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India vs Sri Lanka 2021 2nd T20I Full Commentary

Result · Jul 28 2021, Wed - 08:00 PM (IST)
2nd T20I, - R. Premadasa Stadium
INDIA
132/5
SRI LANKA
133/6
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
CRR:6.76
  • 19.6

    Dushmantha Chameera to Navdeep Saini. Full toss, to leg backing away driving, well timed to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Shanaka. India's Innings comes to an end. Sri Lanka bowlers have done a great job as they restricted India to 132. Will the host chase this target? Let's see. Do join us back in few minutes for the run chase in another few minutes.

  • 19.5

    Dushmantha Chameera to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Samarawickrama.

  • 19.4

    OUT! Caught. Dushmantha Chameera to Nitish Rana. Slower ball half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to extra cover, caught by de Silva. Easy catch for Dhanajaya de silva.

  • 19.2

    Dushmantha Chameera to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Short, outside off stump backing away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Ranasinghe.

  • 19.1

    Dushmantha Chameera to Nitish Rana. Half volley, off stump backing away driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by De Silva.

  • End of Over 19
    Over 19. 12 runs. Bowler: Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Sri Lanka: 125/6 (rr 6.58)
  • 18.6

    Wanindu Hasaranga to Nitish Rana. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Wanigamuni.

  • 18.6

    Wide Wanindu Hasaranga to Nitish Rana. Leg spinner short, down leg side on the front foot Leave, Left to fine leg for 5 runs, mis-fielded by Ranasinghe. Wicket Keeper misses it and the ball races to the boundary ropes.

  • 18.5

    Wanindu Hasaranga to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to fine leg for 3 runs, run save by Perera, fielded by Chameera.

  • 18.4

    APPEAL! Wanindu Hasaranga to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, appeal made for Run Out (Sub).

  • 18.3

    Wanindu Hasaranga to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to silly mid off for no runs.

  • 18.2

    Wanindu Hasaranga to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.

  • 18.1

    Wanindu Hasaranga to Nitish Rana. Googly length ball, to leg on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Chameera.

  • End of Over 18
    Over 18. 8 runs. Bowler: Chetan Sakariya. Sri Lanka: 113/6 (rr 6.28)
  • 17.6

    Dushmantha Chameera to Nitish Rana. Full toss, off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.

  • 17.5

    Dushmantha Chameera to Nitish Rana. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by de Silva.

  • 17.4

    Dushmantha Chameera to Nitish Rana. Bouncer, to leg on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control to third man for 2 runs, run save by Perera, fielded by Fernando.

  • 17.3

    Dushmantha Chameera to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, thick edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Samarawickrama, fielded by Samarawickrama.

  • 17.2

    Dushmantha Chameera to Nitish Rana. Slower ball back of a length, to leg on the back foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 1 run.

  • 17.2

    Wide Dushmantha Chameera to Nitish Rana. Short, down leg side ducked Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Ranasinghe.

  • 17.1

    Dushmantha Chameera to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Wanigamuni.

  • End of Over 17
    Over 17. 6 runs. Bowler: Varun Chakravarthy. Sri Lanka: 105/5 (rr 6.18)
  • 16.6

    Akila Dananjaya to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Leg spinner full toss, down leg side on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run.

  • 16.5

    Akila Dananjaya to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, outside edge to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Chameera.

  • 16.4

    OUT! Bowled. Akila Dananjaya to Sanju Samson. Leg spinner back of a length, to leg down the track working, hit pad. Four down for India. Samson departs for 7.

  • 16.4

    Wide Akila Dananjaya to Nitish Rana. Arm length ball, to leg on the front foot sweeping, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to mid wicket for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Ranasinghe.

  • 16.3

    Akila Dananjaya to Sanju Samson. Leg spinner back of a length, middle stump on the back foot working, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.

  • 16.2

    Akila Dananjaya to Nitish Rana. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

  • 16.1

    Akila Dananjaya to Nitish Rana. Off break length ball, to leg on the front foot reverse sweeping, bottom edge to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Ranasinghe.

  • End of Over 16
    Over 16. 5 runs. Bowler: Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Sri Lanka: 99/5 (rr 6.19)
  • 15.6

    Wanindu Hasaranga to Sanju Samson. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump no foot movement defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Ranasinghe.

  • 15.5

    Wanindu Hasaranga to Nitish Rana. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Karunaratne.

  • 15.4

    Wanindu Hasaranga to Nitish Rana. Googly length ball, to leg on the front foot working, to short leg for no runs.

  • 15.3

    OUT! Bowled. Wanindu Hasaranga to Devdutt Padikkal. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, missed. Padikkal looks for an expensive sweep but misses it completely. Hasaranga shatters the stumps.

  • 19.4

    Chetan Sakariya to Dhananjaya de Silva. Half volley, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to short third man for 1 run, shy attempt by Yadav. Sri Lanka have win by four wickets and they level this T20I series 1-1. The visitors bowled brilliantly as they picked up wickets in the regular intervals but they were sloppy in the field. Dhananjaya de Silva played a responsible knock which helped his side to a victory. Dhananjaya de Silva has been adjudged as the player of the match for his excellent performance. Do join us tomorrow for the series decider. Until then, cheers.

  • 19.3

    Chetan Sakariya to Dhananjaya de Silva. Short, to leg on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Gaikwad.

  • 19.2

    Chetan Sakariya to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Kumar, fielded by Yadav.

  • 19.2

    Wide Chetan Sakariya to Chamika Karunaratne. Slower length ball, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, missed for 2 runs, mis-fielded by Samson.

  • 19.1

    Chetan Sakariya to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slower length ball, middle stump backing away flick, mis-timed to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Vinod.

  • End of Over 19
    Over 19. 12 runs. Bowler: Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Sri Lanka: 125/6 (rr 6.58)
  • 18.6

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chamika Karunaratne. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Yadav.

  • 18.5

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chamika Karunaratne. Back of a length, wide outside off stump moves in front cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.

  • 18.4

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chamika Karunaratne. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, in the air under control to deep extra cover for 2 runs, dropped catch by Saini, fielded by Dhawan.

  • 18.3

    SIX! Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chamika Karunaratne. Full toss, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

  • 18.2

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Padikkal.

  • 18.1

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Chamika Karunaratne. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Saini.

  • End of Over 18
    Over 18. 8 runs. Bowler: Chetan Sakariya. Sri Lanka: 113/6 (rr 6.28)
  • 17.6

    Chetan Sakariya to Dhananjaya de Silva. Full toss, down leg side backing away flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 2 runs, fielded by Padikkal.

  • 17.5

    FOUR! Chetan Sakariya to Dhananjaya de Silva. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot Late Cut, well timed past third man for 4 runs.

  • 17.4

    Chetan Sakariya to Chamika Karunaratne. Slower length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run.

  • 17.3

    Chetan Sakariya to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slower ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot glancing, to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Vinod.

  • 17.2
    Ramesh Mendis c Ruturaj Gaikwad b Chetan Sakariya 2 (5)

    OUT! Caught. Chetan Sakariya to Ramesh Mendis. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Gaikwad. Sakariya takes his first T20I wicket for India.

  • 17.1

    Chetan Sakariya to Ramesh Mendis. Off cutter length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.

  • End of Over 17
    Over 17. 6 runs. Bowler: Varun Chakravarthy. Sri Lanka: 105/5 (rr 6.18)
  • 16.6

    Varun Chakravarthy to Ramesh Mendis. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, thick edge to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Gaikwad. Varun's brilliant spell comes to an end.

  • 16.5

    Varun Chakravarthy to Dhananjaya de Silva. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run.

  • 16.4

    Varun Chakravarthy to Dhananjaya de Silva. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Padikkal.

  • 16.3

    APPEAL! Varun Chakravarthy to Ramesh Mendis. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to point for 1 run, fielded by Samson, appeal made for L.B.W.

  • 16.2

    Varun Chakravarthy to Dhananjaya de Silva. Carrom ball back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Chahar.

  • 16.1

    Varun Chakravarthy to Dhananjaya de Silva. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.

  • End of Over 16
    Over 16. 5 runs. Bowler: Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Sri Lanka: 99/5 (rr 6.19)
  • 15.6

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Padikkal.

  • 15.5

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Chahar.

  • 15.4

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dhananjaya de Silva. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.

  • 15.3

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Scoop, Gloved for no runs, fielded by Samson.

  • 15.2

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Ramesh Mendis. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Gaikwad.

  • 15.1

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Gaikwad.

  • End of Over 15
    Over 15. 7 runs. Bowler: Rahul Chahar. Sri Lanka: 94/5 (rr 6.27)
  • 14.6
    Wanindu Hasaranga c Bhuvneshwar Kumar b Rahul Chahar 15 (11)

    OUT! Caught. Rahul Chahar to Wanindu Hasaranga. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Kumar. Five down for Sri Lanka. Bhuvneshwar takes a sitter.