SL vs IND Live Cricket Score

25 OUT! Avishka holes out! A poor shot selection by him after getting a fifty. He is not happy with himself but will have to return. Bhuvneshwar Kumar angles in a length ball around off, Avishka camps back to heave it over the leg side but gets a top edge. Krunal Pandya smartly moves across to his right from mid on and completes the catch easily. A shot he could have easily avoided as the length was not short enough. 124/3

13.2 OUT! Here is the first breakthrough for India and there is a slice of luck involved in this wicket. Chahal has bought a wicket with a full toss. Not for the first time we have seen a leg spinner getting lucky with that kind of delivery. Chahal looks up at the heavens and thanks his stars. He tosses it up around off, Minod Bhanuka advances down the track to flick it over the leg side but it takes the toe end of his bat and flies straight into the hands of Manish Pandey at short mid-wicket. This time he makes no mistake and Minod returns to the pavilion, dejected. 77/1

13.3 OUT! Caught behind! A fantastic reflex catch this time by Ishan Kishan. Chahal has two wickets in two balls now and this one is courtesy of his natural variation. Confused? What's a natural variation? Well, it's a delivery that doesn't do what it is expected to do. Chahal serves a leg spinner around off, it's intended to spin back in but instead goes straight on after landing. Bhanuka Rajapaksa leans forward to defend, expecting it to be turning in but this one goes straight on, takes a thin outside edge and Ishan grabs it safely near his chest. They appeal and the finger goes up. India have come roaring back in this match! 77/2

27.2 OUT! TAKEN! This is very poor, extremely poor from the Lankan batter. Yes, they probably want to play with an aggressive mindset but this is rash, especially after losing a well-set batter a few overs back. Just like before, after a stand, they have again lost two wickets in quick succession. Dhananjaya once again makes room and tries to go over extra cover. This time Chahar bowls the knuckle-ball, it is full and on off. Dhananjaya is undone completely by the lack of pace. He is way too early into the shot, his one hand comes off the handle as well. It goes up in the air and Dhawan at mid off takes a simple catch before celebrating with his trademark thigh-five. 134/4

47.1 OUT! TAKEN! Straight to the man and it is a welcome wicket for the visitors! A good innings by Asalanka comes to an end but his team would have loved had he batted the distance. The slower one does the trick for Kumar! It is full and on middle, Asalanka looks to heave it over the mid-wicket fence but does not connect that well and it is also towards the longer part of the ground. Devdutt Padikkal, the sub, takes a simple catch. A good batting effort nonetheless from Charith Asalanka. 244/7

35.2 OUT! TIMBER! Chahal has another one and once again, as a partnership seems to be forming, India strike! Shanaka, the skipper, walks back! The wrong shot to the wrong ball. This is the slider, it lands on middle and then skids through. Shanaka goes back and tries to play it through the off side but there is not a lot of room on offer. It sneaks through and hits the stumps. 172/5

39.1 OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Chahar returns and gets a wicket. Smart beginning from him, he dishes out a slower delivery first up, drops it very full and in line of the stumps, Wanindu Hasaranga is completely fooled by the change in pace. He has played all around it, the bat comes down early while the ball arrives late and the stumps are rearranged. Deepak gets his second wicket with the knuckle-ball. Wanindu was locked inside the crease with his footwork, went nowhere and paid the price. 194/6

49.1 OUT! TAKEN! Kumar has another one! The good thing for Sri Lanka is that the batters crossed. The idea was not wrong there by Chameera but the execution was not there. It is a slower one outside off. Chameera shuffles across and then looks to slog it over the leg side. He had to drag it, the bat turns in his hands and the ball balloons towards square leg off the top edge. Devdutt Padikkal (sub) moves back a bit to take the skier safely. 264/8

49.3 OUT! Really good work from Ishan Kishan! This is short and outside off, Sandakan looks to drag it over the leg side but misses. He sets off for a bye but his partner stops after taking a start. Lakshan has to turn and get in but Kishan runs in and hits the stumps before that. Kishan says in Hindi and the stump mic catches it - 'Bol kar maara!' Meaning, he had said it before that he will do the run out. Last evening, he shared that he already had told his teammates that he will hit the first ball for a six in the first match. Love the confidence of these youngsters. 266/9

3 OUT! SHAW IS BOWLED! Wanindu Hasaranga strikes and Sri Lanka are delighted to see the back of Prithvi Shaw. It's a flatter delivery, landing around off and skidding straight on after landing. Shaw once again stays leg side of this delivery with the aim to power it over the infield on the off side. But he fails to connect and the stumps behind are rattled. Maybe, Shaw was expecting it to spin but it's a new ball and just went straight on. A smart piece of bowling by Hasaranga, he just mixed his length to get the better of the batsman. 28/1

12 OUT! THREE REDS AND DHAWAN IS A GONER NOW! That looked out, to be honest. The umpire probably felt there was some bat or maybe high. Hasaranga does the trick again for his side and India are now on the back foot. Dhawan was actually struggling. He never looked in despite facing 38 balls and finally falls. This lands on middle and straightens. Dhawan goes back and tries to work it on the leg side but misses. It hits the pads. A huge appeal follows but it's turned down. Hasaranga wants it to be reviewed and his skipper does so and it turns out to be a successful one. The Lankans are having a big celebration! 65/3

5 OUT! Kishan drags it on! No fireworks from his bat this evening. Sri Lanka have another and the half centurion from the last game walks back! This is short and outside off, Kishan slashes at it but is probably undone by the slowness of the delivery. It goes off the inside edge and back onto the stumps. India are in a spot of bother now. 39/2

17.2 OUT! RUN OUT! Pandey has to walk back in probably the most unfortunate way! Dasun Shanaka, you beauty! Gets himself on and provides the wicket, not in the fashion he would have thought of doing though. Gets the breakthrough as this stand was taking the game away from them. Shanaka bowls it full and on middle, Yadav strokes it back towards the bowler who gets down, it brushes his fingertips and goes behind and hits the stumps. Pandey is well out and he knows as he starts walking back. The umpire takes it upstairs and the replays show that the ball has touched his hand. Wrong positioning by Pandey there. He was quite chest on as he was taking a start and he had absolutely no chance of making it back from that position. Sri Lanka are back into this one courtesy of some luck. 115/4

27 OUT! Yadav is adjudged lbw! Body blow to India. 116 needed more off 138 balls. Sandakan was having a very ordinary evening before this ball but he has hit the jackpot now. A big wicket at this stage for Sri Lanka as Suryakumar Yadav was the last recognized batsman for India. Sandakan serves a flighted ball close to off and gets it to spin back in a bit, SKY tries to defend it close to his front pad. It appears to have come off his bat but the bowler appeals thinking it's pad first. The umpire is also of the same opinion and raises his finger. Yadav takes the DRS and the replays confirm that it's pad first. Time for the Ball Tracker and it's THREE REDS. Sri Lanka are delighted. 160/6

18 OUT! TAKEN! The dropped catch does not cost a lot as Shanaka gets his man! A duck for Pandya and his habit of going at the ball with hard hands sees him getting dismissed. That was never a good idea on this wicket which is holding up a little. Sri Lanka well and truly on top and thanks to their skipper. What an over, comes onto bowl when his team was under pressure and has taken two wickets (one was run out). This is on middle, holds on the surface a shade. Pandya looks to play it with a straight bat towards mid on but does so well ahead of his body. It flies off the inside edge to the left of mid-wicket where the fielder, de Silva, dives and takes a fine catch. 116/5

35.1 OUT! TIMBER! There is the wicket Sri Lanka desperately needed. Probably, the last hope for India is walking back now and Hasaranga strikes when his side needed him to. Wastes no time as he makes an impact on the first ball of his third spell. Was wondering why they were holding him back, maybe that is why! This is the perfect delivery, it lands just outside off and spins back in slightly. Pandya plays down the wrong line as maybe he expected the ball to turn a bit extra. It goes past the outside edge and flicks the off pole. India now face a stiff task ahead. 193/7