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India vs Sri Lanka 2017 1st Twenty20 Full Commentary
Result · Dec 20 2017, Wed - 07:00 PM (IST)
INDIA180/3
SRI LANKA87
India won by 93 runs
CRR:5.44
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SIX! Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Full toss, off stump on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. What a showman Dhoni is, delivering exactly what the crowd want to finish off the innings in style. He keeps low to get underneath the full toss and get the desired elevation.
It's tough to say which side will be happier at the halfway mark. Sri Lanka did extremely well to stifle the scoring rate through the middle overs but either side of that India were at their destructive best. KL Rahul started the assault with a swashbuckling 61, laying the foundation for Dhoni and Pandey to add the finishing touches. It will be tough for the spinners in the runchase, Sri Lanka will need to target them and push the fielders hard.
Thisara Perera to Manish Pandey. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Perera.
Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Half volley, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.
Thisara Perera to Manish Pandey. Full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Tharanga.
Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Half volley, off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.
Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Half volley, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long on for 2 runs, shy attempt by Perera.
FREE HIT. FOUR! Nuwan Pradeep to Manish Pandey. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs. Smashed, the dew is clearly causing havoc for the bowlers and fielders. Really difficult conditions out there.
SIX! Nuwan Pradeep to Manish Pandey. Beamer, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control to third man for 1 run. That is audacious T20 batting at it's best. The ball slips from Pradeep's hand once again but Pandey is still able to keep his eye on it and ramp the head-high beamer over third man. Crazy stuff.
Nuwan Pradeep to MS Dhoni. Yorker, wide outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.
FOUR! Nuwan Pradeep to MS Dhoni. Full toss, outside off stump on the back foot flick, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Pradeep had nailed a couple of yorkers so far in the over but now the wet ball has resulted in a juicy full toss for Dhoni to feast upon.
Nuwan Pradeep to MS Dhoni. Yorker, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Chameera.
Wide Nuwan Pradeep to MS Dhoni. Half volley, wide outside off stump moves in front, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Dickwella.
Nuwan Pradeep to Manish Pandey. Yorker, outside off stump moves in front flick, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Shanaka.
Wide Nuwan Pradeep to Manish Pandey. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Dickwella.
Nuwan Pradeep to Manish Pandey. Yorker, outside off stump on the back foot driving, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Fernando.
Thisara Perera to Manish Pandey. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to gully for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.
Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air uncontrolled to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.
FOUR! Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Slower ball back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past fine leg for 4 runs.
Thisara Perera to Manish Pandey. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Perera.
Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Gunaratne.
Thisara Perera to Manish Pandey. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.
Dushmantha Chameera to Manish Pandey. Leg cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.
Dushmantha Chameera to Manish Pandey. Leg cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 2 runs, run save by Shanaka.
FOUR! Dushmantha Chameera to Manish Pandey. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Creamed over extra cover, this is carnage now as India launch into a violent assault.
SIX! Dushmantha Chameera to Manish Pandey. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. My word, that's gone into orbit. Pandey swings as hard as he can and absolutely nails it miles back.
Dushmantha Chameera to MS Dhoni. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Shanaka.
FOUR! Dushmantha Chameera to MS Dhoni. Length ball, off stump down the track pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. Dhoni on the charge - that big heavy bat is seeking to cause some damage to the bowling figures. India have plenty of batting left in the shed so he has license here.
Wide Dushmantha Chameera to MS Dhoni. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Dickwella.
Nuwan Pradeep to MS Dhoni. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot flick, well timed to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Tharanga.
Nuwan Pradeep to Manish Pandey. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Shanaka.
OUT! Caught. Hardik Pandya to Vishwa Fernando. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward point, fielded by Unadkat. Tentatively prodded into the hands of point, that is a massive victory for the hosts. In fact it is their largest in this format, 93 runs in the end. Sri Lanka have been humbled in Cuttack.
A rampant India have surged to an imperious victory over a hapless Sri Lanka to kickstart this T20I series with a statement of intent. With the blade in hand they were merciless against anything short, KL Rahul cashing in with a swashbuckling 61 before the icing on the cake was added by MS Dhoni (39) and Manish Pandey (32). The tourists will have hoped the heavy dew would have caused issues for India's two wrist spinners, but instead they wreaked havoc to dismantle the batting order. Yuzvendra Chahal (4/23) and Kuldeep Yadav (2/18) looked like masters at work as they bamboozled top order batsmen with their variations. The visitors managed just six boundaries in total in their innings as they tamely subsided for just 87. They have just two days to try and turn things around before the Second T20I in Indore.
Hardik Pandya to Vishwa Fernando. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Sharma.
OUT! Caught. Hardik Pandya to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg, by Rahul. Whipped away but there is a man perfectly positioned in the deep, India are now just one wicket from a crushing victory. Pandya can barely believe his luck, he thought that ball was destined for the ropes but Rahul takes a tumbling catch to add to his excellent game.
Hardik Pandya to Dushmantha Chameera. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to point for no runs, fielded by Pandey.
Hardik Pandya to Dushmantha Chameera. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
APPEAL! Hardik Pandya to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to backward point for no runs, fielded by Pandey, appeal made for L.B.W.
Jasprit Bumrah to Dushmantha Chameera. Yorker, off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Pandya.
FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah to Dushmantha Chameera. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs. Some consolation hitting for the tourists now to gloss over this devastating defeat. Chameera is having some fun out there, this is his best T20I score.
FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs. Bludgeoned down the ground. Amazingly that is only the third boundary four in the entire innings.
Jasprit Bumrah to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for no runs, shy attempt by Yadav.
Jasprit Bumrah to Dushmantha Chameera. Slower ball short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Jasprit Bumrah to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
OUT! Caught & Bowled. Hardik Pandya to Akila Dananjaya. Length ball, to leg backing away driving, back to bowler, by Karthik. Casual brilliance from Pandya, he barely even celebrates but this is a screamer of a catch. Akila swings hard and gets a good piece of it, but Pandya is able to take the reflex grab with nonchalance.
Wide Hardik Pandya to Akila Dananjaya. Bouncer, down leg side backing away cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
Hardik Pandya to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Iyer.
Hardik Pandya to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Bumrah.
Hardik Pandya to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Hardik Pandya to Akila Dananjaya. Back of a length, down leg side backing away cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Bumrah.
Hardik Pandya to Akila Dananjaya. Back of a length, down leg side down the track driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Iyer.
Kuldeep Yadav to Dushmantha Chameera. Chinaman length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Yadav.
Kuldeep Yadav to Akila Dananjaya. Chinaman back of a length, to leg on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Pandey.
OUT! Caught. Kuldeep Yadav to Kusal Perera. Chinaman length ball, off stump down the track Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to wicketkeeper, by Dhoni. Kusal's painstaking innings comes to an end as he skies one extremely high but not very far. Dhoni barely has to move an inch, just look to the heavens and accept the ball into his gloves. Kusal was looking to launch it into next week but got a thick edge instead.
Kuldeep Yadav to Akila Dananjaya. Googly back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Unadkat.
Kuldeep Yadav to Kusal Perera. Chinaman length ball, off stump on the front foot sweeping, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Pandey.
Kuldeep Yadav to Kusal Perera. Chinaman length ball, outside off stump on the back foot reverse sweeping, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Kusal Perera. Leg spinner back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Pandey.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Akila Dananjaya. Leg spinner back of a length, to leg on the back foot working, inside edge to fine leg for 3 runs, run save by Yadav.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Kusal Perera. Googly back of a length, middle stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Pandey.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Kusal Perera. Leg spinner length ball, off stump down the track, hit pad to square leg for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Akila Dananjaya. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Karthik.