01/12Result
3rd Test, Sri Lanka tour of India at Delhi, Dec 2-6 2017
Match drawn
Player of the Match
Virat Kohli
Virat KohliIndia
01/12Result
3rd Test, Sri Lanka tour of India at Delhi, Dec 2-6 2017
Match drawn
Player of the Match
Virat Kohli
Virat KohliIndia
127.5
4
Sandakan to Saha, FOUR, a little bit of room and that's all he needs to exploit a gap at third man. Waits and waits and waits and having seen the ball do its bit, he plays the perfect late cut
127.4
1
Sandakan to Jadeja, 1 run, punches to long-on the back of a length delivery turning sharply into him
127.3
1
Sandakan to Saha, 1 run, jumps away outside leg to punch a shortish delivery outside off through cover
127.2
0
Sandakan to Saha, no run, tosses it up on off stump, from around the wicket. Saha leans forward, slightly unsure of the way it will spin. Nevertheless, he blocks well with soft hands
127.1
0
Sandakan to Saha, no run, clears the front leg to play a whippy sort of pull shot to short midwicket

END OF OVER:
127 | 3 Runs | IND: 530/7

  • Wriddhiman Saha4 (15b)
  • Ravindra Jadeja4 (3b)
  • Dilruwan Perera31.1-0-145-1
  • Lakshan Sandakan33-1-161-4
126.6
1
Perera to Saha, 1 run, tossed up on off stump, drives to a deepish mid-on

1.20 pm But after all that, play will resume. Dilruwan Perera will finish the over off.

1.15 pm Lakmal has one more ball to bowl in the over, but he's grabbed his cap and is walking off the field. And now the umpires are getting together, chatting with Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews. We have another stoppage of play, presumably because conditions aren't quite right for cricket. Umpires Nigel Llong and Joel Wilson have called the Sri Lanka manager Asanka Gurusinha for a chat. Chandimal joins them. Have Sri Lanka taken a stand? India coach Ravi Shastri is coming out to join the party. Look out!

126.5
0
Lakmal to Saha, no run, evades another short ball because it is too far outside off
126.4
0
Lakmal to Saha, no run, goes short again and Saha is quite happy ushering them to the wicketkeeper
126.3
0
Lakmal to Saha, no run, back of a length and on off stump, defends
126.2
0
Lakmal to Saha, no run, bouncer, a shade outside off, Saha drops his wrists and gets under it
126.1
2
Lakmal to Saha, 2 runs, good length ball outside off, Saha glides it to deep third man

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END OF OVER:
126 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 527/7

  • Ravindra Jadeja4 (3b)
  • Wriddhiman Saha1 (9b)
  • Lakshan Sandakan33-1-161-4
  • Suranga Lakmal20.3-2-78-0
125.6
0
Sandakan to Jadeja, no run, tosses it up outside off and bunts it into the covers
125.5
4
Sandakan to Jadeja, FOUR, launches a short ball over to the midwicket boundary. Jadeja is remarkably good at declaration batting.
125.4
0
Sandakan to Jadeja, no run, shuffles across to whip a tossed up delivery through midwicket but gets an inside edge
125.3
W
Sandakan to Kohli, OUT, pins him lbw! But he's reviewed. Right then. This is a skidder, pitching on off stump, short of a length, forcing Kohli to go back and try a flick through midwicket. The problem for him though is the ball seems to rush him, beats him, strikes the back pad on the knee roll. Three reds come up on the replay and Kohli walks off with 15,934 at his homeground standing up for him

V Kohli lbw b Sandakan 243 (447m 287b 25x4 0x6) SR: 84.66

125.2
0
Sandakan to Kohli, no run, bottom-hand wallops a tossed up ball off middle stump back at the bowler.
125.1
0
Sandakan to Kohli, no run, stands up tall beside the wrong 'un and punches it to a deepish cover

END OF OVER:
125 | 1 Run | IND: 523/6

  • Wriddhiman Saha1 (9b)
  • Virat Kohli243 (284b)
  • Suranga Lakmal20.3-2-78-0
  • Lakshan Sandakan32-1-157-3

Alrighty, I'm going to take a bit of a break from commentary. Over to Alagappan to take over and test the strength of his lungs.

124.6
0
Lakmal to Saha, no run, bouncer, Saha ducks under.
124.5
0
Lakmal to Saha, no run, nice length, slanting in from wide of the crease. Saha reads the line well and leaves it alone
124.4
0
Lakmal to Saha, no run, full outside off, takes a stride forward and opens his bat face to steer to a deepish point

1.00pm What's happening here? Gamage's looking a little unwell again, and Sri Lanka's physio has come out. Looks like Gamage is walking off the field. Suranga Lakmal will complete the over.

Anj_Scigal: "The Sri Lankan players are clearly struggling. Especially fast bowlers who run in and have to take deep breaths of these noxious fumes. The game cannot possibly be more important than players' health. When there is rain/poor light endangering player health, play is suspended. Why not for "bad air"? Bring in an air-quality meter like a "light meter" to standardize playing conditions."

124.3
0
Gamage to Saha, no run, back of a length outside off, left alone
124.2
1
Gamage to Kohli, 1 run, overpitched outside off, driven firmly to short extra-cover, who fumbles and allows a single
124.1
0
Gamage to Kohli, no run, shortish outside off, digs it in and gets some extra bounce. Kohli wants to use his wrists and work it into the leg side, but only manages a leading edge that pops up but bounces safely short of extra-cover

Blue: "Don't understand why Ashwin was sent ahead of Saha. With this series intended as a launchpad for the SA series, Saha should bat ahead since he will likely bat every innings in SA. Ashwin may not even play every Test."

END OF OVER:
124 | 3 Runs | IND: 522/6

  • Wriddhiman Saha1 (5b)
  • Virat Kohli242 (282b)
  • Lakshan Sandakan32-1-157-3
  • Lahiru Gamage25-7-94-2
123.6
0
Sandakan to Saha, no run, back of a length, angling in towards middle stump. Goes back and across and defends
123.5
1
Sandakan to Kohli, 1 run, full, on the pads, clipped to the right of long leg

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Dhananjaya fights

109*

Previous highest score by visiting batsmen when chasing in India, by Viv Richards at Kotla in 1987. Dhananjaya de Silva has gone past that in this chase.

Kohli's series

610

Runs by Kohli in this series, the fourth-most for any batsman in a three-match Test series.

Fails again

17

Runs accumulated by Ajinkya Rahane in this series, in 5 innings. His scores: 4, 0, 2, 1, 10.

Chandimal's best

162*

Previous highest score for Dinesh Chandimal in Test, that came against India in Galle in 2015. He's better it with 164 in this game.

Record ten

0

No. of SL batsmen to score 10 Test centuries in fewer innings than Chandimal who has done it in 80 innings. Thilan Samaraweera, who took 84 innings, was the previous quickest for SL.

A long show

476

Balls faced by Mathews and Chandimal in this partnership - the most by any visiting pair in India since 2010. Kallis and Amla had batted 641 balls in Nagpur in Feb 2010.

Record double

6

No. of double-centuries by Virat Kohli as captain - the most. He went past Brian Lara's five 200s as captain. All other Indian captains combined have only four 200s.

No. 20 for Kohli

4

Number of batsmen to score 20 Test centuries in fewer innings than Kohli who has got there in his 105th innings. Bradman (55), Gavaskar (93), Hayden (95) and S Smith (99) are the only ones ahead.

Kohli's 5000

3

No. of India batsmen to get to 5000 Test runs in fewer inns than Kohli who has taken 105 inns. Gavaskar (95), Sehwag (99) and Tendulkar (103) are the three ahead of Kohli.

Perera's milestone

25

No. of Tests taken by Dilruwan Perera to take 100 wickets - the fastest among 6 Sri Lanka bowlers to the milestone. Muralitharan was the previous fastest in 27 matches.

Victorious venue

11-0

India's win-loss record in last 12 Tests at Delhi, before this. The last time they lost there was in 1987 to West Indies.