21:50 IST India beat Sri Lanka by a record win 168 runs. This is Sri Lanka’s biggest defeat at home in terms of runs!
21:49 IST WICKET! Malinga b Kuldeep Yadav 0(1) SL 207 all out in 42.4 overs
21:47 IST WICKET! Vishwa Fernando c and b Kuldeep Yadav 5(4)
21:47 IST Kuldeep is back into the attack, FOUR! Fernando hits the ball inside out, gets a boundary off the first ball. A dot ball to continue. Caught and bowled! Another one bites the dust. SL 207/9 in 42.3 overs
21:45 IST Vishwa Fernando comes to bat, he is greeted with a short ball hitting his helmet, a single taken off that delivery. Dananjaya plays a dot delivery. FOUR! Dananjaya pulls the short delivery on the front foot, miscued shot goes for a boundary down the ground. SLower ball from Bumrah, in the air and safe, a couple of runs off that delivery. SL 203/8 in 42 overs
21:41 IST WICKET! Pushpakumara c Hardik Pandya b Bumrah 3(18)
21:41 IST Bumrah continues, Dananjaya takes a single off the first ball. Pushpakumara tries to hit the upper cut, fails miserably as Pandya catches it. SL 196/8 in 41.2 overs
21:40 IST Yadav continues, Dananjaya is trying to save his wicket and just get off the strike. He takes a single square of the wicket on the third delivery. Pushpakumara sweeps, a dot ball as it gets fielded by the square leg fielder. A fuller delivery, a dot ball as Kuldeep collects it. Pushpakumara takes a couple of runs off the last ball of the over. SL 195/7 in 41 overs
21:27 IST Bumrah is back into the attack, Dananjaya takes a single off the first ball. Pushpakumara on strike, a huge lbw appeal as the ball hits him on the pads, turned down as it was going down the leg side. Next ball, another appeal, this time it hits outside the line of the offstump, a dot ball. He flicks the ball towards square leg, a dot ball. A bouncer from Bumrah, left alone by Pushpakumara, a dot ball. Another dot ball to end the over. SL 192/7 in 40 overs
21:43 IST Kuldeep Yadav comes back to attack and bowls a maiden over to Pushpakumara. India piling on misery on Sri Lankan batsmen. SL 191/7 in 39 overs
21:32 IST Malinda Pushpakumara comes to bat, gets a single from Patel. SL 191/7 in 38 overs
21:29 IST WICKET! Mathews c SN Thakur b Axar 70(80)
21:29 IST Mathews on strike, Axar continues, FOUR! He sweeps the ball with ease, gets a boundary off the first ball. The ball goes in the air and gone, another wicket for India as Mathews departs after a long fight. SL 190/7 in 37.2 overs
21:25 IST Pandya continues, Mathews on strike, WIDE! he starts off with a delivery down the leg side. Mathews plays the next one towards covers, a dot ball, that was a knuckle delivery from Pandya. Mathews goes down the wicket, gets a couple of runs as he hits it over the in-field. Mathews flicks the ball towards square takes a single, a slower delivery. Dananjaya tries to play the cover drive, a dot ball as it goes past the bat. Next ball, an inside edge of the bat, a dot one. SL 186/6 in 37 overs
21:21 IST Dananjaya on strike, Patel continues, a single off the third delivery. Mathews plays the darted in delivery towards square leg, a dot ball. Mathews makes room for himself, hits it towards covers, takes a single. Dananjaya plays the ball towards short mid on, a dot ball. SL 182/6 in 36 overs
21:18 IST Hardik continues, Akila Dananjaya comes to bat, he is welcomed with short balls. A single off the third ball for Dananjaya towards off side. Mathews on strike, he plays the ball towards point, a dot ball. Mathews works the ball towards backward square leg, picks up a couple of runs. A dot ball to end the over. SL 180/6 in 35 overs
21:14 IST WICKET! Wanidu Hasaranga run out (Bumrah/Axar) 22(22)
21:14 IST Axar Patel continues, Hasaranga on strike, a dot ball to start with after drinks break. FOUR! He sweeps the ball for a boundary off the second ball of the over. SIX! Hasaranga comes down the wicket, hits the ball for a maximum down the ground, excellent hitting from him. He takes a single off the next ball. FOUR! Mathews goes for a big shot, finds the gap with precision, this is turning out to be a big over. Next ball, Hasaranga is in trouble, Patel runs him out. SL 177/6 in 34 overs
21:05 IST Shardul Thakur is back into the attack, he is making it hard for Mathews to get off the strike, dot balls after dot balls. Four dot balls from the youngster. Mathews finally manages to take a single as he pulls the ball towards fine leg. Hasaranga takes a single off the last ball of the over. SL 162/5 in 33 overs
21:02 IST Patel continues, Hasaranga on strike, FOUR! He goes for the slog sweep, gets a boundary off the first ball of the over. Two singles from the over. SL 160/5 in 32 overs
20:58 IST Jasprit Bumrah is back into the attack, Hasaranga plays the ball towards point, a dot ball. Hasaranga plays the next one towards the first slip, third dot ball in a row. A short ball to follow, in the air but safe, a single for Hasaranga, good bouncer from Bumrah. Mathews is on 49 now. he hits it square of the wicket, gets a single, 50 for Mathews! A single towards covers for Hasaranga. FOUR! He comes down the wicket and hits the ball for a boundary, trying to break free. SL 154/5 in 31 overs
20:54 IST Axar continues, Hasaranga takes a single off the second ball. Mathews is running out of partners, he pushes the ball towards covers, a dot ball. Next ball, a quick single off that one. Hasaranga gets a single off the last ball. SL 147/5 in 30 overs
20:52 IST Wanidu Hasaranga comes to bat, Pandya continues, WIDE! bowls a misdirected short ball. Pandya tries to bang another one short, WIDE! another one goes down the leg side. He plays the next one towards point, good pace on the ball. A short ball to continue, a dot ball there. He plays the next one towards backward point, a dot ball. Another dot ball to end the over. SL 144/5 in 29 overs
20:46 IST WICKET! Siriwardana c Dhoni b Hardik Pandya 39(43)
20:46 IST Pandya continues, he comes round the wicket to Siriwardana, SIX! He flicks it in front of square, gets a maximum off the first ball. Edged and taken, WICKET! Pandya strikes. SL 141/5 in 28.2 overs
20:43 IST Mathews on strike, Patel continues, FOUR! He works it away for a boundary towards long leg. Next two balls were played back to the bowler. Mathews pushes the ball towards long on for a single. Siriwardana works it towards midwicket, a dot ball. A single more from the over. SL 135/4 in 28 overs
20:40 IST Hardik Pandya continues, Siriwardana plays the ball towards covers, a dot ball. Siriwardana plays the ball towards point, takes a single. FOUR! Mathews slapped that one towards deep midwicket for a boundary. He flicks it away for a single towards midwicket. FOUR! Siriwardana crunches the ball away for a boundary, sweet sound off the bat. SL 129/4 in 27 overs
20:35 IST Patel continues, Siriwardana on strike, WIDE! That one goes down the leg side. Next ball, Patel straightens the length, beats Siriwardana. FOUR! He goes for the shot towards the fine leg. He takes a single off the next ball, 50-run partnership between the two. Mathews plays the ball towards covers, well-fielded, a dot ball. He pushes it back to the bowler, another dot ball. SL 119/4 in 26 overs
20:32 IST Kuldeep continues, Siriwardana misjudges the pace on that ball, a dot one. He is beaten by the stock Chinaman delivery, another dot one. Siriwardana plays it towards covers, takes a single. Mathews guides the ball towards backward square leg, takes a single. Siriwardana goes for a big shot, gets just a single off that one. Mathews defends it with a straight bat, wrong one from Kuldeep. SL 113/4 in 25 overs
20:29 IST Patel continues, Siriwardana plays the first two balls towards offisde, no runs scored. He takes a single off the next one. Mathews defends, this match has gone India’s way now, there is n denying it. Mathews goes for a big shot, Patel fields it, a dot ball. Next ball, FOUR! Mathews flicks it in the air towards deep midwicket, Pandya with a brilliant effort could not save it. SL 110/4 in 24 overs
20:26 IST Kuldeep continues, Mathews manages to defends the wrong one. He takes a single off the next ball. Siriwardana defends the ball on the front foot. He hits the fuller delivery, another dot ball as point fielder fields it. He wanted a quick single off the next ball but denied, an appeal for runout but turned down. Just a single from the over. SL 104/4 in 23 overs
20:23 IST Axar Patel continues, two singles off the first two balls. Siriwardana was beaten by the arm ball from Patel, just goes past the bat. He flicks the next one towards midwicket, takes a single. Mathews works the ball towards square leg for a single. A yorker from Patel, a dot ball to end the over. SL 103/4 in 22 overs
20:20 IST Kuldeep continues, Mathews and Siriwardana have not tried to target him yet, just picking up singles, two singles off the first four balls. SIX! Bloggers’ curse, Siriwardana comes down the track and hits a six. A dot ball to end the over. SL 100/4 in 21 overs
20:17 IST Axar Patel has been introduced into the attack, Siriwardana goes on the back foot and pushes the ball towards long on, takes a single. Mathews drives the ball towards covers, a dot ball. He defends the next ball on the front foot. A similar shot but same result, another dot ball. Mathews pushes it towards the long off, takes a single. Siriwardana sweeps it fine, gets a couple of runs off that one. SL 91/4 in 20 overs
20:14 IST Kuldeep continues, Siriwardana defends the first ball. He defends another on the front foot, that was the wrong one. He plays the next one towards covers, a dot ball. Next ball, was in the air for a while but fell well short of the point fielder, another dot ball. He goes back into the crease and takes a single towards covers. Another dot ball to end the over. SL 87/4 in 19 overs
20:12 IST Pandya continues, Siriwardana on strike, FOUR! That one has been eased away on the offside, first boundary for him. A similar shot off the next ball, takes a single towards sweeper cover. Knuckle ball from Pandya, Mathews could not time it, a dot ball. FOUR! Mathews pulls the short ball for a boundary in front of the square. WIDE! That one went down the leg side. A single off the next ball for Mathews. Siriwardana takes a single towards sweeper cover. SL 86/4 in 18 overs
20:06 IST Kuldeep continues, Mathews on strike, FOUR! An emphatic cover drive for Mathews, a boundary for him on the first ball. Two more singles from the over. SL 74/4 in 17 overs
20:02 IST Pandya continues, Mathews defends the back of the length delivery. An outswinger from Pandya, Mathews presents his bat but could not connect it. Mathews plays the ball towards square leg, takes a single. SIX! Thirimanne goes for a big shot, pulls the ball for a maximum over fine leg. First six of Sri Lanka’s innings. WICKET! Short and wide, luring him into an aerial shot, Dhawan catches it running towards his right. SL 68/4 in 16 overs
19:57 IST Kuldeep Yadav comes to bat, Thrimanne plays it with a straight bat, takes a single towards long off. Mathews on strike, a dot ball to follow. Mathews flicks the ball towards midwicket, takes a single. Next ball, that one looped in the air, Thirimanne defends it on the front foot. He plays the next one towards sweeper cover, takes a single. Mathews takes a single towards midwicket. SL 61/3 in 15 overs
19:51 IST Kohli continues, a dot ball to start with to Mathews. FOUR! That was down the leg side, a boundary for Mathews as he plays it on the full. FOUR! Some relief for Mathews, it was a poor delivery from Kohli put away for a boundary. Next ball, a fuller delivery to Mathews which came back in. Next ball, Mathews plays it towards the point, a dot ball. The next one is pushed back to Kohli, a dot ball. SL 57/3 in 14 overs
19:48 IST Pandya to Mathews, he defends the back of the length delivery. Next ball, a slower one from Mathews, another dot ball. It is safe to assume that Sri Lanka have already lost the fourth ODI. Mathews works the ball towards fine leg, takes a single. A short ball from Pandya, another dot ball as Thirimanne could not get bat on that. The next one is played towards the onside by Thirimanne, it was in the air for a while. Another shot ball, Thirimanne comes down the track but beaten. SL 49/3 in 13 overs
19:44 IST Virat Kohli comes to bowl, this is not a joke, he actually is. First ball, Mathews plays it back to Kohli, a dot ball. He guides it towards long on, takes a single. Thirimanee plays it towards the bowler, a dot ball. He takes a single towards long on. A full toss to Mathews, he drives it for a single. Thirimanne plays the ball towards midwicket, a dot ball, good fielding. SL 48/2 in 12 overs
19:41 IST Hardik Pandya is into the attack. Mathews on strike, a dot ball to start with. Pandya bowls a short ball, Mathews ducks that one as well. A single off the next ball, an inside edge off the bat. Thirimanne plays it on the up, gets a single towards point. Another short ball for Pandya, Mathews gets out of the way, a dot ball. Mathews works the ball towards backward square leg, takes a single. Thirimanne drives well, gets only a single. SL 44/3 in 11 overs
19:36 IST Thirimanne on strike, Bumrah continues, he is struggling to score, gets a single off the third ball of the over. Mathews plays the ball towards point, a dot ball. A bouncer to follow from Bumrah, Mathews ducks that one away. Last ball of the over, edged and dropped! a single off the last ball of the over. SL 40/3 in 10 overs
19:33 IST Thakur continues, just a single from his over from Thirimanne’s bat. Good bowling from the debutant. SL 38/3 in 9 overs
19:26 IST WICKET! Munaweera c Dhoni b Bumrah 11(24)
19:26 IST Bumrah squares Dilshan up on the first ball. FOUR! He takes the aerial route this time, hits it over the bowler for a boundary, his first boundary in ODIs. He gets behind the ball and defends it. He is trying to hit the ball too hard, two more dot balls. Meanwhile, the physio is attending the batsman. He carries on, plays the fifth ball towards mid off, a dot ball. Next ball, down the leg side, the ball hits his body. A mild appeal from Dhoni, the decision has been reviewed. WICKET! The decision has to be reviewed and reversed. SL 37/3 in 8 overs
19:18 IST Thakur continues, Thirimanne on strike. He is being cautious at the start. FOUR! Thirimanne plays it well, finds the gap with precision, did not try to hit it too hard, just stroked it away. He pushes the next ball back to the bowler, a dot ball. A short ball to continue, Thirimanne defends it on the back foot, a dot ball. WIDE! That one goes down the leg side. Another one defended by Thirimanne, gets right behind the ball. SL 33/2 in 7 overs
19:15 IST Dilshan on strike, he punches the ball off the back foot, Rahul chases it down, a couple of runs for him. Three dot balls to follow. SL 28/2 in 6 overs
19:11 IST WICKET! Kusal Mendis run out (Rahul) 1(7)
19:11 IST Bumrah continues, Dilshan defends it, a dot ball. Next ball, he plays it towards point, direct hit and Mendis is gone, WICKET! SL 26/2 in 5.2 overs
19:08 IST Thakur continues, Dilshan takes a single off the first ball. Mendis on strike, he slashes his bat, a dot ball as it whizzes past the outside edge. A slightly short delivery, another dot ball from Thakur, he is having a brilliant time on ODI debut. Another one goes past the outside edge, a dot ball. Mendis gets off the mark, gets a single towards square of the wicket. Dilshan plays the ball towards square leg, takes a single. SL 26/1 in 5 overs
19:05 IST Dilshan on strike, Bumrah continues, he is bowling dot balls after dot balls. The flow of runs has stopped after Dickwella’s wicket. A single off the fifth ball, inside edge of the bat, had KL Rahul hit the stumps it would have been out. A dot ball to end the over. SL 23/1 in 4 overs
19:01 IST Mendis on strike, he plays out the rest of the deliveries from the over. SL 22/1 in 3 overs
18:58 IST WICKET! Dickwella c Dhoni b SN Thakur 14(11)
18:58 IST Thakur continues, Dickwella on strike, FOUR! He pulls the ball on one leg, gets a boundary, super shot from him. WIDE! That was too wide of the batsman. A short ball to continue, that one beat him on the back foot. That was 148 kmph for Thakur, lethal pace. Dickwella comes down the track, Thakur bowls wide off him, another dot ball. A short ball, Dickwella pulls, Dhoni thinks that the ball brushed gloves on it’s way, he asked for the DRS. It’s out, WICKET! SL 22/1 in 2.4 overs
18:54 IST Dickwella on strike, Jasprit Bumrah comes to bowl, FOUR! He is greeted with a boundary off the first ball, the bowler who took a five-wicket haul in the previous match. The next one came back in, misses the inside edge, a dot ball. FOUR! Dickwella flicks the ball, much like Kohli, gets another boundary from the over. FOUR WIDES! That one goes down the leg side and past Dhoni, that’s five wides, 13 runs from the over already. A dot ball as it takes an inside edge off the bat. Dickwella tries the upper cut, a dot ball as it beats him. A single off the last ball towards the third man. SL 17/0 in 2 overs
18:48 IST Shardul Thakur to open the bowling for India, big responsibility for him. He starts off with an inswinger, a dot ball to Dickwella. A short ball to debutant Dilshan, he defends it towards midwicket, a dot ball. Dilshan tries to hit the ball coming down the wicket, misses it completely. A good delivery shaping away from Dilshan, a dot ball as it goes past the outside edge. He plays the next ball towards covers, a dot ball. Dilshan pushes the ball off the back foot, gets a couple of runs. SL 3/0 in 1 over.
18:44 IST Sri Lankan openers are in the field to chase 376 in the fourth ODI.
Innings Break!
18: 11 IST For India. skipper Virat Kohli top scored with 131 off 96 runs his 29th century in ODI cricket. Rohit Sharma also scored his 13th century during the course. He played the knock of off 104 balls. For the hosts, Angelo Mathewes was the pick of the bowler. He picked up 2 wickets in his 6 overs.
18: 09 IST Manish Pandey completes his 50 on the last ball of the 50th over. India 375/5. Pandey completes his 50 in 42 balls. Dhoni, on the other hand, remains not out on 49. Sri Lanka need 376 runs to win the fourth ODI.
18:06 IST Malinga continues, Dhoni on strike, FOUR! He goes for a shot and succeeds, a boundary to start the over. A wide yorker again, a single off that delivery. Pandey on strike, he takes a single off the ball towards point.
18:04 IST Fernando continues, a single off the first ball for Pandey, he moves to 46. Dhoni goes for a wild shot, a dot ball as he misses. FOUR! This time he gets it in the middle of the bat, gets a boundary towards long off. Dhoni crunches the ball on the back foot, Mendis gets to it, a couple of runs off that one. Brilliant fielding from Mendis, saved two runs for his team. Just a single from the last ball of the over. IND 365/5 in 49 overs
18:01 IST 400 seems a bit far-fetched but 375 is surely on cards. Dhoni on strike, Malinga to bowl his 9th over. In the air and dropped! Dhoni miscued that one, Dilshan drops the catch and Malinga is not happy, a single off the first ball. It should have been out. Meanwhile, the crowd backs Malinga. Pandey shuffles across, takes a couple of runs towards deep square leg. He is picking the gaps well. Pandey guides the ball towards the third man, takes a single. Dhoni hits the ball on the back foot towards sweeper cover, gets a couple of runs off that one. SIX! Dhoni goes for a big shot, this time hits it from the middle of the bat, 350 up for India. Dhoni digs the yorker out, gets a couple of runs towards covers. IND 357/5 in 48 overs
17:55 IST Fernando continues, a single for Dhoni off the first ball. FOUR! Pandey goes inside out, picks the gap with perfection, good timing from him. Next ball, plays it in the gap, gets a couple of runs towards sweeper cover. Pandey takes a single towards deep midwicket, he is into his 40s now. Dhoni on strike, he punches the full toss, takes a single towards deep extra cover. Pandey punches the ball down the ground, gets a couple of runs. IND 343/5 in 47 overs
17:51 IST Malinga continues, bowls a slower one, WIDE! A harsh call from the Umpire. Meanwhile, 50 partnership between Dhoni and Pandey. A single off the next ball as Pandey plays it towards midwicket. Dhoni digs the wide yorker out, gets a single towards sweeper cover. Pandey takes a single as well, once again picks the midwicket spot. India need more boundaries now. Beautiful drive but straight to the covers, a dot ball. FOUR! Dhoni goes for a big shot, a flat aerial shot, just falling short of the maximum. A single to end the over. IND 332/5 in 46 overs
17:46 IST Vishwa Fernando is back into the attack, Pandey gets the ball on the wide delivery, a couple of runs off the first ball of the over. Pandey guides the ball towards third man for a single. A dot ball to follow. He takes a single off the next ball. FOUR! Pandey plays that one fine, cheeky from him. A quick single off the next ball for him. IND 323/5 in 45 overs
17:40 IST Malinga is back into the attack, Pandey takes a single off the first ball towards midwicket. Dhoni on strike, WIDE! he is trying to bowl it full and wide. Dhoni plays the ball towards covers, a dot ball. A fuller delivery from Malinga, another dot ball. WIDE! Another wide, he is trying to do too much. A single towards long off for Dhoni. FOUR! Dhoni hits the ball down the ground, gets a boundary, he is getting into the groove. IND 314/5 in 44 overs
17:36 IST Siriwardana continues, Pandey on strike, FOUR! A short ball from him and Pandey goes back into the crease and hits it towards fine leg for a boundary. A single off the next ball. Dhoni comes down the track, had to defend it in the end, a dot ball. FOUR! Dhoni plays the paddle sweep, gets an easy boundary from a misdirected delivery. Dhoni pulls the ball for a single towards square leg. Pandey takes a single towards midwicket. IND 305/5 in 43 overs
17:32 IST Pushpakumara continues, Pandey on strike, FOUR! A boundary to start the over, plays it on the full. A single off the next ball. Dhoni works the ball towards midwicket, good running the wicket, gets a couple of runs. A dot ball to follow. Dhoni goes down the wicket and hits the ball hard, a single off that one only. Pandey takes another single. IND 294/5 in 42 overs
17:29 IST Siriwardana continues, bowls two dot deliveries to Pandey, pressure on the young man making a comeback. He drives but towards covers, another dot ball. He plays the next ball back to the bowler, fourth dot ball in a row. He takes a single off the next ball towards long on. Turn from Siriwardana beats Dhoni, just a single from the over. IND 285/5 in 41 overs
17:27 IST Pushpakumara back into the attack, Pandey edges the ball towards backward square leg, a single for him. Dhoni drives the ball towards long on, takes a single. Pandey drives, takes a single towards sweeper cover. He plays the next one towards the fielder inside the 30-yard circle, a dot ball. A single off the next ball towards long off. Pandey takes another single, five runs from the over. IND 284/5 in 40 overs
17:24 IST Mathews continues, a dot ball to start with to Dhoni. He plays the next ball towards short mid on, another dot ball. A mistimed shot back to Mathews, third dot ball in a row. He plays the ball on the back foot towards covers, fourth dot ball from the over. That one came back in to Dhoni, a mild appeal for lbw turned down by the Umpire. A maiden over for Mathews. IND 279/5 in 39 overs
17:20 IST MS Dhoni comes to bat, the man in form who is playing his 300th ODI. A huge appeal for catch by the short leg, FOUR! Overthrow from the fielder. Dhoni takes a single off the last ball of the over towards long on. IND 279/5 in 38 overs
17:17 IST WICKET! Rahul c Wanidu Hasaranga b Dananjaya 7(8)
17:17 IST Dananjaya to bowl his last over, a single off the first ball to Pandey. Rahul goes on the back foot and plays the ball towards short fine leg, takes a single. Pandey guides the ball towards point, picks up another single. WICKET! Rahul has to go, he gets out to Dananjaya for the third time on the trot. IND 274/5 in 37.3 overs
17:15 IST Rahul on strike, Mathews continues. He pushes the ball towards extra cover, takes a couple of runs. He pushes the ball in the same region, this time gets just a single. Pandey pulls the ball on the front foot in front of square, takes a single. A dot ball to follow to Rahul. Rohit guides the ball towards short third man, takes a single. Pandey takes a quick single off the last ball of the over. IND 271/4 in 37 overs
17:11 IST Dananjaya continues, Rahul takes a single off the first ball. Pandey plays the ball towards covers, takes a single. Rahul takes another single, the run rate has gone down. Pandey defends the ball on the offside, a dot ball. A googly to Pandey, he defends again. Another one defended by Pandey. IND 265/4 in 36 overs
17:08 IST Manish Pandey comes to bat, he tries to play an awkward shot, survives. Pandey plays the ball towards point, a dot ball. IND 262/4 in 35 overs
17:05 IST WICKET! Rohit Sharma c Dickwella b Mathews 104(88) Tries to play the ball over Dickwella but ended up giving him an easy catch, two in two, Mathews on a hat-trick. IND 262/4 in 34.4 overs
17:02 IST WICKET! Hardik Pandya c Wanidu Hasaranga b Mathews 19(18)
17:02 IST Angelo Mathews back into the attack, Pandya on strike, he slices the ball hard, DROPPED! Dananjaya drops the catch at extra cover. A back of the length ball, defended by Pandya, a dot ball. In the air and gone, WICKET! IND 262/3 in 34.3 overs
16:59 IST Malinga continues, Rohit gets a single off the first ball. Pandya plays the ball towards midwicket, a dot ball, slower one from Malinga. A slow full toss, Pandya plays it towards square for a single. Good bowling from Malinga. FOUR! Rohit plays the ball down the ground, gets a boundary, 100 for Rohit Sharma! A short ball to continue, a dot ball. FOUR! Another short ball but poor line, Rohit puts it away for a boundary. IND 262/2 in 34 overs
Drinks Break!
16:51 IST Dananjaya continues, he beats Pandya, a dot ball to start with. SIX! Pandya goes for a big shot, that was in the slot and muscled away for a maximum over wide on. Pandya tries to cut the ball this time, another misfield, gets three towards sweeper cover. A single off the next delivery. Pandya picks the googly, takes a single. Rohit sweeps the ball for a single. IND 252/2 in 33 overs
16:47 IST Malinga continues, bowls a cutter to Rohit, he works it away for a single towards fine leg. Pandya works the ball towards long on for a single. Rohit finds the fielder at the midwicket, a dot ball. Rohit is on 92. A slower one from Malinga, Rohit takes a single towards square leg. A toe-crushing yorker to Pandya, he barely keeps that one out, a dot ball and a fantastic delivery from Malinga, he is smiling on his way back. Pandya goes for a big shot but mistimes, just a single off that one. IND 240/2 in 32 overs
16:42 IST Dananjaya continues, Pandya on strike, he has a problem with the sight screen. In the air and safe! That was a chance for Thirimanne, Pandya gets a single where he should have been walking back to the pavilion. Next ball, Rohit takes a single towards fine leg. Fielding changes for Pandya, two fielders in catching position. He defends it on the front foot, a dot ball. FOUR! Pandya comes down the track and hits the ball down the ground, first boundary for him. Next ball, hits the bat pad according to Sri Lanka, given out by the Umpire. He has reviewed it straight away, looks confident.The decision is reversed. He defends the next delivery, a dot ball. IND 236/2 in 31 overs
16:35 IST Hardik Pandya comes to bat, a single off the first ball for him towards fine leg. FOUR! A full toss from Malinga and Rohit times it beautifully for a boundary. A dot ball to end the over. Mumbai Indians players in play, Pandya-Rohit-Malinga. IND 230/2 in 30 overs
Congratulations to Lasith Malinga on his 300th ODI wicket – and it’s a big one – Virat Kohli! #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/HTQlc3gmaP
— ICC (@ICC) August 31, 2017
16:32 IST WICKET! Kohli c Munaweera b Malinga 131(96)
16:32 IST Lasith Malinga is back into the attack, Kohli plays the ball towards mid off, a dot ball. Next ball, another yorker, Kohli plays it towards point, a direct hit and Rohit would have been gone. WICKET! Kohli goes for a big shot and is caught in the deep, Malinga does the trick. IND 225/2 in 29.3 overs
16:27 IST Dananjaya continues, Kohli on strike. Kohli comes down the track again, FOUR! Hasaranga misfields in the deep and skipper gets another boundary, he has moved to 130. A dot ball to continue, Kohli works the ball towards midwicket, gets a single off that one. SIX! Rohit hits it over long off for a maximum, just playing down the line for a big one. He comes down the track, this time misses the ball, near escape for him, he is on 86. Another dot ball to continue, turn causing a few problems. IND 225/1 in 29 overs
16:23 IST Fernando continues, he comes round the wicket. Kohli plays the ball towards mid on, a single off the first ball as Malinga fumbles. 200 partnership between Rohit-Kohli! Rohit works the ball towards point, takes a single. FOUR! A full toss from Fernando, Kohli comes down the track and hits it towards long on for a boundary. He slaps the next ball through covers, gets a couple of runs as Mendis puts in a dive. Meanwhile, chants of Kohli-Kohli at Colombo. A short ball from Fernando, Kohli pulls it for a couple of runs in front of the wicket. Another single off the next ball. IND 216/1 in 28 overs
16:17 IST Akila Dananjaya comes to bowl, Rohit takes a single off the first ball. Kohli finds a gap on the offside, takes another single. A dot ball to follow. A quick single for Rohit as he plays the ball towards short fine leg. Rohit cuts the ball towards point, a dot ball as Malinga catches hold of it. A single towards long on from Kohli. IND 205/1 in 27 overs
16:14 IST Vishwa Fernando is back into the attack, Kohli on strike, SIX! He welcomes Fernando with a maximum over long off, just plays the line of the ball and lofts it over the fence for a maximum. Is there a 200 on the cards? I believe so! He takes a quick single off the next ball. Rohit works the ball towards the third man for a single. FOUR! Kohli flicks the ball again, finds a boundary towards deep midwicket, he is picking the gaps easily. He comes down the track, just a single off that one towards long off. 200 up for India! A single more from the over. IND 201/1 in 26 overs
16:08 IST Kohli on strike, he is on 96, FOUR! He flicks the ball towards fine leg, gets a boundary off the first ball of the over. 100 for Kohli! He works the ball towards long on for a single. Rohit pushes the ball towards long off, takes a single. Kohli comes down the track and pushes the ball for a single towards long off. Rohit edges the ball, FOUR! the edge goes past Malinga, another boundary from the over. He is batting on 77. A dot ball to end the over. IND 187/1 in 25 overs
16:05 IST Pushpakumara continues, a dot ball to start with to Rohit. He takes a single off the next ball. Kohli is on 95, he plays the ball towards covers, a dot ball. A single off the next ball towards long on. FOUR! Rohit goes back into the crease, hits the ball for a boundary towards square of the wicket. SIX! That’s the third six for Rohit, goes inside out and hits the ball over the fence. IND 176/1 in 24 overs
16:02 IST Siriwardana continues, a couple of runs off the first ball to Kohli. A dot ball to continue. A single off the next ball towards long off. Rohit creams the ball towards long on for a single. Kohli plays the ball towards sweeper cover, takes a single. Rohit pushes the ball for a single towards long on. IND 164/1 in 23 overs
15:59 IST Pushpakumara continues, Kohli goes on the back foot, plays the ball towards midwicket and takes a single, he has moved into the nineties now, does not look nervous though. Rohit plays the ball back to the bowler, a dot one. He defends the next one with a straight bat. He works the ball away for a single towards square leg. Kohli easily flicks the ball towards midwicket, takes a single. A dot ball to finish off the over, just 3 runs from it. IND 158/1 in 22 overs
15:56 IST Milinda Siriwardana has been introduced into the attack, Kohli takes a single off the first ball towards long on. Rohit plays the ball towards covers, takes a single. FOUR! Kohli whips it away for a boundary, wristy touch to that shot, he is on song today. He is batting on 88. He defends the next ball towards offside. He guides the next ball towards short third man, a single off that one. Rohit goes for the sweep, the ball hits his pads, a dot ball to finish off the over. IND 155/1 in 21 overs
15:53 IST Pushpakumara comes to bat, the first ball was pushed towards covers, a dot delivery. Rohit takes a single towards sweeper cover. A flighted delivery to follow, another single to Kohli towards midwicket. Singles have come easy in this over, 4 singles from the over. A good over for Sri Lanka. IND 148/1 in 20 overs
15:48 IST: Dananjaya continues, Kohli plays a dot. This time he gets a single. Rohit gets to his 33rd fifty. He will look to carry on. Kohli gets another single. Rohit cuts, he picks up a FOUR. This time he picks a single and will keep the strike. IND 144/1 in 19 overs.
15:44 IST: Pushpakumara continues, single for Rohit. Single for Kohli as well. Rohit looks to pierce the covers, straight to the fielder. He picks another single. Kohli bangs it for a single down the ground. IND 136/1 in 18 overs.
15:40 IST: It seems Kohli has his eyes set on a double hundred, something that eludes him. A rare dot ball played by Kohli, Dananjaya is the bowler. Another dot. Kohli works it to leg side gets a single. Rohit finds the cover fielder, no runs. Sharma goes over extra cover, FOUR. IND 132/1 in 17 overs
15:37 IST Malinda Pushpakumara comes to bowl, will he provide Sri Lanka a breakthrough. Kohli works the ball towards long on for a single. Rohit plays the ball towards midwicket, gets a single. SIX! Kohli goes for the big one, hits it over long on for a huge one, he has his eyes set upon you-know-what. A single towards long on. FOUR! This is a nightmare for Sri Lankan bowlers. A dot ball to end the over. Sri Lanka feeling the pressure. IND 126/1 in 16 overs
15:33 IST Hasaranga continues, FOUR! Kohli drives the ball for a boundary, that is sloppy fielding from Sri Lanka. FOUR! Kohli goes deep into the crease and hits the ball for a boundary towards midwicket. A yorker to follow, defending on the back foot. Three singles from the over. IND 113/1 in 15 overs
15:30 IST Dananjaya continues, a single off the first ball for Kohli, he is here to do something special. Rohit pushes the ball towards covers, a dot ball. Next ball, played on the back foot towards mid wicket, another dot ball. Rohit plays the ball towards midwicket, no run scored off that one either. FOUR! Rohit goes down the track and picked his spot, gets a boundary. SIX! That one was sweeped away for second maximum for Rohit, India heading towards a gigantic total. IND 102/1 in 14 overs
15:27 IST Wanidu Hasaranga comes to bat, a single off the first ball to Rohit. A dot ball to continue. Kohli goes for a wristy cover drive, takes a single. Rohit pushes the ball towards straight on, takes a single. FOUR! Kohli plays it too late, deftest of touches you will see, another boundary for him. He drives again, gets a single this time. IND 91/1 in 13 overs
15:22 IST Akila Dananjaya, the spinner in-form has been introduced into the attack. Rohit plays the ball towards midwicket, a dot ball. He plays the next one defensively, a dot ball. Rohit works the ball towards square leg, gets a couple of runs easily. Rohit pushes the ball on the back foot, gets a single towards long on. Kohli works the ball towards long on, takes a single. Another single to end the over. IND 83/1 in 12 overs
15:19 IST Malinga is back into the attack, a single off the first ball for Rohit. FOUR! That one takes the top edge off Kohli’s wicket, another boundary for him, 9th of his innings. WIDE! That was down the leg side. He works the ball towards leg side, takes a single. A slower ball from Malinga, Rohit works it towards the third man for a single. Kohli on 49, Malinga bowls another WIDE! Kohli takes a single, gets to his fifty in just 38 balls. Rohit pulls the ball for a single towards square leg. IND 78/1 in 11 overs
End of first powerplay!
15:12 IST Pushpakumara continues, Kohli drives the ball through cover fielder, gets a couple of runs off the first delivery. FOUR! Kohli comes down the track and hits the ball straight down the ground for a boundary, he is in another zone today. FOUR! Another shot, a misfield on the offside and Kohli gets another boundary, 8th one of the day. Next ball, he comes down the ground again, the ball hits the wicket, it gets deflected towards long off, a single taken by Kohli. Rohit plays it on the back foot towards long on, a single for him. A dot ball to end the over. IND 67/1 in 10 overs
15:09 IST Mathews continues, a dot ball to Kohli. He plays the next ball towards backward point, takes a single. Rohit plays the ball with a straight bat back to the bowler, a dot one. SIX! Rohit hits that one with sheer power, gets it over deep midwicket boundary for a towering maximum. He defends the next ball, a dot one, Mathews does not have the pace to be threatening enough to Sharma. A short ball to continue, a dot ball to end the over. IND 55/1 in 9 overs
15:06 IST Malinda Pushpakumara has been introduced into the attack, he plays the first ball towards covers, a dot ball. Next ball, he plays it towards mid on, another dot ball. He plays the next ball towards square leg, a runout chance there, Kohli barely makes his ground, he had to make a dive to be safe. Kohli takes a single towards long off the next ball. Rohit works the ball away for a single towards midwicket. Another single off the over. IND 48/1 in 8 overs
15:01 IST Mathews continues, Rohit plays the ball towards point, a dot ball. He plays the next one on the back foot, wanted a single but sent back by Kohli, a dot ball. He flicks the ball, short of the midwicket fielder, a dot ball. He gets a couple of runs through a flick on the midwicket. FOUR! He takes the aerial shot, hits him for a boundary over covers. A dot ball to end the over. IND 45/1 in 7 overs
14:57 IST Fernando contiunes, Kohli once again times the ball well into the gap, takes a couple of runs. He plays the next ball towards offside, that one went the other way, a dot ball. He defends the next ball on the front foot. FOUR! Full toss to Kohli, that was a freebie from Fernando, too easy for him to put away, no chance for Malinga at mid on. He plays the next one towards offside, a dot ball. FOUR! Another boundary, a splendid cover drive from him, 10 runs from the over. IND 39/1 in 6 overs
14:52 IST Angelo Mathews has been introduced into the attack, too early this time. Kohli comes down the track but could not time the ball well, a dot ball. Next ball, not much pace on that delivery. Kohli plays it towards the point fielder, a dot ball. FOUR! He covers the line of the stumps and guides the ball towards the midwicket boundary. Edged and safe! that one scared him a bit, a single towards the third man as the ball falls short of him. Rohit lets the next ball go to Dickwella, a dot ball. Another one left alone. IND 29/1 in 5 overs
14:48 IST Kohli on strike, Fernando continues, he pushes the ball towards covers, a dot ball. FOUR! Width provided from Fernando this time, Kohli drives it for a boundary towards covers. FOUR! Here comes another, this time drives it down the ground, the ball goes past the mid off fielder despite the dive. Good timing from Kohli. FOUR! Make it three in a row, this time he guides the ball towards deep midwicket for a boundary. A dot ball to follow. He plays the ball towards square of the wicket, gets a single. IND 23/1 in 4 overs
14:44 IST Rohit Sharma on strike, Malinga continues, a single off the first ball towards the third man. Kohli plays the ball towards mid on, a dot ball. He has not been able to score well in the previous two innings. Another mistimed shot, takes a leading edge, fielded at the mid on, a dot ball. He guides the next ball towards point, takes a single, gets off the mark. WIDE! That one goes down the leg side. Rohit flicks the ball towards square leg, takes a single. Kohli pushes for a quick single, gets it easily. IND 11/1 in 3 overs
14:40 IST Virat Kohli comes to bat, he drives the ball towards point, a dot ball. Dhawan once again departs early, two times in a row. A mistimed cover drive from him, another dot ball. A wicket-maiden from Fernando. IND 6/1 in 2 overs
14:37 IST WICKET! Dhawan c Pushpakumara b Vishwa Fernando 4(6)
14:37 IST Vishwa Fernando comes to bowl, a fuller delivery to Dhawan, a dot ball to start with as it gets fielded on the midwicket. A similar shot off the next ball, Fernando is trying to bring the ball in to Dhawan, another dot ball. WICKET! Dhawan departs as the shot edges to third man fielder. IND 6/1 in 1.3 overs
14:34 IST And the game begins. Malinga, the captain, has the bowl and Ro’Hitman’ Sharma has the strike. No run off the first two balls. Seems like Rohit’s analysis is still on a roll. Third ball, FOUR! Dhawan drives the ball and it races towards the boundary in a flash. A slight inside edge off the bat, harmless delivery. The next ball was down the leg side, hits the pads, a single taken off tha delivery. IND 6/0 in 1 over
14:29 IST Indian openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma walk into the field for the first innings, Lasith Malinga will be opening the bowling.
14:15 IST Dilshan Munaweera to make his ODI debut for Sri Lanka. Three debutants in today’s match including Malinda Pushpakumara and Shardul Thakur.
Proud moment for young @imShard as he receives his ODI cap from @RaviShastriOfc #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/KJdJ88IUu7
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 31, 2017
Sri Lanka Playing XI: Niroshan Dickwella(wk), Dilshan Munaweera, Kusal Mendis, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Milinda Siriwardana, Wanidu Hasaranga, Akila Dananjaya, Malinda Pushpakumara, Vishwa Fernando, Lasith Malinga(c)
14:04 IST Three changes in the side. Shardul Thakur to make his ODI debut replacing Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Manish Pandey and Kuldeep Yadav make a comeback into the side replacing Kedar Jadhav and Yuzvendra Chahal.
India Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Lokesh Rahul, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni(wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur
Virat Kohli wins the toss. Elects to bat first #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/yDgHLn0gU2
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 31, 2017
14:01 IST India win the toss, elect to bat first!
13:58 IST TOSS TIME!
13:46 IST MS Dhoni practised a few big shots in the net session, will we see a few helicopter shots in the 4th ODI? Stay tuned to find out!
13:41 IST The Pallekeled ODI at Pallekele ODI witnessed crowd throwing bottles at the players.
Welcome to inUth’s live digital coverage of India vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI at Colombo. With ODI series only in the bag, India should look to test their bench strength. India have a good chance at extending their lead in the ODI series as well. Though there might be a few experimentations in the match which one can witness. On the other hand, Sri Lanka will be playing to save their pride now with new captain Lasith Malinga leading the side.
Will Virat Kohli test his bench strength?
Kohli hinted that he will test the other players after winning the ODI series. Manish Pandey has been waiting for his turn for quite a while now post his injury. Also, players like Kuldeep Yadav, Ajinkya Rahane proved themselves in the Test series for India, they might get a nod ahead in the Colombo ODI. Shardul Thakur was sent to talk in the press conference, this might be his debut ODI.
MS Dhoni’s 300th ODI:
MS Dhoni will be playing his 300th ODI against Sri Lanka at Colombo. Dhoni has been in sensational form in this ODI series in his own way. He is doing the job of the finisher very well rescuing the team from the jaws of defeat. Similar performance is expected from him today as well.
We are all set for @msdhoni‘s milestone match. Are you? #MSD300 pic.twitter.com/j8hJZh7Swf
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 31, 2017
Wearing the ODI cap for the 300th time is definitely a special achievement! Hope you have a great game today, @msdhoni! #Dhoni300 pic.twitter.com/y6DrhdJ4Rx
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 31, 2017
The iconic wicketkeeper-batsman @msdhoni gets ready for his 300th ODI match! My wishes to the man who always inspires me!#INDvsSL #Dhoni300 pic.twitter.com/m7mVc7IbMd
— Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) August 31, 2017
300th odi match special achievement! Hope you have a great game today, @msdhoni! #Dhoni300 @BCCI @ICC @ICCMediaComms @ESPNcricinfo
— Mohammed Shami (@MdShami11) August 31, 2017
Weather Report:
The weather report of Colombo does not look that good. Thunderstorms are expected in the initial stages of the fourth ODI. However, the rain threat is not expected to be persistent.
[matchcode-to-post id=”slin08312017183842″]Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Lokesh Rahul, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni(wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Manish Pandey, Ajinkya Rahane, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav
Sri Lanka: Niroshan Dickwella(wk), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Milinda Siriwardana, Akila Dananjaya, Thisara Perera, Dushmantha Chameera, Lasith Malinga(c), Vishwa Fernando, Danushka Gunathilaka, Malinda Pushpakumara, Lakshan Sandakan, Wanidu Hasaranga, Dilshan Munaweera, Dhananjaya de Silva
