India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test at Mohali, 04 Mar, 2022

Toss: India, who chose to bat
India 574/8 (129.2)
Sri Lanka 174/10 (65)  &  178/10 (60)
India won by an innings and 222 runs
Man of the Match: Ravindra Jadeja

    Over 1.1 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

    Over 1.2 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma,1 run, gets forward and defends it to point and picks up a single.

    Over 1.3 Vishwa Fernando bowls a back of length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, gets back in the crease and jabs his bat in the way to inside-edge it behind square

    Over 1.4 Vishwa Fernando bowls a pitched up delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, gets forward and shoulders arms to lets it go through to the keeper.

    Over 1.5 Vishwa Fernando bowls a pitched up delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, gets a big forward press, close to the pitch of it, and smothering it into the pitch

    Over 1.6 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, comes on to the front foot and  chases it with a drive, but his front leg just doesn't get close, and the ball whizzes past

    Over 3.1 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, Boundary! Gets waits on it, and gets on his toes, riding the bounce as he punches this cleanly through the sweeper for four.

    Over 3.2 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, Boundary! Staying back in his crease, watching the ball come in, go across, and merely open his bat face to steer this past the three slips

    Over 3.3 Vishwa Fernando bowls a pitched up delivery to Mayank Agarwal,1 run, get forward, ending up with a thick inside-edge rolling down to fine leg

    Over 3.4 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets forward and defends it down the pitch back to the bowler.

    Over 3.5 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, Boundary! Leans out, opening his bat face on a square drive. He isn't quite there, but it slices away behind backward point

    Over 3.6 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets forward and tapped carefully towards point

    Over 5.1 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma, no run, gets forward and block to mid-off

    Over 5.2 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Rohit Sharma,1 run, presses forward, sticking out an open bat face to dab it behind backward point for a quick one

    Over 5.3 Vishwa Fernando bowls a back of length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, gets back in the crease and defends it towards point.

    Over 5.4 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and punches it beautifully through cover and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

    Over 5.5 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, shuffling, getting squared up, sticking his bat out, which plays inside the line. 

    Over 5.6 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Mayank Agarwal, no run, comes on to the front foot and blocks it to cover watchfully.

    Over 19.1 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Hanuma Vihari, 2 runs, gets forward and wrists to flick it through mid-wicket, easy couple.

    Over 19.2 Vishwa Fernando bowls a pitched up delivery to Hanuma Vihari, Boundary! Gets a big stride forward as he creams the drive past a diving cover fielder. No stopping that

    Over 19.3 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Hanuma Vihari, no run, gets forward and  pushes it sans timing to mid-off

    Over 19.4 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Hanuma Vihari, no run, gets right behind the line to defend with a straight bat

    Over 19.5 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Hanuma Vihari, 2 runs, gets forward and defends with soft hands, the outside edge lands in front and escapes past the slip fielder.

    Over 19.6 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Hanuma Vihari,1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and flicks it to fine leg and retains strike

    Over 21.1 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Hanuma Vihari,1 run, just a forward block into the off-side 

    Over 21.2 Vishwa Fernando bowls a pitched up delivery to Virat Kohli, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and  presents the straight bat and drives it past Fernando.

    Over 21.3 Vishwa Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Virat Kohli, no run, gets forward and  solidly behind the line to defend

    Over 21.4 Vishwa Fernando bowls it short of length to Virat Kohli, no run, gets  back and across to block it with a straight bat

    Over 21.5 Vishwa Fernando bowls a back of length delivery to Virat Kohli,1 run, gets forward and taps it into the vacant point region and crosses over

    Over 21.6 Vishwa Fernando bowls it short of length to Hanuma Vihari,1 run, goes on to the back foot and  taps it with soft hands towards backward point, easy single

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