END OF OVER:20 | 12 Runs | IND: 228/5 | RR: 11.40
- Suryakumar Yadav112 (51b)
- Axar Patel21 (9b)
- Chamika Karunaratne4-0-52-1
- Kasun Rajitha4-1-35-1
8.35pm Well that was hectic. Just a highlights reel of scarcely believable shots from Surya. Only Axar Patel could match his strike-rate at the other end. Actually Rahul Tripathi set it up with an intentful 30-something in the powerplay. "Really happy the way it has turned out. A few shots are predetermined, but these are my shots that I have been playing over the last year. So nothing new. The wicket is nice, it has good bounce, and the outfield is doing its job," a chuffed Suryakumar Yadav says. This is time I say goodbye for the night as I move to the report. Ashish Pant will be with you soon with the chase.
19.6
4
Karunaratne to Yadav, FOUR, Surya ends with a boundary. He sees the field and expects a short wide slower one. He shuffles across, and then puts a lot of whip into the shot to send this over square leg for four. Ends with 112 off 52
19.5
1
Karunaratne to Patel, 1 run, full, just outside off, Axar looks for aloft down the ground, gets an inside edge onto the pad for a single
19.4
1
Karunaratne to Yadav, 1 run, on-pace ball, Surya looks to pull it from outside off but it hurries onto him. Just the single to long-on
19.3
0
Karunaratne to Yadav, no run, massive slower ball, straight line, on a length, Surya tries the big slog but is beaten by the drop in pace
19.2
6
Karunaratne to Yadav, SIX, slower legcutter, hit over extra cover off the back foot for a six. One of those Surya things. And he needs a ladder to reach this one
19.1
0
Karunaratne to Yadav, no run, wide slower legcutter, and it is not called because Surya has shuffled across. Surya, though says he moved after the ball was released, which is true really
Karunaratne has had a rough night. Now he has to close the innings out
END OF OVER:19 | 16 Runs | IND: 216/5 | RR: 11.36
- Axar Patel20 (8b)
- Suryakumar Yadav101 (46b)
- Kasun Rajitha4-1-35-1
- Maheesh Theekshana4-0-48-0
18.6
4
Rajitha to Patel, FOUR, slower ball gone wrong. A full toss just outside off, and Axar swipes this over midwicket for four more
18.5
1
Rajitha to Yadav, 1 run, this mis-hit falls short. Slower wide ball, Surya looks to slice it, but gets a thick edge that falls just short of deep point
18.4
1
Rajitha to Patel, 1 run, slower ball, not that wide, hit hard towards long-on, but Rajitha gets a hand on it
18.3
4
Rajitha to Patel, FOUR, and again. He is trying one delivery, but has field for something else. Axar has a gap at deep point, and short third is in. Rajitha bowls the wide ball well, gets an edge again, but once again it flies over short third
18.2
4
Rajitha to Patel, FOUR, goes for the wide full ball again but the third is inside the circle. So the thick edge from Axar flies over short third
18.2
1w
Rajitha to Patel, 1 wide, tries to hide this wide outside off, but goes too wide. And called
18.1
1
Rajitha to Yadav, 1 run, slower ball, full toss outside off, Surya keeps it along the ground for a single to deep cover. Yet another T20I hundred. What a marvellous innings this has been. Now there's a job to finish. Eleven balls to maximise
Rajitha now
END OF OVER:18 | 6 Runs | IND: 200/5 | RR: 11.11
- Suryakumar Yadav99 (44b)
- Axar Patel7 (4b)
- Maheesh Theekshana4-0-48-0
- Dilshan Madushanka4-0-55-2
17.6
1
Theekshana to Yadav, 1 run, doesn't bowl a flat one to try to get out of the over. Surya clips this off the toes for another single. Just the six runs off. For a spinner at the death, this is a result Sri Lanka will take
17.5
0
Theekshana to Yadav, no run, full carrom ball, Surya can't get this extra cover drive over the fielder. Plays it along the ground straight to him
17.4
2
Theekshana to Yadav, 2 runs, perfect length again. Can't drive, can't cut or pull. Punched wide of long-on, and he comes back for two
17.3
1
Theekshana to Patel, 1 run, short of a length, into the body, punched into the leg side for a single
17.2
1
Theekshana to Yadav, 1 run, full, clipped off the toes for a single to wide long-on
Surya takes a fresh guard
17.1
1
Theekshana to Patel, 1 run, short and wide, but he has protection on the cut to keep them down to one
Theekshana to bowl out
END OF OVER:17 | 16 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 194/5 | RR: 11.41
- Axar Patel5 (2b)
- Suryakumar Yadav95 (40b)
- Dilshan Madushanka4-0-55-2
- Kasun Rajitha3-1-19-1
16.6
1
Madushanka to Patel, 1 run, another slower ball, on a length, on the pads, concedes the single that will keep Surya off strike for the first ball next over
16.5
4
Madushanka to Patel, FOUR, Axar starts with a four himself. Slower ball, but short and wide, and he cuts it powerfully through backward point for four
Axar Patel walks out now. The last recognised batter. (We can't be expecting Mavi to get it right every time)
16.4
W
Madushanka to Hooda, OUT, Hooda looks for a six of his own, but has just not got the timing right. Madushanka has bowled the slower-ball legcutter. On a length, outside off, and Hooda just doesn't have the pace to work with. Caught at long-on
DJ Hooda c PW Hasaranga b Madushanka 4 (7m 2b 1x4 0x6) SR: 200.00
Back over the wicket
16.3
1
Madushanka to Yadav, 1 run, short of a length, angling in, punched to deep midwicket for one
Round the wicket now
