Player of the Match
Player of the Match

11pm That's all we have for you from this game. SL need to produce a strong response in less than 24 hours if they are to keep the series alive. Same time. Same place tomorrow. Until then, this is Deivarayan Muthu signing off on the behalf of Shashank Kishore and Venkat Raghav. Take care and good night.

Mustafa Moudi : "What a Beginning for SKY as the Full Time Captain... only SKY is the limit from here !!"

10.23pm That is that. India go 1-0 up in the three-match T20I series. Sri Lanka had a proper crack at the 214 chase, with Nissanka and Mendis striking up an 84-run opening stand. While Mendis holed out for 45, Nissanka pressed onto score 79 off 48 balls. However, just when Nissanka looked like he was good for more, he fell as part of a collapse. SL lost 9 for 30 to be bowled out for 170 in 19.2 overs. The new era begins brightly for India under SKY and Gambhir. Do stick around for the post-match presentation.

SKY, India captain and Player of the Match: I think they were playing some good brand of cricket from ball one. Even with wickets falling, they [SL] kept the tempo up. We practised here for two-three days and we knew how the wicket would play. We never thought it [the game] would go away from us, given we won the World Cup. Fortunately, there was no dew

Asalanka, SL captain: Of course, we were not up to the mark [with the ball] in the powerplay. But we came back strong and at some stage thought they might get to 240. We could've done better [with the bat]. It [6-5 combination] is an experiment, but this is the way we should go in the future.

Maya : "Should've brought in Parag a little bit earlier"

Sumit: "Riyan Parag should be named MOM for his bowling effort "

Kavanooraan: "Given the rapid start by the SL opening partnership, 43 is an Himalayan margin !!!"


19.2
W
Parag to Madushanka, OUT, Parag closes it out with a double-strike. He pumps his fist and celebrates. Back-of-the-hand variation from Parag. Seems like the wrong'un. Madushanka swings for the hills and misses. Parag hits leg stump and finishes with 3 for 5. Positive signs for India. SL have lost 9 for 30. Wouldja believe it?

D Madushanka b Parag 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Aravindavalli : "Riyan Parag : the all rounder who can fill Jaddu's shoes"

19.1
W
Parag to Theekshana, OUT, Parag helps himself to another wicket. Theekshana backs a long way outside leg. Parag follows him with a yorker. Theekshana jams his bat down and edges it back onto his own stumps. India are closing in on a 1-0 lead

M Theekshana b Parag 2 (14m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 40.00

Parag to bowl the final over

END OF OVER:
19 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 170/8 (44 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.94, RRR: 44.00)

  • Asitha Fernando0 (1b)
  • Maheesh Theekshana2 (4b)
  • Mohammed Siraj3-0-23-1
  • Arshdeep Singh3-0-24-2
18.6
0
Mohammed Siraj to Fernando, no run, mighty full on middle, Asitha backs away and jabs it down to mid-off

Asahel: "@Anjan I'd give it to Axar's double-wicket over getting both set batsmen out"

Asitha in at No.10

18.5
W
Mohammed Siraj to Pathirana, OUT, on a length and slanting into off stump, looped into the lap of mid-on. Pathirana doesn't have enough power or elevation to clear Axar

M Pathirana c Patel b Mohammed Siraj 6 (8m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 85.71

Swapnil: "Shanaka turns into a different beast when he's up against India. India really dodged a bullet by getting him out before he could face a ball"

18.4
4
Mohammed Siraj to Pathirana, 4 runs, Pathirana gets a taste of his own medicine. Searing yorker, swinging into middle and leg, inside-edged onto the pad. Theekshana wants a single. Siraj has a shy at the non-striker's end and misses. The ball bursts out of SKY's hands and rolls into the boundary
18.3
1
Mohammed Siraj to Theekshana, 1 run, hacked away to deep midwicket off the inner half

Anjan: "I think the turning point in this game was Shanaka's run out. There was no need for the 3rd."

18.2
1
Mohammed Siraj to Pathirana, 1 run, full and on off, smeared to mid-off
18.1
0
Mohammed Siraj to Pathirana, no run, wide yorker, play and a miss from Pathirana

END OF OVER:
18 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | SL: 164/7 (50 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 9.11, RRR: 25.00)

  • Maheesh Theekshana1 (3b)
  • Matheesha Pathirana1 (3b)
  • Arshdeep Singh3-0-24-2
  • Riyan Parag1-0-5-1
17.6
0
Arshdeep Singh to Theekshana, no run, off-stump yorker, slanting in from round the stumps, jammed back to Arshdeep
17.5
0
Arshdeep Singh to Theekshana, no run, bouncer, angling across off, Theekshana rocks his head out of the way
17.4
1
Arshdeep Singh to Pathirana, 1 run, short, angling into leg stump and ducking away. Pathirana hops and plinks it to cover
17.3
0
Arshdeep Singh to Pathirana, no run, slower cutter outside off, beats him on the outside edge once again
17.2
0
Arshdeep Singh to Pathirana, no run, full and slanting away outside off, beats the outside edge

Pathirana at No.9

17.1
W
Arshdeep Singh to Hasaranga, OUT, just short of a good length and slanting away outside off. Hasaranga has to fetch it from a wide line. He can only drag it to Parag moving to his right from mid-on

PW Hasaranga c Parag b Arshdeep Singh 2 (5m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

Arshdeep is back. He still has two overs in the bag

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | SL: 163/6 (51 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 9.58, RRR: 17.00)

  • Wanindu Hasaranga2 (2b)
  • Maheesh Theekshana1 (1b)
  • Riyan Parag1-0-5-1
  • Ravi Bishnoi4-0-37-1
16.6
1
Parag to Hasaranga, 1 run, tossed up and outside off, smeared away to the off-side sweeper on the front foot
16.5
1
Parag to Theekshana, 1 run, flat and quick on middle and leg, weakly slog-swept away to deep midwicket

Theekshana is the new man for SL

16.4
W
Parag to PHKD Mendis, OUT, Parag castles Mendis and lets out a big roar! Shortish and angling into middle from around the wicket, then turns away from Mendis. He slashes and misses. Parag hits the top of off stump for his first international wicket

PHKD Mendis b Parag 12 (15m 8b 2x4 0x6) SR: 150.00

Sean Daniel : "Two very contrasting debut captains knocks we've seen today. "

16.3
0
Parag to PHKD Mendis, no run, short and turns away outside off with some extra bounce. Mendis slashes and misses

Sri Lanka 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st84BKG MendisP Nissanka
2nd56MDKJ PereraP Nissanka
3rd9MDKJ PereraPHKD Mendis
4th9KIC AsalankaPHKD Mendis
5th2MD ShanakaPHKD Mendis
6th1PHKD MendisPW Hasaranga
7th2PW HasarangaM Theekshana
8th7M TheekshanaM Pathirana
9th0AM FernandoM Theekshana
10th0AM FernandoD Madushanka