| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Niroshan Dickwella Wk | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
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3 OUT! Kumar draws first blood! A lovely, lovely piece of bowling there. Using all his experience he bowls a knuckle delivery, fuller in length on middle. Foxes Dickwella completely who is early into the drive. He ends up chipping it back to the bowler who takes it easily with a leap. Kumar gets his first wicket of the ODI series. Dickwella's poor run continues. 14/1
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| Upul Tharanga C | 48 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 141.17 |
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9.2 OUT! The bowling change has worked wonders! Bumrah, the leading-wicket taker in the series strikes immediately. He lands it on a length around middle, moves away after pitching. Tharanga gets squared up as he tries to flick and the ball takes a feather towards Dhoni who pouches it. The Indians appeal and the umpire gives it out. Tharanga has to depart after a good cameo. Not good for the Lankans as they have lost their third inside 10 overs. They are in a spot of bother now. Bumrah gets his 14th wicket of the series. 63/3
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| Dilshan Munaweera | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
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6.2 OUT! One shot too many maybe? Munaweera's struggle comes to an end. But to be honest, he never looked comfortable out there. Knuckle ball does it once again. Kumar bowls it fuller on middle, Munaweera makes room and tries to go big again but slices it towards wide mid off. Virat Kohli, stationed there back-tracks and keeps his eyes on the ball as he takes a very good leaping catch. Second one down for the Lankans. 40/2
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| Lahiru Thirimanne | 67 | 102 | 3 | 1 | 65.68 |
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38.5 OUT! TIMBERRR! Kumar does break the partnership. He has got his third. Comes running in and lands it on a length around off, angles it into the batsman. Thirimanne tries to work it down to third man but chops it onto his stumps. The 122-run stand has been broken. This was also the highest 4th wicket stand for Sri Lanka against India. A good knock by Thirimanne comes to an end just at the time when Sri Lanka would have looked to up the ante. 185/4
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| Angelo Mathews | 55 | 98 | 4 | 0 | 56.12 |
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41.1 OUT! Kuldeep strikes! Mathews who looked a frustrated figure out there has to depart. Yadav bowls it slower through the air on middle. Mathews goes for the paddle sweep but gets a top edge which lobs to Dhoni who runs back and takes it easily. Sri Lanka are losing their way here. Two quick wickets just what India needed. Sri Lanka now have two fresh batsmen at the crease. 194/5
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| Milinda Siriwardana | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 138.46 |
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47.2 OUT! Siriwardana departs now! So does Sri Lanka's hope of reaching 250. Sri Lanka are falling like a pack of cards here. A full toss on leg stump. Siriwardana tries to go over mid-wicket but does not quite get the elevation and holes out to Shardul Thakur who is stationed there. He makes no mistake this time and takes a good catch running in. 228/9
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| Wanindu Hasaranga | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
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43 OUT! He has gathered the ball properly! Yes, no, yes, no, confusion and a run out. Another one bites the dust. Flatter outside off, Hasaranga goes for the cut but it takes the bottom edge and hits Dhoni on the pads, rolling towards the leg side. Siriwardana first called for the run but then refused and then called for it again. Dhoni was quick to the ball and fired a flat throw to Chahal, who collected it and whipped the bails off. The players appeal and the umpires go upstairs to check. Replays show that he was well short of his crease. The Lankans are crumbling here. 205/6
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| Akila Dananjaya | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
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45 OUT! Stumped! It's no. 100 for Dhoni in ODIs and he tops the list now, surpassing the Lankan legend, Kumar Sangakkara! Chahal sees the batsman giving the charge, instead of bowling flat he opts to toss it up even more. Akila misses out completely and Dhoni behind the stumps takes the bails off. He wears a smile on his face to celebrate the milestone. Sri Lanka slip further. Chahal gets his first on his last ball of the spell. 212/7
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| Malinda Pushpakumara | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
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46.5 OUT! KABOOM! That was fast! A high full toss on the stumps, Malinda walks down the pitch and goes for a heave but misses and is knocked over. He looks at the square leg umpire for a no ball. They go upstairs to check. Replays show that front foot is fine and also the ball was dipping in. Sri Lanka are 8 down now. 228/8
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| Vishwa Fernando | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.63 |
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| Lasith Malinga | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
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49.4 OUT! Maiden ODI five-for for Bhuvneshwar Kumar. What if I tell you he remained wicketless in the previous games? That's some way to show your class. He delivers it in Malinga's arc, full on middle. The batsman once again has a wild heave across the line but this time it goes straight down the throat of the subsitute fielder, Lokesh Rahul at deep mid-wicket who takes an easy catch. SRI LANKA ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 238! 238/10
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| Extras | 14 Runs (b: 4, lb: 3, wd: 6, nb: 1) | ||||
| Total | 238/10 49.4 (RR: 4.79) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 9.4 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 4.34 |
| Shardul Thakur | 6 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 8 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 10 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 4 |
| Kedar Jadhav | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 10 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 3.6 |
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Rohit Sharma | 16 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
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7.3 OUT! WOW! What a catch by the left arm-spinner, Pushpakumara! He has taken an absolute blinder. The question here is was this shot needed from Sharma? Fernando bowls it on a length outside off, Sharma gets down on one knee and goes for the scoop but does not generate enough power to get it over short fine leg. Malinda there leaps full stretch and takes it brilliantly. The umpires go upstairs to check the front foot and replays show that it is very, very close but Rohit has been given out. A big wicket for the hosts. The man in form has to depart. Game on! 29/2
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| Ajinkya Rahane | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 29.41 |
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4.4 OUT! Malinga strikes! Not a good return for Rahane. This is another occasion where Rahane has got out to a short ball. Malinga bangs it in, Ajinkya goes for the pull but gets a top edge which goes down to fine leg. Munaweera stationed there sets himself under it and takes it on the third attempt. He almost dropped that but does well to hang on to it as he kept his eyes on the ball. An early wicket for Sri Lanka, just what they needed. 17/1
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| Virat Kohli C | 110 | 116 | 9 | 0 | 94.82 |
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| Manish Pandey | 36 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 67.92 |
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25.1 OUT! A much-needed breakthrough for Sri Lanka. Pushpakumara gets Manish Pandey. Bowls it slower on middle, turning away. Pandey goes for the slog sweep as there is no one in the deep mid-wicket area. He gets a top edge as the ball is too full and it goes straight up in the air towards short mid-wicket. Upul Tharanga stationed there settles himself under it and takes it easily. The 99-run stand has been broken. An opening for Sri Lanka? They would surely hope so. 128/3
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| Kedar Jadhav | 63 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 86.30 |
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46.1 OUT! Hasaranga gets a wicket. Too late for Sri Lanka though. Flatter outside off, Kedar Jadhav gets a faint edge to the keeper who takes it and appeals. The umpire raises his finger and Kedar has to depart. He walks back dejected as he fails to take his team over the line. India are just two runs away. 237/4
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| MS Dhoni Wk * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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| Extras | 8 Runs (lb: 4, wd: 3, nb: 1) | ||||
| Total | 239/4 46.3 (RR: 5.13) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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| Lasith Malinga | 8 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 4.37 |
| Vishwa Fernando | 7 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 5.71 |
| Akila Dananjaya | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 4.9 |
| Angelo Mathews | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.66 |
| Malinda Pushpakumara | 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 4 |
| Milinda Siriwardana | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga * | 4.3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 6.44 |