India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Sri Lanka tour of India, 2022 Venue: Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali Date & Time: Mar 04-Mar 08, 09:30 AM LOCAL
Ravichandran Ashwin 61(82)
109.4
Lakmal to Ashwin, out Caught by Dickwella!! Finally, Lakmal does something different, and finally Sri Lanka seem to have some sort of a plan. It's the bouncer, a sharp one as well, climbing around the head. Ashwin takes his eyes off and goes to pull, only to end up with a faint top-edge through to the keeper. Ashwin c Dickwella b Lakmal 61(82) [4s-8]
109.3
Lakmal to Ashwin, FOUR, just plain disdainful. Lakmal bangs it in, but it ends up as a nice sitter around the stomach for Ashwin to take on, with a swat through mid-wicket
109.2
Lakmal to Ashwin, no run, 127.5kph, length, on off, punched on the up to cover
108.1
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, 1 run, tossed up on middle, full, flicked to a pretty deep mid-on
107.5
Lakmal to Ashwin, 1 run, back of a length, outside off, stabbed to gully, who gets a palm on it and deflects wide of point
106.6
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, no run, shuffles fully across, behind the line, and a full, straight defence. A maiden, and that one rare tight over all morning
106.5
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, no run, gets forward, head-on-ball, driving back down the pitch
106.4
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, no run, drifting in from wide of the round the wicket crease, on middle, full, dead-batted
106.3
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, no run, loopy, full, on off, pushed to cover
106.2
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, no run, forward again, solidly leaning into his defence
106.1
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, no run, big forward stride, and a the fullest of blocks
105.6
de Silva to Ashwin, 1 run, opens his bat face now, guiding it with the angle towards cover, softly, for a quick one
105.5
de Silva to Ashwin, no run, flatter, from round the wicket, on a good length. Ashwin gets the outside-half on his forward defence
105.4
de Silva to Ashwin, FOUR, just surgical sweetness. de Silva gets a touch too full, and Ashwin gets a big stride out, placing his drive perfectly through extra cover
105.3
de Silva to Ashwin, no run, tossed up, on middle, straight-batted forward block
105.1
de Silva to Ashwin, 1 run, goes on his back foot, opens his bat face at the last second, and taps it into the covers. It's his 12th Test fifty -- the switch has indeed clicked since Sydney!
104.4
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, 1 run, flatter, fired into the pads, wristed round the corner
104.3
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, FOUR, it really doesn't get any more beautiful. Ashwin steps down the pitch, takes it on the full, and merely punches it off a full straight bat, wide of mid-on
104.2
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, no run, full, on off, defended back solidly down the pitch
103.6
de Silva to Ashwin, no run, stretches forward, nudging the middle-stump line to mid-wicket, again
103.5
de Silva to Ashwin, no run, flat, leg-lined, wristed to short mid-wicket
102.3
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, 1 run, overpitched, outside off, driven through the covers
102.2
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, no run, looped up, really full, squeezed out
101.6
de Silva to Ashwin, 2 runs, slightly short, and Ashwin shuffles behind the line to glance it to fine leg
101.5
de Silva to Ashwin, no run, leans across, covering the line to tuck it to leg
101.4
de Silva to Ashwin, no run, the arm ball, squaring Ashwin up a bit, but he adjusts well to block it back down the pitch
101.3
de Silva to Ashwin, no run, gets forward, head-on-ball, to nudge it to short leg
101.2
de Silva to Ashwin, no run, loopy, on the legs from round the wicket, clipped to short mid-wicket
100.6
Fernando to Ashwin, FOUR, drilled downtown. He's putting Tendulkar to shame with these straight drives. Gets forward, transferring his weight into a punch, off the fullest of bat faces, past Fernando's stuck-out-foot
100.5
Fernando to Ashwin, no run, 131.2kph, length, on off, defended back down the pitch
100.3
Fernando to Ashwin, 1 run, 130.3kph, opens his bat face, and uses all of Fernando's pace to run it to third man
100.1
Fernando to Ashwin, 1 run, 129.4kph, short of length, wide, angling further away thanks to the over the wicket angle. Slapped to deep point
99.6
de Silva to Ashwin, 1 run, a leg-lined half volley, flicked through mid-wicket
99.5
de Silva to Ashwin, no run, tossed up, very full again, pushed back down the pitch
99.4
de Silva to Ashwin, 2 runs, overpitched, and easily creamed away through the covers
99.3
de Silva to Ashwin, no run, gets across, leaning, blocking off the full bat face
98.6
Fernando to Ashwin, no run, good length ball around off, Ashwin is right behind the line to defend
98.5
Fernando to Ashwin, no run, bit of extra bounce and Ashwin handles it well, softens his grip and fends it safely into the off-side
98.4
Fernando to Ashwin, no run, on a length and outside off, Ashwin ignores
98.3
Fernando to Ashwin, FOUR, ufff! That's a superb shot from Ashwin. Overpitched outside off, he does not move his feet much but the hands flow through the drive and it is not even a full follow-through, just a check and the ball races to the fence
98.2
Fernando to Ashwin, no run, back of a length around off, Ashwin knocks it with soft hands to cover
98.1
Fernando to Ashwin, FOUR, that's a poor delivery. Short and wide, Ashwin hangs back and cracks it in front of square on the off-side
97.6
de Silva to Ashwin, 1 run, full pitcher around off, Ashwin eases it down to long-on
97.3
de Silva to Ashwin, 1 run, this just goes with the angle and Ashwin knocks it past cover, for a single
97.2
de Silva to Ashwin, no run, drifting across from round the wicket, Ashwin is right behind the line to defend
97.1
de Silva to Ashwin, no run, tossed up around off, Ashwin pushes it back to de Silva
95.3
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, 1 run, quicker and Ashwin is stuck to the crease, manages to drive it to sweeper cover
95.2
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, no run, flighted on middle and leg, Ashwin defends with a straight bat
94.6
Fernando to Ashwin, no run, slanted across the right hander, this time Ashwin shoulders arms
94.5
Fernando to Ashwin, no run, that's a loose waft. Short and way outside off, Ashwin goes chasing after it and almost nicks off
94.4
Fernando to Ashwin, no run, angled across the right hander, Ashwin dabs it straight to gully
94.3
Fernando to Ashwin, no run, very full and in the blockhole, Ashwin jams it out to mid-off
93.5
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, 1 run, fraction short and turning away, Ashwin punches to sweeper cover
93.3
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, 1 run, waits on the backfoot and nurdles an off-stump lined delivery to deep square leg
93.1
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, 1 run, attacks the stumps and Ashwin nudges it through the vacant mid-wicket region
92.1
Lakmal to Ashwin, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Ashwin drives on the up square of the wicket and is content with a single
91.6
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, 1 run, throws it up invitingly and Ashwin takes the bait, reaches for the drive and slices it to sweeper cover. It was in the air but dropped well short of the fielder
91.5
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, no run, drifts in with the arm, Ashwin stays back and misses the clip, struck on the pad outside leg
91.4
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, no run, round-arm delivery that stays low, Ashwin chops the cut to cover
91.2
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, 3 runs, comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and flicks it through mid-wicket, a tired Lakmal gives chase and manages to haul it in just before the rope, saved one
91.1
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, no run, flighted outside off, Ashwin negates it with a big stride forward
89.6
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, no run, flighted around off, Ashwin outside halves the forward block to backward point
89.5
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, no run, slower and going straight on, Ashwin judges it well and shoulders arms
89.3
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, 1 run, once more full and outside off, Ashwin drives in front of square and the sweeper tidies up
89.1
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, 1 run, floated up outside off, Ashwin eases the drive to sweeper cover
87.3
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, 1 run, drops it short and Ashwin cracks the cut to sweeper cover
87.2
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, no run, touch quicker and Ashwin is on the backfoot to keep it out
87.1
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, no run, flighted delivery on off, Ashwin smothers with a big stride forward
85.6
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, no run, drifting into the right hander, Ashwin clips it straight to mid-wicket
85.5
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, no run, more air and more fuller, Ashwin drives and picks out mid-off
85.4
Embuldeniya to Ashwin, no run, tossed up around off, Ashwin strides forward and pushes to cover
84.6
Lakmal to Ashwin, FOUR, short and angled down leg, Ashwin had ample time to swivel and help it along the way to fine leg with a controled pull shot
84.4
Lakmal to Ashwin, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Ashwin punches it on the up and past cover, just a single
84.3
Lakmal to Ashwin, no run, goes wide of the crease and slants it in, Ashwin gently turns it to mid-wicket
84.1
Lakmal to Ashwin, 1 run, fuller and swinging in, Ashwin drives and squirts an inside edge to fine leg
82.6
Lakmal to Ashwin, FOUR, trademark Ashwin drive to get off the mark. Not a bad delivery. Good length ball around off, Ashwin drives on the up and beats a diving cover fielder. The timing was impeccable
82.5
Lakmal to Ashwin, leg byes, FOUR, strays down leg, Ashwin misses the glance but the ball takes a big enough deflection off the thigh pad and runs away fine
82.4
Lakmal to Ashwin, no run, angled in from a fullish length, Ashwin drives straight to mid-off
82.3
Lakmal to Ashwin, no run, in-angler on off and middle, Ashwin gently turns it to mid-wicket
82.2
Lakmal to Ashwin, no run, bit of away shape and Ashwin plays it late, knocks it with a straight bat to cover
82.1
Lakmal to Ashwin, no run, on a length and outside off, Ashwin pushes it on the rise to cover
80.6
Lakmal to Ashwin, no run, fuller and around off, Ashwin pushes off the inner half to mid-wicket
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