84.3 -
Mishra to Kaushal, byes, FOUR, tries the googly but it goes down the leg-side, Ojha moves to his left but fails to collect, four extra runs for the hosts
83.4 -
Ashwin to Dhammika, FOUR, cracking shot, Dhammika comes down the track to a well flighted delivery and smashes it past mid-off, a boundary to get going
81.3 -
U Yadav to Herath, FOUR, streaky but four, fuller length delivery and shaping away from outside off, Herath throws his bat at that, gets a thick edge that flies past the slip cordon for a boundary
81.2 -
U Yadav to Herath, FOUR, lovely shot, short and just outside off, no real pace on that from Umesh, Herath wivels across and pulls it in front of square on the on-side for a boundary
72.5 -
Binny to Mathews, FOUR, that's powerfully smacked, fraction short and well outside off, Mathews is quick to rock back and pulls it wide of mid-wicket for another boundary. Is he eyeing a series win here?
72.4 -
Binny to Mathews, FOUR, hundred for Mathews, he's ridden his luck but has also played very solidly at times. He removes his helmet, raises his bat towards the dressing room and celebrates with his partner, loud applause from the crowd at the SSC as well. Coming to the ball, this was short and well outside off, Mathews waited on it and steered it away square behind point. Mishra runs across from deep point, puts in the dive, but the ball races away to the fence. Raises his 7th Test ton as well
72.1 -
Binny to K Perera, FOUR, width on offer from Binny, Perera is quick to get on top of the bounce and slaps it away in front of square on the off-side, no one in the deep, the ball races away to the fence in a hurry
71.2 -
Mishra to K Perera, FOUR, poor ball from Mishra, drops it well outside leg, Perera gets down on his knees, rolls his wrists and sweeps it very fine - races away to the fence
70.0 -
Mishra to K Perera, FOUR, poor ball from Mishra, dropped this one way too short and well outside off, Perera rocks back and cracks it square behind point for a boundary, he's looking more confident now
68.5 -
Binny to K Perera, FOUR, fifty in both innings for Perera, the crowd are up and cheering at the SSC, back of a length and on the stumps, Perera swivels across and pulls it over square leg, there was a man in the deep, but he was very square, just the second SL player to score a fifty in both innings of a debut Test match - the other was Chandimal
68.2 -
Binny to Mathews, FOUR, that's a poor ball from Binny, short and wide outside off, slapped away in front of square on the off-side for a boundary, Mathews moves into the nineties, brings up the 100-run stand as well
64.0 -
Ashwin to Mathews, FOUR, turn and bounce for Ashwin, but it started from middle and spun down the leg-side, Mathews gets a faint tickle past the keeper and the ball races away to the fence in a hurry. More frustration for India
60.0 -
Mishra to K Perera, FOUR, Perera takes the aerial route and gets four. Lots of Jayasuriya in that shot. Takes a few steps down the track and then goes with the spin, bottom-hand dominant player is Perera and he gets a boundary over mid-wicket. There were two fielders - deep mid-wicket and long-on - but he bisected them both
59.2 -
Mishra to K Perera, FOUR, bad ball and put away. Very short and outside off, Perera rocks back and thumps the cut wide of cover, once it went past the fielder it was four. Easy ball for Perera to handle
58.1 -
Ashwin to K Perera, FOUR, when it was tossed up outside off and with lots of air, Perera takes advantage, goes over mid-off and gets good connection to clear the fielder. Cleanly hit
51.3 -
Ashwin to K Perera, FOUR, short and spinning away, Perera is loking for it and rocks back to cut between point and cover-point, the chase from Pujara was in vain
50.5 -
U Yadav to Mathews, FOUR, just a little off-line and Mathews takes toll. Drifted into middle and leg, Mathews gets inside the line, soft hands on the flick and the ball races away to fine leg
49.5 -
Ashwin to K Perera, FOUR, even though it was a bad delivery from Ashwin, Kohli keeps clapping and is trying to egg on his bowler. It was the flatter delivery outside off, sat up for Perera to rock back and cut, he plays a flat-batted shot, in the air but in the gap, wide of cover-point and the ball raced away
49.0 -
U Yadav to Mathews, FOUR, still Yadav keeps the length short, on a back of a length and outside off, Mathews stays beside the line of the ball and plays a punch with an open face, gets it wide of Ishant at point and picks up a boundary
48.2 -
U Yadav to K Perera, FOUR, thumped by Perera. Not short, but a back of a length delivery outside off, Perera picked the length quickly and short-arm pulled it over mid-wicket. No-one in the deep and that is a boundary. Perera was in position early and put it away
45.3 -
Ashwin to K Perera, FOUR, beautiful batting. Perera is an aggressive player and he comes down the track to a flighted delivery and drives through mid-off. Got to the pitch of the ball and then essayed the drive, off the full face of the bat
35.3 -
Binny to Mathews, FOUR, magnificent drive from Mathews. Even though it was in the air to the left of Binny and to the right of short, straight mid-off, he bisected both. It was pitched up and Mathews went through with the drive. Raced away
27.3 -
Binny to Mathews, FOUR, beautifully driven by Mathews. It was full and outside off, Mathews just drove through the line of that and he is standing outside his crease as well, gets forward and creamed that to the fence through mid-off
23.5 -
U Yadav to Mathews, FOUR, overpitched on the pads and Mathews flicks it away through square leg, easy delivery and he had to hit the gap which he did. Yadav knew that he had erred and grimaced immediately after delivering
18.1 -
Ashwin to Mathews, FOUR, edged and four! Quicker and outside off, Mathews slashes the cut, the outside edge flies to the right of Rahane at first slip, he had no chance as the ball went quickly
14.1 -
Ishant to Kaushal Silva, FOUR, Ishant starts his new spell with a short delivery, Silva was expecting it, got into position quickly and pulled it over mid-wicket, no need to run for those
13.4 -
Binny to Mathews, FOUR, half volley and Mathews cashes in. It was well outside off, Mathews drives it hard onto the ground, places it wide of mid-off, Ashwin just runs back to collect the ball
12.3 -
U Yadav to Mathews, FOUR, Umesh keeps leaking runs. Good length ball outside off, Mathews drives it on the up to the left of mid-off, Kohli gave up the chase very early
12.2 -
U Yadav to Mathews, FOUR, top shot! Mathews doesn't bother to run, he knew he had timed it well. Pitched up on off, Mathews drives it past the non-striker, beats mid-on to his left and the timing does the rest
12.0 -
Binny to Kaushal Silva, FOUR, overpitched outside off, Silva gets a good stride forward, opens the bat face and square drives to the right of backward point, Umesh gets a hand, but doesn't make a clean stop, gives chase but the ball wins the race
10.2 -
U Yadav to Kaushal Silva, FOUR, poor bowling. Short of a length just outside off, Silva fetches the pull from there and sends it through the vacant mid-wicket region. This is buffet bowling from Umesh, Sri Lanka have scored 5 fours and all have come off Umesh
10.1 -
U Yadav to Kaushal Silva, FOUR, change of ends hasn't helped Umesh. Banged in halfway down the wicket, not much venom on that, Silva rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket, no one in the deep to stop that
5.5 -
U Yadav to Chandimal, FOUR, those two boundaries got to Umesh, splays it down leg, Chandimal helps it along the way, glances it fine and beats the fielder in the deep. Hat-trick of boundaries for Chandimal
5.4 -
U Yadav to Chandimal, FOUR, much better shot this. Good length ball outside off, Chandimal comes forward and drives it square of the wicket, hit it on the up and found the gap to perfection. Once again Chandimal has come out with a positive intent
5.3 -
U Yadav to Chandimal, FOUR, short of length around off, climbs up on Chandimal, who stands tall and steers it behind point, used the pace of Umesh and ran it off the face of the bat, the ball raced away
85.0 -
Mishra to Pradeep, out Lbw!! First Test series win for India on Sri Lankan soil after 22 years. This is also the first series win for Virat Kohli as captain. The Indians are absolutely elated. Ravi Shastri and the rest of the team management are very happy in the dressing room. This was the googly that came in with the angle, Pradeep played for turn, beat the inside edge and hit Pradeep right in front of off. Ump Tucker thought about it and raised his finger. Pradeep lbw b Mishra 0(2)
83.5 -
Ashwin to Dhammika, out Caught by Binny!! This was coming, Dhammika was slogging at every ball! This was tossed up invitingly outside off, Dhammika charged down the track, was nowhere near the pitch of the ball, goes through with the swing, hits it high and towards mid-off. Binny was the man underneath, he doesn't drop those, safely holds on and India are just one wicket away now. Dhammika c Binny b Ashwin 6(4) [4s-1]
83.1 -
Ashwin to Herath, out Lbw!! Ashwin strikes with his first ball of the spell. This was very full and drifted into the left-hander, Herath was looking to work it towards the on-side, played all around the ball and missed it completely, he lost balance as he completed the shot as well, gets struck low on the pads, the impact was in front of middle and would have gone on to hit the stumps. India are just two wickets away from ending the 22-year wait. Herath lbw b Ashwin 11(23) [4s-2]
80.3 -
Ishant to Mathews, out Lbw!! That should be the final nail in Sri Lanka's coffin! Mathews falls after a brave effort and it's as plumb as it gets. 200th Test wicket for Ishant, 8th Indian bowler to reach the landmark. The second new ball has done the trick for Kohli's men, this was full and nipped back in sharply, Mathews was caught in his crease as he attempted the flick. Panic stricken, he looks to get his bat in front of the pads. Falls over slightly and is struck on the back pad, bang in front of middle stump. It was going on to hit the middle stump. Easy call for umpire Tucker. Mathews lbw b Ishant 110(240) [4s-13]
76.1 -
Ashwin to K Perera, out Caught by Rohit!! Soft, soft dismissal for Perera, he gets a mouthful from the Indians as he walked away, he turns back and doesn't look too happy, but the stand has been broken. What a way to throw your wicket away, your skipper is batting on a hundred plus, you attempt a cheeky reverse sweep. This was tossed up outside leg by Ashwin, he had a pre-dominantly leg-side field, Perera saw options on the off-side, goes for the reverse, doesn't roll his wrists around it, hits it in the air and straight to backward point. Rohit doesn't drop those, India celebrate, but it is cut short by that unsavoury incident. No need to do all these, India can just concentrate on their bowling. Somebody said something to Perera which riled him. K Perera c Rohit b Ashwin 70(106) [4s-11]
38.0 -
Ashwin to Thirimanne, out Caught by Rahul!! Brilliant reflexes from KL. That is a stunning catch. Turned across Thirimanne who was closing the face of the bat on the flick, the leading edge is found and it is going over silly point, KL though anticipated the shot and was up and ready, leapt high and palmed it with his left hand and then grabbed the rebound. He punched it in the air like how you do in Volleyball and then went across to catch it. Kohli is happy and hugs him. That is a wicket got due to the fielder's brilliance. Ashwin smiles too. Mathews is stone-faced at the other end. Just when the partnership was going strong, out of nowhere a moment of inspiration has brought India a wicket. Good move from Kohli to keep the tall and lanky KL at silly point instead of the shorter Pujara. Thirimanne c Rahul b Ashwin 12(47)
21.1 -
U Yadav to Kaushal Silva, out Caught by Pujara!! Very poor from Kaushal Silva. And he has gifted India his wicket. There was no need to take on Yadav, especially when the extra pace of the seamer could hurt you. And after showing admirable restraint and caution, he has thrown it away. This short delivery reared up on him, he was in no position to pull and spliced it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. Easy grab for Pujara and India get the wicket they wanted so badly early in the day. Replays showed that Kaushal Silva took it from outside off, which made it even harder for him to control the shot. Kaushal Silva c Pujara b U Yadav 27(50) [4s-4]
7.0 -
Ishant to Chandimal, out Caught by Kohli!! This is a big wicket. Chandimal was looking good for the second time in the Test and again has thrown it away. This was a nothing shot from him. The umpires asking him to wait as they check for a no-ball, Ishant is fine as there is some part of his foot behind the line. Some bizzare celebrations from Ishant. After he sees the catch taken, bangs his head hard with his hand. Not sure what it meant though. Short of a length just outside off, Chandimal was looking to run it down to third man, doesn't account for the bounce, the ball flies to the left of Rahul at third slip, he dives and spills, but Kohli at second slip is aware and snaffles the rebound. Sri Lanka in serious trouble now. Chandimal c Kohli b Ishant 18(17) [4s-3]
3.2 -
U Yadav to Karunaratne, out Caught by N Ojha!! Edged and caught! This is lovely stuff from the Indian bowlers, Umesh joins the act. This was pitched up outside off and went with the angle, Karunaratne didn't need to play at that, instead, he limply pokes, the outside edge is found. Ojha dives across to his left and accepts the chance gleefully. Once again, a batting team has had a horrible start against the new ball in this series. A duck for Karunaratne, Sri Lanka have lost two. Karunaratne c N Ojha b U Yadav 0(7)
1.0 -
Ishant to Tharanga, out Caught by N Ojha!! Ishant strikes in the first over! Tharanga doesn't like it, but there was a clear edge here. Lovely channel once again, fraction fuller in length and a hint of shape away, Tharanga hung his bat forward as he looked to defend, gets a faint edge through to the keeper. The Indians were confident and umpire Tucker's finger went up. To make matters worse for Tharanga, Ishant celebrates in his face. He doesn't need to do it, he's in the middle of a fine spell of bowling, he can instead concentrate solely on that. Tharanga c N Ojha b Ishant 0(7)