Sri Lanka vs India, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of Sri Lanka, 2024 Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Date & Time: Aug 02, 02:30 PM LOCAL
KL Rahul 31(43)
39.4
Hasaranga to Rahul, out Caught by Wellalage!! Game on! Rahul falls for the trap. Even after being hit for a boundary Hasaranga and Asalalnka keep deep mid-wicket open. So Rahul decides to play the slog sweep this time and gets a top-edge, the ball goes straight up and Wellalage can't do no wrong today, he settles under it near mid-wicket and takes it calmly. The 57-run stand is broken and Sri Lanka are not out the contest. Rahul c Wellalage b Hasaranga 31(43) [4s-2]
39.3
Hasaranga to Rahul, no run, I0$ flatter and skidding on, Rahul brings his bat down and keeps it out
39.2
Hasaranga to Rahul, FOUR, floated up around off, Rahul sits down and sweeps it to deep mid-wicket. The area was kept open and Rahul takes the invitation
39.1
Hasaranga to Rahul, no run, that's beautifully bowled. Flighted leg-break and Rahul is drawn into the forward defensive, the ball spins past the outside edge
38.5
Wellalage to Rahul, 1 run, I0$ fraction short and Rahul cuts it to sweeper cover
38.4
Wellalage to Rahul, no run, I0$ tossed up and Rahul pushes with an open face to point
38.3
Wellalage to Rahul, no run, I0$ flighted and the ball straightens, Rahul defends with soft hands to point
37.5
Hasaranga to Rahul, 1 run, overpitches the flighted delivery and Rahul drives it down to long-on
37.4
Hasaranga to Rahul, no run, flatter and pushed through, Rahul knocks it back to Hasaranga
37.2
Hasaranga to Rahul, 1 run, again short and this time the leg-break, Rahul cuts to sweeper cover
37.1
Hasaranga to Rahul, FOUR, first boundary for Rahul. Hasaranga starts his new spell with a half tracker, it was the googly that dragged down, Rahul rocks back and nails the pull over mid-wicket, one bounce and over the ropes
36.5
Asalanka to Rahul, 1 run, flatter and leg-lined, Rahul flicks to deep square leg
36.1
Asalanka to Rahul, 1 run, Rahul decides to take on Asalanka. Shimmies down and looks to go over mid-off, but goes too hard and loses his shape, the bottom hand comes off the bat handle and he slices it towards backward point. Luckily it lands safely
35.6
Mohamed Shiraz to Rahul, 1 run, I0$ on a length and outside off, Rahul drives square and has to be content with a single
34.6
Asalanka to Rahul, no run, I0$ tossed up and the ball holds, Rahul checks his block back to Asalanka
34.5
Asalanka to Rahul, no run, drifting across off, Rahul makes room and punches it to cover
34.4
Asalanka to Rahul, no run, turned to mid-wicket
34.3
Asalanka to Rahul, 2 runs, not convincing. Rahul plays the reverse sweep and gets it off the glove, Nissanka starts to move as the shot was being played and is left wrong footed at slip. He moved to his right and the ball went fine. Asitha hunts it down
34.1
Asalanka to Rahul, 1 run, I0$ floated up around off, Rahul clips it to wide long-on
33.3
Mohamed Shiraz to Rahul, 1 run, tight single. Rahul drives firmly to mid-off and sets off, he races to the other end and would have made it even with a direct hit
32.6
Asalanka to Rahul, no run, I0$ sharp turn from outside off, Rahul stays back and defends to cover
32.5
Asalanka to Rahul, no run, shortens the length around off, Rahul angles it towards backward point
31.6
Dananjaya to Rahul, 2 runs, dropped! Tough chance and it has been put down. Fraction short and Rahul goes for the cut, gets a thick outside edge and the ball flies to slip, Asalanka turns to his right and is not able to hang on. That went quickly and Asalanka needed it to stick
31.5
Dananjaya to Rahul, no run, another beauty. I0$ slows up the leg-break and lures Rahul forward, the ball spins away and beats the outside edge
31.3
Dananjaya to Rahul, 1 run, shortens the length and Rahul manages to work it off the back foot behind square on the leg-side
31.2
Dananjaya to Rahul, no run, I0$ floated up and turning away, Rahul shuffles across and misses the lap, struck outside off
31.1
Dananjaya to Rahul, no run, nicely tossed up leg-break, Rahul is drawn into the forward defensive and beaten on the outside edge
30.6
Asalanka to Rahul, 1 run, slow and spinning into the pad, Rahul nurdes it backward of square leg
30.5
Asalanka to Rahul, no run, short and turning in, Rahul works it onto the pad and the ball drops near his feet
30.4
Asalanka to Rahul, no run, I0$ tossed up around off, Rahul pushes it back to Asalanka
30.1
Asalanka to Rahul, 1 run, I0$ turning into Rahul and he works it to deep mid-wicket
29.4
Dananjaya to Rahul, 1 run, loopy leggie that's very full from over the wicket, Rahul jams the drive to mid-off
28.4
Asalanka to Rahul, 1 run, 82kph, touch too full and Rahul dinks it to long-on
28.2
Asalanka to Rahul, 1 run, spins in a bit from a length, stabbed towards cover where Karunaratne (sub) misfields and allows the batters to rotate strike
27.4
Hasaranga to Rahul, 1 run, very full, Rahul gets forward and squeeze-drives to long-on
27.2
Hasaranga to Rahul, 1 run, 83kph, full in length and Rahul knocks it to long-on for a single
27.1
Hasaranga to Rahul, no run, rocks back to punch, fails to get the required timing due to the extra bounce on this googly
25.1
Hasaranga to Rahul, 1 run, full leggie, Rahul stays leg-side and leans forward to push it to long-off
24.1
Asitha Fernando to Rahul, 1 run, 135kph, in-slanting length ball on leg, worked through backward square leg
23.5
Hasaranga to Rahul, 1 run, knocked to long-on and Rahul gets off the mark with a single
23.4
Hasaranga to Rahul, no run, 82kph, shuffles across to intitally sweep but sees the length outside off and adjusts to cut this leggie to backward point
23.3
Hasaranga to Rahul, no run, 82kph, blocked off the front foot
23.2
Hasaranga to Rahul, no run, 81kph, airy ball, Rahul gets forward and defends off the inner half of the bat
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