Sri Lanka vs India 1st Test at Kandy, 26 Jul, 2017

Toss: India, who chose to bat
India 600/10 (133.1)  &  240/3 (53)
Sri Lanka 291/10 (78.3)  &  245/10 (76.5)
India won by 304 runs
Man of the Match: Shikhar Dhawan
  • Dilruwan Perera 21 * (50)

Over 1.1 Umesh Yadav bowls a good length delivery to WU Tharanga, Boundary! Gets forward and guides it pass gully and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 4.1  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to WU Tharanga, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and punched of the back foot through cover and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 4.6  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to Danushka Gunathilaka, Boundary! Goes on to the back foot and punches it hard square of the wicket on the off side and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 5.3 Umesh Yadav bowls it short of length to WU Tharanga, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and cuts it hard through point and the ball raced away to the fence fro four.

Over 5.4 Umesh Yadav bowls a pitched up delivery to WU Tharanga, Boundary!  Leans across, opens the bat-face and guides it past point.

Over 5.6 Umesh Yadav bowls a pitched up delivery to WU Tharanga, Boundary! Gets forward and drives it along the ground through extra cover and gets another boundary.

Over 6.3  Mohammed Shami bowls a good length delivery to WU Tharanga, Boundary! Backs away in the crease and cuts it down to third man fence for four.

Over 9.4 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to WU Tharanga, no runs, comes on to the front foot  and defends it towards mid off.

Over 12.1 Umesh Yadav bowls a good length delivery to WU Tharanga, Boundary! Goes on to the back foot and steers it down to third man fence for four.

Over 12.2 Umesh Yadav bowls a pitched up delivery to WU Tharanga, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and driven straight down the ground for four.

Over 13.5 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to WU Tharanga, Boundary! Gets forward and sweeps it down to fine leg fence for four.

Over 15.4 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to WU Tharanga, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and drives it along the ground to sweeper cover  fence for four.

Over 20.3  Mohammed Shami bowls it short of length to AD Mathews, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and pulled away to deep backward square leg fence for four.

Over 21.5Ravichandran Ashwin to AD Mathews Boundary! ...

Over 22.3Umesh Yadav to AD Mathews Boundary! ...

Over 24.5 Umesh Yadav bowls a pitched up delivery to AD Mathews, Boundary! Leans in to the drive and plays it on the up through cover and the ball raced away to the the fence for four.

Over 32.4 Ravindra Jadeja bowls a tossed up delivery to AD Mathews, Boundary! Gets forward and drives it square of the wicket on the off side and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 36.6 Ravindra Jadeja bowls a tossed up delivery to DPDN Dickwella, Boundary! Gets  down and belted the sweep into the gap. Fine leg was a bit square and couldn't cut it off

Over 37.5 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to AD Mathews, Boundary! Down the track, right to the pitch and nails a whip-loft into the acres of space on the leg-side.

Over 37.6 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to AD Mathews, Boundary! Gets forward and just throws his hands on the reverse sweep. All power. And pierces the gap on the off-side.

Over 40.3 Ravindra Jadeja bowls a tossed up delivery to AD Mathews, Boundary! Stays back and slaps it square to bring up his fifty. No fiery celebrations

Over 44.2Umesh Yadav bowls short of length delivery to Dilruwan Perera, goes back and across to play a square cut past backward point.Boundary!

Over 45.4 Ravindra Jadeja bowls a tossed up delivery to Dilruwan Perera, Boundary! Skipping down the track against Jadeja of all people. Gets a little too close to the ball, but it able to drill it over mid-on's head for four. It didn't clear the fielder by much.

Over 52.2 Hardik Pandya bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no runs, gets forward and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 55.2 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to DPDN Dickwella, no runs, gets forward and goes for the wild sweep and misses it completely. Gets hit on the back leg. But, it pitched outside leg

Over 56.3 Hardik Pandya bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no runs, gets forward and watches it along go through to the keeper.

Over 59.6 Ravindra Jadeja bowls a tossed up delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 runs, gets forward and drives it through point and picks up couple of runs.

Over 61.2 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no runs, comes on to the front foot and pushes it straight to the man at mid off.

Over 62.5 Ravindra Jadeja bowls a tossed up delivery to Dilruwan Perera, Boundary!  Comes down the track and lofts it over mid off and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 65.5 Ravichandran Ashwin bowls a tossed up delivery to Dilruwan Perera, Boundary! Good use of the feet, got close to the pitch of this flighted delivery and lofts the drive back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

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