Sri Lanka vs India 2nd Test at Colombo, 20 Aug, 2015

Toss: India won the toss and choose to bat.
India 393/10 (114)  &  325/8 (91)
Sri Lanka 306/10 (108)  &  134/10 (43.4)
India won by 278 runs
Man of the Match: Lokesh Rahul
  • HMRKB Herath 4 * (17)

Over 43.4HMRKBHerath bowls flighted delivery to RG Sharma, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 43.5HMRKBHerath bowls quicker and flatter in the air to RG Sharma, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 43.6HMRKBHerath bowls flighted delivery to RG Sharma, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 44.2TharinduKaushal bowls flighted delivery to RG Sharma, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 44.3TharinduKaushal bowls flatter trajectory delivery to RG Sharma, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointSingle

Over 44.5TharinduKaushal bowls quicker and flatter in the air to RG Sharma, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Single

Over 45.1HMRKBHerath bowls flighted delivery to RG Sharma, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 45.2HMRKBHerath bowls flighted delivery to RG Sharma, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Single

Over 46.4TharinduKaushal bowls flighted delivery to RG Sharma, plays a sweep shot through fine leg.No runs

Over 46.5TharinduKaushal bowls quicker and flatter in the air to RG Sharma, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Single

Over 47.1 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to RG Sharma, no runs, gets back in the crease and manages to defend on the off-side.

Over 47.2 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to RG Sharma, 1 run,  gets to the pitch and drives it to the right of a diving short cover.

Over 48.1 KTGD Prasad bowls a good length delivery to RG Sharma, 1 run, gets forward and works it down to fine-leg and picks up a single.

Over 48.3 KTGD Prasad bowls a good length delivery to RG Sharma, no runs, comes on to the front foot, lifts his bat and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 48.4 KTGD Prasad bowls a good length delivery to RG Sharma, no runs, gets a nice stride forward and defends it towards mid-off.

Over 48.5 KTGD Prasad bowls a good length delivery to RG Sharma, no runs, gets half-forward and blocks it into the on-side.

Over 48.6 KTGD Prasad bowls a good length delivery to RG Sharma, no runs, gets well forward and defends it nicely towards short-cover.

Over 49.1 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to Lokesh Rahul, no runs, comes down the track and drives it straight back to the bowler.

Over 50.1 KTGD Prasad bowls a good length delivery to RG Sharma, no runs, gets forward and defends it to short-cover.

Over 50.2 KTGD Prasad bowls a good length delivery to RG Sharma, no runs, goes back in the crease and blocks it back to the bowler.

Over 50.3 KTGD Prasad bowls a good length delivery to RG Sharma, 1 run, presses forward and needles it in the gap in the cover region.

Over 51.2 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to RG Sharma, no runs, gets forward and drives it straight to short-cover.

Over 51.3 HMRKB Herath bowls it flat in the air to RG Sharma, no runs, presses forward and defends it back to the bowler.

Over 51.4 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to RG Sharma, Boundary! Gets clears his front leg and drills his drive through the covers for four.

Over 51.5 HMRKB Herath bowls it flat in the air to RG Sharma, no runs, comes on to the front foot and blocks it down the pitch.

Over 51.6 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to RG Sharma, Six!! Gets to the pitch, and gets a clean swing through the line, the ball sails over the long-off fence.

Over 53.1 PVD Chameera bowls a pitched up delivery to RG Sharma, 1 run, gets forward and t turns it gently towards mid-on, the fielder was slightly deep.

Over 54.1 Tharindu Kaushal bowls a tossed up delivery to RG Sharma, no runs, goes on to the back foot and knocks it to short-cover.

Over 54.2 Tharindu Kaushal bowls a tossed up delivery to RG Sharma, 1 run, gets forward and drives it down to long-on and hands the strike back to Rahul.

Over 54.5 Tharindu Kaushal bowls a tossed up delivery to RG Sharma, 1 run, comes across the line and works it away behind square on the on-side and picks up a single.

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