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गॉल इंटरनेशनल स्टेडियम, गॉल
, Aug 15, 2026
श्रीलंका
284&206 (77.4)
भारत
462&193
भारत ने श्रीलंका को 165 रन से हराया
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That's a wrap - Despite the win, India remain 5th in the WTC standings, with their points percentage now at 53.33, while Sri Lanka stay 6th with 33.33. At the moment, Australia are at the top of the table, with South Africa in 2nd. Sri Lanka can no longer win this series, but they will hope to deny India a series win in the second Test in Colombo at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, starting on Sunday, 23rd August. That game will begin at 4.30 am GMT (10 am IST). There is plenty of Test action to follow in the meantime, with England and Pakistan facing each other in the first Test later today at 10 am GMT (3.30 pm IST), while the second Test between Australia and Bangladesh will begin on Saturday, 22nd August. Until then, take care and goodbye.
The skipper of India - Shubman Gill says it is a special feeling to win India’s 600th Test. Admits that Sri Lanka put them under some pressure at times, but his side responded well. When asked whether batting is a concern given how India’s second innings unfolded, Gill says it is not an issue for the team. Explains that the aim in the third innings was to build a lead of around 400, but the wicket was not easy to score on, and in their search for quick runs, they lost wickets. Feels Suthar has been bowling magnificently and looks like a very promising player who can serve India for a long time. On Padikkal, Gill says it was great to watch him turn his hundred into a big score in the first innings and then continue to dominate in the second innings. On India’s WTC ambitions, Gill says reaching the final is the ultimate goal. He adds that Test wins do not come easy, making this victory all the more satisfying.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Devdutt Padikkal takes home the award, scoring 167 in the first innings and following it up with 44 in the second dig. He reflects on the spread of venues he has featured at, starting in Dharamsala, then Perth, and now Galle. Says he couldn't have asked for anything better and feels great to contribute to the team. On the surface, Padikkal says it showed natural wear and tear as the match wore on, calling it a great Test wicket that played well across all five days, though it began turning noticeably more from day three onward. Ultimately, he feels it came down to which side executed their skills better, and India did exactly that. On being asked why left-handers seemed to have more joy than the right-handed batters, he says it wasn't really a deliberate pattern, more a byproduct of the match being dominated by left-arm spin. On a wicket this slow, he explains, left-handers simply found it easier to negotiate that particular threat than right-handers did.
The captain of Sri Lanka - Dhananjaya de Silva feels Sri Lanka fought hard throughout the Test, particularly from Day 2 onwards. He says the pitch was good to bat on for the first three days, but the fourth innings was always going to be difficult. He points to KL Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal’s partnership on the opening day as a key difference.
Time for the presentation ceremony, which is taking place indoors due to the rain.
Patience pays off - With 288 still needed at the start of the day and 6 wickets in hand, it was a long road ahead for Sri Lanka. The target was always going to be a huge ask, so the focus was on taking it one step at a time. Dhananjaya and Sonal Dinusha gave Sri Lanka a steady start to Day 5, but India remained patient, resisted the temptation to go searching for wickets and waited for the mistakes to come. And eventually, they did. The first came from the Lankan skipper, followed by another from Niroshan Dickwella, leaving Dinusha to fight it out with the tail. His resistance eventually came to an end, and with it went Sri Lanka’s last realistic hope of saving the Test.
Up against it - In the second dig, the challenge for the home side grew even tougher when Dinesh Chandimal was ruled out with a concussion, and his replacement Pasindu Sooriyabandara fell for a golden duck. Sri Lanka soon found themselves reduced to 47/4 late on Day 4. It could have been worse had Jadeja managed to keep his foot behind the line when Dhananjaya de Silva edged one to slip, and that meant the Lankan skipper lived to fight another day.
Building on the lead - India had a healthy lead and the chance to take the game completely away from Sri Lanka, but their second innings was not as straightforward. Sri Lanka kept picking up wickets and made India work for their runs. Padikkal and Rahul got starts but could not convert them, but it was Rishabh Pant who provided the spark. After Pant fell, the tourists could not add much, but the work done in the first innings meant they still managed to set Sri Lanka 372 for an unlikely win.
A fightback from 90/5 - Sri Lanka’s reply got off to a shaky start as India’s bowlers kept the pressure on and reduced them to 90/5. Just when it looked like it could get ugly pretty quickly, Sonal Dinusha and Niroshan Dickwella put together a crucial 146-run partnership. Dickwella’s 80 and Dinusha’s maiden Test century helped the hosts avoid the follow-on. India still secured a 178-run lead, but the home side had at least managed to prevent the damage from becoming far worse.
Where it all began - After Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bat, India steadily took control as Sri Lanka never quite settled with the ball on the opening day. In the absence of Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal grabbed his opportunity with both hands at number 3, scoring his maiden Test hundred and going on to make 167. KL Rahul and Dhruv Jurel also chipped in with valuable contributions as India piled on 462.
Reflecting on the win - KL Rahul says they are very relieved to get the win. Admits that they kept looking overhead at the clouds, as there was a bit of rain predicted later in the day. When he is asked whether the margin of victory was as comfortable as it appeared, he firstly calls it a genuinely great Test match, one played on a pitch that held up well across all five days. He notes there was something in it for the spinners, but also that batters who applied themselves properly could still score. He points to Sri Lanka's Sonal Dinusha as an example, someone who batted beautifully with a clear plan to work the spinners and use his feet. He adds that those who committed fully to a game plan generally found runs, and that seeing fast bowlers contribute wickets too, for both sides, made this an especially satisfying Test to be part of. On being asked whether India were banking on the second new ball during the Dinusha-Nuwantha stand, Rahul says the team knew the new ball would come and that it would be their next best option if wickets weren't forthcoming before that. But adds the mindset throughout the day was simply to keep hitting the right areas. India's approach, he says, was to stay patient and trust that once one partnership broke, two or three wickets would tend to follow in a cluster. On the lack of big individual scores in the match, he calls it a genuinely good Test wicket to bat on, one that rewarded batters who walked out with a clear plan for handling spin or pace. He contrasts that with those who went in hoping to figure things out once they got there, suggesting those were the ones who struggled given there was assistance in the pitch from the very start. He points out that most dismissals came inside the first 15 to 20 balls of an innings, which he feels tells the whole story. And just as the interview concludes, the heavens open up.
India go 1-0 up - In a crucial two-match series in the WTC final race, Shubman Gill’s men have taken the first step with a win in the country's 600th Test. Sri Lanka were playing catch-up for most of the game, and while they showed glimpses of a fight, India always had an answer.
ओवर की समाप्ति 77.4 : 206/10
6 रन
- 077.1
- 477.2
- 277.3
- W 77.4
क. नुवानथा
20 (69)
अ. फर्नान्डो
0 (1)
म. सुथार
23.4-2-55-6
77.4
W
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा OUT!
OUT! BOWLED! Suthar, fittingly, wraps it up in style, capping off an impressive 6-wicket haul in the process. He also completes a 10-for in this Test, having picked four wickets in the first innings. Sharing the attack with two far more experienced spinners, he has been the standout performer on a Galle surface that offered precious little in return. INDIA WIN BY 165 RUNS and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series. Coming to the ball, Suthar drops it short and around off. Nuwantha goes back to defend, but the ball comes back in, sneaking through the gap between bat and pad before crashing into off stump.
77.3
2
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
Outside off and full, Keshara Nuwantha drives it along the ground to deep extra cover. The sweeper charges to his right and tidies it up. Two runs taken.
77.2
4
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
FOUR! Nicely done! Around the leg stump, quicker through the air, Keshara Nuwantha sits across and plays the paddle sweep through short fine leg for a boundary.
77.1
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
Short around off, blocked off the back foot.
ओवर की समाप्ति 77 : 200/9
1 रन
- 076.1
- 076.2
- 076.3
- 076.4
- 176.5
- 076.6
अ. फर्नान्डो
0 (1)
क. नुवानथा
14 (65)
र. जडेजा
23-3-71-1
76.6
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To असिता फर्नान्डो
Another prolonged appeal for caught behind, but Ahsan Raza stays unmoved. The players around the bat seem to have heard something, but India have burnt all their reviews. Spins away from the batter after drifting in. Asitha Fernando is sucked on the front foot to defend, but the ball spins square and beats the outside edge. UltraEdge shows a flat line. A spike does appear, but that is when the bat hits the ground.
76.5
1
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
200 up for Sri Lanka! Pitched full on middle and leg. Keshara Nuwantha lunges in front and clips it into mid-wicket for a quick single.
76.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
A much more convincing appeal for LBW this time around, but the finger stays down. Shubman Gill has taken the review. Darts in a full ball, Nuwantha brings his bat out in front to stab it down but seems to have squeezed out an inside edge onto the front pad. The replays suggest so, and the on-field decision is upheld. India lose their last review.
76.3
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Half a shout for LBW, but turned down. Dishes it out full, on middle. Nuwantha gets forward to defend but ekes out an inside edge before the ball goes through the batter's legs.
76.2
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Spinning away, full and outside off, let through by Nuwantha.
76.1
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Beaten! Floated up, on off. Nuwantha presses half-forward to block but it rips past the outside edge.
Three wickets in the over for Manav Suthar. Asitha Fernando is the last man in.
ओवर की समाप्ति 76 : 199/9
0 रन
- W 75.1
- W 75.2
- 075.3
- 075.4
- 075.5
- W 75.6
ल. कुमारा
0 (4)
क. नुवानथा
13 (60)
म. सुथार
23-2-49-5
75.6
W
मानव सुथार To लहिरू कुमारा OUT!
OUT! EDGED AND CAUGHT! A game-sealing over from Suthar. Triple whammy for him as he completes a well-deserved 5-wicket haul. The second of his very brief Test career. Tossed up, full and outside off, at 93 kph. Kumara lunges forward to defend but plays for the turn, but the ball goes on with the arm. He gets the faintest outside edge, and Pant collects safely to his left behind the stumps. A prolonged appeal for caught behind and up goes the finger. Kumara walks off without bothering to review. Sri Lanka are 199/9, with India just one wicket away from victory.
75.5
0
मानव सुथार To लहिरू कुमारा
Beauty! Drifts the ball away from the batter from around the stump, full outside off. Kumara is drawn in frontf to block but the ball fizzes past the outside edge.
75.4
0
मानव सुथार To लहिरू कुमारा
Spins in sharply, on a length, outside off. Lahiru Kumara hangs back and dabs it wide of gully.
75.3
0
मानव सुथार To लहिरू कुमारा
Full and straight, around off, safely negotiated by Lahiru as he leans on and smothers the spin.
Suthar is on a Hat Trick as India inch one more step closer. He has been instrumental with the ball in this Test match, picking up wickets at crucial moments. Lahiru Kumara walks in at number 10.
75.2
W
मानव सुथार To प्रभात जयसूर्या OUT!
OUT! TIMBER! Just too good for a number 9. This is speared in from around the wicket, short in length in line with the off stump. Prabath Jayasuriya stays back to defend, but the ball lands and straightens off the deck to whistle past the outside edge, and it clatters into the off pole. Two in two for Suthar and he is on a hat-trick now. India need 2 more wickets for the win.
A warm applause for Sonal Dinusha as he trudges off. A magnificent ton in the first innings, and he backed it up with a defiant 84. India are now 3 wickets away from winning. Prabath Jayasuriya is in at number 9.
75.1
W
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा OUT!
OUT! CAUGHT! The fight from Sonal Dinusha is over, and with him goes Sri Lanka’s hopes of avoiding defeat in this Test. This is tossed up from around the wicket with a leg gully in place. Dinusha lunges to tuck it away, but the ball spins back with a bit of bounce to catch the inside edge. It clips the pads before going straight into the waiting hands of Dhruv Jurel at leg gully, who is present under the helmet. He crouches and gobbles it up. End of a top effort in this Test by Dinusha.
The second new ball is still 5 overs away for India.
ओवर की समाप्ति 75 : 199/6
3 रन
- 374.1
- 074.2
- 074.3
- 074.4
- 074.5
- 074.6
क. नुवानथा
13 (60)
स. दिनुषा
84 (127)
र. जडेजा
22-3-70-1
74.6
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
On off, on a fuller length, that is defended solidly off the front foot.
74.5
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
A bit short, on top of off. Nuwantha rocks back to pat it down on the off side.
74.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Attacking the front pad, full in length. Nuwantha lunges to keep it out.
74.3
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Shorter and around off, Nuwantha goes on the back foot to defend.
74.2
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Spears it in, full and on the off stump. Stabbed down by Nuwantha.
74.1
3
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Full and going across the off the stump. India have left a big gap in front of square on the off side, inviting the drive. Dinusha takes the invitation and strokes it through covers. The ball slows down in the outfield and the batters pick up three runs.
ओवर की समाप्ति 74 : 196/6
1 रन
- 073.1
- 073.2
- 173.3
- 073.4
- 073.5
- 073.6
क. नुवानथा
13 (55)
स. दिनुषा
81 (126)
म. सुथार
22-1-49-2
73.6
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
Slower but Suthar continues to be on the shorter side, on off. Nuwantha goes deep in the crease and presents a straight bat for the block. Ekes out an inside edge onto the pads and it dribbles down the pitch.
73.5
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
Out comes the arm ball, outside off, not all that short. Nuwantha flashes but is beaten for pace and the ball sails over the blade.
73.4
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
At 91.2 kph, full and aimed at the sticks. Nuwantha dead-bats it with the bat close to the front pad.
73.3
1
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Drops it short, on middle. Sonal turns it off the back foot square on the leg side for one.
73.2
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Flighted up, across the off pole. Dinusha gets to the pitch of the ball to defend.
73.1
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Sprays a full ball, down leg. Dinusha pads it away.
ओवर की समाप्ति 73 : 195/6
0 रन
- 072.1
- 072.2
- 072.3
- 072.4
- 072.5
- 072.6
क. नुवानथा
13 (52)
स. दिनुषा
80 (123)
र. जडेजा
21-3-67-1
72.6
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Full and fast, outside the line of the off stump. Nuwantha pads it away.
72.5
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Turning away a touch, on the off pole, on a nagging length. Nuwantha angles it to point.
72.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Spinning away, outside off, on a good length. Nuwantha covers the off stump and makes the leave.
72.3
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Pushes it through, on the off stump. Nuwantha stays back to a full ball but manages to block it away.
72.2
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Fires it in full now, on off. Keshara lunges to defend it out.
72.1
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Goes past the bat! Darted in from around the wicket, around off. Nuwantha hangs back for the arm ball but is tentative with his footwork. He has a poke at it and is beaten past the outside edge.
ओवर की समाप्ति 72 : 195/6
2 रन
- 171.1
- 071.2
- 071.3
- 071.4
- 071.5
- 171.6
क. नुवानथा
13 (46)
स. दिनुषा
80 (123)
म. सुथार
21-1-48-2
71.6
1
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
Full and speared in at the toes. Nuwantha wrists it through square leg for a single.
71.5
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
Drags the length back a bit, landing around the leg stump, trying to spin it away. Not much turn as Nuwantha solidly stabs it down.
71.4
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
Keeps the stumps in play. Keshara is forward as he keeps it out.
71.3
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
Tossed up slightly, on middle. Keshara reaches out in front to block.
71.2
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
Quicker through the air at 87.3 kph, full and on the off stump. Nuwantha defends it watchfully.
71.1
1
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
A little too straight, at the hips. Dinusha nudges it with soft hands in front of deep backward square leg. KL Rahul runs in off the ropes and keeps the batters down to a single.
ओवर की समाप्ति 71 : 193/6
7 रन
- 470.1
- 270.2
- 170.3
- 070.4
- 070.5
- 070.6
क. नुवानथा
12 (41)
स. दिनुषा
79 (122)
र. जडेजा
20-2-67-1
70.6
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Floated up, on off. Keshara Nuwantha smothers the spin by getting forward.
70.5
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
At 92 kph, short and flat, on middle. Keshara stays back to see it off.
70.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Full and speared in at the off stump. Nuwantha covers the line and blocks it off.
70.3
1
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Slower and shorter, on middle and leg. Sonal dabs it wide of mid-wicket. They cross.
70.2
2
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Low full toss, across off. Sonal drags the sweep in front of square to the right of deep square leg for a brace. 180 more needed for Sri Lanka.
70.1
4
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
FOUR! In the gap. Sliding across the off stump, on a nagging length. Dinusha steps out and whips it away against the angle of the ball. Gets it over the man at mid-wicket and beats the chase of Mohammed Siraj at long on.
ओवर की समाप्ति 70 : 186/6
0 रन
- 069.1
- 069.2
- 069.3
- 069.4
- 069.5
- 069.6
क. नुवानथा
12 (38)
स. दिनुषा
72 (119)
म. सुथार
20-1-46-2
69.6
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
Sliding on with the arm, keeps it full, on middle. Nuwantha strides forward and dead bats it with the bat close to the front pad.
69.5
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
Drifting into the right-hander, full and in line with the middle pole. Nuwantha is solid in defence.
69.4
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
Hangs it up there, full and on off. There is a bit of lift off the deck but Nuwantha lunges and keeps it out with soft hands.
69.3
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
Pushes the length up, a hint of turn, outside off. A confident leave by Nuwantha.
69.2
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
Short and on the off stump, Keshara hangs back to pat it down the deck.
69.1
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
On a good length, outside off. Nuwantha punches it to point.
Sri Lanka are 186/6, and they need another 186 runs to win. It is a tall ask, with just 4 wickets in hand. Shubman Gill is back on the field for India. And a change of bowling as Manav Suthar replaces Kuldeep Yadav.
ओवर की समाप्ति 69 : 186/6
6 रन
- 468.1
- 068.2
- 068.3
- 068.4
- 068.5
- 268.6
स. दिनुषा
72 (119)
क. नुवानथा
12 (32)
र. जडेजा
19-2-60-1
68.6
2
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Shorter and it keeps a bit low, on leg. Sonal stays back and tickles it fine of the leg slip fielder. The short fine leg fielder gives chase and hauls it in. Two taken.
68.5
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Oh, that could have been trouble for Dinusha. He steps out early and Jadeja shortens the length, aiming to get the ball to spin down leg. Sonal is nowhere near the pitch of the ball but just about manages to get in line with the ball and prevents it from going past him.
68.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Spinning back in at the hips. Sonal gets on the back foot to nudge it away but misses and wears it on the thigh.
68.3
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Flatter and on a good length, on middle. Sonal waits back to defend.
68.2
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Drags the length back, on middle. Sonal is half-forward to block.
68.1
4
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
FOUR! Sonal Dinusha continues to pick up boundaries with the sweep. Flighted up, across the off stump from around the wicket. Dinusha reaches out in front and hangs low to play the sweep through square leg.
Spin from both ends. Ravindra Jadeja will roll his arm over. 18-2-54-1 so far.
ओवर की समाप्ति 68 : 180/6
5 रन
- 167.1
- 067.2
- 067.3
- 067.4
- 067.5
- 467.6
क. नुवानथा
12 (32)
स. दिनुषा
66 (113)
क. यादव
11-0-38-0
67.6
4
कुलदीप यादव To केशरा नुवानथा
FOUR! Nicely played. Fractionally short at 80.6 kph and it is the googly, outside off. Nuwantha is quick to rock back in his crease and plays more of a jab past mid-wicket for a boundary.
67.5
0
कुलदीप यादव To केशरा नुवानथा
Flatter and fuller, on the off stump. Nuwantha is drawn forward to dead-bat it.
67.4
0
कुलदीप यादव To केशरा नुवानथा
Not all that short, spinning down leg. Nuwantha gets inside the line for the tickle but misses.
67.3
0
कुलदीप यादव To केशरा नुवानथा
Dishes out the googly, shorter and on off. Keshara hangs back to stab it down.
67.2
0
कुलदीप यादव To केशरा नुवानथा
Across the right-hander from over the wicket, full in length. Nuwantha reaches across and blocks it off.
67.1
1
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Top edge but safe. Loopy ball, outside the line of the leg stump. Dinusha goes for the sweep straight away. It pops out of a top edge but lands well in front of the sub fielder, Sarfaraz Khan, at deep backward square leg. They cross.
Welcome back, folks. Skies remain clear over Galle with the sun shining nice and bright. The Indian team is in a huddle near the ropes. Now, they spread out. Shubman Gill has not come out, and in his absence, KL Rahul will be captaining India for now. Sarfaraz Khan is in as the substitute for Gill. With Sri Lanka under the pump, Sonal Dinusha and Keshara Nuwantha walk to the crease to resume their partnership, which is now worth 19 runs. Kuldeep Yadav will get us underway with the first over of the session. Here we go...
... DAY 5, SESSION 2 ...
Agenda set for the day ahead - India are almost there, though four wickets still stand between them and victory. Dinusha looks completely unbothered by whatever's unfolding at the other end, and his job now is to shepherd the tail through as long as possible. India, for their part, will be desperate to snuff out any hint of a wag before it gets going, and wrap this up without dragging things into the final session. The post-Lunch session is scheduled to start at 7.10 am GMT (12.40 pm IST). Join us then.
Successful in creating inroads - Sonal Dinusha continued his fine run with the bat, showing once again that knack he has for anchoring an innings and building partnerships. And that is an invaluable currency in this format. Jadeja probed away for India, extracting a couple of half chances here and there. But it took the Indians well over an hour to finally make the breakthrough, with Jadeja removing Dhananjaya de Silva and putting an end to a defiant 95-run stand. Niroshan Dickwella, whether in a rush of blood or simply a lapse of concentration, threw his wicket away, and Sri Lanka slipped from 142/4 to 156/5 as a result, with Dinusha stranded on 65.
Stubborn in defence - The pitch still looked in decent shape, with not too many indentations to speak of, and the first hour was negotiated safely by Sonal Dinusha and Dhananjaya, both rock solid in defence throughout. The Indian bowlers, for their part, kept probing away with disciplined lines and lengths, content to wait for the batters to err rather than force the issue themselves. And every so often, the cracks did show, the odd forced stroke offering a glimpse of the vulnerabilities lurking just around. But the two Sri Lankans just stayed rock solid, showing great temperament.
6.32 am GMT (12.02 pm IST) - 33 overs, 91 runs and 2 wickets in the morning session. India will surely be the happier of the two teams. While the partnership between Dhananjaya de Silva and Sonal was going on, it seemed India would have a long day, but with those couple of quick wickets, India are in the driver’s seat again. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, have displayed good resistance, especially through Dinusha, but will have a lot of hard work to do in the post-lunch session, as they are running out of men now.
ओवर की समाप्ति 67 : 175/6
1 रन
- 166.1
- 066.2
- 066.3
- 066.4
- 066.5
- 066.6
क. नुवानथा
8 (27)
स. दिनुषा
65 (112)
म. सुथार
19-0-46-2
66.6
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
This is pushed through, shorter and on the off stump. Nuwantha is hurried on the back foot but stabs it down eventually. That will be Lunch on Day 5.
66.5
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
A bit of air given, on middle. Nuwantha strides forward to smother the spin.
66.4
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
Angled into the right-hander, full in length. Keshara gets his bat out in front to keep it out.
66.3
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
Pitching in line with the off stump before spinning away. Nuwantha shoulders arms.
66.2
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
Stays full, on middle. Nuwantha defends by getting half-forward.
66.1
1
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
At 92 kph, a bit too full for the sweep but Dinusha manages to get it away behind square leg for a single.
That was a rapid over from Jadeja. And India have managed to squeeze one more over in before Lunch. Manav Suthar will wrap the session. 18-0-45-2 so far.
ओवर की समाप्ति 66 : 174/6
0 रन
- 065.1
- 065.2
- 065.3
- 065.4
- 065.5
- 065.6
क. नुवानथा
8 (22)
स. दिनुषा
64 (111)
र. जडेजा
18-2-54-1
65.6
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Pushes the length up now, on off. Nuwantha gets on the front foot to knock it to cover.
65.5
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
A play and a miss. Short and turning away a bit with bounce, outside off. Nuwantha rocks back to punch it away but is beaten past the outside edge.
65.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Pulls the length back, on middle. It spins away a touch and Nuwantha is squared up in defence. The outside edge goes down and on the bounce to gully.
65.3
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Speared in by going wide on the crease, full and at the sticks. Keshara dead bats it by keeping his bat close to the front pad.
65.2
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Fired in at the off stump, on a length. Nuwantha stabs it down from the crease.
65.1
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Flighted delivery, on off. Keshara Nuwantha gets forward to smother the spin.
ओवर की समाप्ति 65 : 174/6
6 रन
- 464.1
- 164.2
- 064.3
- 164.4
- 064.5
- 064.6
स. दिनुषा
64 (111)
क. नुवानथा
8 (16)
म. सुथार
18-0-45-2
64.6
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Shorter and on middle and leg, helped off the pads to short fine leg.
64.5
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Pushed through, on middle. Dinusha hangs back to a ball that is not all that short. It spins back in sharply to catch the inside edge. No one at leg slip and it dribbles to short fine leg.
64.4
1
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
Spinning from leg to middle, on a good length. Nuwantha does well not to push at the ball. He looks to defend it close to his body and ends up angling it to the left of point for a single.
64.3
0
मानव सुथार To केशरा नुवानथा
A hint of turn at 85.6 kph, on a length, on off. Keshara leans forward to defend.
64.2
1
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Low full toss, fired in at the sticks, knocked down to long on for a run.
64.1
4
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
FOUR! Excellent use of the feet. Tossed up slightly, not all that full, on middle. Dinusha skips down the track and whips it away with the spin well to the right of the man at deep square leg for a boundary. Sri Lanka need 200 more runs.
Double change. Manav Suthar (17-0-39-2) returns into the attack. He replaces Kuldeep Yadav.
ओवर की समाप्ति 64 : 168/6
6 रन
- 063.1
- 063.2
- 263.3
- 063.4
- 063.5
- 463.6
क. नुवानथा
7 (14)
स. दिनुषा
59 (107)
र. जडेजा
17-1-54-1
63.6
4
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
FOUR! Gets it away. On the shorter side, outside off. Nuwantha flashes and gets it more off an outside edge. It races away behind point, and the fielder's chase goes in vain.
63.5
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Goes full now, on off. Nuwantha lunges for the block.
63.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Aimed at the top of the off stump. Keshara covers the line and dabs it down from the crease.
63.3
2
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
PUT DOWN! A very tough one, but that will go down as a chance. Flat and short, outside off. Nuwantha is late on the cut. It catches the toe end of the blade and deflects away to the keeper's right. It clips Pant's gloves and drops down in front of slip.
63.2
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Slows it down and gives it a bit of air. Nuwantha keeps it out with the bat close to the front pad.
63.1
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To केशरा नुवानथा
Speared in on a good length, on middle. Keshara Nuwantha gets forward to defend.
Around 10 minutes left in the session. Ravindra Jadeja (16-1-48-1) is brought back on, replacing Prasidh Krishna.
ओवर की समाप्ति 63 : 162/6
2 रन
- 262.1
- 062.2
- 062.3
- 062.4
- 062.5
- 062.6
स. दिनुषा
59 (107)
क. नुवानथा
1 (8)
क. यादव
10-0-33-0
62.6
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Hangs it up there, full and landing outside the line of the leg stump. Dinusha reaches out in front for the sweep but fails to connect and gets hit on the thigh.
62.5
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Bowls the googly and this is shorter, around leg. Dinusha goes on the back foot to help it away but misses and wears it on the thigh pad.
62.4
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Full and around leg. Sonal gets his bat out in front to defend.
62.3
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Stays around the wicket, full again, on the pads, stabbed down by Dinusha.
62.2
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Looped up at 76 kph, full and around the pads. Sonal blocks it off.
62.1
2
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Drops it short, outside off. Sonal rocks on the back foot and gets on top of the bounce. Slaps it between cover and mid off. Prasidh Krishna gives chase and hauls it in. Two taken.
ओवर की समाप्ति 62 : 160/6
0 रन
- 061.1
- 061.2
- 061.3
- 061.4
- 061.5
- 061.6
क. नुवानथा
1 (8)
स. दिनुषा
57 (101)
प. कृष्णा
10-3-16-2
61.6
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To केशरा नुवानथा
On a hard length, on off. Nuwantha stands tall on top of the bounce to stab it down.
61.5
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To केशरा नुवानथा
Sticks to the short ball, around off. Keshara Nuwantha is happy to let it go.
61.4
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To केशरा नुवानथा
Full and down leg. Keshara misses out on the glance.
61.3
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To केशरा नुवानथा
Goes into the deck again, Keshara lets it through.
61.2
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To केशरा नुवानथा
Serves a bumper, over the right shoulder. Keshara ducks again.
61.1
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To केशरा नुवानथा
Banged in short, over off. Nuwantha sways away, drops his wrists and ducks under it.
ओवर की समाप्ति 61 : 160/6
4 रन
- 060.1
- 260.2
- 160.3
- 060.4
- 160.5
- 060.6
स. दिनुषा
57 (101)
क. नुवानथा
1 (2)
क. यादव
9-0-31-0
60.6
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Shorter and on middle and leg. Sonal hangs back to defend.
60.5
1
कुलदीप यादव To केशरा नुवानथा
Out comes the googly, fractionally short, on off. Nuwantha tries to access the area behind square on the leg side but adjusts by shovelling it away through square leg for a single.
60.4
0
कुलदीप यादव To केशरा नुवानथा
Looped up, on middle. Keshara Nuwantha pushes it back to the bowler.
60.3
1
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Flighted delivery, on middle and leg. Dinusha brings out the sweep and hits it wide of deep square leg for a single.
60.2
2
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Short and spinning away, outside off. Dinusha rocks back and spanks it wide of deep point to his left for a couple of runs.
60.1
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
From around the wicket, turning away, on a length, on the pads. Dinusha pads it away.
In the lead-up to the wicket, Yashasvi Jaiswal walked over from square leg and had a few words with Niroshan Dickwella. Jaiswal could be heard urging him to play some shots - 'Come on, we need to see some shots. We saw a lot from you in the first innings.' Dickwella replies, 'Take me to the IPL,' to which Jaiswal responds, 'If you hit a six, I will.' And we all know what followed next. Into the bowlers now. Keshara Nuwantha walks in next. Sonal Dinusha is receiving treatment on his lower back from the physio.
ओवर की समाप्ति 60 : 156/6
3 रन
- 159.1
- 059.2
- 059.3
- 059.4
- 259.5
- W 59.6
न. डिकवेला
10 (17)
स. दिनुषा
54 (97)
प. कृष्णा
9-2-16-2
59.6
W
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To निरोशन डिकवेला OUT!
OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! One brings two for India quickly and they smell blood now. Digs it in short, veering down leg. Dickwella is caught off guard, still adjusting his feet as the ball arrives towards him. He backs away toward the leg side, badly misjudging the length, and by the time he realises how close it actually is, there's no room left to free his arms to access the off side. As a result, the outside edge carries all the way through to the keeper as Pant takes a regulation catch. Krishna has dismissed Dickwella both times in this Test. Sri Lanka slip from 142/4 to 156/6, needing another 216 runs.
59.5
2
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To निरोशन डिकवेला
On a back of a length, around off, Niroshan Dickwella backs away and scythes it towards deep extra cover for a couple of runs.
59.4
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To निरोशन डिकवेला
Short again, on the stumps, Niroshan Dickwella ducks well underneath it.
59.3
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To निरोशन डिकवेला
Sharp bumper that keeps angling in off the pitch. Niroshan Dickwella sways away from the firing line by leaning back.
A bit of chat is going on between Gill and Krishna with the Indian captain shining the ball and handing it back to the bowler.
59.2
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To निरोशन डिकवेला
Banged in short, outside off. Dickwella shuffles across early and then ducks under it.
59.1
1
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To सोनल दिनुषा
Banged in short from around the wicket, outside off. Dinusha gets his hands high and drags the pull in front of square on the leg side. Yashasvi Jaiswal is a few yards in off the ropes. He cannot pick the ball up in one go and the batters complete the single.
With around half an hour to go for Lunch, Prasidh Krishna (8-1-13-1) is into the attack for the first time today. He replaces Ravindra Jadeja.
ओवर की समाप्ति 59 : 153/5
2 रन
- 258.1
- 058.2
- 058.3
- 058.4
- 058.5
- 058.6
न. डिकवेला
8 (12)
स. दिनुषा
53 (96)
क. यादव
8-0-27-0
58.6
0
कुलदीप यादव To निरोशन डिकवेला
Tossed up, on middle. Dickwella blocks it off.
58.5
0
कुलदीप यादव To निरोशन डिकवेला
Loopy ball, landing well outside the line of the leg stump, and it explodes off the footmarks. Dickwella makes the leave. Rishabh Pant moves to his right and gets his body behind the ball.
58.4
0
कुलदीप यादव To निरोशन डिकवेला
Floats it up, on middle. Dickwella plays the reverse but can't get it past short third.
58.3
0
कुलदीप यादव To निरोशन डिकवेला
Shorter and on middle. Dickwella hangs back to defend.
58.2
0
कुलदीप यादव To निरोशन डिकवेला
Full and landing outside the line off the leg stump. It spins towards middle as Dickwella attempts the reverse. It pops up off the forearm and lands beside silly point.
58.1
2
कुलदीप यादव To निरोशन डिकवेला
Miscued but safe. Hangs it up there, does Kuldeep, on middle. With the field packed for the reverse sweep, Dickwella goes for the slog sweep this time and takes the risk of going against the turn. A top edge is found but it lands safely well in front of deep square leg. Ravindra Jadeja runs in a bit too hard and lets it through and the batters come back for the second.
ओवर की समाप्ति 58 : 151/5
0 रन
- 057.1
- 057.2
- 057.3
- 057.4
- 057.5
- 057.6
स. दिनुषा
53 (96)
न. डिकवेला
6 (6)
र. जडेजा
16-1-48-1
57.6
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Stays full, on middle. Dinusha presses forward to smother the spin.
57.5
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
At the stumps, fuller in length. Dinusha comes down the deck and gets behind the line to dead-bat it.
57.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Flatter and on a good length, turning back on middle. Sonal taps it with the spin towards short leg.
57.3
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Fuller and going across. Dinusha strides across to block.
57.2
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Drops it short, spinning back towards the hips. Sonal presses back and rides the bounce to stab it down.
57.1
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Full and around off. Sonal uses his feet and knocks it back to the bowler.
ओवर की समाप्ति 57 : 151/5
7 रन
- 056.1
- 156.2
- 056.3
- 156.4
- 156.5
- 456.6
न. डिकवेला
6 (6)
स. दिनुषा
53 (90)
क. यादव
7-0-25-0
56.6
4
कुलदीप यादव To निरोशन डिकवेला
FOUR! Finds the gap nicely and 150 COMES UP FOR SRI LANKA! Around the leg pole on a fuller length, Niroshan Dickwella fetches the ball and plays the reverse sweep, hitting it all along the ground and in front of square. The fielder from deep backward point sprints to his left but the ball wins the race.
56.5
1
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Full and outside leg, Sonal Dinusha sweeps it along the ground to deep backward square leg for a single.
56.4
1
कुलदीप यादव To निरोशन डिकवेला
On a fuller length, outside off, Niroshan Dickwella reverse sweeps it through point for a single.
56.3
0
कुलदीप यादव To निरोशन डिकवेला
Drifts across the batter from around the stumps. Niroshan Dickwella gets in front to defend, but gets beaten on the inside edge and is hit on the pads.
56.2
1
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
On a fuller length and this is swept firmly in front of square, to the left of deep mid-wicket for a single.
56.1
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Full and around the leg stump, Sonal Dinusha sits down on a knee and sweeps it off the top edge, but the ball lands on the bounce in front of the short fine leg fielder. The fielder there, guess it is Jurel, almost overruns but does extremely well to stop it with his left hand.
ओवर की समाप्ति 56 : 144/5
2 रन
- 055.1
- W 55.2
- 055.3
- 055.4
- 155.5
- 155.6
स. दिनुषा
51 (87)
न. डिकवेला
1 (3)
र. जडेजा
15-0-48-1
55.6
1
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Flatter and fuller, on off, Sonal shimmies down a bit and runs it through mid on for a single.
55.5
1
रवींद्र जडेजा To निरोशन डिकवेला
This keeps straight, on a good length. Niroshan plays for the turn and squirts it off the outer half to point for a single.
A helmet has been brought out for Dhruv Jurel. He puts the lid on and positions himself at leg gully.
55.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To निरोशन डिकवेला
Turning back in sharply with a bit of extra bounce, on a good length. Niroshan Dickwella lunges across to defend but is beaten and gets hit on the flap of the front pad.
55.3
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To निरोशन डिकवेला
Short and spinning back, on middle and leg. Dickwella nurdles it past short leg.
End of a defiant 95-run stand. Niroshan Dickwella is in at number 7.
55.2
W
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा OUT!
OUT! RELIEF FOR INDIA! The bowling change works like a charm for India. Dhananjaya de Silva was caught at slip yesterday off Jadeja’s bowling, but the celebrations were cut short as he had overstepped. This time, though, Jadeja has his foot well behind the line. At 89.6 kph, full and just outside off. Dhananjaya de Silva goes for the paddle sweep but the ball seemingly pops up a bit, and he can only find a top edge. As a result, the ball bobbles straight up and Manav Suthar at short fine leg gets underneath it and completes a routine catch. Sri Lanka are 142/5 as the captain falls. They need 230 more runs to win.
55.1
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
BEATEN! Turn and bounce on this one. Short around off, Dhananjaya de Silva actually does well to drag the bat inside the line as the ball zips past the outside edge.
Ravindra Jadeja is back.
ओवर की समाप्ति 55 : 142/4
1 रन
- 054.1
- 054.2
- 054.3
- 054.4
- 154.5
- 054.6
स. दिनुषा
50 (86)
डी सिल्वा
59 (149)
क. यादव
6-0-18-0
54.6
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Around the stumps now. Pushed through, full across off, Sonal Dinusha looks to defend it off the front foot but the ball pops off the shoulder of the bat and drops safely to the off side.
54.5
1
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Overpitched outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva carves it to the left of mid off. Manav Suthar there, slides to cut it off. One run taken.
54.4
0
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Sharp turn from off to middle, on a length. Dhananjaya de Silva presses back and knocks it into covers.
54.3
0
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Pulls the length back, outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva rocks back and taps it with soft hands.
54.2
0
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Identical line and length, Dhananjaya de Silva comes forward and flicks it to the left of short mid-wicket. The fielder there makes a diving stop.
54.1
0
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Full on middle and leg, clipped off the pads to short mid-wicket.
ओवर की समाप्ति 54 : 141/4
1 रन
- 053.1
- 053.2
- 053.3
- 153.4
- 053.5
- 053.6
स. दिनुषा
50 (85)
डी सिल्वा
58 (144)
म. सुथार
17-0-39-2
53.6
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Full and spinning in, Sonal Dinusha is stubborn in his defence.
53.5
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Around off and full, Sonal pushes it back to the bowler.
53.4
1
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Drags the length back a bit, on off, sliding in. Dhananjaya de Silva looks to defend it out with soft hands, but gets a thick inside edge past the leg stump. The ball rolls towards short fine leg and they pinch in a quick single.
53.3
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Stump-to-stump line, blocked in front by de Silva.
53.2
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Slides in on a fuller length, around middle, Dhananjaya de Silva leans on and defends it off the outer half of the bat.
53.1
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Very full and on off, 87.8 kph, whipped across to mid-wicket.
ओवर की समाप्ति 53 : 140/4
1 रन
- 052.1
- 052.2
- 152.3
- 052.4
- 052.5
- 052.6
स. दिनुषा
50 (83)
डी सिल्वा
57 (140)
क. यादव
5-0-17-0
52.6
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
At 80.7 kph, full outside leg, Sonal Dinusha smothers it to the leg side.
52.5
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
From around the stump now. Too full, on the pads, Sonal Dinusha carefully defends it out.
52.4
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Drops it full, on off, pushed straight back to the bowler.
52.3
1
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Tight single! On the stumps, on a length with spin. Dhananjaya de Silva rocks back and drags it towards mid on and sets off for a single. The fielder picks and throws in a motion towards the bowling end, but misses his shy with de Silva skating through to the other end.
52.2
0
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Landed fuller on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva lets the ball turn and blocks it on the surface. 'One bad shot here,' wishes Rishabh Pant on the stump mic.
52.1
0
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Loops it nicely, 81 kph, full on off, Dhananjaya de Silva drives it straight to mid off.
ओवर की समाप्ति 52 : 139/4
1 रन
- 051.1
- 051.2
- 051.3
- 151.4
- 051.5
- 051.6
स. दिनुषा
50 (80)
डी सिल्वा
56 (137)
म. सुथार
16-0-38-2
51.6
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Goes straight on with the arm, on a length, Sonal Dinusha manages to fend it with soft hands to gully.
51.5
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Slides across the batter, too full, defended without much fuss.
51.4
1
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Around middle and off, full in length, Dhananjaya de Silva sweeps it along the ground to deep backward square leg for a single.
51.3
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Nice and full, on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva watchfully blocks it.
51.2
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Jaffa! In-drifter from Manav, full in length. It lands and spins sharply away from the batter and beats the outside edge.
51.1
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Slides in, full on off, Dhananjaya de Silva blocks it off the front foot.
DRINKS BREAK! So far, so good for Sri Lanka. The first hour was always going to be crucial, and they have negotiated it without losing a wicket. The story of this game has continued with the softer, older ball not offering the same bite and zip off the surface. Patience will be the name of the game for India. Teams can get desperate and start searching for wickets, but that is exactly what the visitors need to avoid. The key will be to keep stringing good balls together, build pressure and wait for the mistake to come.
ओवर की समाप्ति 51 : 138/4
8 रन
- 050.1
- 050.2
- 150.3
- 150.4
- 650.5
- 050.6
स. दिनुषा
50 (78)
डी सिल्वा
55 (133)
क. यादव
4-0-16-0
50.6
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Pushed fuller, on leg, Dinusha leans forward and blocks it.
50.5
6
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
SIX! FIFTY IN STYLE FOR SONAL DINUSHA! Another excellent batting display from the young man. Appreciated by the coach and the entire Sri Lankan squad. This has been a genuinely composed innings throughout. Drops it fuller in length, around the off stump. Sonal Dinusha latches onto it and nails the slog sweep behind deep mid-wicket for a biggie. The partnership is now worth 91, and Sri Lanka need 234 runs.
50.4
1
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
At 80.4 kph, full on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva shimmies down the track and drills it down to the left of mid on. The fielder dives in that direction and makes a sharp stop. Keeps them down to a single.
50.3
1
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Dishes out the googly, flat and short, Sonal Dinusha is rushed on the back foot and nudges it to deep square leg for a single.
50.2
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Beautifully tossed up on a fuller length, on off, Sonal Dinusha is solid in defence.
50.1
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Floated up, full outside off, Sonal Dinusha lunges and smothers the spin.
Kuldeep Yadav has been tossed the ball.
ओवर की समाप्ति 50 : 130/4
1 रन
- 149.1
- 049.2
- 049.3
- 049.4
- 049.5
- 049.6
डी सिल्वा
54 (132)
स. दिनुषा
43 (73)
म. सुथार
15-0-37-2
49.6
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Attacking the front pad, full in length. De Silva keeps it out with the bat close to the front pad.
49.5
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Outside off, a bit full. Dhananjaya defends it right under his eyes.
49.4
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Turning away from the right-hander, on a length, on off. Dhananjaya de Silva plays for the ball that comes back in with the arm. It lands and spins past the blade.
49.3
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Hangs it up there, on middle. De Silva smothers the spin.
49.2
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Full and around leg. Dhananjaya defends it watchfully.
49.1
1
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Spinning back into the pads, Sonal nurdles it past leg gully and crosses over.
ओवर की समाप्ति 49 : 129/4
9 रन
- 148.1
- 048.2
- 048.3
- 448.4
- 448.5
- 048.6
डी सिल्वा
54 (127)
स. दिनुषा
42 (72)
र. जडेजा
14-0-46-0
48.6
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Fired in, full and on off, pushed to cover.
48.5
4
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
FOUR! Edged away. This is very full, outside off. Dhananjaya de Silva goes hard on the drive. The outside edge flies well wide of Devdutt Padikkal at gully, who is on his knees there and stands no chance. Sri Lanka need 243 more runs.
48.4
4
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
FOUR! That will be a FIFTY for Dhananjaya de Silva. This has been a gritty knock from the Lankan skipper in challenging conditions. Fractionally short, on off. Dhananjaya presses back and makes room to punch it past point for a boundary to reach his 20th Test half-century.
48.3
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Much more convincing appeal for LBW this time but the finger stays down. Straightens off the deck, on a length, on middle and leg. De Silva attempts the fine sweep but it goes under the bat to hit him on the front pad. By the time Shubman Gill can make up his mind, the timer runs out. The ball may have pitched outside the line of the leg stump.
48.2
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
A big shout for LBW, but it is turned down. There were two sounds and the replays, followed by the UltraEdge, confirm that there was an underedge. Full and on middle. Dhananjaya de Silva goes for the sweep and the ball deflects off the underedge onto the pads.
48.1
1
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
This is dropped short, on middle. Sonal hangs back and works it with the spin through square leg. They cross.
ओवर की समाप्ति 48 : 120/4
1 रन
- 047.1
- 047.2
- 047.3
- 047.4
- 047.5
- 147.6
स. दिनुषा
41 (71)
डी सिल्वा
46 (122)
म. सुथार
14-0-36-2
47.6
1
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
On a length, on middle. Sonal plays outside the line as he lunges. Gets an inside edge through backward square leg for a single.
47.5
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
The ball holds its line this time, full and on off. Sonal plays for the turn as he defends. It goes off the outer half to backward point.
47.4
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Too full, this is darted in on middle. Sonal squeezes it out to short mid-wicket.
47.3
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
More air given this time and it is fuller as well, on the off stump. Dinusha strides forward to defend.
47.2
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
At 87.1 kph, full and outside off. Dinusha leans across to smother the spin.
47.1
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Really full, on middle. Dinusha comes down the track and jams it out to short mid-wicket.
ओवर की समाप्ति 47 : 119/4
4 रन
- 046.1
- 446.2
- 046.3
- 046.4
- 046.5
- 046.6
डी सिल्वा
46 (122)
स. दिनुषा
40 (65)
र. जडेजा
13-0-37-0
46.6
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Tossed up, on middle, Dhananjaya sweeps it to square leg.
46.5
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Not far away from the off stump. Fired in on the shorter side, just outside the off stump. Dhananjaya de Silva goes deep in the crease and backs away for the cut. He is beaten as the ball sneaks past the timber.
46.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Full and on middle, de Silva tucks it to mid-wicket.
46.3
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Angled in at the pads. Dhananjaya is beaten on the flick and wears it on the pads.
46.2
4
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
FOUR! Played uppishly but in the gap. Bowled with a flatter trajectory, turning away, outside off. Dhananjaya stays back to a full ball and crouches as he slices it through point and it races away.
46.1
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Full and attacking the front pad, that is defended solidly off the front foot.
ओवर की समाप्ति 46 : 115/4
2 रन
- 145.1
- 045.2
- 045.3
- 045.4
- 145.5
- 045.6
स. दिनुषा
40 (65)
डी सिल्वा
42 (116)
म. सुथार
13-0-35-2
45.6
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
On a length, spinning in, Sonal Dinusha gets back and across before tapping down safely.
45.5
1
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Slightly short and outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva presses back and knocks it towards covers for a single.
45.4
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Too full, 89.5 kph, drifting on leg, Dhananjaya de Silva paddles it to short fine leg.
45.3
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Full and tossed up, outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva gets low to sweep, but gets a bottom edge onto the pads.
45.2
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Skiddy delivery, on a length, sliding in with the arm. Dhananjaya de Silva waits back to defend, but chops it off the inside edge to leg slip.
45.1
1
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Fuller and around off, Sonal Dinusha stretches forward and eases it to cover-point for a single.
ओवर की समाप्ति 45 : 113/4
5 रन
- 044.1
- 044.2
- 044.3
- 444.4
- 144.5
- 044.6
डी सिल्वा
41 (112)
स. दिनुषा
39 (63)
र. जडेजा
12-0-33-0
44.6
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Darts it in from around the wicket at the top of the off stump. Dhananjaya stays beside the line of the ball and stabs it down.
44.5
1
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Bowled full and wide on off. Sonal shuffles across and drags the sweep in front of square on the leg side for one.
44.4
4
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
FOUR! Fine shot. This is on a length, turning back into the left-hander, on off. Dinusha reaches out in front and sinks to a knee. Gets his hands over the ball and sweeps it wide of deep backward square leg. Mohammed Siraj sprints and dives to his right but in vain.
44.3
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Fuller now, around off. Sonal uses his feet and defends it watchfully.
44.2
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Drops it short, spinning back into the left-hander. Dinusha goes back to tuck it to leg slip.
44.1
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Pushes it through from over the wicket, full and on off. Sonal advances and covers the line to block it out.
Ravindra Jadeja (11-0-28-0) is back on the field and will continue his spell.
ओवर की समाप्ति 44 : 108/4
3 रन
- 143.1
- 143.2
- 143.3
- 043.4
- 043.5
- 043.6
डी सिल्वा
41 (111)
स. दिनुषा
34 (58)
म. सुथार
12-0-33-2
43.6
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Slows it down and drags the length back, on off. Dhananjaya does well not to push at the ball. It spins away to catch the outer half, and since it is played with soft hands, it drops short of gully.
43.5
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Stays full at the sticks, Dhananjaya defends with the bat close to the front pad.
43.4
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Spears in a full ball, on middle. Dhananjaya blocks it out by getting forward.
43.3
1
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Fired in at the pads, Sonal nurdles it down to deep fine leg and crosses over.
43.2
1
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Full and drifting in at the pads. De Silva wrists it through mid-wicket and turns the strike over.
43.1
1
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Flighted up, on off. Sonal sweeps it through square leg and picks up a single.
Jadeja has walked off the field for now. Will Siraj continue? No, he won't. Manav Suthar is brought into the attack.
ओवर की समाप्ति 43 : 105/4
7 रन
- 042.1
- 042.2
- 4 B 42.3
- 142.4
- 142.5
- 142.6
स. दिनुषा
32 (56)
डी सिल्वा
40 (107)
र. जडेजा
11-0-28-0
42.6
1
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Flat and short, turning into the pads. Sonal nudges it wide of short leg and crosses over.
42.5
1
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Floated up, on off, swept behind square leg for one by Dhananjaya de Silva.
42.4
1
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Fired across the off stump, full in length. Sonal advances and knocks it wide of mid off for one.
42.3
b
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
FOUR BYES! That has beaten everyone. Spinning down leg, on the shorter side. Dinusha is beaten on the flick. Rishabh Pant moves to his right, but the ball evades him. The 100 is up for Sri Lanka.
42.2
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Another loud shout, this time for caught behind. The umpire is unmoved. Shubman Gill has a word with Rishabh Pant but eventually decides not to review. On a length, spinning down leg. Dinusha goes for the sweep again but the ball kicks up to go over the bat and the glove before it is grabbed by Rishabh Pant to his right. The UltraEdge comes up with a flat line.
42.1
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
A prolonged appeal for LBW, but the finger stays down. Really full, across the off stump from around the wicket. Dinusha attempts the sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. The impact seemed outside the line there.
The first half hour has been safely negotiated by Sri Lanka, but the Indian bowlers have been consistently probing the Lankan pair. In between overs, Sarfaraz Khan walked out from the dressing room and passed on a message to Ravindra Jadeja.
ओवर की समाप्ति 42 : 98/4
1 रन
- 141.1
- 041.2
- 041.3
- 041.4
- 041.5
- 041.6
डी सिल्वा
39 (106)
स. दिनुषा
30 (51)
म. सिराज
9-2-15-1
41.6
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Hits the length hard, nipping in and around off. Dhananjaya de Silva rocks back and defends it off the inner half of the bat to short mid-wicket.
41.5
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Nips in and stays low on a length, Dhananjaya de Silva camps back and knocks it to cover-point.
41.4
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Fuller and on the off stump, Dhananjaya de Silva plays with a straight bat and cracks the drive down the ground, but it crashes onto the stumps at the non-striker's end before deflecting to mid off.
41.3
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
At 130.4 kph, outside off, on a length, deviating back in. Dhananjaya de Silva offers no shot.
41.2
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Tries the yorker that tails in a fraction, Dhananjaya de Silva jams the bat down and squeezes it out to mid on.
41.1
1
मोहम्मद सिराज To सोनल दिनुषा
Short of a good length, on off, angling in. Sonal Dinusha tucks it across to the left of Jadeja at mid-wicket for a single.
ओवर की समाप्ति 41 : 97/4
1 रन
- 040.1
- 140.2
- 040.3
- 040.4
- 040.5
- 040.6
डी सिल्वा
39 (101)
स. दिनुषा
29 (50)
र. जडेजा
10-0-25-0
40.6
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Similar line, and DDS safely keeps it out.
40.5
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
On off and full, spinning away a bit. Dhananjaya de Silva opens the bat face and taps it with soft hands to point.
40.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
On middle, full in length, Dhananjaya de Silva watchfully defends it off the front foot.
40.3
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
A touch fuller, outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva taps it into covers.
40.2
1
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Overpitched by Jadeja, on middle, Sonal Dinusha drives it down to long on for a single. And with that, the 50-run partnership comes up between Dinusha and de Silva.
40.1
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Just outside off, on a fuller length, Sonal gets on the front foot and eases it to the off side.
ओवर की समाप्ति 40 : 96/4
0 रन
- 039.1
- 039.2
- 039.3
- 039.4
- 039.5
- 039.6
डी सिल्वा
39 (97)
स. दिनुषा
28 (48)
म. सिराज
8-2-14-1
39.6
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Sprays it short and down leg, Dhananjaya de Silva lines up to hook it over square leg, but misses out to connect. Pant has to move a lot to his left to grab the ball.
39.5
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Nips in on a good length, around middle and leg. This is gently nudged across to square leg by Dhananjaya.
39.4
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Full and straight, on off, Dhananjaya de Silva solidly defends it right under his eyes.
39.3
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Smidge fuller, on off and middle, Dhananjaya de Silva blocks it off the front foot.
39.2
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
At 126.1 kph, short and on the pads. Dhananjaya de Silva stands tall to tuck it into mid-wicket, but misses and is struck hard on the thigh pad.
39.1
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Way too short, on middle, DDS arches back and drops the wrists to leave.
ओवर की समाप्ति 39 : 96/4
2 रन
- 138.1
- 138.2
- 038.3
- 038.4
- 038.5
- 038.6
स. दिनुषा
28 (48)
डी सिल्वा
39 (91)
र. जडेजा
9-0-24-0
38.6
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Spins down leg, on a length, Sonal Dinusha taps it to leg slip.
38.5
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Floated on a fuller length, Sonal Dinusha covers the line and stabs it down the pitch.
38.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Around middle and leg, nudged with soft hands to short leg.
38.3
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Big appeal for caught behind, but the umpire is unmoved! After a bit of chat, the Indians do not review as the replay also confirms it was nowhere near the bat. UltraEdge comes with a flat line as well. Lands it short and spins down the leg stump line. Sonal Dinusha gets inside the line to nudge it to the leg side, but misses out, and the ball is collected by Pant, a bit to his right.
38.2
1
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
At 92. 3 kph, full on off, slightly holding on the surface. Dhananjaya de Silva sweeps it off the toe end towards backward square leg. One run taken.
38.1
1
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Pitched full on middle, Dinusha charges forward and whips it wide of mid-wicket for a single.
ओवर की समाप्ति 38 : 94/4
2 रन
- 037.1
- 037.2
- 037.3
- 137.4
- 1 B 37.5
- 037.6
डी सिल्वा
38 (90)
स. दिनुषा
27 (43)
म. सिराज
7-1-14-1
37.6
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Hard length from over the stumps, on off, Dhananjaya de Silva gets behind the line to defend it down.
37.5
b
मोहम्मद सिराज To सोनल दिनुषा
Around the stump to the southpaw. Fractionally full and outside off. It lands and nips away but refuses to rise much. Sonal Dinusha has a loose poke at it and is beaten on the outside edge. Rishabh Pant fumbles to collect the ball and parries to his left. It is collected by Padikkal, but the batters pinch in a bye in the meantime.
37.4
1
मोहम्मद सिराज To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Outside off, on a length, Dhananjaya de Silva taps it wide of gully for a quick single.
37.3
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Short and on off, Dhananjaya de Silva waits back and dabs it across to mid-wicket.
Has the ball gone out of shape? Nope, it passes through the gauge, so no change is needed.
37.2
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Back of a length, angling into the batter, Dhananjaya de Silva defends with a straight bat to silly mid on.
37.1
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Bashes the length hard, on top of off. Dhananjaya de Silva camps back and bunts it down the pitch.
ओवर की समाप्ति 37 : 92/4
1 रन
- 036.1
- 036.2
- 036.3
- 036.4
- 136.5
- 036.6
स. दिनुषा
27 (42)
डी सिल्वा
37 (85)
र. जडेजा
8-0-22-0
36.6
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Keeps the stumps in play, does Jadeja, Sonal gets on the front foot and watchfully defends it straight back.
36.5
1
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Tossed up, full in length with a bit of turn, 93 kph. Dhananjaya de Silva is drawn in front to block but gets a thick outside edge and it rolls to the right of the second slip for a single.
36.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Spins away, full outside off, DDS pushes it to cover.
36.3
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Full and straight, on off, Dhananjaya de Silva with a compact front foot defence.
36.2
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Slides in with the arm, short in length, Dhananjaya de Silva hangs back and dabs it on the bounce to second slip.
36.1
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Full and outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva lunges half forward and makes the leave.
ओवर की समाप्ति 36 : 91/4
2 रन
- 035.1
- 135.2
- 035.3
- 135.4
- 035.5
- 035.6
स. दिनुषा
27 (41)
डी सिल्वा
36 (80)
म. सिराज
6-1-13-1
35.6
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To सोनल दिनुषा
Slanted outside off, at 127.8 kph, a touch fuller. Sonal shoulders arms as the ball keeps leaving him.
35.5
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To सोनल दिनुषा
Attacks the stumps, on a fuller length, Dinusha is solid in defence.
35.4
1
मोहम्मद सिराज To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Onto the pads, 128.3 kph, on a length, Dhananjaya de Silva steers it towards deep backward square leg for a single.
35.3
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
With a silly mid on or a catching mid on standing just beside the pitch, Siraj bowls it full and around off. Dhananjaya de Silva prods forward and keeps it out.
35.2
1
मोहम्मद सिराज To सोनल दिनुषा
Angles it across on a fuller length, Dinusha presses forward and pushes it through point for an easy single.
35.1
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To सोनल दिनुषा
Runs hard and lands just outside leg, on a fullish length, Sonal flicks off the pads to short mid-wicket.
It will be pace from the other end. Here's Mohammed Siraj. 5-1-11-1 so far for Siraj. He has a slightly wide slip and a man at gully.
ओवर की समाप्ति 35 : 89/4
5 रन
- 134.1
- 434.2
- 034.3
- 034.4
- 034.5
- 034.6
डी सिल्वा
35 (78)
स. दिनुषा
26 (37)
र. जडेजा
7-0-21-0
34.6
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Short and around the off stump, Dhananjaya rocks back and knocks it to mid off.
34.5
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Big turn, full and outside off, left alone.
34.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Pitched fuller, gripping and spinning on off. Dhananjaya de Silva leans on and eases it out to backward point.
34.3
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Quicker and fuller, on the leg stump, drifting in, swept towards short leg by DDS.
34.2
4
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
FOUR! Positive intent from the captain! Dropped short and outside off. Dhananjaya de Silva hangs deep in the crease and cuts it through the cover and point gap for a cracking boundary. Sri Lanka need 283 more runs.
34.1
1
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Fired on a fuller length, on leg. Sonal Dinusha advances down the track and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
All in readiness for the final day's action to commence. Bright sunshine and blue skies greet the two umpires and players as they make their way out to the middle. Dhananjaya de Silva and Sonal Dinusha have their work cut out. Ravindra Jadeja will get the day underway with the ball. Dinusha is on strike. There is a slip, a leg slip and a short leg in place with Jadeja starting from around the wicket. Let's play...
PITCH REPORT - Russel Arnold is down near the pitch. Informs that it is a steamy morning in Galle, so the weather will be something to keep an eye on throughout the day. Mentions that the covers were taken off only a short while ago, and he believes that this is a very different-looking Day 5 Galle surface than usual. Shares that normally, the rough patches start to appear around the full-length areas on either end of the pitch, but here, there are plenty of indentations around a good length, right in line with the stumps. That makes it particularly tricky for the batters, as the ball can behave unpredictably and leave them constantly guessing.
WEATHER - Bright and sunny is what we are hearing about the overhead conditions in Galle, for now. The radar, though, tells a slightly different story, with rain predicted at some point today. Weather here is really unpredictable. One moment it's clear, and in the next ten minutes, you might even see the heavens open up. Let's hope that we get an uninterrupted day of cricket.
Resistance in mind - Sri Lanka have done well, but only in patches, and are yet to put together a complete team performance across this Test. Chasing a mammoth total, they were reduced to 47/4 on a pitch that hasn't exactly turned into a minefield but is certainly wearing down progressively. Captain Dhananjaya de Silva and Sonal Dinusha, though, have formed a resilient stand to steady things for now. But with precious little batting left after this pair, and conditions only expected to get tougher from here, the hosts know this partnership needs to bat deep into the day if they are to save this Test. And for that, surviving the first session without much damage will be a really big challenge for the hosts. With crucial WTC points up for grabs, India, who are fifth on the table currently, will aim to get the job done without any hiccups. Stay tuned as the first ball of the final day isn't far away.
On the victory path - India made the toss count in a big way, cashing in to post 462 on a pitch that's only grown harder to bat on with each passing innings, with scores dropping off in descending order. Come the second innings, India found themselves in a spot of bother at 111/4, before Rishabh Pant stood tall. His adventurous half-century kept the visitors firmly on top. Along the way, he became the fastest batter to reach the landmark of 100 Test sixes. That batting effort has been backed up by an all-round bowling performance too, as Manav Suthar is calling the shots with six wickets and counting in this match.
Last day of action - After four absorbing days with a fair share of rainfall in Galle, it’s time for the final day of action in this first Test. The visitors have held the upper hand since the first innings and are on the verge of getting the lead in the series. The hosts, on the other hand, are way behind the eight ball and need something more than extraordinary to get themselves back into the game. Hello and welcome to our coverage of the fifth day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and India.
... DAY 5, SESSION 1 ...
All to play for - Sri Lanka might be in dire straits at the moment, but all is not lost. The pitch doesn't yet have any real demons in it and their skipper, Dhananjaya de Silva, is playing well. With the centurion from the first innings in the form of Sonal Dinusha at the other end, a strong first session on Day 5 could cause a momentum shift. Do join us at 4.15 am GMT (9.45 am IST) for the final day's action in this first Test match. Cheers!
Let's hear from India's rising spinner - Manav Suthar says it feels good to be playing Test cricket, something every cricketer dreams of. Feels that getting a wicket with the first ball in the first innings helped him settle in. Shares that he practices spot bowling to find his rhythm leading up to games. Speaks about learning from senior spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav. Feels there was more turn in the second innings and expects the surface could offer more tomorrow. Feels getting the lengths right at the start of the day tomorrow and adapting to the conditions will be crucial.
Wickets galore - There was a lot of action on Day 4, as we had as many as 14 wickets fall in the day that was also marred by some rain. At the end of it all, India are the front runners for the win. Rishabh Pant was probably the best batter on Day 4, playing some eye-catching and attacking cricket, with Devdutt Padikkal also contributing to India's cause with the bat.
12.39 pm GMT (6.09 pm IST) - STUMPS, DAY 4 - The light has faded here in Galle. A long, long Day 4 comes to an end with Sri Lanka still needing 288 runs to win with 6 wickets in hand. India will feel they are in command, and if rain doesn't play spoilsport on Day 5, they will be in pole position for the win.
ओवर की समाप्ति 34 : 84/4
5 रन
- 433.1
- 133.2
- 033.3
- 033.4
- 033.5
- 033.6
डी सिल्वा
31 (73)
स. दिनुषा
25 (36)
द. पडिक्कल
1-0-5-0
33.6
0
देवदत्त पडिक्कल To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Nearly in the blockhole, on off. De Silva jams it out onto the turf before it goes behind and drops short of KL Rahul at slip.
33.5
0
देवदत्त पडिक्कल To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Full and sliding across the off stump, Dhananjaya de Silva tries to cash in on the width. He extends his hands into the drive but mistimes it to mid off.
33.4
0
देवदत्त पडिक्कल To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
On the pads, a bit full. De Silva tucks it to backward square leg.
33.3
0
देवदत्त पडिक्कल To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Stays around the wicket for the right-hander, looped up, really full, on middle. Dhananjaya digs it out.
33.2
1
देवदत्त पडिक्कल To सोनल दिनुषा
Loopy ball, very full, outside off. Sonal gets his bat down and steers it through point for a single.
33.1
4
देवदत्त पडिक्कल To सोनल दिनुषा
FOUR! A loosener first up and it has been dispatched. Dragged down by Padikkal, on off. Dinusha goes on the back foot in a flash and climbs all over it. Pulls it hard and through mid-wicket to pick up a boundary. Sri Lanka need 289 more runs.
ओवर की समाप्ति 33 : 79/4
2 रन
- 032.1
- 032.2
- 132.3
- 132.4
- 032.5
- 032.6
डी सिल्वा
31 (69)
स. दिनुषा
20 (34)
क. यादव
3-0-8-0
32.6
0
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
At 80.8 kph, slightly shorter, on middle. Dhananjaya de Silva presses back to defend.
32.5
0
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Flighted up, fuller and a hint of turn, on middle. Dhananjaya brings his bat out in front to block it out.
32.4
1
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Drops it short, not all that wide, on off. Sonal cuts it to deep backward point and gets to the other end.
32.3
1
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Out comes the googly, fractionally short, on middle and leg. De Silva gets on the back foot and nudges it behind square leg for a run.
32.2
0
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Hangs it up there, full and outside off from over the wicket. Dhananjaya leans across to block it out.
32.1
0
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Dragged down, spinning down leg. Dhananjaya de Silva rocks back to flick it away but misses. Rishabh Pant fumbles but no harm done.
ओवर की समाप्ति 32 : 77/4
1 रन
- 031.1
- 131.2
- 031.3
- 031.4
- 031.5
- 031.6
स. दिनुषा
19 (33)
डी सिल्वा
30 (64)
प. कृष्णा
8-2-13-1
31.6
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To सोनल दिनुषा
Slower one from around the wicket, full and on middle. Sonal Dinusha watchully blocks it off.
31.5
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To सोनल दिनुषा
Length again, bashed hard into the deck and on middle and leg. Dinusha keeps it out.
31.4
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To सोनल दिनुषा
Pitched fuller and on middle, Sonal Dinusha stays on the front foot and keeps out.
31.3
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To सोनल दिनुषा
Good length on leg, Dinusha nudges it across to the leg side.
Shubman Gill is having a long discussion with Prasidh Krishna. They have decided to bring Sarfaraz Khan under the helmet at short leg, which suggests India are going for the short-ball ploy. Sonal Dinusha has asked for a chest guard, but Ahsan Raza has intervened and denied the request.
31.2
1
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Short-pitched delivery on off, Dhananjaya de Silva gets on top of the bounce and pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
31.1
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Krishna lands it fuller and around off, driven on the up and towards mid off.
ओवर की समाप्ति 31 : 76/4
1 रन
- 030.1
- 030.2
- 030.3
- 030.4
- 130.5
- 030.6
स. दिनुषा
19 (29)
डी सिल्वा
29 (62)
क. यादव
2-0-6-0
30.6
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Stump-to-stump bowling, Sonal Dinusha presses back and flicks it to mid-wicket.
30.5
1
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Dragged length on off, Dhananjaya de Silva hangs back and lets the ball come on, pushing it wide of covers for a single.
30.4
0
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
In and around off, not all that full, DDS keeps it out.
30.3
0
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Floated up, full and on off, DDS gets halfway forward and smothers it down the pitch.
30.2
0
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
A bit more tossed up, on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva strides ahead to defend.
30.1
0
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Flatter trajectory on off, turning back in, but it's slow turn. DDs rocks back to block.
ओवर की समाप्ति 30 : 75/4
1 रन
- 029.1
- 029.2
- 029.3
- 029.4
- 029.5
- 129.6
डी सिल्वा
28 (57)
स. दिनुषा
19 (28)
प. कृष्णा
7-2-12-1
29.6
1
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
A quick single. Pitched up on middle, Dhananjaya de Silva eases it in front of mid on and scampers through for the single.
29.5
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Back of a length, wide of the off stump line. DDS hangs back and nudges it down to the man at fly slip.
29.4
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Very full and straight, driven on the up but towards mid off.
29.3
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
A bit fuller now, attacking the off stump, de Silva stays compact and blocks it off.
29.2
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
On a hard length, jagging back in towards off, but gently. DDS stays back to defend.
29.1
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Short of a length, wide outside off. Dhananjaya de Silva slaps it away but straight to the fielder at point.
A change of ends for Prasidh Krishna. Reminder that play can go on until 12.45 pm GMT (6.15 pm IST), light permitting.
ओवर की समाप्ति 29 : 74/4
5 रन
- 128.1
- 428.2
- 028.3
- 028.4
- 028.5
- 028.6
स. दिनुषा
19 (28)
डी सिल्वा
27 (51)
क. यादव
1-0-5-0
28.6
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Around off, full in length. Sonal defends it out right under his eyes.
28.5
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
This is slower than the previous ball, full and on off. Dinusha strides forward to push it to cover.
28.4
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
At 91.6 kph, it is the googly, on middle. Dinusha picks it from the hand and gets forward to defend.
28.3
0
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
Shorter and on off. Sonal keeps it out from the crease.
28.2
4
कुलदीप यादव To सोनल दिनुषा
FOUR! Well played. A bit too full, on off. Sonal sinks to a knee and lunges. He takes the risk of going against the turn but reaches the pitch of the ball and does not allow the ball to turn. Sweeps it through square leg and picks up a boundary.
28.1
1
कुलदीप यादव To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Spinning back in, on a good length. De Silva presses back and nudges it past short leg. They cross.
Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack for the first time in this innings.
ओवर की समाप्ति 28 : 69/4
7 रन
- 127.1
- 427.2
- 227.3
- 027.4
- 027.5
- 027.6
स. दिनुषा
15 (23)
डी सिल्वा
26 (50)
म. सुथार
11-0-30-2
27.6
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
From over the wicket, on a good length, on the off stump. Sonal is neither forward nor back but manages to defend it out.
27.5
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Tosses it up, on off. Dinusha steps out and smothers the spin.
27.4
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Drags the length back, on off. Dinusha turns it from the crease to square leg.
Halt. The physio is out to check on Dhruv Jurel. The two batters use this break to replenish themselves with fluids. This does not look good for Jurel as he limps off the field with the physio helping him. Sarfaraz Khan has come in as the substitute and is standing at backward short leg.
27.3
2
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Slightly quicker, full and at the sticks. Sonal plays the hard sweep, and it pings Dhruv Jurel on the ankle at short leg before it deflects away and goes through the gap at mid-wicket. Two taken.
27.2
4
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
FOUR! Good use of the feet. Tossed up, on off and middle. Dinusha shimmies down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball. He does not try to overhit this one and just holds his shape as he lofts it with a high elbow over mid off for a four.
27.1
1
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Flighted delivery, full and wide on off. De Silva reaches across and paddles it to the left of short fine leg for one more run.
ओवर की समाप्ति 27 : 62/4
2 रन
- 026.1
- 026.2
- 026.3
- 026.4
- 126.5
- 126.6
डी सिल्वा
25 (49)
स. दिनुषा
9 (18)
प. कृष्णा
6-2-11-1
26.6
1
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Nipping back in, on a back of a length. Dhananjaya hangs back to deal with it. Gets an inside edge onto the pads before it rolls down to deep fine leg for one. Sri Lanka need 310 more runs.
26.5
1
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To सोनल दिनुषा
On a hard length, angled into the left-hander. Dinusha nudges it square on the leg side for a single.
26.4
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To सोनल दिनुषा
Out comes another short ball at 139.7 kph, on middle. Sonal gets on his toes to fend it down. It goes off the shoulder of the blade to gully.
26.3
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To सोनल दिनुषा
Bowled by going wide on the crease, fuller and around the off stump. Dinusha covers the off stump and initially looks to leave, but then plays the late dab down to gully. Devdutt Padikkal dives to his right to cut it off.
26.2
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To सोनल दिनुषा
Digs it in short, on off. Sonal rises on his toes and fends it down.
26.1
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To सोनल दिनुषा
Down leg, on a good length. Dinusha misses out on the tickle.
Still no Kuldeep Yadav yet. Pace is back on through Prasidh Krishna.
ओवर की समाप्ति 26 : 60/4
1 रन
- 025.1
- 025.2
- 025.3
- 025.4
- 025.5
- 125.6
स. दिनुषा
8 (13)
डी सिल्वा
24 (48)
म. सुथार
10-0-23-2
25.6
1
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
On the fuller side, on off. Sonal gets the reverse away finally as he plays it along the ground to deep third. They cross.
25.5
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
A bit quicker and flatter, across the off stump. Sonal Dinusha attempts the reverse but misses and wears it on the body.
25.4
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Review lost. More loop on this ball by Suthar, full and on middle. Sonal gets his hands out in front and sinks to a knee for the reverse. It drops on the batter before bouncing, and it eventually lobs up off the armguard of the right hand. Dhruv Jurel gobbles it up at short leg before going up in an appeal. The UltraEdge confirms that the ball brushed neither the bat nor the glove, and it is going well over the stumps on Ball Tracking. India now have only one review left.
Review time. Catch taken by Dhruv Jurel at short leg, and he is pretty convinced that it came off the bat or the glove. UltraEdge comes up with a flat line. LBW is also checked but the ball is sailing well over the leg stump.
25.3
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Loopy ball, turning down leg. Sonal shoulders arms.
25.2
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Quicker than the previous ball, not all that short, on middle. Dinusha hangs back to defend.
25.1
0
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Nicely tossed up, on middle and leg. Sonal plays it with the turn as he nurdles it on the bounce to the left of short leg.
ओवर की समाप्ति 25 : 59/4
5 रन
- 024.1
- 024.2
- 424.3
- 024.4
- 124.5
- 024.6
डी सिल्वा
24 (48)
स. दिनुषा
7 (7)
र. जडेजा
6-0-16-0
24.6
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Darted in on a good length at the sticks. Dhananjaya defends with the bat close to the front pad.
24.5
1
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Across the off stump, on a length at 95.2 kph, Sonal plays the reverse down to deep third and crosses over.
24.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Attacking the front pad, on a length. Sonal gets on the front foot to stab it down the deck.
24.3
4
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
FOUR! Quality shot. Jadeja stays full, on off. Dinusha gets outside the line of the off stump and reaches out in front. Rolls his wrists over the ball to control the shot and plays it away from the man at deep square leg to his left.
24.2
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
At 94.6 kph, full and on off. Sonal strides forward to block.
24.1
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To सोनल दिनुषा
Fired in full and on middle. Dinusha steps out and nudges it to mid-wicket.
ओवर की समाप्ति 24 : 54/4
1 रन
- 123.1
- 023.2
- 023.3
- 023.4
- 023.5
- 023.6
डी सिल्वा
24 (47)
स. दिनुषा
2 (2)
म. सुथार
9-0-22-2
23.6
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Full and angled in at the pads, Dhananjaya paddles it to short fine leg.
23.5
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Slows it down and gives a bit of air, on off. Dhananjaya de Silva defends it watchfully by getting forward.
23.4
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Pushed through at 94 kph, darted in at the sticks. Dhananjaya de Silva hangs back to a full ball but manages to keep it out.
23.3
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
A bit of air given, fuller and on middle. Dhananjaya de Silva lunges to smother the spin.
23.2
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Bowled with a flatter trajectory, on the shorter side, outside off. De Silva shapes back for the cut but misses.
23.1
1
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Across off from around the wicket, full in length. Dinusha brings out the reverse and plays it down to deep third for a single.
ओवर की समाप्ति 23 : 53/4
4 रन
- 022.1
- 422.2
- 022.3
- 022.4
- 022.5
- 022.6
डी सिल्वा
24 (42)
स. दिनुषा
1 (1)
र. जडेजा
5-0-11-0
22.6
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Flatter and shorter, on off. De Silva pushes it down on the off side.
22.5
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Spinning away, on a length, De Silva punches it to cover.
22.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Shorter and on off. Dhananjaya de Silva taps it to point.
22.3
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
This kicks up a bit on the batter, on middle.
22.2
4
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
FOUR! Hit with authority. Tossed up, on off. Dhananjaya de Silva gets his hands out in front and rolls his wrists over the ball. Plays the hard sweep through mid-wicket for a boundary. Sri Lanka go past 50.
22.1
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Around off, full in length, De Silva has just watchfully blocked this out.
ओवर की समाप्ति 22 : 49/4
7 रन
- 021.1
- 421.2
- 121.3
- W 21.4
- 121.5
- 121.6
डी सिल्वा
20 (36)
स. दिनुषा
1 (1)
म. सुथार
8-0-21-2
21.6
1
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Very full, speared in at the toes. Dhananjaya de Silva paddles it wide of short fine leg and hurries to the other end.
21.5
1
मानव सुथार To सोनल दिनुषा
Flighted delivery from over the wicket, on off. Sonal reaches out in front and drags the sweep to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Sonal Dinusha walks in next. Lahiru Kumara and Prabath Jayasuriya are standing on the balcony, and they are unhappy with the decision but there is little they can do about it.
21.4
W
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा OUT!
OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Manav Suthar breaks through. Lahiru Udara cannot believe it, but he has been given the marching orders by the third umpire. From around the wicket, on a length, around off. Udara has a slightly tentative prod at the ball. It spins away to catch the outside edge. It dips on Dhruv Jurel, who is in really tight at gully. He has the helmet on and is on his knees there. He gets his hands out in front to scoop the ball. The third umpire is summoned for a check. Jurel tries to get his hands underneath the ball, but the fingers of his right hand are split as it hits his hand. Replays seem to suggest that the ball drags slightly along the ground, but the third umpire feels otherwise and is satisfied that Jurel has his fingers underneath the ball. That's a debatable dismissal. Sri Lanka are 47/4, chasing 372.
Has that carried? Dhruv Jurel is claiming the catch. Only one angle is available for the catch, and after zooming in, the third umpire eventually concludes that Jurel has his fingers underneath the ball.
21.3
1
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Very full, at the toes. De Silva gets low and plays the paddle wide of short fine leg for a single.
21.2
4
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
FOUR! Put away. Suthar goes searching for the magic ball as he tries to get the ball to turn from leg to middle. Sprays a full ball on the pads and Dhananjaya cashes in as he sweeps it aerially behind square leg for a boundary.
21.1
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Drops it short, on the off stump, Dhananjaya works it from the crease to cover.
ओवर की समाप्ति 21 : 42/3
1 रन
- 020.1
- 120.2
- 020.3
- 020.4
- 020.5
- 020.6
ल. उदारा
16 (57)
डी सिल्वा
14 (32)
र. जडेजा
4-0-7-0
20.6
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To लहिरू उदारा
A bit quicker but stays full, on off. Lahiru drives it to cover.
20.5
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To लहिरू उदारा
Targeting the off stump, Udara pushes this full ball to cover.
20.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To लहिरू उदारा
And again. Full and around off. Udara is drawn forward but is beaten by the sharp turn on the block.
20.3
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To लहिरू उदारा
Beaten. Jadeja lands it full, on off and middle. Udara defends for the ball that keeps straight but this lands and rips past the outside edge.
20.2
1
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
A hint of turn, shorter and on off. Dhananjaya gets on his toes and knocks it wide of mid off for a single.
20.1
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Flat and short, on middle. Dhananjaya pushes it back to Jadeja.
Ravindra Jadeja comes back on.
ओवर की समाप्ति 20 : 41/3
1 रन
- 019.1
- 119.2
- 019.3
- 019.4
- 019.5
- 019.6
ल. उदारा
16 (53)
डी सिल्वा
13 (30)
म. सुथार
7-0-14-1
19.6
0
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा
Spinning away from leg to middle, on a length. Udara presses half-forward to tap it down.
19.5
0
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा
This is quicker, on a good length. Udara dead-bats it with the bat close to the front pad.
19.4
0
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा
Looped up, on middle. Udara gets forward to smother the spin.
19.3
0
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा
Drifting in at the pads, Udara gets his bat out in front to defend.
19.2
1
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Turning away, slower and on a good length. Dhananjaya de Silva lunges for the block. It goes off the outer half wide of short third, where Yashasvi Jaiswal dives to make the stop to his left. Just a single.
19.1
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Full and on the pads, swept to short fine leg.
ओवर की समाप्ति 19 : 40/3
0 रन
- 018.1
- 018.2
- 018.3
- 018.4
- 018.5
- 018.6
ल. उदारा
16 (49)
डी सिल्वा
12 (28)
प. कृष्णा
5-2-9-1
18.6
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To लहिरू उदारा
A huge appeal for LBW. Prasidh Krishna is literally pleading with the umpire but Ahsan Raza is unmoved. Shubman Gill checks with the men behind the bat and they feel that there was an inside edge. Krishna follows the short ball with a fuller ball. Udara is caught on his crease as he tries to defend. Gets rapped on the front pad, and it looks pretty adjacent but the UltraEdge confirms that there was an inside edge.
18.5
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To लहिरू उदारा
Serves the bumper at 142.8 kph, on off. Lahiru drops his wrists and ducks under it.
18.4
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To लहिरू उदारा
A bit of nip back into the right-hander, on a good length, at the sticks. Lahira defends it right under his eyes.
18.3
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To लहिरू उदारा
Goes fuller this time, on off and middle. Udara does not move his feet much and pushes it to the right of the bowler.
18.2
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To लहिरू उदारा
Bashes the hard length, on off. Udara rises with the bounce and keeps it out.
18.1
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To लहिरू उदारा
Bowled on a back of a length, on middle. Udara hangs back to defend.
ओवर की समाप्ति 18 : 40/3
4 रन
- 017.1
- 417.2
- 017.3
- 017.4
- 017.5
- 017.6
डी सिल्वा
12 (28)
ल. उदारा
16 (43)
म. सुथार
6-0-13-1
17.6
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Slower and fuller, on off and middle. A hint of turn but it kicks up a bit on Dhananjaya, who adjusts to dab it past silly point.
17.5
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Flatter and shorter, on middle and leg. Dhananjaya stays back to nudge it away but misses and wears it on the pads.
17.4
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Hangs it up there, full and on off. Dhananjaya de Silva is drawn forward to smother the spin but it drops on him and spins past the bat.
17.3
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
On a length, on the pads. Dhananjaya de Silva nudges it on the leg side.
17.2
4
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
FOUR! Nicely done. Looped up, a bit too full, on middle. Dhananjaya sits down for the sweep and hits it through square leg for a boundary.
17.1
0
मानव सुथार To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Goes past the bat straight away. Spinning away from leg to middle, on a good length. Dhananjaya does not push out in front and opts to defend it under his eyes. Plays inside the line on the block and is beaten on the outside edge.
Manav Suthar (5-0-9-1) returns to the attack.
ओवर की समाप्ति 17 : 36/3
2 रन
- 116.1
- 016.2
- 116.3
- 016.4
- 016.5
- 016.6
ल. उदारा
16 (43)
डी सिल्वा
8 (22)
प. कृष्णा
4-1-9-1
16.6
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To लहिरू उदारा
A bit more effort behind this ball by Krishna as he hits the deck hard, on middle. Udara is squared up by the seam movement and it lifts off the deck to catch him by surprise. Fends it down eventually, does Lahiru.
16.5
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To लहिरू उदारा
On a good length, on off. Udara steers it to point from the crease.
16.4
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To लहिरू उदारा
Banged in short, over middle. Udara ducks under it. Called one bouncer for the over by the umpire.
16.3
1
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Hits the top of the off stump. De Silva gets on his toes to play it. Ekes out an inside edge wide of square leg and the batters cross.
16.2
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Keeps it full, on middle. De Silva pushes it down the deck.
16.1
1
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To लहिरू उदारा
Needless throw. Pitched up, on middle. Udara pushes out in front, wide of mid on. Dhananjaya de Silva is almost halfway through before being sent back as Ravindra Jadeja mops it up. He fires in a wayward throw that goes down to deep fine leg, allowing the batters to pick up a single eventually.
ओवर की समाप्ति 16 : 34/3
1 रन
- 015.1
- 015.2
- 015.3
- 015.4
- 015.5
- 1 NB 15.6
- 015.6
डी सिल्वा
7 (20)
ल. उदारा
15 (39)
र. जडेजा
3-0-6-0
15.6
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Shorter and on off. Dhananjaya de Silva stabs it down.
15.6
nb
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
DRAMA! Ravindra Jadeja has found the edge, and it is taken as well at slip, only for him to turn back and realise that he has overstepped. A massive reprieve for the Sri Lankan skipper. Sonal Dinusha, who is the next man in, had put his helmet on and was about to walk out. This straightens off the deck, on a good length. It is angled in at the stumps and Dhananjaya has to play it. He presents a straight bat, but the ball turns away enough to catch the outside edge, and it is snaffled by KL Rahul to his left, but it all goes in vain.
15.5
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Brings the line towards middle, attacking the front pad. Dhananjaya brings his bat out in front to keep it out.
15.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Tossed up, on off. De Silva strides forward to defend.
15.3
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Fuller and outside off. A bit of turn as Dhananjaya smothers the spin.
15.2
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Short and darted in at the off stump. De Silva hops back and taps it to cover.
15.1
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Tossed up, outside off. Dhananjaya leans across and blocks it out.
DRINKS BREAK! It's been all India so far in this final session on Day 4. Mohammed Siraj and Manav Suthar did well to get early wickets, and now Prasidh Krishna is in the middle of a sublime spell. Sri Lanka have yet again been let down by their top order, but Lahiru Udara is still fighting it out there. A lot depends on him and skipper Dhananjaya de Silva as they look to take the game deep for the hosts. India would love at least 2-3 more wickets before the end of play today, and there's pelntt of time left to do that.
ओवर की समाप्ति 15 : 33/3
2 रन
- 114.1
- 014.2
- 014.3
- 014.4
- 014.5
- 114.6
डी सिल्वा
7 (13)
ल. उदारा
15 (39)
प. कृष्णा
3-1-7-1
14.6
1
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Fuller and drifting into the pads. Dhananjaya stays rooted to the crease and flicks it a bit uppishly but between mid-wicket and mid on for a single.
14.5
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Beaten. Krishna pushes the length up, outside off and draws the batter towards the ball. De Silva presses forward but is better off leaving this alone. Looks to play the line of the ball but is beaten past the outside edge.
14.4
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Hits the back of a length, around off. De Silva stabs it down on the off side.
14.3
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Bashes the hard length, on off. Dhananjaya de Silva hops to ride the bounce and taps it to cover.
14.2
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
A prolonged appeal for LBW, but the finger stays down. It seemed to be sliding down leg and the height seemed a factor as well but Shubman Gill wants to take a chance. Angled into the right-hander, on a good length, on middle and leg. Dhananjaya de Silva pushes out in front with a straight bat. The ball nips back to go past the inside edge and thuds into the front pad. There is no bat involved but the Ball Tracking has the ball clipping the leg outer half of the leg stump. Closer than it looked initially, but the on-field decision is upheld. India keep their review, though.
14.1
1
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To लहिरू उदारा
At 137.1 kph, outside off, on a back of a length. Udara lets the ball come on and stands tall on top of the bounce. Punches it firmly towards extra cover, where Yashasvi Jaiswal gets low but the ball bounces awkwardly for him. It goes behind but Jaiswal recovers well and keeps the batters down to a single.
ओवर की समाप्ति 14 : 31/3
3 रन
- 2 NB 13.1
- 013.1
- 013.2
- 013.3
- 013.4
- 013.5
- 113.6
ल. उदारा
14 (38)
डी सिल्वा
6 (8)
र. जडेजा
2-0-5-0
13.6
1
रवींद्र जडेजा To लहिरू उदारा
Drags the length back and slows it down a bit, outside off. Udara dabs it late, wide of short third for a single.
13.5
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To लहिरू उदारा
This spins away a bit, on a length, on the off pole. Lahiru Udara brings his bat out in front to defend.
13.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To लहिरू उदारा
Stays full, targeting the off stump. Lahiru is solid in defence.
13.3
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To लहिरू उदारा
Around off, fuller in length, kept out on the off side.
13.2
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To लहिरू उदारा
Beaten. Skidding through, outside off. Udara rocks back for the cut but the ball is not at all that short. It sneaks under the blade.
13.1
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To लहिरू उदारा
Slows it down, slightly tossed up, on off. Udara leans forward to block.
13.1
nb
रवींद्र जडेजा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Pushes it through, on a good length. Dhananjaya de Silva presses back and nudges it through square leg. They think about the second run but Prasidh Krishna attacks the ball and keeps it down to one. Oh, Jadeja has overstepped. No Ball called.
ओवर की समाप्ति 13 : 28/3
5 रन
- 012.1
- 212.2
- 012.3
- 212.4
- 112.5
- 012.6
ल. उदारा
13 (32)
डी सिल्वा
5 (7)
प. कृष्णा
2-1-5-1
12.6
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To लहिरू उदारा
Shortish length outside off, Udara looks to duck under but the ball goes high and wide of him.
12.5
1
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Dug in short over middle, DDS gets inside the line and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.
12.4
2
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Good length, on the pads, clipped away in front of square leg this time. Kuldeep Yadav now runs to his left to cut it off. Two more added to the total.
12.3
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Back of a length, outside off, de Silva hops back and keeps it down on the deck.
12.2
2
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Krishna hits the deck hard again, slanting it into the pads. The ball stays a bit low and Dhananjaya de Silva tucks it down to fine leg. Kuldeep Yadav scampers to his right in the deep and keeps it down to a brace.
12.1
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Hard length, over off and middle, DDS hangs back and defends it in front of wide mid on.
ओवर की समाप्ति 12 : 23/3
2 रन
- 011.1
- 011.2
- 011.3
- 011.4
- 011.5
- 211.6
ल. उदारा
13 (31)
डी सिल्वा
0 (2)
र. जडेजा
1-0-2-0
11.6
2
रवींद्र जडेजा To लहिरू उदारा
Flighted delivery, fuller and outside off. Lahiru Udara leans on to drive but gets it more off the outer half of the blade and behind point for a couple of runs.
11.5
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To लहिरू उदारा
Pushed through a bit quicker and at the stumps, Udara makes another good block.
11.4
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To लहिरू उदारा
Nicely flighted on off, drifts back in a fair bit. Udara gets onto the front foot and keeps it out.
11.3
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To लहिरू उदारा
Flatter delivery outside off, Udara reaches out and taps it into the off side.
11.2
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To लहिरू उदारा
Drifted into the pads now, Udara smothers it away.
11.1
0
रवींद्र जडेजा To लहिरू उदारा
Pushed a bit fuller around off, extracting a bit of turn. Lahiru Udara presses back to defend.
Ravindra Jadeja has been brought on, replacing Manav Suthar.
ओवर की समाप्ति 11 : 21/3
0 रन
- 010.1
- 010.2
- 010.3
- W 10.4
- 010.5
- 010.6
डी सिल्वा
0 (2)
ल. उदारा
11 (25)
प. कृष्णा
1-1-0-1
10.6
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
Excellent start from Prasidh, a wicket-maiden. Good-length delivery, just outside off, sliding straight on. Dhananjaya de Silva gets his hands tucked behind to let it pass, but the ball just flicks the flap of the back pad.
10.5
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To धनंजय डी सिल्वा
That's very loose from the Lankan skipper. Short of a good length, wide outside off and angling further away. Dhananjaya de Silva gets stuck on the back foot and plays at it away from his body, nearly edging it behind.
The Sri Lankan skipper, Dhananjaya de Silva is the new man in.
10.4
W
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To कामिंदु मेंडिस OUT!
OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Another one bites the dust, and Sri Lanka are in deep trouble after just 10.4 overs. Prasidh Krishna stays around the wicket, bowls it at over 140 clicks and back of a length, in the channel. This one moves away and Kamindu Mendis has a go at the cut shot. He ends up edging it towards first slip, where KL Rahul squats down and takes a sharp catch. Sri Lanka are 21/3 now, in a chase of 372.
10.3
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To कामिंदु मेंडिस
Back of a length, on the shorter side and over off. Mendis gets on his toes to defend.
10.2
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To कामिंदु मेंडिस
A smidge fuller than the last one, straighter too. Kamindu Mendis eases it back down the pitch.
10.1
0
प्रसिद्ध कृष्णा To कामिंदु मेंडिस
Back of a length to begin with, on off and angling back in. Mendis stays back to defend.
Prasidh Krishna comes into the attack as the first change.
ओवर की समाप्ति 10 : 21/2
3 रन
- 09.1
- 09.2
- 19.3
- 19.4
- 19.5
- 09.6
ल. उदारा
11 (25)
क. मेंडिस
2 (8)
म. सुथार
5-0-9-1
9.6
0
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा
Nagging length outside off, Udara is drawn forward but watchfully leaves it alone. Sri Lanka are 21/2, needing 351 more for the win.
9.5
1
मानव सुथार To कामिंदु मेंडिस
Good length around off, Mendis rocks back and cuts it past point and picks up another single.
9.4
1
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा
Looped up, very full and on middle. Udara stays compact and just nudges it away in front of square on the leg side for one.
9.3
1
मानव सुथार To कामिंदु मेंडिस
Flighted up outside off, Mendis comes forward and flicks it down to deep mid-wicket for a single.
9.2
0
मानव सुथार To कामिंदु मेंडिस
Tossed up on off, Kamindu Mendis looks to hit his way out of trouble but mistimes the heave to mid on.
9.1
0
मानव सुथार To कामिंदु मेंडिस
Pushed through on middle, Mendis comes down the pitch and clips it to backward square leg. Sharp work from the fielder keeps Mendis on his toes and he scurries back to the crease.
ओवर की समाप्ति 9 : 18/2
4 रन
- 48.1
- 08.2
- 08.3
- 08.4
- 08.5
- 08.6
ल. उदारा
10 (23)
क. मेंडिस
0 (4)
म. सिराज
5-1-11-1
8.6
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To लहिरू उदारा
Siraj takes pace off now, pitching it up on off stump. Udara comes forward and pushes it out with a straight bat.
8.5
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To लहिरू उदारा
Fullish length on off, angling in, Udara looks to drive but gets an inside edge towards mid-wicket.
8.4
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To लहिरू उदारा
There's an appeal for caught behind now, but it is turned down. Mohammed Siraj is very hopeful as usual, but he gets some support from behind the stumps, and the review is taken. Coming to the delivery, Siraj goes wider of the crease and slants the ball back in off a good length. Lahiru Udara hangs back to defend, but the ball beats the inside edge and seems to have brushed the back pad on its way to the keeper. The third umpire confirms with UltraEdge that there's no bat involved and there's no need for Ball Tracking as it is too high, so it can't be LBW. It stays NOT OUT, and India burn a review here.
8.3
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To लहिरू उदारा
Good length in the channel, Udara gets on the crease and pushes at it late, dabbing it down to backward point.
8.2
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To लहिरू उदारा
Length ball, outside the off stump, shaping away. Udara leaves it alone.
8.1
4
मोहम्मद सिराज To लहिरू उदारा
FOUR! Oh, that's exquisite. It is a half-volley outside the off stump, but Lahiru Udara just leans into the shot and caresses it through the big gap at covers for a boundary.
ओवर की समाप्ति 8 : 14/2
1 रन
- 17.1
- W 7.2
- 07.3
- 07.4
- 07.5
- 07.6
क. मेंडिस
0 (4)
ल. उदारा
6 (17)
म. सुथार
4-0-6-1
7.6
0
मानव सुथार To कामिंदु मेंडिस
Bowled flatter and attacking the stumps, Mendis hops back and stabs it in front of mid-wicket. Just a run and a wicket off that over.
7.5
0
मानव सुथार To कामिंदु मेंडिस
Pushed through a bit more, spinning it down leg. Mendis dabs it down to the fielder at leg gully.
7.4
0
मानव सुथार To कामिंदु मेंडिस
Tossed up on a length, turning it into middle and leg. Kamindu Mendis stays back to defend.
7.3
0
मानव सुथार To कामिंदु मेंडिस
Flatter one outside off, trying to dart it in from the rough. Mendis hangs back and chops it towards gully.
Kamindu Mendis makes his way out to bat. So, we now have a left-hand, right-hand combination out in the middle.
7.2
W
मानव सुथार To पसिंदु सोरियाबंदरा OUT!
OUT! LBW! India successfully overturn the on-field decision. A huge, huge appeal, and Manav Suthar is literally begging the umpire to give it out, but he doesn't get the decision in his favour. This time Shubman Gill does review it after a bit of deliberation. Excellent length from Suthar, landing it on middle and the ball slides on with the arm. It is a nervy attempt at the block from Pasindu Sooriyabandara, but he misses and gets hit on the back leg. There's nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows that the ball held its line, and it's three reds. A golden duck for the concussion sub.
7.1
1
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा
On a length and around middle, Udara hops back and wrists it through mid-wicket for a single. Hang on, there's a run-out check. The replays roll in and show that there is a direct hit at the keeper's end, but Pasindu Sooriyabandara is well in. A bit casual from him, though, not dragging the bat in and just jogging over the line.
Sri Lanka lose their first wicket. In walks Pasindu Sooriyabandara, the concussion substitute, who is making his Test debut. Sooriyabandara comes in with an impressive first-class record, having scored 23 fifties and 14 hundreds, with a highest score of 242. In case you missed it, Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out of the Test with a concussion. While trying to stop a boundary in India's second innings, he rolled over onto his head and appeared to have jarred his neck in the process.
ओवर की समाप्ति 7 : 13/1
1 रन
- 06.1
- 06.2
- 16.3
- 06.4
- 06.5
- W 6.6
न. मदुष्का
6 (27)
ल. उदारा
5 (16)
म. सिराज
4-1-7-1
6.6
W
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का OUT!
OUT! CAUGHT! Prasidh Krishna nearly misjudged it, but he manages to hold on. A surprise short ball from Mohammed Siraj, directed right at the batter's face. Nishan Fernando is taken aback but goes after it and goes for the hook, mistiming it down to long leg. Krishna comes in a bit but then stops, eventually taking it low in front of him. Good catch given the swirling wind, and once again the opening partnership for Sri Lanka doesn't work out. 359 more needed for the win.
6.5
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
Nice and full on off, defended off the front foot again by Fernando.
6.4
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
Pitched fuller on off, nipping it back in. Fernando puts a confident stride forward and blocks it off.
6.3
1
मोहम्मद सिराज To लहिरू उदारा
Well bowled, and well played as well. Good-length delivery, pushed back in towards the middle stump. Udara stays back and plays it late, tucking it to the right of the fielder in front of square leg and picks up a quick single.
6.2
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To लहिरू उदारा
Slightly shorter on middle, Udara gets right behind the line and keeps it down to mid on.
6.1
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To लहिरू उदारा
Fullish length, trying to dart it into the pads, but Siraj spills it down leg.
ओवर की समाप्ति 6 : 12/0
3 रन
- 05.1
- 05.2
- 25.3
- 05.4
- 05.5
- 15.6
ल. उदारा
4 (13)
न. मदुष्का
6 (24)
म. सुथार
3-0-5-0
5.6
1
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा
A top edge, but Udara will get away with it. Tossed up around middle and leg, Udara goes to sweep against the spin but gets a top edge. Luckily for him, the ball lands near the vacant short fine leg region, and a single is taken.
5.5
0
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा
Quicker one, on a length and just outside off. This one slides on and Udara just presses back, leaving it alone.
5.4
0
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा
A prolonged appeal for LBW, but the umpire says 'NO.' Manav Suthar seems interested but in the end, Shubman Gill opts against the review. Flighted ball around leg, turning from leg to middle. Lahiru Udara misses the sweep and gets hit on the pads. Replays suggest that the ball might have pitched outside the leg stump line.
5.3
2
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा
Floated up outside off, Udara hangs back and opens the bat face late, edging it down through the short third region for a couple of runs.
5.2
0
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा
Flatter one, at the stumps, relatively full. Udara has a tentative push at it and gets an inside edge on the leg side.
5.1
0
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा
Higher and slower from Suthar, lands it just outside off. Udara leans on and has a look but leaves it alone.
ओवर की समाप्ति 5 : 9/0
1 रन
- 1 NB 4.1
- 04.1
- 04.2
- 04.3
- 04.4
- 04.5
- 04.6
न. मदुष्का
6 (24)
ल. उदारा
1 (7)
म. सिराज
3-1-6-0
4.6
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
Fuller and wider of the off stump, shaping away. Fernando shoulders arms.
4.5
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
Good from Siraj, finally making the batter play at it. Full of a good length, around off. This one threatens to come back in but nips away. Fernando gets halfway forward to block but the ball breezes past the outside edge.
4.4
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
Back of a length, just outside the line of off stump. Fernando gets on his toes and pushes it down to cover.
4.3
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
Good carry on this occasion. A length ball outside off, at 127.5 kph. The ball kisses the deck and moves away, carrying to the keeper at waist height. Fernando makes another leave.
4.2
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
Pitched much fuller around off, Fernando is a bit late to get forward but manages to block it towards cover.
4.1
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
Siraj brings the line closer to the off pole, getting it to shape away gently. Fernando solidly defends it in front of covers.
4.1
nb
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
Good-length delivery outside off, darts away after pitching. Fernando leaves it alone. Uh, oh! Siraj has overstepped, and off goes the siren, signalling a No Ball.
ओवर की समाप्ति 4 : 8/0
1 रन
- 03.1
- 03.2
- 13.3
- 03.4
- 03.5
- 03.6
ल. उदारा
1 (7)
न. मदुष्का
6 (17)
म. सुथार
2-0-2-0
3.6
0
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा
The stock ball from Suthar, giving the ball a bit more rip, and allowing it to turn away from the fourth stump line. Udara leaves it alone.
3.5
0
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा
Slightly fuller and on off, Udara defends it on the front foot.
3.4
0
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा
Now that's a ripper! Pushed through quicker on off, meant to be the straighter one, but the ball turns away. Udara looks to block off the back foot and is beaten past the outside edge.
3.3
1
मानव सुथार To निशान मदुष्का
Floated up again, a bit straighter and Fernando sweeps it away towards deep backward square leg for one.
3.2
0
मानव सुथार To निशान मदुष्का
Flighted delivery at 88.6 kph, on middle, Fernando leans on to make the block. No demons in the pitch yet.
3.1
0
मानव सुथार To निशान मदुष्का
A touch short and outside off, dabbed away off the back foot towards gully.
ओवर की समाप्ति 3 : 7/0
5 रन
- 12.1
- 12.2
- 02.3
- 02.4
- 02.5
- 32.6
न. मदुष्का
5 (14)
ल. उदारा
1 (4)
म. सिराज
2-1-5-0
2.6
3
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
Marginally short from Siraj, on off. Fernando presses back and latches onto it, punching it square through covers. The outfield is a bit sluggish and Shubman Gill cuts it off. Three taken.
2.5
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
Fernando is very adamant about leaving anything outside the off stump. The in-between length, in the channel, swings in a bit. Fernando shoulders arms.
2.4
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
Fuller and outside off, shaping away, Fernando lets it through to the keeper once again.
2.3
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
Length ball on the fifth stump line, darts back in ever so slightly and pretty late as well. Fernando makes a confident leave.
2.2
1
मोहम्मद सिराज To लहिरू उदारा
Good, positive running and Udara is off the mark. Good length on the pads, nudged to the right of the mid-wicket fielder for a quick single.
2.1
1
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
Full of a good length, on middle and leg, Nishan Fernando plays it with the angle, tucking it in front of square leg for a single.
ओवर की समाप्ति 2 : 2/0
1 रन
- 01.1
- 01.2
- 11.3
- 01.4
- 01.5
- 01.6
ल. उदारा
0 (3)
न. मदुष्का
1 (9)
म. सुथार
1-0-1-0
1.6
0
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा
This one is tossed up outside off, dips and turns away after pitching. Udara leans on and shoulders arms.
1.5
0
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा
Nicely flighted up, around off, Udara gets on the front foot and strokes it into the off side.
1.4
0
मानव सुथार To लहिरू उदारा
Slightly fuller, drifted into the batter with the help of the cross breeze. Lahiru Udara keeps it out.
1.3
1
मानव सुथार To निशान मदुष्का
Suthar pulls the length back, bowling it on off, Fernando presses back and taps it through the gap at covers for a single.
1.2
0
मानव सुथार To निशान मदुष्का
Flighted up on a length, around off, Fernando stays put and makes the block.
1.1
0
मानव सुथार To निशान मदुष्का
Starts with a fuller one, on leg stump, Nishan Fernando gets on the front foot and blocks it out.
Play can go on until 12.45 pm GMT (6.15 pm IST), of course, light permitting. It will be spin from the other end in the form of Manav Suthar. A slip and a gully to begin with.
ओवर की समाप्ति 1 : 1/0
1 रन
- 00.1
- 00.2
- 00.3
- 00.4
- 00.5
- 1 LB 0.6
न. मदुष्का
0 (6)
ल. उदारा
0 (0)
म. सिराज
1-1-0-0
0.6
lb
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
Fullish length, sliding the ball into the pads. Fernando misses the flick and the ball goes off the pads down to backward square leg for a leg bye. Sri Lanka's chase is underway.
0.5
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
Siraj goes a bit wider on the crease, slanting the ball back into the batter. Fernando pushes it down to mid on.
0.4
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
Pitched up on off and middle, goes straight on. Nishan Fernando blocks it back to the bowler.
0.3
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
Straighter in line, darting back in towards off and middle. Fernando does well to get the front leg out of the way and flicks it to mid-wicket.
0.2
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
A bit wider of the off stump now, nibbling away, a much more comfortable leave for Fernando to make this time.
0.1
0
मोहम्मद सिराज To निशान मदुष्का
Just a hint of shape away from the right-hander. Fuller in length, angling away from the fourth stump line. Nishan Fernando makes a watchful leave.
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