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India vs Sri Lanka 2017 2nd Twenty20 Full Commentary
Result · Dec 22 2017, Fri - 07:00 PM (IST)
INDIA260/5
SRI LANKA172
India won by 88 runs
CRR:9.92
Player Of The Match
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Thisara Perera to Dinesh Karthik. Yorker, off stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Gunaratne.
Wow. Take a breath. That was incredible hitting from India. Rohit Sharma blasted his way to a century, and Lokesh Rahul chipped in with a handy 89 too. This is far too many runs for Sri Lanka, but can they show some promise with the bat?
FOUR! Thisara Perera to Dinesh Karthik. Slower length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge past deep backward square leg for 4 runs. Shanked it off the inner half of the bat, and it skips away to the long leg fence. A six off the last ball will get them the record total in T20Is.
OUT! Bowled. Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Half volley, off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. Dhoni with an almighty hack, but the ball skids through past the inside edge to crash into off stump. India are just going to fall short of a world record it seems. They need nine off the last two balls to get it.
Thisara Perera to Manish Pandey. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.
OUT! L.B.W. Verified by umpire after REFERRAL. Thisara Perera to Shreyas Iyer. Slower length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, missed. First baller for Iyer. He swipes across the line, doesn't spot the slower ball, and it through the shot too early. Struck on the back pad, and absolutely plumb. The review shows all three reds on HawkEye.
Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Slower ball back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to leg slip for 1 run, fielded by Dickwella.
OUT! Caught. Nuwan Pradeep to Hardik Pandya. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep extra cover, by Samarawickrama. Another big swing, but Hardik cannot connect cleanly. High off the bat and it goes straight up. Simple catch for the fielder at cover, who gobbles it up to send him on his way.
SIX! Nuwan Pradeep to Hardik Pandya. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over third man for 6 runs. How has that gone for six? Pandya wafts the bat out to a wide delivery, one hand comes off the bat, and somehow it still travels all the way.
FOUR! Nuwan Pradeep to Hardik Pandya. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long on for 4 runs. Missed the yorker, and Pandya drills it straight back down the ground for four more.
OUT! Caught. Nuwan Pradeep to Lokesh Rahul. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge to wicketkeeper, by Dickwella. Magnificent innings comes to an end, and what a catch to finish it off. Rahul swings hard, and gets a thick outside edge. Dickwella springs to his right hand side to pull off a stunner of a grab. One handed, and it stuck in the webbing.
SIX! Nuwan Pradeep to Lokesh Rahul. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control over deep square leg for 6 runs. What more can be said. Another six. Whipped it over the square leg fence, and the timing is good enough from Rahul.
Nuwan Pradeep to MS Dhoni. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Perera.
SIX! Dushmantha Chameera to Lokesh Rahul. Leg cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs. A check drive over extra cover, and it travels all the way. Just extended the arms through the shot, and that was enough to earn a maximum.
Dushmantha Chameera to Lokesh Rahul. Slower ball short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.
Dushmantha Chameera to Lokesh Rahul. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.
SIX! Dushmantha Chameera to Lokesh Rahul. Half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Beauty from Rahul again. Small stride down the pitch, and smoked it over long on for his sixth six!
Dushmantha Chameera to Lokesh Rahul. Leg cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge to slips for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.
Dushmantha Chameera to MS Dhoni. Yorker, off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.
SIX! Akila Dananjaya to Lokesh Rahul. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Epic hitting from Rahul. Stands still, hits through the line, and chips it over the rope for six.
Akila Dananjaya to MS Dhoni. Off break full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Perera.
SIX! Akila Dananjaya to MS Dhoni. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. MS gets down on one knee, and carts it over cow corner for his second maximum of the over.
Wide Akila Dananjaya to MS Dhoni. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off stump no foot movement, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Dickwella.
Akila Dananjaya to MS Dhoni. Leg spinner back of a length, middle stump on the back foot driving, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Perera.
Wide Akila Dananjaya to MS Dhoni. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump no foot movement, to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Dickwella.
Akila Dananjaya to MS Dhoni. Off break full toss, outside off stump down the track driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Tharanga.
SIX! Akila Dananjaya to MS Dhoni. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs. Brute force from Dhoni. Didn't look pretty but it is effective. Swings hard, and clobbers it over the long off fence.
Thisara Perera to Lokesh Rahul. Half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Perera, fielded by Gunaratne.
Thisara Perera to Lokesh Rahul. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Perera.
Wide Thisara Perera to Lokesh Rahul. Slower ball back of a length, to leg on the back foot pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Dickwella.
APPEAL! Verified by umpire after REFERRAL. Thisara Perera to MS Dhoni. Slower length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, hit pad to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Samarawickrama, appeal made for L.B.W. Ambitious appeal from Sri Lanka, and they go for the review in hope. Smacked Dhoni on the front pad, but clearly sliding down the legside.
OUT! Bowled. Hardik Pandya to Dushmantha Chameera. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, missed. That ends proceedings. Hardik Pandya rolls his fingers across it, and the batsman had no clue. Straight through the gate to clatter into the stumps.
It was a belter of a pitch to bat on, the boundaries were small, and India took advantage. A mammoth 260 was always going to be too much, but Sri Lanka gave it their best. All the headlines will go to Rohit Sharma for that magical knock. The hosts now take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three match series. The last game will be on Sunday, so join us then for the conclusion of this tour.
Hardik Pandya to Dushmantha Chameera. Length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Jasprit Bumrah to Nuwan Pradeep. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Pandey.
Jasprit Bumrah to Nuwan Pradeep. Half volley, outside off stump backing away driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Jasprit Bumrah to Nuwan Pradeep. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Jasprit Bumrah to Nuwan Pradeep. Length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Jasprit Bumrah to Nuwan Pradeep. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
Jasprit Bumrah to Dushmantha Chameera. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Rahul.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Dushmantha Chameera. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Pandey.
OUT! Caught. Yuzvendra Chahal to Akila Dananjaya. Googly half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, by Pandey. Chahal gets his fourth. The googly does the trick, and it is cleaned up in the deep at long on. Right off the toe again, and simply taken.
Wide Yuzvendra Chahal to Akila Dananjaya. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, missed to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
FOUR! Yuzvendra Chahal to Akila Dananjaya. Googly back of a length, middle stump on the back foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Akila closes his eyes, swings hard, and slices it through the covers for four. Beats the dive of the fielder in the ring and in the deep. Good placement in the end.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Dushmantha Chameera. Slider back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Chahal.
OUT! Stumped. Yuzvendra Chahal to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for 1 run, by Dhoni. Stumped off a wide! Chahal flings it out wide, Samarawickrama cannot reach it with the drive, and he is well down the pitch too. Dhoni mops things up by destroying the stumps.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Akila Dananjaya. Googly length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Pandey.
OUT! Bowled. Yuzvendra Chahal to Chaturanga de Silva. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, bottom edge. Dragged on! De Silva goes for the reverse sweep, the ball spins back to cramp him for room, and he gets a thick bottom back onto the off stump.
Kuldeep Yadav to Chaturanga de Silva. Chinaman half volley, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Pandya.
OUT! Stumped. Kuldeep Yadav to Asela Gunaratne. Chinaman yorker, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, missed to wicketkeeper, by Dhoni. First baller for Asela now too. On the sweep, it creeps underneath the bat, and his back foot slides out of the crease. Dhoni is on hand to whip off the bails to send him back to the pavilion.
Kuldeep Yadav to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Chinaman back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Unadkat.
FOUR! Kuldeep Yadav to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Chinaman half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Good start from Samarawickrama. He shuffles down the pitch, and lifts it over extra cover for four.
OUT! Caught. Kuldeep Yadav to Kusal Perera. Chinaman half volley, wide outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, by Pandey. That should be game over now. Kusal holes out to long off. Finally doesn't get it cleanly, and the fielder is in place to cling on.
Wide Kuldeep Yadav to Kusal Perera. Chinaman length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
OUT! Caught. Kuldeep Yadav to Thisara Perera. Chinaman half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, fielded by Pandya. Thisara goes first ball. He tries to hoick it out the ground, but mis-times it down the ground. Right off the bottom of the bat, and snatched by Pandya running round from long on.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Kusal Perera. Slider back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Chahal.
SIX! Yuzvendra Chahal to Kusal Perera. Googly half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Another big strike over long on, and Kusal has plenty of power to clear the fence. Terrific innings this.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Kusal Perera. Slider length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge to leg slip for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.
FOUR! Yuzvendra Chahal to Kusal Perera. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control past long off for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Karthik. Dragged a wide delivery back down the ground, and the long off fielder ends up diving and sliding past the ball. Four more.
OUT! Caught & Bowled. Yuzvendra Chahal to Upul Tharanga. Slider length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to silly mid on, fielded by Chahal. Tharanga goes! Tries to whip it over the legside, but gets huge leading edge. It goes straight up in the air, and the bowler is there is take a steepler.
Wide Yuzvendra Chahal to Upul Tharanga. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Dhoni.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Upul Tharanga. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Iyer.