110.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Mohammed Siraj, 1 run, 84.7kph, fraction short, Siraj heaves it to deep square leg and Lahiru Kumara makes a nice, tumbling stop to his left
110.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, 1 run, 84kph, full on the stumps, driven along the ground to long-off
110.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Mohammed Siraj, 1 run, 91.9kph, full again, quicker one, drilled to deep mid-off and the ball goes to the fielder on the bounce
110.36
Keshara Nuwantha to Mohammed Siraj, SIX, 79.1kph, full and in the slot, Siraj gets under it and tonks it over long-on. Shuffled a bit to get into a good position and then boom. Mighty swing of the willow for a towering six
110.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Mohammed Siraj, no run, 82.4kph, drifts away, it’s on a length outside off, Siraj slashes hard and misses
110.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Mohammed Siraj, 2 runs, there you go! 81.3kph, full outside off and Siraj swings hard after a mini shuffle. Drags the slog to deep square leg off the inner edge and the man in the deep does really well to prevent the boundary
108.64
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, FOUR, one bounce and into the fence! Suthar shimmies down the track, moves leg-side in the process and swings through the line to loft this flighted delivery over mid-off. Sonal Dinusha runs back from mid-off but there’s no chance for him to stop this one
108.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, no run, Suthar gets squared up by this offbreak that has sharp spin. He plays with soft hands and hence the outside edge falls adjacent to the pitch
108.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run, 92.1kph, drives this full delivery to long-on
108.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, 2 runs, 87.1kph, spins in from a length, Jurel stays back, allows the ball to do its bit and flicks it to fine leg. The batters two and that brings Jurel’s fifty. Raises his bat, his teammates stand and applaud. Jurel salutes as well
108.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, 1 run, 83.5kph, padf-lined, nudged behind the leg gully fielder for a single
108.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, no run, 81.5kph, full and drifting down leg, Suthar flicks and misses
104.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, no run, 81.1kph, floaty full delivery outside off, Suthar gets forward and then shoulders arms
104.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, no run, flatter ball on a shortish length, Suthar defends
104.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, no run, 81.6kph, gets this to spin away sharply. Drifts in, lands just outside off and spins almost square. Suthar doesn’t chase it as he gets forward to block and the ball beats the outside edge
104.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, no run, 81.3kph, in-drifting full delivery towards middle-leg, Suthar lunges forward in defence
104.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run, 84.5kph, flatter ball on a length, Jurel stays back to work it into the midwicket pocket
104.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, 1 run, 80.7kph, flighted delivery, drifting in towards off, Suthar presses forward to defend. The ball spins away, trims the outer edge and rolls wide of first slip
102.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, no run, 83kph, Suthar hangs back allows the ball to spin and watchfully defends with an opened bat-face
102.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, no run, 81.8kph, bit of spin, it’s fairly full but Suthar hangs back to keep it out on the off-side
102.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, no run, 83kph, full and just outside off, Suthar gets forward to defend it to cover
102.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, no run, 82.1kph, non-turner outside off, left alone
102.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run, 84.5kph, looped up ball, Jurel presses forward to block and inside-edges wide of short leg
102.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, no run, 80.6kph, jabs this offbreak to short midwicket
100.66
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, SIX, 82.6kph, there’s the big shot from Dhruv Jurel. Steps out of the crease to this length ball and swings his bat hard to bludgeon it with the spin high and handsome over cow corner
100.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, 1 run, tossed up and full, driven to long-off off the front foot
100.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, no run, flatter ball, punched to mid-off
100.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, no run, 84.4kph, Sri Lanka appeal. Non-turner, drifts on with the arm, Suthar presses forward to defend and gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball carries to gully off the pad. Was there an inside edge though? The angle would have probably taken it down leg. Sri Lanka ponder and decide against the review. No bat and missing leg
100.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, 2 runs, Suthar takes the aerial route and there are cries of ‘catch it’. The left-hander comes down the track and slices the loft towards long-off. Sonal Dinusha runs back from mid-off, the ball plugs and he does well to flick it back into play to save a couple of runs
100.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, no run, 84.8kph, middle-stump line, no spin, Suthar stays back to keep it out on the on-side
98.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, no run, tossed up on the pads, Manav Suthar offers a straight bat
98.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, no run, beaten! Pushes this one quicker outside off, and it turns a bit. Manav Suthar brings his bat down but is beaten on the outside edge. Did well not to push at the ball
98.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, no run, Manav Suthar leans forward, gets to the pitch of the ball and defends
98.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, no run, flatter on the stumps, Manav Suthar is on the back foot for his defence
98.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Manav Suthar, no run, fullish close to off, Manav Suthar comes forward and defends
98.1W
Keshara Nuwantha to Ravindra Jadeja, out Lbw!! That looks very close, but it could be missing leg. Nah, it’s clipping the leg stump! A slider from Nuwantha from round the wicket, and Ravindra Jadeja blocks down the wrong line, misses the inside edge and is pinned on the pad. There is a strong appeal from the bowler, and the umpire raises his finger. Ravindra Jadeja is going for the review. The replays show there was no bat, and it would have gone on to kiss the leg stump. Umpire’s call it is! Sri Lanka keep chipping away with wickets, and Keshara Nuwantha picks up his third. Ravindra Jadeja lbw b Keshara Nuwantha 13(25) [4s-1]
96.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, no run, turns in from the length, Dhruv Jurel rocks back and punches it to cover
96.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, no run, pushed on the pads, Dhruv Jurel turns it to FSL
96.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Ravindra Jadeja, no ball, 1 run, full on the pads and Ravindra Jadeja flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. Wait a second, Nuwantha has overstepped here
96.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Ravindra Jadeja, 2 runs, slightly on the shorter side outside off, Ravindra Jadeja stands tall, rides the turn and carves it past third man off the outside edge for a couple of runs
96.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, forward once again, blocked once again to the off side
96.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, keeps it full outside off, Ravindra Jadeja reaches out and pushes it to cover point
96.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run, fires it on full length, Dhruv Jurel works it to fine leg for a single
94.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run, Dhruv Jurel rocks back, allows the ball to turn in and then punches it to long-on
94.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, no run, comes forward and defends this fullish delivery to the off side
94.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, much slower through the air and on a good length, Ravindra Jadeja presses forward to defend but gets an inside edge that goes past the leg stump towards fine leg. They pick up a single
94.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, flatter around off, Ravindra Jadeja watches it closely and leaves it alone
94.24
Keshara Nuwantha to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR, easy pickings for Ravindra Jadeja! Half-tracker and Ravindra Jadeja hammers the pull off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a boundary
94.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, drifts in and then turns away around off, Ravindra Jadeja steers it towards the point fielder
92.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, no run, shortish once again and gets some turn, Dhruv Jurel rocks back and dead bats it to his left
92.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, no run, fires it just outside off, Dhruv Jurel comes hard at it and gets an inside edge that drops to the left of FSL
92.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, short on the off stump, tucked away to deep mid-wicket for a single
92.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, flatter around off, Ravindra Jadeja is flat-footed and guides it to the slip fielder on one bounce
92.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run, slightly on the shorter side, Dhruv Jurel moves across and works it to the leg side for a single
92.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, 2 runs, throws it outside off from round the wicket and gets some drift, Dhruv Jurel pushes at it with hard hands and gets an outside edge to third man for a couple
90.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, 2 runs, flatter and shorter on the stumps, Dhruv Jurel rocks back and knocks it towards deep square leg, where there is no one. He comes back for an easy two
90.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, no run, takes a step forward and works it into the leg-side
90.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Dhruv Jurel tucks it to FSL with the inner half
90.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, no run, flatter on the stumps, Dhruv Jurel is on the back foot and blocks
90.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, no run, even more slower on the length around off, some turn and Dhruv Jurel comes forward to dead bat it into the surface
90.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, no run, slower through the air but it’s on the shorter side, Dhruv Jurel turns it to square leg
88.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, 3 runs, full delivery, driven through cover, man inside the ring fumbles and they get three runs as the ball slows down near the boundary
88.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, shortish and on the stumps, knocked to deep mid-wicket
88.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run, knocked for a run
88.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, no run, turning back in, Jurel works it behind square on the on-side
88.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, full delivery on the stumps, DDP flicks through backward square leg
88.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, blocked
86.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, no run, flighted delivery, Jurel leans forward to defend, gets an inside edge onto pad
86.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, flatter delivery on the stumps, DDP flicks to deep mid-wicket
86.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run, full delivery, Jurel drives to long-on
86.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, too full and down the leg-side, swept away behind square
86.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 2 runs, flighted delivery, DDP looks to defend, ball takes the outside edge and rolls to third man
86.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run, fullish delivery on the stumps, Jurel flicks to deep mid-wicket
84.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, full delivery, DDP drives to long-off
84.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, oh leaves this offie alone but he didn’t cover the off stump
84.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, much better defence this time
84.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, oh very late to get the bat down for the cut and just met this in front of the off stump
84.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Jurel looks to drive, gets a thick edge that rolls past backward point
84.1W
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, out Caught by Nishan Fernando!! Turn, bounce and played straight to short leg. KL cannot believe what he’s done. Shakes his head and walks off. This was a flatter delivery outside off stump, so KL thought he could play to the off-side, but it spun big and cramped him for room to put him in a tangle. He had to change his shot to a flick and he couldn’t control the shot and used so much wrists on it to flick it straight to short leg. Rahul c Nishan Fernando b Keshara Nuwantha 82(175) [4s-10 6s-1]
82.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, no run, beaten! KL was on the back foot to play it through the off-side, ball straightened after pitching to threaten the outside edge
82.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, no run, fullish delivery, KL defends
82.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, goes back and punches it down to deep cover
82.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, blocked off the back foot
82.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, big appeal for LBW as DDP gets hit on the pad. The batter was hanging back to a ball that wasn’t really short. Keshara managed to get this slider to skid but the line wasn’t straight enough for LBW – missing leg
82.14
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR, shortish delivery outside off stump, cuts and sends it past backward point. Nice cut shot. Let the ball come to him and middled the cut
80.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, no run, nudged to the on-side
80.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, no run, flatter delivery, KL defends off the back foot
80.4W
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, out Caught by Sonal Dinusha!! In the airrr, not timed and taken nicely by the man running to the right from mid-off. Pant ran down the pitch and looked to attack. Ball hit the bottom of the bat as he lost shape on the shot. Dinusha ran to the right, took the catch and held on nicely despite having to slide. Keshara Nuwantha is a happy man after taking his maiden Test wicket. KL Rahul is walking in! Rishabh Pant c Sonal Dinusha b Keshara Nuwantha 39(62) [4s-4 6s-1]
80.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, outside off stump, Pant lets it go
80.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, advances and drills this flighted delivery on the bounce to long-off
80.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, 2 runs, oh Pant does well to get some bat on it and avoid the stumping. He had ran down the pitch, Keshara Nuwantha dropped it so short, Pant had to dab and got an under edge that rolled past the keeper to the third man fence
78.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, nice and full, blocked
78.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 2 runs, it’s an actual yorker now and DDP had to move his foot inside the line to avoid injury, tickled to fine leg
78.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, almost yorker length, driven back to the bowler again
78.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, very full delivery on the stumps, Padikkal drives it back to the bowler
78.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, steps out to drive this flighted delivery to long-off
78.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, too full, drilled to long-off
76.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, oh in two minds! Wanted to drive and then drew the bat inside the line to leave this flatter delivery through to the keeper. Actually turned away from the LHB to his surprise
76.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, full delivery, driven to long-off and India raise their 300
76.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, very full on the stumps, Pant drives towards mid-on
76.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, forward pressed to short cover
76.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, full and on the stumps, DDP gives himself room slightly to push this to the right of the bowler for a run
76.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, turning away outside off stump, guided to backward point
74.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, very full delivery, flicked to mid-wicket
74.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, really full delivery, dug out to the right of the bowler to long-off
74.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, full and on the stumps, DDP gets his bat down in time to defend
74.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, even fuller now and DDP comfortable in his defence
74.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, now he draws the batter forward for a defence
74.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, forces a back foot defence
72.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, Pant skips down and drives this full ball along the ground to long-on
72.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, 88.3kph, Pant hops across a bit to defend this offie into the leg-side with a closed bat-face
72.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, 87.7kph, Padikkal has ample time to nudge this length ball to midwicket off the back foot
72.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, in-drifter with a slip and a gully in place. Pant skips down to work it into the midwicket pocket. The single brings up the fifty partnership
72.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, 84.9kph, full on leg, clipped to square leg
72.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, fullish ball drifting in towards leg, Padikkal blocks off the front foot
70.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, 86.8kph, defends this length ball into the off-side off the back foot
70.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, 85.2kph, full delivery and Padikkal defends towards backward point off the front foot
70.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 2 runs, 80.4kph, full and down leg, swept to fine leg
70.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, 86.9kph, drifting in towards middle-leg, blocked off the front foot
70.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, 85.5kph, Pant gets down low, tumbles as he paddle-sweeps to backward square leg
70.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, 86.5kph, beaten! Floated up, Pant presses forward to block. The ball dips and grips to beat the outside edge
68.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, 86.4kph, fuller ball and Pant solidly blocks off the front foot
68.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, 87.8kph, drifts in and spins away, decent bounce as well, Pant moves back and across to somehow block it out
68.44
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, FOUR, shortened length, Pant is quick to trek back and hammer the pull in front of square on the leg-side
68.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, 85.9kph, spins away from a length, Pant hangs back to defend. The outside falls short of the slip fielder
68.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, over the wicket now, leg-lined again, swept to deep backward square leg
68.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 2 runs, 84.5kph, poor line. Drifts one onto the pads and Padikkal tickles it fine. The ball stops and Lahiru Kumara cuts it off. Replay shows that the keeper got a glove on it as well. That’s definitely not a chance though
66.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, 83.1kph, slow through the air, drifts in, lands on a length around middle and spins away sharply to beat the defensive outside edge of Pant. Raps the batter on the back leg and that results in an lbw appeal. Too much spin and missing off though
66.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, leg byes, 1 run, drifting onto the pads, Padikkal stays back to flick and the ball rolls towards short fine leg off his pad
66.44
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR, 86.6kph, fullish ball on the stumps, swept hard through square leg.Lahiru Kumara moves to his right in the deep, slides and makes a mess of it. Slides awkwardly with his knees and the ball reaches the fence
66.34
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR, Keshara Nuwantha errs with his line. Low full toss drifting down leg and Padikkal helps it on its way to the fine leg fence with a good sweep shot
66.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, 89.4kph, drifting in towards middle-leg, blocked from the crease
66.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, floated up, full and outside off, Padikkal drives hard but straight to short cover
64.64
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, FOUR, in the air, safe and four! Tossed up ball, Pant shimmies down the track and decides to loft one down the ground. Ends up slicing it a long way up in the air. Not quite off the middle of the bat but it’s out of the backpedalling mid-off fielder. One bounce and into the fence
64.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, 89.9kph, quicker one outside off, Pant looks to cut hard off the back foot and misses
64.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, slower and full on off, stonewalled
64.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, full on the stumps, blocked
64.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, full on off, Pant pushes defensively to cover
64.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, bit of spin as Keshara tosses it up from round the wicket, Pant stays back to turn it to midwicket
62.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, beaten, lovely delivery from Nuwantha, he’s getting consistent turn now – tossed up on off, the drift makes Pant press forward and then it turns sharply past the outside edge
62.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, tossed up and sliding into the left-hander – Pant leans across and defends it to the on-side
62.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, Nuwantha tosses one on off, Pant prods well forward as he defended
62.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, nice bit of flight on off – Pant lunges well forward on the defensive block
62.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, no run, tossed up on off, defended back at the bowler
62.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Rishabh Pant, 2 runs, edged, and the ball rolls wide of first slip- DDS dived, but the ball was always past his reach, drifted in and then turned across the left-hander, drawing Pant forward on the defensive push
56.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Shubman Gill, no run, fired down the leg-side
56.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, driven to mid-off. “Yeah, yeah,” he says and races off to the bowler’s end to get his maiden Test hundred. Fist pumps and a punch of the air in the delight follow with a jump. Gambhir sports a smile on his face as he stands and applauds from the dressing room. DDP takes the helmet off, raises the arms and the bat to the crowd and teammates, who are so happy for his first hundred. His captain congratulates him in the middle. He averaged 60.33 in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy season. He came in as replacement for Sai in this game and made a massive statement to keep that No. 3 slot for himself. Such a fluent, elegant innings from DDP. Chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar is in attendance as well and applauding this wonderful effort. What a time to put on a mega show
56.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, full delivery on the stumps, DDP flicks to mid-wicket
56.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Shubman Gill, 1 run, flatter delivery, Gill taps it to cover-point
56.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, he doesn’t want to waste any time. Rocks back and pulls hard to deep mid-wicket, wants two but sent back. Maybe he’s too eager now
56.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, brilliant ball from Keshara Nuwantha. DDP got completely squared up trying to defend this flighted delivery, spun square after pitching on middle from round the wicket. DDP played well inside the line and missed, ball kicked off to hit the back pad and lob to silly-point. Dickwella wasn’t keen for the review
54.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Shubman Gill, 1 run, very full delivery, Gill drives to mid-on
54.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, full delivery outside off stump, DDP drives to long-off
54.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Shubman Gill, 1 run, low full toss, flicked to deep mid-wicket
54.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Shubman Gill, no run, turning back in, Gill defends off the front foot
54.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, full delivery on the stumps, DDP gets down on one knee and sweeps to deep backward square leg
54.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, plays inside the line and misses! Flighted delivery pitching just outside off stump, forcing DDP to defend off the front foot and the ball just spun past the bat
52.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, no run, goes back and defends and that will be Tea
52.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, no run, turns with some extra bounce , KL defends off the back foot
52.44
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, FOUR, overpitched and KL drills it down the ground, beats the bowler to the left and mid-off to the right and that shot raises the 150-run stand
52.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, no run, full delivery, KL defends off the front foot
52.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, “yeah, yeah, yeah” says DDP as he knocks this full delivery to square leg
52.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, flatter delivery, DDP defends
50.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, 1 run, nudged to mid-wicket
50.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, no run, turning back in and catching the inner half of the bat as KL looks to defend this flighted delivery from round the wicket
50.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, no run, shortish delivery, KL defends off the back foot
50.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, no run, blocked off the inner half of the bat. Looks like KL has a cramp in his right forearm
50.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, no run, too full to trouble the batter, easily defended
50.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, full delivery, driven to mid-off
48.64
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, FOUR, leans forward and guides this flighted delivery with an opened bat face through the vacant short third region and it escapes to the fence just before the fielder could enter the frame
48.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, short delivery turning away outside off stump, DDP cuts and sends it to deep cover
48.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, defended
48.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, really full, almost yorking DDP. He just digs it out in front of his pad and Niroshan Dickwella lets out a friendly shout to see if it’s boot-first
48.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, 1 run, swept away through backward square leg but there is protection in the deep
48.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no ball, 1 run, full and on the leg stump, clipped to deep backward square leg
48.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, tossed up outside off stump, DDP lets it go
46.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, fullish delivery, DDP drives to cover
46.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, blocked
46.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, edgeddd but doesn’t carry to DDP at slip! Flighted delivery pitching middle and leg and turning away, DDP looks to defend. The edge went down on the way to the left hand of the diving DDP
46.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, 1 run, on the leg stump, KL clips it to deep mid-wicket
46.24
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, FOUR, great use of the depth of the crease! Shortish and turning back in, KL rocks back and drives in front of square. Finds the gap at cover and it was a pretty shot
46.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, no run, turning back in, defended watchfully off the front foot to the right of short leg. KL thinks of a run initially and kills the thought himself
44.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, Nuwantha slides one full and down leg, swept behind square on the on-side for a single
44.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 2 runs, tossed up on off, Padikkal stays back, opens the face of the bat and then runs it past slip, comes back for the second run
44.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, nice bit of flight on off, Padikkal leans well forward in defence
44.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, Padikkal goes back and turns it to FSL
44.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, Nuwantha tosses one around off – Padikkal backs away and punches it to cover
44.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, tossed up on off, Padikkal presses forward in defence
42.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, no run, nicely tossed up outside off – KL leans across and defends it to the on-side
42.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, no run, a chance? Looked like bat-pad and the ball popped to the left of FSL – not a chance, the ball popped wide of the diving fielder. Was the off-break and KL was drawn forward into the defensive push. The ball though dipped and turned, catching the inside edge before lobbing off the pad
42.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, 2 runs, nicely played, fraction short and just outside off – KL rocks back and hen punches it in front of square on the off-side, comes back for the second
42.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 3 runs, very full and sliding down leg, past Devdutt Padikkal’s sweep and Niroshan Dickwella can’t stop it either, he’s back for the third. Must’ve been an under-edge, given as runs
42.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, 1 run, loopy delivery outside off – driven down to long-on and the single brings up KL’s 21st Test fifty
42.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, no run, slower and just outside off – nudged in front of square on the off-side and KL wanted a single, sent back by his partner
40.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 2 runs, fraction short and wide of off – Padikkal backs away and then cuts it behind square on the off-side, comes back for the second run
40.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, 1 run, too full from Nuwantha, driven down to long-on for a single
40.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, no run, very full and just outside off – pushed back at the bowler
40.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, no run, tossed up and drifting down leg, left alone
40.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, flatter and wider of off, stabbed into the gap wide of cover-point for a run
40.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, 1 run, tossed up on off, punched down to long-on for a single
22.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, tossed up just outside off – driven down to long-off for a single
22.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, low full-toss on off, punched straight to the fielder at cover
22.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, fraction short and just outside off – Padikkal goes back and stabs it to the off-side
22.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, defended back at the bowler
22.24
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR, flatter and on the pads, easy pickings for Padikkal as he went back, used Nuwantha’s pace and clipped it very fine for a boundary
22.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, tossed up on off, defended back at the bowler
20.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, nice bit of flight on middle, pushed back at the bowler
20.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, 1 run, tossed up just outside off – KL goes back and whips it in front of square on the on-side for a single
20.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, fraction short and at the stumps – Padikkal is quick to rock back, doesn’t get hold of the pull and it lands well in front of deep mid-wicket
20.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Padikkal goes back and defends it to the on-side
20.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 2 runs, nicely played, fraction short and just outside off – Padikkal leans back, plays with an open face and then steers it square past point. The ball slows down near the ropes and they’re back for the second
20.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, Padikkal goes right back and turns it to the on-side
18.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, pushed through quicker and there’s a hint of turn for Nuwantha – Padikkal was back in the crease and has to hurriedly jab the bat down in time
18.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, defended back at the bowler
18.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, Nuwantha tosses one just outside off – driven off the front-foot to the off-side
18.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, the slider from Nuwantha, went straight on and catches Padikkal’s inside edge past FSL
18.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, low full-toss on the pads, flicked straight to the fielder at mid-wicket
18.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no ball, flighted delivery on middle and leg, defended off the back-foot to the off-side. It’s a no-ball from Nuwantha
18.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, tossed up slower and just outside off – Padikkal goes back and stabs it to the off-side
12.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, no run, Nuwantha tosses one just outside off – draws KL well forward on the defensive push, skews off the inside edge and bounces through to FSL
12.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 1 run, fraction short and at the pads, nudged behind square on the on-side for a single
12.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, beauttifully bowled, tossed up on off, drifts in and then spins a tad, opens up Padikkal on the angle and he’s beaten on the outside edge – it’s the bounce which saves him as the ball zips over the top of off-stump
12.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, 2 runs, nicely tossed up on middle and leg, clipped into the gap past mid-wicket and he’s back for the second
12.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, no run, Nuwantha tosses one just outside off – Padikkal leans well forward in defence
12.14
Keshara Nuwantha to Devdutt Padikkal, FOUR, clubbed, that’s a nice positive start from Padikkal – fraction short and just outside off, the left-hander is quick to pick the length, swivels across and hammers it past mid-wicket
10.6W
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, out Yashasvi Jaiswal Run Out!! Oh dear! Terrible mix-up out of nowhere. Actually, Yashasvi Jaiswal got obstructed by Keshara Nuwantha, who was diving to the right to stop the single. Jaiswal lost his footing and was on the floor. But KL had already taken off and reached halfway through because it was an easy single. The moment KL saw Jaiswal fall, he hit the brakes but Jaiswal got back on his feet and took a step forward to signal he was keen on the run again. KL took this confused signal from Jaiswal as yes for the run again. Suddenly Jaiswal then hit reverse and tried to get back into the crease and both batters ended up at the same end. KL of course grounded the bat first before Jaiswal so the latter is out. Prabath threw the ball to the keeper. Niroshan Dickwella collected the ball and didn’t take the bails off immediately. He turned to his captain (DDS) who was at slip to check if he can take the bails off. DDS gestured, what’s wrong in this? And Dickwella eventually disturbed the stumps. Even the umps had to check if DDS withheld the appeal and Sri Lanka did. This was a flighted delivery on the stumps, KL neatly drove it to mid-on. The bowler dived to stop the ball but couldn’t and his collision with the non-striker caused all the confusion. Should DDS have withdrawn the appeal? Or was it one of those 50-50 ones? Replays confirm that KL had stopped even before the fielder touched the ball. He was ready to return to his crease and he had the time to get back home safely. It was because of Jaiswal’s call again that he decided to proceed with the run that led to the runout. So can’t blame Sri Lanka here for Spirit of Cricket. Yashasvi Jaiswal run out (Prabath Jayasuriya/Niroshan Dickwella) 32(37) [4s-5]
10.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3 runs, oh edgeddd and just wide of the man at gully! Flighted delivery outside off stump, Jaiswal looks to drive, gets a thick edge and it’s just fielded in the deep with a dive
10.44
Keshara Nuwantha to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, the hard sweep and he’s found the gap! Full and on the stumps, Jaiswal sweeps and sends it through square leg and the man in the deep runs to the left in vain
10.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, fullish and on the off stump, Jaiswal leans forward and blocks
10.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, 1 run, spins nicely into the RHB, KL clips it behind square for a run
10.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, no run, turning back in, KL pushes it to cover
8.6
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, 1 run, flatter delivery outside off stump, KL pushes it through cover
8.5
Keshara Nuwantha to Yashasvi Jaiswal, 1 run, clipped through mid-wicket
8.4
Keshara Nuwantha to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, now Jaiswal gets squared up and gets a leading edge as he looks to flick this leg-side offie. Ball turns a bit more to trouble him
8.3
Keshara Nuwantha to Rahul, 1 run, oh not neat from KL! Full and wide of off stump, KL reached out for a big drive, got sucked into a false shot maybe because of the drift, ball rolls off the inner half of the bat through cover
8.2
Keshara Nuwantha to Yashasvi Jaiswal, 1 run, oh fires this down the leg-side, clipped to short mid-wicket
8.1
Keshara Nuwantha to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, starts round the wicket and bowls the offie, pushed to cover
