Sri Lanka vs India, 2nd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of Sri Lanka, 2024 Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Date & Time: Aug 04, 02:30 PM LOCAL
Kusal Mendis 30(42)
18.1
Washington Sundar to Kusal Mendis, out Lbw!! Confident appeal for lbw, up goes the finger. Kusal Mendis has a word with his partner and decides to walk off. If there's no bat, that's plumb. Pushed through full and quick from round the wicket, Kusal Mendis gets down low to sweep and misses to get hit low on the front pad adjacent to the stumps. He couldn't bring his bat down in time and that looked plumb. Two in two for Washington Sundar and he's removed both the set batters. Kusal Mendis lbw b Washington Sundar 30(42) [4s-3]
17.2
Axar to Kusal Mendis, 3 runs, 92kph, on the shorter side again, Kusal Mendis stabs through extra cover off the back foot. Dube sprints to his right, dives and manages to stop it. Saves a run even though the ball threatens to roll towards the rope
17.1
Axar to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, 86kph, short of length, Kusal Mendis goes back in his crease and steers with the spin behind square on the off-side
16.2
Washington Sundar to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, turning back in with some bounce, Mendis clips it to backward square leg
16.1
Washington Sundar to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, sweeps through backward square leg and gets two more
15.3
Axar to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, this time he sweeps it squarer towards Dube at deep backward square leg
15.2
Axar to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, swept nicely along the ground to deep square leg. Flighted delivery, Mendis middles it nicely and beats Dube to the left
15.1
Axar to Kusal Mendis, no run, oh played that so late and picked it up from the stumps. India appeal for pad-first, ump says no and KL tells Rohit it was bat. Slider from Axar, Mendis got away trying to steer very late to third man
14.2
Washington Sundar to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, rocks back to cut this shortish delivery to point
12.6
Shivam Dube to Kusal Mendis, no run, fullish delivery, Mendis defends to point
12.3
Shivam Dube to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, Mendis opens the face of the bat and guides to backward point
12.2
Shivam Dube to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, mid-on dives to the rigth but the ball escapes to the boundary. Good length delivery angling in, Mendis flicks wide of Siraj for four
12.1
Shivam Dube to Kusal Mendis, no run, short of length delivery, Mendis defends
11.4
Axar to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, clipped to short mid-wicket
11.3
Axar to Kusal Mendis, no run, it was a very late call from umpire Paul Reiffel to raise the finger but the batter missed this by a mile. Kusal was shocked when the ump said OUT, Axar gestured he didn't hear anything. KL wasn't overly excited, just gently threw the ball up in the air more in disappointment that it didn't take the edge. Was a flighted delivery outside off stump, turned away to beat the bat and Mendis overturned the call with the review
10.5
Shivam Dube to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, good length delivery outside off stump, Mendis guides it to third man
10.2
Shivam Dube to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, fullish delivery, Mendis pushes it to mid-on and sets off. Siraj fires a gun throw despite being off balance, Mendis was home though
9.6
Axar to Kusal Mendis, no run, slider on the off stump, Mendis dabs to point
8.6
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, no run, fullish delivery, Mendis defends off the front foot
8.5
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, no run, moves across to this angling in ball and clips it to mid-on
7.6
Axar to Kusal Mendis, no run, fullish delivery, Mendis defends off the front foot
6.6
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, no run, nice ball! Nip-backer on the off stump, Mendis covers the line and defends with the full face of the bat
6.5
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, no run, moves across and lets this good length delivery go to KL
6.4
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, byes, FOUR, steamy 140kph bumper from Siraj. Mendis sways out of the line, KL couldn't get the ball despite a high jump
6.3
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, no run, oh dear! Mendis plays the pull and is limping in pain. Oh the left ankle got twisted. Shortish delivery, Mendis was late on the pull, mistimed to mid-on. He immediately holds the ankle. Looks like he slipped while playing the shot. Physio tends to him and he's fine to carry on
5.6
Arshdeep Singh to Kusal Mendis, no run, beaten! Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Kusal plays inside the line and gets beaten as it holds it line after pitching
5.4
Arshdeep Singh to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Mendis runs it down to backward point
4.3
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Mendis glances it to long leg
4.2
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Mendis lets it go
4.1
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, no run, short delivery, Mendis ignores
3.1
Arshdeep Singh to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, shaped up to cut this short of length delivery, but the ball moved back in sharply, gets inside the line and then steers to third man
3.1
Arshdeep Singh to Kusal Mendis, wide, swinging down leg
2.6
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Kusal dabs to third man
2.5
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, no run, defended off the back foot as Siraj bowls a bit short
2.4
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, no run, leg-side ball, Kusal flicks but finds square leg
2.3
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Kusal lets it go
2.2
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, no run, goes a bit wide of the crease and angles this full delivery, Kusal manages to push it towards the bowler
2.1
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, crunchy cover drive! Full and outside off stump, Kusal leans forward and plays a lovely shot, held the pose and middled it so well. Off the mark in style
0.6
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, no run, Mendis takes a step forward to kill some movement and then defends this away-moving ball. Defended to the off-side and it's a wicket-maiden to start the game from Siraj
0.5
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, no run, Mendis wants a tap and run single. but Avishka Fernando says no because the point fielder was quickly at the ball
0.4
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, no run, bit of an inside edge onto pad as Kusal looks to defend this length delivery
0.3
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, no run, outside off stump, ignored
0.2
Siraj to Kusal Mendis, no run, oh squared him up and hit him high on the thigh pad. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Kusal looks to defend, escapes the LBW
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