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India vs Sri Lanka 2017 4th ODI Full Commentary

Result · Aug 31 2017, Thu - 02:30 PM (IST)
4th ODI, - R. Premadasa Stadium
INDIA
375/5
SRI LANKA
207
India win by 168 runs
CRR:4.85
Player Of The Match
  • 49.6

    Lasith Malinga to Manish Pandey. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Siriwardana.

    What a torrid time Sri Lanka have had in the field. Infact at one point, it looked as though it could have been a lot worse. Angelo Mathews prevented the visitors passing 400 with a decent spell of bowling. A tad surprising that he did not finish his allocation. The innings was set up by two brilliant hundreds by Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, then finished off by Dhoni and Pandey.

    It is going to be a tough chase for the hosts, but it is a very good batting track.

  • 49.5

    Lasith Malinga to MS Dhoni. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Thirimanne.

  • 49.4

    Lasith Malinga to Manish Pandey. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump down the track Steer, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Munaweera.

  • 49.3

    Lasith Malinga to Manish Pandey. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump down the track pushing, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Perera.

  • 49.2

    Lasith Malinga to MS Dhoni. Yorker, outside off stump no foot movement driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Pushpakumara.

  • 49.1

    FOUR! Lasith Malinga to MS Dhoni. Half volley, outside off stump moves in front driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs. The power from that bottom hand is remarkable. Dhoni leans back to get underneath the ball, and chips it over extra cover for four.

  • 48.6

    Vishwa Fernando to MS Dhoni. Yorker, outside off stump moves in front driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Perera.

  • 48.5

    Vishwa Fernando to MS Dhoni. Yorker, outside off stump no foot movement driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.

  • 48.4

    Vishwa Fernando to MS Dhoni. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, run save by Mendis.

  • 48.3

    FOUR! Vishwa Fernando to MS Dhoni. Full toss, outside off stump no foot movement driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Swings very hard and drills it past mid off for four. Not the place to be bowling to this man.

  • 48.2

    Vishwa Fernando to MS Dhoni. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.

  • 48.1

    Vishwa Fernando to Manish Pandey. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Thirimanne.

  • 47.6

    Lasith Malinga to MS Dhoni. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Perera.

  • 47.5

    SIX! Lasith Malinga to MS Dhoni. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump moves in front Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Gets all of that one. Dhoni shuffles across and hoicks it over cow corner for six. Right in the slot from Malinga, and the slower delivery was expected.

  • 47.4

    Lasith Malinga to MS Dhoni. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Perera.

  • 47.3

    Lasith Malinga to Manish Pandey. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.

  • 47.2

    Lasith Malinga to Manish Pandey. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Siriwardana.

  • 47.1

    Lasith Malinga to MS Dhoni. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, dropped catch by Munaweera. That would've prevented some more late order runs. Dhoni is dropped and it is a dolly. Skied up by MS, and Munaweera settles underneath it. Put down, and didn't look confident in snapping it up.

  • 46.6

    Vishwa Fernando to Manish Pandey. Off cutter length ball, to leg down the track driving, to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Mathews.

  • 46.5

    Vishwa Fernando to MS Dhoni. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.

  • 46.4

    Vishwa Fernando to Manish Pandey. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.

  • 46.3

    Vishwa Fernando to Manish Pandey. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Siriwardana.

  • 46.2

    FOUR! Vishwa Fernando to Manish Pandey. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Boshed up and over cover once more. No one stopping that. Excellent placement from Pandey.

  • 46.1

    Vishwa Fernando to MS Dhoni. Half volley, outside off stump moves in front sweeping, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Munaweera.

  • 45.6

    Lasith Malinga to MS Dhoni. Off cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Pushpakumara.

  • 45.5

    FOUR! Lasith Malinga to MS Dhoni. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Full, wide, and crushed over the covers for a one bounce four. Brute force from the Indian veteran.

  • 45.4

    Lasith Malinga to MS Dhoni. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to cover for no runs, fielded by Pushpakumara.

  • 45.3

    Lasith Malinga to Manish Pandey. Half volley, off stump on the front foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Siriwardana.

  • 45.2

    Lasith Malinga to MS Dhoni. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to deep backward point for 1 run.

  • 45.1

    Wide Lasith Malinga to Manish Pandey. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot Late Cut, missed to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Dickwella.

  • 42.4

    OUT! Bowled. Kuldeep Yadav to Lasith Malinga. Chinaman length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed. It all ends in a hurry. Big spin back through the wide open gate, and it cleans bowls him. An ugly swipe and took his eyes off the ball. It was only going to finish one way.

    Another dominating display from India. They are showing that they are far too good for this Sri Lankan side. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma stood out with the bat, and they piled on way too many runs for Sri Lanka to consider chasing down. A pretty effortless victory in the end, and they will now be going for the 5-0 whitewash on Sunday.

  • 42.3

    OUT! Caught & Bowled. Kuldeep Yadav to Vishwa Fernando. Chinaman half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled back to bowler, fielded by Yadav. Driven straight back into the bowler's hands this time. Wanted to go over the top again, but the bat turned in his hands and scewed off the inner half. Nearly done and dusted now.

  • 42.2

    Kuldeep Yadav to Vishwa Fernando. Chinaman length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Pandey.

  • 42.1

    FOUR! Kuldeep Yadav to Vishwa Fernando. Chinaman half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs. Sweetly driven over wide mid off and he connects so cleanly. Nicely done by the number ten.

  • 41.6

    Jasprit Bumrah to Akila Dananjaya. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Dhawan.

  • 41.5

    FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah to Akila Dananjaya. Length ball, to leg on the back foot pulling, past long on for 4 runs. Cue end of the bat, but Akila still manages to muscle it back down the ground for four.

  • 41.4

    Jasprit Bumrah to Akila Dananjaya. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.

  • 41.3

    Jasprit Bumrah to Vishwa Fernando. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Fended, Gloved to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Yadav.

  • 41.2

    OUT! Caught. Jasprit Bumrah to Malinda Pushpakumara. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air uncontrolled to third man, by Pandya. Catching practice for Hardik down at third man. Guided down to the fielder, and picked him out perfectly. Poor batting.

  • 41.1

    Jasprit Bumrah to Akila Dananjaya. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.

  • 40.6

    Kuldeep Yadav to Malinda Pushpakumara. Googly back of a length, off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Rahul.

  • 40.5

    Kuldeep Yadav to Malinda Pushpakumara. Chinaman yorker, to leg on the front foot pushing, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Yadav.

  • 40.4

    Kuldeep Yadav to Malinda Pushpakumara. Chinaman half volley, off stump on the front foot sweeping, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Pandey.

  • 40.3

    Kuldeep Yadav to Akila Dananjaya. Chinaman length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.

  • 40.2

    Kuldeep Yadav to Akila Dananjaya. Chinaman half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Dhawan.

  • 40.1

    Kuldeep Yadav to Akila Dananjaya. Chinaman length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Dhawan.

  • 39.6

    Jasprit Bumrah to Malinda Pushpakumara. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to square leg for no runs, fielded by Thakur.

    Nothing to really report on in the middle. It is all a formality now. Very strange tactics in this batting display from Sri Lanka. They haven't tried to chase down this total at all.

  • 39.5

    Jasprit Bumrah to Malinda Pushpakumara. Back of a length, outside off stump swayed away, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.

  • 39.4

    Jasprit Bumrah to Malinda Pushpakumara. Full toss, to leg on the front foot flick, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Thakur.

  • 39.3

    Jasprit Bumrah to Malinda Pushpakumara. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Late Cut, hit pad to slips for no runs, shy attempt by Kohli.

  • 39.2

    Jasprit Bumrah to Malinda Pushpakumara. Full toss, to leg on the front foot flick, hit pad to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Pandey.

  • 39.1

    Jasprit Bumrah to Akila Dananjaya. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pushing, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Thakur.

  • 38.6

    Kuldeep Yadav to Malinda Pushpakumara. Chinaman length ball, off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Bumrah.

  • 38.5

    Kuldeep Yadav to Malinda Pushpakumara. Googly length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.

  • 38.4

    Kuldeep Yadav to Malinda Pushpakumara. Chinaman length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.

  • 38.3

    Kuldeep Yadav to Malinda Pushpakumara. Chinaman length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Dhoni.

  • 38.2

    Kuldeep Yadav to Malinda Pushpakumara. Chinaman length ball, to leg on the back foot pulling, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Pandey.

  • 38.1

    Kuldeep Yadav to Malinda Pushpakumara. Chinaman half volley, off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Pandya.

  • 37.6

    Axar Patel to Akila Dananjaya. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by Bumrah.

  • 37.5

    Axar Patel to Malinda Pushpakumara. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.