Sri Lanka vs India, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of Sri Lanka, 2017 Venue: Galle International Stadium, Galle Date & Time: Jul 26-Jul 30, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Ravindra Jadeja 3-71(24.5 ov)
76.5
Jadeja to Lahiru Kumara, out Caught by Shami!! That's it. India seal the game, win by 304 runs. Gunaratne and Herath are injured and won't bat, meaning that's that. India were beaten here at Galle in 2015 and what a way to erase those unpleasant memories. Kumara attempts a wild slog - can't blame him for his approach - and was caught at mid-off. Lahiru Kumara c Shami b Jadeja 0(8)
76.4
Jadeja to Lahiru Kumara, no run, well forward to kill the flights and loops of Jaddu
76.3
Jadeja to Lahiru Kumara, no run, pushed wide of silly point now
76.2
Jadeja to Lahiru Kumara, no run, drops the ball into the ground and towards silly point
76.1
Jadeja to Lahiru Kumara, no run, sent back to where it came from. A solid defence back to the bowler
74.6
Jadeja to Lahiru Kumara, no run, patted to silly point
74.5
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, 1 run, tries to drive, takes the inside half and skims past square leg
74.4
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, manoeuvred into the on-side
74.3
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, a long way down and no shot offered. Hit just above the knee roll, close-in fielders get excited, but umpire Bruce says no
74.2
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, FOUR, picks the ball from way outside off and then belts the sweep behind square
74.1
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, half-a-stride forward and blocked
72.6
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, full toss outside off, driven to cover
72.5
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, poked towards cover
72.4
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, quick on off, DP inside-edges the defence onto his pads
72.3
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, into the leg-side again
72.2
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, slower on middle, pushed into the leg-side
72.1
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, Kohli reviews doubtfully, for a lbw against Dilruwan Perera. Fair delivery thank you, says Rod Tucker. "Touched his foot there, looks outside off stump anyway. No bat involved. Ball tracking please. Impact outside off, wickets hitting. Can't be given out. Bruce stay with your decision which is not out," he adds. Coming back to the delivery: It was fired full and hit flush on the foot, was slightly outside off and hence the impact worked in his favour
70.6
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, 1 run, driven uppishly through covers, there's a fielder in the deep; so he will only get a single
70.5
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, stonewalled defence
70.4
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, slider on the pads, pushed into the on-side
70.3
Jadeja to Karunaratne, 1 run, gives charge and drives Jadeja for a single to long-on
70.2
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, stays still and blocks from the crease
70.1
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, flicks, was in the air for a breif while, just short of Kohli at short mid-wicket
68.6
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, nicely forward and behind the line of the delivery
68.5
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, much flatter, blocked to second slip
68.4
Jadeja to Karunaratne, 1 run, chips down the track and wrist-drives to long-on
68.3
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, shortish and sliding in, clipped to square leg
68.2
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, 1 run, enough time for DP to set himself going with a closed bat face punch through mid-wicket
68.1
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, turns a fraction away outside off, DP lets it be
66.6
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, defended to Mukund at FSL and he hits direct at Karunaratne's end. The umpire wants to take a look at that, all safe. The back foot is well and truly inside the crease
66.5
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, 1 run, a whippy flick through the mid-wicket region
66.4
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, bends forward and bunts the ball back
66.3
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, looks for a slog-sweep, but eerily misses. On the shot and on the top/bottom edge
66.2
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, flat, quick, outside off, left again
66.1
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, bowled far from off-stump, DP shoulders arms
64.6
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, FOUR, his eyes lit up on seeing the width, stays sideways on the back foot and flays it square on the off-side
64.5
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, wide of off, left alone
64.4
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, a mild appeal for lbw, but DP was too far down the pitch. Also impact might have been the question. He stepped out and tucked his bat into his pad after missing the line of the delivery
64.3
Jadeja to Karunaratne, 1 run, eased to long-on with a little shimmy down the pitch
64.2
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, an action replay of the previous delivery
64.1
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, lets the ball angle in and turns it into the mid-wicket region
62.6
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, presses forward and pushes a quicker delivery into the off-side
62.5
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, FOUR, nicely looped up, gorgeously driven through the covers. No feet, but he has got all of it. Perfectly timed
62.4
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, 2 runs, stays on the back foot, uses Jaddu's width to cut it square of point
62.3
Jadeja to Dilruwan Perera, no run, spun away sharply outside off, DP throws his hands on the drive, only to slice thin air
62.2
Jadeja to Karunaratne, leg byes, 1 run, arm-ball again, Karunaratne glances it off his pads. Runs away down to fine leg
62.1
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, slider, Karunaratne gets across to flick, might have got an inside edge onto his front pad. Bit of excitement, but he's safe
59.6
Jadeja to Karunaratne, 2 runs, floated up well outside off, Karunaratne sits back and cuts him through the point region
59.5
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, blocked from the crease
59.4
Jadeja to Dickwella, 1 run, just a little shimmy down, worked away to wide long-on
59.3
Jadeja to Dickwella, no run, sliding into the pads, negated into the on-side
59.2
Jadeja to Dickwella, 2 runs, attempts a reverse sweep and under-edges, bounces on the turf, and then flew into the helmet of Saha. A risky shot, but he got away with that. Would have easily gone onto hit the stumps, but not today. The ball gripped nicely and messed with Dickwella's timing
59.1
Jadeja to Karunaratne, 1 run, chips down the pitch and biffs hard with a closed bat face towards long-on
57.6
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, sliding on with the arm, firmly blocked off the front foot. Short mid-wicket moves to his right to cut it off
57.5
Jadeja to Dickwella, 1 run, easily done! Jogs down the track and plays with the spin. Pushed down to long-on
57.4
Jadeja to Karunaratne, 1 run, on the pads, clipped through mid-wicket for a single
57.3
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, too full, clipped into the on-side, but can't fine the gap
57.2
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, defends off the front foot
57.1
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, starts with a ball turning in, Karunaratne defends with a straight bat and collects a single as there is no one at mid-on
40.6
Jadeja to Dickwella, no run, slower and on the stumps, Dickwella goes back into the crease and blocks
40.5
Jadeja to Dickwella, no run, Dickwella comes down the track, looks to nudge it towards the on-side, closed the face a tad too early and squirts an outside edge, well wide of the bowler
40.4
Jadeja to Dickwella, no run, the sweep from Dickwella, rolled his wrists over and got it fine, but straight to the fielder at leg slip
40.3
Jadeja to Dickwella, no run, slower and just outside off, defended back at the bowler
40.2
Jadeja to Dickwella, no run, half-an-appeal, but it dies down quickly, Dickwella was well outside off as he pushed forward and missed
40.1
Jadeja to Dickwella, no run, Dickwella runs down the track to a flatter one and defends it back at the bowler
38.6
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, flatter and quicker from RJ, Karunaratne prods across and turns it towards the on-side
38.5
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, flighted delivery on off, Karunaratne goes back and defends
38.4
Jadeja to Dickwella, 1 run, top-edge and safe, Dickwella and sweeps have been a recurring feature. He doesn't get on top of the bounce though, the top-edge lobbed behind square on the on-side and dropped well in front of the man in the deep
38.3
Jadeja to Dickwella, no run, slower and on the stumps, Dickwella gets forward and blocks
38.2
Jadeja to Dickwella, FOUR, Dickwella will not keep defending, this was tossed up on the stumps, Dickwella comes down the track, gets close to the ball and lifts it high and over long-on. Went a mile high and drops in front of the ropes at long-on
38.1
Jadeja to Dickwella, no run, slower and just outside off, driven to the right of short mid-wicket where Kohli intercepts
36.6
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, the drifter from RJ and he nearly had Karunaratne in all sorts of trouble. This was tossed up wider and made Karunaratne think he could drive, but it kept coming back at him even as he arched back, brings his bat down at an angle and keeps it out of danger way
36.5
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, Karunaratne shimmies down the track, gets close to the ball and finds mid-wicket with the flick
36.4
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, RJ tosses one on the leg-stump line, turned past FSL
36.3
Jadeja to Dickwella, 1 run, slower and just outside off, pushed wide of cover for an easy single
36.2
Jadeja to Dickwella, no run, RJ drifts this one down the leg-side, Dickwella was looking to flick and missed, Saha can't collect it cleanly either
36.1
Jadeja to Dickwella, no run, very full and on off, Dickwella flicks it to the right of short mid-wicket where Kohli makes a half-stop
34.6
Jadeja to Dickwella, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Dickwella gently pushes it towards mid-on
34.5
Jadeja to Karunaratne, 1 run, RJ tosses one on off, driven down towards long-on for a single
34.4
Jadeja to Dickwella, 1 run, Dickwella will play aggressively, gets down low and sweeps it behind square on the on-side for a single
34.3
Jadeja to Mathews, out Caught by Hardik Pandya!! Oh dear! That's a shot Mathews and the Sri Lankan camp will not want to watch the replays of, that's a giveaway from the former captain and India are jubilant. This was a nothing shot from Mathews, he gave away the hint early, ran towards the bowler, that allowed RJ to shorten his length and get it to drift across the batsman. Having been done in by the flight, Mathews refused to adjust, still went through with a wild slog. The ball skewed off the outside half of the bat and looped gently towards Hardik at backward point. He throws his head back in disgust, but he can mourn more about his shot in the dressing room. Mathews c Hardik Pandya b Jadeja 2(10)
34.2
Jadeja to Mathews, no run, tossed up on off, Mathews lunges well forward as he blocks
34.1
Jadeja to Mathews, no run, pushed through flatter and just outside off, blocked with a straight bat
32.6
Jadeja to Karunaratne, 1 run, Karunaratne shimmies down the track to a well flighted delivery and drives it past short mid-wicket for a single
32.5
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Karunaratne gets well forward as he blocks
32.4
Jadeja to Mathews, 1 run, slower and wider from RJ, Mathews plays away from his body and gets it into the gap past point, just a single
32.3
Jadeja to Mathews, no run, tad shorter and just outside off, punched straight to the fielder at short extra-cover
32.2
Jadeja to Mathews, no run, slower and just outside off, Mathews drives and finds mid-off
32.1
Jadeja to Mathews, no run, very full and on the stumps, jammed back at the bowler
30.6
Jadeja to Mathews, no run, tossed up just outside off, Mathews gets forward and finds short extra-cover with the drive
30.5
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Saha!! Loud appeal for a caught behind and India will review. Mendis doesn't look too worried. It's a fair delivery, says Tucker. He wants the ultraedge and says that there's a spike as the ball went past the outside edge. 'I think there's conclusive evidence to say that it's OUT, there's a big spike and Bruce - please reverse your decision' - Tucker says. OUT - it is. Excellent review from India, Kohli thought for a long time, RJ was adamant and Saha was convinced, he went with them and is vindicated. Mendis shakes his head as he walks away, he didn't feel the feather perhaps, but UltraEdge clearly showed one. Lovely delivery from RJ, this was pushed through quicker and just outside off, Mendis wasn't fully forward nor back as he pushed at that, gets a tiny feather as the ball bounced at him, safely held by the keeper. Kusal Mendis c Saha b Jadeja 36(71) [4s-3]
30.4
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, tad short and just outside off, Mendis stays back and pushes it towards the off-side
30.3
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, slower and just outside off, Mendis gets well forward and pushes it towards the off-side
30.2
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, flatter and quicker from RJ, drifts onto Mendis' thigh pad, he was looking to play the half lap-sweeep and missed
30.1
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up just outside off, Mendis gets close to the ball and defends
28.6
Jadeja to Karunaratne, 1 run, RJ drifts one towards Karunaratne's pads, he gets a fair way forward and then turns it past FSL with the angle, retains the strike with that run to mid-wicket
28.5
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Karunaratne gets well forward as he blocks
28.4
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, RJ tosses one on middle, Karunaratne goes right back and defends it with a straight bat
28.3
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, flighted delivery on Karunaratne's pads, he was looking to flick and missed, lobbed past FSL off his pads
28.2
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, 3 runs, cheeky from Mendis, pushed through flatter and quicker, the line was around off, Mendis backs away, waits late and then dabs it just wide of Rahane at slip. Pujara gives chase and prevents the boundary
28.1
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, flighted delivery and holding its line outside off, left alone
26.6
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up just outside off, Karunaratne gets a big stride forward as he smothers the spin
26.5
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, flighted on off, Karunaratne gets well forward as he blocks
26.4
Jadeja to Karunaratne, 2 runs, excellent use of the feet from Karunaratne, comes forward and then goes back, shortens the length for himself and punches it in front of square on the off-side. Ashwin gives chase and keeps them down to a couple
26.3
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, tossed up just outside off, Karunaratne gets well forward and pushes it back at the bowler
26.2
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, 3 runs, slower and wider of off, Mendis gets forward and drives it on the up, splits the gap past cover and comes back for another easy three
26.1
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, lovely shot, the slog sweep from Mendis, tossed up wider of off, he went down low and mowed it over mid-wicket, played with the angle and was always a safe shot
24.6
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, leg byes, 2 runs, poor ball from RJ, darts it quicker and on Mendis' pads, he goes back on the tuck and misses, the ball brushes the pads and rolls away behind square on the on-side
24.5
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, pushed through with a flatter trajectory, Mendis prods across, covers the line and lets it go
24.4
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, RJ goes wider of off, Mendis gets a good stride across and lets it go
24.3
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, flighted wide of off, Mendis gets close to the ball and finds cover with the drive
24.2
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, pushed through slower and spinning away from outside off, Mendis covers the line and lets it go
24.1
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up just outside off, Mendis gets well forward and drives it to mid-off
22.6
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, flat on off, tucked to mid-wicket
22.5
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, pretty wide outside off, left alone
22.4
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, shortish outside off, Karunaratne cut-dabs to backward point
22.3
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, pretty full, Mendis pushes to mid-off for a quick single. Karunaratne was slow to take off but he made it in comfortably
22.2
Jadeja to Karunaratne, 1 run, flat, turning in from outside off, punched through extra-cover
22.1
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, defended into the on-side
20.6
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, nicely to the pitch of the ball to defend to the right of the bowler
20.5
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, flat on off, played off the back foot to short mid-wicket
20.4
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, leg-stumpish, Mendis helps it behind square. The 50-run partnership comes up
20.3
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, 87kph, pushes it through on middle, Mendis turns it to short leg
20.2
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, quickly on the back foot to a slightly shorter delivery, punches to mid-on
20.1
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, prods forward on off and defends
18.6
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, flat on leg, turned to short mid-wicket
18.5
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, fired in on leg, flicked to short mid-wicket
18.4
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, shimmies out and plays it back to Jadeja who fires the stumps down
18.3
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, defended
18.2
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, turn and bounce! Mendis is low in defence, and the ball kicks up and almost takes the bat shoulder through to slip. Drops short of Rahane
18.1
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, flat on off, safely negotiated on the back foot
16.6
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, blocked off the back foot to short leg
16.5
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, flat on off, Mendis plays across it to work a single through square leg
16.4
Jadeja to Karunaratne, 1 run, middle and leg, tucked through backward square
16.3
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, defended with the turn to short leg
16.2
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, sliding through on middle and leg, Mendis nurdles it round the corner
16.1
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, pretty full outside off, Mendis drives straight into the ground and straight into silly point's helmet
14.6
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, forward and defended
14.5
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, defended off the inside half, goes to ground
14.4
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, oh dear, horribly misjudged the length there. Also, it seems that he favours the cut to such an extent, that he's almost searching for it. That's what the Indian fielders seem to reiterate, from what I hear on the stump mic. Fired in on a length around off, Mendis backs away and just about keeps it out
14.3
Jadeja to Karunaratne, 1 run, shimmies out and flicks through mid-wicket
14.2
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, darted in on middle and leg again, defended to short leg
14.1
Jadeja to Karunaratne, 2 runs, fires it in on middle and leg, 96kph, Karunaratne clips it through square leg for two. Placed it nicely in the gap
12.6
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, thick inside edge to square leg as the ball slides on with the arm
12.5
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, no run, turning away from a length outside off, left alone
12.4
Jadeja to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, that's on the shorter side, and Mendis has climbed all over it. Instantly picks up length, makes room and cuts through point for four
12.3
Jadeja to Karunaratne, 1 run, shimmies out and flicks it through square leg
12.2
Jadeja to Karunaratne, no run, a more traditional forward defence this time
12.1
Jadeja to Karunaratne, FOUR, a reverse-sweep off Jadeja's first ball. Baffling. But he does manage to get four. Makes good contact and hits it past a diving backward point
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