- BATSMENRB4s6sSR7.4 gone! 125 kph, the fourth offcutter of the over. Slow down leg, Dickwella backs away and is flummoxed into playing early (despite it being the fourth straight slower ball). He does and chips a catch to Dhawan at midwicket who leaps up and to his left. That's another start Dickwella has thrown away 41/114.1 a juggle from Dhoni but Gunathilaka is so far out of his crease that Dhoni stays calm, catches the juggle and takes off the bails. Plenty of flight on that from Chahal, may have got some drift too. But Gunathilaka uses his feet as soon as he sees some flight. Misses the line due to that drift, yorks himself and Dhoni makes a tough stumping look tough. Got the job done ably 70/223.3 opts for the review after being ruled lbw. It wasn't an immediate decision, so there might not be bat involved. Doesn't seem to be on replay as Mendis plays a sweep to a good length ball on middle. "No bat," says the third umpire. Three reds and umpire Martinesz decision stands. Mendis does play this shot very well, but this time, he chooses to do so against a straight and quick delivery. And bringing the bat down across the line off a high backlift takes time. Far too much time on this occasion, certainly 99/415.6 another one! Sri Lanka falling away. Good length outside off, Tharanga fishes at it, gets a thick outside edge and flies straight to a wide slip. That's terrific bowling. The old 1-2, the full, wide ball after the short one, gets just enough lateral movement too, the ball shaping away. Tharanga wafts and pays the price for a flirty, nothing stroke. Good captaincy from Kohli too, to have himself there. 81/328.3 appeal for lbw and Reiffel gives it. Axar strikes, and it's the big one too as Mathews walks back, the second Sri Lankan out sweeping. He plants his front leg across and tries to smack the good length ball on off stump away. But it's just that tiny bit too quick. The umpire took his time, wondering if the impact was in line with off stump, and then said yes. HawkEye show it would have been umpire's call... 121/544.6 and gone! 111 kph, slower delivery on off. Siriwardana looks to go straight but the ball skews off the outside half and lobs to cover. An easy catch. But that was a terrific knock, the best of the series for Sri Lanka. 212/646.6 135 kph, gone underneath the bat this time. Full and straight, Kapugedara can't do much. Gets his hands down too late and the ball sneaks under the bat. 221/748.2 the slower ball and gone! Short and slow on off, Dananjaya slices a pull straight up. Axar runs across from mid-off and takes an easy catch 230/8Extras22 (b 1, lb 10, w 11)TOTAL236/8 (50 Overs, RR: 4.72)Did not bat: SL MalingaFall of wickets: 1-41 (Niroshan Dickwella, 7.4 ov), 2-70 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 14.1 ov), 3-81 (Upul Tharanga, 15.6 ov), 4-99 (Kusal Mendis, 23.3 ov), 5-121 (Angelo Mathews, 28.3 ov), 6-212 (Milinda Siriwardana, 44.6 ov), 7-221 (Chamara Kapugedera, 46.6 ov), 8-230 (Akila Dananjaya, 48.2 ov)
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR15.3 gone! Looked like the legbreak again, flat and full on leg, Rohit chooses to sweep but misses it. Dhawan seemed to instructed him, if you ... Rohit absorbs what Dhawan tells him and chooses to review. No bat on that. That is another terrible review, pitches on middle and leg, hits the stumps halfway up. Three reds and Rohit throws a hundred away. 109/116.3 what a catch! That was perfect timing, sprinted right from the outset, ran to the ball in a straight line - as opposed to around the ball - and took the catch inches off the ground. Stunning catch. Flat down leg from Siriwardana, would have been wide had Dhawan chosen not to sweep. His top-edged lobbed towards short fine leg. That's the best moment of the ODI series for Sri Lanka 113/217.5 74 kph, Rahul this time does not read the googly. And India are in trouble. Sensational control of the googly, so good that the length is just terrific - it's full but not full enough that Rahul can smother the turn, it's not short, definitely not short enough for Rahul to go back. It spins back in prodigiously, clips the pad and knocks into the stumps. 5 wickets in 15 balls. Aaaah, wow. 119/517.1 77 kph, the googly from Dananjaya and Jadhav is castled. Completely flummoxed by the fact that an offspinner is ripping googlies - well, the direction of turn is the same. He stays back, wafts with bat well away from pad, and the ball says hello to that glaring gap and goes right through to hit middle stump. That was not a good stroke, not helped by the fact that he did not have a clue of the direction of spin 114/317.3 Kohli's gone! 4 off 2! Dananjaya spinning a web around these Indian batsmen. What's happening. Yikes. Wow. Another googly, this one is soooo full but Kohli still does not manage to get bat on that. It's full and straight, Kohli takes his pads away from the line of the ball, looking for that trademark whippy cover drive, but all that does it create a massive bat-pad gap and the stumps are disturbed again. SL in raptures. 118/419.3 five for Dananjaya. And India are in utter shambles. It was Ajantha Mendis in Galle! It's Dananjaya in Pallekele! The power of wristpin. It's surprise, surprise, another googly. Pandya runs down to the pitch, but does not get there. Hey, guess what that does? It creates yet another bat-pad gap. The snake of a googly finds that gap, and settles nicely in Dickwella's gloves. Pandya was not reading that, thought he could smother the spin but the bowler was clever enough to drag that length back. 121/621.5 86 kph, the non-turning offbreak? Who cares, say Sri Lanka. Axar can't review even if he wants to. Yes, it is. The non-turning offbreak on off, flat and full, draws Axar forward, beats the bat on the inside edge and strikes him in front of off. Sri Lanka have formed a circle with enough energy to power those floodlights that failed in the CPL earlier today. Akila has six! 131/7Extras15 (lb 1, w 14)TOTAL231/7 (44.2 Overs, RR: 5.21)Fall of wickets: 1-109 (Rohit Sharma, 15.3 ov), 2-113 (Shikhar Dhawan, 16.3 ov), 3-114 (Kedar Jadhav, 17.1 ov), 4-118 (Virat Kohli, 17.3 ov), 5-119 (KL Rahul, 17.5 ov), 6-121 (Hardik Pandya, 19.3 ov), 7-131 (Axar Patel, 21.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SL Malinga 8 0 49 0 6.12 25 4 1 6 0 MVT Fernando 6.2 0 32 0 5.05 19 2 0 6 0 AD Mathews 3 0 11 0 3.66 11 1 0 1 0 PVD Chameera 7 0 45 0 6.42 21 4 2 0 0 A Dananjaya 10 0 54 6 5.40 31 4 1 0 0 TAM Siriwardana 10 0 39 1 3.90 35 2 1 1 0
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- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 52 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 6
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 127 runs, 4 wickets)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 81/3 in 16.0 overs (BKG Mendis 14)
- Over 23.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - REJ Martinesz, Batsman - BKG Mendis (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 23.5 overs (143 balls), Extras 11
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 149/5 in 34.0 overs (TAM Siriwardana 25, CK Kapugedera 11)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 34.1 overs (205 balls), Extras 15
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls (TAM Siriwardana 27, CK Kapugedera 19, Ex 4)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 57 runs, 3 wickets)
- TAM Siriwardana: 50 off 49 balls (2 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 42.6 overs (258 balls), Extras 17
- Over 46.2: Review by India (Bowling), Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batsman - CK Kapugedera (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 236/8 in 50.0 overs (PVD Chameera 6, MVT Fernando 3)
- Rain: India - 0/0
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 68 runs, 0 wicket)
- India: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (RG Sharma 29, S Dhawan 18, Ex 4)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 38.0 (Mandatory - 121 runs, 7 wickets)
- Drinks: India - 89/0 in 13.0 overs (RG Sharma 47, S Dhawan 37)
- RG Sharma: 50 off 43 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- India: 100 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 90 balls (RG Sharma 54, S Dhawan 42, Ex 6)
- Over 15.3: Review by India (Batting), Umpire - REJ Martinesz, Batsman - RG Sharma (Struck down)
- India: 150 runs in 26.5 overs (161 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: India - 153/7 in 28.0 overs (MS Dhoni 19, B Kumar 9)
- Over 35.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - REJ Martinesz, Batsman - B Kumar (Struck down)
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 91 balls (MS Dhoni 25, B Kumar 18, Ex 7)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 38.1 - 47.0 (Mandatory - 42 runs, 0 wicket)
- India: 200 runs in 39.5 overs (239 balls), Extras 13
- B Kumar: 50 off 77 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 8th Wicket: 100 runs in 135 balls (MS Dhoni 38, B Kumar 53, Ex 9)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsRealised offbreaks wouldn't help on this track - Dananjaya
Akila Dananjaya, who took 6 for 54, realised early on that the offbreak wouldn't be helpful against India in Pallekele and switched to bowling legbreaks and googlies instead
SL bring back Chandimal, Thirimanne for remaining ODIs
The two batsmen have been brought in for the remainder of the ODI series after Danushka Gunathilaka was ruled out due to a shoulder injury and Upul Tharanga was suspended for two matches
Wanted to play Dananjaya as someone who bowls googlies - Bhuvneshwar
Bhuvneshwar Kumar revealed that he was especially mindful of Dananjaya's incoming delivery and walked in with a plan to counter it, after hauling India to an improbable win in the second ODI
Record 8th wicket stand and Dananjaya's dream spell
The Sri Lanka spinner's figures of 6 for 54 were his country's best in a losing cause in ODIs
Pothas 'very happy' with 'hugely supportive' SLC
The interim coach was earlier critical of fickle selections following the nine-wicket loss in Dambulla, but has now struck an optimistic note about the team's prospects