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
Hardik Pandya 2-49(10 ov)
40.6
Hardik Pandya to Pradeep, no run, back of a length delivery on off. Pradeep stays leg-side to the ball and tries to defend, no luck
40.6
Hardik Pandya to Pradeep, wide, shortish down leg. Pradeep half-ducks it, wided
40.5
Hardik Pandya to Pradeep, no run, slower short ball. Pradeep moves away go gung-ho over mid-wicket, no connection
40.4
Hardik Pandya to Pradeep, no run, bouncer. Does not rise at all. Pradeep ducks, somehow managed to save a hit on the back of the helmet. Only just carries to Dhoni
40.3
Hardik Pandya to Pradeep, no run, gets forward to this fuller ball on off, blocked
40.2
Hardik Pandya to Pradeep, no run, gets forward and defends towards the off-side
40.1
Hardik Pandya to Lakmal, out Lbw!! Lakmal speaks with Gunaratne and decides to walk. Sri Lanka had a review up their sleeves but Lakmal did not use it and rightly so. No bat there. The ball came in off the deck and beat the blade which followed the wrong line. Was hit on the front leg but in line with the stumps. Would have gone on to hit the stumps. Lakmal lbw b Hardik Pandya 1(2)
38.6
Hardik Pandya to Gunaratne, no run, short of good length ball. Gunaratne gets right behind and blocks
38.5
Hardik Pandya to Gunaratne, no run, gets on the front foot to this length delivery and defends off the inside half of the bat to mid-wicket
38.4
Hardik Pandya to Pathirana, out Caught by Chahal!! This has become a disease now - to try the release shot and perish. Innocuous length ball and Pathirana tries to go over mid-on. Does not get enough bat to it, and miscues over Chahal, who backtracks while keeping his eyes on the ball. Takes it with ease in the end. ]Pathirana c Chahal b Hardik Pandya 7(12) [4s-1]
38.3
Hardik Pandya to Gunaratne, 1 run, much shorter again. Goes down leg as well, Gunaratne helps to fine leg
38.2
Hardik Pandya to Gunaratne, 2 runs, Pandya steps down and is greeted with a short ball. Gunaratne pulls through mid-wicket
38.1
Hardik Pandya to Pathirana, 1 run, more towards the leg-stump. Pathirana woks to fine leg
30.6
Hardik Pandya to Mathews, no run, kicks back in his crease and pokes it back to the bowler off a short of length delivery
30.5
Hardik Pandya to Gunaratne, leg byes, 1 run, short ball down leg, skids on and the batsman looks to pull it away but manages a faint edge. Infact, the umpire feels there is no bat as the ball dribbled away to the fine leg region for a single
30.4
Hardik Pandya to Gunaratne, no run, back of a length delivery and nudged to the man at mid-wicket
30.3
Hardik Pandya to Gunaratne, no run, short of a good length ball. Gunaratne drops under his nose
30.2
Hardik Pandya to Gunaratne, no run, too close to dab it to third man but Gunaratne does it anyway. Gets it ultra fine and Dhoni manages to get across in time. Had his gloves off to handle any attempt of run for the Lankan duo
30.1
Hardik Pandya to Gunaratne, no run, length around off. Gunaratne defends close to his body
28.6
Hardik Pandya to Mathews, no run, just touch short of a length. Mathews defends back to the bowler
28.5
Hardik Pandya to Gunaratne, 1 run, that's a vertical waft that's as ugly as off-season monkey caps. Was a short one and Gunaratne somehow managed to help it to backward square leg
28.4
Hardik Pandya to Gunaratne, no run, slower bumper. Gunaratne withdraws from the line of the ball
28.3
Hardik Pandya to Gunaratne, no run, is hitting the back of a length, whic seems to working well for the new man. Has to retreat and defend back to the bowler
28.2
Hardik Pandya to Gunaratne, no run, wants to work into the side off the back foot, pokes off the face of the bat to the bowler - of course on the bounce
28.1
Hardik Pandya to Mathews, 1 run, back of a length delivery. Mathews tucks off the back foot to fine leg
25.6
Hardik Pandya to Mathews, no run, short of a good length ball. Mathews moves inside the line and pokes to cover
25.5
Hardik Pandya to Mathews, no run, on the stumps again. Mathews nudges to mid-wicket
25.4
Hardik Pandya to Mathews, no run, off-pace ball? Perhaps. Mathews leaves the crease again, tries to play a similar shot but does not connect
25.3
Hardik Pandya to Mathews, FOUR, this is a courageous shot from Mathews. Steps down to a length ball and lofts over mid-off; bounces just inside the ropes
25.2
Hardik Pandya to Tharanga, 1 run, short ball. Tharanga goes back and hooks to fine leg
25.1
Hardik Pandya to Mathews, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length delivery. Mathews tries to tuck, hits the thigh pad and rolls behind square
23.6
Hardik Pandya to Mathews, no run, shortish outside off stump, Mathews stays back and dabs it towards cover-point who attacks the ball to prevent the single
23.5
Hardik Pandya to Tharanga, 1 run, on a good length and around leg stump, Tharanga gets across on the back foot and glances it down to fine leg
23.4
Hardik Pandya to Tharanga, no run, back of a length and angling across Tharanga who tries to cut, no room to work with and he is beaten
23.3
Hardik Pandya to Mathews, 1 run, banged in short and Mathews rises on his toes to work it through square leg
23.2
Hardik Pandya to Mathews, no run, short of a length and Mathews hangs back to defend it onto the track
23.1
Hardik Pandya to Mathews, no run, back of a length around off, stays back and blocks it well
21.6
Hardik Pandya to Tharanga, no run, another bouncer, this is quicker in pace and around leg stump, Tharanga ducks under it
21.5
Hardik Pandya to Tharanga, no run, tries the bumper that doesn't quite fizz off the deck, enough time for Tharanga to sight it but he decides to let it pass
21.4
Hardik Pandya to Samarawickrama, 1 run, short stuff from Pandya and Samarawickrama goes for the pull. Mistimes it towards fine leg
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
10.6
Hardik Pandya to Samarawickrama, no run, full and outside off, leans into it and defends towards cover, just 4 off this Pandya over. Tharanga being off strike did help his cause
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
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!
8.5
Hardik Pandya to Tharanga, FOUR, ah boy! This is getting worse for Pandya, his confidence is getting a beating. Fuller ball outside off, Tharanga holds his shape and lifts it wide of mid-off. Clean strike and this is probably the one that he has middled the best this over. Another boundary
8.4
Hardik Pandya to Tharanga, FOUR, four in a row! This was a streaky one though but Tharanga won't mind it at all. Slower ball perhaps and he gets a bottom edge onto the drive. Dies on Dhoni who puts in the dive but it falls short of him and sneaks past him as well
8.3
Hardik Pandya to Tharanga, FOUR, aerial again but once more, beats the fielder. Full and tempting the drive, Tharanga doesn't bother keeping it down as he looks to play it on the up. Wide of the diving mid-off fielder
8.2
Hardik Pandya to Tharanga, FOUR, up and over this time! Fuller ball and it's a cross-seamer from Pandya, Tharanga launches it over mid-on. Not off the middle but still clears the infield with ease
8.1
Hardik Pandya to Tharanga, FOUR, edged but no slip! Might not have carried if there was someone there though, certainly could have saved the boundary. Full and angling in from outside off, Tharanga pushes with hard hands on the drive and gets a thick edge. Third man was too square
6.6
Hardik Pandya to Tharanga, no run, fuller and around middle, Tharanga falls over as he shuffles across, nudges this towards mid-on
6.5
Hardik Pandya to Tharanga, no run, pitched up and outside off, leans into it and steers it with an open bat face to backward point
6.4
Hardik Pandya to Tharanga, no run, plays a bit early and closes the bat face a bit quickly as well, soft leading edge back towards Pandya
6.3
Hardik Pandya to Tharanga, no run, play and a miss! Back of a length angling in from outside off, Tharanga flashes hard but makes no contact
6.2
Hardik Pandya to Tharanga, FOUR, that's a typical left-hander's stroke. Just a bit of width outside off and Tharanga delays the cut to beat backward point. Third man had no chance due to this lightning outfield
6.1
Hardik Pandya to Tharanga, no run, on a length outside off, stays back and punches it to the off-side
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