It was a well-deserved victory for India as they won the match by 7 wickets against Sri Lanka making it 9-0 on their tour. Manish Pandey finished the match off in style as he struck the ball for a boundary in the final over. Pandey made 51 runs from 36 balls including 4 fours and 1 six. But it was skipper Virat Kohli who got India in the contention scoring 82 runs from 54 balls. He got out in the 19th over of the game. He scored 7 fours and 1 six. Sri Lanka managed to post a fighting total of 170 but it did not turn out to be enough to stop the visitors.
India win the match by 7 wickets and 4 balls to spare.
22:52 IST Dhoni on strike, Perera to bowl the last over. Dhoni works the ball towards fine leg, takes a single. Pandey on strike, a single needed from 5 balls now. FOUR! That’s fifty for Pandey and the game. India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets, 9-0 on their tour of Sri Lanka.
2 runs needed from last over
22:50 IST MS Dhoni comes to bat, he takes a single off the first ball. FOUR! Pandey makes room for himself and hits the slower ball for a boundary towards covers, that will give India the edge in the last over. A couple of runs to end the over, good running between the wickets. IND 169/3 in 19 overs
22:47 IST WICKET! Kohli c Shanaka b Udana 82(54)
22:47 IST Pandey on strike, Udana comes to bowl, a single off that one as Munaweera puts in a dive and saves three runs off that one. A dot ball, Kohli wanted a wide for that one but not given. WICKET! Kohli is gone, he has to depart, a wristy shot caught on the deep midwicket. IND 161/3 in 18.3 overs
11 runs needed from 12 balls.
22:44 IST Pandey on strike, a single for him off the first ball of Malinga’s over. Kohli on strike, he will be looking to narrow down the difference now. Kohli plays the full delivery towards sweeper cover, a single off that one. Pandey plays the ball towards point, good fielding there, a single off that one. A no ball from Malinga, a couple of runs for Kohli towards fine leg. FREE HIT! Will Kohli make full use of it. Just a single of the free hit, Kohli is not happy with himself. Pandey works the ball towards the third man, takes a single. Last ball of the over, FOUR! Kohli flicks the ball for a boundary, it is getting easy for India now. IND 160/2 in 18 overs
23 needed from 18 balls
22:38 IST Dananjaya continues, a single off the first ball as Kohli plays the ball towards covers. Pandey plays a similar shot, takes a single. Kohli plays a trademark flick down the wicket, gets only a single this time. Pandey plays the ball towards long off, takes a single. Kohli tries to work the ball towards third man, just a single. Another single to end the over. IND 148/2 in 17 overs
29 runs needed from 24 balls
22:35 IST Lasith Malinga comes back to bowl, will he provide the breakthrough? He starts off with a dot ball to Kohli. Kohli pushes the ball towards covers, takes a single. A yorker from Malinga, Pandey takes a single towards the third man. Kohli works the ball towards deep third man, takes a couple of runs. FOUR! Kohli almost kills the Umpire with that shot, gets a boundary. A single off the next ball to end the over. IND 142/2 in 16 overs
38 needed from 30 balls
22:29 IST Dananjaya continues, a single for Kohli off the first ball. Pandey works the ball towards long on, takes a single. Kohli works the ball towards short third man, takes a single. Pandey works the ball towards deep mid off, takes a single. Kohli is beaten off the next ball, that one spun a bit away from him. Kohli takes a single off the next ball. IND 133/2 in 15 overs
43 needed from 36 balls
22:25 IST Udana comes back into the attack, Kohli drives it towards sweeper cover for a single. Pandey on strike, he takes a single off the slower ball. WIDE! That was too short, Dickwella could not get to it, a couple of runs extra off that one too. Kohli comes down the wicket, gets a single towards long off. Pandey takes a single towards short third man, another quick one. Kohli plays the ball towards point, slower delivery, just a single from it. Pandey plays the ball towards deep midwicket, a couple of runs off the last ball of the over. IND 128/2 in 14 overs
22:21 IST Prasanna is back into the attack, Kohli drives it into the gap, picks up a couple of runs. Another couple of runs to follow, 50 for Kohli! FOUR! Here comes another boundary, he comes down the ground and hits the ball along the ground. Another couple of runs to follow, he is sprinting between the wickets. WIDE! That was a poor delivery from him. A single to follow as Kohli plays it towards midwicket. A dot ball to end the over. IND 118/2 in 13 overs
22:17 IST Mathews has been brought back into the attack, Kohli on strike, FOUR! A boundary for hjm, another one of those famous wristy shots towards deep midwicket for a boundary. A single off the next ball, he wanted a couple on that occasion but could not. Pandey on strike, SIX! He goes deep into the crease and picks the full pitched delivery over long off for a maximum, he joins the party as well. 100 up for India! FOUR! Pandey hits the short ball over point for a boundary. He is taking the game away in this over. A yorker to follow, a single off that one towards square leg. Kohli flicks the ball towards midwicket, gets a single. IND 106/2 in 12 overs
22:12 IST Dananjaya continues, Kohli comes down the track and flicks the ball towards deep midwicket, a couple of runs as the Sri Lankan fielder puts in a dive. He pushes the ball towards covers, a single off that one. Pandey hits the ball down the ground, takes a single. Kohli works the ball towards sweeper cover, takes a single. Pandey pulls the ball towards onside for a single. A quick single to end the over as coverrs fielder fumbles. IND 89/2 in 11 overs
22:08 IST Thisara Perera comes to bowl, Kohli on strike, FOUR! He flicks the ball for a boundary towards the square leg, he is batting well, backing himself to chase down this total. Kohli punches the ball into the gap, FOUR! here comes another boundary, a master class shot. Kohli pushes the ball towards long on, takes a single. Pandey plays the ball towards long off, takes a single. He plays the next ball towards long off, a single off that one. Good throw from Udana. FOUR! Pandey picks the slower ball and hits it away for a boundary towards midwicket. IND 82/2 in 10 overs
22:04 IST Akila Dananjaya comes to bowl, Pandey goes into the crease and hits the ball towards midwicket, gets a single. Next ball, Kohli works the ball into the gap, gets a couple of runs, good running between the wickets. FOUR! Kohli comes up with the deftest of the touches and hits the ball for a boundary towards the third man boundary. Kohli plays the next ball towards midwicket, gets a single. Pandey goes deep into the crease, gets a single towards the covers. Kohli flicks the ball towards deep midwicket, takes a single. IND 67/2 in 9 overs
22:01 IST Prasanna continues, Kohli on strike, SIX! He comes down the track and hits the ball down the ground for a maximum, that was a top-class shot from the Indian skipper. A dot ball to follow. Kohli drives the ball towards sweeper cover. Three more singles from the over. IND 57/2 in 8 overs
21:58 IST Kohli on strike, Mathews comes to bat, a single towards covers for him. Pandey plays the ball towards square of the wicket, gets a couple of runs. He plays the next ball towards point, a dot ball. Another dot ball to follow as the ball gets fielded in the mid on position. A wild slog and Pandey goes for a shot, a dot ball. IND 47/2 in 7 overs
21:54 IST Manish Pandey comes to bat, he takes a single off the last ball of the over. IND 43/2 in 6 overs
21:53 IST WICKET Rahul c Shanaka b Prasanna 24(18)
21:53 IST Seekuge Prasanna is into the attack, a single off the first ball, Kohli goes off the strike. Rahul gets a couple of runs off the next ball towards long off. A dot ball to follow. Rahul goes for a drive and caught. WICKET! IND 42/2 in 5.4 overs
21:49 IST Malinga continues, Kohli takes a quick single, an overthrow gives them a couple of runs. WIDE! that was clearly down the leg side. A couple of runs for Kohli on the next ball, he is trying to stitch a partnership. He takes a single off the next ball. Two more singles from the over. IND 39/1 in 5 overs
21:43 IST Udana continues, a dot ball as it goes towards covers. Rahul takes a single towards point. Kohli on strike, another dot ball to him. He plays the next ball towards deep midwicket, gets off the mark. FOUR! Rahul punches the slower ball off the back foot, gets a boundary. He is in the groove in the shortest format of the game. Next ball, Rahul flicks it towards deep square leg, a couple of runs off that one. IND 33/1 in 4 overs
21:39 IST Virat Kohli comes to bat but he is off strike. A single for Rahul as he guides the ball towards the third man. Kohli on strike, square him up, survives the first ball. IND 23/1 in 3 overs
21:36 IST WICKET! Rohit c Thisara Perera b Malinga 9(8)
21:36 IST Lasith Malinga into the attack, Rahul takes a single off the second ball of the over towards the third man. Rohit mistimes the next ball, he is lethal in this format of the game. Malinga has got a good start to his first over, just a single from the first three balls. In the air and gone, WICKET! Rohit departs. IND 22/1 in 2.4 overs
21:33 IST Isuru Udana to bowl the second over, Rahul on strike, FOUR! That was eased over covers for a boundary, good start for India. A slower ball on the leg stump, Rahul plays it towards midwicket, a single off that one. Rohit works the next ball with soft hands, a couple of runs towards the third man. He takes a single off the next one towards covers. Rahul guides the ball towards short third man, a single taken. A slower one from Udana, beats Rohit. IND 21/0 in 2 overs
21:28 IST Angelo Mathews opens the bowling for Sri Lanka, Rohit Sharma hangs back on the back foot and punches it towards sweeper cover, takes a single. Rahul on strike, FOUR! He gets a boundary off the first ball of the over, that was short and wide, maybe that tattoo he got the other day works as a lucky charm for him. An inside edge off the next ball, a single off that one. Rohit goes on the back foot, that one was played towards mid on, a single off that one. Rahul takes a quick single as Prasanna runs from the point position. FOUR! He plays that one fine, Malinga could not stop it, a boundary to end the over. IND 12/0 in 1 over
21:23 IST Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul come to bowl.
Innings Break!
21:09 IST Bhuvneshwar with the last over, FOUR! Cheeky from Priyanjan, he was going for a scoop shot but improvised at the last moment, a boundary to start off the over. Sri Lanka goes past 160, they will be happy with that. A short ball from Bhuvneshwar, a dot ball as Priyanjan could not get bat on it. A single off the next ball towards the third man. Udana on strike, what can he do? A wide yorker, a single towards long on. Manish Pandey was quick to throw that one back. SIX! Priyanjan hits the short ball, that’s gone all the way, a maximum over deep midwicket. The Sri Lankan crowd is ecstatic, hope they won’t throw bottles this time around. A single off the last ball of the innings. SL 170/7 in 20 overs
21:03 IST Bumrah to bowl the 19th over, Priyanjan plays that one square of the wicket, gets a couple of runs. Next ball, a yorker from Bumrah, just a single off that one. A short ball to continue, Bumrah bowls a dot delivery to Udana. He makes room and hits the back of the length ball over covers, gets a boundary as sweeper cover cuts it off. A yorker from Bumrah, FOUR! Udana puts it away for a boundary, he knew that was coming. Good batting from Udana, outsmarting the bowler. FOUR! A short ball to end the over, top edge off the bat and goes for a boundary. SL 157/7 in 19 overs
20:58 IST Bhuvneshwar Kumar continues, Udana chips the ball towards mid off, a dot ball. A slower ball to follow, Udana manages a quick single towards square leg. Bhuvneshwar follows it up with a bouncer. Priyanjan plays the ball towards covers, a single off that one. A dot ball to follow as the covers fielder stops a single from being taken. SIX! Udana hits it over long on, a maximum to end the over. SL 144/7 in 18 overs
20:54 IST Two more singles from the over. Isuru Udana comes to bat. SL 136/7 in 17 overs
20:53 IST WICKET! Prasanna c Kohli b Kuldeep Yadav 11(8)
20:53 IST Kuldeep to bowl his last over, a single for Priyanjan off the first ball. Prasanna goes for a big shot, Chahal comes running towards the ball, dropped! he could not get both hands on to it, FOUR! A miscued shot off the next ball, a couple of runs off that one. WICKET! That one is caught in the deep. SL 134/7 in 16.4 overs
20:48 IST Priyanjan on strike, Bumrah comes back into the attack, he took a single hitting towards point, which was converted into a couple of runs due to overthrow. A single off the next ball, a slower short ball. A bouncer to follow, WIDE! too short this time. A single off the next ball. A quick single for Priyanjan, he needs to take risks now. Prasanna plays the ball towards deep square leg, a single for him. WIDE! That was down the leg side, a dot ball. Prasanna plays on the back foot, a single off the last ball of the over. SL 127/6 in 16 overs
20:44 IST Axar continues, Priyanjan manages a single off the second ball of the over. Seekuge Prasanna comes to bat, he drives, a huge appeal for caught behind from Dhoni but turned down by the Umpire. Dhoni is not happy, a DRS would have been good. A dot ball to follow. Prasanna takes a single off the next ball. Priyanajan slogs the ball, Chahal fumbles but saves a couple of runs. SL 118/6 in 15 overs
20:40 IST WICKET! Shanaka lbw b Chahal 0(3)
20:40 IST Dasun Shanaka comes to bat, he is beaten by the googly off the first ball of the over. Another dot ball to follow. Here comes another googly and Shanaka is a goner as well. SL 113/6 in 14 overs
20:38 IST WICKET! Thisara Perera b Chahal 11(7)
20:38 IST Chahal is back into the attack, Perera cuts that one, Jadhav misfields, a couple of runs off the first ball. SIX! Perera goes after Chahal, hits it over long on for a maximum, that is a splendid shot, googly did not work for him this time. BOWLED! He plays on, another wicket, Chahal will breathe a sigh of relief. SL 113/5 in 13.3 overs
20:35 IST Axar continues, Priyanjan takes a single off the second ball of the over. Perera takes a single as well. A dot ball to follow. Priyankjan drives the ball towards long off, takes a single. Perera tries to slog but ends up getting just a single. SL 105/4 in 13 overs
20:33 IST Thisara Perera comes to bat, he takes a single off the first ball he faces. One more single from the over. Kuldeep bowls an excellent one, just three singles and a wicket from it. SL 101/4 in 12 overs
20:30 IST WICKET! Munaweera b Kuldeep Yadav 53(29)
20:30 IST Kuldeep continues, Priyanjan takes a single towards mid off. BOWLED! Munaweera loses his bat and has been bowled. SL 99/4 in 11.2 overs
20:28 IST Axar continues, a single for Munaweera, 50 for him! A couple of runs off the next ball for Priyanjan. He takes a single off the next ball with a failed dilscoop. Munaweera goes on the back foot and plays the ball towards point, a couple of runs for him. Next ball, he hits it towards square leg, falls short of the fielder, a single off that one. Priyanjan takes a single off the last ball of the over. SL 98/3 in 11 overs
20:25 IST Kuldeep continues, Priyanjan is beaten. Dhoni has appealed once again, this time a few millimeters save the youngster. Good call from the Umpire once again. A slip in place for him. He plays the ball towards midwicket, a dot ball. Wrong one from Kuldeep, squares up Priyanjan, good bowling. Priyanjan goes back into the crease and plays the ball towards point, another dot ball. SIX! Here is the maximum, short ball and muscled away for a boundary. Another dot ball to end the over. SL 90/3 in 10 overs
20:20 IST Chahal continues, SIX! Munaweera comes down the track and hits the ball with the turn, third maximum for him, he is batting brilliantly here. Next ball, he plays it towards point, a dot ball. WIDE! Chahal is getting under the pressure. He plays the next ball towards midwicket, a dot ball. He goes back into the crease and pushes the ball back, another dot ball, good comeback from Chahal. SIX! He gets to the pitch of the ball, that’s fourth maximum for him, clean hit from the youngster. Munaweera is on a roll. FOUR! Cheeky from Munaweera, a boundary to end the over. SL 84/3 in 9 overs
20:17 IST Kuldeep Yadav comes to bowl, Priyanjan is struggling to find a single and get Munaweera on strike. He is trying to get to the pitch of the ball, three dot balls from Kuldeep to start off his spell. A single off the next ball towards covers. Munaweera on strike, that was a wrong one, beats him, another dot ball. He pushes the next ball towards long off, a couple of runs off that one. SL 67/3 in 8 overs
20:14 IST Priyanjan comes to bat, he takes a single after a dot ball. Munaweera picks up a couple of runs off the last ball of the over. SL 65/3 in 7 overs
20:12 IST WICKET! Mathews st Dhoni b Chahal 7(5)
20:12 IST Chahal continues, a single off the first ball for Mathews. Munaweera takes a single towards long off. Mathews is lured into the shot, Dhoni dislodges the bails. An appeal from Dhoni, this only means one thing, Mathews is in trouble. The Umpire has gone upstairs. WICKET! Mathews is a goner. SL 62/3 in 6.3 overs
The powerplay overs have ended.
20:08 IST Axar Patel comes to bowl, Mathews on strike, FOUR! He nudges the ball for a boundary, that was misdirected and on the leg stump. A single off the next ball. FOUR! He hits hit towards midwicket, gets another boundary, he is on a roll tonight. A short ball to continue, Munaweera mistimes it, a dot ball. FOUR! This time he goes down the ground, hits it over the bowler for a boundary. SL 60/2 in 6 overs
20:04 IST Angelo Mathews comes to bat, he takes a single off the next ball. Munaweera plays the ball towards offside, a dot ball. A bouncer to finish off the over. SL 47/2 in 5 overs
20:03 IST WICKET! Dickwella b Bumrah 17(14)
20:01 IST Jasprit Bumrah comes to bowl, the death bowler bowling in the powerplays. He was hammered in the first over. Dickwella makes room for himself but plays the ball towards offside, a dot ball. He plays the next one towards midwicket, another dot ball. WICKET! Cleaned him up, confused whether to scoop it or not, Bumrah takes his revenge. SSL 46/2 in 4.3 overs
19:59 IST Yuzvendra Chahal has been introduced into the attack, SIX! He goes inside out, greets the leg spinner with a maximum. SIX! Here comes another one, that one is hit over the bowler’s head for a maximum. Absolute carnage from Sri Lankan batsmen, we have not seen anything like this all along the tour. Next ball, that one deceives the batsman, just a single from it. Dickwella on strike, he takes a single towards wide on. A dot ball to follow as it hits the pads. A googly after that, beats him all hands up. SL 46/1 in 4 overs
19:55 IST Dilshan Munaweera comes to bat, FOUR! A perfect cover drive from him, that will boost his confidence, a boundary to get off the mark. A bouncer from Bhuvneshwar, aggression from him. FOUR! This time he goes over the square leg, another boundary for him. A single off the last ball. SL 32/1 in 3 overs
19:51 IST WICKET! Tharanga b Bhuvneshwar 5(4) Tharanga cleaned up by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, a perfect yorker. SL 23/1 in 2.2 overs
19:49 IST Bumrah is hammered for boundaries in the first over. It is a different ball game altogether. FOUR! FOUR! FOUR! Three boundaries from the over. Dickwella finesses Bumrah. SL 19/1 in 2 overs
19:45 IST Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a perfect first over. Just four runs from the first over. SL 4/0 in 1 over
19:40 IST Niroshan Dickwella and Upul Tharanga come to bat first.
19:37 IST Indian players are in the field, Virat Kohli imparts a few words of wisdom in the huddle.
Sri Lanka Playing XI: Niroshan Dickwella(wk), Upul Tharanga(c), Dilshan Munaweera, Ashan Priyanjan, Angelo Mathews, Dasun Shanaka, Seekkuge Prasanna, Thisara Perera, Akila Dananjaya, Lasith Malinga, Isuru Udana
India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Lokesh Rahul, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni(wk), Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav
19:28 IST Axar Patel and KL Rahul make a comeback into the side.
19;26 IST Virat Kohli wins the toss, elects to bowl first
19:25 IST TOSS TIME!
18:29 IST The toss has been delayed, Umpires will be inspecting the conditions at 19:00 IST.
18:07 IST Good news folks! the covers are being removed at R Premadasa Stadium. The supper soppers are in action. We might just get a game here.
Skipper Kohli will be going all guns blazing against Sri Lanka and end this tour on a high. Though team selection will be a surprise. Ajinkya Rahane is less likely to make it into the playing XI. Kohli will be looking to go with the perfect combination as they will be taking on Australia next at their home in the limited over series.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka will look to redeem themselves after a forgettable series against India. Akila Dananjaya too will be looking to make his birthday memorable with a few wickets in the bag.
Pitch Report:
The Colombo pitch is good for batting. It is the same pitch where India scored 375 and the same pitch where Sri Lanka struggled to play out the 50 overs. But, it has been the story of the tournament. Due to weather conditions, fast bowlers are expected to get help from the pitch with the ball swinging both ways.
Glum and gloomy scenes here in Colombo ahead of the one-off T20I #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/hjNrcAgw4E
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 6, 2017
Weather Report
It has been raining at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Chances are that the match might not happen at all or it will be a rain-curtailed one. Thunderstorms are expected for the most part of the T20I game. It is more likely to get called off.
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli(c), Lokesh Rahul, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Kedar Jadhav
Sri Lanka: Niroshan Dickwella(w), Upul Tharanga(c), Dilshan Munaweera, Angelo Mathews, Milinda Siriwardana, Seekkuge Prasanna, Thisara Perera, Jeffrey Vandersay, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Vikum Sanjaya, Isuru Udana, Wanidu Hasaranga, Dasun Shanaka, Akila Dananjaya
