- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.4 Jeevan Mendis tears back from mid-off and tracks down Rohit's sliced hit. Sensational catch running back and across to his left from mid-off. He gets into an awkward side-on position, but makes the catch look a lot easier. He lands on his back but still hangs onto the ball. Sri Lanka huddle up while Rohit exits. This was fuller and outside off - in Rohit's swinging arc - he aims to hoist it over the man inside the circle but winds up skewing it off the bottom part. Rohit gone for a duck. What a lift for Sri Lanka 1/117.6 has he mistimed this, yes. Reaches out to this wide delivery and lofts this straight to long-off. The pressure of trying to manufacture strokes has got to Dhawan. Pant had bottled strike and run-flow, so Dhawan had to go for it and he's fallen in the process. Touch lucky with those top-edges but he's played well 153/41.6 bowled'im. Raina backs away a long way outside leg and exposes all three stumps. He swishes and misses. Pradeep doesn't miss his target: he hits the middle stump with a full-toss. It looks very ugly when these shots don't come off. Low-percentage shot; maybe Raina should have given himself more time before going after the bowler 9/212.4 he's dragged this from way outside off to deep midwicket. No power behind the stroke from Pandey, who looked to go over long-on. The low-arm action meant the ball dipped on him just a touch. Pandey's scratchy innings has come to an end, timed the ball well early on but struggled as the innings progressed. 104/319.6 helps this short ball straight down the throat of deep fine leg. The innings ends with a mishit and that shot's really the story of his innings today. Too many swings and mishits. 174/5Extras10 (b 1, lb 3, w 6)TOTAL174/5 (20 Overs, RR: 8.7)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Rohit Sharma, 0.4 ov), 2-9 (Suresh Raina, 1.6 ov), 3-104 (Manish Pandey, 12.4 ov), 4-153 (Shikhar Dhawan, 17.6 ov), 5-174 (Rishabh Pant, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB PVD Chameera 4 0 33 2 8.25 11 3 2 1 0 N Pradeep 3 0 38 1 12.66 4 4 2 2 0 A Dananjaya 4 0 37 0 9.25 6 2 2 1 0 NLTC Perera 3 0 25 0 8.33 3 3 0 0 0 BMAJ Mendis 3 0 21 1 7.00 6 0 1 1 0 MD Gunathilaka 3 0 16 1 5.33 7 0 1 0 0
06/03Result
1st Match (N), Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-Series at Colombo, Mar 6 2018
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![India]( "India")
174/5 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
175/5 (18.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
06/03Result
1st Match (N), Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-Series at Colombo, Mar 6 2018
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![India]( "India")
174/5 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
175/5 (18.3/20 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR4.6 This looks like another slower cutter from Unadkat. Danushka moves away outside leg stump, he is too early into the loft, ends up chipping a catch to Pant at mid-off. Good contributions from both bat and ball from Danushka. Rohit calls his boys into a huddle 70/21.3 Mendis takes on Sundar again, this time he slices a catch to Dhawan running back from mid-off. He slaps his thigh in celebration like he often does. Credit to Sundar for daring to toss this up outside off. Mendis loses his shape, the bottom hand flies off the bat, as he skies it to Dhawan 12/112.3 that's the end of that. It's the flight and dip that has done the trick for Kusal. Spun past the outside edge as he stepped out to go over the top and Karthik effects a smart stumping. 127/48.5 Chahal bursts through the defences of Chandimal and provides India with the breakthrough. This was the fast flipper, think it was out of the front of the hand, Chandimal plays across the line, loses his shape, and misses to have his stumps in a mess 98/314.4 right through as he misses the sweep. Chahal loops this in nicely, Tharanga looks to fetch this slog sweep from way outside off but is through with the stroke early and hears the ball rattle the stumps. 136/5Extras11 (lb 4, nb 1, w 6)TOTAL175/5 (18.3 Overs, RR: 9.45)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Kusal Mendis, 1.3 ov), 2-70 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 4.6 ov), 3-98 (Dinesh Chandimal, 8.5 ov), 4-127 (Kusal Perera, 12.3 ov), 5-136 (Upul Tharanga, 14.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JD Unadkat 3 0 35 1 11.66 8 4 2 2 0 Washington Sundar 4 0 28 2 7.00 14 1 2 1 0 SN Thakur 3.3 0 42 0 12.00 7 6 1 1 1 YS Chahal 4 0 37 2 9.25 8 2 2 1 0 V Shankar 2 0 15 0 7.50 2 0 0 1 0 SK Raina 2 0 14 0 7.00 4 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.25, Interval 20.25-20.45, Second Session 20.45-22.10
Match days
06 March 2018 - night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sri Lanka 2, India 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 2 wickets)
- India: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (44 balls), Extras 6
- Over 7.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RR Wimalasiri, Batsman - S Dhawan (Struck down)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (S Dhawan 28, MK Pandey 22, Ex 5)
- S Dhawan: 50 off 30 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- India: 100 runs in 11.6 overs (72 balls), Extras 9
- India: 150 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 10
- Innings Break: India - 174/5 in 20.0 overs (KD Karthik 13)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 75 runs, 2 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 3.4 overs (23 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 19 balls (MD Gunathilaka 14, MDKJ Perera 37, Ex 2)
- MDKJ Perera: 50 off 22 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 9.4 overs (59 balls), Extras 4
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 16.5 overs (102 balls), Extras 8
Match Coverage
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