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Sri Lanka vs India 4th ODI at Colombo,Aug-27 (D/N)
India v Sri Lanka
SL Vs Ind, 4th ODI, India won by 46 runs
Toss India, who chose to bat first
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Do join us day after tomorrow for the final ODI, of course the series is gone, but there is still one last battle left in this series. Will we get to see Ajantha Mendis taken to the cleaners? India certainly can do all sorts of experiments with their team and their game plan. Thanks for staying with us today for this good game of cricket.
Right then, that's what we have for the day, congrats to all the Indian fans for the Series win. Well done by Dhoni and his young boys for pulling this off. It is another feather in the cap for MS Dhoni!
India have also won this 5-ODI Series 3-1 with one more match to go. This is the first time that India has won an Bi-lateral One day Series against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka!
India win the 4th ODI by 46 runs.
Over 46.3: He is Caught! Zaheer to T Thushara, flicks a full toss straight into the hands of Suresh Raina at deep squareleg.
Over 46.2: Single. Zaheer to Muralitharan, pushes a full toss to deep point.
Over 46.1: Single. Zaheer to T Thushara, goes for an expansive drive and gets an inside edge down to fine leg.
SL need another 49 runs to win from 24 balls.
Over 45.6: No runs. Munaf Patel to Muralitharan, charges down the track but only to miss an easy full toss outside off.
Over 45.5: No runs. Munaf Patel to Muralitharan, flicks it to short mid wicket.
Over 45.4: No runs. Munaf Patel to Muralitharan, pushes it to covers.
Over 45.3: Single. Munaf Patel to T Thushara, tries to drive but gets an inside edge, Murali sets off for the single. And Munaf commits the mistake of not standing behind the stumps to collect the throw from Dhoni.
Over 45.2: Single. Munaf Patel to Muralitharan, gets an inside edge onto the pads which goes towards squareleg.
Over 45.1: Single. Munaf Patel to T Thushara, drives it down to long off and loses the strike.
The ball is being changed now. SL need 52 more runs to win from 30 balls with just the one wicket in hand.
Over 44.6: Beaten! Zaheer to Muralitharan, tries to play a cut without getting in line of the delivery at all. That was also a delivery that was coming back into him.
Over 44.5: No runs. Zaheer to Muralitharan, edges it but the ball falls down and Dhoni dives infront of first slip to stop that.
Over 44.4: Single. Zaheer to T Thushara, knocks the full length delivery down to long on.
Over 44.3: Run Out at the Non Striker's end! Zaheer to A Mendis, pushes it to point and the non striker takes off for the run while Mendis is ball watching. Eventually Mendis sacrifices his wicket by going to the non striker's end.
Over 44.2: Single. Zaheer to T Thushara, smacks a full toss to covers.
Over 44.1: No runs. Zaheer to T Thushara, fails to connnect his leg glance off a yorker which goes between his legs.
Over 43.6: No runs. Harbhajan to A Mendis, tries to defend it off the frontfoot.
Over 43.6: Wide Ball. Harbhajan to A Mendis, quicker delivery slipped down the legstump.
Over 43.5: Single. Harbhajan to T Thushara, sweeps it along the ground towards fineleg where Yuvraj dives to his right to keep it down to a single.
Over 43.4: Single. Harbhajan to A Mendis, works it comfortably to the squareleg region.
Over 43.3: No runs. Harbhajan to A Mendis, defends it off the frontfoot.
Over 43.2: Single. Harbhajan to T Thushara, drives it to covers off the frontfoot.
Over 43.1: No runs. Harbhajan to T Thushara, didn't read the doosra which went straight on and hit him on his glove.
SL need 58 to win from 42 balls.
Over 42.6: Beaten! Zaheer to A Mendis, charges down the track and gives it a full swing but the ball harmlessly goes past his bat by a mile and into the keeper's gloves.
Over 42.5: Single. Zaheer to T Thushara, flicks it to mid wicket and takes a single.
Over 42.4: Single. Zaheer to A Mendis.
Over 42.3: Single. Zaheer to T Thushara, catch not taken, that was cross-batted past the bowler in the air who was caught unawares.
Over 42.2: Boundary! Zaheer to T Thushara, flicks a low full toss to fine leg.
Over 42.1: No runs. Zaheer to T Thushara, gets struck on the thigh pad after an attempted pull.
Over 41.6: Two Byes. Harbhajan to A Mendis, again beaten by the doosra which is not collected by Dhoni. The Lankans take an overthrow.
Over 41.5: No runs. Harbhajan to A Mendis, defends it off the frontfoot.
Over 41.4: No runs. Harbhajan to A Mendis, gets beaten on the pad but the umpire isn't interested.
Over 41.3: Two Byes. Harbhajan to A Mendis, tries to drive a flighted delivery and misses it completely as it was the doosra. Dhoni doesn't collect that and its given as byes, actually it took the edge according to the slow mo.
Over 41.2: No runs. Harbhajan to A Mendis, defends it off the frontfoot.
Over 41.1: Stumped Out! Harbhajan to Kulasekara, came down the track too soon and a smart Bhajji bowled the doosra that turned away to give an easy stumping for MSD.
Over 41.1: Wide Ball. Harbhajan to Kulasekara, brushes the thigh pad on its way to the keeper but that's called as a wide.
SL need 70 to win from 54 balls.
Over 40.6: Boundary! Munaf Patel to T Thushara, stylish flick shot off a friendly full toss on his pads. That raced away to the mid wicket boundary.
Over 40.5: Single. Munaf Patel to Kulasekara, pushes it off the backfoot wide off covers.
Over 40.4: Single. Munaf Patel to T Thushara, drives it inside out down to long off.
Over 40.3: Two runs. Munaf Patel to T Thushara, drives a half volley outside off to sweeper covers for a couple.
Over 40.2: No runs. Munaf Patel to T Thushara, pushes a yorker length delivery to covers.
Over 40.1: Two runs. Munaf Patel to T Thushara, miscues his big hit and the ball lands infront of two fielders, the one running from covers and the other from long off.
Munaf Patel replaces Yuvraj Singh.
Over 39.6: No runs. R Sharma to Kulasekara, once again finds the short mid wicket fielder and that is a Maiden for Rohit Sharma!
Over 39.5: No runs. R Sharma to Kulasekara, works it straight to short mid wicket.
Over 39.4: No runs. R Sharma to Kulasekara, drives it to covers.
Over 39.3: No runs. R Sharma to Kulasekara, flicks it to short mid wicket.
Over 39.2: No runs. R Sharma to Kulasekara, pushes it to covers.
Over 39.1: No runs. R Sharma to Kulasekara, lot of turn to defeat the batsman's intentions of working that across.
SL need 80 to win from 66 balls.
Over 38.6: No runs. Yuvraj to T Thushara, can't time his cut shot at all.
Over 38.5: Sixer! Yuvraj to T Thushara, full toss and that is whacked over mid wicket for his second six!
Over 38.4: No runs. Yuvraj to T Thushara, goes for the drive and misses completely outside off.
Over 38.3: Sixer! Yuvraj to T Thushara, smacks it over mid wicket to make the ball dissapear in the crowd.
Over 38.2: Single. Yuvraj to Kulasekara, works it towards squareleg.
Over 38.1: Beaten! Yuvraj to Kulasekara, lot of turn, that was a delivery that pitched on the middle stump line.
Over 37.6: Beaten! R Sharma to T Thushara, beaten by one that drifted in and turned away past the off stump.
Over 37.5: No runs. R Sharma to T Thushara, pushes it back to the bowler.
Over 37.4: Two runs. R Sharma to T Thushara, drives it wide off the sweeper covers to get a couple.
Over 37.3: Single. R Sharma to Kulasekara, works it towards squareleg.
Over 37.2: Single. R Sharma to T Thushara, drives a half volley to long off.
Over 37.1: Single. R Sharma to Kulasekara, sweeps it behind square on the onside.
Over 36.6: Two runs. Yuvraj to T Thushara, drives it wide of covers to find a couple of runs.
Over 36.5: Single. Yuvraj to Kulasekara, cuts it to deep point.
Over 36.4: Single. Yuvraj to T Thushara, cuts it to the right of point to get off the mark.
Over 36.3: Out LBW! Yuvraj to Vaas, doesn't connect his sweep to a pitched up delivery and that is given out lbw as Vaas didn't get that forward.
Over 36.2: No runs. Yuvraj to Vaas, beaten in his attempted cut shot.
Over 36.2: No runs. Yuvraj to Vaas, beaten in his attempted cut shot.
Over 36.1: No runs. Yuvraj to Vaas, plays it back to the bowler.
Over 36.1: No runs. Yuvraj to Vaas, plays it back to the bowler.
Over 35.6: Single. R Sharma to Vaas, sweeps it nicely towards squareleg, will get just the one run though.
Over 35.5: No runs. R Sharma to Vaas, pushes it straight to point.
Over 35.4: No runs. R Sharma to Vaas, pushes it to covers.
Over 35.3: Two runs. R Sharma to Vaas, too short and that's pulled away not for a boundary but for just a couple towards deep mid wicket.
Over 35.2: No runs. R Sharma to Vaas, defends it off the frontfoot.
Over 35.1: Single. R Sharma to Kulasekara, comes down the track to flick it to fineleg.
Over 34.6: Boundary! Yuvraj to Vaas, sweeps it powerfully towards squareleg to find a rare boundary.
Over 34.5: No runs. Yuvraj to Vaas, cuts it to point.
Over 34.4: Single. Yuvraj to Kulasekara, thought of playing a full blooded cut but had to check it as the ball stopped onto him.
Over 34.3: Single. Yuvraj to Vaas, cuts it to sweeper covers.
Over 34.2: No runs. Yuvraj to Vaas, pushes it off the backfoot to point.
Over 34.1: Single. Yuvraj to Kulasekara, drives it to long off confidently.
Over 33.6: 1 Leg Bye. R Sharma to Kulasekara, gets a deflection off the pad after looking to whip it off the backfoot.
Over 33.5: No runs. R Sharma to Kulasekara, works it to short mid wicket.
Over 33.4: Single. R Sharma to Vaas, drives it to sweeper covers.
Over 33.3: No runs. R Sharma to Vaas, pushes it to covers.
Over 33.2: Single. R Sharma to Kulasekara, drives it to long on, lot of flight from Rohit Sharma.
Over 33.1: Single. R Sharma to Vaas, driven to the left of the bowler down to long on.
Over 32.6: Two runs. Yuvraj to Kulasekara, works it towards deep mid wicket in the gap to get off the mark with a couple.
Over 32.5: No runs. Yuvraj to Kulasekara, drags it back to the bowler.
Over 32.4: No runs. Yuvraj to Kulasekara, pushes it to covers.
Over 32.3: No runs. Yuvraj to Kulasekara, defends it off the frontfoot.
Drinks Break. Sri Lanka 140 for 6 in 32.2 overs.
Over 32.2: Out LBW! Yuvraj to Kapugedera, plays along the wrong line to be hit on the pad infront of the middle stump. Yuvraj angled it back into the right hander without any spin on the ball BUT THE SLOW MOTION HAS REVEALED THAT KAPUGEDERA HAD GOT AN INSIDE EDGE ONTO HIS PAD!
Over 32.1: Single. Yuvraj to Vaas, sweeps it to long on along the ground.
Over 31.6: Single. Harbhajan to Vaas, drives it down to long off to retain the strike.
Over 31.5: No runs. Harbhajan to Vaas, drives it back to the bowler.
Over 31.4: No runs. Harbhajan to Vaas, pushes a full length delivery to covers.
Over 31.3: Beaten! Harbhajan to Vaas, tries to defend off the frontfoot but that turns away.
Over 31.2: Two runs. Harbhajan to Vaas, sweeps it against the turn down to square leg.
Over 31.1: No runs. Harbhajan to Vaas, defends it off the frontfoot.
Over 31.1: Wide Ball. Harbhajan to Vaas, beaten in an expansive drive because of the sharp turn. Wide given by the umpire though.
Over 30.6: Single. Yuvraj to Vaas, pulls a quicker one to mid wicket for just the one run. That should have been put away for a boundary!
Over 30.5: No runs. Yuvraj to Vaas, cuts the quicker one straight to covers.
Over 30.4: No runs. Yuvraj to Vaas, defends it off the frontfoot.
Over 30.3: No runs. Yuvraj to Vaas, cuts it to point.
Over 30.2: Single. Yuvraj to Kapugedera, drives a half volley to long off who is very wide.
Over 30.1: Single. Yuvraj to Vaas, flicks a low full toss to deep mid wicket.
Over 29.6: Single. Harbhajan to Vaas, pushes it off the frontfoot towards mid off.
Over 29.5: No runs. Harbhajan to Vaas, defends it off the frontfoot.
Chaminda Vaas is the new man in.
Over 29.4: Out LBW! Harbhajan to Dilshan, plumb in the front after being indecisive whether to come on the frontfoot or play it off the backfoot. Just a bit quicker from Harbhajan this time.
Over 29.3: Single. Harbhajan to Kapugedera, run out missed by Badri at short thirdman. Wrong call from Dilshan which caused the hesitation but the fielder didn't pick the ball.
Over 29.2: Single. Harbhajan to Dilshan, works it off the backfoot towards squareleg.
Over 29.1: No runs. Harbhajan to Dilshan, defends it off the frontfoot.
Sri Lanka need another 130 to win from 21 overs at 6.20 rpo.
Over 28.6: Single. Yuvraj to Dilshan, a bit on the shorter side to allow the batsman to work that off the backfoot to mid wicket.
Over 28.5: No runs. Yuvraj to Dilshan, fails to connect his flick off the backfoot.
Over 28.4: Beaten! Yuvraj to Dilshan, almost got cleaned up by an armer which didn't come back enough to hit the off stump.
Over 28.3: No runs. Yuvraj to Dilshan, drives it straight to covers.
Over 28.2: No runs. Yuvraj to Dilshan, let's the flighted delivery turn past him.
Over 28.1: Single. Yuvraj to Kapugedera, cuts it past point, gets just the one run.
Over 27.6: No runs. Harbhajan to Dilshan, drives it off the frontfoot to point.
Over 27.5: No runs. Harbhajan to Dilshan, defends it off the frontfoot.
Over 27.4: Single. Harbhajan to Kapugedera, drives it past the bowler's right for a single.
Over 27.3: Single. Harbhajan to Dilshan, takes a risky single infront of short mid wicket.
Over 27.2: No runs. Harbhajan to Dilshan, works it straight to short fine leg.
Over 27.1: No runs. Dhoni to Dilshan, extra bounce and turn defeats his defence off the frontfoot.
Over 26.6: No runs. Yuvraj to Kapugedera, plays a cut to what was an armer that brought the ball back into him. Kapugedera managed to get bat on ball to save himself.
Over 26.5: Single. Yuvraj to Dilshan, drives a half volley to sweeper covers.
Over 26.4: Single. Yuvraj to Kapugedera, punches it off the backfoot to point.
Over 26.3: Single. Yuvraj to Dilshan, works it towards mid wicket.
Over 26.2: Beaten! Yuvraj to Dilshan, done in by a lot of turn and bounce from the off stump.
Over 26.1: Single. Yuvraj to Kapugedera, flicks it off the backfoot to mid wicket.
Over 25.6: Boundary! Harbhajan to Dilshan, pulls the long hop from Bhajji to the mid wicket boundary!
Over 25.5: Three runs. Harbhajan to Kapugedera, stays on his backfoot to play a late cut past Raina at slip.
Over 25.4: No runs. Harbhajan to Kapugedera, flicks it to short mid wicket.
Over 25.3: Single. Harbhajan to Dilshan, works the quicker delivery to mid wicket for a single.
Over 25.2: No runs. Harbhajan to Dilshan, fails to connect his flick because of the sharp turn.
Over 25.1: Single. Harbhajan to Kapugedera, comes down the track and uppishly flicks that past mid wicket. There was two runs in that but Dilshan hesitated.
Over 24.6: Single. Yuvraj to Dilshan, pushes it to Praveen Kumar at point who misfields that to allow a single.
Over 24.5: Single. Yuvraj to Kapugedera, drives it to covers and takes a risky single.
Over 24.4: Two runs. Yuvraj to Kapugedera, forces an edge but there is no slip to take that simple catch!
Over 24.3: No runs. Yuvraj to Kapugedera, beaten by one that pitched on middle and turned away sharply.
Over 24.2: Single. Yuvraj to Dilshan, punches it to point off the backfoot.
Over 24.1: No runs. Yuvraj to Dilshan, leaves it alone outside off.
Dilshan replaces Jayawardene with SL needing 153 more runs to win.
Over 23.6: Run Out at the Non Striker's end! Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, gets on the backfoot to flick it behind square to go for a single that wasn't there. Kohli in the helmet is standing 10 yards or so away from the batsman and it is a straight forward throw back to Harbhajan. Jayawardene as such had lost a bit of time because of a slight hesitation with his partner!
Over 23.5: No runs. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, flicks it gently to short fine leg.
Over 23.4: Single. Harbhajan to Kapugedera, works it towards squareleg.
Over 23.3: No runs. Harbhajan to Kapugedera, drives it straight to short extra covers.
Over 23.2: Single. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, works it towards mid wicket.
Over 23.1: Single. Harbhajan to Kapugedera, punches it down the ground to long on.
Over 22.6: Three runs. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, back cuts it down to thirdman to get three valuable runs.
Over 22.5: Single. Yuvraj to Kapugedera, flicks it wide off mid wicket.
Over 22.4: Single. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, cuts a short delivery past covers but just the one run possible.
Over 22.3: Single. Yuvraj to Kapugedera, flicks it to squareleg.
Over 22.2: Boundary! Yuvraj to Kapugedera, smashes a rubbish half tracker to mid wicket with a pull shot.
Over 22.1: No runs. Yuvraj to Kapugedera, defends it off the frontfoot.
Over 21.6: No runs. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, works it straight to short mid wicket.
CORRECTION : Single was taken in the last ball by Kapugedera.
Over 21.4: No runs. Harbhajan to Kapugedera, turns it off the frontfoot towards fine leg.
Over 21.3: No runs. Harbhajan to Kapugedera, pads up to a delivery outside off.
Over 21.3: Two runs. Harbhajan to Kapugedera, uses his feet and flicks it uppishly towards squareleg, was beaten in flight there.
Over 21.2: Single. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, works it uppishly towards squareleg.
Over 21.1: Single. Harbhajan to Kapugedera, paddles it towards fine leg to get off the strike. Short leg in place.
Over 20.6: No runs. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, doesn't time his cut shot as the ball comes onto the ball very slowly.
Over 20.5: No runs. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, drives it to covers off the frontfoot.
Over 20.4: Single. Yuvraj to Kapugedera, pushes it on the rise past covers.
Over 20.3: Single. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, turns it to short fine leg for a quick single.
Over 20.2: No runs. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, punches it off the backfoot to covers.
Over 20.1: No runs. Yuvraj to M Jayawardene, lbw shout turned down, struck the batsman infront of the legstump.
Yuvraj Singh replaces Munaf Patel.
Over 19.6: No runs. Harbhajan to Kapugedera, tries to play a frontfoot defence with pad coming outside the offstump to negate the lbw.
Over 19.5: No runs. Harbhajan to Kapugedera, works it to short mid wicket.
Over 19.5: No runs. Harbhajan to Kapugedera, plays along the wrong line to be hit on the frontpad, given not out because of his big stride.
Over 19.4: Four Wides. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, big turn but that is down the legstump, keeper doesn't collect it and the batsmen run three.
Over 19.3: No runs. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, almost got bowled through his gate while playing a cover drive. The ball hit him on his backpad to save him.
Over 19.2: No runs. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, gets hit on the pad outside the off stump in an attempted flick.
Over 19.1: Single. Harbhajan to Kapugedera, works it off the backfoot towards squareleg.
177 runs more to win from 31 overs at 5.70 rpo.
Over 18.6: No runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, drags his attempted drive on the up to covers.
Over 18.5: No runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, defends it off the backfoot.
Over 18.4: Two runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, gets an additional run because of the deflection caused by a direct throw from point.
Over 18.3: No runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, drives it nicely to covers. CORRECTION : NO RUNS SCORED IN THE LAST BALL.
Over 18.2: Two runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, well that looked out to me! That was a delivery that came back sharply to strike Mahela infront of the middle stump. Doctrove said no and that was it!
Over 18.1: Two runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, cuts it past point to get a couple.
Over 17.6: Two runs. Harbhajan to Kapugedera, punches the quicker one off the backfoot towards mid wicket.
Over 17.5: Single. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, works it to squareleg.
Over 17.4: 1 Leg Bye. Harbhajan to Kapugedera, tries to defend it off the frontfoot but done in by the turn and bounce.
Kapugedera is the new man in with SL needing 185 to win.
Over 17.3: He is Caught! Harbhajan to Jayasuriya, turn and bounce catches the leading edge with the left hander looking to work it towards the onside and Raina takes a great catch stretching his hand to his left at slip.
Over 17.2: No runs. Harbhajan to Jayasuriya, amazing amount of turn for Harbhajan! Sanath rightly lets that go to the keeper.
Over 17.1: Single. Harbhajan to M Jayawardene, shuffles across to work the off break towards squareleg.
Three fielders in the deep on the onside for Harbhajan.
Harbhajan Singh replaces Praveen Kumar.
Over 16.6: Single. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, plays it across the line, but is in control of his shot which goes to the right of mid on.
Over 16.5: No runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, defends a 136.4 kmph delivery off the backfoot.
Over 16.4: Single. Munaf Patel to Jayasuriya, chops it infront of covers to get to the non striker's end.
Over 16.3: Sixer! Munaf Patel to Jayasuriya, drags it short and Sanath this times goes all the distance over mid wicket for a six!
Over 16.2: No runs. Munaf Patel to Jayasuriya, cuts it hard on the ground, ball goes straight to covers.
Over 16.1: Boundary! Munaf Patel to Jayasuriya, pulls a short delivery one bounce towards the mid wicket boundary to register his 66th fifty!
Drinks Break. Sri Lanka are 61 for 2 in 16.0 overs.
Over 15.6: Single. P Kumar to Jayasuriya, pulls a 110.6 kmph slower delivery one bounce towards Munaf at squareleg.
MS Dhoni is going to stand upto the stumps to Praveen Kumar.
Over 15.5: Boundary! P Kumar to Jayasuriya, comes down the track to loft him on the up over the top of mid off for a boundary.
Over 15.4: Single. P Kumar to M Jayawardene, jabs it down to thirdman off the frontfoot.
Over 15.3: No runs. P Kumar to M Jayawardene, defends a 126.4 kmph delivery off the frontfoot.
Over 15.2: No runs. P Kumar to M Jayawardene, defends a 123.1 kmph delivery off the backfoot.
Over 15.1: No runs. P Kumar to M Jayawardene, pushes it to point off the frontfoot.
Praveen Kumar replaces Zaheer Khan.
Third Powerplay has been taken by India.
Over 14.6: No runs. Munaf Patel to Jayasuriya, pushes it to covers off the frontfoot.
Over 14.5: Single. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, works the incoming delivery down to fine leg.
Over 14.4: No runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, defends a 135.4 kmph delivery off the backfoot.
Over 14.3: Single. Munaf Patel to Jayasuriya, cuts it hard towards covers where there is a half stop that keeps the scoring down to a single.
Over 14.2: Sixer! Munaf Patel to Jayasuriya, tests him with a short one but Sanath was equal to the task, getting into a great position in a flash to send the ball sailing over squareleg for a six.
Over 14.1: No runs. Munaf Patel to Jayasuriya, defends it off the backfoot. Munaf has been bowling from over the sticks.
Over 13.6: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, beats the batsman's intentions of flicking that across with a bit of extra bounce. And that is the third maiden for Zaheer, as good as taking atleast a wicket!
Over 13.5: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, gets struck on his pad infront of the legstump, that one would have easily gone leg further.
Over 13.4: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, drives a leg stump line delivery to mid on.
Over 13.3: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, drives it off the frontfoot tentatively to mid off.
Over 13.2: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, lets an away going delivery at 132.5 kmph to the keeper.
Over 13.1: No runs. Zaheer to M Jayawardene, defends it off the frontfoot.
Over 12.6: No runs. Munaf Patel to Jayasuriya, drags it back to the bowler off the backfoot.
Over 12.5: Boundary! Munaf Patel to Jayasuriya, short delivery that is pulled away down to fine leg along the ground.
Over 12.4: Single. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, defensively pushes it to point where Kohli takes his eyes off the ball to allow a single.
Over 12.3: No runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, defends a 132.8 kmph delivery off the frontfoot.
Over 12.2: No runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, defends a 129.3 kmph delivery off the backfoot.
Over 12.1: No runs. Munaf Patel to M Jayawardene, drives it off the frontfoot to covers.
Over 11.6: No runs. Zaheer to Jayasuriya, fails to make connection in his pull shot to a 137.6 kmph delivery that skidded through.
Over 11.5: No runs. Zaheer to Jayasuriya, doesn't time his cut shot which went to covers.
Over 11.4: Boundary! Zaheer to Jayasuriya, it is a one handed shot over the top of point for a boundary.
Over 11.3: No runs. Zaheer to Jayasuriya, punches it off the backfoot but straight to Rohit Sharma at point who has got hit on the groin because of an awkward bounce.
Over 11.2: No runs. Zaheer to Jayasuriya, defends a 136.9 kmph delivery off the frontfoot.
Over 11.1: No runs. Zaheer to Jayasuriya, defends it off the frontfoot.
Mahela Jayawardene walks into the middle with SL needing another 221 runs to win.
Over 10.6: Bowled him! Munaf Patel to Sangakkara, drags his forcing shot back onto his stumps! There was no room at all for Sanga to free his arms and play the cut which he did and Munaf's accuracy has rewarded him. Just a bit of nip back to defeat that shot and to bring India back in the game!
Over 10.5: No runs. Munaf Patel to Sangakkara, pushes it off the backfoot to mid wicket.
Over 10.4: Boundary! Munaf Patel to Sangakkara, dispatches a slightly pitched up delivery at 135.8 kmph through a cover drive between mid off and covers who don not move an inch to stop that!
Over 10.3: No runs. Munaf Patel to Sangakkara, let's a 133 kmph delivery go just outside his off stump.
Over 10.2: No runs. Munaf Patel to Sangakkara, pushes it off the backfoot towards covers.
Over 10.1: No runs. Munaf Patel to Sangakkara, fails to connect his flick shot, lbw shout turned down.
Second Powerplay taken by India.
Second Powerplay taken by India.
Over 9.6: No runs. Zaheer to Jayasuriya, let's a 133.6 kmph incoming delivery go to the keeper outside his off stump.
Over 9.5: No runs. Zaheer to Jayasuriya, well timed backfoot punch off a 137 kmph delivery that went straight to point.
Over 9.4: Beaten! Zaheer to Jayasuriya, beaten by one that came back off the seam after drawing the left hander on the frontfoot.
Over 9.3: Single. Zaheer to Sangakkara, on drives it towards mid on and takes a single challenging Praveen Kumar.
Over 9.2: No runs. Zaheer to Sangakkara, defends a 135.6 kmph delivery off the frontfoot.
Over 9.1: Three runs. Zaheer to Jayasuriya, crunchy backfoot drive between covers and mid off and some sloppy work from Yuvraj concedes two more runs.
Over 8.6: Single. Munaf Patel to Jayasuriya, shuffles across his stumps to nudge this off the backfoot to squareleg to spoil what could have been a maiden.
Over 8.5: No runs. Munaf Patel to Jayasuriya, defends a 134.6 kmph delivery off the frontfoot.
Over 8.4: No runs. Munaf Patel to Jayasuriya, defends a 133.4 kmph delivery off the backfoot.
Over 8.3: No runs. Munaf Patel to Jayasuriya, let's an away going delivery at 131.5 kmph to the keeper.
Over 8.2: No runs. Munaf Patel to Jayasuriya, defends a 133.4 kmph delivery off the backfoot.
Over 8.1: No runs. Munaf Patel to Jayasuriya, defends a 133.1 kmph delivery off the backfoot.
Over 7.6: No runs. Zaheer to Sangakkara, let's a 135.5 kmph delivery go outside his off stump. Second maiden over for Zaheer Khan!
Over 7.5: No runs. Zaheer to Sangakkara, plays inside the line of an away going delivery. There is a slip and a short extra covers in place.
Over 7.4: No runs. Zaheer to Sangakkara, helps the incoming delivery at 135.5 kmph to short mid wicket.
Over 7.3: No runs. Zaheer to Sangakkara, drives it off the frontfoot back to the bowler. Bowling Speed at 138.1 kmph, Zaheer looks pumped up now.
Over 7.2: No runs. Zaheer to Sangakkara, let's that go outside off.
Over 7.1: Beaten! Zaheer to Sangakkara, appeal for a caught behind turned down! That angled in and forced Sanga to play at that off the backfoot. Just a tiny away movement to try and catch the edge.