श्रीलंका vs भारत मैच आँकड़े

OUT! BEATEN ALL ENDS UP! Axar Patel to India's rescue! Patel feeds in a quicker one, on a flatter trajectory and gets the ball to slide into the batter on a good length. Pathum Nissanka is totally cramped up for room and tries to create some width by shuffling to the leg side. But fails to get any bat on it and the ball skids past his inside edge to dismantle the furniture. Pathum Nissanka departs after a terrific knock of 79 (48).

Tosses it up now does Axar, on off, Kamindu Mendis plays the scoop and gets it to deep fine leg for a single.

FOUR! Innovative and effective! Too full and around off, Kusal Perera reverse sweeps it over short third for a boundary.

Flat and quick, outside off on a length, Kusal Perera fails to connect the cut shot and gets beaten.

FOUR! Into the gap and four! Axar lands it short and on the middle, Kusal Perera reads it well, goes deep inside the crease and gets a good bounce on the waist height and picks it over square leg for a boundary.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Big, big moment in the game as both set batters are into the sheds in the span of just 5 deliveries. Axar Patel strikes with a double blow. Axar goes full and varies his pace this time around. Lands it a bit slow and around the middle and off corridor, Kusal Perera sees the length into his arc and goes for an expansive sweep shot but hits it aerially with no real timing on it. The travels straight down the throat of Ravi Bishnoi at deep square leg. Bishnoi with his redemption in the field. The dangerous Kusal Perera departs on 20 (14).

DROPPED! Ravi Bishnoi shells another one! This time off his own bowling. To rub salt into the wounds, the ball strikes Bishnoi on the face and gets a cut under his left eye. Ravi Bishnoi dishes out the googly, slower through the air and shorter, on off. Kamindu Mendis looks to work it across the line but ends up closing the bat face early and gets a leading edge that loops back to the bowler. Ravi Bishnoi flings himself to his right for the catch but the ball hits his wrists and it deflects off the mentioned part of the hand to hit him below the left eye. Bishnoi is down on the ground and Indians gather around him before the physio comes out to treat the leggie.

FOUR! Excellently played! Bishnoi angles it across, full and outside off, Kamindu Mendis uses the angle to his advantage and reverse sweeps it over short third for a boundary.

FOUR! Two in two for Kamindu Mendis! Good proactive batting by the southpaw. Bishnoi fires it in flat and short, on leg, Kamindu Mendis backs away to access the off side and he knows that there is no protection in the deep in front of square on the off side. Gives himself room and punches it to the right of cover-point inside the circle for a boundary.

Slower and fuller, at the stumps, Kamindu Mendis mistimes the slog towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Drags the length back and bowls a googly, on middle and leg, Charith Asalanka hangs on the back foot and taps it back to the bowler.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! The wounded Ravi Bishnoi strikes! Wickets off successive overs for India and the spin twins are doing it for them. Charith Asalanka falls for a duck with Sri Lanka needing 56 runs off the last 4 overs. Ravi Bishnoi stays over the wicket and tosses it up, full and turning away as it is the googly, on middle, Charith Asalanka gets down for the slog sweep but gets a top edge as the ball spins away. Skies it high in the air towards deep backward square leg where Yashasvi Jaiswal settles under the skier and takes it.

OUT! RUN OUT! Would you believe it? The hard hitting Dasun Shanaka is out without facing a ball. Sri Lanka continue to lose their way in the chase. From 140/1, they have slipped to 160/5. Riyan Parag starts from around the wicket and bowls an off-break, full and outside off, Kamindu Mendis brings out the reverse sweep and gets a feather on it. The ball beats Rishabh Pant to his left. Mohammed Siraj at short third gives it a chase as the batters decide to run the third one. Siraj turns around and fires in a throw at the batting end. Dasun Shanaka puts in a dive as Rishabh Pant takes the bails off. It is refereed upstairs and the replays show that the dive was not enough for Shanka as he had no point of his bat inside the crease when the stumps were disturbed.

Full on the leg stump. Hasaranga tries to turn it toward the leg side, but ends up getting a leading edge to short third man for one.

Clever bowling this from Parag. Very slow through the air, pitching on the middle and turning it away after pitching on a length. Kamindu Mendis backs away to play the cut shot but gets beaten by an excessive spin.

OUT! TIMBER! The move to bring Riyan Parag into the attack has paid off for India and how. Maiden international wicket for Parag as he is chuffed to bits. Parag drifts it in from around the wicket, short and turning away, on off. Kamindu Mendis makes room to access the off side and throws his hands at the delivery. The ball pitches and spins away to go past the bat and it goes through to rattle into the off pole.

Full on the leg stump. Theekshana gets down on one knee and goes for the slog sweep. Ends up getting a big inside edge to deep mid-wicket for one.

Tossed up outside the off stump. Hasaranga goes inside out towards deep cover for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! Arshdeep Singh strikes on his return to the attack as India strengthen their grip on the game. Arshdeep digs it in short, on off. Wanindu Hasaranga hangs back and tries to flat-bat it over mid on. Hasaranaga fails to clear the man there as he gets it off the upper half of the bat. Riyan Parag at mid on, backtracks a bit and takes an easy catch near his chest. This has been dramatic collapse for Sri Lanka after a solid opening stand.

Full and slanting across the batter, Matheesha Pathirana pokes at the delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Slower and fuller, going across, Matheesha Pathirana gets beaten all ends up as he looks to get it through the off side.

Oh, that could have gone anywhere! Arshdeep comes from around the wicket and bangs it into the deck, at the batter. Matheesha Pathirana closes the bat face early and gets a leading edge that drops in front of Suryakumar Yadav at cover. SKY is a bit late on the ball, allowing the batters to sneak in a run.

Another delivery on a shortish length, on off, Matheesha Pathirana ducks and lets the ball go through.

A pin-point yorker by Arshdeep, honing in, on off, Maheesh Theekshana jams it out off the toe end of the bat back to the bowler.

Siraj starts a new spell and gets the yorker in, outside off, Matheesha Pathirana looks to open the face of the bat and glide it down to deep third but misses.

A direct hit and Matheesha Pathirana was a goner! Siraj bowls it full and straight, at the stumps, Matheesha Pathirana firms the drive towards mid off and sets off for a single. Suryakumar Yadav picks it up cleanly and has a shy at the bowling end but misses. Pathirana was nowhere in the frame.

Angling in, on a length, on middle, Maheesh Theekshana swats it off the inner half of the bat to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Maheesh Theekshana was gone for all money this time had the throw hit! Siraj nails the yorker, on middle and leg, Maheesh Theekshana jams it out onto his boot as the ball rolls down in front of him. Matheesha Pathirana sets off for a single and is more than halfway through the run before his partner sends him back. Siraj gets to the ball quickly, picks it up and turns around fo have a shy at the bowling end. He has all three stumps to aim at but missed. Suryakumar Yadav runs to his left to collect the throw at the bowling end but fails to gather it. The ball deflects off his hands and gets parried away from Axar Patel at mid on, who ran to his left to back SKY up. The ball races away for a boundary.

OUT! TAKEN! Mohammed Siraj gets on the wickets' column! Siraj keeps it full and straight, Matheesha Pathirana clears his front leg to go down the ground. Gets it off the inner half of the bat and spoons a simple catch to the man there. Axar Patel takes a few steps back and takes it over his head.

Spears a yorker in, on off, Asitha Fernando jams it out to mid off.

OUT! CASTLED! Riyan Parag has another! Parag comes from over the wicket and fires it in, on a full length, on the leg pole, Maheesh Theekshana ends up giving himself too much room to go through the off side. He plays outside the line of the ball and gets an outside edge that deflects onto the leg pole. Second wicket of the night for Parag.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Make that third wicket for Riyan Parag! Two in two for Parag as India wrap things up. This has been a collapse of some enormity. At one point in the game, Sri Lanka were 140/1, only to lose their last 9 wickets for 30 runs to be bowled out for 170. Coming to the delivery, this was bowled from the back of the hand by Parag, fuller and quicker, on middle and leg, Dilshan Madushanka exposes all his stumps and swings with all his might. Misses the line of the ball and sees his woodwork disturbed. India win the series opener.