| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Rohit Sharma | 78 | 79 | 6 | 3 | 98.73 |
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24.5 OUT! Short ball does the trick! Another short delivery into the batsman, Sharma goes for the pull. This time he middles it and finds the fielder at fine leg who makes no mistake. Thisara Perera was the fielder there and once again Sharma fails to convert this into a hundred. Still he has given the start India would have wanted. Sri Lanka will want a couple of more quick wickets to get back in the game. 138/1
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| Shikhar Dhawan | 125 | 128 | 15 | 1 | 97.65 |
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44.1 OUT! Malinga gets his second! Fuller delivery outside off, Dhawan swings his bat to it. Gets it towards the long on fielder. Kusal Mendis settles under it and takes it comfortably. A superb knock from the Indian opener comes to an end. He has continued his rich form from the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy where he was the top-scorer and India will be really happy with his form. 261/4
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| Virat Kohli C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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25.5 OUT! That's a duck for Kohli! Just what Sri Lanka wanted! Good length delivery outside off, Kohli tries to run it down this time. Gets an outside edge on it and the ball flies straight to the keeper. Dickwella accepts it gleefully and the dangerman has to depart without troubling the scoreboard. Reminds me of the struggle he had with this length four years back and that seems to have continued. 139/2
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| Yuvraj Singh | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 38.88 |
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33.3 OUT! That's a rather unfortunate dismissal for Yuvraj Singh, he's going to feel hard done by that. The good thing for Sri Lanka though is that they've got the big wicket of the explosive Yuvraj Singh, the bowling change has worked for them. Gunaratne bowls it quite full on middle and off, the left-hander looks to jam it out but the ball bumps on the ground first and goes back on to knock the bails over. The Lankans have a chance to really get back in the game from here, this could be their moment. 179/3
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| MS Dhoni Wk | 63 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 121.15 |
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49.2 OUT! It goes straight to the fielder! Full and wide outside off, Dhoni goes for it and tries to play his orthodox shot. Does not time it well and the ball goes straight to the fielder at long off. Chandimal settles under the sitter and takes it comfortably. A brilliant knock from the former Indian skipper comes to an end. 307/6
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| Hardik Pandya | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 180 |
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45.4 OUT! Lakmal has his revenge! Full and wide outside off, Pandya throws his bat at it. Gets it over the cover region but cannot find the desired power. The ball flies towards the fielder at sweeper cover. Kusal Perera takes a good catch to send Pandya back to the hut. He could be dangerous at the end of the innings. 278/5
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| Kedar Jadhav | 25 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 192.30 |
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| Ravindra Jadeja | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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| Extras | 14 Runs (lb: 4, wd: 10) | ||||
| Total | 321/6 50.0 (RR: 6.42) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 7 |
| Suranga Lakmal | 10 | 1 | 72 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | 10 | 0 | 73 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Thisara Perera | 9 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 6 |
| Danushka Gunathilaka | 8 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 5.12 |
| Asela Gunaratne | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2.33 |
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Niroshan Dickwella Wk | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 38.88 |
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4.4 OUT! Bhuvneshwar Kumar draws first blood! This is a big wicket for India. Everybody knows how dangerous Dickwella he can be at the start of the innings, the Indians will be tremendously pleased seeing him walk back. Good length delivery on off, shaping away ever so slightly, Dickwella swings across the line and ends up getting a top edge. It lobs over to point where Jadeja moves to his right and takes a simple catch. Sri Lanka off to a start they wouldn't have wanted. 11/1
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| Danushka Gunathilaka | 76 | 72 | 7 | 2 | 105.55 |
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27.5 OUT! Maybe not precisely, but Virat Kohli's bowling change has done the trick, in a way at least. Gunathilaka flicks this towards backward square leg and quickly calls for the second. Umesh Yadav runs to the ball and throws it to Dhoni. And as always, the Indian keeper is lightning with his glovework. Whips the bails off in the blink of an eye as Gunathilaka dives to get back in. The decision goes upstairs and replays show that Danushka's bat is in the air when the bails are off. This is a big moment, India have broken the 159-run stand. 170/2
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| Kusal Mendis | 89 | 93 | 11 | 1 | 95.69 |
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32.4 OUT! Short delivery into the batsman, Mendis tries to clip it. Gets an inside edge onto his pads and the ball goes on the leg side. The batsmen scamper across but Bhuvneshwar Kumar charges towards the ball and scores a direct hit at the striker's end. He and the Indian team start celebrating. The umpire goes upstairs to check the run out. Replays show that Kusal Mendis is well short of his crease. A well-crafted innings comes to an end. Sri Lanka will be disappointed to lose their second wicket courtesy a run out. 196/3
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| Kusal Perera | 47 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 106.81 |
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| Angelo Mathews C | 52 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 115.55 |
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| Asela Gunaratne * | 34 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 161.90 |
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| Extras | 17 Runs (lb: 11, wd: 5, nb: 1) | ||||
| Total | 322/3 48.4 (RR: 6.61) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 5.4 |
| Umesh Yadav * | 9.4 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 6.93 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 5.2 |
| Hardik Pandya | 7 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 7.28 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 6 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 8.66 |
| Kedar Jadhav | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Virat Kohli | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.66 |