 4.40 RRR: 220/35 = 6.29)
RP Singh 5-1-24-0 (1w) - Adani Pavilion End
KC Sangakkara 32* (59b 4x4) DPMD Jayawardene 3* (10b)
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current run rate is 4.40 and the required run rate has moved up to
6.29
at the moment Indians are trying to contain the batsmen and to an
extend they are succeeding - last five overs have only produced
just 11 runs for Sri Lanka.
with fifteen overs up Sehwag opts for PowerPlay three.
15.1 Santh to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, no shot offered
slip in place for Sangakkara
15.2 Santh to Sangakkara, no run, fuller and outside the off stump,
punched down to mid-on
15.3 Santh to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, not wide enough to interest Sangakkara who defends it down
towards mid-off
15.4 Santh to Sangakkara, no run, another good delivery outside the off
stump, once again the line and length is good and Sangakkara
shoulders arms
15.5 Santh to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery on the middle and
off stump line, Sangakkara is bit late and the ball crashes into
the pad after kissing the inside edge, well bowled
15.6 Santh to Sangakkara, one run, defended to the leg side and they
scamper through for a single
End of over 16 (1 run) Sri Lanka 67/2 (RR: 4.19 RRR: 219/34 = 6.44)
S Santh 4-0-10-0 (2w) - GMDC End
KC Sangakkara 33* (65b 4x4) DPMD Jayawardene 3* (10b)
16.1 Singh to Sangakkara, no run, slightly short but close to the off
stump line, Sangakkara pushes forward and defends it towards cover
16.2 Singh to Sangakkara, two runs, short and drifting down the leg
side, Sangakkara goes after it and the ball races away after
clipping the glove - Dhoni runs all the way down to the ropes and
saves two runs - excellent commitment
16.3 Singh to Sangakkara, FOUR, width outside the off stump and
Sangakkara carves it away over the gully fielder - superb shot
16.4 Singh to Sangakkara, OUT: Singh strikes back! pitched up outside
the off stump and the edge is produced, Venugopal Rao at first
slips juggles with it and takes it on the FIFTH attempt!
Sri Lanka 73/3, Partnership of 12
KC Sangakkara c Venugopal Rao b Singh 39 (69b 5x4 0x6)
DPMD Jayawardene 3* (10b) RP Singh 5.4-1-30-1 (1w)
That was a good comeback delivery after behing hit for a flashing
boundary, pitched it up drawing Sangakkara forward into the drive
and the late away movement produced the edge.
16.5 Singh to Atapattu, no run
16.6 Singh to Atapattu, no run
End of over 17 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 73/3 (RR: 4.29 RRR: 213/33 = 6.45)
RP Singh 6-1-30-1 (1w) - Adani Pavilion End
DPMD Jayawardene 3* (10b) MS Atapattu 0* (2b)
17.1 Santh to Jayawardene, one run, played down to third man
17.2 Santh to Atapattu, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump and Atapattu is beaten comprehensively by the extra bounce
and the late away movement - excellent delivery first up
17.3 Santh to Atapattu, wide: no run, bouncer and that goes way up over
the batsman
17.3 Santh to Atapattu, no run
17.4 Santh to Atapattu, FOUR, bit of width outside the off stump and
Atapattu steered it down to the third man fence, excellent touch
shot
17.5 Santh to Atapattu, FOUR, one more, this time Atapattu drives
straight down the ground to the long-on fence, got right behind
the line and punched it away off the front-foot
17.6 Santh to Atapattu, no run, forced away in front of point
End of over 18 (10 runs) Sri Lanka 83/3 (RR: 4.61 RRR: 203/32 = 6.34)
S Santh 5-0-20-0 (3w) - GMDC End
DPMD Jayawardene 4* (11b) MS Atapattu 8* (7b 2x4)
18.1 Singh to Jayawardene, wide: no run, short and wide outside the off
stump, Jayawardene goes after it but makes no contact, beaten by
the lack of bounce there
18.1 Singh to Jayawardene, one run, short but close to the off stump
line, Jayawardene leans back and cuts it away to the third man
region, they come back for the second by it's called one short by
the umpire
18.2 Singh to Jayawardene, four runs, driven away through covers, Raina
gives chase and with a diving effort pulls it in from just in
front of the ropes, Yuvraj backing up fires the throw in and Dhoni
quickly whips off the bails - they go up stairs and the green
light flashes
18.3 Singh to Jayawardene, no run
18.4 Singh to Jayawardene, one run, pushed away off the back-foot to the
cover region, there is a slight hesitation going for the single
and Raina scores a direct hit at the bowler's end - once again the
third umpire is called for - Jayawardene just in
That was a close call and Jayawardene gets the benefit of doubt.
18.5 Singh to Atapattu, no run
18.6 Singh to Atapattu, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, played down to mid-off - end of a thrilling over!
End of over 19 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 90/3 (RR: 4.74 RRR: 196/31 = 6.32)
RP Singh 7-1-37-1 (2w) - Adani Pavilion End
DPMD Jayawardene 10* (15b) MS Atapattu 8* (9b 2x4)
19.1 Santh to Jayawardene, no run, punched down to the mid-off region
19.2 Santh to Jayawardene, FOUR, short ball, angling in, Jayawardene
goes for the pull, the shot is not timed well enough but gets
enough bat on it to clear the infield and the ball rolls away to
the midwicket fence
19.3 Santh to Jayawardene, three runs, driven away into the gap between
cover and mid-off, they run hard and comes back for the third
19.4 Santh to Atapattu, three runs, Santh strays on to the pads and
Atapattu drives it away through midwicket - three more runs added
to the total and this is turning out to be a good over for Sri
Lanka
19.5 Santh to Jayawardene, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, steered away to gully, Atapattu calls for
the single but Jayawardene is not interested
19.6 Santh to Jayawardene, no run, forced away to covers
End of over 20 (10 runs) Sri Lanka 100/3 (RR: 5.00 RRR: 186/30 = 6.20)
S Santh 6-0-30-0 (3w) - GMDC End
MS Atapattu 11* (10b 2x4) DPMD Jayawardene 17* (20b 1x4)
20.1 Yadav to Atapattu, one run, on the middle and leg stump line,
played away well in front of square leg
20.2 Yadav to Jayawardene, one run, turned away off the pads to the
square leg region
20.3 Yadav to Atapattu, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, steered down to third man for an easy single
20.4 Yadav to Jayawardene, no run, lovely delivery, close to the off
stump line and moving away late, Jayawardene looking to defend it
on the back-foot is beaten comprehensively
20.5 Yadav to Jayawardene, one run, back to the leg stump line and
Jayawardene turns it away on the leg side for a single
20.6 Yadav to Atapattu, one run, driven square of the wicket - well past
the diving point fielder
End of over 21 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 105/3 (RR: 5.00 RRR: 181/29 = 6.24)
Jai P Yadav 1-0-5-0 - Adani Pavilion End
MS Atapattu 14* (13b 2x4) DPMD Jayawardene 19* (23b 1x4)
Katik into the attack now
21.1 Kartik to Atapattu, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
defended on the front-foot
21.2 Kartik to Atapattu, no run, slightly short and Atapattu cuts late
but the ball goes straight to the fielder at short third man
21.3 Kartik to Atapattu, no run, on the middle and off stump line,
defended watchfully
21.4 Kartik to Atapattu, two runs, comes down the track and drives
through extra cover - fumble in the deep by Santh gives away an
extra run
21.5 Kartik to Atapattu, no run, flighted delivery outside the off
stump, pushed away square of the wicket
21.6 Kartik to Atapattu, no run, on the stumps and Atapattu awkwardly
turns it to short midwicket - Kartik starts off with a good over
End of over 22 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 107/3 (RR: 4.86 RRR: 179/28 = 6.39)
M Kartik 1-0-2-0 - GMDC End
DPMD Jayawardene 19* (23b 1x4) MS Atapattu 16* (19b 2x4)
22.1 Yadav to Jayawardene, no run, good length delivery close to the off
stump line, Jayawardene looking to run it down to third man is
beaten, Dhoni fails to collect it cleanly
22.2 Yadav to Jayawardene, two runs, bit of width this time and
Jayawardene steers it down to third man for a brace
22.3 Yadav to Jayawardene, no run, defended outside the off stump
22.4 Yadav to Jayawardene, no run, good length delivery, angling in from
outside the off stump and Jayawardene has no options but to
defend, Yadav follows it up and cuts off the single
22.5 Yadav to Jayawardene, one run, short ball and Jayawardene pulls it
away to the fine leg region, luckily the shot is not timed well
and the ball falls well short of the fielder in the deep
22.6 Yadav to Atapattu, one run, pulled away in front of square leg
End of over 23 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 111/3 (RR: 4.83 RRR: 175/27 = 6.48)
Jai P Yadav 2-0-9-0 - Adani Pavilion End
MS Atapattu 17* (20b 2x4) DPMD Jayawardene 22* (28b 1x4)
23.1 Kartik to Atapattu, one run, tossed up on the middle and off stump
line, Atapattu goes down on one knee and slogs it away well in
front of square leg
23.2 Kartik to Jayawardene, one run, gets forward and across and taps it
down to the vacant short fine leg region, Dhoni gives chase and
keeps it down to just one
23.3 Kartik to Atapattu, one run, tossed up on the middle and leg stump
line, Atapattu comes down the track and pushes it down to the
long-off region for a single
23.4 Kartik to Jayawardene, one run, goes for the sweep and the ball
pops up after kissing the edge, goes fine behind the stumps and no
damage is done
23.5 Kartik to Atapattu, one run, swept away nicely to the fine leg
region for an easy single
23.6 Kartik to Jayawardene, no run, good delivery to end the over, on
the middle and off stump line, defended stretching well forward
End of over 24 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 116/3 (RR: 4.83 RRR: 170/26 = 6.54)
M Kartik 2-0-7-0 - GMDC End
MS Atapattu 20* (23b 2x4) DPMD Jayawardene 24* (31b 1x4)
required run rate has now moved up to 6.54.
Current Partnership: 43 runs, 7.2 overs, RR: 5.86
24.1 Yadav to Atapattu, no run, defended to gully
24.2 Yadav to Atapattu, no run, angling in from outside the off stump,
Atapattu looking to turn it away on the leg side closes the face
of the bat bit early and the ball rolls back to the bowler
24.3 Yadav to Atapattu, FOUR, short and angling in, Atapattu gets enough
time to rock back and pull it away to the midwicket fence, lovely
shot
24.4 Yadav to Atapattu, two runs, turned away off the pads to the deep
midwicket region, long chase and a sliding effort from Sehwag save
a run
24.5 Yadav to Atapattu, no run, inside edge on to the pad and that saves
Atapattu, appeal for lbw turned down
24.6 Yadav to Atapattu, no run, driven away on the off side, straight to
the cover fielder
End of over 25 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 122/3 (RR: 4.88 RRR: 164/25 = 6.56)
Jai P Yadav 3-0-15-0 - Adani Pavilion End
DPMD Jayawardene 24* (31b 1x4) MS Atapattu 26* (29b 3x4)
25.1 Kartik to Jayawardene, legbye: one run, rolls away on the leg side
after hitting the pad, single brings up the 50 partnership - 50 in
just 51 balls!
25.2 Kartik to Atapattu, FOUR, drifting down the leg side and Atapattu
sweeps fine, diving effort in the deep from Venugopal Rao is not
quite enough
25.3 Kartik to Atapattu, one run, driven down to long-off
25.4 Kartik to Jayawardene, one run, turned away behind square on the
leg side, easy single
25.5 Kartik to Atapattu, one run, fraction short, played the back-foot
to long-on
25.6 Kartik to Jayawardene, no run, drifitng down the leg side, bowled
slight slower in the air, ball pops up after clipping the pad
End of over 26 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 130/3 (RR: 5.00 RRR: 156/24 = 6.50)
M Kartik 3-0-14-0 - GMDC End
MS Atapattu 32* (32b 4x4) DPMD Jayawardene 25* (34b 1x4)
26.1 Yadav to Atapattu, FOUR, pitched up and drifting down the leg side,
Atapattu moves across and forward and flicks it away to the
backward square leg fence, gift accepted - four more added to the
total
26.2 Yadav to Atapattu, no run, wicket to wicket delivery, defended to
the leg side
26.3 Yadav to Atapattu, one run, played away will in front of square leg
26.4 Yadav to Jayawardene, one run, turned away in the air and well wide
of the diving fielder at midwicket, Jayawardene was almost outdone
by the slower delivery there
26.5 Yadav to Atapattu, one run, forced away into the gap on the off
side, quick single taken, well run
26.6 Yadav to Jayawardene, no run, turned away on the leg side,
midwicket moves across quickly and cuts off the single
End of over 27 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 137/3 (RR: 5.07 RRR: 149/23 = 6.48)
Jai P Yadav 4-0-22-0 - Adani Pavilion End
MS Atapattu 38* (36b 5x4) DPMD Jayawardene 26* (36b 1x4)
27.1 Kartik to Atapattu, one run, bowled from over the wicket, Atapattu
comes down the track and drives it down to long-off for a single
27.2 Kartik to Jayawardene, FOUR, tossed up and drifting down the leg
side, Jayawardene sweeps and sweeps well, ball races away to the
fine leg fence, bad delivery put away in style
27.3 Kartik to Jayawardene, no run, tight delivery, defended back to the
bowler
27.4 Kartik to Jayawardene, one run, again down the leg side and
Jayawardene sweeps it away to fine leg, there is protection in the
deep and he gets just one for it
27.5 Kartik to Atapattu, OUT: got'm! tossed up in the air and drifting
down the leg side, Atapattu was looking to turn it away on the leg
side, ball clips the leading edge and pops up straight back to
Kartik - that's a crucial breakthrough.
Sri Lanka 143/4, Partnership of 70
MS Atapattu c & b Kartik 39 (38b 5x4 0x6)
DPMD Jayawardene 31* (39b 2x4) M Kartik 3.5-0-20-1
27.6 Kartik to Dilshan, one run, width outside the off stump and Dilshan
cuts it away to third man for a single
End of over 28 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 144/4 (RR: 5.14 RRR: 142/22 = 6.45)
M Kartik 4-0-21-1 - GMDC End
TM Dilshan 1* (1b) DPMD Jayawardene 31* (39b 2x4)
28.1 Yadav to Dilshan, one run
28.2 Yadav to Jayawardene, one run, pushed away wide of Raina at covers,
quick single taken - direct hit and Jayawardene was history but
luckily for him Raina missed the stumps at the bowler's end
28.3 Yadav to Dilshan, no run, driven hard into the ground, straight to
the cover fielder on the bounce
28.4 Yadav to Dilshan, one run, played away wide fo the fielder at cover
28.5 Yadav to Jayawardene, two runs, steered down to third man, just
waited for it and using the pace of the delivery glided it down to
third man
28.6 Yadav to Jayawardene, one run, played down to third man for a
single
End of over 29 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 150/4 (RR: 5.17 RRR: 136/21 = 6.48)
Jai P Yadav 5-0-28-0 - Adani Pavilion End
DPMD Jayawardene 35* (42b 2x4) TM Dilshan 3* (4b)
29.1 Kartik to Jayawardene, one run
29.2 Kartik to Dilshan, (noball) one run, flighted delivery, Dilshan
comes down the track and drives it down to long-off
29.2 Kartik to Jayawardene, no run, drifting down the leg side,
Jayawardene goes for the sweep but makes no contact
29.3 Kartik to Jayawardene, one run, fraction short, Jayawardene makes
room and cuts it away from right in front of the stumps, Yadav at
short third man moves across quickly, dives full length and saves
a certain boundary
29.4 Kartik to Dilshan, wide: no run, down the leg side, ball clipped
the pad but the umpire didn't pick it up
29.4 Kartik to Dilshan, no run
29.5 Kartik to Dilshan, no run, RUN OUT! played away to the short third
man region and they take off for a dangerous single, Yadav there
scores a direct hit at the striker's end and Jayawardene is short
of his crease
- only just but that's more than enough for the third umpire to
press the RED button
Excellent piece of fielding from the SuperSub - Sri Lanka five down
and in trouble here.
Sri Lanka 155/5, Partnership of 12
DPMD Jayawardene run out (Yadav) 37 (45b 2x4 0x6)
29.6 Kartik to Arnold, no run
End of over 30 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 155/5 (RR: 5.17 RRR: 131/20 = 6.55)
M Kartik 5-0-26-1 (1w 1nb) - GMDC End
TM Dilshan 4* (7b) RP Arnold 0* (1b)
30.1 Yadav to Dilshan, no run
30.2 Yadav to Dilshan, one run, played away on the leg side
30.3 Yadav to Arnold, two runs, cut away to deep backward point
30.4 Yadav to Arnold, one run, turned away well wide of the fielder at
midwicket
30.5 Yadav to Dilshan, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump and Dilshan cuts it away through cover point, sweeper moves
across in the deep and keeps it down to just one
30.6 Yadav to Arnold, no run, good length delivery on the middle and off
stump line, defended on the front-foot
End of over 31 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 160/5 (RR: 5.16 RRR: 126/19 = 6.63)
Jai P Yadav 6-0-33-0 - Adani Pavilion End
TM Dilshan 6* (10b) RP Arnold 3* (4b)
31.1 Kartik to Dilshan, no run, played away straight to the fielder at
midwicket
31.2 Kartik to Dilshan, no run, drifting down the leg side, Dilshan
looking to whip it away fails to make contact, ball hits the pad
and rolls away on the leg side
31.3 Kartik to Dilshan, one run, makes room, gets well inside the line
and drives it away through covers for a single
31.4 Kartik to Arnold, no run
31.5 Kartik to Arnold, FOUR, shot! tossed up on the middle and leg stump
line, Arnold goes down on one knee and slogs it away to the
backward square leg fence - difficult shot that but Arnold made it
look easy
31.6 Kartik to Arnold, no run, defended back to the bowler
End of over 32 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 165/5 (RR: 5.16 RRR: 121/18 = 6.72)
M Kartik 6-0-31-1 (1w 1nb) - GMDC End
TM Dilshan 7* (13b) RP Arnold 7* (7b 1x4)
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32.1 Yadav to Dilshan, one run, short and wide outside the off stump,
Dilshan leans back and hammers it away well in front of point but
gets only one for it as the sweeper covers moves across quickly
and cuts it off
32.2 Yadav to Arnold, one run, bit of width outside the off stump and
Arnold steers it down to the third man region
32.3 Yadav to Dilshan, FOUR, pitched up and angling in, Dilshan hits
through the line and the ball flies down to the vacant long-on
fence, once bounce and over the ropes
32.4 Yadav to Dilshan, FOUR, and again, Yadav once again strays on to
the pads, Dilshan makes room and smashes it down to the wide long-
on fence - these are valuable runs being added now
32.5 Yadav to Dilshan, one run, played down to the fine leg region
32.6 Yadav to Arnold, no run, pushed back to the bowler, end of a
expensive over
End of over 33 (11 runs) Sri Lanka 176/5 (RR: 5.33 RRR: 110/17 = 6.47)
Jai P Yadav 7-0-44-0 - Adani Pavilion End
TM Dilshan 17* (17b 2x4) RP Arnold 8* (9b 1x4)
33.1 Kartik to Dilshan, no run, pulled away to midwicket, not a well
timed shot and Kartik gets away with it
33.2 Kartik to Dilshan, no run, defended outside the off stump
33.3 Kartik to Dilshan, one run, fulltoss down the leg side, Dilshan
sweeps and the ball goes straight to the fielder at fine leg,
Kartik gets away with another bad delivery
33.4 Kartik to Arnold, no run, tossed up outside the off stump, this one
kept its line after pitching and Arnold playing for the spin is
beaten by a long way
33.5 Kartik to Arnold, no run, turned away on the leg side
33.6 Kartik to Arnold, one run, played late and the ball goes away wide
of the fielder at short third man, quick single to end the over
End of over 34 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 178/5 (RR: 5.24 RRR: 108/16 = 6.75)
M Kartik 7-0-33-1 (1w 1nb) - GMDC End
RP Arnold 9* (12b 1x4) TM Dilshan 18* (20b 2x4)
34.1 Sehwag to Arnold, no run, on the pads, played back to the bowler
34.2 Sehwag to Arnold, two runs, tossed up outside the off stump, Arnold
drives and gets it past the fielder at cover, runs hard and comes
back for the second
34.3 Sehwag to Arnold, one run, swept away behind square on the leg side
34.4 Sehwag to Dilshan, two runs, quicker delivery outside the off
stump, driven well wide of the fielder at gully, gets it wide of
the fielder in the deep and comes back for the second
34.5 Sehwag to Dilshan, three runs, edged away to the vacant third man
region, Agarkar gives chase and flicks it from right in front of
the ropes
34.6 Sehwag to Arnold, one run, played away to deep midwicket for a
single, nine runs off the over
End of over 35 (9 runs) Sri Lanka 187/5 (RR: 5.34 RRR: 99/15 = 6.60)
V Sehwag 1-0-9-0 - Adani Pavilion End
RP Arnold 13* (16b 1x4) TM Dilshan 23* (22b 2x4)
Sri Lanka require another 99 runs with 5 wickets and 15.0 overs
remaining
Current Partnership: 32 runs, 5.1 overs, RR: 6.19
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Kartik to continue - he has three over left in the spell including
this one
35.1 Kartik to Arnold, no run, tossed up and turning in, defended on the
front-foot
35.2 Kartik to Arnold, one run, turned away well wide of Yuvraj at short
fine leg, quick single taken
35.3 Kartik to Dilshan, one run, on the stumps, Dilshan makes room and
nudges it away towards point, call and early and a well judged
single is added to the total
35.4 Kartik to Arnold, two runs, turned away behind square on the leg
side
35.5 Kartik to Arnold, one run, fraction short and turning in, Arnold
cuts late and gets it well wide of the fielder at short third man
35.6 Kartik to Dilshan, two runs, drifting down the leg side, swept away
nicely past the fielder at short fine leg, fine leg moves across
in the deep and keeps it down to two - end of a good over for Sri
Lanka
End of over 36 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 194/5 (RR: 5.39 RRR: 92/14 = 6.57)
M Kartik 8-0-40-1 (1w 1nb) - GMDC End
RP Arnold 17* (20b 1x4) TM Dilshan 26* (24b 2x4)
Sreesanth is back
36.1 Santh to Arnold, one run, short and angling across, cut away well
wide of the fielder at backward point
36.2 Santh to Dilshan, legbye: one run, drifting down the leg side, ball
clips the pad and rolls away on the leg side, quick single taken
36.3 Santh to Arnold, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven hard but straight the fielder at mid-off
36.4 Santh to Arnold, no run, short of a good length delivery outside
the off stump, bowled from round the stumps, defended
36.5 Santh to Arnold, one run, short and wide outside the off stump and
that's crashes through point
36.6 Santh to Dilshan, one run, driven wide of the fielder at mid-off,
quick single taken
End of over 37 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 198/5 (RR: 5.35 RRR: 88/13 = 6.77)
S Santh 7-0-33-0 (3w) - Adani Pavilion End
TM Dilshan 27* (26b 2x4) RP Arnold 19* (24b 1x4)
37.1 Kartik to Dilshan, one run, tossed up down the leg side, Dilshan
makes room, gets well inside the line and drives it down to long-
off
37.2 Kartik to Arnold, one run, tossed up outside the off stump, driven
down to long-on and 200 comes up for Sri Lanka
37.3 Kartik to Dilshan, one run, steps forward and drives down the
ground to the long-off region
37.4 Kartik to Arnold, no run, flighted delivery outside the off stump,
Arnold steers it away late but finds the fielder at short third
man
37.5 Kartik to Arnold, one run, turned away well in front of square leg,
quick single taken
37.6 Kartik to Dilshan, FOUR, drifting down the leg side, Dilshan sweeps
and gets bat on, ball races away fine, boundary to end the over -
8 runs taken off it, a good one for Sri Lanka
End of over 38 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 206/5 (RR: 5.42 RRR: 80/12 = 6.67)
M Kartik 9-0-48-1 (1w 1nb) - GMDC End
RP Arnold 21* (27b 1x4) TM Dilshan 33* (29b 3x4)
38.1 Santh to Arnold, one run, short of a good length delivery outside
the off stump, Arnold waits for it and steers it away down to
short third man for a single
38.2 Santh to Dilshan, one run, driven away to deep cover
38.3 Santh to Arnold, two runs, low fulltoss outside the off stump,
driven well wide of the cover fielder, two easy runs added to the
total - good over so far for Sri Lanka
38.4 Santh to Arnold, no run, driven straight to the fielder at cover
38.5 Santh to Arnold, one run, pulled away to the mid-on region, Yadav
hits the stumps at the bowler's end but Arnold makes it across
safely
38.6 Santh to Dilshan, one run, pushed away wide of the cover fielder
End of over 39 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 212/5 (RR: 5.44 RRR: 74/11 = 6.73)
S Santh 8-0-39-0 (3w) - Adani Pavilion End
TM Dilshan 35* (31b 3x4) RP Arnold 25* (31b 1x4)
39.1 Kartik to Dilshan, one run, driven down to long-off
39.2 Kartik to Arnold, one run, tossed up outside the off stump, turned
away well wide of the fielder at midwicket
39.3 Kartik to Dilshan, no run, turning across, driven off the back-
foot, good looking shot but the ball goes straight to the fielder
at cover
39.4 Kartik to Dilshan, one run, nudged away behind point for a quick
single
39.5 Kartik to Arnold, one run, pushed away on the off side with soft
hands, Dilshan responds well and an easy single is added to the
total
39.6 Kartik to Dilshan, no run, cut away off the back-foot, straight to
Yuvraj at point
End of over 40 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 216/5 (RR: 5.40 RRR: 70/10 = 7.00)
M Kartik 10-0-52-1 (1w 1nb) - GMDC End
RP Arnold 27* (33b 1x4) TM Dilshan 37* (35b 3x4)
Sri Lanka require another 70 runs with 5 wickets and 60 balls
remaining
Current Partnership: 61 runs, 10.1 overs, RR: 6.00
If these two can keep their cool then it should be easy for the
Lankans from here on - India badly need a breakthrough to come
back in to this game.
40.1 Santh to Arnold, FOUR, pitched up outside the off stump, Arnold
drives straight and the ball races away to the vacant long-on
fence, good shot first up in the over
40.2 Santh to Arnold, wide: one run, under pressure Santh strays down
the leg side, ball beats the keeper and runs down fine
40.2 Santh to Dilshan, one run, cut away down to third man
40.3 Santh to Arnold, one run, attempted yorker, turned away through the
vacant midwicket region
40.4 Santh to Dilshan, wide: no run, sharp bouncer, bit too short and
it's called a wide - this is turning out to be a good over for Sri
Lanka
40.4 Santh to Dilshan, no run, good length delivery, close to the off
stump line, forced away towards cover
40.5 Santh to Dilshan, one run, driven off the back-foot through cover
point, easy single
40.6 Santh to Arnold, one run, pitched up outside the off stump, driven
straight to the fielder at mid-on but they cross over - excellent
running between the wickets - end of another expensive over - the
gap is closing
End of over 41 (11 runs) Sri Lanka 227/5 (RR: 5.54 RRR: 59/9 = 6.56)
S Santh 9-0-50-0 (5w) - Adani Pavilion End
RP Arnold 33* (36b 2x4) TM Dilshan 39* (38b 3x4)
Sri Lanka require another 59 runs with 5 wickets and 54 balls
remaining
41.1 Sehwag to Arnold, wide: no run, down the leg side
41.1 Sehwag to Arnold, one run, turning in from outside the off stump,
Arnold stays back and works it away well wide of the fielder at
short fine leg
41.2 Sehwag to Dilshan, two runs, fraction short, turning in from
outside the off stump, Dilshan goes right back and drives it away
well wide of the gully fielder, excellent timing and placement
41.3 Sehwag to Dilshan, one run, played down to mid-on
41.4 Sehwag to Arnold, one run, flat delivery, Arnold stretches forward
and drives it down to long-on for a single
41.5 Sehwag to Dilshan, two runs, turned away well wide of the fielder
at midwicket, once again well placed by Dilshan
41.6 Sehwag to Dilshan, legbye: one run, off the pads to the short third
man region, appeal for lbw turned down
End of over 42 (9 runs) Sri Lanka 236/5 (RR: 5.62 RRR: 50/8 = 6.25)
V Sehwag 2-0-17-0 (1w) - GMDC End
TM Dilshan 44* (42b 3x4) RP Arnold 35* (38b 2x4)
42.1 Singh to Dilshan, FOUR, pitched up on the middle and leg stump
line, Dilshan stays back and lofts it straight down the track to
the long-on fence, one bounce and over the ropes she goes - just
stood his ground and hit through the line with comfort
42.2 Singh to Dilshan, no run
42.3 Singh to Dilshan, two runs, played down to third man
42.4 Singh to Dilshan, no run, beaten outside the off stump going for a
wild shot
42.5 Singh to Dilshan, no run, driven to covers
42.6 Singh to Dilshan, one run, driven away to point, mis-field gives
away a single
End of over 43 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 243/5 (RR: 5.65 RRR: 43/7 = 6.14)
RP Singh 8-1-44-1 (2w) - Adani Pavilion End
TM Dilshan 52* (48b 4x4) RP Arnold 35* (38b 2x4)
43.1 Agarkar to Dilshan, FOUR, good length delivery, punched down the
ground to the long-on fence, for some reason the fielder in the
deep picked it up late - welcome runs for Sri Lanka
ball being changed - play held up
43.2 Agarkar to Dilshan, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven straight to the fielder moving in from cover
43.3 Agarkar to Dilshan, FOUR, short and drifting down the leg side,
Dilshan goes after it and makes good contact, ball flies down to
the fine leg fence and the fielder in the deep is beaten
comfortably - 8 runs off three balls, Sri Lanka moving along
nicely here
43.4 Agarkar to Dilshan, one run, inside edge and the ball rolls away
behind the stumps on the off side, Arnold calls for the single and
sprints across comfortably
43.5 Agarkar to Arnold, one run, good length delivery, angling across
the left-hander, Arnold punches it right into the gap between
cover and point
43.6 Agarkar to Dilshan, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven through cover point for a single
End of over 44 (11 runs) Sri Lanka 254/5 (RR: 5.77 RRR: 32/6 = 5.33)
AB Agarkar 8-0-43-2 (2w 2nb) - GMDC End
TM Dilshan 62* (53b 6x4) RP Arnold 36* (39b 2x4)
required run rate is now well below 6 - Sri Lanka right on course
for here
Sri Lanka require another 32 runs with 5 wickets and 36 balls
remaining
44.1 Singh to Dilshan, FOUR, pitched up and Dilshan lofts it down to the
long-off fence, another top shot and the bowler is under pressure
straightaway
44.2 Singh to Dilshan, no run, defended
44.3 Singh to Dilshan, no run, forced away towards point
44.4 Singh to Dilshan, no run, punched off the back-foot, straight to
the fielder at cover
44.5 Singh to Dilshan, two runs, driven away through extra cover -
Dilshan takes off quickly looking for the seocnd run and makes it
back comfortably
44.6 Singh to Dilshan, FOUR, bowled from round the stumps, fulltoss
outside the off stump and Dilshan hammers it away to the cover
fence, great placement - another 10 runs over - Sri Lanka need
another 22 runs to wrap this up
End of over 45 (10 runs) Sri Lanka 264/5 (RR: 5.87 RRR: 22/5 = 4.40)
RP Singh 9-1-54-1 (2w) - Adani Pavilion End
RP Arnold 36* (39b 2x4) TM Dilshan 72* (59b 8x4)
45.1 Agarkar to Arnold, no run, beaten outside the off stump, Arnold was
looking to steer the ball down to third man
45.2 Agarkar to Arnold, no run, short rising delivery and Arnold is once
again beaten outside the off stump, this time he was looking to
cut it away
45.3 Agarkar to Arnold, FOUR, pitched up outside the off stump, in the
slot and Arnold lofts it straight down the ground to the vacant
long-off boundary - just 18 more required now
45.4 Agarkar to Arnold, no run, good length delivery on the middle and
off stump line, defended
45.5 Agarkar to Arnold, two runs, slightly short and angling across,
Arnold leans back and cuts it away well wide of the diving fielder
at covers, two more added to the total
45.6 Agarkar to Arnold, FOUR, short ball, angling in from outside the
leg stump, Arnold sways back and pulls it away to the deep
backward square leg fence for the second boundary off the over,
just 12 more needed now!
End of over 46 (10 runs) Sri Lanka 274/5 (RR: 5.96 RRR: 12/4 = 3.00)
AB Agarkar 9-0-53-2 (2w 2nb) - GMDC End
TM Dilshan 72* (59b 8x4) RP Arnold 46* (45b 4x4)
Dilshan and Arnold certainly making things look easy - India need a
miracle now!
46.1 Santh to Dilshan, no run, good length delivery on the middle and
off stump line, defended watchfully
46.2 Santh to Dilshan, one run, drifting on to the pads, played away
through square leg for a single
46.3 Santh to Arnold, one run, pitched up outside the off stump, Arnold
digs it out to the leg side, quick single taken
46.4 Santh to Dilshan, one run, pitched up and angling across, Dilshan
goes after it but the shot is not timed well enough, ball races
away off the edge to third man
46.5 Santh to Arnold, one run, low fulltoss outside the off stump,
punched down to long-on for yet another easy single
46.6 Santh to Dilshan, two runs, it's all going their way, short ball
and Dilshan swings across, ball flies off the top-edge and falls
safely at fine leg
End of over 47 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 280/5 (RR: 5.96 RRR: 6/3 = 2.00)
S Santh 10-0-56-0 (5w) - Adani Pavilion End
RP Arnold 48* (47b 4x4) TM Dilshan 76* (63b 8x4)
Sri Lanka require another 6 runs with 5 wickets and 18 balls
remaining
47.1 Agarkar to Arnold, one run, pitched up and angling across, driven
into the gap between the cover fielders - just five more needed
now
47.2 Agarkar to Dilshan, two runs, Dilshan makes room and swings hard, a
loose shot and the ball balloons up straight down the ground and
falls safely in the deep
47.3 Agarkar to Dilshan, two runs, short ball, pulled away to the deep
midwicket region - just one more needed now!
47.4 Agarkar to Dilshan, one run, all over! cut away to third man and
Sri Lanka win by 5 wickets
Excellent batting performance this from the Lankans, especially
Dilshan and Arnold.
At one stage they were 155 for 5 and the bowlers were threatening
to get India back in to the game but Dilshan and Arnold kept their
cool and put up massive 131 runs partnership for the 6th wicket
and in the process took Sri Lanka to a much needed victory
It's 4-1 as far as the series is concerned with two more matches
left to be played.
Now for the presentation :-
Dravid - We were probably 25-30 runs short in good batting
conditions, we lost wickets at crucial stage and that held us back
a bit - youngsters have been coming in - putting their hand up and
doing well, that's a good sign for us
we are looking to play good cricket, we could have done better in
few areas today - we looking forward to the next game.
Atapattu - Good to have a win - hopefully we can pull more wins to
boost ourselves, Maharoof had a good day, not to forget Zoysa -
and at the end Russel and Dilshan got us that partnership and got
us through
it is important that we finish this series well, we have lot of
cricket coming up.
Dilshan gets the Man of the Match for his 81 - 'I did not target
any bowler, i batted my normal way, and was helped by Russel's
innings, I don't mind batting at number six'
that's all we have for you today - until next time this is Sajan
Nair signing off