Sri Lanka vs India, 2nd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of Sri Lanka, 2017 Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Date & Time: Aug 24, 02:30 PM LOCAL
Rohit Sharma 54(45)
15.3
Dananjaya to Rohit, out Lbw!! A much needed wicket for Sri Lanka. At least gets the fans going. Rohit was struggling to pick Dananjaya and sweep is not one of his preferred shots. It was the leg-break from Dananjaya that landed on a fullish length, Rohit went down to sweep and missed it completely. He was struck in front of middle and the only thing that could have saved him was if the ball had pitched outside leg, it didn't and a very good decision from umpire Ranmore Martinesz. Rohit lbw b Dananjaya 54(45) [4s-5 6s-3]
15.2
Dananjaya to Dhawan, 1 run, pushed to mid-on and Dhawan had to hurry to make his ground
14.5
Siriwardana to Dhawan, 1 run, comes down the track and takes it on the full, drives to long-on
14.4
Siriwardana to Rohit, wide, darted down leg and Rohit does not meet with the sweep, another wide
14.3
Siriwardana to Rohit, no run, flighted just outside off, Rohit eases it to the left of Siriwardana. There is a fumble but the duo don't risk a run
14.2
Siriwardana to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan drops it with soft hands in front of cover and Rohit responds to the call
13.5
Dananjaya to Rohit, no run, Rohit is not picking him off the hand, reading him off the surface. Leans forward and pushes the off-break back to Dananjaya
13.4
Dananjaya to Rohit, 2 runs, the off-break that is short in length, Rohit places the cut wide of the man sweeping and since it was Malinga in the deep, the pair were able to scamper back for the second
13.3
Dananjaya to Rohit, no run, slower and it was the leg-break from Dananjaya, not sure Rohit picked it, wanted to nudge it into the leg-side, misses and is struck on the pad. Going down leg and hence no appeal
13.2
Dananjaya to Dhawan, 1 run, drifting onto the pads, nurdled round the corner - to deep square leg
12.2
Chameera to Dhawan, 1 run, pounded on a shortish length and Dhawan is slightly rushed on the pull, mistimes it to the deep square leg fielder
11.6
Dananjaya to Dhawan, FOUR, fabulous shot! Never easy to hit against the spin. Dhawan jumped out of the crease and got close to the pitch of the ball, the bottom hand then takes over to whip it wide of mid-on
11.2
Dananjaya to Dhawan, 1 run, tossed up on a fullish length, driven along the ground to long-off
10.4
Chameera to Dhawan, 1 run, shoddy fielding. Pitched up outside off, Dhawan drills the drive to extra cover and the fielder fumbles to allow the duo to cross over
9.1
Mathews to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan doing the sensible thing of playing second fiddle. Waits for the length delivery to arrive and then glides it with an open bat face to third man, back to Rohit
8.5
Chameera to Rohit, SIX, arrogance! Chameera was a bit too predictable with his length, once more short of length just outside off, Rohit shuffled across, crouched low and scooped it over fine leg. The pace of Chameera taking it for a maximum
8.4
Chameera to Rohit, no run, short of length on off, Rohit rises on his toes and defends to cover
8.3
Chameera to Rohit, no run, again, nothing pitched up to Rohit. More of the back of a length stuff and Rohit blocks with his head right on top of the ball
8.2
Chameera to Rohit, no run, hurries Rohit with a short of length delivery, the batsman goes for the front foot pull and splices it towards mid-on. Luckily for Rohit it dropped well in front of Malinga. Looks at the sticker on the bat
8.1
Chameera to Rohit, no run, back of a length in and around off, Rohit defends it carefully in front of cover
7.6
Mathews to Dhawan, no run, fuller and around off, Dhawan drives without much conviction to cover
7.3
Mathews to Rohit, FOUR, class! Mathews shortens the length and Rohit is all over it. The line was just outside off, Rohit stands tall and punches it in front of square. The textbook style punch - straight bat, high elbows and more importantly in the gap
7.2
Mathews to Rohit, no run, again, fuller with the line being in and around off, Rohit seems to be wary of Mathews, shows the full bat face and defends to the left of the bowler
7.1
Mathews to Rohit, no run, fuller and outside off, might have been the slower ball, Rohit knocks it gently to mid-off
6.6
Malinga to Dhawan, no run, good length ball on off, blocked with a straight bat face to Malinga
6.2
Malinga to Rohit, FOUR, these two have played a lot of cricket together and know each others game pretty well. Malinga has switched his line just outside off to Rohit from the last over, but this time he overpitches and Rohit tonks him over mid-off for a one bounce four
6.1
Malinga to Rohit, no run, fuller and just curls a bit around off, Rohit resists the temptation to go for the flick, presents the full bat face and defends to mid-off
5.6
Mathews to Rohit, 1 run, back of a length close to off, Rohit allows it to run off the bat face to third man
5.5
Mathews to Rohit, no run, surprise bouncer from Mathews. But with the pace Mathews is operating, Rohit had all the time to decide what to do, he ducks and evades it quite comfortably
5.4
Mathews to Dhawan, 1 run, back of a length on off, punched towards point and a half-stop from Kapugedara allows the strike to be rotated
4.5
Malinga to Rohit, no run, that is where he needs to be more often. Rohit has been found wanting while coming forward, Malinga lands it on a length and gets a hint of away movement, Rohit prods across and is beaten on the outside edge. Dickwella fails to glove though
4.4
Malinga to Dhawan, 1 run, on the thigh pads and Dhawan glances it away to fine leg
4.2
Malinga to Dhawan, 1 run, good length ball on the stumps, clipped wide of square leg
3.5
Vishwa Fernando to Rohit, no run, edged and taken on the bounce by Dickwella. Slanted outside off, Rohit reaches out for the drive and toe-ends it back to the keeper. The length was the key there - bringing Rohit forward
3.4
Vishwa Fernando to Dhawan, 1 run, sloppy. Sri Lanka need to be tighter than that. Another mistimed drive from Dhawan towards cover, Siriwardana gets across and allows it to escape. Luckily the point fielder tidied up
2.5
Malinga to Rohit, 2 runs, once more Malinga is too straight in his lines, these are buffet balls for the Indian batsmen. Clipped away square on the leg-side and Fernando had a lot of work to do from fine leg, keeps it to a brace
2.4
Malinga to Rohit, SIX, so pleasing to the eyes. He missed one early in the over, not this time though. Malinga drifted onto the pads, Rohit picked him off nonchalantly over mid-wicket. The timing was such that it traveled the distance
2.3
Malinga to Rohit, no run, fullish and on off, Rohit push-drives it to mid-on
2.3
Malinga to Rohit, wide, another wide conceded. Sri Lanka need to be more disciplined with the target on hand. Splays it well outside leg, more stretching for umpire Paul Reiffel
2.2
Malinga to Rohit, no run, missed out there. Length ball angled into the pads, Rohit falls over a bit as he aims to flick it through the leg-side, is pinged on the pad and says no for a quick single
2.1
Malinga to Rohit, no run, good length ball on the stumps, Rohit defends it right under his eyes. Very minimal footwork but the eyes were always on the ball
2.1
Malinga to Rohit, wide, Malinga is trying the magic ball, pitching on middle and hitting on off, but sprays it too far down leg, no chance for Rohit to meet with the glance, another extra
1.6
Vishwa Fernando to Dhawan, no run, keeps it in the channel around off, Dhawan stays back and taps it to point. Good over from Fernando, gave nothing to Dhawan outside off
1.1
Vishwa Fernando to Rohit, wide, wayward start from the left-armer. Slanted well outside off and Rohit had nothing to do with it, some excerise for umpire Ranmore Martinesz. Second wide of the innings
0.6
Malinga to Dhawan, no run, full and slanting into the left-hander, Dhawan was looking to flick it through the on-side, closed the bat face tad early and jammed it onto his front pad. The ball rolls back to Malinga
0.4
Malinga to Rohit, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Rohit knocks it with the full bat face to mid-on
0.3
Malinga to Rohit, no run, better. Goes back to the good length spot and targets the off-stump, Rohit is right behind the line to defend it back down the surface
0.3
Malinga to Rohit, wide, errs in line now Malinga. Sprays it down leg and Rohit fails to get bat on that. He would feel missed out there, had another boundary scoring opportunity
0.2
Malinga to Rohit, FOUR, that should calm the nerves. Malinga shortens the length and offers a bit of space outside off, Rohit stands tall and presents a straight bat to punch it through cover-point. No one bothered to chase that
0.1
Malinga to Rohit, no run, peach! Rohit was in no man's land. Swing present. Good length ball landed right on the off-stump line, Rohit was not sure whethere to come forward or hang back, pokes at the delivery and is beaten on the outside edge. Enough movement for Malinga to beat the blade
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