| India in Sri Lanka, 2008 | Sri Lanka vs India, ODI |
| OUT |
| Over | Event |
| 1.6 | 1.6 Zaheer to Sangakkara, out Bowled!! Length delivery hitting the corridor of uncertainty, nips back into the left hander sharply, Sangakkara stays stuck and plays through the line, misses to see the off stump going down, big wicket first-up, Zaheer is pumped up, good start this for the Indians! Sangakkara b Zaheer 2(10) |
| 5.4 | 5.4 Zaheer to Mahela, out Caught by Yuvraj at 1st slip!! Length delivery on the off, angling away from the right hander sharply, Mahela gets half-forward and pokes at it, thick outside edge goes straight into Yuvi's lap, a juggle and safely pouched in the end, Dhoni got in the way for a moment but Yuvi was watchful till the last moment, Mahela is gone! Mahela c Yuvraj b Zaheer 2(10) |
| 5.6 | 5.6 Zaheer to Kapugedera, out Caught by Dhoni!! Beauty of a delivery again, pitched up in the corridor of uncertainty and shapes away from the right hander sharply, Kapugedera pushes forward and gets a big outside edge, grabbed nicely by the keeper, end of Kapugedera's short short stay! Zaheer is on a roll... Kapugedera c Dhoni b Zaheer 0(2) |
| 6.6 | 6.6 Kumar to Silva, out Caught by Kohli at point!! Length delivery on the off, angled in a trifle, some extra bit of bounce for Kumar there, outside edge pops up and it has been safely pouched by the fielder, soft soft dismissal, Kumar gets one registered in his account now! Sri Lanka in deep trouble! Silva c Kohli b Kumar 0(2) |
| 13.5 | 13.5 Zaheer to Jayasuriya, out Lbw!! Little full this time, Jayasuriya doesn't get forward, tries to defend from the crease and misses, rapped on the pads and a big appeal, that would have crashed into the middle stump, Jayasuriya is gone now, Zaheer strikes yet again, Sri Lanka in shambles now! Jayasuriya lbw b Zaheer 13(37) <4s-1> |
| 17.2 | 17.2 Pathan to Dilshan, out Caught by Badrinath at deep mid wicket!! Back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Dilshan goes on the backfoot and tries to swat it away, hit in the air and a marvellous catch in the deep, Badri dives full length forward after covering a lot of distance, plucked from thin air on that occasion, fantastic stuff! Dilshan c Badrinath b Pathan 16(33) <4s-3> |
| 33.1 | 33.1 Kumar to Thushara, out Caught by Kohli at deep mid wicket!! Full on the off, angling away from the left hander sharply, Thushara swipes it across the line, timed perfectly but ends up in the hands of Kohli in the deep, end of a resilient knock from Thushara, he should think that he has done a lot already, Kumar strikes, breakthrough finally for the Indians! Thushara c Kohli b Kumar 44(46) <4s-7> |
| 33.4 | 33.4 Kumar to Kulasekara, out Caught by Badrinath at short mid wicket!! Full delivery on the middle and leg, Kulasekara closes the face of the bat and clips it straight to the fielder at short mid wicket, Badri dives forward and snap it up safely, end of Kulasekara too, both the set batsmen are gone now! Kulasekara c Badrinath b Kumar 25(62) <4s-2> |
| 33.4 | 33.4 Kumar to Kulasekara, out Caught by Badrinath at short mid wicket!! Full delivery on the middle and leg, Kulasekara closes the face of the bat and clips it straight to the fielder at short mid wicket, Badri dives forward and snaps it up safely, end of Kulasekara too, both the set batsmen are gone now! Kulasekara c Badrinath b Kumar 25(62) <4s-2> |
| 34.1 | 34.1 Harbhajan to Mendis, out Caught&Bowled!! Floated up on the stumps, Mendis closes the face of the bat to work it away, did that too early and gets a leading edge, straight back to the bowler, safely pouched, end of Mendis now, Harbhajan didn't take time to remove Mendis there! Mendis c and b Harbhajan 0(1) |
| 38.4 | 38.4 Harbhajan to Fernando, out Caught by Kohli at mid wicket!! Floated up on the middle and leg, Fernando comes down the track to hoick it over mid wicket, holed out in the deep, finally, the Sri Lankan innings has come to an end, this has been a good fightback by the tailenders after the main batsmen folded up! Fernando c Kohli b Harbhajan 12(12) <4s-2> |
| 38.3 | 38.3 Harbhajan to Fernando, out Caught by Kohli at mid wicket!! Floated up on the middle and leg, Fernando comes down the track to hoick it over mid wicket, holed out in the deep, finally, the Sri Lankan innings has come to an end, this has been a good fightback by the tailenders after the main batsmen folded up! Fernando c Kohli b Harbhajan 12(12) <4s-2> 38.3 Harbhajan to Fernando, THATS OUT!! Caught!! 38.2 Harbhajan to Fernando, no run, flighted way outside the off stump, Fernando shoulders arms watchfully 38.1 Harbhajan to Fernando, no run, defended on the frontfoot |
| DROPPED |
| Over | Event |
| 24.3 | 24.3 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, floated up on the off, curves into the right hander sharply with some extra bit of bounce, Kulasekara tries to defend, outside edge goes straight into the hands of Rohit at 1st slip, straight in and straight out, catch dropped!! |
| India Innings |
| OUT |
| OUT |
| Over | Event |
| 2.4 | 2.4 Kulasekara to Pathan, out Caught by Sangakkara!! Length delivery hitting the corridor of uncertainty, shapes away from the left hander, Pathan pushes right from the crease, outside edge goes straight into the keeper's gloves, end of Pathan, Kulasekara strikes straightaway! Pathan c Sangakkara b Kulasekara 5(8) <4s-1> |
| 4.2 | 4.2 Kulasekara to Raina, out Lbw!! Length delivery on the stumps, slanting away and drifts back into the left hander sharply, Raina gets forward to defend, rapped on the pads and a big appeal, the finger goes up, end of Raina, Kulasekara picks up his second scalp! Raina lbw b Kulasekara 1(4) |
| 14.5 | 14.5 Mendis to Yuvraj, out Lbw!! Floated up on the off, drifts away from the left hander sharply and comes back in at the last moment, Yuvraj gets forward to defend, misses and rapped on the pads, big appeal and the middle stump would have been shattered on that occasion, Yuvraj didn't have a clue on that occasion again, Mendis has his prey again! Yuvraj lbw b Mendis 20(32) <4s-4> |
| 19.4 | 19.4 Thushara to Kohli, out Caught by Kapugedera at short cover!! Full delivery outside the off stump, angling away from the right hander sharply, Kohli stretches out to drive, mistimed straight to the fielder at short cover, Kohli is gone, Thushara strikes in his comeback over, masterstroke from Mahela! Kohli c Kapugedera b Thushara 37(67) <4s-6> |
| 19.6 | 19.6 Thushara to Rohit Sharma, out Lbw!! Pitches in line with the stumps, drifts into the right hander sharply, Rohit Sharma goes on the backfoot to flick it away, misses and rapped on the pads, that would have missed leg comfortably, Rohit Sharma is disappointed, he should feel so, that was never heading towards the stumps, poor decision by umpire Billy Doctrove! Rohit Sharma lbw b Thushara 0(2) |
| 35.5 | 35.5 Fernando to Dhoni, out Bowled!! Full on the stumps, nips back into the right hander sharply, Dhoni gets forward to drive through the line, gets a big inside edge onto the pads and ricochets onto the stumps, Dhoni is gone, Fernando is delighted, 8 runs away and a wicket now, India hasn't got going today really! Dhoni b Fernando 39(55) <4s-3> |
| 37.2 | 37.2 Mendis to Harbhajan, out Lbw!! Full and on the stumps, slides into the right hander sharply, Harbhajan gets half-forward to defend, rapped on the pads and a big appeal, the finger goes up, that would have crashed into the middle of the middle stump, Mendis strikes again, don't under-estimate the role of pressure in such situations! Harbhajan lbw b Mendis 1(6) |
