Mohammed Siraj to Dasun Shanaka. Half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Iyer.
18 from the final over has taken Sri Lanka to 135 but that shouldn't be enough against this supremely confident Indian line up who will aggressively take this chase on.
Sri Lanka struggled to cope with the changes of pace and extra bounce the Indian attack got. Jaydev Unadkat was particularly impressive with 2-15. Washington Sundar returned tidy figures opening the bowling on debut as well.
19.5
SIX! Mohammed Siraj to Dasun Shanaka. Length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Siraj is the only bowler Sri Lanka have been able to get after. Shanaka got a big piece of that.
19.4
Mohammed Siraj to Akila Dananjaya. Short, down leg side backing away pulling, mis-timed in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
19.3
FOUR! Mohammed Siraj to Akila Dananjaya. Back of a length, down leg side backing away Slog, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs. Much more confident stroke battered down the ground.
19.2
FOUR! Mohammed Siraj to Akila Dananjaya. Short, down leg side backing away pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs. Sri Lanka won't care how the boundaries come. Swung hard and flew over the keeper.
19.1
Mohammed Siraj to Dasun Shanaka. Slower ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Pandya.
Jaydev Unadkat to Dasun Shanaka. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Pandya. Excellent figures of 2-15 for Unadkat tonight. He mixed his pace up so well.
18.5
Jaydev Unadkat to Dasun Shanaka. Length ball, down leg side down the track Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
18.4
Jaydev Unadkat to Dasun Shanaka. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Siraj.
18.3
Jaydev Unadkat to Akila Dananjaya. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, shy attempt by Iyer.
18.2
Jaydev Unadkat to Akila Dananjaya. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
18.1
Jaydev Unadkat to Akila Dananjaya. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Hardik Pandya to Akila Dananjaya. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, shy attempt by Sharma.
17.5
Hardik Pandya to Dasun Shanaka. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Sundar.
17.4
Hardik Pandya to Dasun Shanaka. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
17.3
OUT! Caught. Hardik Pandya to Asela Gunaratne. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, by Yadav. Banged in and spliced. The Sri Lankans really haven't found their timing and another one perishes in the deep.
17.2
Hardik Pandya to Asela Gunaratne. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
17.1
Hardik Pandya to Dasun Shanaka. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, inside edge to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Pandey.
Jaydev Unadkat to Asela Gunaratne. Slower length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front Scoop, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni. Unadkat going through his variations and Sri Lanka are finding it hard to get hold of him.
16.5
Jaydev Unadkat to Dasun Shanaka. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump down the track Slog, top edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
16.4
Jaydev Unadkat to Dasun Shanaka. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
16.3
Jaydev Unadkat to Dasun Shanaka. Slower ball short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Karthik.
16.2
Jaydev Unadkat to Dasun Shanaka. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
16.1
Jaydev Unadkat to Asela Gunaratne. Slower ball short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Pandya.
SIX! Hardik Pandya to Dasun Shanaka. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over deep cover for 6 runs. Sri Lanka have been desperate for that and in truth it was a bad ball. Shanaka had the confidence to pin his ears back and belt it over cover. They still need a huge four overs to finish.
15.5
Hardik Pandya to Dasun Shanaka. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
15.5
Wide Hardik Pandya to Dasun Shanaka. Short, outside off stump ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
15.4
Hardik Pandya to Dasun Shanaka. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
15.3
Hardik Pandya to Asela Gunaratne. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Siraj.
15.2
Hardik Pandya to Dasun Shanaka. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Sundar.
FOUR! Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot flick, well timed past deep backward square leg for 4 runs. Whipped away off his pads. India take the game by 5 wickets and the series 3-0.
An engrossing low-scoring match. Sri Lanka regained some pride defending 135 but despite encouraging performances from Dushmantha Chameera and Dasun Shanaka they weren't able to claim a consolation victory.India remain the team to beat in all formats in world cricket.
19.1
Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to long on for 2 runs, direct hit by Gunathilaka, overthrow by Gunathilaka. A rebound off the stumps gives Dhoni and the crowd everything they want. The chance for him to hit the winning runs.
SIX! Nuwan Pradeep to Dinesh Karthik. Full toss, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. That's not the ball Sri Lanka wanted but it's a ball Dinesh Karthik will dream of. A waist high full toss to take away all the pressure for India.
18.5
Nuwan Pradeep to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Perera.
18.4
Nuwan Pradeep to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.
18.3
Nuwan Pradeep to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Perera.
18.2
Nuwan Pradeep to MS Dhoni. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Tharanga.
18.1
Nuwan Pradeep to Dinesh Karthik. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Samarawickrama.
Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Short, outside off stump down the track pulling, hit pad to backward point for no runs, fielded by Shanaka.
17.5
Thisara Perera to Dinesh Karthik. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Chameera.
17.4
Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Length ball, outside off stump down the track pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Perera.
17.3
Thisara Perera to Dinesh Karthik. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Shanaka, fielded by Chameera.
17.2
Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Perera.
17.1
Thisara Perera to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Samarawickrama.
APPEAL! Verified by umpire after REFERRAL. Dushmantha Chameera to MS Dhoni. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump no foot movement working, hit pad to backward point for no runs, fielded by Gunaratne, appeal made for L.B.W. Great bowling again but just going over the top.
16.5
Dushmantha Chameera to MS Dhoni. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.
16.4
FOUR! Dushmantha Chameera to MS Dhoni. Back of a length, outside off stump moves in front pushing, outside edge past third man for 4 runs. Pace and bounce. The ball takes half of Dhoni's blade and flies past the leaping Dickwella. Oh for a first slip.
16.3
Dushmantha Chameera to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Gunathilaka.
16.2
Dushmantha Chameera to MS Dhoni. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Tharanga.
16.1
મનીષ પાંડે b Dushmantha Chameera 32 (29)
OUT! Bowled. Dushmantha Chameera to Manish Pandey. Seaming in length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, missed. Superb from Chameera. Bowling a tight off stump line and nipping it back to beat Pandey's forcing shot. MS Dhoni is in now to try and see India home.
Nuwan Pradeep to Manish Pandey. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Perera.
15.5
FOUR! Nuwan Pradeep to Manish Pandey. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Pandey made room and cracked the ball away at its apex. Can he see his side home?
15.4
Nuwan Pradeep to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, to mid wicket for 1 run, mis-fielded by Gunaratne.
15.3
Nuwan Pradeep to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick, to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.
15.2
Nuwan Pradeep to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Perera.
15.1
Nuwan Pradeep to Manish Pandey. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Perera.
હાર્દિક પંડ્યા c Niroshan Dickwella b Dasun Shanaka 4 (4)
OUT! Caught. Dasun Shanaka to Hardik Pandya. Short, outside off stump down the track cutting, bottom edge to wicketkeeper, by Dickwella. There could be another twist in this game. Pandya tried to get cute and ramp the ball. He could only get a thin connection from the bottom of the bat through to Dickwella.
14.5
Dasun Shanaka to Hardik Pandya. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Gunaratne.
14.4
Dasun Shanaka to Manish Pandey. Short, outside off stump down the track pulling, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Gunathilaka.
14.3
FOUR! Dasun Shanaka to Manish Pandey. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Shanaka tried to respond with the yorker but the length was way off.
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Mohammed Siraj to Dasun Shanaka. Half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Iyer.
18 from the final over has taken Sri Lanka to 135 but that shouldn't be enough against this supremely confident Indian line up who will aggressively take this chase on.
Sri Lanka struggled to cope with the changes of pace and extra bounce the Indian attack got. Jaydev Unadkat was particularly impressive with 2-15. Washington Sundar returned tidy figures opening the bowling on debut as well.
SIX! Mohammed Siraj to Dasun Shanaka. Length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Siraj is the only bowler Sri Lanka have been able to get after. Shanaka got a big piece of that.
Mohammed Siraj to Akila Dananjaya. Short, down leg side backing away pulling, mis-timed in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
FOUR! Mohammed Siraj to Akila Dananjaya. Back of a length, down leg side backing away Slog, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs. Much more confident stroke battered down the ground.
FOUR! Mohammed Siraj to Akila Dananjaya. Short, down leg side backing away pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs. Sri Lanka won't care how the boundaries come. Swung hard and flew over the keeper.
Mohammed Siraj to Dasun Shanaka. Slower ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Pandya.
Jaydev Unadkat to Dasun Shanaka. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Pandya. Excellent figures of 2-15 for Unadkat tonight. He mixed his pace up so well.
Jaydev Unadkat to Dasun Shanaka. Length ball, down leg side down the track Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Jaydev Unadkat to Dasun Shanaka. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Siraj.
Jaydev Unadkat to Akila Dananjaya. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, shy attempt by Iyer.
Jaydev Unadkat to Akila Dananjaya. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Jaydev Unadkat to Akila Dananjaya. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Hardik Pandya to Akila Dananjaya. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, shy attempt by Sharma.
Hardik Pandya to Dasun Shanaka. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Sundar.
Hardik Pandya to Dasun Shanaka. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
OUT! Caught. Hardik Pandya to Asela Gunaratne. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, by Yadav. Banged in and spliced. The Sri Lankans really haven't found their timing and another one perishes in the deep.
Hardik Pandya to Asela Gunaratne. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Hardik Pandya to Dasun Shanaka. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, inside edge to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Pandey.
Jaydev Unadkat to Asela Gunaratne. Slower length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front Scoop, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni. Unadkat going through his variations and Sri Lanka are finding it hard to get hold of him.
Jaydev Unadkat to Dasun Shanaka. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump down the track Slog, top edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
Jaydev Unadkat to Dasun Shanaka. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Jaydev Unadkat to Dasun Shanaka. Slower ball short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Karthik.
Jaydev Unadkat to Dasun Shanaka. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
Jaydev Unadkat to Asela Gunaratne. Slower ball short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Pandya.
SIX! Hardik Pandya to Dasun Shanaka. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over deep cover for 6 runs. Sri Lanka have been desperate for that and in truth it was a bad ball. Shanaka had the confidence to pin his ears back and belt it over cover. They still need a huge four overs to finish.
Hardik Pandya to Dasun Shanaka. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Wide Hardik Pandya to Dasun Shanaka. Short, outside off stump ducked, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
Hardik Pandya to Dasun Shanaka. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Hardik Pandya to Asela Gunaratne. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot glancing, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Siraj.
Hardik Pandya to Dasun Shanaka. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Sundar.
FOUR! Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot flick, well timed past deep backward square leg for 4 runs. Whipped away off his pads. India take the game by 5 wickets and the series 3-0.
An engrossing low-scoring match. Sri Lanka regained some pride defending 135 but despite encouraging performances from Dushmantha Chameera and Dasun Shanaka they weren't able to claim a consolation victory.India remain the team to beat in all formats in world cricket.
Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to long on for 2 runs, direct hit by Gunathilaka, overthrow by Gunathilaka. A rebound off the stumps gives Dhoni and the crowd everything they want. The chance for him to hit the winning runs.
SIX! Nuwan Pradeep to Dinesh Karthik. Full toss, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. That's not the ball Sri Lanka wanted but it's a ball Dinesh Karthik will dream of. A waist high full toss to take away all the pressure for India.
Nuwan Pradeep to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Perera.
Nuwan Pradeep to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.
Nuwan Pradeep to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Perera.
Nuwan Pradeep to MS Dhoni. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Tharanga.
Nuwan Pradeep to Dinesh Karthik. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Samarawickrama.
Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Short, outside off stump down the track pulling, hit pad to backward point for no runs, fielded by Shanaka.
Thisara Perera to Dinesh Karthik. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Chameera.
Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Length ball, outside off stump down the track pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Perera.
Thisara Perera to Dinesh Karthik. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Shanaka, fielded by Chameera.
Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Perera.
Thisara Perera to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Samarawickrama.
APPEAL! Verified by umpire after REFERRAL. Dushmantha Chameera to MS Dhoni. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump no foot movement working, hit pad to backward point for no runs, fielded by Gunaratne, appeal made for L.B.W. Great bowling again but just going over the top.
Dushmantha Chameera to MS Dhoni. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.
FOUR! Dushmantha Chameera to MS Dhoni. Back of a length, outside off stump moves in front pushing, outside edge past third man for 4 runs. Pace and bounce. The ball takes half of Dhoni's blade and flies past the leaping Dickwella. Oh for a first slip.
Dushmantha Chameera to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Gunathilaka.
Dushmantha Chameera to MS Dhoni. Seaming in back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Tharanga.
OUT! Bowled. Dushmantha Chameera to Manish Pandey. Seaming in length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, missed. Superb from Chameera. Bowling a tight off stump line and nipping it back to beat Pandey's forcing shot. MS Dhoni is in now to try and see India home.
Nuwan Pradeep to Manish Pandey. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Perera.
FOUR! Nuwan Pradeep to Manish Pandey. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Pandey made room and cracked the ball away at its apex. Can he see his side home?
Nuwan Pradeep to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, to mid wicket for 1 run, mis-fielded by Gunaratne.
Nuwan Pradeep to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick, to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.
Nuwan Pradeep to Dinesh Karthik. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Perera.
Nuwan Pradeep to Manish Pandey. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Perera.
OUT! Caught. Dasun Shanaka to Hardik Pandya. Short, outside off stump down the track cutting, bottom edge to wicketkeeper, by Dickwella. There could be another twist in this game. Pandya tried to get cute and ramp the ball. He could only get a thin connection from the bottom of the bat through to Dickwella.
Dasun Shanaka to Hardik Pandya. Length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Gunaratne.
Dasun Shanaka to Manish Pandey. Short, outside off stump down the track pulling, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Gunathilaka.
FOUR! Dasun Shanaka to Manish Pandey. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Shanaka tried to respond with the yorker but the length was way off.