IND vs SL 2nd T20I Commentary - Dharamsala (26 February 2022)

FOUR! Extraordinary innings by Ravindra Jadeja and Shreyas Iyer! Made this chase look so easy. Fuller and outside off. Jadeja smashes it straight down to long off for a boundary. India win by 7 wickets and win the 3-match series by going 2-0 up.

Length ball, outside off. Jadeja guides it straight to the fielder at point. 

Full ball, on off. Iyer powers it to covers and the fielder there lets it through. A single.

Length ball, around off, pulled away to deep mid-wicket for a single. India one hit away now.

A yorker, outside off. Shreyas steps across and tries to squeeze it out but misses.

FOUR! Deft touch! Yorker, outside off. Iyer shuffles again, opens the bat face and just helps it away past the keeper and short third man for a boundary. 

Fullish delivery, outside off. Iyer moves across and tries to play the same shot as the previous one but misses. He has shown his class in this innings. Just 2 runs needed now.

Sri Lankan players look tired! Fuller and on middle. Jadeja drills it to long on and the fielder there fumbles to collect it. Two taken. 

SIX! In the air and dropped! Sri Lankan fielding coach will be disappointed! Touch fuller, on middle. Jadeja lofts it straight, it gets the elevation and the fielder at the fence tries to take but the ball pops out and goes over the fence.

FOUR! India are in a hurry! A length ball, on middle. Jadeja pulls it hard and to mid-wicket for a boundary. 19 needed off 27 balls.

FOUR! Jadeja is enjoying his time out there! Length again, on middle. Jadeja gets into the position quickly and pulls it to square leg for a boundary. 

FOUR! Jadeja won't mind it! Full ball, outside off. Jadeja looks to drive but gets an outside edge to third man and beats the fielder at the fence as well. Hat-trick of boundaries. 

Wide! Tries to stay away from the arc and serves it over the tramline. Left alone. 

Fuller ball, outside off. Jadeja gets underneath and lifts it towards extra cover for a single. Just 9 needed now. 

FOUR! Ravindra Jadeja never takes time to find his rhythm. A length ball, outside off. Ravindra Jadeja stays back and punches it through point. It races away to the boundary. The umpire signals a no ball, as the bowler oversteps. Free Hit to follow.

FOUR! Down the ground. Ravindra Jadeja makes the most of the Free-Hit. Full length, on off. Ravindra Jadeja drives it down the ground to long on for a boundary.

WIDE! Poor from Binura Fernando. He cannot afford to give away any freebies. A slower bouncer, down leg. Ravindra Jadeja leaves it alone. Wide called.

Full length, on the pads. Ravindra Jadeja flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a brace.

A length ball, angled into off. Ravindra Jadeja stays back and steers it to third man for one.

Full length, on off. Shreyas Iyer taps it to deep point for a brace.

Length ball, on off. Iyer pushes it to cover for one.

Another single! A length ball, on the pads, Ravindra Jadeja flicks it to square leg for one more. India need almost a run a ball to get over the line. 

Fuller, on middle and leg. Shreyas Iyer flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! What a shot! Full length, outside off. Ravindra Jadeja leans in and drives it through the cover region for a boundary.

Fuller, on off. Ravindra Jadeja pushes it to cover for one.

A short ball, on off. Shreyas Iyer stands tall and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Swing and a miss! Back of a length, on off. Ravindra Jadeja tries to heave it across the line but misses.

Length ball, outside off. Ravindra Jadeja guides it down to third man for one.

FOUR! Sanju Samson picking up the pace now. Full length, on middle and leg. Sanju Samson heaves across the line through square leg and beats the man in the deep to clout the ropes.

SIX! This is Sanju Samson at it's best. A full-length ball, just outside off. Sanju Samson stands tall and smokes it over the long off fence for a biggie.

WIDE! A length ball, outside off. Sanju Samson tries to chase it but misses. Wide called.

SIX! All the way! Full length, outside off. Sanju Samson reaches out and smokes it over the cover fence for a biggie.

Lahiru Kumara fires in a yorker, in the blockhole. Sanju Samson gets his blade down in time and digs it out.

SIX! Third maximum of the over. Overpitched, on off, Sanju Samson gets under it and muscles it over the long off fence for a maximum. 

OUT! CAUGHT! Binura Fernando takes a blinder at slips. What a stunning catch to end a stunning knock by Sanju Samson. Full length, outside off. Sanju Samson throws his blade at it. The ball takes the outside edge and flies over Binura Fernando. He leaps high in the air and pouches the ball with his left hand. Binura Fernando cannot believe it. An eventful over comes to an end.

Length and on middle, played back to the bowler.

SIX! Iyer in sublime form! Short of a length, outside off. Iyer waits and ramps it over backward point for a biggie. The ball clashes on the cushion and given as a maximum.

Length and on middle. Iyer works it to deep square leg for a single.

TWO WIDES! Length ball, down the leg side. Samson misses his flick and the keeper does well to get a hand on it. A single stolen. 

On middle. Iyer turns it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Wide! Short ball and angling down. Left alone. Wided. 

Slants it on the pads, flicked to deep square leg for a single.

Full toss, on  middle. Iyer pushes it straight down the ground. The fielder from long off runs across and half-stops it but does enough to keep it away from the fence. 

  A length ball, on middle and leg. Shreyas Iyer nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.

A short ball, on off. Sanju Samson looks to pull it away. The ball flies off the outer half towards deep mid-wicket. It lands short of the fielder. They take one.

On a length, on middle and leg. Shreyas Iyer flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

A length ball, on off. Samson works it towards mid on for a single.

SIX! FIFTY FOR IYER! Back of a length, on off. Shreyas Iyer pulls it powerfully over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Length, outside off. Shreyas Iyer pushes it to long off for a single.

FOUR! Good attempt there! A length ball, on middle. Samson pulls it hard and towards deep square leg. The fielder charges forward and covers good ground but he fails to catch it. A boundary. 

On middle, this is hit to deep square leg for a couple of runs. 

A pacy short ball, on off. Samson rides the pull and hits it to long on for a single. 

Fuller and outside off, Iyer flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. 

Slower one, on middle. Samson bunts it to deep mid-wicket for one more.

A length ball, on middle. Iyer looks to flick it but gets an inside edge and gets hit near the box. The ball rolls onto the off side and they take a quick single. 

Tossed up, on middle, pushed to the right of Praveen Jayawickrama and he puts a dive to stop it. 

SIX! Much needed one! A flipper, around off. Iyer comes down the track and lifts it over long on for a biggie. 

SIX! Again comes down the track and the result is the same! Flatter and angling outside off. Shreyas Iyer dances down and hammers it over wide long on for a maximum. 

Fuller and on middle. Iyer tries to drive but gets an inside edge back to the bowler.

Now drives it nicely to deep cover for a single. 

Darted on the pads, this is nudged to deep square leg for a single. 

Length ball, outside off. Iyer steers it to third man for one.

Around off, on a length, pulled to long on for a single.

Short ball now, on middle. Iyer pulls it late and to deep square leg for one more.

A length ball, outside off. Samson makes room and looks to cut but gets a bottom edge to covers. 

A fuller ball, outside off. Samson tries to drive straight and he misses. The ball just whizzes past the off pole. 

A length ball, slower and on middle. Samson tucks it to mid-wicket and takes a couple of runs. Good running there but India need boundaries. 

On middle, this is hit to mid-wicket for a single. 

Another single as Samson tucks it to fine leg. 

Flatter and on middle. Iyer wrists it to square leg for a couple of runs. 50 up for India.

Fuller and outside off, driven through covers for a single.

Tossed up, on middle. Samson bunts it to mid-wicket. 

A slider, outside off, coming with the angle. Samson looks to push but gets beaten on the inside edge. 

OUT! CAUGHT! Kumara is pumped up as he gets the big wicket. A soft dismissal there! On a length, on middle. Kishan tries to use his wrists and clear the man at mid on. Although he fails to middle it and ends up chipping it straight down the throat of Dasun Shanaka who gathers the ball with ease. India lose their second batter in no time. Ishan Kishan could never get going and as soon as he tried to break the shackles, he ended up giving away his wicket. 

Length ball, outside off. Samson hops and defends it.

NOT OUT! A length ball, angling around off. Samson looks to drive but misses and gets hit on the pads. A huge appeal follows for LBW but nothing given. They take the review and the replay shows there was a thick inside edge.  

Length ball, slower and outside off, pushed to point.

Length and on middle. Samson looks to block it but does so off the inner half to mid-wicket and he takes a single.

On the pads, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single. India lose both the openers in the Powerplay as they are 46 for 2 at the end of it.

Full length, outside off. Iyer guides it through backward point.

Fuller, on off. Ishan Kishan eases it to mid off for an easy single.

A length ball, angled across, on off. Shreyas Iyer gets it back to the bowler off the inner half.

FOUR! Nicely played. A short ball, on off. Shreyas Iyer comes forward and pull it in front of him past mid on for a boundary. This is a glorious hit.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. Shreyas Iyer is in his groove. A short ball, on off. Shreyas Iyer stands tall and pulls it between long on and deep mid-wicket to bag another boundary.

FOUR! Three boundaries on the trot. Shreyas Iyer wants to make the most of the Powerplay. A low full toss, on off. Iyer drives it down the ground for a boundary at long off. 14 runs off the over.

LEG BYE! Good length, around off, nips in a long way. Shreyas Iyer hops and tries to flick it away but misses. The ball brushes off the pads. They cross for a leg bye.

OUCH! This must've hurt. Back of a length, on middle and leg. Ishan Kishan looks to pull it away but misses. He gets hit hard on his helmet. Lahiru Kumara walks towards the batter and has a check on him.

Full length outside off. Ishan Kishan throws his blade at it. The ball flies of the toe-end towards third man. They take one.

FOUR! Streaky! Back of a length, outside off, shaping away. Shreyas Iyer tries to cut it away but finds the outside edge. It flies past the slip fielder and finds the fence at third man.

A length ball, on off. Iyer pushes it to cover for one. 

A dot to end the over. A short ball, just outside off. Ishan Kishan stays back and tries to pull it away. He fails to get any bat on it. 

WIDE! Back of a length, going down leg. Ishan Kishan stands back and looks to pull it away but misses. Wide called.

A length ball, on the pads. Ishan Kishan gets it towards third man off the leading edge. They take one.

A length ball, outside off. Shreyas Iyer pushes it to point.

Woah! This was close. An outswinger, full and just besides the off pole. Shreyas Iyer moves too much into the crease and gets beaten by the swing. 

Length, on off. Iyer pushes it to mid off for one.

Full length, outside off. Ishan Kishan drives it to cover for one.

LEG BYE! A length ball, on the pads, some extra bounce off the deck. Shreyas Iyer stays back and tries to flick it away but misses. The ball hit him on the pads. Dushmantha Chameera appeals but the umpire says no. They collect a leg bye.

A length ball, on the stumps. Ishan Kishan defends it into the deck.

FOUR! Ishan Kishan gets his second boundary of the chase but this time he gets very lucky. A length ball, outside off, shaping away a hint. Ishan Kishan looks to drive it through covers, it takes the outside edge and goes past slips and into the boundary at third man.

Nearly chopped on! Back of a length, on off. It gets some extra bounce off the deck. Ishan Kishan gets it off the bottom half, as the sneaks past the stumps.

Length ball, on middle and leg. Ishan Kishan flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Shreyas Iyer gets off the mark in fine fashion. Full length, on the stumps. Shreyas Iyer steps forward and drives it down the ground. Binura Fernando gets a strong hand on it but the ball still manages to race away to the long off fence.

Length ball, on off, blocked out solidly.

Rohit Sharma and India are off the mark. A length ball, on leg. Rohit Sharma nudges it to square leg for one.

A length ball, on the pads. Kishan stays back and flicks it to deep square leg for a brace. He gets off the mark as well. 

FOUR! What a shot! A full-length ball, on off. Ishan Kishan gets his blade down in time and steers it through backward point for a boundary. 

A length ball, on off, Ishan Kishan gets an inside edge onto the pads.

WIDE! A full-length ball, sliding down leg. Ishan Kishan tries to flick it away but misses. Wide called. 

Fuller, on leg. Ishan Kishan flicks it off his pads to deep square leg for one.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! Early success for Sri Lanka and Dushmantha Chameera gets rid of Rohit Sharma for just one. This is a huge wicket for the visitors. A good-length ball, on the fourth stump line. Rohit Sharma tries to defend it out with soft hands but gets an inside edge. The ball goes onto shatter the stumps.