Commonwealth Bank Series, 2008 (Australia) India vs Sri Lanka, ODI

Sri Lanka Innings | India Innings
Sri Lanka Innings
OUT | SIX | DROPPED | OTHER
OUT
Over Event
3.23.2 Ishant to Dilruwan, out Bowled!! peach of a delivery, Full and straight on the stumps, bending back into the right hander sharply, Dilruwan comes on the frontfoot and looks to drive through the line, misses it completely and the off stump takes a bang, that is the end of Dilruwan, this time you can see a check on the celebrations of the young man, no real expressions which would interest the match referee, this young man is a quick learner!!! Dilruwan b Ishant 8(13) <4s-1>
14.114.1 Praveen Kumar to Sangakkara, out Caught by Dhoni!! touch short of good length delivery on the off, shapes away a trifle, Sangakkara advances down the pitch and looks to glide it down in the end, outside edge and a suerb catch by Mahendra Singh Dhoni diving to his left, Praveen Kumar picks up his first ODI wicket, what a moment for the young man!!! Sangakkara c Dhoni b Praveen Kumar 33(44) <4s-4>
14.114.1 Praveen Kumar to Sangakkara, out Caught by Dhoni!! touch short of good length delivery on the off, shapes away a trifle, Sangakkara advances down the pitch and looks to glide it down in the end, outside edge and a suerb catch by Mahendra Singh Dhoni diving to his left, Sangakkara looks to improvise and that becomes his end, Praveen Kumar picks up his first ODI wicket, what a moment for the young man!!! Sangakkara c Dhoni b Praveen Kumar 33(44) <4s-4>
16.516.5 Praveen Kumar to Jayawardene, out Caught by Rohit Sharma at point!! short and wide outside the off stump, Jayawardene goes on the backfoot and slashes it hard, fails to keep it down, in the air and what a catch by the young man at point, he takes that beauty inches off the ground, Praveen Kumar picks up his second wicket, the skipper departs now! Jayawardene c Rohit Sharma b Praveen Kumar 3(11)
18.318.3 Praveen Kumar to Silva, out Caught by Dhoni!! good length delivery on the off, pitched up in the corridor of uncertainty, slanting in and leaves the right hander at the last moment, Silva is slightly squared up, sharp bounce does the right hander on that occasion, looks to defend and manages a thickish outside edge, the ball flies off the edge but Mahendra Singh Dhoni is upto the task, dives to his right and takes another brilliant catch, three wickets in three overs for the young man, what a day at the office for him! Silva c Dhoni b Praveen Kumar 0(4)
19.319.3 Pathan to Jayasuriya, out Caught by Dhoni!! Pathan bangs it in short on the middle and leg, hurrying onto the left hander with some sharp bounce, Jayasuriya goes on the backfoot and looks to pull it away, surprised him a touch on that occasion, top edges it high up in the air, it's Mahendra Singh Dhoni who is coming around that one, takes it safely in the end, Jayasuriya departs now, what an unbelievable last half hour it has been for the men in the lighter shade of blue!!! Jayasuriya c Dhoni b Pathan 34(42) <4s-2 6s-1>
23.323.3 Ishant to Dilshan, out Lbw!! this is a beauty of a delivery, good length delivery on the stumps, jabs back into the right hander sharply, Dilshan gets forward and looks to play through the line, misses it completely and rapped on the pads, huge appeal and there is no doubt in umpire Simon Taufel's mind, Ishant strikes in his first over of the second spell, beautiful captaincy by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, he brought back his strike bowler and it has done wonders for him! Dilshan lbw b Ishant 8(12) <4s-1>
25.425.4 Ishant to Vaas, out Caught by Gambhir at short mid wicket!! Ishant bangs it in short on the middle and leg, hurrying onto the left hander with some steep bounce, clever bowling from Ishant here, he was setting up a trap for the Lankan quickie, Vaas falls into it, looks to pull and top edges it high up in the air, Gambhir settles under it for ages and takes a simple catch, that is the end of Vaas, Ishant strikes yet again, isn't he maturing very rapidly??? Vaas c Gambhir b Ishant 0(7)
38.438.4 Ishant to Malinga, out Caught by Uthappa!! Ishant changes his length this time, short of length delivery on the stumps, Malinga goes on the backfoot and looks to pull it away, completely mistimes it, top edge goes straight up and Uthappa settles down nicely at mid off, Ishant breaks through Malinga c Uthappa b Ishant 12(36)
46.546.5 Praveen Kumar to Muralitharan, out Bowled!! back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Muralitharan goes on the backfoot and looks to pull it away, misses the line of the ball completely, the leg stump is exposed, Muralitharan is gone Muralitharan b Praveen Kumar 13(27) <4s-1>
47.147.1 Harbhajan to Kapugedera, out Caught&Bowled!! Harbhajan bowls a well flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Kapugedera goes on the backfoot and thinks to pull it away, checks his shot at the last minute, scoops it right back to the bowler, Sri Lanka have been bowled out Kapugedera c and b Harbhajan 57(86) <4s-4>
SIX
Over Event
7.17.1 Ishant to Jayasuriya, SIX!!, full and wide outside the off stump, angling away from the left hander, Jayasuriya stays inside the crease, slices it very very hard, the ball hits the ropes on the full, flies over the head of the point fielder, square of the wicket for a six, this man is looking ver dangerous today!!!
7.47.4 Ishant to Sangakkara, no run, good length delivery outside the off stump, angling away from the left hander, left alone to the keeper 7.3 Ishant to Sangakkara, FOUR!!, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Sangakkara comes on the frontfoot and leans into the shot, caresses it between extra cover and long off for four, glorious shot and impeccable timing to execute it! 7.2 Ishant to Jayasuriya, 1 run, good length delivery on the off, Jayasuriya gets forward and shows the full face of the bat, drops it to mid off with soft hands for a quick single, good calling as soon as he hit the ball 7.1 Ishant to Jayasuriya, SIX!!, full and wide outside the off stump, angling away from the left hander, Jayasuriya stays inside the crease, slices it very very hard, the ball hits the ropes on the full, flies over the head of the point fielder, square of the wicket for a six, this man is looking very dangerous today!!!
DROPPED
Over Event
35.435.4 Harbhajan to Malinga, no run, Harbhajan tosses it up on the off, curving in and spins away from the right hander sharply, doosra, Malinga gets forward and looks to defend it, outside edge and catch dropped!!, Sachin Tendulkar the culprit on that occasion, he moved very late on that occasion, poor reflexes!!!
OTHER
Over Event
45.445.4 Yuvraj to Kapugedera, 1 run, Yuvraj gives it a bit of air on the middle and leg, Kapugedera comes on the frontfoot and turns it to short mid wicket, that is his 2nd ODI FIFTY!!
India Innings
DROPPED | OUT | FOUR | SIX | OTHER
DROPPED
Over Event
0.30.3 Vaas to Uthappa, 2 runs, good length delivery on the off, pitched up in the corridor of uncertainty, curving away from the right hander sharply, Uthappa gets forward and looks to defend it, outside edges it to 1st slip, catch dropped!!, Sangakkara diving might just have blinded Jayawardene for a while, chance goes abegging!
OUT
Over Event
1.51.5 Malinga to Uthappa, out Caught by Amerasinghe at mid on!! Overpitched delivery from Malinga, angling into the right hander, Uthappa shuffles across a long way again, looks to work another one on the leg side, falling over the shot on that occasion and closes the face of the bat too early there, leading edge and the ball shoots up in the air, goes straight down the throat of the mid on fielder, Uthappa would be cursing himself, he has messed up a golden opportunity here! Malinga strikes, draws first blood! Uthappa c Amerasinghe b Malinga 11(9) <4s-2>
20.120.1 Muralitharan to Tendulkar, out Caught by Silva at long off!! Muralitharan tosses it up on the off, curving into the right hander sharply, Tendulkar makes room and advances down the pitch, looks to heave it inside out yet again, doesn't middle it well, in the air and goes straight down the throat of the fielder in the deep, Muralitharan strikes and Tendulkar departs, but not before entertaining everyone with this sparkling knock! Tendulkar c Silva b Muralitharan 63(54) <4s-10>
29.429.4 Dilruwan to Yuvraj, out Caught by Dilshan at cover!! delivery looped up on the off, curving in and spins away from the left hander sharply, Yuvraj comes on the frontfoot and looks to go for the expansive cover drive, finds the man, tame dismissal and Yuvraj departs just at the brink of victory!!! Yuvraj c Dilshan b Dilruwan 36(35) <4s-4 6s-1>
FOUR
Over Event
15.315.3 Amerasinghe to Gambhir, FOUR!!, touch short of good length delivery on the off, angling into the left hander with some extra bounce, Gambhir goes on the backfoot and looks to force it through covers, close to the body and finds the thickish outside edge, goes right between the keeper and widish first slip, catch dropped!!, looks a touch too harsh but the Sri Lankans can't afford to leave half chances even!
16.316.3 Muralitharan to Tendulkar, FOUR!!, Muralitharan strays on the pads, Tendulkar kneels down and paddle sweeps it to fine leg for four, this has been a dazzling knock, 88th ODI FIFTY!! for the little master, don't often see him play in such fashion, vintage Sachin Tendulkar!!!
SIX
Over Event
24.124.1 Muralitharan to Yuvraj, SIX!!, delivery looped up on the middle and leg, hurrying onto him, Yuvraj kneels down slightly and gets under it nicely, smashes it to long on for a biggie, that went sailing into the fence, exquisite timing!!!
OTHER
Over Event
25.425.4 Amerasinghe to Gambhir, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside the off stump, angling into the left hander, Gambhir opens the face of the bat and back cuts it down to third man for a single, 7th ODI FIFTY!!, what a series this has been for Gambhir, tour of his life!!!