IND vs SL Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Abhishek Sharma wraps things up with a beauty, and Sri Lanka have been bundled out for just 45, in pursuit of 170. INDIA WIN BY 124 RUNS! This is the arm ball, full and on middle, skids through and angles in sharply. Binura Fernando gets cramped up in the crease and plays completely down the wrong line, as the ball goes through and crashes into the stumps. 3 wickets in 3 balls to seal the deal for the Men in Blue.

OUT! STUMPED! Lightning-fast glovework from Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma also gets a wicket here. He tosses it up, full and on off, gets it to grip and turn away sharply. Chamika Karunaratne gets drawn forward and tries to drive it away but the ball spins past the outside edge, and he also loses his balance, dragging his back foot outside the crease. Samson collects and breaks the stumps in a flash. The square leg umpire raises his finger. India need just one wicket now.

OUT! RATNAYAKE IS RUN OUT! Third one of the innings, and Chamika Karunaratne has been involved in two of those. Abhishek Sharma drops it short, on off, Chamika stabs it out towards point. Tharindu Ratnayake sets off for a run, and his partner responds initially but then sells him down the river. He turns back, but it is too late by then. Tilak Varma picks up the ball, takes aim, and hits a bullseye at the bowler's end, with one stump to aim. India are two wickets away from the win now.

Flighted, full and around off, turns in. Tharindu Ratnayake has a swipe across the line but gets an inside edge through aquare leg for a run.

Floated, full and on off, Chamika Karunaratne pushes it towards cover for a single.

FOUR! A welcome boundary! Washington Sundar gives this one some more air, full and around off. Tharindu Ratnayake gets his hands through the drive and cracks it through extra covers for a boundary.

Slows it up, shortish and on off, Tharindu Ratnayake opens the bat face and steers it to point.

Flighted, full and on off, turns away. Tharindu Ratnayake goes down for a blind sweep but misses.

Darts the arm ball, full and angling in, Tharindu Ratnayake fails to work it away and gets hit on the pads.

Floated, full and on leg, Tharindu Ratnayake tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Shorter in length, on middle, Chamika Karunaratne pats it down to long on for a single.

Short, flat, on middle, Tharindu taps it back to the bowler off the back foot.

Pushed through quicker, full and on off. Tharindu Ratnayake goes for a premeditated reverse sweep but gets nowhere near the ball.

Flatter delivery, short and on off, gets some extra bounce. Tharindu Ratnayake slashes at it but does not connect.

A googly, full and around off, turns away a bi. Tharindu Ratnayake tries to guide it late but misses.

Goes short, on middle, Chamika Karunaratne heaves it past mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Fires this one, full but down the leg again, Chamika Karunaratne misses his flick. Wided.

Flatter, short and on leg, skids through. Tharindu Ratnayake stays back and looks to clip it away but misses as the ball goes off his pads towards short third. Leg bye taken. There is also an appeal for LBW, but turned down.

Two wides! A googly, full but turning down the leg side. Chamika Karunaratne fails to glance it away, and Sanju Samson is also not able to collect it cleanly. A bye taken and a wide is given.

Looped up, full and on middle, Tharindu Ratnayake defends it on the front foot.

A bit short, around off, Tharindu Ratnayake keeps it out to the off side.

Slows it up, full and on off, Tharindu Ratnayake tries to play it from the crease but gets beaten all ends up.

Flighted, full and on middle, Tharindu Ratnayake blocks it out.

OUT! TAKEN! Washington Sundar gets among the wickets as well. He floats it up, full and just around off, turning it away again. Wanuja Sahan changes his stance early and goes for the reverse sweep, but the ball bounces a bit more than he expected. It takes the outside edge and lobs up straight to first slip, where Abhishek Sharma makes no mistake. Sri Lanka are reeling at 33/7 now.

Turn and bounce! Tossed up, full and on off, grips and turns away, shooting up a bit as well. Wanuja Sahan gets drawn forward to block but gets beaten on the outside edge. Sanju Samson fails to collect it cleanly and parries it to first slip, where Abhishek grabs it.

Fires this one, full and on leg. Wanuja Sahan gets low and swipes it away to deep square leg for a run.

Drops it short, on middle, Wanuja Sahan stays back and pats it down the pitch.

Tossed up, full and around middle, turns in. Wanuja Sahan goes down for the sweep but misses as the ball lobs up off his pads and drops in front of first slip.

Flighted, full and on middle and leg, Wanuja Sahan tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Slows it up, full and on off, turns in sharply. Wanuja Sahan steps acoss to clip it away but misses and gets hit high on the pads.

Floated, full and on middle, Chamika Karunaratne works it off the inner half of the bat through square leg for a single.

Arm ball, full and on middle, angling in. Wanuja Sahan gets half-forward to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads. A slight appeal for LBW, but turned down.

OUT! NUWANIDU IS RUN OUT! After clubbing a couple of sixes, that's a really poor way to go. Full and flat, outside off. Fernando goes for the reverse sweep, getting it off the inside half, fine down to the left of Axar at backward point. Both batters set off for the run, but for some reason, Chamika stops and that forces Nuwanidu to retreat from halfway. But he's backing up too far and Axar relays it to Samson, who whips the bails off with ease. And honestly, there was no run there to begin with, but the coordination between the batters could have been a lot better regardless. It's spiralling badly for Sri Lanka now, 31 for 6, and needing 139 off 91 balls.

Beaten! Goes on with the arm, on a good length, outside the off stump line. Nuwanidu Fernando plays for the ball to turn back but it goes straight on and beats the outside edge.

SIX! Hit firmly! Into the slot, full on middle, Nuwanidu Fernando clears the front leg to make room for himself, brings his long levers to play and smokes it comfortably over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen more runs.

Flatter, fuller, on middle, the top-spinner pushed through and Fernando blocks it off the front foot.

SIX! The first one of the chase. Outside off and full, Nuwanidu Fernando goes way across the stumps, fetches it from outside off and sweeps it over deep backward square leg. Gets the distance to sail it over the fence for a six.

WIDE! Fired down leg, on a good length. Nuwanidu Fernando misses the tickle.

Fullish on middle stump, and Karunaratne tucks it into the leg side towards mid-wicket, looking for a quick single, but the fielder closes in fast and the batters have to turn it down. A double wicket maiden for Axar Patel.

Drifting down the leg stump, on a length. Chamika Karunaratne looks to tuck it around the corner, but gets a thin inside edge. However, Samson is a bit late to react and the ball deflects off his gloves and drops down. That would have been another wicket had Sanju cling to it.

OUT! CAUGHT BY SUNDAR! Another one bites the dust with Axar having two to his name now. Beautifully tossed up, drifting back into the right-hander and gripping with a bit of turn and bounce off the surface. Bandara goes down on one knee, committing fully to the slog sweep. He gets a massive top edge, and the ball sails high towards deep mid-wicket, where Sundar completes a comfortable catch. And within a blink, Sri Lanka have been reduced to 18/5.

Around off on a length, Bandara stabs it back at the bowler off the back foot.

Good length on leg stump, tailing in further with the angle. Bandara misses his flick completely, beaten on the inside edge, as the ball thuds into his front pad.

OUT! TAKEN AT 45! Axar strikes now and India are completely over the Lankans now. Patel dishes out a full ball, landing it around middle and leg and gets some bounce on it. Sahan Arachchige goes down on a knee to sweep but gets a top edge and the ball bobbles straight towards Vaibhav Sooryavanshi stationed at short fine leg. Sri Lanka are 18/4, needing 152 runs from 101 balls.

Short and angled on the leg stump, Nuwanidu rides the bounce and clips it to mid-wicket.

JAFFA! That just took off from the runway! Hammers it on a length, outside off, nipping away just a touch, and this one skids on quicker than expected off the surface. Fernando looks to drive through the off side but is beaten all ends up by the extra bounce, on the outside edge. Sanju Samson times the leap to perfection to pluck it with his right hand. Sensational keeping from him.

Good length on middle and leg stump, Fernando clips this to the left of Sooryavanshi at deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

Sizzling delivery from Bumrah! Short of a length, nipping back in very sharply with some bounce. Sahan Arachchige is cut in half as he looks to block it off the back foot, but the ball zips past the inside edge. Samson dives to his right but can only get a hand to make a half-stop. A bye taken.

FOUR! Off the leading edge! Moral victory for the bowler but crucial runs for the Lankans. Nips away off the crack, full on middle, Sahan Arachchige looks to flick it over the leg side, but gets a massive leading edge. The ball flies wide of short third and races away to the fence.

Spears in a full-length delivery, on off, Sahan presses forward and defends it down the pitch.

A length ball, around off, Fernando defends it off the back foot to cover.

Dragged back, on middle, Sahan Arachchige heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR LEG BYES! More runs! Flatter delivery, full but down the leg side. Sahan Arachchige tries to swipe it away but misses as the ball goes close to the pads and past the keeper to the fine leg fence for a boundary. The replay shows that it actually did not hit anything, and Axar gets away with one as it was not given as a wide.

FOUR! Gets off the mark in style! Tossed up, full and around off. Sahan Arachchige leans onto the drive and creams it through covers for the first boundary of the chase.

Shorter in length and on off, Sahan Arachchige backs away and punches it to cover-point.

OUT! CROOSPULLE IS RUN OUT! Brilliance in the field from the Indians, and Sri Lanka are falling apart badly now. Good length, outside off, gripping and turning away, and Fernando hangs back, guiding it late towards Bishnoi at backward point with an open face. He goes for a risky single. Croospulle is caught napping and has to scramble across, and crucially, he does not go for the dive, a decision that costs him. Bishnoi races in, picks up and fires in a direct hit at the batting end, finding just the one stump to aim at and nailing it in style. The replays confirm that the batter is short of his crease by a fair bit. Sri Lanka are 2/3, needing 168 runs.

WIDE! Down the leg side, fired on a length. Fernando goes for the sweep but misses.

Kicks up a bit, on a good length, around middle, Nuwanidu hangs back and steers it along the ground to deep square leg for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! That's a spectacular catch by Samson. The Indians are delighted and Bumrah has two to his name already. Fuller than the one before, outside off, nipping away just a touch, and Sohan de Livera pokes at it again, away from his body. The outside edge is thick, and the ball shoots low towards Samson's left. Samson commits to his right first, but quickly makes amends and pivots back the other way, and still manages to get his outstretched left hand under it to complete the catch. Sri Lanka have been rocked early as they are 0/2, needing 170 runs.

Beaten! Zips through the deck, nipping away with a bit of bounce, on a good length, outside off. Sohan de Livera loosely dangles the bat away from his body and is beaten all ends up.

Low full toss, outside off, driven away to the cover fielder.

OUT! LBW! India strike early, and it is Bumrah who delivers the goods with the first breakthrough. An absolute ripper from Jasprit as he lands it on a fuller length and gets the ball shape in late, right in front of the stumps. Sineth Jayawardena is pinned in the crease and has an ugly swipe across the line. Gets beaten comprehensively on the inside edge and is struck on the back pad. A confident appeal is enough for the umpire to raise his finger. Dead straight and Sri Lanka are 0/1, chasing 170 runs.

Bumrah is right on the money! He attacks the stumps on a fuller length, Sineth Jayawardena plays off the back foot and blocks it to the off side.