India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI at Colombo, 23 Jul, 2021

Toss: India, who chose to bat
India 225/9 (43)
Sri Lanka 227/7 (39)
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets(DLS method)
Man of the Match: Avishka Fernando

      Over 1.0   

    Over 0.1 PVD Chameera bowls a good length delivery to Prithvi Shaw,1 run, gets forward and defends it to mid-off and gets off the mark with a single.

    Over 0.2: Five wides. PVD Chameera to Shikhar Dhawan,

    Over 0.2: No runs. PVD Chameera to Shikhar Dhawan,

    Over 0.3 PVD Chameera bowls a back of length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no run, hangs back, sticks his bat out and dabs it around to slip

    Over 0.4 PVD Chameera bowls a pitched up delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no run, gets half a forward lean, quietly blocking it towards cover.

    Over 0.5 PVD Chameera bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan,1 run,  open-batted steer, lining it up on the back foot and running it down to third man

    Over 0.6 PVD Chameera bowls a good length delivery to Prithvi Shaw, Boundary! Gets forward and wants to do with it is dab, but it hits the cut-strip behind the pitch and spits up to fly over slip and went to the fence.

      Over 2.0   

    Over 1.1 Dhananjaya de Silva tossed up delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and lofts it over extra cove and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

    Over 1.2 Dhananjaya de Silva bowls a half volley to Shikhar Dhawan, Boundary! Gets forward and drills it all along the ground for a change, through the covers for four.

    Over 1.3 Dhananjaya de Silva tossed up delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, Boundary! Leans in to the drive and plays it beautifully through point and gets another boundary. Third boundary of the over.

    Over 1.4 Dhananjaya de Silva bowls a quicker arm ball to Shikhar Dhawan, no run, gets back in the crease and blocks it softly down the pitch.

    Over 1.5 Dhananjaya de Silva bowls a quicker arm ball to Shikhar Dhawan, no run, gets forward and stuck his front leg out and kicked it away, but Dananjaya's adamant this is the arm ball, and finds it spinning away well outside off

    Over 1.6 Dhananjaya de Silva tossed up delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, no run, presses forward and defends it back to the bowler.

      Over 3.0   

    Over 2.1 PVD Chameera bowls a good length delivery to Prithvi Shaw, Boundary! Goes deep inside the crease and glances it down to the fine leg fence for four.

    Over 2.2 PVD Chameera bowls a back of length delivery to Prithvi Shaw,1 run, gets wait for the ball on the back foot and guides it away down to the third man.

    Over 2.3 PVD Chameera bowls a good length delivery to Shikhar Dhawan, out Caught by M Bhanuka!! Dhawan falls for it, wafting hard with his front leg going nowhere. And thus the faint nick off the outside-edge and simple catch to the keeper.

    Over 2.4 PVD Chameera bowls a back of length delivery to Sanju Samson, no run, gets behind the line on the back foot and blocks it down the pitch.

    Over 2.5 PVD Chameera bowls a good length delivery to Sanju Samson, no run, shuffles across a touch, punching it crisply to cover

    Over 2.6 PVD Chameera bowls a pitched up delivery to Sanju Samson,1 run, gets across the line and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

      Over 4.0   

    Over 3.1 Chamika Karunaratne bowls it short of length to Sanju Samson,1 run, gets on top of the bounce and plays it down to the third man.

    Over 3.2 Chamika Karunaratne bowls a good length delivery to Prithvi Shaw, no run, shuffling defence back down the pitch.

    Over 3.3 Chamika Karunaratne bowls a good length delivery to Prithvi Shaw, no run, gets forward and went hard at it, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

    Over 3.4 Chamika Karunaratne bowls a good length delivery to Prithvi Shaw, no run, gets forward and pushes it to mid-on with soft hands.

    Over 3.5 Chamika Karunaratne bowls it short of length to Prithvi Shaw, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and punches it beautifully square of the wicket on the off-side and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

    Over 3.6 Chamika Karunaratne bowls a good length delivery to Prithvi Shaw, no run, comes on to the front foot and punches it straight to the man at mid-off.

      Over 5.0   

    Over 4.1 PVD Chameera bowls a good length delivery to Sanju Samson,1 run, gets forward and tries nudging it to leg, and ends up getting it down to third man

    Over 4.2 PVD Chameera bowls a good length delivery to Prithvi Shaw, 2 runs, gets forward and clipped very fine too, but fine leg does pretty well to get across and put in the dive

    Over 4.3 PVD Chameera bowls a good length delivery to Prithvi Shaw, no run, shuffles across on the back foot and blocks it down the pitch.

    Over 4.4 PVD Chameera bangs it short onto the pitch to Prithvi Shaw, no run, stays deep inside the crease and ducks under it to sways away from the bouncer.

    Over 4.5 PVD Chameera bowls a good length delivery to Prithvi Shaw,1 run, gets forward and guides it away down to the third man.

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