India vs Sri Lanka 5th ODI at Ranchi, 16 Nov, 2014

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bat
Sri Lanka 286/8 (50)
India 288/7 (48.4)
India won by 3 wickets
Man of the Match: Angelo Mathews
  • Axar Patel 17 * (14)
  • Virat Kohli 139 * (126)

Over 1.6 Lahiru Gamage bowls a back of length delivery to RG Sharma, FOUR, gets behind the line and punches it in the gap through covers for a boundary

Over 3.2 Lahiru Gamage bowls a good length delivery to RG Sharma, FOUR, edges his flick safely wide of slip and gets away with a boundary

Over 5.4 Lahiru Gamage bangs it short onto the pitch to AT Rayudu, FOUR, hops back and pulls it behind squareleg for a boundary

Over 9.4 Shaminda Eranga bowls a back of length delivery to V Kohli, FOUR, gets inside the line and tucks it sweetly through mid wicket for a boundary

Over 11.4 Shaminda Eranga bowls a good length delivery to V Kohli, FOUR, strides forward and punches it on the up past extra covers for a boundary


Over 11.4 Shaminda Eranga bowls a bouncer to V Kohli, 1 wide, ducks under the slower high ball around middle

Over 13.4 NLTC Perera bowls a good length delivery to V Kohli, FOUR, spoyts the slower one early and delays his flick shot and times it sweetly behind squareleg for a boundary.

Over 15.6 NLTC Perera bangs it short onto the pitch to AT Rayudu, FOUR, picks the slower one early and pulls it flat over wide mid on for a boundary

Over 16.4 BAW Mendis bowls a tossed up delivery to V Kohli, FOUR, stretches forward and square drives the wide full ball behind point for a boundary

Over 18.4 BAW Mendis bowls a tossed up delivery to V Kohli, FOUR, stretches forward and drives the full ball through extra covers for a boundary to bring up his 34th ODI fifty in 48 balls.

Over 20.2 Seekkuge Prasanna bowls it flat in the air to AT Rayudu, FOUR, moves back and pulls it in the air over wide mid wicket for a boundary

Over 22.3 Seekkuge Prasanna bowls a tossed up delivery to AT Rayudu, FOUR, steps out and drives it in the gap through extra covers and beats the slow moving Gamage in the deep for a boundary.

Over 23.5 TM Dilshan bowls a tossed up delivery to AT Rayudu, FOUR, steps out and smashes it flat over mid off for a one bounce boundary

Over 25.2 Lahiru Gamage bowls a good length delivery to V Kohli, FOUR, just a deft wristy touch off the pads from Kohli and the balls runs away to fine leg for a boundary!

Over 25.5 Lahiru Gamage bowls a bouncer to AT Rayudu, FOUR, slower one and Rayudu just gets enough bat in his upper cut to clear the keeper's head for a boundary to bring up his 5th ODI fifty in 64 balls.

Over 35.4 BAW Mendis bowls it flat in the air to KM Jadhav, FOUR, goes back and delicately late cuts it just wide of the keeper to collect a boundary

Over 37.1 BAW Mendis bowls a tossed up delivery to KM Jadhav, FOUR, bends down to take it on the full and sweeps it in the air through backward squareleg for a boundary.

Over 37.2 BAW Mendis bowls it flat in the air to KM Jadhav, FOUR, goes back and cuts it beautifully late behind point for another boundary

Over 41.3 BAW Mendis bowls it flat in the air to STR Binny, FOUR, opens the face and slices his drive wide of slip and gets a useful boundary

Over 44.2 Seekkuge Prasanna bowls it flat in the air to Akshar Patel, FOUR, rocks back and cuts the short ball between point and covers for a boundary

Over 45.4 BAW Mendis bowls it flat in the air to V Kohli, FOUR, steps out and smashes this all along the ground right through Mendis' legs for a boundary!!

Over 46.2 Shaminda Eranga bowls a good length delivery to Akshar Patel, FOUR, comes half forward looking to push it to mid on and gets an outside edge which runs away to fine thirdman for a boundary.

Over 46.4 Shaminda Eranga bowls a good length delivery to V Kohli, FOUR, Kohli reaches out to the wide one and drives it superbly on the up over extra covers for a boundary.