India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Sri Lanka tour of India, 2017 Venue: Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Date & Time: Dec 17, 01:30 PM LOCAL
Sadeera Samarawickrama 42(57)
22.3
Chahal to Samarawickrama, out Caught by Dhawan!! There's the wicket India were looking for. Not surprisingly, it's a spinner who provides it. Lovely leg break that induces Samarawickrama into the drive. Not quite there in terms of the length but he decides to go aerial inside out. Slices it high towards sweeper cover where Dhawan takes an easy catch. Chahal is pumped, so are his mates. The hosts needed this badly as the partnership was brimming in confidence. Also go to say that the spinners were making things happen right from the time they came on, so this wasn't entirely unexpected. Samarawickrama fails to convert a good start but the partnership has given the Lankans a solid platform. Samarawickrama c Dhawan b Chahal 42(57) [4s-5]
22.2
Chahal to Samarawickrama, no run, tossed up wider outside off, Samarawickrama drives well but picks out extra cover
22.1
Chahal to Samarawickrama, no run, floated up around leg stump, Samarawickrama uses his feet and looks to whip it away but is rapped on the pads
21.6
Hardik Pandya to Tharanga, no run, another bouncer, this is quicker in pace and around leg stump, Tharanga ducks under it
21.3
Hardik Pandya to Samarawickrama, 2 runs, back of a length around middle and leg, gets on the back foot and works it off his hips through backward square leg. Races back for the second
21.2
Hardik Pandya to Samarawickrama, FOUR, sublime as ever from Samarawickrama! Just pure timing and placement. Short and wide, he doesn't bother to smash it away, just guides it with an open bat face. Gets it well wide of third man
21.1
Hardik Pandya to Samarawickrama, no run, full and outside off, Samarawickrama is early into the drive and it goes towards mid-on
20.6
Chahal to Tharanga, FOUR, easy pickings for Tharanga! The leg break is too straight and allows him to sweep it. Gets it away very fine down the leg side and Bumrah who was squarer at fine leg gave up the chase early
20.4
Chahal to Tharanga, 1 run, flatter and a bit shorter around middle, whipped towards Iyer who puts in a dive moving to his right from square leg. Cannot prevent the single though
19.6
Kuldeep Yadav to Samarawickrama, 1 run, tossed up around middle and leg, worked away down to long-on for a run
19.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Samarawickrama, no run, flatter and outside off, stays back and cuts it towards short third man. Wanted the single but is sent back. Had to put in the dive as the bails were dislodged by Dhoni. Had made it though and replays confirm that
19.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Samarawickrama, 2 runs, tries to go for the sweep on seeing the fuller length, off the inner half down the leg-side towards fine leg
19.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Tharanga, 1 run, full and outside off, squeezed towards cover-point for an easy single
19.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Samarawickrama, no run, flatter and around middle and leg, stays back and works it on the leg-side
18.6
Chahal to Tharanga, FOUR, superb batting from Tharanga, he is on a roll today. Rocks back and cuts it delicately to beat backward point. The outfield does the rest. Just a trifle too short from Chahal and it's put away. Brings up the 100-run stand and the platform has been set nicely for the Lankans
18.4
Chahal to Tharanga, 1 run, dragged shorter around middle and leg, swivels to pull it behind square on the leg-side
18.1
Chahal to Tharanga, 1 run, a bit of turn on the leg break, Tharanga gets across and sweeps it down to fine leg
17.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Tharanga, 1 run, fuller and outside off, Tharanga gets forward and drives it down to long-off for a run
17.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Tharanga, 1 run, very full and around middle, drilled past the bowler down to long-on
16.3
Chahal to Tharanga, 1 run, flatter and around middle, Tharanga sits back and whips it to deep mid-wicket
15.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Tharanga, 1 run, slower through the air and spinning in, Tharanga nudges it towards backward square leg
15.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Samarawickrama, no run, floated up around middle and leg, stays back and blocks it well
15.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Samarawickrama, FOUR, probably the best shot that he has played so far. Tossed up generously and Samarawickrama advances down the track. The thing he did well was to go straight over the bowler's head. Lofted it cleanly and found the fence
14.6
Bhuvneshwar to Tharanga, no run, angling in around middle and off, gets across and works it to mid-wicket
14.4
Bhuvneshwar to Samarawickrama, 2 runs, banged in short and Samarawickrama takes it on with the pull stroke. Struck to the left of deep mid-wicket, Chahal is the man who covers good ground to make the stop
14.3
Bhuvneshwar to Tharanga, 1 run, tap and run from Tharanga, eases this into the gap at cover and they steal a run
14.1
Bhuvneshwar to Samarawickrama, no run, full and outside off, gets on the front foot and defends towards cover
13.6
Kuldeep Yadav to Samarawickrama, 1 run, more turn into the right-hander and this time Samarawickrama nudges it on the leg-side to keep strike
13.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Samarawickrama, no run, huge LBW appeal! Turned down. Rohit has a longing look at the DRS expert Dhoni but the former captain isn't sure and so, they decide not to go upstairs. Spins in sharply from a fuller length as Samarawickrama misses the flick. Rapped low on the pads and the Indians went up in unison for the appeal. Probably might have spun too much
13.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Samarawickrama, no run, good use of the feet by Samarawickrama and dishes out the inside out drive. Cannot pierce the gap at extra cover
13.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Tharanga, 1 run, very full and around middle and leg, whipped away down to long-on
12.6
Bhuvneshwar to Tharanga, no run, short of a length outside off, sits on the back foot and defends it well
12.4
Bhuvneshwar to Samarawickrama, FOUR, fielding blip from the two spinners and it's a boundary! Short ball and Samarawickrama goes for the pull, gets a top edge that goes aerial through backward square leg. Kuldeep and Chahal were stationed at fine leg and deep square leg respectivel, tried to converge on it but eventually it went through them to the fence. Looked shoddy
12.3
Bhuvneshwar to Tharanga, 1 run, could have been close had Karthik hit the stumps! Tucked gently by Tharanga towards mid-wicket and they went for the brisk run. A direct hit could have made it really close for him
11.5
Kuldeep Yadav to Samarawickrama, no run, Samarawickrama was in a tangle there. Flatter ball and he was initially looking to sweep, then rocked back to dab it to the off-side
11.4
Kuldeep Yadav to Samarawickrama, no run, walks down the track to flick but mistimes it to the leg-side
11.3
Kuldeep Yadav to Samarawickrama, no run, the googly and Samarawickrama looks to flick. Gets a soft leading edge back to Kuldeep
11.2
Kuldeep Yadav to Samarawickrama, no run, early into the sweep is Samarawickrama and gets rapped on the pads. Impact is well outside off as the ball dies down before first slip
11.1
Kuldeep Yadav to Tharanga, 1 run, tossed up invitingly outside off, Tharanga drives it to the right of long-off. Brings up his 36th ODI fifty and it's been a fluent knock thus far, intent right from the word go. He'll know though that his job is not even half done yet
10.5
Hardik Pandya to Samarawickrama, FOUR, this is lovely batting from Samarawickrama. Walks down the track and shuffles a touch to wrist this away through backward square leg. There are two men in the deep on the leg-side but he's found the gap perfectly
10.4
Hardik Pandya to Samarawickrama, no run, sharp bumper and it's well-directed as well, Samarawickrama bails out from the stroke
10.3
Hardik Pandya to Samarawickrama, no run, good work by Iyer at backward point and keeps Samarawickrama on strike. Three dots in a row now. Back of a length and it's guided to backward point where it has been stopped well
10.2
Hardik Pandya to Samarawickrama, no run, hits the deck hard and gets a bit of extra bounce, Samarawickrama dabs it with an open bat face to backward point
10.1
Hardik Pandya to Samarawickrama, no run, angling in around middle and leg, gets back and clips it to the leg-side
9.6
Bumrah to Samarawickrama, 1 run, shorter length again and Samarawickrama steers it past Iyer at backward point. Third man gets around to make the stop
9.5
Bumrah to Tharanga, 1 run, shortish and angling in from outside off, Tharanga stays back and steers it down to third man
9.2
Bumrah to Samarawickrama, no run, a bit of extra bounce from a good length, Samarawickrama was on the shuffle but has to adjust with the ball rearing a bit off the deck. Patted back to Bumrah
9.1
Bumrah to Samarawickrama, no run, beaten! Seems a different track when Bumrah is bowling. This one holds its line after pitching as Samarawickrama plays inside the line
8.6
Hardik Pandya to Tharanga, no run, some respite for Pandya, a dot ball to finish. Full and outside off, reaches out and defends it to cover. 20 off the over!
7.5
Bumrah to Samarawickrama, no run, full again and on off stump, shuffles across a bit and taps it towards square leg. Once again searches for the single but doesn't get it
7.4
Bumrah to Samarawickrama, no run, fuller this time and Samarawickrama's footwork isn't there as he shapes to drive. Off the outer half to backward point where Pandey makes a good stop
7.3
Bumrah to Samarawickrama, no run, premeditates the walk down the track and Bumrah shortens the length wider outside off. Tapped towards backward point, Samarawickrama wanted the single but there was never a run there
7.2
Bumrah to Samarawickrama, no run, beats the edge! Bumrah is bowling really well. Gets this to straighten off the track after the initial inward slant, Samarawickrama is rooted on the back foot and plays inside the line. Lucky not to get a nick
7.1
Bumrah to Samarawickrama, no run, short of a length outside off, Samarawickrama hangs back and dabs it towards backward point
6.6
Hardik Pandya to Tharanga, no run, fuller and around middle, Tharanga falls over as he shuffles across, nudges this towards mid-on
5.5
Bumrah to Tharanga, 1 run, short of a length outside off, stays back and punches it towards mid-off who is hanging back at the end of the 30-yard circle. Easy single
3.5
Bumrah to Samarawickrama, FOUR, shot! This lad can play I tell you. He's a real talent. Gets off the mark with a real classy stroke. Overpitched and a bit straighter in line, he calmly flicks it through mid-wicket. All elegance and it races away. First runs in ODI cricket for Samarawickrama!
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