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
Hanuma Vihari 58(128)
46.3
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, out Bowled!! Dragged on! Both set batters sent back in quick succession. Sri Lanka are fighting back. Fernando's plan has worked. He persisted with the line outside off and Vihari chases it away from the body, aims to drive but only manages to drag it back onto the stumps. The length too was not full enough to play the drive. Vihari looked good for most parts but wasn't sure how to play Fernando from round the wicket. He was put down earlier but that turned out to be a no-ball and this time he drags it on. Hanuma Vihari b Fernando 58(128) [4s-5]
46.2
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, no run, overpitched outside off, Vihari mistimes the drive and picks out cover-point
46.1
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, no run, I0$ good length ball around off, Vihari defends solidly to cover
45.6
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, fuller and around off, Vihari eases the drive to long-off
45.6
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no ball, flighted around off, Vihari knocks it to cover and Embuldeniya has overstepped again, that's been a problem with him today. That's the 4th time he has been called..
45.5
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, much slower and the length is dragged back as well, Vihari waits and stabs to the off-side
45.4
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, floated up outside off, Vihari pushes it to extra cover
45.3
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, tossed up outside off, Vihari blocks with soft hands to cover
45.2
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, drifting in with the angle, Vihari tucks it straight to short leg
45.1
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, flighted outside off, Vihari stretches across and defends to cover
44.3
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, fraction short and Vihari chops it behind square on the off-side, just a single
44.2
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, no run, on a length and outside off, Vihari lifts his bat and lets it go
44.1
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, no run, good length ball outside off, Vihari ignores
42.6
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, no run, back of a length outside off, Vihari defends with soft hands into the off-side
42.5
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, no run, on a length and outside off, Vihari lifts his bat and lets it go
42.4
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, no run, back of a length around off, Vihari gets on top of the bounce and knocks it to the off-side
42.4
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, no ball, dropped! The wide plan almost worked. Full and outside off, Vihari reaches for the drive and is not able to keep it down, straight to DDS at cover-point and he puts down a sitter. He can breathe easy knowing Fernando had overstepped and it wouldn't have mattered
41.6
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, 2 runs, shortens the length and gets some extra bounce, but Vihari has ample time to get on top of it and steer it past slip, easy two
41.5
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, just held back the length, Vihari waits and stabs it in front of backward point
41.4
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, floated up invitingly and Vihari drives it straight to cover
41.3
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, touch wide of off, Vihari angles it to backward point
41.2
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, much slower and closer to off-stump, Vihari blocks it to cover
41.1
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, tossed up around off, Vihari negates it with a forward stride
40.5
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, 135.1kph, short, outside off, and cut fiercely. But deep point runs across to his right to cut it off
39.6
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, a bigger stretch forward, solidly behind it in defence
39.5
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, full, on off, leaning dead-bat
38.6
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, no run, sixth-stump, good length, and some away-nip again. Vihari continues leaving
38.5
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 130.2kph, floaty, outside off, tailing away. Shouldered arms
38.4
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 136kph, back of a length, pretty wide, left alone
38.3
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 133kph, length, close to off. Defended softly into the off-side to try and steal a quick single, but extra cover is quick to run and cut it off
37.6
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 142.6kph, on off, good length, a good solid defensive prod, to cover
37.4
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, 144.6kph, back of a length, just outside off. A jumpy punch, once again to deep point
36.5
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, full, tossed up, drifting in on the legs, whipped wide of mid-on
36.4
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, presses in front, opening his bat face to push it towards cover
36.1
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, gets a fair way forward and strokes it all along the carpet to long-off
35.6
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, 140.4kph, leans a big across, swats it down to fine leg, and Vihari - in his very first chance - has staked his claim for the #3 spot. He has a fifty ..
35.3
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, 138.6kph, length, on off, tucked round the corner
35.2
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 141.4kph, shuffles, on top of the bounce to punch it crisply towards cover
35.1
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, no run, back of a length, angling down leg, and sneaking under Vihari's pull
34.5
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, tossed up, on off, driven down to long-off
34.4
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, big stride in front, smothering it rather wristily
34.3
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, pretty full, loopy, on middle, dead-bat
34.2
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, drifting in further, and nudged softly to short leg
34.1
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, floaty, full, on middle, squeezed back down the pitch
33.4
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, 139.5kph, lines it up on the back foot, with some high elbows to punch this through the covers
33.1
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, 138kph, tapped off the back foot, in front of cover to pinch a quick one
32.3
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no ball, 1 run, a tad fuller, steered through sweeper. Meanwhile, Embuldeniya has oversteeped again
32.2
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, tossed up on off, Vihari leans and defends it in front of cover to try and steal a quick single, only to get sent back
31.4
Lakmal to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, 124kph, back of a length, wristy swat to deep square leg
31.3
Lakmal to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 128.4kph, length, angling in on off, good forward stride in defence
30.6
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, 2 runs, thick outside-edge. Really good delivery this -- just outside off, spinning away, and dipping sharply in front of Vihari's defence. Rolls away past slip
30.1
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, short, spinning away, and a high-elbowed punch, through sweeper
29.6
Lakmal to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, 127.5kph, squared up in the crease, with the ball seaming away and with Vihari closing his bat face to glance it to leg. Ends up with a leading-edge, rolling to third man
29.5
Lakmal to Hanuma Vihari, no run, pretty full, wider, teasing. Nope, left again
29.4
Lakmal to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 126.6kph, good length, late jag back in, but the sixth-stump line allows Vihari to dish out another leave
29.3
Lakmal to Hanuma Vihari, no run, back of a length, wide, left alone, and dying through to the keeper
29.3
Lakmal to Hanuma Vihari, no ball, back of a length, in-seaming, but wide enough and short enough for Vihari to shuffle and leave
29.2
Lakmal to Hanuma Vihari, FOUR, 129.1kph, full, slanting in on off, and Vihari quite beautifully gets across, head-on-ball, to clip it wide of mid-on
29.1
Lakmal to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 133.8kph, in-nipping, good length, on off, bunted back down the pitch
28.4
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, slightly short, whipped off the back foot, through mid-wicket
28.3
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, tossed up, outside off, spinning away. Vihari watches, and keeps watching
28.2
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, fuller, on middle, leaning, leg-clearing block
28.1
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, back, opening up his stance to punch it back down the pitch
26.6
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, a bit of turn, taking the outside-half on Vihari's defence this time, to roll away to point
26.5
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, the arm ball -- angling in off a good length on middle and leg. Vihari lunges in front, inside-edging it to leg
26.4
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, leans out, bat-pad stuck, defending it with the turn into off
26.3
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, in-drift, tossed up, proper front-footed block
26.2
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, full again, on middle. Vihari steps out and squeezes it out
26.1
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, FOUR, driven straight back. Loopy, gentle, loosener, and a low full toss in it, with Vihari drilling it firmly down the ground
25.5
de Silva to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, flighted close to off, Vihari drives it to the right of DDS and he cannot stop it with a dive
24.6
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, tossed up on off-stump, Vihari defends solidly off the frontfoot
24.5
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, wider of off-stump and Vihari reaches to angle it to backward point
24.4
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, attacks the stumps with a flighted delivery, Vihari lunges forward and blocks
24.3
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, skids on from a length and Vihari is rushed into bringing his bat down, kept out
24.2
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, tossed up around off, Vihari presses forward and defends to cover
23.6
de Silva to Hanuma Vihari, no run, much fuller this time and Vihari pushes it firmly to the left of DDS
23.5
de Silva to Hanuma Vihari, no run, once more keeps going with the arm, Vihari keeps it out with a stride forward
23.4
de Silva to Hanuma Vihari, no run, angled across off-stump, Vihari prods forward and defends
23.3
de Silva to Hanuma Vihari, no run, flighted across off, Vihari lunges forward and blocks it back
22.1
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, shortish length and Vihari is happy camping back, punched to sweeper cover
21.6
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, short of length delivery and Vihari taps it with soft hands towards backward point, easy single
21.1
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, just a forward block into the off-side and Vihari calls for a quick single
20.4
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, flatter and stays a tad low, Vihari chops it past a diving point
20.3
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, bit more fuller and Vihari is forced into the drive, straight to mid-off
20.2
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, bit of extra bounce. Flighted outside off and Vihari shoulders arms
20.1
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, tossed up on off, Vihari leans forward and defends to short cover
19.6
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, slips this down leg, Vihari flicks it to fine leg and retains strike
19.5
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, 2 runs, dropped? Nope, just short of first slip. Fernando angles it in and gets it to straighten, Vihari has to play because of the angle and he does so with soft hands, the outside edge lands in front and escapes past the slip fielder. Could Dickwella have gone for it?
19.4
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, no run, back of a length around off, Vihari is right behind the line to defend with a straight bat
19.3
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, no run, angled in on a fullish length, Vihari pushes it sans timing to mid-off
19.2
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, FOUR, shot! This is the best Vihari has played today. Full and angled across, he has big stride forward as he creams the drive past a diving cover fielder. No stopping that..
19.1
Fernando to Hanuma Vihari, 2 runs, full delivery on off, Vihari uses those sub-continental wrists to flick it through mid-wicket, easy brace
17.6
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, no run, angled in from short of length, Vihari tucks it to mid-wicket
17.5
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, no run, back of a length around off, Vihari is solidly behind the line to defend it to mid-wicket
17.4
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, no run, fuller and closer to off, Vihari's firm forward block bounces over Kumara and he wants a single, Agarwal sends him back
17.3
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, no run, that's a loose shot. Short and slipping down leg, Vihari could have left that through but he goes chasing after the pull, the ball misses the bat/glove by a whisker
17.2
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, no run, BI0$ back of a length around off, Vihari is right behind the line to defend
17.1
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, no run, I0$ bouncer down leg, Vihari ducks inside the line and allows it to sail past him
16.6
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, 3 runs, sloppy work in the field. Flatter delivery around off, Vihari knocks it towards cover and the fielder kicks it away as he tries to stop it, giving the extra two runs. It was Karunaratne who moved across and put in the slide, the ball hit him on the knee and deflected away
16.5
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, teased up nicely around off, Vihari blocks it in front of silly point
16.4
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, this is on off-stump, Vihari defends off the top of the bat to vacant silly point
16.3
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, slower and making Vihari reach outside off, blocked to the off-side
16.2
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, much fuller with the flighted delivery and Vihari is happy to just push it to the off-side
16.1
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, tossed up close to off, Vihari moves forward and defends to cover
15.5
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, I0$ short ball aimed for the ribs, Vihari gets into a tangle as he looks to pull/tuck, fends it off the glove square on the leg-side and quickly crosses over
15.4
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, no run, on a length and outside off, Vihari does not move his feet and uses his hands to defend it to the off-side
15.3
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, no run, sharp nip-backer and Vihari is caught in the crease, beaten on the inside edge and struck on the thigh, the ball lobs to gully
14.4
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, shortens the length and stays low outside off, Vihari reaches and stabs it past cover
14.3
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, tossed up around off, Vihari stretches forward and keeps it out
14.2
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, appeal for LBW from Dickwella. Embuldeniya quickly shakes his head. Drifting in and Vihari ekes out an inside edge onto the forward pad
13.5
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, short of length angled in, Vihari is hurried on the tuck and might not have got bat on that, the ball dribbles slowly to fine leg, but the umpire has given it as run
13.4
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, no run, I0$ delivery aimed for the top of off-stump, Vihari defends with a straight bat
13.3
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, no run, missed out there. Kumara once again goes wide and angles it into the pads, Vihari does not connect with the flick as the ball rolls off the pad to square leg
12.6
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, nice end to the over. Flighted wide of off-stump and Vihari is drawn into the forward defensive, the ball spins away sharply to beat the outside edge
12.5
Embuldeniya to Hanuma Vihari, no run, tossed up on off, Vihari plunges forward and defends it back
11.6
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, no run, and follows it up with a full one. 147kph, on off, watchfully clipped to mid-wicket
11.5
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 145.3kph, an in-angling bouncer again. Ducked again
11.4
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 141.9kph, flying through quickly, off a back of a length, down leg. Vihari walks across his stumps, leaving
11.3
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 147.3kph, bouncer, angling in. Ducked under
11.2
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 142.7kph, jags back in, good length, on off. Vihari gets across to defend it to leg
11.1
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, FOUR, 142.4kph, pitched up, drawing Vihari forward, which he does with a top front foot punch, nailing it through the gap between cover and mid-off
10.6
Lakmal to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run, back of a length, outside off, nudged wide of mid-wicket for a quick single
10.5
Lakmal to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 129.8kph, shuffles, leans, and defends it back down the pitch
10.4
Lakmal to Hanuma Vihari, FOUR, loose stuff: 126.3kph, gentle half volley, on the legs, and clipped away with a wrist-roll through square leg
10.3
Lakmal to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 128.3kph, length, seaming in on off. Another huge forward pressy defence
10.2
Lakmal to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 126.1kph, tight on off and skidding low. Jumping, shuffling, crouching defence
10.1
Lakmal to Hanuma Vihari, no run, 127.3kph, good length, fourth-stump, slight seam back in. Vihari has a big stride forward, defending back down the pitch
9.6
Kumara to Hanuma Vihari, 1 run .. and the new #3 is off, quite streakily, getting hurried as this ball skids on off a length, but somehow jabbing his bat down in time to nudge it into square leg
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