81.5 -
Ishant to Chandimal, FOUR, juicy ball and Chandimal, who is on 158, will not miss out. Adds four more runs to his bag. Full and outside off stump, lofted over cover and it ran away for four
81.0 -
Aaron to Chandimal, FOUR, down the track and smashed. Full and outside off stump, Chandimal drills it hard to the right of mid-off, who hardly moved. That raced away to the boundary in a flash
80.4 -
Aaron to Chandimal, FOUR, goes for the bumper but Chandimal hits that well. Swivels on the pull, rolls his wrists over to pull, sends it through backward square leg and fine leg had no chance
78.5 -
Ashwin to Kaushal, FOUR, Kaushal shows he can wield the bat as well, Ashwin drops one short and just outside off, Kaushal rocks back and pulls it past mid-wicket for a boundary
77.2 -
Ishant to Chandimal, FOUR, cracking shot, little shimmy down the track, makes room as he does so, goes over cover and beats Harbhajan running across to his right from sweeper, the lead is now 149
76.0 -
Ishant to Chandimal, FOUR, the lead continues to grow! This was banged in short and on the stumps, Chandimal swivelled across and helped it very fine, the man in the deep was very square and it's another boundary for Chandimal
74.0 -
Ashwin to Chandimal, FOUR, poor ball from Ashwin, drops it short and on the stumps, Chandimal rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary, it was the attempted seam-up delivery from Ashwin
71.2 -
Ishant to Chandimal, FOUR, width on offer from Ishant, Chandimal stands tall and cracks it in front of square. Harbhajan gtes across from deep point, puts in the dive, but the ball beats him to the fence
68.2 -
Harbhajan to Mubarak, FOUR, poor ball from Harbhajan, drops it horridly short and well outside off, Mubarak rocks back and pulls it wide of mid-wicket for a boundary. The lead is growing and growing
67.3 -
Ashwin to Chandimal, FOUR, lovely shot, this was tossed up and on the stumps, Chandimal goes down low, rolls his wrists and bisects the gap between two men in the deep, another boundary for Chandimal
62.5 -
Harbhajan to Mubarak, FOUR, Mubarak releases the pressure! This was tossed up outside off, Mubarak gets down on his knees and sweeps it towards the vacant mid-wicket region, a few bounces and the ball hits the ropes
57.3 -
Mishra to Mubarak, FOUR, Mubarak jumps out of the crease, Mubarak gets close to the pitch of the ball and slogs it through mid-wicket, it was in the air for while but in the gap
57.0 -
Ashwin to Chandimal, FOUR, rank long hop, short and outside off stump, Chandimal rocks back and cuts it hard to the deep extra-cover boundary. He's now just one hit away from a hundred
52.1 -
Ashwin to Chandimal, FOUR, the switch-hit from Chandimal and it's effective, not exactly where he wanted to send this, but he'll take it. Flighted delivery outside off stump, Chandimal doesn't find the middle of the bat, the ball goes through extra-cover
52.0 -
Mishra to Mubarak, FOUR, flighted delivery just outside off stump, Mubarak gets down on one knee and sweeps it along the ground through square leg
49.2 -
Aaron to Chandimal, FOUR, edgeddd and past the diving gully, no one at third man to stop the ball. Chandimal pushes away from the body at this length ball, gets a thick edge but the ball goes wide of Rohit Sharma, who was diving to his left
48.5 -
Ishant to Chandimal, FOUR, cracking shot, width on offer from Ishant, Chandimal waits on it and cuts it late, beats point and races away to the fence in a hurry. Ishant looks frustrated
48.2 -
Ishant to Chandimal, FOUR, poor ball from Ishant, drifts one onto Chandimal's pads, he gets inside the line and helps it on its way, beats Saha and races away to the fence
43.2 -
Ishant to Thirimanne, FOUR, cracking shot, width on offer from Ishant, Thirimanne drills it on the up and finds the gap behind point, the ball races away to the fence in a hurry
40.4 -
Harbhajan to Thirimanne, FOUR, this is emphatic batting from Thirimanne, flighted delivery and well outside off, Thirimanne gets down on his knees and sweeps it high and over mid-wicket, another boundary for Thirimanne
39.2 -
Ishant to Chandimal, FOUR, edged and four, this was banged in short and just outside off, Chandimal was looking to work it towards the on-side, closed the face of the bat, gets a leading edge that goes through the gap between gully and point
39.1 -
Ishant to Chandimal, FOUR, lovely shot, a wide half-volley from Ishant, Chandimal goes down on one knee, gets to the pitch of the ball and caresses it past extra cover for a boundary
38.3 -
Ashwin to Thirimanne, FOUR, Ashwin continues to leak runs! This was tossed up on the middle stump line, Thirimanne gets a big stride forward, plays the slog sweep over mid-wicket, almost went all the way, bounces just in front of the ropes
37.0 -
Ashwin to Chandimal, FOUR, Chandimal continues to deal in boundaries, he brings out the reverse sweep once again, doesn't get hold of the shot, gets more of a top-edge, there's no one deep in the off-side, the ball bounces twice and hits the ropes
36.1 -
Ashwin to Thirimanne, FOUR, more positive cricket, this time from Thirimanne, comes down the track, gets to the pitch of a well flighted delivery and goes back over Ashwin's head, one bounce and over the ropes for a boundary
30.2 -
Ashwin to Chandimal, FOUR, this is aggressive batting from Chandimal, this was flighted well outside off, Chandimal gets down on his knees, rolls his wrists and sweeps it powerfully behind square on the on-side, beats Ishant to the fence
27.0 -
Ashwin to Chandimal, FOUR, the pressure is on Chandimal and he comes down the track and slogs it from outside off, over mid-wicket, didn't hit it sweetly but got four as everyone were in on the on-side
26.1 -
Ashwin to Chandimal, FOUR, that is risky but Chandimal connects. Pre-meditates the sweep, it was on the off stump line and Chandimal got it wide of backward square leg, raced away
22.5 -
Ashwin to Mathews, FOUR, the backward point is vacant and Mathews takes it on and executes the reverse sweep to get a boundary. Floated on the stumps, Mathews got into position quickly and put it away. Hit that hard too
21.5 -
Harbhajan to Sangakkara, FOUR, Sangakkara takes on Harbhajan now and gets four. Comes down and lofts over mid-on, came more off a thick inside half but got it over the man. Didn't get completely to the pitch of that one that time
16.1 -
Ashwin to Mathews, FOUR, Kohli claps while Ashwin holds his head. It was on the stumps, Mathews comes down the track and whips it in the air, there is a man at mid-wicket standing deep but the ball has gone wide and over him. A calculated blow and it has come off
15.1 -
Harbhajan to Sangakkara, FOUR, Harbhajan starts with a short and wide delivery outside off, Sangakkara rocks back and cuts through cover. Raced away
13.4 -
Aaron to Sangakkara, FOUR, short down leg, Sangakkara swivels and pulls, not off the middle of the bat but still enough to beat the fielder who has been put in now at fine leg, Aaron is a disappointed man
13.3 -
Aaron to Sangakkara, FOUR, easily put away. Slanted in from round the wicket, Sangakkara gets inside the line and tucks it away, the fielder isn't at fine leg, so Sangakkara gets a boundary
8.0 -
Ishant to Mathews, FOUR, short outside off, doesn't rise high enough to trouble Mathews, he swivels and pulls wide of mid-on. Hit it well and gets his second boundary of the over. That was a positive stroke
7.4 -
Ishant to Mathews, FOUR, fine shot. Pitched up outside off, Mathews just drives through the line and gets it wide of mid-off. Raced away
5.5 -
Ishant to Sangakkara, FOUR, in the air and just wide of Rahane at gully. Full outside off, Sangakkara square drove and it went to the left of the fielder. Was in the air but flashed away to the fence
73.2 -
Ashwin to Chandimal, SIX, he doesn't need to rotate strike when he can clear the ropes with ease, this was dropped short by Ashwin, Chandimal rocks back and pulls it high and over mid-wicket for a maximum
70.1 -
Harbhajan to Chandimal, SIX, lovely shot, incredible hitting from Chandimal, there was a man at deep point and Chandimal has cleared him with the reverse sweep. Harbhajan looks nonplussed. This was tossed up and just outside off, Chandimal got plenty of power behind the shot
64.3 -
Harbhajan to Mubarak, SIX, massive, excellent use of the feet from Mubarak, comes down the track, lifts it with the spin and clears long-on with ease, that's superb attacking cricket from the batsman
51.2 -
Mishra to Mubarak, SIX, Mubarak was on a pair but he plays a brave shot to open his account in the match. Flighted delivery on the stumps, with the ball spinning back into the him, Mubarak uses his feet, gets closer to the pitch of the ball and lofts it handsomely over long-on
33.1 -
Mishra to Chandimal, SIX, Chandimal is batting aggressively, this was tossed up by Mishra, Chandimal gets down on his knees and sweeps it with the breeze, sends it sailing high and over backward square leg for another maximum
31.1 -
Mishra to Chandimal, SIX, poor ball from Mishra, gentle loosener down the leg-side, Chandimal rocks back and pulls it over square leg, the ball sails high and over the ropes for a maximum
14.1 -
Ashwin to Mathews, SIX, Mathews takes on Ashwin and gets six. Down the track and then lofts it over mid-on, all the way
82.2 -
Ashwin to Pradeep, out Bowled!! Third 10-wicket haul in a Test match for Ashwin. Six wickets in the first innings and four in the second. Slider pushed through, Pradeep plays inside the line as he plays for off-spin, it goes straight on and hits the top of off. Pradeep b Ashwin 3(4)
81.2 -
Ishant to Kaushal, out Caught by W Saha!! Appeal from the Indians and umpire Nigel Llong raises his finger in a flash. Very full and outside off stump, Kaushal goes for the drive, was slightly late on the shot and the ball takes the outside edge before settling nicely into the hands of Saha. Kaushal c W Saha b Ishant 7(22) [4s-1]
72.5 -
Mishra to Herath, out Caught by Rahane!! World Record for Rahane, he's taken his 8th catch, the most by any non wicket-keeper in Tests. Looks like Herath was a trifle unlucky though, Mishra came from round the wicket and drifted one across Herath, he closed the face of the bat as he looked to nudge it towards the on-side. There was a deflection. Was it off the bat or did it come off Herath's thigh pad? Anyway, the finger went up and the Indians celebrate. Chandimal looks disconsolate at the other end, he's fast running out of partners. Herath c Rahane b Mishra 1(15)
68.3 -
Harbhajan to Mubarak, out Caught by Rahane!! Harbhajan has a wicket! Poor shot to end Mubarak's innings. A nothing shot really, this was tossed up and held its line outside off, Mubarak was perhaps looking to nudge it towards the off-side for a single, pushes inside the line, the healthy edge is found and Rahane at slip snaps up his seventh catch of the match. That equals Yajurvindra Singh's record for most catches by an Indian non-keeper in Tests. Mubarak c Rahane b Harbhajan 49(60) [4s-4 6s-2]
50.4 -
Ashwin to Thirimanne, out Caught by Rahane!! That's a thick edge, it flew quickly but what a fielder Jinks is, it's another good grab from him. Flighted delivery outside off stump, slightly quicker through the air and it grips the surface, turns sharply, which opens up Thirimanne. He pokes at it and gets the outside edge, Rahane was actually going to his left initially, but reacted just in time and moved both hands to his right to take it well. Thirimanne falls 6 runs short of a fifty and that ends a gritty 125-run stand as well. Thirimanne c Rahane b Ashwin 44(76) [4s-4]
26.0 -
Mishra to Mathews, out Caught by Rahul!! Sharp take by KL at silly point. Mishra strikes. Turned and bounced from a length, Mathews came forward to block and it took the bat handle and went head high to the man close-in, he took it with no trouble at all. Mathews just walked off in disappointment. Mathews c Rahul b Mishra 39(63) [4s-4 6s-1]
24.5 -
Ashwin to Sangakkara, out Caught by Rahane!! Sangakkara goes. Standing ovation from the Galle crowd. His wife is shocked but recovers her composure to stand up and applaud Sangakkara's final innings at Galle. But what a catch to get him out. It was a beauty. Shortish and outside off, turned away, Sangakkara punched and it took a thick outside edge and was going to the left of first slip, Rahane dived full length to his left and stuck out his left-hand. The ball stuck and he gets up to flick the ball away. Sheer nonchalance about it all. Anticipation the key and Rahane took a step to his left as he saw Sangakkara shape for the shot. What a fielder Jinks is. The stubborn stand is broken. Sangakkara c Rahane b Ashwin 40(70) [4s-5]
4.1 -
Aaron to Dhammika, out Caught by Rahane!! Gone! First ball of day 3 and Aaron strikes. The nightwatchman is out. A terrific short delivery - right on the stumps, Dhammika couldn't get out of the way, fended it, it took the bat handle and a good diving take to his left at gully. Rahane made that look easy. Dhammika could've dropped his gloves but didn't do so. Fab start for India. Dhammika c Rahane b Aaron 3(12)
1.5 -
Mishra to Kaushal Silva, out Bowled!! Wow! This just keeps getting better and better. Both openers have been sent back for a duck. It was the wrong 'un which Silva didn't pick, it was on a driveable length and Silva went for it, he missed and the ball brushed the pad before hitting the off and middle stump. Kohli's ploy to start with Mishra has also worked. Kaushal Silva b Mishra 0(6)
0.5 -
Ashwin to D Karunaratne, out Bowled!! What a start! Ashwin continues to trouble the Sri Lankan left-handers. He set Karunaratne up beautifully. After tossing a couple of deliveries, he pushes this one and gets it to skid onto the batsman, Karunaratne was rooted to crease and tried to defend, the inside edge crashes into leg-stump. D Karunaratne b Ashwin 0(5)