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play type description is run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.05 innings wickets is 0
cracked away towards point where Sadeera gets a hand on it as he dives to his right to stop that, can't prevent two as he parried it a few yards behind him
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.02 innings wickets is 0
steps out and drives firmly back towards the bowler
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play type description is run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.05 innings wickets is 0
squeezes this full delivery to long-on
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play type description is run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lahiru Gamage batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.08 innings wickets is 0
pulled away, but can't pick the gap. Straight to deep square leg. This was too short and was sitting up nicely as Dhawan fetched this from outside off
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play type description is four batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Lahiru Gamage batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.27 innings wickets is 0
misfield by Dimuth Karunaratne despite a dive. Right through his hands. This was overpitched and Pujara put that away. What should've been a dot ball is four instead. Gamage clearly unhappy
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lahiru Gamage batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.24 innings wickets is 0
watches this back of length delivery zip through to the keeper
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lahiru Gamage batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.21 innings wickets is 0
right behind the line of this length ball as he defends into the off side
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lahiru Gamage batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.18 innings wickets is 0
transfers his weight back as he bunts this length delivery into the off side
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lahiru Gamage batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 5 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.15 innings wickets is 0
good leave. This was once again floated full outside off, jagged back in off the seam. Pujara could've looked to drive if he wanted to but is happy to leave.
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.13 innings wickets is 0
drifts in a full ball from around the stumps, Dhawan bunts this into the off side
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.1 innings wickets is 0
defends with his bat close to the pad
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.07 innings wickets is 0
gets a long way forward and blocks again
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.05 innings wickets is 0
tossed up on middle from wide of the crease, Dhawan lunges forward and blocks
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play type description is run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.07 innings wickets is 0
driven past the diving cover fielder
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play type description is run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 2 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.1 innings wickets is 0
works this with the spin to deep midwicket
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lahiru Gamage batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.07 innings wickets is 0
defends this length ball solidly into the off side
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lahiru Gamage batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.04 innings wickets is 0
full but way outside off, Pujara watches this through to the keeper
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lahiru Gamage batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.02 innings wickets is 0
presses forward and eases this full-length delivery to mid-off. Didn't time it as well as he would've liked
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steers this short of length delivery to point
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lahiru Gamage batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 1 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 2.97 innings wickets is 0
goes back into the crease and defends this length delivery to cover
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oversteps in his quest to bowl an effort ball, floats this touch ahead of length outside off, left alone
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firm drive but straight to mid-off
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play type description is run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.02 innings wickets is 0
steps out and forces this drive to sweeper cover. Didn't get to the pitch of the ball
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steps out and drills this past mid-off. The fielder was no more than a couple of yards away from the ball but couldn't stop this bullet drive. Used his feet well and then just powered this away. Not all that bad a delivery from Dilruwan, Pujara manufactured the length there
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play type description is run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.25 innings wickets is 0
goes back into the crease and whips this short delivery into the gap at deep midwicket
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.23 innings wickets is 0
plays down the wrong line, squirts this forward defensive shot wide of slip
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.2 innings wickets is 0
shows the full face of the bat as he defends this length ball that drifts away
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play type description is run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.27 innings wickets is 0
works this with the spin towards fine leg. Called for two immediately as soon as he played the stroke and completed it quite easily.
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lahiru Gamage batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.24 innings wickets is 0
driven straight to mid-off.
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lahiru Gamage batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.22 innings wickets is 0
steps out to flay this through the off side but decides to leave in the end
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lahiru Gamage batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.2 innings wickets is 0
there for the drive, but Dhawan is happy to leave. Jags back in a long way after it passed Dhawan
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play type description is run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 2 bowler name is Lahiru Gamage batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.28 innings wickets is 0
driven through the line but can't beat wide mid-off, Chandimal does well to slide across to stop that. Another no-ball, second in two overs
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lahiru Gamage batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.26 innings wickets is 0
full and wide outside off, there to drive, but Pujara says 'no thanks'. Left alone
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lahiru Gamage batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.24 innings wickets is 0
mistimes the drive straight to short cover Looked to hit this too hard.
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play type description is run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lahiru Gamage batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.26 innings wickets is 0
this jags back in a long way, Pujara hops back and works this behind square on the leg side
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play type description is four batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 4 bowler name is Dhananjaya de Silva batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.41 innings wickets is 0
as far as cover drives go, that is right out of the top drawer. Pujara just skipped down the pitch and met this full delivery with a straight bat as he picked the gap at extra cover. Wide mid-off had no chance.
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play type description is run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dhananjaya de Silva batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.42 innings wickets is 0
worked with the spin to deep midwicket, sensible stuff
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dhananjaya de Silva batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.4 innings wickets is 0
stretches forward and defends this gently into the off side
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play type description is run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dhananjaya de Silva batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.42 innings wickets is 0
touch short, he whips this with the angle to deep midwicket
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dhananjaya de Silva batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.39 innings wickets is 0
rocks back, makes a bit of room and flat-bats this shortish delivery to mid-off.
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dhananjaya de Silva batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 6 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.37 innings wickets is 0
squeezes this attempted flick to short midwicket. Got too close to the pitch
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play type description is run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.39 innings wickets is 0
dabs this wide of cover as he jogs the single
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.36 innings wickets is 0
stabs forward but is hit on the pad as this ball drifts away to miss off stump. <B> This stays as umpire's call on impact. </b> Didn't spin back in enough to hit the stumps.
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play type description is run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.38 innings wickets is 0
steps out and works this with the spin to deep midwicket
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.36 innings wickets is 0
defends back down the pitch with his bat close to the pad
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play type description is run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.38 innings wickets is 0
steps out and whips this full delivery down to long-on
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play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Dilruwan Perera batsman name is Cheteshwar Pujara over runs is 3 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.36 innings wickets is 0
short down leg, he looks to powerfully sweep this past short fine but misses. Keeper hit on the pad.
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good stride forward as he defends this length ball angling in.
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skips down the track and punches this length delivery to mid-off
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inconsistent bounce. Keeps low to miss the under-edge as Dhawan looks to play the short-arm jab. Cramped for room as he advanced to play this, Dickwella collects this on the bounce
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short of length delivery that zips through outside off, left alone
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right behind the line of this incoming length ball as he defends
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turns this incoming length delivery to the leg side.
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steps out and works this full delivery down to long-on
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whips this into the midwicket region, excellent use of the feet
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played it late and played it well. This is steered wide of short third man. Lovely from Dhawan, just a hint of width and he made full use of it.
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eased with the spin towards point for a quick single
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short on middle and leg, whipped to deep midwicket as he jogs the single
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firm drive but can't pierce the off side ring this time, straight to mid-off
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back of length outside off, defended to point.
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defends this full delivery from the crease to the off side
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right behind the line of this length ball as he blocks
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works this wide of midwicket for an easy single, fetched this from outside off
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crunching drive but straight to extra cover. Nice, high elbow. Sweet timing.
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sweet timing again, but straight to extra cover
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turns this with the spin to fine leg for an easy single
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skips down, bowler drops short, Dhawan punches to long-on
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dabs this gently towards the man coming in from cover
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drifts in a short ball on middle and leg, whipped to deep midwicket
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too full and on the pads, clipped with the spin to deep square leg
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right to the pitch of the ball as he smothers this
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touch full and just outside off, defended gently into the off side
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bunts this short of length delivery on off towards gully
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pushes outside the line of the ball, this one veers in to roll off the inside edge to the leg side. India have brought up 100 runs but have consumed nearly 30 overs in doing so.
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defends this incoming delivery back down the pitch off a thick inside edge.
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pure wrist work as he flicks this low full toss from outside off to deep midwicket
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squeezes this drive to mid-off, nowhere near the middle of the bat. Late inward movement from Lakmal.
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drifts away a flatter delivery, Pujara gets to the pitch of the ball and blocks
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whips this into the gap at deep midwicket. Called for two as he played it. Using his feet to get to the pitch of the ball was the key, then let his wrists do the work
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skips down the pitch and gently turns this full delivery to short midwicket
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tickles this with the spin towards fine leg, called for two and will get it. The line was on middle and leg, so he brought out this deft touch. Dhawan dropped his bat while haring back
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turns this with the spin to short square leg
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plays for the turn but this one drifts away from around the stumps and skids through take the edge and Mathews takes an excellent catch at slip. He stayed nice and low and was alert to the possibility of the edge as he went nice and low to make it look ridiculously easy. Excellent reflexes, no half-century for Pujara.
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sashays down the pitch and flays this length ball on the up through the extra cover fielder. Another fumble from Karunaratne
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punched but a good stop at cover point by Dhananjaya de Silva
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glorious! Once again advances down the pitch to convert that into a half-volley as he belts this between cover and mid-off. Picked the bones out of that
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initially shaped to leave, then tried to simply glide this behind square. Didn't end up doing either. Beaten as he came up with a feeble waft. This came at him very slowly.
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works this from length on middle towards midwicket. Dilruwan had a lot of work to do, coming in from the ropes.
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width outside off and he's slapped this to the point boundary. Had to reach out for it, Dhawan was willing to risk this. Played it uppishly and cleared the infield. I can almost hear Ravi Shastri saying 'that went to the boundary like a tracer bullet'
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leading edge towards cover, played for the turn. They will squeeze in a single, Kohli off the mark
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driven with the spin to long-off
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gets on top of the bounce and works this off his hip to square leg
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eased with the spin to wide mid-on
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play type description is run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dhananjaya de Silva batsman name is Virat Kohli over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.68 innings wickets is 0
drills this down to long-on for an easy single
You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game.
play type description is run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Dhananjaya de Silva batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 4 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.69 innings wickets is 0
fired full on the pads, Dhawan whips this down to long-o
You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game.
play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lakshan Sandakan batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.67 innings wickets is 0
pushed through quicker, lands this full delivery on middle, defended
You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game.
play type description is run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lakshan Sandakan batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.69 innings wickets is 0
help-yourself short ball on middle, Dhawan punches this to deep midwicket to bring up his <b> fifth Test fifty </b>
You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game.
play type description is run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 1 bowler name is Lakshan Sandakan batsman name is Virat Kohli over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.7 innings wickets is 0
worked with the spin to long-on
You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game.
play type description is six batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 6 bowler name is Lakshan Sandakan batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.86 innings wickets is 0
down the track as he belts this over the bowler's head. Long-off, long-on in place but no worries. I'll hit this straight over the sightscreen. <b> Brings up 2000 Test runs with that </b>
You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game.
play type description is no run batting team is India bowling team is Sri Lanka total runs on delivery is 0 bowler name is Lakshan Sandakan batsman name is Shikhar Dhawan over runs is 9 dismissal is False dismissal type is dismissal text is 3.84 innings wickets is 0
right to the pitch of the ball as he defends with his bat close to the pad.
You are an expert cricket commentator. Provide vivid, accurate, and engaging ball-by-ball commentary for cricket matches. Describe the action with technical precision, including details about bowling technique, batting shots, field placements, and match context. Use appropriate cricket terminology and maintain the exciting, dynamic tone that cricket fans expect. Your commentary should be concise yet descriptive, capturing both the action and the atmosphere of the game.