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Shreyas Iyer, Player of the Match: That (back and across) is my go-to movement and I feel my body releases and I sight the ball well. It was really important for me to time the ball because it was swinging and seaming. Sanju came in and we built a crucial partnership. Jaddu bhai came in and it was a cruise. I realised that the ball was not turning and thought stepping out would be a good option. Even if I mistime it on this ground, the ball would go to the boundary. |
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Rohit Sharma (IND): I think it was pleasing to see for us. The middle-order coming out and performing is good to see those guys taking the responsibility and finishing off games. I don't want to be too harsh on the bowlers. It can happen these days, but we restricted them in the first 15 overs. It was a good pitch to bat on as well. Lot of these guys are talented. They just need an opportunity to express themselves and backing from our side. To finish the way they did was really good. Jaddu came and looked positive from ball one and Shreyas as well. We lost a couple of wickets, but we wanted someone to stay till the end. If we need to rotate, we'll do it. |
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Dasun Shanaka (SL): It was a good score in the conditions, we started well, but should have done more in the powerplay. The ball did a bit during the powerplay though. We did plan to have Lahiru (Kumara) bowl after the first 6 overs, perhaps could have had him for one more over. The wicket was superb, the ball was coming on nicely and I played to my strengths. We will look to get out of the series with a win tomorrow. |
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India won by 7 wickets and lead the series with 2-0 |
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17.1
4 Over 17.1 PVD Chameera bowls a pitched up delivery to Ravindra Jadeja, Boundary! Gets forward and drives it hard past the man at mid-off and gets the winning runs with a boundary. |
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Over 16.6 Binura Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Shreyas Iyer, no run, shuffled across - jammed the bat down and is beaten |
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Over 16.5 Binura Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Shreyas Iyer, Boundary! Gets forward and shuffles across, brings the bat down with an open face and runs it past the keeper for a boundary |
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Over 16.4 Binura Fernando bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, gets forward and looks to squeeze the drive and misses |
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Over 16.3 Binura Fernando bowls a good length delivery to Ravindra Jadeja,1 run, backs away in the crease and heaves it through mid-wicket. |
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Over 16.2 Binura Fernando bowls a pitched up delivery to Shreyas Iyer,1 run, gets forward and drilled to the left of extra-cover and picks up an easy single. |
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Over 16.1 Binura Fernando bowls a back of length delivery to Ravindra Jadeja,1 run, gets forward and steered to backward point and another fumble allows a single |
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Over 15.6 PVD Chameera bowls a pitched up delivery to Ravindra Jadeja,1 run, gets forward and looking to go over mid-off, skews a thick outside edge and the ball drops well in front of deep cover |
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Over 15.5 PVD Chameera bowls a good length delivery to Ravindra Jadeja, Boundary! Opoen face and slices it behind square on the off-side for another boundary. |
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Over 15.4 PVD Chameera bowls it short of length to Ravindra Jadeja, Boundary! Shuffles across on the back foot, rolled his wrists and then placed the pull past square leg for a boundary. |
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Over 15.3 PVD Chameera bowls it short of length to Ravindra Jadeja, Boundary! Swivels across and then pulls it over mid-wicket for four. |
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Over 15.2 PVD Chameera bowls a pitched up delivery to Ravindra Jadeja,Six! Got under the lofted drive - went a long way high, but didn't have the distance, Asalanka got across, and then palmed it over the ropes |
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Over 15.1 PVD Chameera bowls a pitched up delivery to Ravindra Jadeja, 2 runs, gets forward and flicked down to long-on and picks up a couple of runs. |
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Over 13.6 Chamika Karunaratne bowls a back of length delivery to Ravindra Jadeja,1 run, gets forward and chopped away towards third man for a single |
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