India vs Sri Lanka, 8th Match, Group B - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: ICC Champions Trophy, 2017 Venue: Kennington Oval, London Date & Time: Jun 08, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Danushka Gunathilaka 76(72)
27.5
Kohli to Gunathilaka, out Gunathilaka Run Out!! 1 run completed. Oh dear, what have they done?! They had India running ragged, only to throw it away via a run-out. Completely unnecessary. This could easily prove to be a game-changer. Clipped away behind square on the on-side, they both are slow on the first run but still decide to take on Umesh Yadav's arm. The throw is a brilliant one - fast, flat and right beside the stumps. Dhoni, as expected, is lightning quick with the gloves and he catches Gunathilaka short by six or so inches. His bat was in the air too. Gunathilaka knew it straight away and swings his bat in the air in disgust. Gunathilaka run out (U Yadav/Dhoni) 76(72) [4s-7 6s-2]
27.4
Kohli to Gunathilaka, no run, slightly fuller in length, Gunathilaka defends back to Kohli. Dhoni likes it, urges Kohli to keep it full
27.3
Kohli to Gunathilaka, 2 runs, clipped off the pads behind square, they come back for two
27.2
Kohli to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Mendis has to really reach for the drive and he ends up dragging it off a thick inside edge to short fine leg
26.4
Kedar Jadhav to Gunathilaka, no run, overpitched outside off, Gunathilaka is slightly late on the cover-drive and squirts it off the toe-end to short third man
26.3
Kedar Jadhav to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 89kph, looped up on off, Mendis pushes to long-on
26.1
Kedar Jadhav to Gunathilaka, no run, drifting in towards off, Gunathilaka plays it back to Jadhav
25.6
Hardik Pandya to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, short of length again, this time Mendis gets right on top of the bounce to pull it to the long-leg boundary. 15 off the over. Where does Kohli go?
25.2
Hardik Pandya to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, keeping the strike moving. They've played this shot well, running the ball down to third man
24.6
Bumrah to Kusal Mendis, no run, speared in full at the stumps, Mendis fails to get any timing behind the drive to mid-on
24.4
Bumrah to Gunathilaka, no run, low full toss outside off, Gunathilaka jams it into the turf for a bump-ball to Kohli at short cover. It's a crowd catch
24.3
Bumrah to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slanted into the stumps, Mendis works it through mid-wicket
23.6
Jadeja to Gunathilaka, wide, Dhoni goes up in appeal for a strangle down leg. Definite sound there. Flat at the stumps, Gunathilaka shuffles across to nudge it round the corner, misses, and the ball grazes his thigh pad
23.5
Jadeja to Gunathilaka, no run, pushed through outside off, blocked
23.4
Jadeja to Gunathilaka, FOUR, goes reverse, and scoops it for four. For a moment there it looked like it came straight off the top-edge, which it might have, but the ball loops past the short third man fielder
23.3
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, pushes it past Jadeja's reach down to long-off
22.3
Bumrah to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, straying into the pads, the fielder at square leg was pushed back for this ball and Mendis clips it for a single through there
21.6
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, gets forward and pushes back to the bowler
21.2
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slightly slower through the air outside off, driven through the covers
20.6
Bumrah to Gunathilaka, 1 run, another off-cutter, this time Gunathilaka presses forward and nudges it softly into the off-side for a quick single. They are doing this nicely here
20.5
Bumrah to Gunathilaka, no run, slower ball, Gunathilaka is slightly surprised by it but adjusts really well and defends
20.4
Bumrah to Kusal Mendis, leg byes, 1 run, spears it in full, Mendis is late to work it through mid-wicket, the ball deflects off his pad to fine leg
20.2
Bumrah to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, climbing from a short of length on off, Mendis allows it to come on before using the pace by opening the bat-face down to third man
19.6
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, lovely, RJ drops one short and on the stumps, Kusal rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket, a couple of bounces and over the ropes
19.1
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, flatter and on the stumps, Kusal is slightly cramped as he goes back and works it past square leg for a run
18.5
Hardik Pandya to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tad too straight from Hardik, worked away behind square on the on-side for a single
18.2
Hardik Pandya to Gunathilaka, SIX, cracking shot, fraction short and just outside off, Gunathilaka swivels across and there's no small measures on the pull, sends it high and over mid-wicket, went a long way over the ropes, brings up his fifty as well, his 4th in this format of the game
18.1
Hardik Pandya to Gunathilaka, no run, short of a length and angling back into the left-hander, Gunathilaka was early into the flick and gets a soft edge back at the bowler
17.6
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, flicked with the angle and straight to the fielder at mid-wicket
17.4
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, RJ tosses one on the stumps, pushed in the air and past the non-striker for a single
16.6
Hardik Pandya to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, banged in short and on the stumps, Kusal swivels across and pulls it over square leg, Umesh gets across to his right in the deep, tumbles and keeps the batsmen down to a couple of runs
16.4
Hardik Pandya to Gunathilaka, no run, tad fuller and angling back into the left-hander, dabbed away straight to the fielder at backward point
16.3
Hardik Pandya to Gunathilaka, 2 runs, short of a length and angling into the left-hander, worked away in front of square on the on-side for a couple of runs
16.2
Hardik Pandya to Gunathilaka, FOUR, edged and four, width on offer from Hardik, Gunathilaka's eyes lit up as he saw the width, throws his bat at that, gets a thick top-edge, through the vacant slip cordon and into the fence
16.1
Hardik Pandya to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short of a length and on the stumps, Kusal presses across and works it past square leg for a single
15.5
Bumrah to Gunathilaka, no run, half-an-appeal for LBW, but the angle was taking it down the leg-side, might have been a bit too high as well. Gunathilaka was shuffling across on the tuck, was stuck in his crease and is rapped high on the pad
15.4
Bumrah to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tad fuller and just outside off, Kusal wristily works it to the right of mid-on for a single
15.1
Bumrah to Gunathilaka, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Gunathilaka drops it in front of RJ at backward point, wants a run but is sensibly sent back
14.6
Hardik Pandya to Kusal Mendis, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Kusal rides with the bounce and keeps it down. A testing over from Hardik, could have had Kusal twice
13.5
Bumrah to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short of a length and well wide of off, eased square on the off-side for a single
13.3
Bumrah to Gunathilaka, no run, good bouncer from Bumrah, short and on the stumps, Gunathilaka sways away from the line, drops his gloves and lets it go
13.2
Bumrah to Gunathilaka, no run, uppish and safe, length ball on the stumps, Gunathilaka leant forward, high elbow as he presented the full face of the bat, drove in the air and nearly found Kohli at mid-on. Bounces just in stopped of him and it's stopped on the half-volley
13.1
Bumrah to Gunathilaka, leg byes, 2 runs, short of a length and angling into Gunathilaka's pads, he was looking to flick and missed, sneaks in a couple of leg-byes as the ball rolled away towards long leg
12.6
Hardik Pandya to Gunathilaka, 1 run, full and wide of off, Gunathilaka slices the drive in the air - but there's no one at cover-point, keeps strike with that single
12.5
Hardik Pandya to Gunathilaka, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, chopped straight to the fielder at backward point
12.4
Hardik Pandya to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, another short ball from Hardik, Kusal was ready for this, swivels across, rolls his wrists and pulls it behind square on the on-side. Bumrah gets across quickly and keeps the batsmen down to a single
11.6
Bumrah to Kusal Mendis, no run, fuller and wider of off, Kusal leans into the drive, opens the face of the bat at the last moment and finds backward point
11.4
Bumrah to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, full and wide from Bumrah, Kusal bends his knees and drives it in front of square on the off-side. There's a man in the deep now and he keeps the batsmen down to a single
10.1
Bhuvneshwar to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, Kusal pushes it in front of cover-point and scampers across for a quick single
9.3
U Yadav to Gunathilaka, no run, fullish and around the off stump, Gunathilaka defends
9.2
U Yadav to Gunathilaka, FOUR, gee, this lad is looking very good indeed. Hasn't played rash shots. All proper cricket shots and he is scoring at 113. Full and angled in, the on-drive is middled nicely, nearly took his partner off at the other end, mid-on was very wide to stop this
9.1
U Yadav to Gunathilaka, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Gunathilaka defends it towards point
8.6
Bhuvneshwar to Kusal Mendis, no run, defends it back to the bowler, but one hand came off the handle
7.5
U Yadav to Gunathilaka, no run, fullish and outside off stump, blocked towards point
7.4
U Yadav to Gunathilaka, no run, round the wicket from Umesh, fullish and on the stumps, Gunathilaka turns it to mid-wicket
7.3
U Yadav to Gunathilaka, FOUR, that's a top shot from Gunathilaka. Umesh searches for swing and bowls full, the line is outside off stump, it's a forward stride from Gunathilaka and he's able to place the drive between mid-off and extra-cover
7.2
U Yadav to Gunathilaka, 2 runs, on the pads, Gunathilaka flicks it to backward square leg
7.1
U Yadav to Gunathilaka, SIX, with pace, you can hurry the batsman, but pace does help the batsman travel the distance as well. This was a short delivery on the leg stump, Gunathilaka swivels and just helps it on its way with a pull, didn't hit that hard at all, yet the ball sailed way over the long leg ropes
6.6
Bhuvneshwar to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, shortish in length, Mendis pulls past the man at square leg, good enough for two
6.2
Bhuvneshwar to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short delivery, hurries Mendis on the pull, mistimed hit flies through the vacant backward square leg region
5.6
U Yadav to Kusal Mendis, no run, back of a length from Umesh, Mendis manages to defend
5.4
U Yadav to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, edged, but wide of the man at second slip. Fullish and just leaving the right-hander, Mendis was troubled in his defence again, lucky that the edge was thick enough to miss the fielder
4.5
Bhuvneshwar to Gunathilaka, no run, defended into the off-side
3.5
U Yadav to Dickwella, 1 run, another mistimed hit, luckily there's no one at backward square leg, would have gone straight to him. Short ball from Umesh as he knows that Dickwella isn't playing them well, the pull shot is totally messed up
3.2
U Yadav to Dickwella, 1 run, flicked in the airrr and on the bounce to fine leg. Poor ball down the leg-side, Dickwella doesn't bother keeping it down, could so easily have carried to the fielder
2.5
Bhuvneshwar to Dickwella, 1 run, in the airrrr and just evades the back-tracking Umesh Yadav. In no control of this short was Dickwella. Just short of a good length, Dickwella wanted to flick on the rise, didn't time it, probably hit him high on the bat, flew over mid-wicket
2.3
Bhuvneshwar to Gunathilaka, no run, fullish and angled across, ignored
2.2
Bhuvneshwar to Gunathilaka, no run, appeal for LBW, but for this to be gone, the rules have to changed. Pitched a long way outside leg stump line. Gunathilaka fell over on the flick to this full ball and got hit on the pad
2.1
Bhuvneshwar to Dickwella, 1 run, on the pads, stylishly glanced away to fine leg, good work in the deep at fine leg
1.5
U Yadav to Gunathilaka, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, blocked back to the bowler
1.4
U Yadav to Dickwella, 1 run, on the leg stump, worked away towards square leg
1.1
U Yadav to Gunathilaka, no run, shortish and rising outside off stump, Gunathilaka gets on top of the bounce and defends with soft hands
0.6
Bhuvneshwar to Dickwella, no run, close to the off stump, blocked
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