Sri Lanka vs India, 2nd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of Sri Lanka, 2017 Venue: Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo Date & Time: Aug 03-Aug 07, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Shami 0-27(12 ov)
85.6
Shami to Mathews, 1 run, nicely played. Short delivery and Mathews rises on his toes to get on top of the bounce, drops it with soft hands in front of cover and then calls Karunaratne for a quick single
85.5
Shami to Mathews, no run, good length ball outside off, Mathews waves it through to Saha
85.4
Shami to Karunaratne, 1 run, short and outside off, Karunaratne cracks the cut to deep backward point
85.3
Shami to Karunaratne, FOUR, follows the short ball with a full one outside off, but since the ball is not swinging, Karunaratne can drive on the up, which he does and the ball beats a desperate dive from Ashwin at mid-off
85.2
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, bouncer which hardly carries to Saha. The angle was taking it down leg, Karunaratne did not want to take any chances, he sinks down and evades it
85.1
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, fullish and on off, Karunaratne pushes it meekly to mid-off
83.6
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, back of a length on off, Karunaratne stands tall and blocks down the wicket
83.5
Shami to Karunaratne, 2 runs, short and hint of space offered outside off, Karunaratne cuts it in front of square, Jadeja had some ground to cover from deep point and the duo scamper back for the second
83.4
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, much better from both. On a length and just outside off, Karunaratne presses forward and blocks, bat and pad close together with the head right on top of the ball
83.3
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, angled in on the stumps, Karunaratne prefers to hang back and deal with it
83.2
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, pinged on the pad and no appeal from Shami or the others. Goes wide of the crease and slants it in, Karunaratne is beaten for pace and is struck on the thigh. Going over
83.1
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, fuller and around off, Karunaratne drives softly to the right of Shami
66.6
Shami to Karunaratne, FOUR, 6th Test hundred for Karunaratne, he gets a big round of applause as he removes his helmet and waves his bat towards the dressing room, a big hug from his partner and it's a well deserved one, his 4th hundred in a second inning sknock. Coming to the ball, this was full and just outside off, Karunaratne gets forward, closes the face of the bat and drives it wide of mid-on
66.5
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, banged in short and holding its line outside off, Karunaratne ducks under it and lets it go
66.4
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, Shami comes from wide off the crease and angles it across the left-hander, Karunaratne isn't tempted at going after those, left alone
66.3
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, Karunaratne watches it all along and lets it go
66.2
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, fuller length delivery and shaping back into the left-hander, defended with a closed face towards mid-on
66.1
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Karunaratne gets across and defends it back at the bowler
64.6
Shami to Pushpakumara, no run, very full and going away with the angle, Pushpakumara was lunging forward on the drive, gets a thick inside edge towards short mid-wicket
64.5
Shami to Pushpakumara, no run, short of a length and on Pushpakumara's hips, he hops across and defends
64.4
Shami to Karunaratne, 1 run, the off-cutter from Shami, bowled with a scrambled seam, Karunaratne prods across and tucks it to the left of mid-wicket for a single
64.3
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, he's troubling Karunaratne with that angle, this one comes with the angle and then shapes away, drew Karunaratne into playing at that and beats the outside edge
64.2
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Karunaratne prods across and defends
64.1
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, fuller length delivery and angling across the left-hander, Shami is back to over the wicket, Karunaratne looks to drive and gets an inside edge towards mid-on
62.6
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, Karunaratne gets well forward and defends it solidly
62.5
Shami to Pushpakumara, leg byes, 1 run, too straight from Shami, ends up drifting onto Pushpakumara's pads, he was looking to flick and missed, sneaks in a leg-bye as the ball rolls away backward of square on the on-side
62.4
Shami to Pushpakumara, no run, banged in short and holding its line outside off, Pushpakumara drops his gloves and sways away from the line
62.3
Shami to Pushpakumara, no run, Shami shortens his length on off, Pushpakumara gets behind the line and pushes it back at the bowler
62.2
Shami to Pushpakumara, no run, fuller length delivery on off, Pushpakumara gets well forward and finds cover with the drive
62.1
Shami to Karunaratne, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, Karunaratne hops across and dabs it behind square on the off-side for a single, the first run of Day 4
60.6
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Karunaratne gets well forward and pushes it towards extra-cover, good maiden over to start Day 4 from Shami
60.5
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, fraction fuller and in that channel outside off, Karunaratne gets a big stride forward, lifts his bat and lets it go
60.4
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, this is a good start from Shami, shortens his length and gets it to shape away late, drew Karunaratne into poking at that, almost found the outside edge
60.3
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, Karunaratne gets a big stride forward, lifts his bat and lets it go
60.2
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, lovely channel from Shami, full and angling into the left-hander, moves away late and that makes Karunaratne play at that, lucky not to have edged it
60.1
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, on a good length and angling back into the left-hander, Karunaratne shuffles across and defends it towards the on-side
53.6
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, yorker from wide of the crease. Karunaratne jams it back towards mid-on
53.5
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, nips back in a bit. Karunaratne defends with an angled bat to the on-side
53.4
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, angled in on the stumps. Karunaratne punches to mid-on
53.3
Shami to Karunaratne, 2 runs, drifting on the pads. Karunaratne tucks through square leg for Kohli to chase
53.2
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, short of a good length ball. Karunaratne punches to cover
53.1
Shami to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, trifle short. Kusal Mendis pushes to cover and sets off
44.6
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, full outside off, brutally ignored
44.5
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, blocked away
44.4
Shami to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, wrists it round the corner. We will all earn a drink
44.3
Shami to Kusal Mendis, no run, punches it to cover off the back foot
44.2
Shami to Karunaratne, 1 run, tucked off the hips
44.1
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, angled in on back of a length and is helped to square leg
42.6
Shami to Kusal Mendis, no run, going over.. Darts back in and raps the front thigh, well over the knee-roll. Hit in front of middle but clearly going over, ball-tracking suggests. Tells me what I know
42.5
Shami to Kusal Mendis, no run, goes fuller on fourth stump, blocked
42.4
Shami to Kusal Mendis, no run, on a length say and on sixth stump, Kusal Mendis painfully ignores it
42.3
Shami to Kusal Mendis, no run, a high-elbowed punch to mid-on as Shami pitches full. Yes, that did swing away but just a bit. Not enough against a batsman on 90, perhaps. Obviously
42.2
Shami to Kusal Mendis, no run, weight on the front foot but he's way back in his crease, trying to make room for the reverse, which isn't there. Phew
42.1
Shami to Kusal Mendis, no run, nothing here. The length isn't right for the reverse, and Kusal Mendis is able to jab out a defence from the crease
40.6
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, now the line is wide, left alone
40.5
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, beats him! Goes very, very wide of the crease from round the wicket and just gets the ball to swing away, just a little, towards the shiny side. So first sighting of reverse for me. Let's see what India do with that
40.4
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, this is angled in and blocked off the front foot
40.3
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, he's hiding the ball for reverse swing but there's none. Strewn full outside off and cutting back in, at most
40.2
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, good stride across there to push-drive this full ball
40.1
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, from round the wicket with two slips, Karunaratne blocks
10.6
Shami to Kusal Mendis, no run, happy to stay back to another length and fenced out to the mid-on area
10.5
Shami to Kusal Mendis, no run, length ball outside off and the batsman steps back to defend it into the off-side
10.4
Shami to Karunaratne, 1 run, chops the ball away to backward square on the off-side and a single it is
10.3
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, looks to drive a ball away, the bat face twists and the ball goes to mid-on off the inner half of the bat
10.2
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, stays his crease and defends it into the on-side with a closed face of the bat
10.1
Shami to Kusal Mendis, 3 runs, slides the ball onto the pads of the batsman for him to clip the ball away between mid-wicket and mid-on. A triple it is as Ashwin from mid-on did the chasing and hauled it back
8.6
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, outside off again, little fuller, the line allows the batsman to have a sighter and lets it go
8.5
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, on a length outside off and Karunaratne lets it go
8.4
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, stays inside the line of the ball and closes the face of the bat on the tuck to find square leg
8.3
Shami to Karunaratne, FOUR, angling into the batsman and Karunaratne tucks the ball away off the sticks to force a dive from Ashwin who was at long leg and had to run towards the deep square area. The dive was clumsy and did not help
8.2
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, channels it in with the angle and Karunaratne steps back to defend it into the deck
8.1
Shami to Karunaratne, no run, starts from the round the wicket angle and the batsman stays back to defend it
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