Sri Lanka vs India, 1st T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: India tour of Sri Lanka, 2021 Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Date & Time: Jul 25, 08:00 PM LOCAL
Shikhar Dhawan 46(36)
14.1
Karunaratne to Dhawan, out Caught by Ashen Bandara!! Dhawan has holed out to deep backward square leg - with the rain falling, he was beginning to look to play some shots, came down the pitch to a length ball and whipped it fiercely - didn't bother to keep it down, went high and down the throat of Bhandara at deep backward square leg. An unselfish innings comes to an end. Dhawan c Ashen Bandara b Karunaratne 46(36) [4s-4 6s-1]
13.6
Udana to Dhawan, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, dragged away off the bottom hand past mid-wicket for a single
13.5
Udana to Dhawan, 2 runs, slower short ball from Udana - Dhawan fetched it from wide of off, no pace to work with and he has to manufacture the power on the pull, hits it high and in the gap over square leg for a couple
13.4
Udana to Dhawan, no run, yorker length delivery outside off, Dhawan was looking to squeeze it out and missed
12.4
Hasaranga to Dhawan, 1 run, flighted on leg-stump, knocked away square on the leg-side
12.3
Hasaranga to Dhawan, no run, fuller and just outside leg, Dhawan goes for the slogsweep and gets a thick inside edge to backward square
12.1
Hasaranga to Dhawan, 1 run, worked away off the pads to deep mid-wicket
11.6
Dananjaya to Dhawan, 1 run, brings up the 50-run stand with a push down to long-on. Dananjaya has been very expensive today...
11.5
Dananjaya to Dhawan, FOUR, anything slow and low are going the distance. Dhawan was on the charge and he had ample time to adjust the movements and flat-bat the drive past the bowler to his right. No chance for the fielders in the deep...
11.3
Dananjaya to Dhawan, 1 run, quicker and just outside off, Dhawan pushes it in front of cover and rushes across for a quick single
11.2
Dananjaya to Dhawan, SIX, that should make him feel much better! Was waiting for the release shot and Dhawan got one in the slot outside off. Slower and fuller for the Indian skipper who deposits a flat maximum over cow corner with a thumping one-kneed slogsweep
10.4
Karunaratne to Dhawan, 1 run, slower full delivery outside off, Dhawan toe-ends the drive wide of cover for a quick single
10.1
Karunaratne to Dhawan, 1 run, slower length delivery on the stumps, Dhawan swivels and pulls it to the right of deep backward square leg
9.4
Udana to Dhawan, 1 run, I0$ fuller and wider of off, Dhawan opens the bat face and creams the drive to the left of sweeper cover
8.4
Hasaranga to Dhawan, 1 run, worked away with the spin to the right of backward square. Easy single
7.4
Shanaka to Dhawan, 1 run, I0$ angled in from a length at the pads, Dhawan swivels and pulls it to the right of fine leg
7.1
Shanaka to Dhawan, 1 run, slower length delivery on the pads, flicked away into the mid-wicket pocket
6.5
Hasaranga to Dhawan, 1 run, ambles forward and flicks the full delivery to the left of deep mid-wicket
6.4
Hasaranga to Dhawan, no run, flatter and wider of off, Dhawan pushes it off the inside edge into the off-side
6.3
Hasaranga to Dhawan, no run, touch short just outside leg, Dhawan stays on the front foot and defends
4.5
Udana to Dhawan, 1 run, flicked away wide of mid-wicket and they nab a quick single
4.4
Udana to Dhawan, 2 runs, back of the hand slower delivery wide of off, Dhawan lifts it over cover and gets it to the left of deep backward point
4.1
Udana to Dhawan, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Dhawan chips the drive over extra cover for an easy single
3.6
Dananjaya to Dhawan, leg byes, 1 run, misses the flick and it runs away off the thigh pad wide of square leg. They rush for a quick single and a direct hit would have been trouble for Samson
3.5
Dananjaya to Dhawan, no run, appeal for leg before but that's going down with the angle. Touch quicker at the pads, Dhawan couldn't get his bat down in time on the flick
3.4
Dananjaya to Dhawan, FOUR, poor lines from Dananjaya and punished! Full and sliding down the leg-side, Dhawan gets on one knee and helps it to the fine leg fence with a thrashing sweep
3.3
Dananjaya to Dhawan, 2 runs, quicker and wider of off, Dhawan drives off the toe-end through extra cover
3.2
Dananjaya to Dhawan, no run, nudges it on the leg-side and can't get it past the fielder at square leg
3.1
Dananjaya to Dhawan, FOUR, excellent stuff from the Indian skipper! Lunges a long way forward, meets the ball on the full and belts the sweep square on the leg-side
2.6
Chameera to Dhawan, 1 run, I0$ length delivery on middle and leg, tucked wide of square leg and Dhawan will keep strike
2.5
Chameera to Dhawan, no run, opens the bat face and punches the I0$ back of a length delivery straight to cover
1.6
Karunaratne to Dhawan, FOUR, typical Dhawan! Charges out of his crease, meets the I0$ delivery on a fuller length and thumps the drive in the gap through extra cover. Not quite off the middle, but there's enough power behind the shot...
1.4
Karunaratne to Dhawan, 1 run, too full and enough width on offer, Dhawan reaches out and drags the drive off the cue end wide of mid-off
1.3
Karunaratne to Dhawan, no run, back of a length just outside off at I0$, Dhawan looks to push and gets a thin inside edge onto pad
1.1
Karunaratne to Dhawan, 1 run, pitched up on and around off-stump, Dhawan drives straight and past the outstretched right hand of the bowler. A slight confusion before taking off for the single, but all ends well for India...
0.3
Chameera to Dhawan, 1 run, I0$ full and swinging in towards off-stump, Dhawan jams the drive wide of mid-on and hustles across for a quick single
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