18.2 -
Jordan to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, look at Shanaka, look at him. He is pumping his fists. He's absolutely chuffed. Another quick low full toss outside off, and Shanaka opens the bat-face and slices it fine
18.0 -
Willey to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, bowls it short and goes the distance. Well, almost. One bounce and over the ropes wide of deep mid-wicket. Sat up for Shanaka who seemed to have pulled it off the front foot
16.3 -
Jordan to T Perera, FOUR, moves to leg, Jordan follows him, bowls it on the hips and Perera just lifts his front leg while helping the pull behind square, ala Greenidge. Fine leg is too square
12.2 -
Plunkett to Kapugedera, FOUR, England can't blow this from here. Surely can't. But they have been rattled. Plunkett dishes a length ball on leg, and Kapugedera picks it up with some awesome wrists. One bounce and over the deep backward square ropes. Some more of this, and you never know
10.1 -
Stokes to Mathews, FOUR, yeah, more of these! Short ball outside off, Mathews sees it early and butchers the pull through mid-wicket. The man in the deep is squarer and has no chance
8.0 -
Plunkett to Kapugedera, FOUR, much better from Kapugedera, on a good length and well outside off, Kapugedera comes down the track, made room as he did so and went over extra cover, one bounce and over the ropes for a boundary
4.2 -
Jordan to Mathews, FOUR, lovely shot, much better from Mathews, back of a length and on his pads, he gets inside the line and tucks it behind square on the on-side, beats the despairing dive from Hales to the fence
4.1 -
Jordan to Mathews, FOUR, inside edge and four, some luck for the Sri Lanka captain. This was short and wide outside off, Mathews threw his hands at that, gets an inside edge that rolls past the off-stump
17.4 -
Willey to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, Willey has nearly tore his hair apart. Slower ball from round the wicket. Shanaka waits. Shanaka lofts. And Shanaka just about clears Jordan at long-on. My word. What a cracker
15.5 -
Moeen Ali to T Perera, SIX, now Perera! England look like they have been hit by a train. Ali feeds it on a fullish length once more from round the wicket, and Perera hops down, just a shimmy to reach the pitch and blasts it straight back
15.2 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, SIX, another six! What a recovery. They were dead. Absolutely dead. Their supporters were shocked into Limbo. And now they are roaring. Ali darts it on a length and Mathews bends his knee, slog-sweeps it over deep mid-wicket
15.1 -
Moeen Ali to Mathews, SIX, this is ON! This is wholly and truly on. Inexplicable from Morgan to go to Ali again. The offie tries his best to follow Mathews as he backs away but is biffed over long-on
13.4 -
Moeen Ali to T Perera, SIX, whoa! It's getting tasty. It's getting very tasty at the Kotla. Slanted in with the arm towards middle and leg, it's on a length though and there is no intention to make it turn. Perera heaves it with the angle and gets enough to clear mid-wicket
12.0 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, SIX, massive over. 21 off it. Do Lanka still believe? Do they? They will until Mathews is fighting out there. Rashid tries to put on a show of bravery and gives it a lot of flight, and he is smited over long-on
11.4 -
Adil Rashid to Kapugedera, SIX, now Kapu unloads. Rashid tosses it wider of off, might have been the googly, but it's too full. Allows Kapugedera to get under it and loft it inside out over wide long-off
11.2 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, SIX, another big swing of the bat from Mathews, and he has lobbed it delectably over long-on. Rashid isn't afraid to toss it up, and is made to pay
9.3 -
Adil Rashid to Mathews, SIX, massive, Sri Lanka will believe until their captain stays in the middle, this was tossed up invitingly outside off, Mathews gets a big stride forward and lifts it high and over the sightscreen, that's a huge blow
2.4 -
Willey to Siriwardana, SIX, clubbed, much needed for Sri Lanka, fraction too short and on the stumps, Siriwardana stays on the front foot and pummels it over wide mid-wicket, almost took a camera person on its way
19.0 -
Jordan to Herath, out Bowled!! Jordan grenades Herath and bombs his stumps down. He's made a mess of the furniture. Doesn't get better. Hurled a fiery yorker as Herath made room, went right through him and bang. KO! Herath b Jordan 1(2)
18.3 -
Jordan to Dasun Shanaka, out Caught by Root!! Another boundary, another boundary...oh wait! No way! No way! Joe Root. Wow. He's pulled off a screamer at mid-off. Shanaka had absolutely slapped the full ball and it was travelling. Root flies to his left, goes with both hands and plucks it out. Scenes... Dasun Shanaka c Root b Jordan 15(9) [4s-2 6s-1]
16.4 -
Jordan to T Perera, out Caught by Willey!! Full outside off, Perera lofts it hard .. and picks out mid-off. Straight to Willey who crouches and opts for the reverse cup. Usually he'd clear the field with ease, but he got this one right at the bottom of the bat. T Perera c Willey b Jordan 20(11) [4s-1 6s-2]
13.0 -
Plunkett to Kapugedera, out Caught by Stokes!! He's slogged it a mile in the air off a thick top edge. It swirls and swirls over Stokes, who keeps his cool at deep backward square and pulls off a brilliant pressure catch. Not very smart stuff from Kapu, premeditated the heave and went through with it despite the line being well wide of off. Kapugedera c Stokes b Plunkett 30(27) [4s-2 6s-1]
3.0 -
Willey to Mathews, out Thirimanne Run Out!! It's going from bad to worse for Sri Lanka. On a good length and just outside off, Mathews dabbed it in front of cover, took a couple of steps down the track, Thirimanne responded and was almost half-way down the track before being sent back. Stokes swooped on the ball, took a couple of steps forward before under-arming a direct hit at the bowler's end. Thirimanne put in the dive, but he was well short. Thirimanne run out (Stokes) 3(5)
2.5 -
Willey to Siriwardana, out Caught by Eoin Morgan!! Six and OUT! It's all going downhill for Sri Lanka and South Africa. This was a good length delivery outside off, Siriwardana made room, shimmied down the track and was looking to go over extra cover. He didn't get the required height, Morgan was at the edge of the ring, times his jump well and holds a good catch - over his head. Sri Lanka are sinking in Delhi. Siriwardana c Eoin Morgan b Willey 7(7) [6s-1]
1.2 -
Jordan to Chandimal, out Caught by Buttler!! Catching practice for Buttler! A nothing shot from Chandimal, the heads are down in the Sri Lankan camp. What was Chandimal trying to do here? There was a slip in place, third man was there as well, for all the worth of it, this would have fetched him only a single. This was a back of a length delivery outside off that held its line, Chandimal shuffled across, opens the face of the bat at the last moment and literally guided it to Buttler's right. He moves across and snaffles with glee. Chandimal c Buttler b Jordan 1(3)
0.3 -
Willey to Dilshan, out Caught by Hales!! A million hearts slump as Dilshan falls! This was a lovely set-up from England and Dilshan has fallen into the trap. Full and a hint of nip back into the right-hander, Dilshan swung through the line, didn't bother to keep the ball down, straight down to Hales at deep backward square leg. Horror start for Sri Lanka and dare I say, South Africa. Dilshan c Hales b Willey 2(2)
15.0 -
Willey to Mathews, 1 run, leans into a full ball slanted away from him and drives it gently to long-off to raise a fifty. Still standing firmly between England and the quarterfinal slot. How long? Just how long can he deny them?
12.4 -
Plunkett to Mathews, no run, flicked powerfully to mid-wicket, who gathers and shies at the non-striker's end where Kapu has given up. Way out, after being sent back. No direct hit though
10.4 -
Stokes to Kapugedera, 1 run, tries to drive a back of a length delivery off the front foot, and tamely mistimes it wide of extra-cover where Morgan dives to his right and parries it towards mid-off