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Match Over - Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets + Match Details

Match Details

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bat
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
Referee: DC Boon
When: 08 Jun 2017, 11:30 SAST
Winner: Sri Lanka
Man of the Match: BKG Mendis

Umpires

Umpire1: RJ Tucker
Umpire2: RA Kettleborough
Third Umpire: M Erasmus

321/6

Overs: 50.0 / 50.0

India

322/3

Overs: 48.4 / 50.0

Sri Lanka

Ball by Ball and Cards

2.18pm That was a sensational batting effort from Dhawan, Rohit Dhoni and Jadhav in the end, taking India to 321 for 6, a score that's quite good for The Oval. Rohit and Dhawan started well, kept that momentum going and eventually took India to a strong total but fell away a tad in the middle, with Kohli's rare duck. Sri Lanka found some rhythm but Dhawan and Dhoni wrestled it away again. 103 of the last 10 overs means India finish well above par. A tough job for Sri Lanka, but certainly not out of reach. Join Al Muthu for the chase.
"Great foundation laid by the openers, says Rohit Sharma. "Happy to be contributing, wanted to continue the momentum from the first game. Quite confident the bowlers will finish well. First few overs will be critical, we understood the importance of playing the first six overs well, tight cricket."

49.6

NLTC Perera to KM Jadhav, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, another boundary. A short slow legcutter outside off, jadhav swings and hits the ball over square leg. Skips off the surface and races away.

49.5

NLTC Perera to KM Jadhav, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, that goes for four more. A low full toss outside off, swept away towards deep midwicket again. All along the ground and that's four.

49.4

NLTC Perera to KM Jadhav, No run, tries again. But this is a yorker. Outside off. Goes underneath Jadhav's sweep. Off the pad to the keeper..

49.3

NLTC Perera to KM Jadhav, BOUNDARY, 6 runs, that's six. Makes up this time. Gets right across, it's a predictable line. And then just sweeps it through square leg. No fielder there.

49.2

NLTC Perera to MS Dhoni, OUT, No run, taken on the boundary. Full and wide again from Perera, slightly predictable, but it isn't quite in Dhoni's swinging arc. He has to manufacture his own power and does, but doesn't get good timing. Skews off the outside half and lands in long-off's hands. Important runs saved these could be.

49.1

NLTC Perera to KM Jadhav, 1 run, a full toss on off, swung away, on the bounce to deep midwicket, Short boundary too, that should have been six.

Perera to finish

End of over 49. 9 runs this over. 306/5 after 294 balls.
MS Dhoni	63 (51b 7x4 2x6 )	SL Malinga	10-0-70-2
KM Jadhav	10 (8b 1x4 0x6 )	1 2 • 1 1 4	more

End of over 48. 8 runs this over. 297/5 after 288 balls.
MS Dhoni	56 (47b 6x4 2x6 )	NLTC Perera	8-0-39-0
KM Jadhav	8 (6b 1x4 0x6 )	• • 1 • 1 6	more

End of over 47. 5 runs this over. 285/5 after 281 balls.
KM Jadhav	3 (3b 0x4 0x6 )	N Pradeep	10-0-69-1
MS Dhoni	49 (43b 6x4 1x6 )	1 • 1 1wb 2 • 4	more

End of over 46. 10 runs this over. 280/5 after 275 balls.
MS Dhoni	48 (40b 6x4 1x6 )	RAS Lakmal	10-1-72-1
KM Jadhav	0 (0b 0x4 0x6 )	1 1wb • 6 •W 2 •	more

45.6

RAS Lakmal to MS Dhoni, No run, another slower ball outside off, goes under Dhoni's bat. Dot. Good response from Lakmal.

45.5

RAS Lakmal to MS Dhoni, 2 runs, short and wide outside off, sliced past point for a couple. Behind the fielder. Bowling it there intentionally.

45.4

RAS Lakmal to HH Pandya, OUT, No run, gone! That's the longer boundary. Full and wide from Lakmal. Well bowled. Bowling to his field. Pandya wanted to go more over cover and the ball skews off the outside half and lobs towards the sweeper cover who comes in and completes a routine catch. Good comeback by Lakmal after the previous ball.

45.3

RAS Lakmal to HH Pandya, BOUNDARY, 6 runs, short boundary and six. Boom. Can't miss the yorker. A low full toss and Pandya lifts the ball over midwicket nonchalantly. Just can't err.

45.2

RAS Lakmal to HH Pandya, No run, a slower ball outside off, Pandya wants to get bat on ball but the ball goes on. Beats the bat. Was an offcutter.

45.2

RAS Lakmal to HH Pandya, WIDE, 1 run, a slow delivery that is far too wide for Pandya to reach, left alone. Wide called.

Nippy bowling, big hits, ability to play the long innings - he has the lot, and India believe he has the temperament to finish games too. Nagraj Gollapudi traces the evolution of Hardik Pandya

45.1

RAS Lakmal to MS Dhoni, 1 run, good field placement. Full and wide from Lakmal, Dhoni changes the colour of the ball by removing the leather with that bludgeoned drive to deep cover.

This is the longest Dhawan has batted in ODIs, in terms of overs. Previous highest: 43.4 overs v SA at MCG in 2015 WC.

End of over 45. 9 runs this over. 270/4 after 270 balls.
MS Dhoni	45 (38b 6x4 1x6 )	SL Malinga	9-0-61-2
HH Pandya	3 (2b 0x4 0x6 )	•W 4 1 2 1 1	more

44.6

SL Malinga to MS Dhoni, 1 run, another short ball on leg, pulled down to fine leg. Good over from Malinga.

44.5

SL Malinga to HH Pandya, 1 run, another short ball down leg, paddled away again down to fine leg this time.

44.4

SL Malinga to HH Pandya, 2 runs, another short offcutter, Pandya gets on top of the bounce and pulls with soft hands towards deep square leg. Massive leg side boundaries and two easy runs the result..

44.3

SL Malinga to MS Dhoni, 1 run, another shortish delivery on middle, helped down to fine leg.

44.2

SL Malinga to MS Dhoni, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, that's Dhoni at his best. Short delivery down leg, Dhoni gets a bit of bat on that to get it very fine, past fine leg for four. Just paddled. No force. Knows what's happening.

Rahul: "The legend of Dhoni grows... 9000+ runs in ODIs"

44.1

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, OUT, No run, taken. End of Dhawan's quality for now. A slow, wide delivery outside off. Dhawan wants to hit the short leg side boundary but it's far too wide outside off to do that. He gets enough behind it but not great timing and his weary body lets him down. Goes straight down long-on's throat. Superb innings from Dhawan, he'll agree it's right up there. These weren't easy conditions and he hardly played a false shot..

Pandya comes in ahead of Kedar

End of over 44. 9 runs this over. 260/3 after 262 balls.
MS Dhoni	39 (35b 5x4 1x6 )	RAS Lakmal	8-1-61-0
S Dhawan	124 (125b 15x4 1x6 )	1wb 1 1 1wb 4 1 • 1	more

43.6

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, 1 run, off the toe end again. A short slow delivery down leg, toe-ended to deep midwicket for a single..

43.5

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, No run, not called. Low full toss down leg. Dhawan backed away, then got back inside the line, looking for a ramp. Misses..

43.4

RAS Lakmal to MS Dhoni, 1 run,

43.3

RAS Lakmal to MS Dhoni, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, hammered away into the gap. A low full toss outside off, Dhoni manages to get typical power behind that drive. Finds the gap between two deep fielders too. Wow, what muscle.

43.3

RAS Lakmal to MS Dhoni, WIDE, 1 run, another full, wide delivery that goes out of the legal range. Wide called.

43.2

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, 1 run, a low full toss down leg, follows the backing-away Dhawan, flicked to fine leg.

43.1

RAS Lakmal to MS Dhoni, 1 run, lovely yorker on middle, pushed back towards his partner and it hits Dhawan. Took so long to get out of the way, clearly tiring. They still get one.

ThisIsMe: "I think the people's expectations are way too high in this age of T20's. Everyone is expecting a 350+ score every match with a SR of 120s or 140s! CT right after IPL might be the reason too!"

43.1

RAS Lakmal to MS Dhoni, WIDE, 1 run, goes for the wide yorker but misses the tramline. Wide called.

End of over 43. 8 runs this over. 251/3 after 258 balls.
S Dhawan	123 (124b 15x4 1x6 )	SL Malinga	8-0-52-1
MS Dhoni	33 (32b 4x4 1x6 )	4 1 1 2 • •	more

42.6

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, No run, yet another slower ball outside off, chops and finds point. Another dot. Used that offcutter well, to take pace away. Dhawan is fatigued.

42.5

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, No run, a slower, short wide delivery is cut to point.

42.4

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, 2 runs, another slower ball outside off, Dhawan mis-times to long-off. So bad that long-on gets across and Dhoni makes two with no hassle.

42.3

SL Malinga to MS Dhoni, 1 run, a slower short ball on leg, helped along to fine leg for a run. Good change-up..

42.2

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, 1 run, another slower ball, outside off, Dhawan chips a flick to long-on. Looking to go over square leg, who is inside the circle.

Mangesh: "Reminds me of Troy "At the sound of the bugle, give them hell""

42.1

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, dropped. A slow delivery outside off, Dhawan gets across and inside the line. Swept away over square leg. Deep midwicket gets across but can't quite get a hand on it. Goes past and for four. Gunathilaka.

End of over 42. 16 runs this over. 243/3 after 252 balls.
MS Dhoni	32 (31b 4x4 1x6 )	N Pradeep	9-0-64-1
S Dhawan	116 (119b 14x4 1x6 )	1 6 1 4 4 •	more

End of over 41. 9 runs this over. 227/3 after 246 balls.
S Dhawan	109 (117b 14x4 0x6 )	RAS Lakmal	8-1-52-0
MS Dhoni	23 (27b 2x4 1x6 )	1 2 4 1 1(1lb) •	more

40.6

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, No run, full and wide, just inside the tramline. Good bowling. Dhawan looks to go over midwicket but doesn't make contact. Maybe an inside edge. Through to the keeper.

40.5

RAS Lakmal to MS Dhoni, LEG BYES, 1 run, fullish down leg, off the pad towards midwicket for one..

40.4

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, 1 run, looking for the ramp. Full down leg, Dhawan looks to go over fine leg but gets there early. Goes off the toe end towards square leg..

40.3

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, that's four more. Full and wide outside off, Dhawan walks across and drills the ball straight. Past Dhoni. Dhoni wants two but Dhawan knows it's gone past. FGunaratne dives to his left but the ball goes through.

40.2

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, 2 runs, a low full toss outside off, driven to long-on. Dhawan wants two, but it isn't there. The fielder, Gunaratne, hits the stumps at the bowler's end. The ricochet though allows two.

Fifth century in ICC ODI tournaments for Dhawan in 15 innings.

40.1

RAS Lakmal to MS Dhoni, 1 run, on the pads, Dhoni flicks and calls for two immediately but won't get there. The fielder is quick on it..

End of over 40. 11 runs this over. 218/3 after 240 balls.
MS Dhoni	22 (25b 2x4 1x6 )	N Pradeep	8-0-48-1
S Dhawan	102 (113b 13x4 0x6 )	• 4 1 4 1 1	more

End of over 39. 7 runs this over. 207/3 after 234 balls.
S Dhawan	97 (111b 12x4 0x6 )	RAS Lakmal	7-1-44-0
MS Dhoni	16 (21b 1x4 1x6 )	• 1 • 2 4 •	more

38.6

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, No run, full and wide outside off, chopped towards point. Dot.

38.5

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, lovely shot. A leg side delivery down leg, Dhawan flicks that behind square. Intentionally put it in that gap and moves closer. Great hitting.

Akash Singhal: "While India have a very formidable team, I just wish if they had one of their openers playing more aggressively in the first 10 overs, we could be ending up with even better totals. The likes of Warner, Hales, De Cock, Ronchi etc. have been doing a good job on that. "

38.4

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, 2 runs, comes down, and hits the ball through cover for a couple. Not great timing but found the gap so will get two to the sweeper cover sweeping at cover.

38.3

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, No run, nice lines. Fullish and straight, defended towards cover..

38.2

RAS Lakmal to MS Dhoni, 1 run, quicker and fuller and wider outside off, Dhoni leans into his drive and finds one to the sweeper cover.

Saurabh Bhuwani: "There isn't any logic of 'making-up' while batting first when you can make the 'most' runs. While chasing, slow batting can be justified if target is low."

38.1

RAS Lakmal to MS Dhoni, No run, excellent line. Flat on off, punched with use of that bottom hand to cover.

Lakmal returns

End of over 38. 3 runs this over. 200/3 after 228 balls.
MS Dhoni	15 (19b 1x4 1x6 )	DAS Gunaratne	3-0-7-1
S Dhawan	91 (107b 11x4 0x6 )	• • • 1 1 1	more

End of over 37. 6 runs this over. 197/3 after 222 balls.
S Dhawan	90 (106b 11x4 0x6 )	MD Gunathilaka	8-0-41-0
MS Dhoni	13 (14b 1x4 1x6 )	1 • • 4 1 •	more

End of over 36. 3 runs this over. 191/3 after 216 balls.
MS Dhoni	8 (10b 0x4 1x6 )	DAS Gunaratne	2-0-4-1
S Dhawan	89 (104b 11x4 0x6 )	1 1 • 1 • •	more

35.6

DAS Gunaratne to MS Dhoni, No run, popped back towards the bowler. No pace into the ball, no pace from the bat. An offcutter on leg, leading edge back to the bowler.

35.5

DAS Gunaratne to MS Dhoni, No run, the quicker one. Flat, quick, skids on. Dhoni keeps that one out.

Kaushal: "I understand that Dhoni makes up for his slow starts more often than not, but just WHY doesn't he bat with a little more positive 'intent' at the start of his innings?"

35.4

DAS Gunaratne to S Dhawan, 1 run, flat again and straight, punched up towards long-on.

35.3

DAS Gunaratne to S Dhawan, No run, on the pads, flicked down to short fine leg. Loud no from Dhoni.

35.2

DAS Gunaratne to MS Dhoni, 1 run, tossed up outside off, driven up towards mid-off for a quick single. Good batting.

35.1

DAS Gunaratne to S Dhawan, 1 run, flat and quick from Asela, straight, punched away to long-on from the back foot.

Kapil: "SL sensing an opportunity to pick wickets and restrict India to under 280. I think the current partnership is the key for India. If both these batsmen play till 45th over, India will easily cross 300"

End of over 35. 9 runs this over. 188/3 after 210 balls.
S Dhawan	87 (101b 11x4 0x6 )	RAS Lakmal	6-1-37-0
MS Dhoni	7 (7b 0x4 1x6 )	1 • • 6 1 1	more

End of over 34. 1 runs this over. 179/3 after 204 balls.
MS Dhoni	0 (3b 0x4 0x6 )	DAS Gunaratne	1-0-1-1
S Dhawan	85 (99b 11x4 0x6 )	• 1 • • • •	more

33.6

DAS Gunaratne to MS Dhoni, No run, another cutter down leg, clipped to square leg.

33.5

DAS Gunaratne to MS Dhoni, No run, big big appeal. Mathews chooses to review. Did that pitch in line? Umpire Kettleborough says no. Was there bat on that? A proper offcutter on leg, no bat, but it pitched well outside leg. No bat, says UltraEdge. A green to start and a green to end. Decision is upheld..

Strange angle. A slip in place. Gunaratne bowling cutters from around the wicket

33.4

DAS Gunaratne to MS Dhoni, No run, fullish and straight, pushed back to the bowler..

33.3

DAS Gunaratne to Yuvraj Singh, OUT, No run, bowled. Chopped on. Unfortunate. But that's how it goes. A yorker outside off, Yuvraj gets his high back lift down just in time to jam that yorker out. But with the momentum of Yuvraj not having got to the ball in time, the ball goes backwards. Just clips the top of off and middle. Yuvraj is distraught and SL strike. Crucial wicket. Will stop the attack for now.

33.2

DAS Gunaratne to S Dhawan, 1 run, another slow, straight one, worked to square leg easily..

Today's duck is Kohli's first in ICC tournaments (WC, CT, WT20), in 43 innings.

33.1

DAS Gunaratne to S Dhawan, No run, slower offcutter outside off, played quietly towards point.

Thanks Ally. The hardwork has been done by the openers. Can India finish well? Gunaratne.
Kautuk: "33 overs in 2hrs 20min, do you foresee Mathews missing game against Pak?" Isn't too bad at all. Think they've been quick intentionally. The ban has worked for the good of cricket.

End of over 33. 4 runs this over. 178/2 after 198 balls.
S Dhawan	84 (97b 11x4 0x6 )	MD Gunathilaka	7-0-35-0
Yuvraj Singh	7 (17b 0x4 0x6 )	1 1 • • 1 1	more

Chinthaka: "Gunathilaka is used only to increase over rate....." Actually, he's doing quite well against Yuvraj, not allowing him the length to get under, or the room to free the arms. If Sri Lanka can build a little pressure at his end, making him play dots, perhaps the set batsman Dhawan will succumb to frustration. Anyway, it's drinks and so I'm off. Nikhil will spoil you all till the end of the innings.

32.6

MD Gunathilaka to S Dhawan, 1 run, stays beside the flighted delivery on off stump and drives through cover.

32.5

MD Gunathilaka to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run, good length ball on middle, Yuvraj benefits from a little inside edge out to deep square leg.

32.4

MD Gunathilaka to Yuvraj Singh, No run, blocks on middle.

32.3

MD Gunathilaka to Yuvraj Singh, No run, lines this up, but that big swing of the bat is not big enough. The ball sneaks under it to hit his pad. Not entirely short enough for the pull.

32.2

MD Gunathilaka to S Dhawan, 1 run, steps forward to a good length ball and blocks in front of short cover. There shouldn't be a single there, but Dhawan's manipulated the field so well.

32.1

MD Gunathilaka to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run, on the pads, works it away calmly to deep midwicket.

End of over 32. 4 runs this over. 174/2 after 192 balls.
S Dhawan	82 (95b 11x4 0x6 )	NLTC Perera	7-0-31-0
Yuvraj Singh	5 (13b 0x4 0x6 )	• 1 1 1 1 •	more

Vatsa: "Too much off chatter from Indian fans. Aren't you publishing any Lankan comments. A wicket or two should change things" Can't help it when one team is at 170-odd for 2

31.6

NLTC Perera to S Dhawan, No run, slaps a shortish delivery to cover.

31.5

NLTC Perera to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run, pulls, powerfully, the short ball on middle and off stump. There is protection at deep square leg though.

31.4

NLTC Perera to S Dhawan, 1 run, uppish and point makes a grand effort, moving forward and to his left, but it just doesn't carry to him. Gunathilaka, take a bow. And Thisara too, getting some help off the pitch. Read deceptively slower pace, and extra bounce. Dhawan, looking to play a forceful shot through the off side, is surprised.

31.3

NLTC Perera to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run, takes on a short ball with plenty of room and pulls. But it skews off the bottom of the bat towards the left of mid-on.

Thisara, for all you stunned statsgurus, is going at less than five an over today. Fine effort

31.2

NLTC Perera to S Dhawan, 1 run, shortish on middle and leg, short-arm pulls it to the right of long leg.

31.1

NLTC Perera to S Dhawan, No run, has to defend with Thisara hitting a hard length and refusing Dhawan the room he loves.

End of over 31. 1 runs this over. 170/2 after 186 balls.
Yuvraj Singh	3 (11b 0x4 0x6 )	MD Gunathilaka	6-0-31-0
S Dhawan	80 (91b 11x4 0x6 )	• 1 • • • •	more

End of over 30. 3 runs this over. 169/2 after 180 balls.
S Dhawan	79 (89b 11x4 0x6 )	NLTC Perera	6-0-27-0
Yuvraj Singh	3 (7b 0x4 0x6 )	• • 1 1 • 1	more

Dwarak: "While the bowling is out of sorts, Dhawan has scored 26 runs in 14 balls after Kohli's dismal. Never allowed Srilanka to dominate. Superb batting. "

29.6

NLTC Perera to S Dhawan, 1 run, turns a rather straight delivery to long leg to retain strike.

29.5

NLTC Perera to S Dhawan, No run, struck in the stomach, serves him right not to read the slower ball. Dhawan loads up the pull - an instinctive shot - and is caught unawares by Thisara..

29.4

NLTC Perera to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run, easy put away again as Yuvraj taps it off his hips to long leg.

29.3

NLTC Perera to S Dhawan, 1 run, nudgles it away behind square leg.

29.2

NLTC Perera to S Dhawan, No run, no room offered, and Dhawan, in trying to manufacture room, gets an inside edge and the ball doesn't go past the crease line. A sign of the fun India are having is that Dhawan jumps in and out of his crease, feigning a run even as the fielder comes in and then throwing his head back to laugh.

29.1

NLTC Perera to S Dhawan, No run, shortish and it makes Dhawan hop off his toes to get on top of the bounce. No run towards point.

Here's Thisara again. He's actually been the pick of Sri Lanka's bowlers
Arup: "To me Yuvi is the best batsman for India. See his execution of bating, confidence and what he did so far for India, whenever India won the big trophy Yuvi is man of the series. Just I love his batting............he is like Ronaldinho in cricket.............when they play, just love to see that............"

End of over 29. 6 runs this over. 166/2 after 174 balls.
Yuvraj Singh	2 (6b 0x4 0x6 )	MD Gunathilaka	5-0-30-0
S Dhawan	77 (84b 11x4 0x6 )	1 4 1 • • •	more

End of over 28. 12 runs this over. 160/2 after 168 balls.
S Dhawan	72 (82b 10x4 0x6 )	N Pradeep	7-0-37-1
Yuvraj Singh	1 (2b 0x4 0x6 )	2 1 1 • 4 4	more

End of over 27. 9 runs this over. 148/2 after 162 balls.
S Dhawan	61 (77b 8x4 0x6 )	SL Malinga	7-0-44-1
Yuvraj Singh	0 (1b 0x4 0x6 )	• 4 • • 4 1	more

Robin: "Kohli and ADB out for 0 on consecutive days!!" Dun, dun, dunnn.....

26.6

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, 1 run, low full toss, which Dhawan squirts out to deep point.

26.5

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, every time Malinga's missed his spot, Dhawan finds the boundary, and invariably its the one at cover. The yorker goes awry and the batsman picks the gap between mid-off and cover.

26.4

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, No run, full on middle and off, Dhawan opens the face and tries to pinch a single to cover, but the Sri Lanka fielders are on their toes. Good to see. They're building pressure..

26.3

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, No run, he's still good when he goes full, and he beats Dhawan with a wide yorker. Ladies and gentlemen, the Malinga of old.

26.2

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, and he plunders next ball. It's a short one and Dhawan picks it early and puts it away through midwicket. Hitting in front of square shows how unafraid the batsman is to pull the bouncer.

26.1

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, No run, yorker from around the wicket, Dhawan protects his castle.

Mathews brought on his strike-bowler, he took out India's best batsman, the middle overs can be fun to watch

End of over 26. 1 runs this over. 139/2 after 156 balls.
Yuvraj Singh	0 (1b 0x4 0x6 )	N Pradeep	6-0-25-1
S Dhawan	52 (71b 6x4 0x6 )	1 • • • •W •	more

25.6

N Pradeep to Yuvraj Singh, No run, back of a length on off stump, defends under his eyes..

Right then, Yuvraj Singh is in. India needing to rebuild. Sri Lanka are back in the contest. Fun!

25.5

N Pradeep to V Kohli, OUT, No run, he's got him! Pradeep, you beauty, baiting Kohli outside off, and nabbing him easily. The shot is risky, with a slip in, but the batsman goes for the glide to third man anyway. A touch of seam movement away, but more importantly a little extra bounce, undoes him..

25.4

N Pradeep to V Kohli, No run, fullish and outside off, Kohli goes for the on the up drive, he's into the shot a touch too early though and mistimes to cover.

25.3

N Pradeep to V Kohli, No run, back of a length and outside off, Kohli won't indulge yet.

25.2

N Pradeep to V Kohli, No run, brings him forward with a good length ball outside off and Kohli plants the middle of his bat on it to cover point.

25.1

N Pradeep to S Dhawan, 1 run, ... without warming up perhaps for he slides the first one down leg and it trundles down to long leg off a Dhawan flick.

Nuwan Pradeep returns

End of over 25. 11 runs this over. 138/1 after 150 balls.
V Kohli	0 (1b 0x4 0x6 )	SL Malinga	6-0-35-1
S Dhawan	51 (70b 6x4 0x6 )	4 1 • 6 •W •	more

24.6

SL Malinga to V Kohli, No run, good length ball outside off, Kohli ignores it.

Meanwhile, in the football world: It's the semi-final of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, Italy play England featuring the next-gen stars of EPL and Serie A. Watch it live here. At the Oval, Virat Kohli takes strike. There's a slip in place, somewhere between first and second

24.5

SL Malinga to RG Sharma, OUT, No run, ah, the irony! He gets a lot more bat on this. Actually surprisingly good connection, with the shot being somewhere between a pull and a flick. The problem though is, with the better contact, the short ball goes squarer and finds the man on the boundary at long leg. Sri Lanka sigh in relief. India groan, "oh, 200 denied".

24.4

SL Malinga to RG Sharma, BOUNDARY, 6 runs, they keep going. Or rather they keep coming. Rohit pulls, but the ball climbs on him, he is so not in control of the shot, but it takes the top edge and sails over long leg.

24.3

SL Malinga to RG Sharma, No run, looks for the bouncer, on and around off stump. Malinga would make batsmen hop in his best years. Here, Rohit blunts it quite easily.

24.2

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, 1 run, shortish and outside off, moving around the wicket, cuts to the sweeper.

24.1

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, nails it through extra cover. It's a tiny gap, but it is easily accessed when the bowler bowls a wide half-volley. That's Dhawan's fifty, second in as many matches. Fine knock. Never looked troubled.

End of over 24. 3 runs this over. 127/0 after 144 balls.
S Dhawan	46 (68b 5x4 0x6 )	NLTC Perera	5-0-24-0
RG Sharma	72 (76b 6x4 2x6 )	• • 1(1lb) 1 • 1	more

Farhan : "These two are effortlessly cruising along. Is it a dead flat pitch or Sri Lankan bowlers have failed to put the bowl in the right place? " I'd say it's the latter. And good news, the umpires have chosen to stay on despite the rain and they might well be proved right. It's already thinned

23.6

NLTC Perera to S Dhawan, 1 run, shortish and outside off, punches it to the sweeper.

23.5

NLTC Perera to S Dhawan, No run, step forward and block. That's all..

We have a drizzle

23.4

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, 1 run, now it's Dhawan's turn to help his partner profit off a mis-hit. Rohit shapes to tap into the leg side, but with the ball straightening, takes a little caution. Outside edge towards point.

23.3

NLTC Perera to S Dhawan, LEG BYES, 1 run, full and sliding down, Dhawan looks for the pick up shot over square leg but gets hit on the pad. Rohit whisks him across for a single.

23.2

NLTC Perera to S Dhawan, No run, sprints down the pitch, and having done so a tad too early, Thisara is able to shorten his length and not give the room that Dhawan so craves.

23.1

NLTC Perera to S Dhawan, No run, good length and outside off, Dhawan, staying on the back foot, mistimes the push to cover.

More Rohit-Dhawan stats: They now have the most prolific partnership in ICC Champions Trophy history

End of over 23. 7 runs this over. 123/0 after 137 balls.
RG Sharma	71 (75b 6x4 2x6 )	SL Malinga	5-0-23-0
S Dhawan	44 (62b 5x4 0x6 )	1wb • 1 • 4 1 1	more

End of over 22. 2 runs this over. 116/0 after 132 balls.
RG Sharma	66 (72b 5x4 2x6 )	NLTC Perera	4-0-22-0
S Dhawan	43 (60b 5x4 0x6 )	1 • 1 • • •	more

21.6

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, No run, he's annoyed with himself for nailing a back foot cover drive straight to the fielder. I'd be tweeting about it for days. #HighElbow.

21.5

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, No run, gets up tall against a back of a length delivery and punches to mid-off.

21.4

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, No run, lines up behind the shortish delivery on off stump.

"A score of 107 in 20 overs, all wickets intact! What the doctor ordered for typical 50 over game. Opening pair has done their job. It's unfair to bag them for job done, as is needed. neither bravado, bot going into a shell." Good to see you again, Jose P

21.3

NLTC Perera to S Dhawan, 1 run, well played. He spots a slower ball, dabs it to the left of point and receives the nod from Rohit on a quick single. Lovely.

21.2

NLTC Perera to S Dhawan, No run, oh, he's missed out. The cut comes out strong as ever, but Dhawan picks the point fielder..

21.1

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, 1 run, shortish on middle and leg, Rohit works it to deep square leg.

"Something tells me .. this is gonna be big. Like the Ganguly-Dravid one in 1999 against SL in England!" Vallathol's reminding me of the good old days...

End of over 21. 7 runs this over. 114/0 after 126 balls.
RG Sharma	65 (68b 5x4 2x6 )	MD Gunathilaka	4-0-24-0
S Dhawan	42 (58b 5x4 0x6 )	2 • 4 • • 1	more

End of over 20. 13 runs this over. 107/0 after 120 balls.
RG Sharma	58 (62b 4x4 2x6 )	NLTC Perera	3-0-20-0
S Dhawan	42 (58b 5x4 0x6 )	• 6 • 6 • 1	more

19.6

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, 1 run, tucks into a single to deep square leg.

santosh battula: "There will be some sort of satisfaction looking at Rohit's reaching the mark of 50s, 100s either in no. of balls faced or no. of runs scored. It gives us a hope that something big is going to come from him."

19.5

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, No run, full on middle and off, Rohit, hanging back in his crease, expecting the short ball perhaps, has to reach in front of him with a straight bat.

19.4

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, BOUNDARY, 6 runs, muscled! There's no risk in this shot. He picks the length early, swivels on the back foot, and pulls hard and flat behind square leg. It's the short boundary too. Class batting from Rohit.

19.3

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, No run, slower in pace, but hits a good length just outside off, Rohit is already waiting with his defensive shot and gets an inside edge onto pad.

19.2

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, BOUNDARY, 6 runs, almost... almost.... and it's tipped over. Rohit has fifty, India has hundred, Sri Lanka has... bad luck. This is ferociously hit. It's meant to go over the deep square leg fielder, and Gunaratne does well, steadying himself on the rope, leaping back, getting both hands to it. But it spills through.

19.1

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, No run, is that move seam off the pitch? Rohit, as set batsman, is compelled to square up by a good length ball looking for the top of off stump and block with an angled bat.

End of over 19. 5 runs this over. 94/0 after 114 balls.
S Dhawan	42 (58b 5x4 0x6 )	MD Gunathilaka	3-0-17-0
RG Sharma	45 (56b 4x4 0x6 )	1 1 1 • • 2	more

pavan: "Ask them to be little aggressive. How many overs they need to be defensive it really burdens the next players" ---- The same could apply to Sri Lanka at the moment. They seem to be going through the motions.

18.6

MD Gunathilaka to S Dhawan, 2 runs, stays beside the ball, he does that well, and nails the cover drive. He's played that shot really well in this match..

18.5

MD Gunathilaka to S Dhawan, No run, now he steps down the track, but Gunathilaka pulls his length back, and then dives full-length to his left to prevent the drive becoming runs.

18.4

MD Gunathilaka to S Dhawan, No run, moves back to a good length ball, well aware that there is no turn, and punches to mid-on.

18.3

MD Gunathilaka to RG Sharma, 1 run, on the pads and Rohit clips it along the ground through midwicket.

18.2

MD Gunathilaka to S Dhawan, 1 run, rocks back to a shortish delivery, that has no turn, and flicks it with the angle to deep square leg.

18.1

MD Gunathilaka to RG Sharma, 1 run, steps forward and inside the line, with the ball coming in from around the wicket, and drives through cover.

End of over 18. 3 runs this over. 89/0 after 108 balls.
RG Sharma	43 (54b 4x4 0x6 )	NLTC Perera	2-0-7-0
S Dhawan	39 (54b 5x4 0x6 )	1 • 1 • • 1	more

17.6

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, 1 run,

17.5

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, No run, huge lbw appeal, but its been turned out, perhaps because of height. Promising signs though, because the batsman is beaten by some lateral movement, off the pitch though and not necessarily in the air. Rohit sees a length ball, tries to flick, but is pinned high on his front pad. The umpire weathers the plea from Thisara.

"Al, pray for God that a wicket does not fall now. Else you are the one to be blamed" I am trembling, pitch_curator. Can someone get me my lucky blanky?

17.4

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, No run, shortish on and around off stump, Rohit stands up tall and taps it down to point.

17.3

NLTC Perera to S Dhawan, 1 run, onto the pads and he tucks it around the corner to long leg. Ah, the one-day staple..

17.2

NLTC Perera to S Dhawan, No run, demands a quick single, but Rohit's loud and insistent yell of no could well be translated to "are you kidding?". Dhawan's game relies on these quick nips across to the other end, and though he did play gently, point was onto the ball quickly.

17.1

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, 1 run, a deft little glide to third man - but there are symptoms of how Sri Lanka have let India off here - the ball was short and wide.

Thanks Nikhil. Ah, I can feel the adulation already. You guys missed me didn't you? No? Well, you could've been decent and lied. Right, onto more important things. It looked like a bowling morning in London, but Sri Lanka have not been able to find any movement. Whether that's an indication of their work, or that of swing slowly going out of the one-day game, well... that's a can of worms I'll leave our followers to break open.
"This year my manager told, she is bored of hearing my consistency performing. Similarly Im bored at seeing consistency of Rohit and Dhwan inn Champions tropy." Can't make everyone happy, Sudha.

End of over 17. 7 runs this over. 86/0 after 102 balls.
S Dhawan	38 (52b 5x4 0x6 )	MD Gunathilaka	2-0-12-0
RG Sharma	41 (50b 4x4 0x6 )	1 1(1lb) 4 1 • •	more

Drinks. Alagappan Muthu is back, his first look at Champions Trophy 2017. Enjoy.

16.6

MD Gunathilaka to S Dhawan, No run, shortish on off, cut towards point. Too close, too straight to cut..

16.5

MD Gunathilaka to S Dhawan, No run, flat outside off, pushed to cover. Pushed through that one. No turn yet.

16.4

MD Gunathilaka to RG Sharma, 1 run, looking to go straight, over the bowler. Full and straight, skews off the outside half to deep cover..

16.3

MD Gunathilaka to RG Sharma, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, that's a poor ball. Flat down leg,swept down to short fine leg. Malinga gets across and dives. Sticks his legs into the surface. Gets hand on it but the ball trickles for four.

16.2

MD Gunathilaka to S Dhawan, LEG BYES, 1 run, big big appeal. Was it sliding down? Going down says the umpire Rod Tucker. Dhawan misses a sweep. Yea, going down.

16.1

MD Gunathilaka to RG Sharma, 1 run, flat and straight, not full, not short. Pushed towards cover for a run. Quality single.

Slip to short mid-off

End of over 16. 5 runs this over. 79/0 after 96 balls.
RG Sharma	35 (47b 3x4 0x6 )	N Pradeep	5-0-24-0
S Dhawan	38 (49b 5x4 0x6 )	1 • 1 1 1 1	more

End of over 15. 6 runs this over. 74/0 after 90 balls.
RG Sharma	32 (44b 3x4 0x6 )	MD Gunathilaka	1-0-6-0
S Dhawan	36 (46b 5x4 0x6 )	4 • 1 • • 1	more

End of over 14. 5 runs this over. 68/0 after 84 balls.
S Dhawan	31 (43b 4x4 0x6 )	N Pradeep	4-0-19-0
RG Sharma	31 (41b 3x4 0x6 )	1 • • 2 1 1	more

13.6

N Pradeep to S Dhawan, 1 run, short on middle, stabbed away to the deep square leg fielder. Nicely played. All along the ground.

Perera in last 10 ODIs v India - 3 wickets at average of 136.66 and economy rate of 6.44. Wicket-less in 7 games.

13.5

N Pradeep to RG Sharma, 1 run, good length outside off, punched on the up to the sweeper cover.

13.4

N Pradeep to RG Sharma, 2 runs, quick call of "two, two, two" and makes it easily. Worked into the gap through midwicket for a couple. Nicely batted.

13.3

N Pradeep to RG Sharma, No run, good length outside off, pushed away into the off side.

13.2

N Pradeep to RG Sharma, No run, good length outside off, dabbed to backward point.

13.1

N Pradeep to S Dhawan, 1 run, shortish, not wide. Dhawan still cuts and finds point. Great batting. Warner does that very well, makes room out of nothing. An unnecessary throw allows one.

End of over 13. 4 runs this over. 63/0 after 78 balls.
RG Sharma	28 (37b 3x4 0x6 )	NLTC Perera	1-0-4-0
S Dhawan	29 (41b 4x4 0x6 )	• 1 1 • • 2	more

12.6

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, 2 runs, nicely played that. Back of a length on off, pulled behind square for a couple. Played that late. Intentionally placed..

12.5

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, No run, 130 kph, slower yorker. On off. Jammed out.

12.4

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, No run, good length outside off, punched to cover. Nice line. Stay there for two more. Finish well.

12.3

NLTC Perera to S Dhawan, 1 run, full and straight, pushed to mid-on for an easy single. He was slightly deep. Understandable considering it's a 6-3 field.

SKB: "Runrate of 5 is not bad"

12.2

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, 1 run, fullish delivery outside off, caressed through cover for a run.

12.1

NLTC Perera to RG Sharma, No run, fullish and slightly wide, goes past Rohit's cut. Too much width but it's at least not short.

Thisara

End of over 12. 8 runs this over. 59/0 after 71 balls.
S Dhawan	28 (39b 4x4 0x6 )	N Pradeep	3-0-14-0
RG Sharma	25 (32b 3x4 0x6 )	• 2 1 5wb • • •	more

End of over 11. 3 runs this over. 51/0 after 66 balls.
S Dhawan	28 (37b 4x4 0x6 )	RAS Lakmal	5-1-28-0
RG Sharma	22 (29b 3x4 0x6 )	1 1(1lb) • • 1 •	more

10.6

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, No run, tidy over. Back of a length outside off, chopped into the surface towards backward point.

10.5

RAS Lakmal to RG Sharma, 1 run, good length on middle and leg, clipped to square leg.

10.4

RAS Lakmal to RG Sharma, No run, excellent. Back of a length outside off, dabbed to point..

Sixth 50-plus partnership between Rohit and Dhawan in 7 Champions Trophy matches.

10.3

RAS Lakmal to RG Sharma, No run, good length outside off, blocked to cover..

10.2

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, LEG BYES, 1 run, full down leg, off the pad towards square leg. It's India's fifty. Just what they would have wanted..

Tejas: "Give Rohit a break ! He is 19 off 24 at the moment and looking solid, its not a t20 game y'all !"

10.1

RAS Lakmal to RG Sharma, 1 run, good length outside off, worked towards mid-on for one. Exemplary batting.

Aakash: "@ARV: What are you talking about, mate? Williamson's SR is 84, Kohli's is 90, Root's is 86 and Smith is 87. Even Sachin's is 86 and Gambhir's is 85. Rohit is on par with them!"

End of over 10. 2 runs this over. 48/0 after 60 balls.
S Dhawan	28 (35b 4x4 0x6 )	N Pradeep	2-0-6-0
RG Sharma	20 (25b 3x4 0x6 )	• 1 • 1 • •	more

End of over 9. 10 runs this over. 46/0 after 54 balls.
RG Sharma	19 (23b 3x4 0x6 )	RAS Lakmal	4-1-26-0
S Dhawan	27 (31b 4x4 0x6 )	• 4 1 1 • 4	more

ARV: "But current opening pair bores the spectator unlike a dynamic Sehwag, Sachin or even Gambhir opening. Also Rohit's over all strike rate of 84 is well below modern day standards."

8.6

RAS Lakmal to RG Sharma, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, width. Don't bowl there mate. Short and wide, Rohit leans on his cut and clatters the ball in front of point for four. Some loose bowling now, these two won't let 'em go.

Jishnu J Raju: "But such consolidation doesnt always require wasting balls. At least guide it here and there, get some singles. Or evn a boundary every 2 overs, wouldnt hurt"

8.5

RAS Lakmal to RG Sharma, No run, fullish and wide outside off, left alone. A half-volley that.

8.4

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, 1 run, fuller than a good length on a fifth-stump line, carved to third man. Another good ball for a single.

8.3

RAS Lakmal to RG Sharma, 1 run, closer to off, pushed to mid-on. One more off a very good ball. This is a lesson for the lower-ranked teams..

8.2

RAS Lakmal to RG Sharma, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, picks the length early and when he does, he's an awesome player. Knows all along that he wants to hit it over the infield. Back of a length on leg, Rohit pulls merrily over square leg. Poor line.

Mohit : "New template includes quick singles to maintain run rate which is a great change and proxy for player's fitness"

8.1

RAS Lakmal to RG Sharma, No run, good length outside off, excellent. High elbow defensive push to cover.

A change of ends for Lakmal

End of over 8. 4 runs this over. 36/0 after 48 balls.
RG Sharma	10 (18b 1x4 0x6 )	N Pradeep	1-0-4-0
S Dhawan	26 (30b 4x4 0x6 )	1 1 • 1 • 1	more

End of over 7. 5 runs this over. 32/0 after 42 balls.
S Dhawan	24 (27b 4x4 0x6 )	SL Malinga	4-0-16-0
RG Sharma	8 (15b 1x4 0x6 )	• • • 3 1 1	more

6.6

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, 1 run, better line. A tad too full. Fullish, straight. Driven through Rohit's legs for a run. Easy single but Rohit has to recover in time from the ball hit back at him..

6.5

SL Malinga to RG Sharma, 1 run, 133 kph, short. Bouncer down leg, helped down to fine leg. Nice change in length..

6.4

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, 3 runs, half-stops. Full and wide outside off, crisply hit to cover who dives to his left. Gets a hand on it. Maybe a bobble off the pitch in front of him. Not easy to stop nonetheless.

6.3

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, No run, no. Gets away with it again. Good length and wide outside off, slashed to point. Should have hit a gap. That's eight runs missed off two bad balls. Can't hit a gap every ball though.

MA: "@Jishnu That's the thing with Sharma right? But, if he's in after 30-40 balls, he invariably goes big, as his track record shows....he makes up monumentally for his slow start"

6.2

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, No run, a slower delivery, but it's slightly too full. Dhawan eases into his drive and picks out cover point. Nicely played.

Rohit: "To Jishnu J Raju: I think India are following a template, save wickets in the first 10-15 overs, score at 4/5 rpo and then consolidate in the next 20-25 overs followed by full bludgeoning." They're the worst scoring team in the first 10 overs since the 2015 World Cup

6.1

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, No run, good length outside off, too much width. Dhawan finds point with a cut.

Neerav Shah: "The old style template might work in England where these are not true batting pitches, but in batting beauties, we have lost a few matches because rohit and dhawan have been slow..."

End of over 6. 10 runs this over. 27/0 after 36 balls.
RG Sharma	7 (14b 1x4 0x6 )	RAS Lakmal	3-1-16-0
S Dhawan	20 (22b 4x4 0x6 )	1 • 4 4 1 •	more

End of over 5. 5 runs this over. 17/0 after 30 balls.
S Dhawan	11 (18b 2x4 0x6 )	SL Malinga	3-0-11-0
RG Sharma	6 (12b 1x4 0x6 )	1 • • • • 4	more

4.6

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, wow. Delectable. Malinga overpitches, his first bad ball of the over and Dhawan accepts. Crisply drills a drive through cover for four. Waited for that bad ball, that's good, patient batting.

4.5

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, No run, fullish and wide outside off, driven on the up towards mid-off.

4.4

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, No run, Dhawan steps out to convert a yorker into a full toss but this is Malinga. He's wily, delivers a slower ball outside off, pushed to cover.

4.3

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, No run, there was just enough swing there. Comes back in the air. Another terrific yorker on middle and off, jammed out. Terrific bowling.

4.2

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, No run, just misses the off stump. Gets underneath Dhawan's bat too. A spearing yorker that would have knocked over a fourth stump just misses the off stump. Excellent change-up..

Siddharth: "With these kind of over rates, you don't have an excuse but to publish our comments!" Trying.

4.1

SL Malinga to RG Sharma, 1 run, just a tad wide. And Rohit lays into a cut. Shortish and wide, slashed to third man for one..

Dhawan's scores in last 4 ODIs v Sri Lanka - 94, 113, 79, 91.

End of over 4. A maiden over! 12/0 after 24 balls.
S Dhawan	7 (13b 1x4 0x6 )	RAS Lakmal	2-1-6-0
RG Sharma	5 (11b 1x4 0x6 )	• • • • • •	more

End of over 3. 2 runs this over. 12/0 after 18 balls.
RG Sharma	5 (11b 1x4 0x6 )	SL Malinga	2-0-6-0
S Dhawan	7 (7b 1x4 0x6 )	• 1 1 • • •	more

2.6

SL Malinga to RG Sharma, No run, tidy over. Good length outside off, punched up to mid-off from the back foot..

2.5

SL Malinga to RG Sharma, No run, that's impeccable. Just need some movement, but none there. Fuller length on or just outside off, blocked into the off side.

2.4

SL Malinga to RG Sharma, No run, good length outside off, fourth-stump channel. Defended towards cover.

Maddy: "Among the Indian jersey kits, the ones which I always cherish are the 99 World Cup and 1998 Cocacola Cup(Sachin's Sharjah Gold Series) ones..!!!"

2.3

SL Malinga to S Dhawan, 1 run, good length on middle and leg, so easy for Dhawan as he tickles the ball by square leg for a run..

2.2

SL Malinga to RG Sharma, 1 run, too much width. Well to Rohit at least. Good length outside off, slashed to third man.

Jehangir Iqbal: "Over rate in this tournaments been Covfefe"

2.1

SL Malinga to RG Sharma, No run, good length on off, punched to mid-off. Nice length. But not much movement. Where has swing gone? It's cloudy. It's England.

GIRIDHAR: "Last match Sri Lanka didn't pick up early wickets. They need to understand that only way to put the opposition under pressure is taking wickets and not by blocking the scoring for a few overs.""

End of over 2. 6 runs this over. 10/0 after 12 balls.
S Dhawan	6 (6b 1x4 0x6 )	RAS Lakmal	1-0-6-0
RG Sharma	4 (6b 1x4 0x6 )	• 4 • • 2 •	more

1.6

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, No run, great end. On a length on off, good length. Dhawan stays on the back foot to defend into the point region.

1.5

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, 2 runs, no no no. Got to learn quickly. Short and wide again, cut to point who fumbles what should have been a stop. Burst through his hands. Gunathilaka, he's a sensational fielder.

1.4

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, No run, nice. Full delivery on a fourth-stump channel. This is quite full. Dhawan leaves. Nicely bowled. Keep it full, like Pakistan yesterday.

1.3

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, No run, wow. Beauty. Good length on middle and off, the ball seams back in and cuts Dhawan in half. Just over off stump.

1.2

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, that's not a good ball. Short and wide with just a sole point. Help yourself mate. Thanks. Cut through point with glee. Played that into the surface.

James: "Over rates have been appalling in this tournament, by all teams. Gerronwivit, as they say in Yorkshire."

1.1

RAS Lakmal to S Dhawan, No run, lovely start from Lakmal. Nothing wrong with that. Back of a length, zoning in on the top of off. Punched to cover point from the back foot. A good stop prevents a run.

Lakmal from the other end.

End of over 1. 4 runs this over. 4/0 after 6 balls.
RG Sharma	4 (6b 1x4 0x6 )	SL Malinga	1-0-4-0
S Dhawan	0 (0b 0x4 0x6 )	4 • • • • •	more

6.30 pm So, it was about time the Champions Trophy bucked up. Hopefully New Zealand and Bangladesh can keep your appetites whetted and there's tons of fun to be had. It was lovely bringing the coverage to you, lovely to read your comments as well, please keep sending them. But for now, lets all get outta here.
"It's one of the top wins, to beat India. It was a fantastic wicket. The bowlers did brilliantly to restrict India to 321. it's a very chaseable target," Mathews says, "I tried to hit as many balls in the nets as possible, it makes you feel good and that helped me come back from injury. Wasn't easy for Gunathilaka to walk into the side and bat like how he did. Kusal is a great player, and Kusal Perera also batted really well. Those partnerships were crucial. It's a must-win game for all of us in the group. Not many people expected us to win and that took a lot of pressure off us. [Turning point?] I thought the second-wicket partnership. They set us the platform"
"We felt we had enough on the board, we trusted out bowlers, but Sri Lanka were pretty good. They kept the momentum through the innings, they picked their areas to hit and executed really well," Kohli says, "There's always hindsight. I thought we bowled decently. But when you don't execute properly, there is always food for thought. Here you have to give credit to the other team. In a tournament like this especially."
Kusal Mendis is the Man of the Match for his 89 off 93. "Very good wicket. India had a good start, with Dhawan making a hundred. But for us, Danushka supported me very well. It was my first game against India and I'm happy to have contributed. Very bad [about causing Danushka's run out] but after Angelo and Kusal batted, I was very happy"
6.20 pm More good news for Sri Lanka - Kusal Perera having retired hurt with a troubled hamstring is feeling good enough to walk down the stairs himself. He played an important hand through the middle of the innings, ensuring the platform set by top order didn't go to waste. And who put on that stand? A batsman all the rage back home, Kusal Mendis, and a man who was on the standby list until a few days ago, Danushka Gunathilaka. 322 is the largest target Sri Lanka have chased in ODI cricket It is also the ninth time that Sri Lanka have chased 300 - all of which have happened away from home. But this one will be special - it came in an ICC tournament and it was set up by players they will look to moving into the future. And so the remaining games in this group become quarter-finals - India v SA and Pakistan v SL
Saain: "A clinical performance with the bat, youngsters came to the party and guided to the victory by the Man himself, Angelo Mathews. Siri Lankan's will cherish this for long long time"
Prasanna S: "India lose their first CT game after a sequence of 7 wins starting from their last game in 2009 against WI. Someday this sequence should end and SL completely deserved this win."
Uday: "Srilanka chased 324 in 2006. 322 is not their highest chase, I believe." They got to 324, but the target was 322.

48.4

UT Yadav to AD Mathews, 1 run, short ball, helps it away to long leg and Sri Lanka have thumped India. Mathews makes a gesture that I will find hard to describe but I'll do so anyway. He puts his bat over his head, handle pointing at his name perhaps on his jersey.

48.3

UT Yadav to AD Mathews, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, races down the pitch and thumps a length ball down the ground to bring up his fifty. Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews, ladies and gentlemen. His team is in splits in the dressing room and the flags are high and proud.

48.2

UT Yadav to DAS Gunaratne, 1 run, this is a slower short ball, Gunaratne backs away and slices it to deep third man.

48.1

UT Yadav to DAS Gunaratne, 2 runs, shortish delivery, pulls it to deep square leg for a couple.

Here's Umesh

End of over 48. 5 runs this over. 314/3 after 288 balls.
DAS Gunaratne	31 (19b 2x4 2x6 )	JJ Bumrah	10-0-52-0
AD Mathews	47 (43b 5x4 0x6 )	1 • 1 1 1 1	more

Faisal suleman: "Yesterday world no 1 team stunned by world no 8 team and today world no 2 team stunned by world number 7 team." Only nine runs away...

47.6

JJ Bumrah to DAS Gunaratne, 1 run, full on off stump, drives to mid-off.

47.5

JJ Bumrah to AD Mathews, 1 run, shortish and outside off, Mathews drags it to long leg with half a hack and half a pull.

47.4

JJ Bumrah to DAS Gunaratne, 1 run, slow, full delivery outside off, pushes it to the left of mid-off.

47.3

JJ Bumrah to AD Mathews, 1 run, full on off stump, Mathews sends it down to long-on.

47.2

JJ Bumrah to AD Mathews, No run, full on off stump, pushes it back down the pitch.

47.1

JJ Bumrah to DAS Gunaratne, 1 run, it's the slower ball, and he makes him reach outside off to bring short cover in play. Gunaratne though manages to place the ball to the sweeper.

Sri Lanka need 13 off 18 balls. They've worked so hard to be in this position, most of which by the youngsters. The physio is out again, treating Mathews' hamstring and Gunaratne's shoulder. Bumrah's last over.

End of over 47. 8 runs this over. 309/3 after 282 balls.
AD Mathews	45 (40b 5x4 0x6 )	B Kumar	10-0-54-1
DAS Gunaratne	28 (16b 2x4 2x6 )	4 • 2 1 1 •	more

End of over 46. 11 runs this over. 301/3 after 276 balls.
DAS Gunaratne	27 (15b 2x4 2x6 )	JJ Bumrah	9-0-47-0
AD Mathews	38 (35b 4x4 0x6 )	1 6 • 2 2 •	more

Sri Lanka need 21 off 24 - and if they get that, they'll equal their highest chance is ODIs.

45.6

JJ Bumrah to DAS Gunaratne, No run, this is a yorker, spearing in at the base of middle and leg, signs of those reverse again. Gunaratne plonks the bat down in time.

45.5

JJ Bumrah to DAS Gunaratne, 2 runs, another very full delivery outside off, another little glide to third man, and he places it so fine he can get two again. Brilliant batting..

45.4

JJ Bumrah to DAS Gunaratne, 2 runs, looks for the blockhole again, but Gunaratne is pre-empting that length. He gets low and essentially lets the ball run off the face of the bat to third man.

45.3

JJ Bumrah to DAS Gunaratne, No run, goes for the slower ball, and it dips like nobody's business. Leaves Gunaratne gasping as he tries to flick.

45.2

JJ Bumrah to DAS Gunaratne, BOUNDARY, 6 runs, how has he done that?! He has swept Bumrah for six over square leg. This is ridiculous batting from Sri Lanka. They are running away with this game, and deservedly so.

45.1

JJ Bumrah to AD Mathews, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, Mathews dabs to point and gets a single.

Sri Lanka need 32 off 30. This is where India need their specialist at the death Bumrah to come through. But it is so hard to work the trick in such circumstances. Meanwhile, Mathews has been getting treatment between overs as well.
Bharat Jakati: "Just realised Gunaratne is the bro that hit a really heroic 70-80 runs against Australia recently. This is futile for India. Hope for the best against SA."

End of over 45. 11 runs this over. 290/3 after 270 balls.
DAS Gunaratne	17 (10b 2x4 1x6 )	B Kumar	9-0-46-1
AD Mathews	37 (34b 4x4 0x6 )	1 2 4 • • 4	more

Divyamsh: "In the pre-tournament press conference Sri Lanka captain said- We are happy to enter the tournament as a underdogs. Looking at the position they are in now, I would say- Take your words back, sir !!!"

44.6

B Kumar to DAS Gunaratne, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, so to counter the reverse swing, Gunaratne moves away outside leg, predicts the length will be in the blockhole again, and is totally ready for it. Square drive behind point. Unstoppable.

44.5

B Kumar to DAS Gunaratne, No run, 140kph, another pin-point yorker, just outside off. Gunaratne is beaten for sheer pace and possibly a hint of reverse swing as well.

44.4

B Kumar to DAS Gunaratne, No run, yorker, right on the base of middle, Gunaratne can only block.

44.3

B Kumar to DAS Gunaratne, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, he's picked the gap behind square leg! Helped by a slightly short ball, and his own power, Gunaratne is able to pelt the ball to the boundary. Picked the knuckle ball..

44.2

B Kumar to DAS Gunaratne, 2 runs, lovely connection as Gunaratne moves his front leg across and whips a very full delivery from outside off to deep square leg.

44.1

B Kumar to AD Mathews, 1 run, slower ball on middle, Mathews nudges it towards midwicket and pinches a single.

Kohli, looking none too pleased, yells "Bhuvi" and comes up to talk to him.

End of over 44. 8 runs this over. 279/3 after 264 balls.
AD Mathews	36 (33b 4x4 0x6 )	UT Yadav	9-0-59-0
DAS Gunaratne	7 (5b 0x4 1x6 )	• • • 6 1 1	more

Sri Lanka need 43 off 36... and we have a humdinger! Bumrah has two overs left. Mathews looks a man on a mission. And what's more, this is a full 50-over game without rain

43.6

UT Yadav to AD Mathews, 1 run, shortish and outside off, Mathews dabs it to backward point and retains strike.

Hari: "in 2002 CT India vs SAfrica, Proteas were cruising with 70 needed with 9 wickets. Gibbs cramped and retired hurt. The rest is history. Wiill we have a repeat"

43.5

UT Yadav to DAS Gunaratne, 1 run, slower ball outside off, Gunaratne slices it to deep point.

43.4

UT Yadav to DAS Gunaratne, BOUNDARY, 6 runs, goes for the short ball, but finds Gunaratne waiting for it. The batsman swivels back in his crease and pulls it handsomely over long leg. That's grand..

43.3

UT Yadav to DAS Gunaratne, No run, runs down the track, buckling under pressure, and goes for a wild heave. He's beaten again and gets another lecture from Mathews. India fighting tooth and nail. Umesh bowling faaaaast..

43.2

UT Yadav to DAS Gunaratne, No run, inside edge, and he is looking for a single, against Umesh, who is a supreme athlete. Panic stations! In the end, Mathews sends Gunaratne back and then comes down the pitch to talk to the inexperienced man..

43.1

UT Yadav to DAS Gunaratne, No run, good pace. Beats him for it as the ball bounces a lot more and ruins his intended glide to third man.

Sri Lanka need 51 off 42. They've got an ice-cool Mathews at the crease - but Kusal Perera has retired hurt! He is being helped off the ground by two of the support staff having possibly hurt his right hamstring. Meanwhile, Asela Gunaratne is out batting

End of over 43. 6 runs this over. 271/3 after 257 balls.
MDKJ Perera	47 (44b 5x4 0x6 )	B Kumar	8-0-35-1
AD Mathews	35 (31b 4x4 0x6 )	1 1 1wb 1 1 1 •	more

42.6

B Kumar to AD Mathews, OUT, No run, shortish on off stump, Mathews tucks it to square leg. Only six runs off the over..

42.5

B Kumar to MDKJ Perera, 1 run, full and wide outside off, Kusal fetches it with a heave to long-on. His batting is being affected now. He couldn't reach far enough outside off to hammer the ball as he likes.

42.4

B Kumar to AD Mathews, 1 run, fullish and outside off, Mathews turns it to deep midwicket.

42.3

B Kumar to MDKJ Perera, 1 run, loopy old full toss - the ugly cousin of the yorker - and Kusal carves it over the top to third man. Kusal is basically batting on one leg with perhaps a hamstring issue..

42.3

B Kumar to MDKJ Perera, WIDE, 1 run, moves around the wicket to Kusal for a wide yorker, but he toes the wrong side of the guide line..

Kohli now walks up to have a chat with his bowler. Tension mounts.

42.2

B Kumar to AD Mathews, 1 run, full and outside off, Mathews taps it to long-on.

42.1

B Kumar to MDKJ Perera, 1 run, India have got Rahane on the field and he does well as the substitute, moving quickly to his right at deep midwicket and keeping a ferocious pull from Kusal to a tame little single.

India will need to fill one over by a non-specialist bowler. They'll probably save that for the last and give it to Hardik. Sri Lanka need 57 off 48. Can Kusal and his troubled hamstring hold on with his captain? Here's Bhuvi. Third man up, fine leg back
Surjith Bhaskar: "Kedar Jadhav has been ver poor in the field. Jumped over a ball in the first over, did not go for a catch, did not hit the stumps on the two chances had for run outs and now he lets a four go through "

End of over 42. 10 runs this over. 265/3 after 252 balls.
AD Mathews	33 (29b 4x4 0x6 )	UT Yadav	8-0-51-0
MDKJ Perera	44 (41b 5x4 0x6 )	• 4 1 1 4 •	more

End of over 41. 8 runs this over. 255/3 after 246 balls.
MDKJ Perera	43 (40b 5x4 0x6 )	JJ Bumrah	8-0-36-0
AD Mathews	24 (24b 2x4 0x6 )	1 1 1 • 1 4	more

End of over 40. 10 runs this over. 247/3 after 240 balls.
AD Mathews	22 (21b 2x4 0x6 )	UT Yadav	7-0-41-0
MDKJ Perera	37 (37b 4x4 0x6 )	• 4 1 4 1 •	more

End of over 39. 5 runs this over. 237/3 after 234 balls.
MDKJ Perera	32 (35b 3x4 0x6 )	JJ Bumrah	7-0-28-0
AD Mathews	17 (17b 1x4 0x6 )	• 1 1 1 • 2	more

Shridhar Sharma: "This should be an ideal test for Indian bowling line-up, now with Umesh,Bhuvi and Bumrah having 11 overs left between them. "

38.6

JJ Bumrah to MDKJ Perera, 2 runs, this is the slower ball, planted into the blockhole outside off, Kusal, not to be one-upped, slices a couple to the right of deep point.

38.5

JJ Bumrah to MDKJ Perera, No run, moves across and tries to scoop over short fine leg. Doesn't connect well enough. Good plans though..

Saurabh: "@American@work The trio of fast bowlers have bowled really well in Indian team. It's Jadeja and Pandya who have leaked the runs. I am sure Ashwin will be back irrespective of the results giving him at least one match before the knock outs!" I think Mendis deserves credit for that. He realised Jadeja isn't getting turn and if he isn't taken on, he could bowl 10 overs in the blink of an eye. Upset the spinners rhythm picking straight balls to slog

38.4

JJ Bumrah to AD Mathews, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, guides it to deep point.

38.3

JJ Bumrah to MDKJ Perera, 1 run, comes down the track, but Bumrah, wily Bumrah, does not allow Kusal the room he so craves. Inside edge onto pad. Single nipped off the ricochet on the off side.

38.2

JJ Bumrah to AD Mathews, 1 run, gets squared up by a good length ball on off stump. But the outside edge still fetches profit for Mathews. One to third man.

38.1

JJ Bumrah to AD Mathews, No run, back of a length and outside off, steers to backward point.

No more part-timers. Here's Bumrah
Luckwin: "Last Appearance of Angelo Mathews with National colours reminding the one leg Six winning runs against South Africa."

End of over 38. 5 runs this over. 232/3 after 228 balls.
MDKJ Perera	29 (32b 3x4 0x6 )	UT Yadav	6-0-31-0
AD Mathews	15 (14b 1x4 0x6 )	2 • • 3 • •	more

Umar: "Two underrated teams, SL and Pak, surprising the cricket world.."

37.6

UT Yadav to MDKJ Perera, No run, shortish on middle and off - another off-pace delivery - Kusal looks to smash it through the covers but gets a bit of an inside edge to mid-off.

37.5

UT Yadav to MDKJ Perera, No run, offcutter, skirting by the off stump, with Kusal trying to cut. Low bounce deceives him.

37.4

UT Yadav to AD Mathews, 3 runs, superb work, both from Mathews in placing the ball behind point, and from Dhawan, who had to race across and stop the boundary. Another diving effort by another desperate India fielder. This is good stuff.

37.3

UT Yadav to AD Mathews, No run, firmly struck, and that only makes the fielding effort more special. Mathews puts the pull to good use, or so he thinks, having placed the ball to the left of Jadhav at midwicket. Would have been looking at a boundary if not for a diving save.

37.2

UT Yadav to AD Mathews, No run, shimmies down the pitch, but Umesh delivers a short ball and keeps him quiet. Dab to point..

37.1

UT Yadav to AD Mathews, 2 runs, slaps a back of a length delivery on the up through cover. That's tough. More so because it's off India's quickest bowler. Classy, Mathews.

Sri Lanka need 95 in 78 balls with seven wickets in hand. This is their game to win... or lose. Here's Umesh

End of over 37. 11 runs this over. 227/3 after 222 balls.
MDKJ Perera	29 (30b 3x4 0x6 )	HH Pandya	7-1-51-0
AD Mathews	10 (10b 1x4 0x6 )	4 1 • 1 1 4	more

End of over 36. 10 runs this over. 216/3 after 216 balls.
AD Mathews	4 (7b 0x4 0x6 )	RA Jadeja	6-0-52-0
MDKJ Perera	24 (27b 2x4 0x6 )	4 2 1 1 1 1	more

End of over 35. 3 runs this over. 206/3 after 210 balls.
AD Mathews	2 (5b 0x4 0x6 )	HH Pandya	6-1-40-0
MDKJ Perera	16 (23b 1x4 0x6 )	1 1 • • 1 •	more

4 run outs for Sri Lanka in this CT. 5 run outs for all other teams combined.
Al Muthu dives right into a thriller to begin his Champions Trophy. I'm off for the evening. Leave you in his capability.

34.6

HH Pandya to AD Mathews, No run, full and straight, driven back to the bowler. And that's drinks.

34.5

HH Pandya to MDKJ Perera, 1 run, a slower ball outside off, sliced towards deep point. Just one.

34.4

HH Pandya to MDKJ Perera, No run, slower ball on middle, pushed to cover. Tidy bowling. SL limp along as they look to soak pressure.

34.3

HH Pandya to MDKJ Perera, No run, good length outside off, chopped towards point.

34.2

HH Pandya to AD Mathews, 1 run, another direct hit but Kusal is home here. Full outside off, thick inside edge towards point. jadeja gets to it and effects a direct hit.

34.1

HH Pandya to MDKJ Perera, 1 run, worked away into the gap at midwicket. Just one. Jadhav gets across. Loud no from mathews.

Hardik.

End of over 34. 7 runs this over. 203/3 after 204 balls.
MDKJ Perera	14 (19b 1x4 0x6 )	RA Jadeja	5-0-42-0
AD Mathews	1 (3b 0x4 0x6 )	• 1(1lb) 1 4 • 1	more

End of over 33. 2 runs this over. 196/3 after 198 balls.
AD Mathews	0 (2b 0x4 0x6 )	B Kumar	7-0-29-1
MDKJ Perera	9 (14b 0x4 0x6 )	• 1 1 • • •	more

32.6

B Kumar to AD Mathews, No run, a solid block back to the bowler. A wicket for Bhuvi, not in his column but to his credit.

32.5

B Kumar to AD Mathews, No run, fullish delivery outside off, edged away towards point.

32.4

B Kumar to MDKJ Perera, OUT, No run, and that's Mendis run-out too. So many run-outs against South Africa changed that game. And two more here. That's an awful call. Pushed towards short mid-on. Bhuvneshwar is quick on the ball, picks up and swivels into a throw to release early, unaware that he had plenty of time. Maybe that helped because it was bang on target at the striker's end. Mendis dives, but he may as well run all the way off. End of a superlative knock but India back on top again.

32.3

B Kumar to BKG Mendis, 1 run, good length on off, picks length early and swats a pull to deep midwicket.

Sri Lanka have held their own very well under duress. The nerves will start to influence the cricket now

32.2

B Kumar to MDKJ Perera, 1 run, back of a length on leg, nudged to deep backward square leg..

32.1

B Kumar to MDKJ Perera, No run, good length on off, played back towards the bowler.

Deepak Azad: "India's go slow approach in the beginning is hard to understand. 321 is a good score, but against better teams it will be harder to achieve and also harder to defend."

End of over 32. 4 runs this over. 194/2 after 192 balls.
MDKJ Perera	8 (11b 0x4 0x6 )	V Kohli	3-0-17-0
BKG Mendis	88 (92b 11x4 1x6 )	• 1 • 1 1 1	more

31.6

V Kohli to MDKJ Perera, 1 run, short outside off, flat-batted to long-on for a run.

"Finish well, Chiku," says Dhoni

31.5

V Kohli to BKG Mendis, 1 run, full and wide outside off, carved to the sweeper cover.

Venkatesh: "Cant understand what is going on there. New batsman and part timers are bowling allowing him to settle"

31.4

V Kohli to MDKJ Perera, 1 run, flat on leg, worked to midwicket. A tight run..

31.3

V Kohli to MDKJ Perera, No run, full and straight, down leg, off the pad towards midwicket. No run.

31.2

V Kohli to BKG Mendis, 1 run, shovelled away towards midwicket for one.

31.1

V Kohli to BKG Mendis, No run, just short. Full outside off, chipped away towards cover. The fielder dives in front but just can't get there.

End of over 31. 5 runs this over. 189/2 after 185 balls.
BKG Mendis	85 (88b 11x4 1x6 )	KM Jadhav	3-0-17-0
MDKJ Perera	6 (8b 0x4 0x6 )	1 1 1 1wb 1 • 1	more

End of over 30. 5 runs this over. 184/2 after 180 balls.
MDKJ Perera	4 (6b 0x4 0x6 )	V Kohli	2-0-13-0
BKG Mendis	83 (85b 11x4 1x6 )	1 1 1 1(1lb) 1 •	more

29.6

V Kohli to MDKJ Perera, No run, flat on off, driven back to the bowler. Tidy.

29.5

V Kohli to BKG Mendis, 1 run, full delivery outside off, pushed to long-on.

Has got really dark overhead too

29.4

V Kohli to MDKJ Perera, LEG BYES, 1 run, on the pads, sliding down, a leg bye.

rajivmel: "What an innings from Danushka Gunathilaka. Walked into the side today after not being in the original 15 and how he's responded. Fielded well too"

29.3

V Kohli to BKG Mendis, 1 run, full and wide outside off, driven to long-off.

29.2

V Kohli to MDKJ Perera, 1 run, flat and wide, slapped to the sweeper cover.

29.1

V Kohli to BKG Mendis, 1 run, that legcutter type action almost results in a leading edge. Flat outside off, a thick outside edge goes to long-off just past Kohli's left.

Kohli resumes

End of over 29. 8 runs this over. 179/2 after 174 balls.
BKG Mendis	80 (82b 11x4 1x6 )	KM Jadhav	2-0-12-0
MDKJ Perera	3 (3b 0x4 0x6 )	1 • 4 1 1 1	more

28.6

KM Jadhav to BKG Mendis, 1 run, overpitched on middle and leg, driven to long-on.

I shall go back to Perera and Mendis now

28.5

KM Jadhav to MDKJ Perera, 1 run, nicely played. Shortish outside off, Kusal Perera hurries back to cut to the sweeper cover.

28.4

KM Jadhav to BKG Mendis, 1 run, on the pads, worked to midwicket for one.

28.3

KM Jadhav to BKG Mendis, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, that's tripe. Short and wide outside off, sits up for Mendis to clatter through cover. Easy four runs. Tried something else.

28.2

KM Jadhav to BKG Mendis, No run, a yorker on leg, played back to the bowler. Things getting tense.

HarishVaranasi: "Is it an ABD-Mohit moment like that in World cup 2015? Vividly remember to be from same area, square of the wicket ?"

28.1

KM Jadhav to MDKJ Perera, 1 run, flat outside off, slapped to the sweeper cover.

Jadhav stays on

End of over 28. 9 runs this over. 171/2 after 168 balls.
MDKJ Perera	1 (1b 0x4 0x6 )	V Kohli	1-0-9-0
BKG Mendis	74 (78b 10x4 1x6 )	4 1 2 • 1 1	more

27.6

V Kohli to MDKJ Perera, 1 run, on the pads, clipped to short fine leg for one..

27.5

V Kohli to MD Gunathilaka, OUT, 1 run, that was so unnecessary and Gunathilaka is gone I think. Yup, just in the air and India have a wicket courtesy a run-out. A completely unnecessary second run and India have a way back. Worked to backward square leg and Gunathilaka calls for the second. Dhoni picks the throw on the bounce from Umesh yadav and just about takes the bails off in time. A full-length dive can't save Gunathilaka. The ball came out of his glove just after he took off the bails. Lucky for India, but their good fielding has done it again. Happened to Sri Lanka against SA too..

27.4

V Kohli to MD Gunathilaka, No run, full and straight, driven back. "Aage se marne de," says Dhoni, translates to 'let him hit from the front foot..

India and Kohli under pressure

27.3

V Kohli to MD Gunathilaka, 2 runs, drifts down leg and Gunathilka flicks him through backward square leg for a couple. Kohli not happy.

27.2

V Kohli to BKG Mendis, 1 run, full and wide outside off, a thick inside edge somehow misses the stumps. A run.

27.1

V Kohli to BKG Mendis, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, drops short, good length on middle. Swivel-pulled behind square for four. Easily done. The wheels falling off.

Kohli comes on

End of over 27. 4 runs this over. 162/1 after 162 balls.
BKG Mendis	69 (76b 9x4 1x6 )	KM Jadhav	1-0-4-0
MD Gunathilaka	73 (69b 7x4 2x6 )	• 1 1 • 1 1	more

End of over 26. 15 runs this over. 158/1 after 156 balls.
BKG Mendis	67 (74b 9x4 1x6 )	HH Pandya	5-1-37-0
MD Gunathilaka	71 (65b 7x4 2x6 )	1 1 1 4 4 4	more

End of over 25. 2 runs this over. 143/1 after 150 balls.
BKG Mendis	54 (70b 6x4 1x6 )	JJ Bumrah	6-0-23-0
MD Gunathilaka	69 (63b 7x4 2x6 )	• • 1 • 1 •	more

End of over 24. 12 runs this over. 137/1 after 143 balls.
MD Gunathilaka	64 (60b 6x4 2x6 )	RA Jadeja	4-0-32-0
BKG Mendis	53 (66b 6x4 1x6 )	• 6 1 4 • 1wb 4	more

23.6

RA Jadeja to MD Gunathilaka, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, and that's a much much better shot. Sits back, waits for the short ball and cuts behind point. He took the risk earlier in the over with a reverse sweep to put jadeja off his length and reaps reward here.

23.6

RA Jadeja to MD Gunathilaka, WIDE, 1 run, pad or glove? Pad, I think. Flat down leg, Dhoni collects down the leg side and appeals. But that was thigh pad. Umpire kettleborough got that wrong. You should be able to review that, I feel..

23.5

RA Jadeja to MD Gunathilaka, No run, flat outside off, blocked.

23.4

RA Jadeja to MD Gunathilaka, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, bad choice of stroke. Just because he executes doesn't mean it's the right shot. Gets low and reverse sweeps a straight Jadeja over third man. Out if he missed that. But he didn't miss, importantly.

vishwanath: "A couple of overs from Jadhav could provide variety and inviting the batsman to hit against the wind, would be interesting"

23.3

RA Jadeja to BKG Mendis, 1 run, driven to long-off.

23.2

RA Jadeja to BKG Mendis, BOUNDARY, 6 runs, that is excellent from Mendis. Runs down the pitch, isn't quite there and flicks the ball over midwicket. Same area. Gets enough bat and clears the boundary. Fifty too.

23.1

RA Jadeja to BKG Mendis, No run, flat and quick, straight. Driven back. "Bahut badiya (very good), Jaad," yells Dhoni.

rahane is on the field

End of over 23. 4 runs this over. 124/1 after 137 balls.
BKG Mendis	46 (62b 6x4 0x6 )	JJ Bumrah	5-0-21-0
MD Gunathilaka	60 (58b 5x4 2x6 )	1(1lb) • 1 1 • 1nb) 1(1lb)	more

22.6

JJ Bumrah to BKG Mendis, LEG BYES, 1 run, and that's his biggest strength. Beautiful and ugly in two balls. A superb yorker on the pads, Mendis is beaten for pace and movement. The ball ricochets off his pad towards fine leg as he falls over..

Free hit

22.6

JJ Bumrah to BKG Mendis, NO BALL, 1 run, Bumrah's biggest weakness some may say. I'd agree. Full and straight, worked to midwicket. But Bumrah has overstepped..

22.5

JJ Bumrah to BKG Mendis, No run, another slower ball outside off, excellent change-up. An IPL style slower ball. Mendis defends.

22.4

JJ Bumrah to MD Gunathilaka, 1 run, too straight from Bumrah, flicked down to fine leg for one..

22.3

JJ Bumrah to BKG Mendis, 1 run, too straight from Bumrah, flicked to square leg.

22.2

JJ Bumrah to BKG Mendis, No run, shortish length outside off, nudged to midwicket.

22.1

JJ Bumrah to MD Gunathilaka, LEG BYES, 1 run, back of a length on middle, Gunathilaka misses a flick and is struck on the midriff, but Mendis is aware the single is on. And calls him through.

End of over 22. 7 runs this over. 120/1 after 132 balls.
BKG Mendis	45 (58b 6x4 0x6 )	RA Jadeja	3-0-20-0
MD Gunathilaka	59 (56b 5x4 2x6 )	1 1 1 • 4 •	more

21.6

RA Jadeja to BKG Mendis, No run, fullish on off, driven back.

21.5

RA Jadeja to BKG Mendis, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, picks his area again. No midwicket with the four-fielder rule. Jadeja is happy with that shot. hit me if you can. Kay, says Mendis as he sweeps over midwicket. out if he missed. But he didn't miss.

21.4

RA Jadeja to BKG Mendis, No run, flat and straight, driven back to the bowler.

SL have had 15 century partnerships since WC 2015, 8 of those have been for the second wicket.

21.3

RA Jadeja to MD Gunathilaka, 1 run, too straight again, worked to fine leg for one.

21.2

RA Jadeja to BKG Mendis, 1 run, slower outside off, crisply driven into the gap to the sweeper cover.

21.1

RA Jadeja to MD Gunathilaka, 1 run, flat and quick and straight, swept to deep square leg.

Back comes Jadeja

End of over 21. 5 runs this over. 113/1 after 126 balls.
MD Gunathilaka	57 (54b 5x4 2x6 )	JJ Bumrah	4-0-18-0
BKG Mendis	40 (54b 5x4 0x6 )	1 1 1 1(1lb) • 1	more

End of over 20. 10 runs this over. 108/1 after 120 balls.
BKG Mendis	39 (52b 5x4 0x6 )	RA Jadeja	2-0-13-0
MD Gunathilaka	54 (50b 5x4 2x6 )	1 1 4 • • 4	more

End of over 19. 8 runs this over. 98/1 after 114 balls.
MD Gunathilaka	53 (49b 5x4 2x6 )	HH Pandya	4-1-22-0
BKG Mendis	30 (47b 3x4 0x6 )	• 6 1 • 1 •	more

End of over 18. 3 runs this over. 90/1 after 108 balls.
BKG Mendis	29 (45b 3x4 0x6 )	RA Jadeja	1-0-3-0
MD Gunathilaka	46 (45b 5x4 1x6 )	1 • • 1 1 •	more

Right, we may well be having our first real nail-biter of the Champions Trophy. To take you through the next hour and a bit, here's Nikhil Kalro

17.6

RA Jadeja to BKG Mendis, No run, leans over the fuller delivery outside off and flicks it to mid-on.

17.5

RA Jadeja to MD Gunathilaka, 1 run, shortish and outside off, Gunathilaka taps it through cover.

17.4

RA Jadeja to BKG Mendis, 1 run, now he hits the drive a little uppishly, and he is happy to do so for he makes sure the ball is well to the right of Jadeja.

17.3

RA Jadeja to BKG Mendis, No run, steps forward nicely, and across as well, to nudge the ball towards silly mid-on.

17.2

RA Jadeja to BKG Mendis, No run, well bowled. He tosses it up, the angle of the ball taking the ball in towards off stump, and then he gets just enough spin as well. Mendis blocks well, soft hands, bat face straight and pointing down.

17.1

RA Jadeja to MD Gunathilaka, 1 run, stays back, seeing the flatter trajectory, but it's full-length delivery. That's why Gunathilaka's push becomes an inside edge to long leg.

This is getting pretty interesting. Two good young batsmen playing sensible cricket. India not willing to gift them an edge. And now they've turned to Ravindra Jadeja for some change of pace

End of over 17. 9 runs this over. 85/1 after 101 balls.
BKG Mendis	26 (40b 3x4 0x6 )	HH Pandya	3-1-12-0
MD Gunathilaka	44 (43b 5x4 1x6 )	1 4 2 • 1 1wb 2	more

End of over 16. 6 runs this over. 76/1 after 96 balls.
MD Gunathilaka	37 (39b 4x4 1x6 )	JJ Bumrah	3-0-14-0
BKG Mendis	25 (39b 3x4 0x6 )	• 1 • 1 • 4	more

15.6

JJ Bumrah to MD Gunathilaka, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, he rarely overpitches, but having done so to Gunathilaka, who has always been on the lookout to flaunt his drives, he has to walk off nursing a bruised ego. No fast bowler likes being hammered down the ground like he's a dibbly-dobbly wibbly-wobbly bowler.

15.5

JJ Bumrah to MD Gunathilaka, No run, huge appeal for lbw, as Gunathilaka plays around the straight ball, beaten for pace. Umpire Kettleborough knows it hits him above the pad and so would go over the stumps.

Santosh Battula: "That maiden from Pandya's over, i believe, will produce a wicket sooner or later"

15.4

JJ Bumrah to BKG Mendis, 1 run, shortish and outside off, Mendis whips it to the right of mid-on, all with his wrists..

15.3

JJ Bumrah to BKG Mendis, No run, good length ball on off stump, blocks firmly.

15.2

JJ Bumrah to MD Gunathilaka, 1 run, gets a bit of an outside edge as he goes searching for a good length ball on off stump. Bumrah gets the ball to straighten just enough to beat the middle of the bat. Misfield from Jadeja allows a single.

15.1

JJ Bumrah to MD Gunathilaka, No run, sharp angle into the left-hander, and Bumrah has this knack of making balls hurry off the pitch. This is one of those, and Gunathilaka handles it well, bringing the bat down quickly and sending it to point.

End of over 15. A maiden over! 70/1 after 90 balls.
BKG Mendis	24 (37b 3x4 0x6 )	HH Pandya	2-1-3-0
MD Gunathilaka	32 (35b 3x4 1x6 )	• • • • • •	more

End of over 14. 8 runs this over. 70/1 after 84 balls.
MD Gunathilaka	32 (35b 3x4 1x6 )	JJ Bumrah	2-0-8-0
BKG Mendis	24 (31b 3x4 0x6 )	2(2lb) • • 1 1 4(4lb)	more

End of over 13. 3 runs this over. 62/1 after 78 balls.
MD Gunathilaka	31 (30b 3x4 1x6 )	HH Pandya	1-0-3-0
BKG Mendis	23 (30b 3x4 0x6 )	1 • • 1 • 1	more

End of over 12. 6 runs this over. 59/1 after 72 balls.
BKG Mendis	22 (27b 3x4 0x6 )	JJ Bumrah	1-0-6-0
MD Gunathilaka	29 (27b 3x4 1x6 )	• • 4 1 1 •	more

"I've noticed that Kohli has been standing by the bowler to receive a fielder's throw a couple times now. Is this to protect the bowler's hands from a tough throw, or is Kohli micromanaging?" I think you're following the Indian captain a little too closely for your own good, Anirudh

11.6

JJ Bumrah to BKG Mendis, No run, steps forward in response to a full and wide delivery but finds backward point with his drive.

11.5

JJ Bumrah to MD Gunathilaka, 1 run, runs the shortish delivery outside off to deep third man.

11.4

JJ Bumrah to BKG Mendis, 1 run, full and outside off, nails the cover drive, but now there's a man out there. Long stride forward, lovely bent knee, Mendis slowly getting in and getting set.

11.3

JJ Bumrah to BKG Mendis, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, width and he lays into it. It's probably the first time he's had the chance to free his arms and he suddenly finds how quick the outfield is..

11.2

JJ Bumrah to BKG Mendis, No run, looks to punch a back of a length delivery on the up, but it climbs on him and he only gets an inside edge.

11.1

JJ Bumrah to BKG Mendis, No run, 141 kph, shortish on off stump, Mendis eases it to point.

khan: ""If sri lanka wins today, the next two games in this group will be quarter finals. SA vs IND and PAK vs SL both will be quarter finals"" Fun times ahead then. Here's Jasprit Bumrah, with a slip

End of over 11. 9 runs this over. 53/1 after 66 balls.
BKG Mendis	17 (22b 2x4 0x6 )	B Kumar	6-0-27-1
MD Gunathilaka	28 (26b 3x4 1x6 )	1 1 4 • 2 1	more

End of over 10. 6 runs this over. 44/1 after 60 balls.
BKG Mendis	9 (17b 1x4 0x6 )	UT Yadav	5-0-26-0
MD Gunathilaka	27 (25b 3x4 1x6 )	• 4 • 1 • 1	more

End of over 9. 4 runs this over. 38/1 after 54 balls.
BKG Mendis	8 (15b 1x4 0x6 )	B Kumar	5-0-18-1
MD Gunathilaka	22 (21b 2x4 1x6 )	• 4 • • • •	more

8.6

B Kumar to BKG Mendis, No run, full on off stump, Mendis defends with his bat held only in the top hand, well in front of his body, doing his best to check his shot having been early into it.

8.5

B Kumar to BKG Mendis, No run, shortish on off stump, steered to cover point with soft hands.

8.4

B Kumar to BKG Mendis, No run, that's a ripper. Mendis could have been the best batsman in the world and he still would've only edged that to the keeper. So he should consider himself lucky that he is only beaten. Pitches on middle and off, angling into the right-hander, then goes barking past the outside edge.

Bhuvneshwar has taken 28 wickets in first 10 overs of ODIs, the most by any Indian bowler since his debut

8.3

B Kumar to BKG Mendis, No run, now he goes for the pull, when the ball isn't too short, and it slips under his bat. Mendis needs to calm down..

8.2

B Kumar to BKG Mendis, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, wafts away from the body, and the outside edge flies past first slip's right. Would have been gobbled up by second slip.

8.1

B Kumar to BKG Mendis, No run, looks to punch a back of a length delivery through the off side, but he finds cover. Orthodox players like Mendis often do with the field up. The good ones hold their nerve despite that.

End of over 8. 12 runs this over. 34/1 after 48 balls.
MD Gunathilaka	22 (21b 2x4 1x6 )	UT Yadav	4-0-20-0
BKG Mendis	4 (9b 0x4 0x6 )	6 2 4 • • •	more

dez: "Why is anyone worried about rain? i'm about 20 mins away from the Oval & the forecast is set fair." Makes good on the theory watching cricket is a more nervous undertaking, doesn't it? Worrying about everything under the sun.

7.6

UT Yadav to MD Gunathilaka, No run, blocks down the pitch as Umesh targets the top of off stump.

7.5

UT Yadav to MD Gunathilaka, No run, opens the face against a full delivery outside off, but he can't find the gap at cover.

7.4

UT Yadav to MD Gunathilaka, No run, good length ball, from around the wicket, Gunathilaka uses the angle to flick to midwicket.

7.3

UT Yadav to MD Gunathilaka, BOUNDARY, 4 runs, shot! This should calm him down. If that six hadn't done so already. Steps forward to a proper fast bowler and plinks him through extra cover. On the up, all timing..

7.2

UT Yadav to MD Gunathilaka, 2 runs, shortish on middle and leg, turns it around the corner at square leg.

7.1

UT Yadav to MD Gunathilaka, BOUNDARY, 6 runs, looks for the bouncer, but it doesn't rise up high enough, and it has all the pace Gunathilaka is looking for. Swivels on his back foot and pulls it over the boundary.

End of over 7. 5 runs this over. 22/1 after 42 balls.
BKG Mendis	4 (9b 0x4 0x6 )	B Kumar	4-0-14-1
MD Gunathilaka	10 (15b 1x4 0x6 )	1 1 1 • • 2	more

Right, you rain-watchers, we have the D/L scores that Sri Lanka need to be at after 20 overs: 95/0 106/1 121/2 140/3 163/4 191/5 223/6 255/7 285/8 306/9.

6.6

B Kumar to BKG Mendis, 2 runs, jumps back and pulls - not too hard - past square leg. He doesn't really have the room to free the arms, but he controls it quite well..

Chaser: "Think setting up or chasing big scores depends on a team's lineup. If you have explosive openers (Jayasurya to Dickwella) you would want to make most of power plays but if you have solid batsman in the top you would want to play on balls merit and take the game deep. "

6.5

B Kumar to BKG Mendis, No run, shortish on off stump, pushes it past the bowler.

6.4

B Kumar to BKG Mendis, No run, pushes him back with a quick delivery on and around off stump. Mendis ensures he keeps his bat straight.

6.3

B Kumar to MD Gunathilaka, 1 run, shortish and outside off, Gunathilaka lashes it to the left of deep third man.

6.2

B Kumar to BKG Mendis, 1 run, goes short on middle and leg, pulls to long leg.

6.1

B Kumar to MD Gunathilaka, 1 run, moves around the wicket for a short of a good length ball which Gunathilaka tries to glide through point. Not enough room for such shenanigans so he gets a single off the inside edge to cover.

Mendis has a slip and a short midwicket now

End of over 6. 2 runs this over. 17/1 after 36 balls.
BKG Mendis	1 (5b 0x4 0x6 )	UT Yadav	3-0-8-0
MD Gunathilaka	8 (13b 1x4 0x6 )	• • • 1 1 •	more

End of over 5. 4 runs this over. 15/1 after 30 balls.
MD Gunathilaka	7 (12b 1x4 0x6 )	B Kumar	3-0-9-1
BKG Mendis	0 (0b 0x4 0x6 )	• • • •W • 4	more

End of over 4. 4 runs this over. 11/0 after 23 balls.
N Dickwella	7 (14b 0x4 0x6 )	UT Yadav	2-0-6-0
MD Gunathilaka	3 (9b 0x4 0x6 )	• 1wb 1 1 • 1 •	more

Vatsal Agarwal : "Kaushal's calculations are correct using Standard edition of DL theory but ICC uses Professional edition of DLS theory which would have higher targets for first few wickets." Well then, in the bin it goes.

3.6

UT Yadav to MD Gunathilaka, No run, good plan, but the gentle dab behind point for a quick single doesn't work with India's fielders rushing in..

3.5

UT Yadav to N Dickwella, 1 run, pulls a short delivery on middle and leg to long leg.

3.4

UT Yadav to N Dickwella, No run, veers leg side again and Umesh pings in a 142 kph short delivery and still succeeds in cramping Dickwella again..

3.3

UT Yadav to MD Gunathilaka, 1 run, where's that gone, wonders Gunathilaka, as he is turned around by a good length ball seaming away off the deck. Leading edge ends up at third man.

3.2

UT Yadav to N Dickwella, 1 run, flicks away the leg-stump half-volley, goes on the bounce to long leg - who chose not to go forward and see if it might be a chance. Jadhav was the man making that call..

3.2

UT Yadav to N Dickwella, WIDE, 1 run, now he follows Dickwella's move to leg with a short ball, only it might well have wandered over his head. Wide called.

3.1

UT Yadav to N Dickwella, No run, wanders around his crease, but the rapid, and rapidly improving, Umesh is not fooled. He hits back of a length over the top of off stump and the extra bounce beats the batsman.

End of over 3. 3 runs this over. 7/0 after 18 balls.
MD Gunathilaka	2 (8b 0x4 0x6 )	B Kumar	2-0-5-0
N Dickwella	5 (10b 0x4 0x6 )	1 • • 1 1 •	more

End of over 2. 2 runs this over. 4/0 after 12 balls.
MD Gunathilaka	1 (4b 0x4 0x6 )	UT Yadav	1-0-2-0
N Dickwella	3 (8b 0x4 0x6 )	• 1 • 1 • •	more

End of over 1. 2 runs this over. 2/0 after 6 balls.
N Dickwella	2 (6b 0x4 0x6 )	B Kumar	1-0-2-0
MD Gunathilaka	0 (0b 0x4 0x6 )	• • 2 • • •	more

Batting		R	M	B	4S	6S	SR
RG Sharma	C NLTC Perera B SL Malinga	78	107	79	6	3	98.73
S Dhawan	C BKG Mendis B SL Malinga	125	198	128	15	1	97.66
V Kohli	C N Dickwella B N Pradeep	0	5	5	0	0	-
Yuvraj Singh	B DAS Gunaratne	7	33	18	0	0	38.89
MS Dhoni	C LD Chandimal B NLTC Perera	63	78	52	7	2	121.15
HH Pandya	C MDKJ Perera B RAS Lakmal	9	8	5	0	1	180
KM Jadhav	not out	25	19	13	3	1	192.31
RA Jadeja	not out	0		0	0	0	-
B Kumar							-
UT Yadav							-
JJ Bumrah							-
Total		321/6

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON
SL Malinga	10.0	0	70	2	7
RAS Lakmal	10.0	1	72	1	7.2
N Pradeep	10.0	0	73	1	7.3
NLTC Perera	9.0	0	54	1	6
MD Gunathilaka	8.0	0	41	0	5.13
DAS Gunaratne	3.0	0	7	1	2.33

Batting		R	M	B	4S	6S	SR
N Dickwella	C RA Jadeja B B Kumar	7	20	18	0	0	38.89
MD Gunathilaka	Run out UT Yadav,MS Dhoni	76	115	72	7	2	105.56
BKG Mendis	Run out B Kumar	89	113	93	11	1	95.7
MDKJ Perera		47	65	44	5	0	106.82
AD Mathews	not out	52	76	45	6	0	115.56
DAS Gunaratne	not out	34	27	21	2	2	161.9
LD Chandimal							-
NLTC Perera							-
RAS Lakmal							-
SL Malinga							-
N Pradeep							-
Total		322/3

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON
B Kumar	10.0	0	54	1	5.4
UT Yadav	9.4	0	67	0	6.93
JJ Bumrah	10.0	0	52	0	5.2
HH Pandya	7.0	1	51	0	7.29
RA Jadeja	6.0	0	52	0	8.67
KM Jadhav	3.0	0	18	0	6
V Kohli	3.0	0	17	0	5.67