12 January 2023 09:06 PM IST
IND vs SL, 2nd ODI: India (216/6) beat Sri Lanka (215) by 4 wickets to take an unbeatable 2-0 series lead. KL Rahul (64*), Hardik Pandya (36)
12 January 2023 09:06 PM IST
KL Rahul gets to his 12th ODI fifty off 93 balls. India 193/6 (40.1 overs) need 22 runs from 59 balls
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OUT! Axar Patel c Karunaratne b Dhananjaya 21 (21 balls). Plays an inside-out lofted shot against the off-spinner but ends up giving a catch to the fielder at long-off.
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Karunaratne's strike brings an end to the brilliant 75-run partnership for the fifth-wicket which put India in the driver's seat in this run chase but the wicket will also give Sri Lanka a glimmer of hope in this match. India 161/5 (34.1 overs) need 55 runs from 95 balls
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OUT! Hardik Pandya c Kusal Mendis b Karunaratne 36 (53 balls). Length delivery outside off-stump, the batter looks to play a drive on the up but only gets an outside edge to the wicketkeeper.
12 January 2023 09:06 PM IST
India cross the 150-run mark in the 32nd over with KL Rahul (41*) & Hardik Pandya's (27*) partnership reaching 64 off 106 balls. If these two carry on like this then we could see an early finish to this game
12 January 2023 09:06 PM IST
India cross the 100-run mark in the 20th over with KL Rahul (15*) & Hardik Pandya (7*) at the crease. The two batters have spent some time in the middle and are looking comfortable but they both need to stitch a big partnership now to take India to a comfortable position.
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OUT! Virat Kohli b Kumara 4 (9 balls). The ball keeps low after pitching on off-stump and comes back into the batter and rattles into the stumps.
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OUT! Shubman Gill c Avishka Fernando b Kumara 21 (12 balls). Short delivery is hit straight to the fielder at short mid-wicket
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OUT! Rohit Sharma c Kusal Mendis b Karunaratne 17 (21 balls). Full delivery outside off-stump is edged to the wicketkeeper by the Indian skipper.
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Kumara to Rohit, SIX! Short delivery aimed at the batter's head is hooked over the fine-leg fence for the maximum result. The Hitman is looking in good touch
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Rajitha to Rohit, FOUR! India and its captain are off the mark with a boundary through the off-side. The Hitman comes down the track and hits a length delivery over the covers for a boundary.
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Opting to bat, Sri Lankan batters were blown away by Indian bowlers led by Kuldeep Yadav. The left -arm spinner, who came in place of Yuzvendra Chahal, snared three wickets while giving away 51 runs.
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"The ball wasn’t coming out quick enough, and there wasn’t enough swing. So the plan was to bowl stump to stump to keep the pressure from one end, hoping to get wickets and help the other bowlers. KL told me it stopped swinging after one over, so I switched over to hard lengths. It is a good batting wicket, but Kuldeep bowled very well to cause a middle-order collapse. The outfield is very quick so the message to the batters is just watch and play the ball," Mohammed Siraj said at the mid-innings break
12 January 2023 09:06 PM IST
Sri Lanka 215-all out in 39.4 overs in Kolkata. Nuwanidu Fernando (50), Mohd Siraj (3/30), Kuldeep Yadav (3/51)
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OUT! Chamika Karunaratne c Axar b Umran Malik 17 (25 balls). Another one bites the dust as the batter once again hits the ball straight to the bakcward point fielder
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OUT! Wanindu Hasaranga c Axar b Umran Malik 21 (17 balls). Short delivery outside off-stump is hit straight to the fielder at backward point.
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OUT! Charith Asalanka c and b Kuldeep Yadav 15 (21 balls). Flighted delivery on middle stumps, the batter looks to play a flick on the leg side but ends up chipping it straight back to the bowler.
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OUT! Dasun Shanaka b Kuldeep 2 (4 balls). Played inside the line of the ball but missed the shot. The ball brushed past the front pad the crashed into the leg stump.
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WICKET! Nuwanidu Fernando run out (Shubman Gill/Rahul) 50(63). Unfortunate dismissal brings an end to what was a gem of a knock from the debutant.
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Nuwanidu Fernando scores a fifty on debut off 62 balls. He is the only batter who has looked comfortable at the crease till now
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Wicket: Dhananjaya b Axar 0(1). Bowls one that comes back into the batter who loses balance and gets castled.
12 January 2023 03:08 PM IST
Introducing spin has paid double dividends. Axar strikes
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Wicket: Kusal Mendis lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 34(34).Sri Lanka 102/2 (17)
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Score after 15 overs Sri Lanka: 88/1 Nuwanidu Fernando 37 (43) Kusal Mendis 26 (30)
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Score after 13 overs Sri Lanka: 78/1 Nuwanidu Fernando 33 (38) Kusal Mendis 5 (7)
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Time for some lethal pace, Umran Malik into the attack
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End of the powerplay Sri Lanka: 51/1 Nuwanidu Fernando 16 (29) Kusal Mendis 11(14)
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Hardik Pandya, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
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Sri Lanka got off to fast start, Siraj struggling to find his line earlier in his spell was smashed for three consecutive boundaries in his second over by Avishka Fernando.
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Score after 8 overs Sri Lanka: 41/1 Nuwanidu Fernando 12 (25) Kusal Mendis 5 (7)
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Wicket: Avishka Fernando b Siraj 20(17)
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Score after 3 overs Sri Lanka: 9/0 Nuwanidu Fernando 0 (7) Avishka Fernando 8 (10)
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The players are out on the field and we are ready to begin!!
12 January 2023 01:10 PM IST
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Kusal Mendis(w), Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Nuwanidu Fernando, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dunith Wellalage, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha
12 January 2023 01:10 PM IST
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Mohammed Siraj
12 January 2023 01:10 PM IST
Rohit Sharma: I was in two minds. Wanted to bat first because of how we played last time, but looking at this ground, I wanted to field. Overall, improvements are as a team, nothing in particular. What we've done in the past is in the past, we need to look ahead and keep doing better. I love playing here, the crowd is also energetic and that motivates me always. But it is in the past, I need to start fresh. One enforced change for us, Chahal in the last game put in a dive and hasn't recovered well today, so Kuldeep Yadav comes in.
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Dasun Shanaka: We'll bat first. Very good wicket to bad first, also looking at the venue stats. Important to score, be relaxed and play our natural game. Two changes - Madushanka and Pathum Nissanka out (shoulder injury), Nuwanidu Fernando gets a debut and Lahiru Kumara is back.
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