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So now that India has won this crucial 3rd match, the pressure is now hugely on Sri Lanka to win the 4th match or the series will be won by India. The 4th ODI is to be played at the same time day after tomorrow at this same venue. So catch up with the action again with us, we will make sure to get our bugs fixed:)

The Indian pacers have exposed the weakness in the Sri Lankan batting line-up that has crumbled for the second time in a row.

Right then, quite a good match we had today. A brave innings from Mahela Jayawardene and he almost made India pay for the absence of a genuine fifth bowler. Lot of positive for India from this match, especially because of an improved batting performance against Mendis and Murali.

India win the 3rd ODI by 33 runs to lead the 3-ODI Series 2-1.

Over 48.6: Bowled him! Munaf Patel to Muralitharan, plays all around a yorker to get cleaned up!

Over 48.5: No runs. Munaf Patel to Muralitharan, misses another overpitched delivery just outside off.

Over 48.4: No runs. Munaf Patel to Muralitharan, plays it straight to mid wicket.

Over 48.3: No runs. Munaf Patel to Muralitharan, misses a full toss outside off.

Over 48.2: Two runs. Munaf Patel to Muralitharan, miscues his big shot straight down the ground and Kohli couldn't hold onto a catch.

Over 48.1: Single. Munaf to A Mendis, goes for the big hit and the ball goes down to 3rd man.

37 needed to win off 12 balls.

Over 47.6: Single. Zaheer to A Mendis, gives an almighty swing to a perfect yorker, that's an inside edge down to fine leg.

Over 47.5: Single. Zaheer to Muralitharan, digs the yorker and steals a single in Zaheer's follow through.

Over 47.4: Beaten! Zaheer to Muralitharan, the bouncer too good for him as he went for the hook shot and missed it by a mile.

Over 47.3: No runs. Zaheer to Muralitharan, drags his pull shot back to the bowler.

Over 47.2: No runs. Zaheer to Muralitharan, drags his pull shot back onto his own pads.

Over 47.1: No runs. Zaheer to Muralitharan, goes for the wild swing over mid wicket and completely fails to make any connection to that away going delivery.

39 to win from 18 balls.

Over 46.6: No runs. P Kumar to A Mendis, goes for the pull shot but can't put bat onto ball, that was a slower delivery.

Over 46.5: Single. P Kumar to Muralitharan, smashes it to sweeper covers.

Over 46.4: No runs. P Kumar to Muralitharan, doesn't get hold of his hoik over mid wicket.

Over 46.3: Single. P Kumar to A Mendis, pulls the slower one along the ground to squareleg.

Over 46.2: Two runs. P Kumar to A Mendis, drives it to the right of Munaf at sweeper covers and his lazy efforts allow the extra run.

Over 46.1: Single. P Kumar to Muralitharan, nudges it towards squareleg to give the strike to Mendis.

Over 45.6: Single. Munaf Patel to Muralitharan,

Over 45.5: Single. Munaf Patel to A Mendis, drives a full toss to sweeper covers.

That was a great Captain's knock from Mahela Jayawardene. He was totally selfless in that scoop shot he attempted despite being on 94. He so easily could have batted to go onto make a hundred.

Over 45.4: He is Caught! Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, that's tragedy! He shuffled across and was looking to scoop it over short fine leg but couldn't get any power in that. Simple catch to Praveen Kumar. Very brave to h ave played that shot when on 94!

Over 45.3: BOUNDARY! Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, cuts it over the top of point to get another boundary.

Dhoni has asked for the 3rd Umpire to be called in after checking the replay. Doctrove had rejected that.

Over 45.2: No runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, pushes the yorker length delivery to point who has a go at the non striker's end. Mendis was actually short of his crease but third umpire wasn't called.

Over 45.1: BOUNDARY! Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, shuffles across and plays a predetermined paddle to squareleg for a boundary!

Munaf Patel replaces Zaheer who is left with just 1 over.

54 to win from 30 balls.

Over 44.6: No runs. P Kumar to A Mendis, beaten by a leg cutter after trying to flick it across the line.

Over 44.5: No runs. P Kumar to A Mendis, runs down the pitch and it is a smart bouncer that he can't cut it.

Over 44.4: No runs. P Kumar to A Mendis, defends it off the backfoot.

Over 44.3: Single. P Kumar to M Jayawardene, drives it to sweeper covers.

Over 44.2: SIXER! P Kumar to M Jayawardene, absolutely brilliant! Waits for the slower leg cutter to come in and then swings it over long on for maximum!

Over 44.1: Two runs. P Kumar to M Jayawardene, brilliant one handed square drive that almost got to the boundary but for Bhajji's great sliding stop!

Correction : It is infact Mahela Jayawardene who has got a runner and not Mendis.

Over 43.6: No runs. Zaheer to A Mendis, defends it off the backfoot.

Ajantha Mendis is the new batsman, 63 to win from 37 balls. Mendis has come in with a runner in Kapugedera! He seems to have picked up some injury!

Over 43.5: Bowled him! Zaheer to T Thushara, trying to move around his crease and ends up playing all around an inswinging yorker that cleas him up!

Over 43.4: Single. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, drives it along the carpet down to sweeper covers.

Over 43.3: Beaten! Zaheer to M Jayawardene, backs away to have a go but is beaten by the extra bounce.

Over 43.2: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, cuts it straight to Kohli at point.

Over 43.2: Wide Ball. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, wide full toss sprayed outside the off stump.

Over 43.1: Single. Zaheer to T Thushara, miscues a big one but that falls infront of sweeper covers.

Zaheer Khan replaces Praveen Kumar.

66 to win from 42 balls.

Over 42.6: Single. Munaf Patel to T Thushara, drives it to long off.

Over 42.5: Single. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, catch put down by Yuvraj at covers who leaped up in the air to his right. Jayawardene tried to loft it inside out over covers.

Over 42.4: Single. Munaf Patel to T Thushara, smacks a full toss along the ground to sweeper covers.

Over 42.3: Single. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, shuffle across to paddle it past Dhoni but can only succeed in getting a single.

Over 42.2: Single. Munaf Patel to T Thushara, drags the full length delivery to long off.

Over 42.1: Beaten! Munaf Patel to T Thushara, beaten by an away going delivery in an attempted drive.

71 to win from 48 balls.

Over 41.6: No runs. P Kumar to M Jayawardene, pushes the full length delivery straight to Kohli at point.

Over 41.5: 1 Leg Bye. P Kumar to T Thushara, gets a deflection off his pads in an attempted flick.

Over 41.4: Single. P Kumar to M Jayawardene, predetermined sccop towards mid wicket.

Over 41.3: 1 Leg Bye. P Kumar to T Thushara,

Over 41.2: No runs. P Kumar to T Thushara, pushes the slower delivery to point.

Over 41.1: BOUNDARY! P Kumar to T Thushara, chinese cut for a boundary! That was an inside edge that went over the leg stump and ran away behind.

Over 40.6: Single. Munaf Patel to T Thushara, flicks it to fine leg for a single.

Over 40.5: Two runs. Munaf Patel to T Thushara, slogs it towards long on where Badri dived forward to take a catch, but can't hold onto it.

Over 40.3: Single. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, drives it to covers.

Correction : 2 runs were scored.

Over 40.3: Three runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, brilliant shot over the top of point through a cut but that's stopped just infront of the ropes by Praveen Kumar with a slide.

Over 40.2: Single. Munaf Patel to T Thushara, drags the full length delivery to long on.

Over 40.1: Single. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, cuts it down to thirdman.

Yuvraj Singh has been replaced with Munaf Patel.

Over 39.6: No runs. P Kumar to T Thushara, doesn't connect his flick to a delivery that was drifting onto his pads.

Over 39.5: Single. P Kumar to M Jayawardene, pushes a low full toss to covers.

Over 39.4: Single. P Kumar to T Thushara, edge that falls short of the keeper.

Over 39.3: Single. P Kumar to M Jayawardene, very lucky to connect a pull shot to a delivery that kept low.

Over 39.2: Single. P Kumar to T Thushara, cuts it to point and takes a risky single. Mahela just made it despite a direct hit from Kohli. Third Umpire was called to look at that.

Over 39.1: Single. P Kumar to M Jayawardene, pushes it to mid wicket.

Praveen Kumar replaces Rohit Sharma.

Over 38.6: No runs. Yuvraj to T Thushara, fails to connect his cut shot. Yuvraj lucky not to get a wide for that.

Over 38.5: Single. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, pulls it along the ground towards mid wicket.

Over 38.4: Two runs. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, this one is smashed straight down the ground but long on will cut the boundary.

Over 38.3: Two runs. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, another couple for another of his miscued hits. That also brings up the 50 of the partnership.

Over 38.2: Two runs. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, drags his big shot along the ground in the gap towards mid wicket.

Over 38.1: No runs. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, pushes it straight to point.

Over 37.6: Single. R Sharma to M Jayawardene, worked away towards mid wicket.

Over 37.5: No runs. R Sharma to M Jayawardene, fails to get hold of his sweep.

Over 37.4: No runs. R Sharma to M Jayawardene, flicks it to short mid wicket.

Over 37.3: Three runs. R Sharma to T Thushara, cuts it nicely past point and it is almost a boundary but for some good footwork from Munaf.

Over 37.2: Single. R Sharma to M Jayawardene, pulls it to fine leg.

Over 37.1: BOUNDARY! R Sharma to M Jayawardene, that's dropped short and it is a gift for Mahela as he pulls that in the air for a one bounce boundary towards mid wicket.

Rohit Sharma replaces Harbhajan Singh.

Over 36.6: Single. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, works it towards the mid wicket region.

Over 36.5: BOUNDARY! Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, goes inside out in his lofted shot over extra covers for a boundary that brings up his 50!

Correction : Two runs were taken in the last ball.

Over 36.4: Single. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, cut away with a lot of power but there is protection in the deep.

Over 36.3: Single. Yuvraj to T Thushara, quick single taken infront of short mid wicket.

Over 36.2: No runs. Yuvraj to T Thushara, guides it to point where Harbhajan does the fielding.

Over 36.1: Single. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, cuts it just wide off point.

That is the end of Harbhajan Singh's spell, 10-0-29-1.

Over 35.6: Beaten! Harbhajan to T Thushara, fails to connect a cut shot outside off.

Over 35.5: No runs. Harbhajan to T Thushara, pushes the low full toss to covers.

Over 35.4: No runs. Harbhajan to T Thushara, let's the off break go outside his off.

Over 35.3: Single. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, works it to the mid wicket region.

Over 35.2: Single. Harbhajan to T Thushara, sweeps it fine behind square.

Over 35.1: Single. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, sweeps it from outside off to squareleg.

Over 34.6: Single. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, can only push the full toss wide off long off for a single.

Over 34.5: No runs. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, another flowing cover drive that finds covers.

Over 34.4: Two runs. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, flicked wide off long on for a couple.

Over 34.3: No runs. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, driven straight to covers.

Over 34.3: Wide Ball. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, slips it down the legstump, Mahela fails to connect his sweep.

Over 34.2: No runs. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, flowing cover drive that finds covers.

Over 34.1: Single. Yuvraj to T Thushara, pushes it towards mid wicket.

Correction : No runs scored in the last ball.

Over 33.6: Single. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, plays the quicker delivery back to the bowler.

Over 33.5: Single. Harbhajan to T Thushara, sweeps it along the ground to squareleg.

Over 33.4: No runs. Harbhajan to T Thushara, once again beaten in his drive off the frontfoot.

Over 33.3: No runs. Harbhajan to T Thushara, gets an edge that falls down off Rohit Sharma at slip.

Over 33.2: No runs. Harbhajan to T Thushara, beaten after trying to drive an off break.

Over 33.1: Single. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, wristy push towards long on.

Drinks Break. Sri Lanka need 126 runs to win from 17.0 overs at 7.41 rpo with 3 wickets in hand.

Over 32.6: BOUNDARY! Yuvraj to T Thushara, superbly swept over squareleg for a much needed boundary.

Over 32.5: Single. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, doesn't get hold of his pull and drags it over mid off for a single.

Over 32.4: Single. Yuvraj to T Thushara, cuts it wide off Harbhajan at point.

Over 32.3: Single. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, works it wide off Harbhajan at short fine leg.

Over 32.2: Single. Yuvraj to T Thushara, chips it straight down the ground without much control and that doesn't carry all the way to the long off fielder.

Over 32.1: No runs. Yuvraj to T Thushara, doesn't get hold off his flick shot.

Over 31.6: Two runs. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, lovely cut shot from the Sri Lankan Skipper. Good work in the deep from Gambhir in cutting the boundary.

Over 31.5: No runs. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, shuffles across to flick it straight to short fine leg.

Brief hold up in play, looks like Virat Kohli has complained about things being thrown at him from the crowd.

Over 31.4: No runs. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, defends it off the backfoot.

Over 31.3: Single. Harbhajan to T Thushara, pushes it to covers off the frontfoot.

Over 31.2: No runs. Harbhajan to T Thushara, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 31.1: Beaten! Harbhajan to T Thushara, beaten by one that driften in and turned away from round the sticks.

Over 30.6: Single. Yuvraj to T Thushara, cuts it to sweeper covers.

Over 30.5: No runs. Yuvraj to T Thushara, leaves it alone outside off.

Over 30.4: No runs. Yuvraj to T Thushara, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 30.3: No runs. Yuvraj to T Thushara, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 30.2: No runs. Yuvraj to T Thushara, another catch put down by Rohit Sharma in the slip. That was an edge that flew quickly as Thushara tried to cut it.

Over 30.1: No runs. Yuvraj to T Thushara, plays it back to the bowler.

Over 29.6: Two runs. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, nicely flicked past the diving short mid wicket for a couple of runs that brings up the 100 for SL.

Over 29.5: Single. Harbhajan to T Thushara, opens the face of the blade in his drive to get a single to point.

Over 29.4: No runs. Harbhajan to T Thushara, plays a one-handed drive to point. Harbhajan Singh is now bowling round the sticks.

Over 29.3: No runs. Harbhajan to T Thushara, pushes it off the frontfoot to covers.

Over 29.2: No runs. Harbhajan to T Thushara, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 29.1: Single. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, pulls it to deep mid wicket.

Over 28.6: No runs. Yuvraj to T Thushara, drives it straight to Harbhajan at point.

Over 28.5: No runs. Yuvraj to T Thushara, pushes it to Harbhajan at point.

Over 28.4: No runs. Yuvraj to T Thushara, let's it go outside offstump.

Over 28.3: No runs. Yuvraj to T Thushara, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 28.2: Single. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, cuts it to thirdman.

Over 28.1: No runs. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, pats it back to the bowler.

Over 27.6: Beaten! Harbhajan to T Thushara, beaten by one that went straight on just around the off stump.

Over 27.5: No runs. Harbhajan to T Thushara, drags it cross-batted back to the bowler.

Over 27.4: No runs. Harbhajan to T Thushara, plays a good frontfoot defence while ocvering for the turn.

Over 27.3: No runs. Harbhajan to T Thushara, allows the off break to turn away from his offstump.

Over 27.2: Single. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, pushes it to mid wicket for a run.

Over 27.1: No runs. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, fails to connect his flick off the frontfoot, done in by the extra bounce and turn.

Over 26.6: No runs. Yuvraj to T Thushara, pads up to a delivery that pitched outside leg.

Over 26.5: LBW! Yuvraj to Kulasekara, beaten by the armer that striked him on his frontpad, but the impact was outside off stump and that should not have been given out! Yuvraj literally forced the umpire to give that out through his convincing appealing.

Over 26.4: No runs. Yuvraj to Kulasekara, run out missed by Praveen Kumar at point as he throws it slightly wide off Dhoni. That allows Kulasekara to get back into his crease with a dive. Third Umpire was called in to check this. Kulasekara was sent back by Mahela.

Over 26.3: Beaten! Yuvraj to Kulasekara, beaten by one that angled in and turned away sharply.

Over 26.2: No runs. Yuvraj to Kulasekara, cuts it to point.

Over 26.1: Three runs. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, gets a thick edge that flies past the slip. It was the cut shot that was attempted by Mahela.

Over 25.6: Single. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, drives it to long on with the turn.

Over 25.5: Single. Harbhajan to Kulasekara, knocks it down to long off.

Over 25.4: Single. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, tries to be too cute with his late cut, that one spun back sharply, luckily he did connect his shot.

Over 25.3: Single. Harbhajan to Kulasekara, flicks the off break to mid wicket gently.

Over 25.2: Single. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, works it towards squareleg for a run.

Over 25.1: No runs. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, comes down the track trying to work the off break but misses it and gets hit on his pad which was outside the off.

Over 24.6: Single. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, turned towards squareleg off the backfoot.

Over 24.5: Single. Yuvraj to Kulasekara, jabs it towards 3rd man to take a quick single.

Over 24.4: No runs. Yuvraj to Kulasekara, played defensively off the backfoot.

Over 24.2: No runs. Yuvraj to Kulasekara, too short and that is played straight to point.

Over 24.1: Single. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, pushes it to point off the backfoot.

Over 24.1: No runs. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, let's that turn away from his off stump.

Yuvraj Singh replaces Munaf Patel.

Over 23.6: Single. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, pushed towards mid wicket.

Over 23.5: Single. Harbhajan to Kulasekara, knocked down to long on.

Over 23.4: No runs. Harbhajan to Kulasekara, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 23.3: Single. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, works it uppishly towards mid wicket for a run, a bit too early in his shot.

Over 23.2: No runs. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, works it to short mid wicket.

Over 23.1: No runs. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 22.6: No runs. Munaf Patel to Kulasekara, plays it defensively off the frontfoot.

Over 22.5: No runs. Munaf Patel to Kulasekara, plays it defensively off the frontfoot.

Over 22.4: No runs. Munaf Patel to Kulasekara, ducks under a bouncer.

Over 22.3: Single. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, works it towards fine leg for a single.

Over 22.2: No runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, works it straight to squareleg.

Over 22.1: BOUNDARY! Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, lofts it nicely over the top of the bowler for a boundary. That was well controlled.

Over 21.6: No runs. Harbhajan to Kulasekara, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 21.5: Single. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, sweeps it to squareleg.

Over 21.4: No runs. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, misses to connect his sweep and gets hit on the pad outside the line of the offstump.

Over 21.3: Single. Harbhajan to Kulasekara, drives it to long on for a single.

Over 21.2: Single. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, works the doosra to squareleg.

Over 21.1: No runs. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, plays a controleld late cut to 3rdman to a sharp turning off break.

Over 20.6: Single. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, pushes it to short mid wicket to retain the strike.

Over 20.5: Single. Munaf Patel to Kulasekara, slightly fuller and that's pushed down to fine leg with the angle.

Over 20.4: No runs. Munaf Patel to Kulasekara, plays it back to the bowler off the backfoot. Munaf a bit predictable with his lengths.

Over 20.3: No runs. Munaf Patel to Kulasekara, punches it back to the bowler.

Over 20.2: No runs. Munaf Patel to Kulasekara, defends it off the backfoot.

Over 20.1: No runs. Munaf Patel to Kulasekara, defends off the backfoot. Required run rate is at 5.60.

Over 19.6: No runs. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, done in by some extra bounce as he tries to work it towards mid wicket.

Over 19.5: Single. Harbhajan to Kulasekara, waits on the backfoot and turns it towards fineleg.

Over 19.4: Single. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, shuffles across his stumps to work it towards squareleg.

Over 19.3: Single. Harbhajan to Kulasekara, pushes it towards point to get away from the strike.

Over 19.2: No runs. Harbhajan to Kulasekara, almost dragged his cut shot back onto his stumps as there was plenty of turn in this off break.

Over 19.1: No runs. Harbhajan to Kulasekara, defensively pushes it to short mid wicket.

Over 18.6: No runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 18.5: BOUNDARY! Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, lovely pick up shot from the Captain infront of his middle stump to put it away towards squareleg.

Over 18.4: Single. Munaf Patel to Kulasekara, squares up the batsman on his backfoot, ball goes to point who doesn't stop that cleanly in his dive.

Over 18.3: Single. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, wristy push to the right of mid on for a quick single.

Over 18.2: Single. Munaf Patel to Kulasekara, produces an outside edge that flies past second slip. Lot of extra bounce that defeats Kulasekara's attempted backfoot drive.

Over 18.1: No runs. Munaf Patel to Kulasekara, defends it off the backfoot.

Over 17.6: No runs. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, works it to short mid wicket.

Over 17.5: No runs. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, works it to short mid wicket.

Over 17.4: Single. Harbhajan to Kulasekara, turns it towards squareleg off the backfoot.

Over 17.3: No runs. Harbhajan to Kulasekara, defends it off the frontfoot. Short leg in place.

Over 17.2: Bowled him! Harbhajan to Vaas, cleaned him up with the quicker one that didn't turn and went on straight to hit the timber! Too weak was Vaas's defence.

Over 17.1: Single. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, works it towards the mid wicket region.

Harbhajan Singh replaces Zaheer Khan.

Over 16.6: No runs. Munaf Patel to Vaas, plays inside the line of a good delivery which was just a shade outside off.

Over 16.5: No runs. Munaf Patel to Vaas, let's it go outside the off. Every dot ball is even pushing the required ru rate upwards.

Over 16.4: No runs. Munaf Patel to Vaas, plays inside the line of an away going delivery.

Chaminda Vaas is the new man in, and it is getting too difficult for Sri Lanka.

Over 16.3: He is Caught! Munaf Patel to Dilshan, and that is probably the match for India! Dilshan pushes at an away going delivery and that is a straightforward nick for Dhoni. Munaf's patience has paid off while Dilshan has just lost it!

Over 16.2: No runs. Munaf Patel to Dilshan, drives it off the frontfoot to covers, didn't get hold of his timing.

Over 16.1: No runs. Munaf Patel to Dilshan, spanks it off the backfoot but finds covers.

Drinks Break.

Over 15.6: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, drives it to mid off on the frontfoot. And it is a Maiden!

Over 15.5: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, lbw shout turned down, the ball pitched outside legstump before wrapping up Mahela on the pad.

Over 15.4: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, defends it off the frontfoot. Bowling Speed at 134.4 kmph.

Over 15.3: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, wristy ondrive which is well fielded to his left by Praveen Kumar at mid on.

Over 15.2: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, defends it off the backfoot.

Over 15.1: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, drives it off the frontfoot to mid off.

Third Powerplay has been taken by India.

Over 14.6: No runs. Munaf Patel to Dilshan, lovely leg cutter that cuts away from off and middle stump. Dilshan picked it on time to withdraw his bat from that.

Over 14.5: Single. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, inside edge onto the pads in an attempted cover drive, steals a single infront of point.

Over 14.4: No runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 14.3: Single. Munaf Patel to Dilshan, cuts it down to thirdman, the ball got a bit big on Dilshan.

Over 14.2: No runs. Munaf Patel to Dilshan, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 14.1: No runs. Munaf Patel to Dilshan, punches it off the backfoot to point.

Over 13.1: No runs. Zaheer to Dilshan, fails to connect his flick shot to an incoming delivery.

Over 12.6: No runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, defends it off the backfoot. Superb bowling from Munaf.

Over 12.5: No runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 12.4: No runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, plays it back to the bowler, that almost yorker length delivery.

Over 12.3: No runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 12.2: No runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 12.1: Single. Munaf Patel to Dilshan, worked away towards squareleg.

Munaf Patel replaces Praveen Kumar.

Over 11.6: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, defends it off the backfoot.

Over 11.5: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, pushes it off the frontfoot to mid off.

Over 11.4: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 11.3: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, defends it off the frontfoot with an open faced blade.

Over 11.2: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 11.1: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, calmly defends that on the frontfoot.

Over 10.6: BOUNDARY! P Kumar to Dilshan, intentionally dropped short and Dilshan has a go at that and he does well with his hook shot that travels one bounce towards squareleg for a boundary.

Over 10.5: BOUNDARY! P Kumar to Dilshan, murderous pull shot in the gap to the right off mid on for a boundary.

Over 10.4: No runs. P Kumar to Dilshan, cuts it to point.

Over 10.3: Wide Ball. P Kumar to Dilshan, goes after a wide outswinger and misses

Over 10.3: No runs. P Kumar to Dilshan, goes for an adventurous pull shot but only to

Over 10.2: No runs. P Kumar to Dilshan, defends that off the backfoot.

Over 10.1: No runs. P Kumar to Dilshan, tries to blast this short delivery and fails to middle it, hits that to Harbhajan on the bounce at mid off.

Second Powerplay taken by India.

Over 9.6: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, left alone outside off.

Over 9.5: Single. Zaheer to Dilshan, jabs at an away going delivery and gets an outside edge which was along the ground and down to 3rd man.

Over 9.4: LBW! Zaheer to C Silva, another lbw for India! Pitched in line and jags back enough to beat Silva's defence and strike him plumb infront!

Over 9.3: No runs. Zaheer to C Silva, lets that go outside his off stump.

Over 9.2: No runs. Zaheer to C Silva, gets struck on the pads but that was clearly heading down the legstump.

Over 9.1: No runs. Zaheer to C Silva, defends it off the frontfoot.

Over 8.6: Two runs. P Kumar to M Jayawardene, works it towards the squareleg region for a couple.

Over 8.5: Single. P Kumar to C Silva, inside edge onto the pads that went towards mid wicke

Over 8.4: LBW! P Kumar to Kapugedera, a careless shuffle across the stumps and Kapugedera completely fails to connect his flick. Praveen Kumar's inswinger strikes him infront of middle and leg and that looks to be a correct decision.

Over 8.3: No runs. P Kumar to Kapugedera, defends it off the backfoot.

Over 8.2: SIXER! P Kumar to Kapugedera, very brave! Goes for the pick up shot and that is struck very clean and it travels over the ropes atover mid wicket for a six!

Over 8.1: No runs. P Kumar to Kapugedera, let's that go to the keeper who fumbles it but recovers on time to prevent a bye.

Over 7.6: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, pushes the pitched up delivery to covers. That is a maiden from Zaheer!

Over 7.5: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, let's that go outside his off stump. Just the one slip in place.

Over 7.4: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, pushes it off the backfoot to covers.

Over 7.3: Beaten! Zaheer to M Jayawardene, beaten again by the away going delivery, once again line is so perfect around the middle stump.

Over 7.2: Beaten! Zaheer to M Jayawardene, beaten by the away going delivery that pitched around the middle stump.

Over 7.1: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, defends it off the backfoot.

Over 6.6: No runs. P Kumar to Kapugedera, let's that outswinger go to the keeper.

Over 6.5: Single. P Kumar to M Jayawardene, chops his cut on the bounce to the right pf point for a single.

Over 6.4: Single. P Kumar to Kapugedera, works it towards the squareleg region.

Over 6.3: No runs. P Kumar to Kapugedera, defends it off the backfoot.

Over 6.2: Beaten! P Kumar to Kapugedera, beaten by a late outswinger.

Over 6.1: Wide Ball. P Kumar to Kapugedera, a bouncer that is too high over the head.

Over 6.1: No runs. P Kumar to M Jayawardene.

Over 5.6: Single. Zaheer to Kapugedera, good shot off the frontfoot but superb fielding from the man at covers, a half stop that keeps a potential boundary down to a single.

Over 5.5: No runs. Zaheer to Kapugedera, defends it off the backfoot.

Over 5.4: No runs. Zaheer to Kapugedera, left alone outside off.

Over 5.3: Single. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, directs the incoming delivery towards fineleg.

Over 5.2: LBW! Zaheer to Sangakkara, he gets his revenge with a slightly pitched up delivery that jags back and catches Sanga in the crease. Bang in front of the stumps and that is a straightforwards lbw decision to make.

Over 5.1: BOUNDARY! Zaheer to Sangakkara, absolute rubbish from Zak! Too short and too wide and that's cut away fiercely over point for a boundary.

Over 4.6: No runs. P Kumar to Kapugedera, left alone outside off.

Over 4.5: No runs. P Kumar to Kapugedera, let's the outswinger go outside the offstump.

Over 4.4: No runs. P Kumar to Kapugedera, defends it off the backfoot.

Over 4.3: BOUNDARY! P Kumar to Kapugedera, drives it on the frontfoot past covers for his first runs.

Over 4.2: No runs. P Kumar to Kapugedera, left alone outside off.

Over 4.1: He is Caught! P Kumar to Jayasuriya, goes for the cut but only to edge it behind for Dhoni. Not much of footwork here to cover the away movement. That was the most wanted wicket for the Indians!

Over 3.6: No runs. Zaheer to Sangakkara, defends it off the backfoot, thought of a single but sent back on time.

Over 3.5: No runs. Zaheer to Sangakkara, let's that go to the keeper outside off.

Over 3.4: No runs. Zaheer to Sangakkara, defends it off the backfoot.

Over 3.3: BOUNDARY! Zaheer to Sangakkara, short and wide and Sanga throws his bat over it to get it over the top of covers and for a boundary.

Over 3.2: No runs. Zaheer to Sangakkara, goes for the drive and fails to connect it.

Over 3.1: No runs. Zaheer to Sangakkara.

Over 2.6: BOUNDARY! P Kumar to Jayasuriya, uppishly played to Kohli at covers who let's that go over him for a boundary! Kohli couldn't pick that shot coming towards him!

Over 2.5: BOUNDARY! P Kumar to Jayasuriya, the angle from over the sticks providing the width and Jayasuriya this time connects his cut and the ball screams away to the point bo

Over 2.4: Beaten! P Kumar to Jayasuriya, goes for the cut and gets beaten by a bit of away movement.

Over 2.3: No runs. P Kumar to Jayasuriya, pushes it off the frontfoot to covers.

Over 2.2: No runs. P Kumar to Jayasuriya, defends it off the backfoot.

Over 2.1: No runs. P Kumar to Jayasuriya, lovely timing in this push off the frontfoot but can't pierce covers.

Over 1.6: Single. Zaheer to Jayasuriya, thumped off the backfoot between covers and mid off without much power.

Over 1.5: No runs. Zaheer to Jayasuriya, pushes it off the frontfoot to covers.

Over 1.4: Single. Zaheer to Sangakkara, strays onto the pads slightly and that get's worked away off the backfoot down to fineleg.

Over 1.3: No runs. Zaheer to Sangakkara, sweetly timed backfoot punch but well fielded by Rohit Sharma towards his left to save some runs.

Over 1.2: No runs. Zaheer to Sangakkara, negotiates the incoming delivery off the backfoot. That one nipped back sharply off the seam.

Over 1.1: No runs. Zaheer to Sangakkara, left alone outside off, that one pitched outside off and seamed away further.

Over 0.6: