India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Sri Lanka tour of India, 2017 Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Date & Time: Dec 02-Dec 06, 09:30 AM LOCAL
Shikhar Dhawan 67(91)
35.2
Sandakan to Dhawan, out Stumped!! Sandakan continues to be among the wickets. That's what good wrist-spinners do. He enticed Dhawan down with the flight, beat him with the dip, and sealed his case with the turn. Lovely ball. Dhawan, upon realizing that he wasn't close to the ball, went through with a whirling swipe, but couldn't connect. Dickwella completes the formalities. Dhawan st Dickwella b Sandakan 67(91) [4s-5 6s-1]
35.1
Sandakan to Kohli, 1 run, turning back in from round the wicket, Kohli flicks it away through square leg
34.4
de Silva to Kohli, 1 run, flicked wide of mid-wicket
34.2
de Silva to Dhawan, FOUR, he's really starting to open up after a cagey start. This, in all honesty, deserved to be punished. Drifting down the leg-side from Dhananjaya, and as soon as Dhawan picked up the line, he went down on his knees to swat it fine for four
34.1
de Silva to Dhawan, FOUR, this is an extraordinary shot. Dhananjaya beat him in flight, pulling the length back after spotting him advance. But Dhawan still punches it with sublime timing through extra-cover. Long-off stood no chance
33.6
Sandakan to Dhawan, 1 run, pushes it with the turn through cover
33.5
Sandakan to Dhawan, no run, blocked with the turn into the off-side
33.4
Sandakan to Dhawan, SIX, gallops down to the pitch of it and launches the ball straight back into the sight-screen.. possibly over it. What a clean strike. And it brings up 2000 Test runs for him too
33.3
Sandakan to Kohli, 1 run, eased down to long-on
33.1
Sandakan to Dhawan, no run, nicely bowled, landing the leg-break on a length on off, Dhawan prods forward and defends
32.6
de Silva to Dhawan, 1 run, wrists the ball to the left of long-on, they'll settle for the single. So Dhawan on 49
32.5
de Silva to Kohli, 1 run, moves his front leg out of the way and drives down to long-on
32.1
de Silva to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up on leg, Kohli too, like Pujara, plays for some turn. The ball slides off the leading edge through extra-cover
31.5
Lakmal to Dhawan, 2 runs, clips it off the hips through mid-wicket
31.4
Lakmal to Dhawan, no run, short ball outside off, loopy bounce on it and Dhawan is beaten as he goes for a half-hearted cut shot
31.3
Lakmal to Dhawan, FOUR, charges down again and crashes the length ball through extra-cover. Definite shift in gears from Dhawan
31.2
Lakmal to Dhawan, no run, punched firmly to short point
31.1
Lakmal to Dhawan, 2 runs, charges down and smacks a drive to the right of cover. It was struck really hard by Dhawan and the fielder does well to get a hand on it with a dive
29.5
Lakmal to Dhawan, 2 runs, low full toss on off, Dhawan shuffles across and whips it past vacant mid-wicket. Long chase for Sandakan and he does well to get across and keep it down to a brace
29.4
Lakmal to Dhawan, no run, slower delivery and Dhawan had to check his punch, dribbles away to mid-off
29.3
Lakmal to Pujara, 1 run, angled in and Pujara defends off the inner half to square leg, quick single taken
28.5
de Silva to Pujara, 1 run, on the pads and Pujara flicks it to deep backward square, thought about the second decide against it
28.3
de Silva to Pujara, 1 run, just a tap into the vast vacant spaces on the off-side for a single
28.1
de Silva to Pujara, 1 run, round the wicket and slips it on the pads, nurdled past the short leg fielder
27.5
Lakmal to Dhawan, no run, full and in the slot, Dhawan crunches the drive straight to extra cover. That pinged off the meat and either side of the fielder it would have been a boundary
27.4
Lakmal to Pujara, 1 run, picks the back of a length delivery from off and wrists it wide of mid-on
26.5
Dilruwan Perera to Pujara, 1 run, spinning in and Pujara clips it through mid-wicket, for a single
26.3
Dilruwan Perera to Dhawan, FOUR, just a bit of space and Dhawan capitalized, waited for it and dabbed it late behind point. Sandakan moved to his right and dived over the ball. Should have done better. 8000 first class runs for Dhawan and he brings it up on his birthday
26.2
Dilruwan Perera to Pujara, 1 run, too full and Pujara uses his wrists to whip it away to deep mid-wicket
25.6
Lakmal to Pujara, no run, short of length on off, Pujara turns it gently to mid-off
25.2
Lakmal to Dhawan, no run, shimmies down and converts it into a full length delivery, driven hard and straight to mid-off
25.1
Lakmal to Dhawan, no run, starts from round the wicket, blocked off the front foot to shortish cover-point
24.6
Dilruwan Perera to Pujara, no run, sprays it down leg and Pujara tries to slap it along the way, straight onto Dickwella's pad and the ball rolls towards short fine, no chance of a single
24.4
Dilruwan Perera to Dhawan, no run, slower and drawing Dhawan forward, defended
24.3
Dilruwan Perera to Pujara, 1 run, worked away past mid-wicket
23.6
de Silva to Pujara, no run, comes down the track and gets a bit too close to the flighted delivery, worked to mid-wicket
23.3
de Silva to Dhawan, no run, tossed up on off, Dhawan blocks it cover
23.2
de Silva to Pujara, 1 run, uses the hint of turn to nudge a single past mid-wicket
22.3
Gamage to Dhawan, no run, too far outside off and Dhawan is not interested in playing that
22.2
Gamage to Dhawan, no run, charges down and sees that the length is not there to play a big shot, waves it through to the keeper
22.1
Gamage to Dhawan, no run, starts round the wicket and pushes it full, Dhawan drives and picks out mid-off
21.6
Dilruwan Perera to Pujara, 2 runs, too straight, starts on middle and turns down leg, Pujara helps it along the way and once more calls for two as soon as he connected, got it with ease this time around
20.6
Gamage to Pujara, no run, Pujara might have missed out there. Overpitched outside off and Pujara drills the straight to mid-off. He then practices of placing it in the gap
19.4
Dilruwan Perera to Dhawan, no run, tossed up close to off, dead-batted into the off-side
19.3
Dilruwan Perera to Dhawan, no run, another giant stride forward to keep the offie at bay
19.2
Dilruwan Perera to Dhawan, no run, much slower and Dhawan defends with a big stride forward
19.1
Dilruwan Perera to Dhawan, no run, flighted on off, Dhawan blocks it to cover
18.6
Gamage to Pujara, no run, the three quarter length from Gamage and Pujara has nothing to do with it as the line is outside off
17.6
Dilruwan Perera to Dhawan, 1 run, very full and Dhawan eases it to deepish mid-on, retains strike
17.5
Dilruwan Perera to Dhawan, no run, uses his feet and push-drives to the right of Dilruwan
17.4
Dilruwan Perera to Dhawan, 2 runs, short and outside off, Dhawan cracks the cut towards backward point, Sadeera dives to his right and gets a hand, enough to keep the batsmen down to a couple
17.3
Dilruwan Perera to Dhawan, no run, drifts in and Dhawan plays an extended forward defence to point
17.2
Dilruwan Perera to Pujara, 1 run, much slower and that allowed Pujara to pick his gap backward of square leg
15.6
Dilruwan Perera to Pujara, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries. After conceding the boundary, Dilruwan Perera shortens his length. Pujara expected that, waits for the ball to come to him on the back foot and powerfully punches it through the covers. Excellent cricket from the Saurashtra batsman
15.3
Dilruwan Perera to Dhawan, 2 runs, and again, Dhawan steps out of his crease. Perera smartly bowls it wide of off, the local boy adjusts well and strokes it away in front of square on the off-side for a brace
15.2
Dilruwan Perera to Pujara, 1 run, ah! There's the edge. Pujara plays for the turn and plants his bat in front of pad. The ball doesn't spin and the ball takes the edge before rolling towards backward point
14.6
Lakmal to Pujara, no run, bangs it in short does Lakmal, but there is no venom behind it. Pujara jumps and drops it under his nose
13.5
Dilruwan Perera to Pujara, 1 run, Pujara gets off the mark rightaway. Flicks the off-break through mid-wicket off the front foot
13.1
Dilruwan Perera to Dhawan, no run, comes forward and clips a tossed up ball to short mid-wicket. Got it off the inside part of the bat
12.6
Lakmal to Rahane, no run, full ball on off and middle, another defensive push into the cover region
11.3
Dilruwan Perera to Dhawan, no run, poked into the off-side
11.2
Dilruwan Perera to Dhawan, no run, Dhawan shimmies down to work it against the spin and gets an inside edge onto his pad. Dilruwan Perera shortened his length after seeing Dhawan come down the track
11.1
Dilruwan Perera to Dhawan, no run, looped up ball on middle and leg from round the wicket, forward defence
10.6
Lakmal to Rahane, no run, back of a length delivery that shapes away a tad, Rahane stays in his crease and pats it towards the point region
10.4
Lakmal to Dhawan, no run, angling in from a length, Dhawan moves across to cover his stumps and then hoists his bat up
10.3
Lakmal to Dhawan, no run, shorter in length and further wide outside off, Dhawan throws his hands at it, only to get beaten. Bounced more than the batsman expected it to
10.2
Lakmal to Dhawan, no run, short of length outside off, Dhawan mistimes the cut to point. He was slightly late into his stroke
10.1
Lakmal to Dhawan, no run, 131kph short of a good length wide outside off, Dhawan shoulders arms after covering his sticks
9.6
Gamage to Rahane, no run, comes forward and drives a pitched up delivery to mid-off
9.1
Gamage to Dhawan, no run, shortish ball outside off, Dhawan hops and fends it on the off-side
8.6
Dilruwan Perera to Rahane, no run. Huge shout for lbw and after a discussion, the Sri Lankans have decided to go upstairs. Fair delivery. Rahane is hit on the back leg just above the knee-roll. Impact: in-line and Wickets: Umpire's call. The on-field call stays and Rahane survives. It was the quicker off-break with a flatter trajectory and Rahane is on the back foot to whip it away through the on-side. Failed to make contact as he was late to bring his bat down. Luckily, the on-field call was in his favour
7.6
Gamage to Rahane, no run, creams the cover drive against a pitched up delivery, but stroked it straight to the man at cover
7.2
Gamage to Dhawan, no run, drags his length back does Gamage and Dhawan miscues the pull to mid-on. It came off the top portion of the bat
7.1
Gamage to Dhawan, no run, hurls a full ball from round the wicket, the line is well outside off, left alone
6.6
Dilruwan Perera to Rahane, no run, Perera shortens his length and Rahane allows the ball to turn in and offers a dead bat
6.2
Dilruwan Perera to Dhawan, no run, pushed towards cover
6.1
Dilruwan Perera to Dhawan, no run, an animated appeal from the keeper as Dhawan is hit on the pad and the ball lobs to short leg. It was the arm ball and Dhawan was beaten on the inside edge trying to block
5.6
Gamage to Rahane, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Rahane gets forward and finds cover with the drive
5.4
Gamage to Dhawan, no run, on a good length and shaping away from the left-hander, Dhawan watches it all along and lets it go
5.3
Gamage to Dhawan, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Dhawan gets a good stride forward and defends it towards cover
5.2
Gamage to Dhawan, no run, fraction fuller and holding its line outside off, Dhawan is happy to let it go by
5.1
Gamage to Dhawan, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, Dhawan watches it all along and lets it go
4.6
Lakmal to Rahane, no run, loose from Rahane, short of a length and well wide of off, Rahane didn't need to play at that, instead, he wafted with his feet stuck in the crease and is lucky not to have edged it
3.5
Gamage to Dhawan, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, Dhawan gets a good stride forward, lifts his bat and lets it go
3.4
Gamage to Dhawan, no run, short of a length and holding its line outside off, Dhawan covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go
3.3
Gamage to Dhawan, no run, fuller length delivery and holding its line outside off, Dhawan gets a good stride forward, lifts his bat and lets it go
3.2
Gamage to Dhawan, no run, short of a good length and on the off-stump line, defended back at the bowler
3.1
Gamage to Dhawan, no run, short and angling down the leg-side, Dhawan was looking to help it on its way and missed
2.6
Lakmal to Rahane, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Rahane gets behind the line and defends it towards backward point
2.3
Lakmal to Rahane, 1 run, short of a length and on Rahane's hips, tucked away behind square and Rahane is off the mark with a single
0.6
Lakmal to Vijay, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Vijay gets across and defends it back at the bowler
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