Back of a length, on off at 144.5 kph. Yadav makes room and tries to cut it but misses.

FOUR! That's it! India win this game by four wickets! Kumara bowls another shortish delivery on off. Yadav makes room again and slaps it past the mid off fielder for a boundary. Happy faces all around in the Indian camp and at this iconic Eden Gardens.

A low full toss on off. Rahul drives it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Poor delivery and punished! India inching closer! A fullish delivery and on the pads. Rahul glances it with great timing and beats the diving fielder at deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Serves it fuller but on off this time. Rahul drives it nicely to the mid off fielder.

FOUR! Another boundary! This time KL Rahul and India get lucky, just 5 needed now! Back of a length and it nips back in a bit. Rahul tries to punch it but is cramped for room and gets an inside edge that goes past the stumps and diving keeper for a boundary at fine leg.

Bowls it short and on middle. Rahul is happy to duck under it.

FOUR! This time a top edge produces a boundary! Scores are level now! Short and on middle. Rahul goes for a big pull shot. However, all he manages to do is to get a top edge which goes over the jumping keeper for a boundary.

Back of a length on leg. Yadav clips it to mid-wicket for a single.

Bowls it short and angles it on middle and leg. Rahul very calmly ducks under it.

Goes fuller and around off. Rahul drives it to the mid off fielder. He is not happy with himself and rightly so.

Back of a length and outside off. Rahul punches it towards deep point for a single. Now Sri Lanka need to be more proactive here.

A length delivery on middle at 145.5 kph. Yadav fends it right under his eyes.

FOUR! This will take India closer to the target! Short and on middle. Kuldeep Yadav makes room and cuts it over the point fielder and gets a boundary. Just 13 needed now!

Fullish and outside off. Rahul drives it to the cover fielder.

FIFTY for KL Rahul! A gritty knock from the keeper-batter and he has stepped up when his team needed it the most. Back of a length, on leg. Rahul clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. Oh, Kasun Rajitha has overstepped here and it is a no ball. So Free Hit coming up...

WIDE! Short and down the leg side. Yadav leaves it alone. Free Hit continues.

A slower back-of-a-length delivery on off. Yadav cuts it straight to the point fielder.

On a length and angling into off from 'round the wicket. Yadav fends it towards the off side.

A fullish delivery and outside off. Yadav drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

Angles a length delivery on middle. Rahul works it to fine leg for a single. Sri Lanka can't afford to give easy singles like this.

Bowls a good short delivery angling into middle from 'round the wicket. Yadav tries to pull it but misses. The ball goes off his helmet towards third man and a leg bye is taken. India still need 19 runs, can Sri Lanka get a wicket or two quickly here?

Fuller and around leg, Axar knocks it down to long on for a single.

On middle, KL clips it to square leg. Patel wants a run but is sent back.

Fuller and on middle, Rahul drives it back towards the bowler who tries to gather it but misses. Ends up deflecting behind onto the stumps and the ball ricochets to mid off. They cross.

Around middle and off, flicked to mid-wicket.

OUT! Patel holes out! Sri Lanka again have an opening. Floated delivery, full and outside off, Axar Patel leans forward to loft it inside-out over extra cover but ends up hitting it a lot straighter. The ball flies to the right of long off and Chamika Karunaratne takes a fine catch sliding across on the ground. 25 needed off 61 balls.

Floated and full, around off, Kuldeep defends it off the front foot.

Fullish and on off, Patel drives it back to the bowler. Chamika Karunaratne picks up the ball and stares at the batter.

Back of a length around leg, Patel glances it off his hips to deep square leg for a single.

Shortish and on off, it's punched off the back foot by KL, towards deep cover-point, for a single.

Bouncer around leg at 132.8 kph, Axar stands back and allows it through to the keeper.

Short and on off, Axar slaps it to covers where the fielder (Charith Asalanka) dives but misfields. Yes-no between the batter and they decide not to cross.

Short again, around leg and jumping onto the batter, Axar rides the bounce and tucks it through square leg for a single. 27 needed off 11 overs.

Serves it very full and on off, Patel eases it down to long off for a run.

Shorter and around off, KL goes back and pushes it towards the bowler.

Loopy and around leg, spinning down, Rahul tries to flick but misses. The keeper fumbles while collecting. Perhaps it went off the pads as there was no signal from the umpire.

Full and on off, knocked down to long on for a single.

Quicker around middle, skidding in, Axar gets back and punches it to long off for a run.

Flighted around off, Rahul wrists it towards short mid-wicket.

Back of a length on off, Axar punches from the back foot to mid off.

FOUR! Puts it away! Chamika Karunaratne switches to 'round the wicket and delivers a full ball around off, Axar Patel leans forward and caresses it through extra cover for a boundary. That's not all, the bowler has overstepped. The siren goes off and the crowd gets excited. Free Hit loading...

Wide! Free Hit stays! Karunaratne returns from over the wicket and bowls a short ball way wide outside off. Patel tries to chase but misses.

SIX! Out of here, the crowd at Eden Gardens erupts! Short in length and around off, slower in pace, Axar Patel camps back and launches it over wide long on for a maximum. Six maximums needed more to win this game.

Pitches it up and outside off, Patel drives it through covers and rotates the strike.

On a good length outside off, Rahul punches off the back foot to point. The fielder makes a tumbling stop.

Fullish and on off, angling in, KL flicks it in the gap at mid-wicket for a single.

Short and on off, Axar goes on his toes and guides it past point for one. 33 needed off 78 balls.

Slower through the air, full and on off, Patel drives it back to the bowler.

A touch short and on the pads, from 'round the wicket, Patel works it to deep square leg for a single.

Loopy and full on off, KL presses forward and defends it on the surface.

Floated ball, full and on middle, Rahul wrists it down to long on for a run. Under 50 needed now.

Tossed up around leg, Patel flicks it aerially but wide of short mid-wicket. They cross for a run.

Fuller and on off, defended to covers. Wanindu Hasaranga is done with his economical spell but Sri Lanka wanted wickets from their champion bowler.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Chamika Karunaratne strikes and gives Sri Lanka a glimmer of hope here! The 75-run stand has been broken and Pandya, after playing so well, walks back disappointed into the shed. This is a good-length delivery, around off. Pandya tries to punch it from his crease. But he gets an outside edge and Mendis behind the stumps takes a good catch. Can Sri Lanka capitalize on this opening now? 55 needed more.

WIDE! Bangs it short on off and it is a bit too high as Patel leaves it alone.

Short and outside off. Patel cuts it to the point fielder for a single.

Goes fuller and on middle. Rahul drives it to the mid on fielder.

Shortish and outside off. Rahul punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Touch short and around off. Patel punches it to the cover fielder.

Single to end the over and India now need 51 from 90 balls with five wickets in hand. Short and outside off. Patel cuts it and cuts it hard to deep point but gets only a single.

Tossed-up delivery on middle. Pandya drives it to long on for a single.

Bowls it flatter and quicker at 90.5 kph. Rahul is happy to block it.

Touch shorter and on off at 86.1 kph. Rahul punches it to the bowler this time.

Tosses it up on middle. Rahul drives it to long on for a single.

Fires it quicker and on middle. Pandya is happy to take a single as he knocks it down to long on.

Quicker one at 90 kph, on off. Rahul punches it to the left of the bowler who deflects it off his hands towards the cover region. 55 needed from 96 balls!

Back of a length and outside off. Rahul punches it nicely to deep cover for a single.

FOUR! Pandya with good placement this time! Chamika Karunaratne drifts on the pads as he bowls a length delivery. Pandya does not hit it hard just times this as he clips it to the backward square leg fence for a boundary.

Goes fuller and on middle. Pandya flicks it through mid-wicket where Ashen Bandara runs to his left, dives and keeps it to just two. He has been a perennial substitute fielder for Sri Lanka for this very reason.

Back of a length, on off. Pandya punches it to the mid on fielder.

Angles a length delivery on leg. Pandya glances it to fine leg for an easy single.

Bowls a short delivery, around off at 128.3 kph. Rahul pulls it to the mid-wicket fielder.

Short and around off. Rahul cuts it past the point fielder for a couple.

Fraction short again and outside off. Rahul goes back and defends it towards the off side.

Bowls it quicker and on middle. Rahul blocks it solidly and with utmost calm again.

Touch shorter on middle and Rahul uses the depth of the crease as he knocks it to long on for a single.

Goes fuller and around off. Pandya drives it to the cover fielder.

Another dot to end the over! A flatter delivery on off. A bit quicker too and all Pandya manages to do is hit it to the bowler.

WIDE! Short and down the leg side. Rahul sets up to pull it but lets it go in the end. The ball swerves a lot after going past the bat and Kusal Mendis stretches to his right to collect the ball.

Bangs it short again and this time gets his line right, on middle. Rahul ducks under it.

Lands it on a length and angles it on the pads. Rahul tries to clip it but misses to get hit high on the pads. An appeal follows from Kumara but it is too high and going down the leg side too.

Short of a good length, on off. Rahul fends it with soft hands towards the off side.

Back of a length and around off. Rahul punches it to the left of point where the fielder half-stops it and a single is taken.

Bowls it short and on off at 138.9 kph. Pandya sets up to pull it but got late into the shot and by the time he decides to let it go, the ball has passed him.

Short again and on middle. Pandya connects the pull shot but hits it straight to the mid-wicket fielder. India still need 69 runs!

FOUR! The part-timer will not dominate, says Hardik. Presses forward to a full ball and eases his drive in the gap at covers for a boundary.

Flighted and full, around off, it's defended off the front foot to the off side.

Two dots after a boundary. Fullish and on off, Pandya pushes it back to the bowler.

Make it three dots. Flighted and around off, Pandya leans forward and wrists it away to square leg.

Puts it on a fuller length around off, Hardik drives but finds the cover fielder.

  Slow spin into the batter, from around off, Hardik is content in defending it near his front pad. Just a boundary from the over!

Back of a length around off, Rahul goes on the back foot and defends it back.

Bouncer around middle and leg at 136.7 kph, KL Rahul turns to pull but it goes over his bat. No signal from the umpire and KL is disappointed.

Shortish on off, at 137.1 clicks, Rahul drops it with gentle hands to the leg side. Looks for a run but is sent back. 'Tha kya?' asks Pandya after that, the reply from KL comes - 'Tere uper hai!' Meaning - Pandya enquired whether there was a run and Rahul replied it's upto you.

FOUR! What a shot! Full in length and around off, Rahul goes through the line and lofts it nonchalantly over mid off for a boundary. The 50-run stand comes up!

Goes on the back foot and forces a short ball through point for a single.

Short around off at 138.9 kph, Pandya drags his pull shot to deep square leg. Takes a single. 75 needed more.

Flatter and shorter on off, Rahul moves back and works it off his pads to short fine leg. Looks for a run but is sent back.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Too full from Wanindu Hasaranga, it's loopy and outside off, Rahul frees his arms and drills it through extra cover for a boundary. 

Plays late and plays well. Short and close to off, KL waits and chops it down past first slip for a single.

Fuller and on off, driven to covers.

Tossed up, full and around off, Pandya presses forward and defends it with his bat and pad together.

Loopy one, full around leg and turning towards off, Pandya tries to defend and does so from the outer half of his blade.

Starts a new spell by digging in a short ball outside off, Pandya slaps it to deep cover for a single.

Back of a length, on top of off at 134.5 kph, Rahul is on his toes as he punches it through point for one.

A touch short again, around middle and sliding down, Hardik works it through square leg for a run.

Fractionally short and on off, at 131.4 clicks, KL punches again off the back foot but finds the fielder at covers.

Darts in a good-length delivery around off, at 132 kph, Rahul defends it back from the crease.

Keeps it short and on off, angling in at 135.6 kph, KL moves back and tucks it through square leg for one.

Wanindu goes wide of the crease and delivers a full ball on off, Rahul defends it off the front foot.

Quicker and fuller on middle, worked to short mid-wicket.

Gets on the front foot and drives it through mid off for a single.

A long hop outside off, it's cut through cover-point for one.

Shortish and on off, Rahul punches it towards covers. The fielder inside the ring makes a diving stop.

Rahul uses his feet and nearly yorks himself. He digs it out from the lower half of his bat. 90 needed more with plenty of balls remaining, and only one recognized batter left in the hut.

A fullish delivery on off. Rahul blocks it back to the Lankan skipper.

Back of a length and around off. Rahul dabs it with soft hands towards the point region.

An appeal for a caught behind from the bowler but nothing much from other players and he is not going to review it either. On a good length and outside off. Rahul presses forward to defend it but the ball beats the outside edge of his blade as Mendis behind the stumps collects it.

Serves a length delivery on off. Rahul blocks it calmly again.

Touch fuller and close to the off pole again. Rahul takes a stride forward and defends it nicely.

On a length, on off. Rahul tries to work it towards the leg side but plays it a bit early. The ball goes off the leading edge towards covers for a single.

A googly that is tossed up on off. Pandya defends it solidly off the front foot.

Bowls another googly on middle. Pandya manages to work it towards square leg for a single.

Shortish and around off. Rahul goes back and punches it to the cover fielder.

Gives it some air, on off. Rahul knocks it down to long on for a single.

On middle and quicker and Pandya is just happy to defend it out.

Nicely bowled! Tossed up on middle at 80.9 kph. Pandya with a big stride forward as he manages to defend it off the outer half of his blade towards the off side.

WIDE! Back of a length and it is well down the leg side. Pandya tries to work it towards the leg side but does not connect.

WIDE! Shanaka fails to get his radar right again and lands a length delivery down the leg side. Pandya tries to clip it but misses.

Lands it on a length, on middle. Pandya with a front-foot defense off the inside half of his blade to deep backward square leg for a single.

Back of a length, on middle. Rahul calmly nudges it through square leg for a single.

Another easy single. Dasun Shanaka bowls a length delivery on middle. Pandya works it to square leg for a single.

Back of a length, on off. Rahul defends it solidly from his crease.

Serves a length delivery on middle. Rahul takes a stride forward and blocks it towards the leg side.

Another dot to end the over! Angles a length delivery on middle. Rahul is just happy to tuck it towards the leg side.

Shortish and outside off. Rahul cuts it to deep point for a couple.

Slower through the air and nicely tossed up on off. Rahul defends it off the front foot.

Bowls it a bit quicker and around off. Rahul drives it square of the wicket on the off side and comes back for the second run. Good placement and good running between the wickets.

Rahul takes a few steps forward and knocks this full delivery on middle to long on for a single.

Bowls it quicker and on off at 92.2 kph. Pandya pushes it off the front foot to covers.

Shortish and outside off. Pandya chops it to deep point for a single. India need exactly 100 now to win this game!

Short delivery and outside off. Rahul pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Goes fuller and around off. A bit of movement away from the batter and Pandya gets a thick outside edge to point as he tries to drive it.

Pulls his length back, on off. Pandya fends it from his crease nicely.

FOUR! This will give Pandya some confidence. A boundary after 10 overs! Overpitched delivery on off. Pandya leans forward and drives it past mid off for a boundary.

Touch shorter and around off at around 130 clicks. Pandya tries to cut it but is cramped for room as the ball rolls towards the off side hitting the top half of his blade.

FOUR! Boundary to end the over and just what India needed! Kasun Rajitha goes searching for a magic delivery and bowls a full delivery on middle and leg. Pandya flicks it and flicks it in the gap through the square leg region for a boundary.

Flighted delivery, very full and on off, Pandya knocks it down to long off and is happy to take a single.

Carbon copy of the last shot. Fuller and on off, KL drives this time, to long off and rotates the strike.

Flatter and a touch short on off, Pandya punches it past the point fielder for one.

Bowls it short and outside off, Rahul hangs back and forces it to sweeper for for the fourth single in this over.

Make it 5 singles. Loopy and full, around off, Hardik strides forward to defend and gets it away off the inner half. It rolls past the diving bowler to long on and they cross. 100 comes up!

Too full and outside off, Rahul strokes it through covers for a run. Six singles from the over. 115 needed more.

A bit short in length and outside off, KL goes on his toes and slaps it to sweeper cover for a single.

Fullish and around off, Hardik drives but finds the fielder at mid off.

Uses the angle of the bowler and works a length ball in the gap at mid-wicket for a single.

Play and a miss! Effort ball from Kasun Rajitha. Digs it in short, around middle at 134.4 kph, Rahul tries to pull but it flies over his bat. 

Delivers it on a length and around off, KL chooses to stay back as he pushes it to covers.

Excellent delivery, on a driving length outside off, at 130 clicks, Rahul lets it through to the keeper.

Fuller and on off, Pandya carefully drives it to long off for a run.

Flatter delivery on middle, Rahul punches it down and the mid-wicket fielder makes a sliding stop to his left.

Loopy and landing full around off, Rahul is forward in defense.

Drags his length short and bowls it outside off, Rahul punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Wrong 'un, landing full and outside off, Hardik gets forward with a big stretch and defends it.

Quicker one, full and on middle, Pandya defends it from the inner half to the leg side.

Wide! Way down the leg side, Hardik leaves. Kusal Mendis flies to his left to collect the ball.

Fuller in length and on off, Hardik presses forward and drives it to mid off.

A gentle outswinger, on a length and outside off, Hardik has nothing to do with it.

Back of a length around off, shooting off the surface, Pandya gets back and fends it away on the leg side. They cross.

Angles in a full ball on off, KL gets behind the line and defends it to the off side.

Short and wide outside off, Rahul chases and misses.

Shout for an lbw but the umpire shakes his head. Length delivery around off and jagging back into the batter, Rahul fails to work it around and is rapped on the pads. Perhaps missing the stumps.

Flatter and on off, played back to the bowler.

A googly that pitches on middle. Rahul works it towards the leg side.

Tossed up on off. Rahul fends it off the front foot nicely.

Goes on the back foot and helps it through square leg for a single.

Shortish and on off, punched past the cover fielder for a single.

Flatter and shorter googly, around off, Rahul moves back and pushes it towards the bowler.

Lands it on a good length and outside off. Iyer lets it go watchfully.

OUT! LBW! The fourth wicket is down for India and the Lankan Lions are fighting it out in the middle. This game is tightly poised now, folks! Kasun Rajitha bowls it full and on middle and leg. Iyer tries to flick it but misses and gets hit on the pads. A big appeal from Kasun Rajitha follows and he keeps running in celebration without even bothering to turn and look at the umpire. The finger is raised though. Iyer takes the DRS immediately. However, there is daylight between the bat and ball and the Ball Tracking shows that it is the umpire's call on hitting the stumps. So, the original decision stays and Shreyas Iyer walks back disappointed.

WIDE! Back of a length and it is well outside off. Pandya lets it go.

Angling in around off, on a length, Hardik blocks from the crease.

On a length and outside off, Pandya pushes at it and misses.

Fuller and around leg, Hardik tries to flick but fails to close the face of his bat. Ends up pushing it to mid on.

In the channel outside off, Hardik shoulders arms.

A full toss and outside off. Iyer drills it to the deep extra cover fielder for just a single.

Tosses it up nicely on off. Rahul leans forward and drives it to deep cover for another single.

A googly on off. Iyer takes his front foot forward and drives it to long on for a single.

Touch shorter and turning into middle, Rahul goes back and pushes it to the left of the bowler.

Gives it some air, on off. Rahul leans forward and drives it to long off for a single. Wanindu Hasaranga makes a valiant effort to stop it with a dive to his left but fails to stop it.

Slower through the air and outside off. Iyer drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

Lands it on a length, on off at 128.7 kph. Shreyas defends it to the mid off fielder.

Shortish and outside off. The ball seams away a bit and beats Iyer as he tries to cut it.

Leading edge...but safe! Goes fuller and angles it on middle. Iyer tries to work it towards the leg side but closes his bat face early. The ball goes aerially off the leading edge but in the gap through covers for a single.

Back of a length, on off. Rahul goes back and blocks it solidly.

Serves it on a good length and outside off. It is at 129.6 kph and Rahul is happy to just let it go.

Back of a length and outside off. Rahul tries to let it go at the last moment but the ball goes off the outside half of his blade towards the point fielder. Another tight over for Sri Lanka.

Tossed up, around off. Iyer drives it to the cover fielder.

Loopy delivery again, on off. Iyer with a front-foot defense.

Nice googly on off. Gives it some air again and Iyer defends it back to the bowler.

Serves it fuller and on off. Iyer drives it wide of cover but the fielder, Nuwanidu Fernando dives and stops it.

Touch shorter and on middle. Iyer pushes it to long on for a single.

Ends the over with another googly! Bowls it on off and Rahul gets an inside edge onto his pads as he goes back to defend it. Just a single from the over!

Bowls a short one on middle and leg. Rahul pulls it to fine leg for a single. He was hurried a bit by that short ball.

FOUR! Nicely played! Chamika Karunaratne tries to bounce out Iyer here. However, it comes at a very friendly height on off as Iyer pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

FOUR! Shreyas Iyer is ready for this short stuff and enjoying himself out in the middle. Chamika Karunaratne bangs it short and on off. Iyer, who is already on the back foot, pulls it towards the cow corner region for another boundary.

Angles a length delivery on leg. Iyer works it to mid on for a single.

Back of a length and outside off. Rahul punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Shortish delivery again and angling into the body. Iyer pulls it along the ground to deep square leg for a single.12 from the over!

Wide! Drifting down the leg side, Kohli tries to buy some cheap runs but fails to deflect it fine.

Another wide! Short and going down the leg side again, at 142.7 kph, Kohli attempts to pull but it's quite far away.

On a good length and outside off, 138 kph, Kohli tries to play at it but it takes the inner half and rolls to square leg.

FOUR! Virat Kohli gets off the mark in style! Kumara digs it in short, around off at 142.1 clicks, Kohli swivels on the back foot and pulls it with authority to the deep mid-wicket fence.

OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Once again the crowd is stunned into silence. The only one roaring is the bowler as he is pumped up. He hurls across a length delivery around off at 138.9 kph and gets it to nip back into the batter. Virat Kohli hangs on the back foot and tries to defend but it takes a bit of an inside edge and cannons onto the stumps. India are in a spot of bother here after losing their top three. 154 needed off 243 balls.

FOUR! Superb shot! Full and around off, Rahul leans into the drive and thumps it through the gap between covers and mid off. Opens his account.

Around off, on a length and jagging back in, Rahul works it off the inner edge to square leg for a run.

Serves it on a length outside off, KL pushes it towards gully. End of Powerplay 1 and India are 67 for 3. 149 needed more with 7 wickets in hand.

JUST SHORT! Short in length and outside off at 132 clicks, Shreyas stands tall and packs a punch. It's hit aerially but falls in front of Avishka Fernando at cover-point.

Extra bounce from a good length outside off, Shreyas feels for it and gets beaten.

Around off, on a good length again, Shreyas goes on the back foot and plays it down to point.

MISFIELD AND FOUR! Width there outside off, short in length, Shreyas chases it and gets it away off the outer edge. It flies behind backward point and Dunith Wellalage slips while stopping the ball. Ends up conceding a boundary. The young boy gets a stare from the bowler.

Short in length and wide outside off at 138.3 kph, Shreyas cuts but finds the fielder at point.

Lands it on a length and close to off, at 139.5 kph, Shreyas defends it from the back foot.

Beaten! Kumara fires in a 143 kph length ball, around off and holding its line, Shreyas pushes inside the line and misses.

Close to off, on a good length at 142 kph, Iyer is squared up a bit as he defends it towards point.

Angling in around middle, Shreyas stays back and pushes it towards mid on.

FOUR! Streaky! Kumara fires in a full ball on middle, skidding off the surface at 142.7 kph, Shreyas tries to use the angle to flick but gets a leading edge. It goes aerial but in the gap at point for a boundary.

Bouncer around off at 140.4 clicks, Shreyas Iyer sways away from the line of fire at the last moment.

Back of a length, around middle and leg at 142.3 kph, Shreyas nudges it behind square leg and crosses for a run.

Wide! Short and way wide outside off, Kohli leaves.

Another delivery in the channel outside off, Virat allows it through to the keeper.

Inswinger on middle and leg, on a length, Kohli tries to flick but misses. He is hit high on the pads.

Fuller and on off, Kohli drives but finds the fielder at extra cover.

Outside off, left alone.

Full and around off, the batter has just blocked that from his crease.

Wide! Yet another extra. Chamika Karunaratne bowls it way wide outside off, Kohli has nothing to do with it.

Fuller and on off, Kohli closes the face of his bat and pushes it towards mid on.

FOUR! Meanwhile, Shubman Gill continues to go his merry way. Fuller in length and around middle at 147 kph, Gill picks it off his pads and clips it through the gap at mid-wicket for a boundary.

FOUR! This man is all class! Kumara changes his line and delivers a length ball outside off, Shubman Gill transfers his weight into the shot as he presses forward and caresses it through covers.

OUT! CAUGHT! The crowd has gone silent all of a sudden. Kumara hurls across a shortish ball on middle, at 142.1 kph, Shubman Gill gets back and tries to play his favourite half-pull. He fails to get it from the middle of his bat and the ball flies straight to Avishka Fernando at mid-wicket. He is the only fielder present there on the leg side and Gill is unfortunate to pick him. Either side of that fielder and it would have been a hat-trick of boundaries. Gill departs. 175 needed off 267 balls.

Appeal for an lbw! Not given and Sri Lanka take the DRS. Kumara dishes out a sharp inswinger, around middle and on a length, Iyer is stuck on the back foot, attempting to flick but misses. He is pinged on the front pad, they appeal but the finger stays down. Dasun Shanaka takes the referral but the Ball Tracking shows that it's missing the stumps.

FOUR! Wow! A 150 kph delivery, full and on off, Shreyas Iyer gets on the front foot and crunches it through extra cover for a glorious boundary.

Full and outside off, pushed to mid off. End of an eventful over, 12 runs and a wicket off it.

Short and wide outside off. Gill chops it wide of point for a single.

Back of a length and outside off at 130.3 kph. The ball seams away after pitching and beats Sharma who tries to cut it.

This one nips back in a bit! Short of a good length, pitching on off and coming into the batter. Sharma just about manages to fend it off the inside half of his blade.

Back of a length, on off. Hits the bat pretty hard again as Rohit defends it towards the off side.

Short and outside off. Sharma cuts it to the cover fielder who fails to stop it and the batters take two.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A wicket against the run of play! Chamika Karunaratne, the street-fighter, strikes and gets the big fish, Rohit Sharma! On a good length and around off. Sharma tries to punch it towards the off side. However, he does so without much foot movement and gets a faint outside edge. Kusal Mendis behind the stumps makes no mistake and this is what Lanka needed. Can they pick up two-three quick wickets now to put pressure on India?

Touch short, pitching on middle and it nips back in. Sharma, who tries to work it towards the leg side, misses it. The ball hits him high on the pads and goes towards the off side. A half-appeal from the bowler but it is too high.

SIX! Here we go, a Rohit Sharma pull shot! Kumara bowls a bouncer on middle. Sharma picks the length quickly and pulls it all the way over the fine leg fence for a maximum.

Back of a length and around off. Sharma punches it to the point fielder.

Serves it fuller and on middle. Sharma pushes it to mid on this time.

Back of a length and angling into off. Sharma tries to pull it but plays it a bit early as the ball goes off the toe-end of his blade to wide mid on.

Good delivery to end the over! Lands it on a length and angles it on middle. Sharma is again a bit early into his shot as he tries to work it towards the leg side. Gets a bit of a leading edge towards the off side.

On a good length and outside off. Sharma leaves it alone without much fuss.

Back of a length, on off. Sharma defends it calmly towards the point fielder.

FOUR! Boundaries are flowing for India! Short and wide and Rohit Sharma is too good a player to miss out on it. He stands tall and cuts it over and wide of point for a boundary.

Angles a full delivery on the pads. Sharma flicks it to fine leg for a single. Nice timing again!

FOUR! Oh, man! Lovely balance, and perfect timing. Back of a length and around off. Gill transfers his weight on the back foot and punches it through covers for another boundary.

Back of a length again and angling into the pads. Gill tries to work it towards the leg side but misses. The ball goes off his pads towards deep square leg and the batters run two leg byes.

Serves it on a good length and outside off. Gill leaves it alone.

Oh, well bowled! Back of a length and outside off at 140.5 kph. The ball seams back in and beats Gill as he tries to cut it. Mendis dives to his left and makes a good stop as the ball goes under the blade of Gill and comes off the bounce to him.

Back of a length and around off. Gill with a solid back-foot defence.

On the shorter side and outside off. Gill rides the bounce and punches it left of the point fielder where Wanindu Hasaranga dives and stops it.

FOUR! Gill is off the mark with a glorious boundary! Pure class, this. Overpitched delivery, around off. Gill leans forward and caresses it through covers for a lovely boundary.

FOUR! Oh, another shot that will make you admire this young talent! Kumara bowls another half-volley, outside off. Gill plays a lovely cover-drive with a beautiful sound off his blade as the ball races away towards the fence.

Starts off with a good-length delivery on off. A hint of away movement there and Sharma blocks it solidly onto the turf.

FOUR! Oh, what a shot to get underway! Shortish length, on off. Sharma dances down the track and smashes it through covers for a boundary. India are away in style.

Short and outside off. Rohit cuts it hard again but straight to the cover fielder.

WIDE! Bowls a length delivery but drifts down the leg side. Sharma tries to clip it but misses.

Goes a bit fuller and it shapes in a bit on middle. Sharma tries to drive it but gets an inside edge onto his pads. It excites the bowler a bit but nothing much.

Back of a length, on off. Sharma stays tall in his crease and defends it comfortably.

Angles it on off. Touch short of a good length again and Sharma blocks it back to the bowler. Five from the first over and we did not see much swing for Kasun Rajitha here.