India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I at Colombo, 28 Jul, 2021

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bowl
India 132/5 (20)
Sri Lanka 133/6 (19.4)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
Man of the Match: Dhananjaya de Silva

      Over 1.0   

    Over 0.1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Avishka Fernando, no run, gets forward and bit squared up, but nothing to worry as he defends to cover.

    Over 0.2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls it short of length to Avishka Fernando, no run, goes on to the back foot and looks at that and he follows it with his hands, then belatedly looks to pull out. 

    Over 0.3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a pitched up delivery to Avishka Fernando, no run, gets forward and tries to play away from the body but gets beaten.

    Over 0.4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Avishka Fernando, no run, gets wait for the ball on the back foot and  dabs with soft hands to backward point

    Over 0.5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls it short of length to Avishka Fernando,1 run, gets on top of the bounce and plays it down to the third man.

    Over 0.6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls it short of length to Minod Bhanuka, no run, goes back and across as he punches to cover 

      Over 2.0   

    Over 1.1 Chetan Sakariya bowls a pitched up delivery to Avishka Fernando, no run, gets forward and  drives and the bowler gets two hands to push it to mid-off

    Over 1.2 Chetan Sakariya bowls a good length delivery to Avishka Fernando, no run, gets squared up on the back foot block. But the ball rolls to cover off the thick outer half.

    Over 1.3 Chetan Sakariya bowls a pitched up delivery to Avishka Fernando, Boundary! Moves across in the crease and whips it down to deep mid-wicket fence for four.

    Over 1.4 Chetan Sakariya bowls a half volley to Avishka Fernando, Boundary! Gets forward and drives handsomely past mid-off where Dhawan didn't risk the dive. Raced away to the fence.

    Over 1.5 Chetan Sakariya bowls a good length delivery to Avishka Fernando,1 run, gets forward and dabbed to third man

    Over 1.6 Chetan Sakariya bowls it short of length to Minod Bhanuka, no run, backs away in the crease and beaten on the attempted steer to third man

      Over 3.0   

    Over 2.1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls it short of length to Avishka Fernando, no run, gets forward and defends it to mid-wicket.

    Over 2.2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls it short of length to Avishka Fernando,1 run, gets back in the crease and dabs it away down to the third man.

    Over 2.3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a pitched up delivery to Minod Bhanuka,1 run, gets forward and clipped to deep backward square leg

    Over 2.4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Avishka Fernando, out Caught by Rahul Chahar!! Avishka Fernando flicks this high up in the air behind square, long way up and Rahul Chahar had time to run around the boundary

    Over 2.5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Minod Bhanuka,1 run, opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man

    Over 2.6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowls a good length delivery to Sadeera Samarawickrama, no run, gets forward and punched towards mid-off

      Over 4.0   

    Over 3.1 Chetan Sakariya bowls a pitched up delivery to Minod Bhanuka, Boundary! Gets forward and lofts it over mid-on for four

    Over 3.2 Chetan Sakariya bowls a good length delivery to Minod Bhanuka,1 leg bye, gets forward and misses the clip, is struck on the thigh but it was going down. They rush through for a quick leg bye

    Over 3.3 Chetan Sakariya bowls a pitched up delivery to Sadeera Samarawickrama,1 run, gets forward and drives it through cover for a single.

    Over 3.4 Chetan Sakariya bowls a pitched up delivery to Minod Bhanuka, Boundary! Moves across in the crease and  closes the face of the bat at the right time and glances to the fine leg fence

    Over 3.5 Chetan Sakariya bowls it short of length to Minod Bhanuka, no run,  stands tall to punch but can only get it to cover

    Over 3.6 Chetan Sakariya bowls a back of length delivery to Minod Bhanuka, no run, gets inside the line and defends it on the back foot.

      Over 5.0   

    Over 4.1 Varun Chakravarthy bowls it short of length to Sadeera Samarawickrama, Boundary! Rock back in the crease and cuts it hard past the man at backward point and gets a boundary.

    Over 4.2 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Sadeera Samarawickrama, no run, gets back in the crease and cuts it straight to the man at backward point.

    Over 4.3 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Sadeera Samarawickrama, no run, gets forward and went for a sweep but misses and the ball rapped on the pads.

    Over 4.4 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Sadeera Samarawickrama, no run, leans forward and driven straight to the man at mid-off.

    Over 4.5 Varun Chakravarthy bowls it short of length to Sadeera Samarawickrama,1 run,  backs away and punches crisply to the right of cover-point who dives and half-stops

    Over 4.6 Varun Chakravarthy tossed up delivery to Minod Bhanuka,1 run, gets forward and works it behind square on the onside and picks up an easy single.

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