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
Hardik Pandya 0-21(7 ov)
56.6
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, no run, very full outside off, pushed to point and that's tea on day four
56.5
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, no run, length ball on off, defended to cover
56.4
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, 1 run, glides this short of length delivery just outside off through backward point and gives the strike to Dickwella
56.3
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, no run, fraction fuller and he got it to move in a bit. Karunaratne lets it go by covering his stumps
56.2
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, no run, Karunaratne sees the line well outside off and allows it settle into the mitts of Saha after covering his stumps
56.1
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, no run, yells out a grunt as Pandya hits the deck hard on this shortish ball. Karunaratne goes after it half-heartedly with an angled bat and gets it off the inside part of the bat
54.6
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, no run, outside off and Dickwella offers no shot
54.5
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, 2 runs, short of a length delivery that holds its line wide of off, Dickwella did open his bat-face, but it caught the outside part of the blade and dribbles away towards third man. Two more to the tally
54.4
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, no run, skiddy delivery from a good length that nips in catching Dickwella by surprise. He was shuffling across and had to hurriedly bring his bat down to block
54.3
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, no run, very full and outside off, Dickwella walks across in his crease to jam it out into the off-side
54.2
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, no run, slanting across the left-hander at 129kph, Dickwella sees the line and lifts his bat up
54.1
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, 1 run, short of length delivery wide outside off, Karunaratne opens his bat-face and dabs it to third man who is very square
52.6
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, 1 run, fullish ball and gets it to swing in - probably inswing. Karunaratne is a tad late to close his bat face and the ball rolls towards fine leg off the inside edge
52.5
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, no run, bowls it fuller and Karunaratne meets it by prodding forward. The ball dies down into the pitch after making contact with the inside part of the bat
52.4
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, no run, short of length delivery around off, Karunaratne hops and blocks it towards short cover
52.3
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, no run, angles in on the stumps from round the wicket. Karunaratne defends it from his crease
52.2
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, no run, bangs it in short and Karunaratne lets it go by sitting under it
52.1
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, no run, full ball on the pads, Karunaratne gently wrists it to mid-on
50.6
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, 1 run, back of a length delivery, tucked in front of square on the on-side
50.5
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, 1 run, dropped? Yes, catchable, but a very tough one. Once again, Pandya bowls full and extracts the outside edge as Dickwella goes hard on his drive away from the body. The fat outside edge goes to the left of Rahane at second slip who threw himself at it. The ball didn't stick and Dickwella goes to the other end
50.4
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, no run, defended into the off-side
50.3
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, 2 runs, Dickwella wasn't in firm control of the shot but he collects a brace as he found the gap through the point region. Length ball, pushed through the off-side
50.2
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, no run, short ball and Dickwella gets into an awkward position shuffling across. It came quicker than the batsman anticipated. Went for the pull and got a glove on it. Luckily, falls short of the keeper
50.1
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, no run, back of a length delivery on leg, Dickwella hangs back and stonewalls it
48.6
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, 1 run, to fine leg, optimistic appeal for lbw from Hardik Pandya. It definitely pitched outside leg and Karunaratne might have got a faint nick on it as the ball rolled to fine leg
48.5
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, no run, another slip placed after the edge and the ball goes to him. Karunaratne blocks with soft hands and hence the outside edge died down to the cordon
48.4
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, FOUR, edged and safe! Seam-up delivery slanting away from a fuller length and Karunaratne drives away from his body. He gets a thick outside edge and the ball flies past the lone slip fielder and into the third man fence. Brings up the 50-run stand between the duo
48.3
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, no run, straight bat offered to block this length ball on the stumps
48.2
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, no run, as expected Pandya bowls a bouncer, Karunaratne anticipated that and ducked underneath it
48.1
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, no run, skiddy shortish ball from Pandya and Karunaratne is hit on the ribs looking to tuck it round the corner. He is down on his knees. He got an inside edge onto his ribs. He does look in pain and the physio is out to have a look at it. Magic spray used and he should be fine to resume
45.6
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, no run, good looking shot for nothing. Pandya pitches it up wide of off and Dickwella meets it with a square drive. Can't beat Rahane at cover-point
45.5
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, no run, nips in a tad from a short of length, Dickwella knocks it into the on-side
45.4
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, no run, good stop! Dickwella firmly pushes a length ball around off. Dhawan, at cover, slides to his right and saves a few runs
45.3
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, no run, short of length on leg, tucked to mid-wicket
45.2
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, no run, bowls it fraction fuller and Dickwella is cramped for room. He looks to cross-bat it away and gets it off the inside part of the bat
45.1
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, no run, back of a length delivery around off, defended into the off-side
45.1
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, wide, another above-head bouncer and umpire Richard Illingworth once again has to stretch his arms
45.1
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, wide, bangs it halfway down and the ball flies over the batsman's head. Called as a wide
43.6
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, FOUR, good shot! With the third man region unmanned, Dickwella smartly uses Pandya's pace and width to steer the short of length delivery wide of the slip cordon. Races away into the fence
43.5
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, no run, quick hands from Dickwella. Throws his bat a wide ball outside off, but hits it straight to backward point
43.4
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, no run, bends his back and bangs it in short does Pandya. Gets good lift and Dickwella wanted to ramp it over the keeper. Fails to make contact
43.3
Hardik Pandya to Dickwella, no run, good length delivery on off, Dickwella comes half-forward and push-drives it to cover
43.2
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, 1 run, shortish and bit of width outside off, Karunaratne stylishly cuts it behind square on the off-side
43.1
Hardik Pandya to Karunaratne, no run, starts with a shortish ball outside off, Karunaratne gets on top of it and knocks it into the pitch
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