India vs Sri Lanka 3rd Test at Colombo, 03 Aug, 2010

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bat
Sri Lanka 425/10 (138)  &  267/10 (85.2)
India 436/10 (106.1)  &  258/5 (68.3)
IND won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: VVS Laxman
  • Suresh Raina 41 * (45)
  • VVS Laxman 103 * (149)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1: No runs. SL Malinga to M Vijay, quicker and flatter in the air, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.

Over 0.2: Single. SL Malinga to M Vijay, good length delivery, goes back and guides it behind point for a single.

Over 0.3: No runs. SL Malinga to V Sehwag, pitched up delivery, just manages to dig out a 145.8 kmph yorker which was bang on target to hit the off stump!

Over 0.4: No runs. SL Malinga to V Sehwag, bouncer, thinks of an upper cut but leaves it outside off looking at the high bounce.

Over 0.5: No runs. SL Malinga to V Sehwag, half volley, drives the attempted yorker at 145 kmph towards covers.

Over 0.6: No runs. SL Malinga to V Sehwag, short and rising delivery, sways away from the line of the delivery. Bowling Speed at 140 kmph.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1: No runs. UWMBC Welagedara to M Vijay, good length delivery, drives the late inswinger on the up to mid off.

Over 1.2: No runs. UWMBC Welagedara to M Vijay, short of length delivery, gets behind the line and punches the inswinger to mid off.

Over 1.3: No runs. UWMBC Welagedara to M Vijay, short of length delivery, punches it straight to Sanga at mid off.

Over 1.4: No runs. UWMBC Welagedara to M Vijay, good length delivery, gets forward and pushes it to mid off.

Over 1.5: No runs. UWMBC Welagedara to M Vijay, good length delivery, gets forward and steers it to backward point.

Over 1.6: Single. UWMBC Welagedara to M Vijay, good length delivery, goes back and flicks the inswinger to deep backward squareleg for a single.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1: No runs. SL Malinga to M Vijay, short and rising delivery, gets behind the line and fends that awkward bouncing one towards the off side.

Over 2.2: No runs. SL Malinga to M Vijay, full toss, doesn't pick the length at all and thats also a slower one which Vijay steers off the backfoot to gully.

Over 2.3: No runs. SL Malinga to M Vijay, short and rising delivery, let's that go to the keeper outside the off stump. Bowling Speed at 143.3 kmph.

Over 2.4: No runs. SL Malinga to M Vijay, short and rising delivery, gets inside the line and tucks it on the bounce safely to shortleg.

Over 2.5: No runs. SL Malinga to M Vijay, short and rising delivery, sways away from the line of the delivery. Bowling Speed at 140.5 kmph.

Over 2.6: No runs. SL Malinga to M Vijay, short and rising delivery, drops his wrists down and leaves that outside off.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1: No runs. UWMBC Welagedara to V Sehwag, good length delivery, gets behind the line and punches it with a straight bat towards the bowler.

Over 3.2: No runs. UWMBC Welagedara to V Sehwag, short of length delivery, whips it straight to mid wicket.

Over 3.3: No runs. UWMBC Welagedara to V Sehwag, short of length delivery, gets up on his toes and punches it to covers.

Over 3.4: Boundary! UWMBC Welagedara to V Sehwag, good length delivery, gets half forward and slashes the wide one past point for a boundary.

Over 3.5: No ball + Boundary! UWMBC Welagedara to V Sehwag, short of length delivery, whips it powerfully off his pads in the air past squareleg for a boundary.

Over 3.5: Boundary! UWMBC Welagedara to V Sehwag, good length delivery, doesn't move his feet and plays a rash flick shot wide of mid on for a boundary.

Over 3.6: Single. UWMBC Welagedara to V Sehwag, short of length delivery, strays onto the pads and Sehwag's uppish flick shot seems to have been dropped by the diving fielder at squareleg.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1: No runs. SL Malinga to V Sehwag, short and rising delivery, climbs the bounce and punches it down to point.

Over 4.2: No runs. SL Malinga to V Sehwag, short and wide, cuts it hard but finds the man at backward point. Bowling Speed at 144 kmph.

Over 4.3: No runs. SL Malinga to V Sehwag, short and rising delivery, sways away from the line of the delivery. Bowling Speed at 138.9 kmph.

Over 4.4: Boundary! SL Malinga to V Sehwag, full toss, thats an attempted yorker which strays onto the pads and Sehwag clips it through backward squareleg for a boundary.

Over 4.5: No runs. SL Malinga to V Sehwag, short and rising delivery, looks to whip it across but ends up pushing it back to the bowler because of the high bounce.

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