IND vs SL 2nd Test Commentary - Bengaluru (12 March 2022)

Tossed up, on off. Blocked out.

Full and outside off, spinning back in. Fernando blocks it awkwardly. 

OUT! TAKEN! This is tossed up, on off. Vishwa Fernando gets low and looks to sweep it but gets a top edge, in the air and towards mid off where Mohammed Shami takes it. India win the match by 238 runs and sweep the series as well. 

A length ball, outside off. Lakmal with a big swing across the line and he misses. 

OUT! BOWLED! Bumrah is pumped up and Bengaluru erupts. Nice gesture from the Indian players as they come one by one to congratulate Suranga Lakmal who plays his last international match. Now on to the delivery, Bumrah with his go-to bowl, a yorker, angling on the leg stump. Suranga Lakmal tries to defend but gets his bat down very late. The ball sneaks through and disturbs the stumps. 

Fuller and on off. Praveen Jayawickrama defends it out.

  Very full, slower and on middle. Praveen Jayawickrama keeps it out.

Full ball, on off. Jayawickrama blocks it out.

Praveen Jayawickrama survives the over! Fuller, slower and on middle. Jayawickrama defends it out.

Very full and on middle, eased to long on for a single.

Tossed up, full and on off, Lasith Embuldeniya plays with the spin to covers.

OUT LBW! The first thought was it might be angling down but Pant and Ashwin convinced Rohit to take it upstairs. A flatter ball, slanting around middle and leg. Embuldeniya misses his block and gets hit on the pad. An appeal but nothing given. They take the review. No bat there. Ball Tracking shows three reds and India get another wicket. They are inching closer now. 

Full and on off, Fernando pushes it uppishly and to covers for a couple of runs. 

Tossed up, on middle. Blocked out.

Ashwin serves a carrom ball, on a length, around leg. Vishwa Fernando leaves it, thinking that is an off-spinner. The ball turns and hits him high on his pad. India don't appeal though.

Full and on middle. Blocked out.

Length and on middle. Karunaratne tucks it to mid-wicket.

Bangs a bouncer now, on middle. Karunaratne thinks to pull first but leaves it alone.

A length ball, extra pace and angling on the pads. Karunaratne looks to pull but misses and gets hit on the thigh pads.

OUT! TIMBER! A big, big wicket for India as they get the man who was standing between them and the victory, Dimuth Karunaratne. Jasprit Bumrah, how many times has he given breakthroughs for India! Bumrah serves from 'round the wicket, fuller and angling on middle, it nips back in a touch as well. Dimuth Karunaratne looks to push, without any foot movement and the ball goes through the gate and rattles the stumps. The floodlights were on and Rohit Sharma brought Bumrah into the attack. Smart captaincy. End of a brilliant innings from Sri Lanka's skipper.

Leg bye! A huge appeal for LBW but not given! A length ball, slanting on the pads. Lakmal is beaten by the pace and gets hit on the pads. Might be missing leg.

Four byes! Ashwin strays one down the leg side. Lasith Embuldeniya misses his flick. Pant fails to collect and it races away to the fence.

Beautiful delivery! Anges a flatter ball, on middle, it lands and turns away. Lasith Embuldeniya looks to defend but misses and the ball goes past the off stump by a whisker. 

Steep bounce now, around off. Lasith Embuldeniya misses his defense and Pant has to collect well over his head.

This is superb from Ashwin. Continues to bowl in the same region, around off. Lasith Embuldeniya prods to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Full and on off. Lasith Embuldeniya leans and blocks it.

Shorter and on the pads, Lasith Embuldeniya tucks it to square leg.

Bumrah goes 'round the wicket and serves a length ball, around middle. Dimuth Karunaratne flicks but straight to the square leg fielder.

Fuller in length, outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne keeps it out.

FOUR! Karunaratne gets to his 14th Test hundred in style! What an innings this has been from the Sri Lankan skipper! Bumrah hurls a full ball, around middle and leg. Dimuth Karunaratne sits back and flicks it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. This is his 14th Test hundred but it will surely go down as one of his finest, considering the situation in which his team is at the moment. Top, top knock from Karunaratne and it is not only applauded by his teammates but also the Bengaluru crowd as well as the Indian players. Dimuth Karunaratne becomes only the third Sri Lankan skipper to score a Test hundred on Indian soil.

Back of a length, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne taps it to the off side.

FOUR! Nicely done! A short ball, outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne hangs back and ramps it over the slip cordon for a boundary.

A bumper, well outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne looks to pull but he misses.

Tossed up, and turning down leg. Dimuth Karunaratne misses his flick.

Floated, around middle. Dimuth Karunaratne tucks it to mid-wicket.

Flatter and around off. Dimuth Karunaratne keeps it out.

Axar drags his length back, around middle. Dimuth Karunaratne taps it towards mid-wicket.

Tossed up, around middle. Dimuth Karunaratne skips down the track and whips it past the diving mid-wicket fielder for a single. He moves to 99 now!

Floated, full and on off. Lasith Embuldeniya dead bats it watchfully.

Floated, full and outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne looks to play the reverse-sweep but he misses.

Dimuth Karunaratne comes down the track and nudges it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, outside off. Lasith Embuldeniya gets forward to block it.

Slightly shorter in length, around off. Lasith Embuldeniya defends it off the back foot.

Slower through the air, full and outside off. Lasith Embuldeniya dabs it onto the deck.

This is tossed up, around off. Lasith Embuldeniya lunges forward to defend but he gets an inside edge onto his pad.

Tossed up, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne reverse-sweeps it through point and collects a couple of runs.

FOUR! Top shot! Full and on middle. Dimuth Karunaratne sweeps it behind square on the leg side and bags a boundary. He moves to 96 now!

Flatter and on middle. Dimuth Karunaratne tucks it to the leg side for a run.

This is around middle and leg. Lasith Embuldeniya gets behind the line and blocks it.

Floated, full and around off. Lasith Embuldeniya blocks it by getting forward.

An appeal for LBW but the impact was outside off. Flatter ball, on a length, just outside off. Lasith Embuldeniya looks to play for the turn but he misses and gets hit low on his pad.

DROPPED! A flatter ball, on middle. Dushmantha Chameera skips down and flicks it uppishly towards the mid-wicket fielder where Rohit Sharma drops it. The ball goes over him and the batters take a run.

NOT OUT! Umpire's call saves Lasith Embuldeniya! This is tossed up, on a length and outside off, turning in late. Lasith Embuldeniya prods to defend but he misses and gets hit on his pad. India appeal but the umpire says no! Rohit Sharma opts for a review and the Ball Tracker shows that the ball would have just clipped the leg stump. Umpire's call on wickets hitting and the on-field decision stands.

Around off, blocked out.

Tossed up, on middle. Lasith Embuldeniya keeps it out.

Floated, full and on middle. Lasith Embuldeniya defends it onto the deck.

Flatter and quicker, turning in from outside off. Lasith Embuldeniya looks to wrist it but he misses.

Tossed up, fuller, extra bounce and spin there. Karunaratne leaves it late and gets hit on thigh pads.

Slightly short, on middle. Karunaratne on the back foot, punches it to covers.

Fuller and on off. Karunaratne strides forward and pushes it to covers.

On middle, on a length, tucked to mid-wicket.

OUT! TAKEN! The skipper, Dimuth Karunaratne watches wickets fall at the other end. A flatter ball, coming with the arm, on middle. Asalanka rocks on the back foot to defend but the ball spins and takes the inside edge, deflects off the pads and goes to leg slip where Rohit Sharma takes it at a good height. India continue to chip in with wickets at regular intervals. 

Edgy way to get off the mark! Shorter, turning in. Lasith Embuldeniya looks to defend but gets an outside edge, well past of first slip and to third man. Jadeja has to give a big chase and cuts it out. Two runs taken. 

Around off, kept out.

Full and on middle. Karunaratne leans and nudges it to mid-wicket.

 Karunaratne again leans and this time places it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, outside off, moving in. Asalanka prods to defend but gets an inside edge, wide of leg slip for a single.

Floated, on off. Karunaratne skips down and drills it to long on for a single.

A quicker one, angling on middle. Asalanka tries to work it on the leg side but gets a soft leading edge to covers.

Darted on the pads. Karunaratne tucks it to short leg.

A quick single as Karunaratne knocks this full ball to point.

A slider, full and on middle. Asalanka gets low to defend.

Full and on middle. Asalanka rocks back and again blocks it. 

Very full this time, on middle, pushed to mid on.

Fuller and on middle. Asalanka gets behind the line to block it.

Short ball, slower in the air and spinning away. Karunaratne misses his cut.

Angles a full ball, on the pads. Karunaratne keeps it out on the leg side.

Tossed up, full and on off, on a driving length. Karunaratne looks to drive but gets beaten by the spin.

Flatter and on off. Karunaratne drops it to covers and takes off for a quick single. Iyer has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Was very close.

FOUR! Asalanka is off the mark! Short and outside off. Asalanka punches off the back foot to covers for a boundary.

Sharp spin again, lands on off and turns away. Asalanka tries to defend inside the line and misses.

Full and staying low, on the pads. Karunaratne misses his flick. 

Flatter, quicker and on middle. Karunaratne flicks it through square leg for a single.

FOUR! Top shot! Very full and on middle. Karunaratne leans and wrists it to square leg for a boundary.

Shorter and coming with the angle, defends it with slow hands. The ball rolls back to Pant who flicks with his boots on to the stumps. Smart keeping.

On middle. Karunaratne punches it to mid-wicket.

On the pads. Karunaratne tucks it to square leg and will keep the strike.

BEATEN! This is tossed up, well outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne feels for it but the ball zips past his outside edge.

Full and outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne drives it wide of mid off and takes a single.

Nicely tossed up, around off. Charith Asalanka keeps it out.

Looped up, on a length, around off. Charith Asalanka blocks it off the front foot.

Play and a miss! Ashwin bowls it slower through the air, full and outside off. Charith Asalanka goes chasing for it but the ball zips past his blade.

Floated, slightly shorter in length, on middle. Charith Asalanka stays behind the line of the ball and defends it.

This is a flatter ball, on off. Charith Asalanka keeps it out.

Tossed up, around off. Charith Asalanka gets behind the line of the ball and defends it.

Uppish but safe! This is a flatter ball, outside off and turning in late. Charith Asalanka punches it uppishly towards the mid off fielder.

A wayward ball, turning down leg. Asalanka looks to flick it but he fails to get any bat on it.

Tosses it up, around off. Charith Asalanka keeps it out, off the front foot.

Flighted delivery, full and on off. Charith Asalanka stretches forward and defends it onto the deck.

Tosses it up, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne keeps it out.

Floated, full and around off. Dimuth Karunaratne blocks it off the front foot.

FOUR! Carrom ball gone wrong for Ashwin! A low full toss, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne gets low and whacks it through the mid-wicket region for a boundary.

Around off, blocked out.

Another low full toss, around leg. Dimuth Karunaratne sweeps but straight to the square leg fielder.

Floated, fuller in length and inviting the batter to drive. Dimuth Karunaratne pushes it to cover off the front foot.

Floated, on a length, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne blocks it off the front foot.

Dimuth Karunaratne steps out and defends it to the off side.

Flatter and quicker, going on with the arm, from outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne stays back to cut but he misses.

Slightly shorter in length, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne punches it to the cover fielder.

Around middle and leg. Dimuth Karunaratne works it to long on and settles for a run.

OUT! STUMPED! Axar Patel gets his man and India strike early after Tea. Patel comes 'round the wicket and serves a length ball that goes on with the arm from middle. Niroshan Dickwella skips down the track and looks to whip it on the leg side. He misses and the ball goes through to the keeper. Rishabh Pant collects the ball cleanly and whips the bails off. Sri Lanka lose their fifth wicket now.

Flatter ball, on a length, around off. Niroshan Dickwella hangs back and pushes it to the off side for a single.

Tosses it up, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne gets forward and blocks it.

Floated, full and around off. Dimuth Karunaratne defends it off the front foot.

Slower through the air, full and on middle. Dimuth Karunaratne looks to defend but he gets an inside edge onto his pad.

Looped up, on a length, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne keeps it out.

An overpitched ball, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne drives it wide of mid off and takes a single to end the over.

Tossed up, full and on middle. Karunaratne tucks it on the leg side.

Fuller and on middle, drilled to long on for a single.

Drops it short, outside off. Dickwella comes down and eases it to long on for one more.

Comes over the wicket, flatter and spinning on the pads. Karunaratne misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

On middle, and turning sharply down the leg side. Karunaratne shoulders arms. Good take by the keeper.

FOUR! Good start to the session for the Lankans. Fuller and on middle. Karunaratne sweeps it to fine leg for a boundary.

Bangs a bouncer, on middle. Karunaratne sits under it. 

Fuller ball on off. Karunaratne punches it gently to mid off.

Full ball, slower and on the pads. Karunaratne tickles it to fine leg for a run.

Full and on middle. Dickwella blocks it.

Chance! Short of a length, angling on middle. Dickwella tries to defend it on the up but misses and gets hit on the gloves. The ball lobs and falls across, well short of slippy point. 

A full ball, slanting, on middle. Dickwella defends it out. That will be Tea on Day 3.

Tossed up, on off. Dickwella prods to defend. It goes off the outside edge to short third man for a quick single. 

On middle, eased to wide of mid on.

Floated, full and on off. Karunaratne skips down and keeps it out, back to Patel.

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

An arm ball, on off. Dickwella uses his feet to defend.

Another appeal for caught behind but the umpire says no. A slider, going with the angle, down the leg side. Dickwella misses his flick. 

Around off. Dickwella works it to covers. The fielder scores a direct hit at the bowler's end but Karunaratne came back inside the crease on time.

Length ball, on off. Dickwella taps it to covers for a quick single. Patel has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. Pant fails to clear it up and another single is taken. 

Short in length, on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a single.

Short ball, down the leg side. Karunaratne sits under it.

FOUR! A length ball, angling around off. Karunaratne defends with soft hands. The ball takes the outside edge and goes past the keeper and first slip for a boundary. 

Short ball, coming with the angle on middle. Karunaratne looks to dab it late but gets cramped for the room. The ball goes past his gloves and to the keeper.

FOUR!  In the air but in the gap as well. Fuller and on off. Karunaratne skips down and flicks it wide of short mid-wicket for a boundary. 

Shorter and outside off. This time Karunaratne goes on the back foot, punches it wide of point for a brace.

Tossed up, on off. Karunaratne hops and blocks it out.

Full and on off, pushed to mid on.

NOT OUT! A flatter ball, which stays low and angling down the leg side. Karunaratne looks to flick but seems to miss it. Pant collects behind and appeals for it. Nothing given and Rohit takes it upstairs. No bat on the UltraEdge and the on-field decision stays. Two reviews of the same kind that India have lost now.

Four byes! Full and down the leg side. Karunaratne misses his flick. The keeper fails to collect and the ball goes to the fine leg fence.

Shami comes 'round the wicket straightaway and serves it on a length, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne blocks it off the front foot.

FOUR! This is full and on the pads. Dimuth Karunaratne clears his front leg and whips it through the mid-wicket region for a boundary.

This is a dipping slower ball, turns out to be a low full toss, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne pushes it through covers for a single.

BEATEN! A length ball, jagging back in from outside off. Niroshan Dickwella hangs back to defend but the ball zips past his outside edge.

A yorker-length ball, around off. Niroshan Dickwella digs it out watchfully.

This is full and on middle. Niroshan Dickwella flicks it to the man at mid-wicket.

FOUR! Patel starts with a loosener, a half-tracker, outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne rocks back and cuts it through the point region for a boundary.

This is darted on the pads. Dimuth Karunaratne nudges it to deep mid-wicket and takes a single.

This is a flatter ball, outside off and turning in late. Niroshan Dickwella misses his flick and gets hit high on his pad.

Floated, full and outside off. Niroshan Dickwella looks to reverse-swep but he misses.

Niroshan Dickwella comes down the track and defends it back to the bowler.

Just a tad short and quicker, on off. Niroshan Dickwella rocks back and flat-bats it back to the bowler.

An appeal for caught behind but turned down! This is a flatter ball that goes on with the arm from middle. Dimuth Karunaratne looks to keep it out but he misses as the ball beats his outside edge.

On a length, around middle. Dimuth Karunaratne nudges it around the corner and takes a single.

NOT OUT! Niroshan Dickwella survives! This is a length ball, that turns down leg. Niroshan Dickwella misses his flick and India appeal as they think that it came off the bat. The umpire agrees but Dickwella reviews it. The UltraEdge shows that there was no bat involved, so the on-field decision needs to be overturned.

Floated, on off. Niroshan Dickwella skips down and blocks it.

In the air but safe! Tossed up, on middle. Niroshan Dickwella miscues his sweep and the ball falls short of the square leg fielder.

No ball! Tossed up, on off. Niroshan Dickwella keeps it out. Ravindra Jadeja oversteps and the umpire signals no ball.

Fuller in length, around off. Niroshan Dickwella lunges forward and blocks it.

An overpitched ball, on off. Niroshan Dickwella digs it out back to the bowler.

Aerial and just over the fielder! This is a loopy ball, full and on off. Niroshan Dickwella kneels to sweep but he miscues it in the air and the ball goes over the mid-wicket fielder for a couple of runs.

Tosses it up, around off and turning away late. Niroshan Dickwella looks to block but he gets an outside edge which falls safely behind square on the off side.

Tossed up, around off. Niroshan Dickwella prods and pushes it to cover.

BEATEN! Flatter ball, on a length, around off and spinning away late. Niroshan Dickwella gets forward to defend but the ball beats his outside edge.

Around off, Niroshan Dickwella wrists it to short leg.

Jadeja comes 'round the wicket and serves it on a length, around middle. Dimuth Karunaratne keeps it out.

Jadeja sees Dimuth Karunaratne skipping down so he drags his length back, on middle. Dimuth Karunaratne defends it onto the deck.

An appeal for LBW but not given! This is tossed up, outside off and turning in late. Dimuth Karunaratne prods to block but he misses and gets hit on his pad.

On a length, around middle. Dimuth Karunaratne turns it to the leg side for a single.

In the air but safe! Tossed up, around off. Niroshan Dickwella skips down the track and miscues his slog just over the mid on fielder for a brace.

Floated, full and outside off. Niroshan Dickwella reverse-sweeps it towards short third man and collects a single.

Very full and on leg. Karunaratne pushes it back to the bowler.

No Tossed up again, angling on the pads, stays low. Karunaratne misses his push and gets hit on the pads.

A proper off-breaker. Full and around off, it lands and turns away, beating the outside edge of Karunaratne who prods to defend. 

Full ball, on middle, swept to the fine leg region for a single. 

A floated, full and on middle. Dickwella looks to defend but misses. The ball goes off the pads to first slip.

A solid defense from Dickwella to end the over.

Full ball, outside off. Karunaratne steps across and drills it to mid-wicket. The fielder fumbles and a single is taken. 

Full and on middle. Dickwella reverse sweeps it but straight to short third man.

On middle, driven to mid on.

Full and on off. Dickwella steps down to block it. 

A flatter ball, on middle. Dickwella goes back and tucks it to square leg for a single.

Tossed up, on off. Karunaratne prods and plays it to point for a single.

Tossed up, on off, pushed to covers.

On middle. Karunaratne stays back and keeps it out. 

A flighted, full ball, on off. Karunaratne drives it hard but finds covers again.

Full, outside off and spinning in. Karunaratne looks to defend against the turn but gets an inside edge to square leg. The batters take a quick single.

OUT! TAKEN! Ashwin strikes again and de Silva's innings is cut short. A flighted ball, on a length and on middle, the ball spins a hint. Dhananjaya de Silva plants his front foot forward to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads and the ball lobs up to short leg. Hanuma Vihari has to dive to his left to complete the catch. Sri Lanka still need 342 runs to win.

Four byes! Full ball, going way down the leg side. Dickwella leaves it. The keeper can't do much and it races away to the fence.

Full ball, on off. de Silva looks to go inside out but hits it off the toe end of his bat, well over covers for a couple of runs.

Shorter and on off, steep bounce and Silva defends it with a horizontal bat.

This one stays low, full and outside off. Silva looks to push but misses.

Around off, fuller and Silva blocks it.

How is he managed to keep it out? Tossed up, full and coming with the arm, the ball doesn't bounce at all off the deck but Silva does well to get his bat down to block it.

Full and on off. Another solid block from Silva.

Tossed up, on off. Karunaratne pushes it n the off side.

This one turns away off the deck, around off. Karunaratne prods to defend but gets an outside edge to gully where the ball drops just short of the fielder. 

An arm ball, angling on the pads. Karunaratne misses his flick.

Another arm ball, on the pads. Karunaratne misses his defense and gets hit on the pads. Karunaratne is standing on the leg stump. 

Fuller and on off, pushed straight to covers.

Tossed up and Karunaratne pushes it to mid off this time. 

An overpitched ball, around off. Dhananjaya de Silva drills it back to the bowler who half-stops it.

BEATEN! Beauty from Jadeja! This comes on with the angle and then spins away sharply as Dhananjaya de Silva looks to defend it off the front foot.

Full and outside off. Dhananjaya de Silva looks to drive but he gets a thick inside edge towards mid-wicket.

Flatter ball, around off. Dhananjaya de Silva blocks it solidly.

An appeal for LBW but nothing doing! A quicker ball, that goes on with the arm from middle. Dhananjaya de Silva prods to defend but he gets an inside edge onto his pad.

Flatter and quicker, on middle. Dhananjaya de Silva rocks back and tucks it to the leg side.

Tossed up, outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne mistimes his drive towards the cover fielder.

Slower through the air, on a length, around middle. Dimuth Karunaratne keeps it out.

Flighted ball, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne blocks it to the off side.

Flatter ball, on a length and going on with the arm from middle. Dimuth Karunaratne wrists it to mid-wicket.

Tosses it up, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne defends it off the front foot.

A loopy ball, full and around leg. Dimuth Karunaratne makes room and drives it to the cover fielder.

Tossed up, around off. Dhananjaya de Silva gets to the pitch of the ball and keeps it out.

Floated, full and around off. Dhananjaya de Silva defends it off the front foot.

Fuller and around middle. Dhananjaya de Silva dabs it onto the deck.

BEATEN! Tosses it up, on a length, just outside off. Dhananjaya de Silva prods to block but the ball doesn't spin, straightens after pitching and beats the outside edge of de Silva.

Floated, full and outside off. Dhananjaya de Silva looks to sweep but he misses.

A quicker ball, on a length and around off. Dhananjaya de Silva rocks back and taps it to point. Probably should have played that on the front foot.

Tosses it up, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne defends it.

Ann overpitched ball, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne squeezes it out towards mid off.

Flighted delivery, around off that spins away late. Dimuth Karunaratne looks to defend but he gets an outside edge which falls short of the gully fielder.

Slightly shorter in length, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne hangs back and works it through point for a couple of runs.

Ashwin goes 'round the wicket and serves it on a length, around middle. Dimuth Karunaratne blocks it out.

Looped up, on a length, around middle. Dimuth Karunaratne stretches forward and defends it.

Fuller in length, on off. Angelo Mathews pushes it back to the bowler.

This is a quicker ball, outside off and turning away late. Angelo Mathews pushes it towards extra cover.

Flatter and quicker, on middle. Angelo Mathews wrists it to the leg side.

OUT! TIMBER! Ravindra Jadeja strikes and two wickets in two overs for India! This is a quicker ball from Jadeja, on a length, around middle which goes on with the arm. Mathews looks to play for the turn but he misses and the ball sneaks through his bat and pad. It hits the top of leg stump and Mathews is a goner! Sri Lanka in a spot of bother now.

Floated, on middle. Dhananjaya de Silva blocks it off the front foot.

Slightly shorter in length, around middle. Dhananjaya de Silva rocks back and flicks it wide of mid on for a brace. He gets off the mark.

Tossed up, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne pushes it to the off side for a run.

FOUR! Shorter and on middle. Mendis pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Tossed up, full and on middle. Mendis comes forward and blocks it out.

OUT! STUMPING! Pant is fast with his keeping but still the umpire wants to take it upstairs.UltraEdge shows no bat and the side angle replay shows Mendis was way, way out of his crease. Mendis has to continue his walk. Superb delivery from Ashwin. He gives flight to this one, on a length and just outside off, might be the carrom ball as well. Mendis comes way down his track to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge and Pant has enough time to remove the bails off. India finally break the partnership. There was a slight bit of hesitation in the Indian dressing room, very little though. 

An overpitched ball, around middle. Angelo Mathews tucks it to the leg side for a single.

Floated, around leg. Dimuth Karunaratne keeps it out, off the front foot.

FOUR! Uppish but well wide of the fielder! Tosses it up, outside off. Kusal Mendis prods and drives it past the extra cover fielder for a boundary.

Fuller in length, outside off. Kusal Mendis drives but the ball hits Mayank Agarwal who is stationed at silly point, near his knee and he looks in some pain now.

Tosses it up, around off. Kusal Mendis blocks it off the front foot.

That turned sharply! Full and outside. Kusal Mendis tries to block but the ball spins past his outside edge.

FIFTY for Kusal Mendis! This has been a fine knock from the youngster and he has surely come out with some intent on Day 3! Floated, around off. Mendis taps it to the off side and takes a single.

Floated, full and around off. Dimuth Karunaratne pushes it to the off side and takes a single.

Overthrow and they get six runs in the end! This is tossed up, on middle. Kusal Mendis sweeps it towards deep backward square leg and comes back for the second run. Shreyas Iyer collects the ball in the deep and has a shy at the striker's end but he misses. There is no one backing up and the ball races away to the fence.

Tossed up, on off. Kusal Mendis keeps it out.

Floated, short and on middle. Kusal Mendis pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Tosses it up, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne blocks it out.

A quicker ball, on a length, around middle. Dimuth Karunaratne defends it off the front foot.

An arm ball from Ashwin, going on with the angle from middle. Dimuth Karunaratne stays back to block but he misses and gets hit on his thigh pad.

Tossed up, on off. Blocked out.

An arm ball, on off. Mendis pushes it to point.

Pitched up, on off. Mendis dead bats it.

Fuller and on off, Mendis leans and pushes it to cover-point for a single. The ball hits the pad of Mendis on the other end and he does not take the extra run available. 

Fuller and on off. Karunaratne reverse sweeps it to point for a brace. 

This is really good batting from Sri Lanka! A positive approach. Fuller and on off. Karunaratne wrists it to deep mid-wicket for two more.

Tossed up, on off. Karunaratne defends it out.

Full again, on off, pushed to mid off. 

Slower through the air and slanting on the pads. Karunaratne misses his defense and gets hit on the pads.

A flighted ball, on off. Karunaratne knocks it to mid off.

Floated, full and on off, this is hit to covers.

FOUR! Fortune favors the brave! Fuller and outside off, turning slightly away. Karunaratne looks to drive but it takes the inside edge, past the leg stump and to fine leg. Bumrah gives a chase but the ball wins the race.

Tossed up, full and it lands around off. Mendis prods to defend but misses and gets beaten on the outside edge. An appeal for a caught behind but not given.

Fuller and on the pads, flicked to deep square leg for a single.

Very full and outside off. Karunaratne comes forward and drills it to long on for a single. 

Slightly short, outside off. Mendis pulls it towards deep mid-wicket and the fielder has to give a big chase to save a single.

Around off. Karunaratne taps it to cover-point for a single.

FOUR! Jadeja leaking runs. 10 coming off this over. This is full and on middle, stays low but Mendis sweeps it well to mid-wicket for a boundary.

Tossed up, on middle. Karunaratne prods to defend but gets an inside edge to square leg for one.

Fuller and on middle. Mendis sweeps it, the ball goes on a bounce to leg slip.

On middle. Blocked out.

Floated, on middle. Mendis rocks back and tucks it to square leg for a single.

Full ball, angling on middle. Karunaratne lunges and blocks it.

A slider on middle. Karunaratne again comes forward to defend but it goes of the inside edge to square leg.

Length ball, outside off. Left alone.

Coming with the angle, on middle. Karunaratne blocks it on the leg side.

On a length, on middle. Karunaratne gets on his toes to keep it out.

Bumrah errs in line and serves a full toss, on off. Karunaratne pushes it through covers. The ball slows down near the fence and three runs are taken.

A length ball, around off. Mendis leans and blocks it.

A slower delivery, fuller and outside off. Mendis lets it through. 

Flatter and quicker, around middle. Dimuth Karunaratne keeps it out.

Turn and bounce! Tosses it up, around off and spinning away late. Dimuth Karunaratne looks to block but the ball zips past his outside edge.

Flatter and quicker, around middle. Dimuth Karunaratne works it to the leg side and rotates the strike.

FOUR! This is tossed up, around middle. Kusal Mendis skips down the track and whacks it just over the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. Intent from both these batters.

Full and outside off. Kusal Mendis comes down the pitch and slices it to the point fielder.

Floated, full and outside off. Kusal Mendis stretches forward to defend but the ball goes past his outside edge. Lovely bowling from Ashwin!

Good-length ball, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne gets behind the line of the ball and blocks it.

Play and a miss! Back of a length, outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne hangs back to cut but he misses.

Another ball, shorter in length, outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne looks to cut without any feet movement and fails to get any bat on it.

This is a length ball, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne sits back in his crease to defend but he gets an inside edge onto his pad.

Fuller in length, around the fifth stump channel. Dimuth Karunaratne pushes it to cover-point and sets off for a quick single.

Edged but it does not carry to the slip fielder! A slower ball, full and well outside off. Kusal Mendis looks to drive but he gets an outside edge which falls short of the second slip fielder. The ball goes past him and the batters take two runs.

Shorter in length, outside off. Kusal Mendis cuts it past the mid off fielder and takes a couple of runs.

FOUR! This is a flatter ball, turning in from middle. Mendis hangs back and tickles it through fine leg for a boundary.

An overpitched ball, on off. Kusal Mendis digs it out.

Flatter and quicker, around middle. Mendis waits for the turn and keeps it out.

On a length, around middle. Kusal Mendis rocks back and tucks tit to mid-wicket.

FOUR BYES! That missed everything! This is tossed up, outside off. Kusal Mendis gets forward to block but he misses and Rishabh Pant behind the sticks fails to grab the ball. It races away to the fence.

Back of a length, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne defends it onto the deck.

That stays low! A length ball, angling in late from outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne hangs back to defend but he misses as the ball sneaks through his bat.

On a length, just outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne covers his off stump and lets it be.

Short of a length, angling in from off. Dimuth Karunaratne stays back and defends it to mid on.

Good-length delivery, just outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne pushes it towards cover. Not in the gap though.

Aerial but safe! A slower ball, on a length, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne prods to block but it hits the splice of his bat and lands just in front of the mid-wicket fielder.

FOUR! What a way to start the day! This is tossed up, outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne comes down the track and whips it past the mid on fielder for a boundary.

Floated, full and outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne blocks it out.

A loopy ball, full and outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne looks to reverse-sweep but he misses.

FOUR! Edgy This is flatter, on a length, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne gets forward to defend but it goes off the outside edge just past Virat Kohli at first slip for a boundary. Probably fell just short of Kohli.

Floated, full and outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne keeps it out.

This is darted on the pads. Dimuth Karunaratne flicks it to deep mid-wicket and takes a single.

Tossed up, full and on off. Mendis leans and blocks it out.

Slightly short, stays low and Mendis pulls it to mid-wicket.

Flatter ball, length and around off. Mendis looks to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads. A huge appeal for LBW but not given. The replay shows it was missing wicket.

Very full and on off. Mendis gets very low to dead bat it.

FOUR! Short again, on middle. Mendis on the back foot, pulls it to deep square leg for a boundary. 

Chance! Tossed up, full and on off. Mendis defends with the bat and pad together. The ball takes the inside edge, rolls onto the pads and lobs over short leg and well away of mid-wicket. India almost had another. That will be Stumps on Day 2.

On a length, at 140.2 kph, on middle. Mendis defends and the extra bounce makes the ball hit him on the right elbow. That will hurt him.

A length ball, outside off. Mendis removes his bat very late. 

Outside off, on a length. Mendis shoulders arms to it.

Length ball, outside off, this time it stays low. Mendis makes another leave.

FOUR! Short of a length, on middle. Mendis pulls it well wide of deep square leg for a boundary.

Touch fuller, on middle. Mendis looks to defend but it takes the outer half of the blade to point for a single.

Bumrah hitting the bat hard! Back of a length, around off. Mendis stays back and looks to block it with soft hands. It goes off the outside edge and the ball lands just in front of Axar Patel at backward point.

A short ball, around middle and leg. Kusal Mendis swivels and pulls it towards fine leg for a single.

This is darted on the pads. Dimuth Karunaratne flicks it through square leg and takes a couple of runs.

On a length, angling in late from off at 142.3 clicks. Dimuth Karunaratne gets behind the line and defends it out.

Back of a length, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne stays back and looks to push it through the off side but it hits the underedge and dabs onto the deck.

Now that stays low! Good-length ball, angling in from outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne hangs back to block but he misses as the ball sneaks through his bat.

Good-length ball, well outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne lets it be.

FOUR! Thick outside edge but it runs away to the fence! A full ball, outside off, enticing the batter to drive. Dimuth Karunaratne looks to drive but it takes the thick outside edge and runs away past the gully fielder for a boundary.

On a length, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne blocks it out.

Short of a length, angling in late from outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne leaves it alone.

Full and just outside off. Dimuth Karunaratne prods and lets it through to the keeper.

Pitches it up, just outside off and the ball jags back in late. Dimuth Karunaratne does not go chasing for this one. The ball goes just past the off pole. Lovely bowling from Shami!

Fuller in length, angling in from middle. Mendis prods and pushes it towards mid on.

Mendis plays it inside the line this time! This is a length ball, around the corridor of uncertainty. Mendis gets forward and sways away from the line of the ball.

FOUR! Bumrah errs in length and serves a full toss, around middle. Kusal Mendis flicks it through square leg and bags a boundary.

Fuller in length, on middle. Mendis digs it out past mid on and takes a couple of runs.

Back of a length, around off. Kusal Mendis stays back and defends it to the off side.

BEATEN! Peach of a delivery to end the over! This is a length ball that comes in with the angle from outside off. Kusal Mendis tries to block it but the ball straightens a bit after landing and goes past Mendis' bat.

Good-length ball, angling down leg. Kusal Mendis misses his flick.

Back of a length, around off. Kusal Mendis hangs back and taps it towards point.

A length ball, outside off. Kusal Mendis leaves it alone.

This is a good-length delivery, just outside off and shaping away late. Kusal Mendis lets it be and Rishabh Pant behind the sticks does not gather it cleanly. The ball bounces high and Pant tried to reverse cup it before but changed his angle quickly.

Leg bye! Shami goes wide of the crease and serves a length ball, nipping back in from middle. Mendis misses his flick. The ball ricochets off his pad towards fine leg for a leg bye.

FOUR! Shami comes 'round the wicket and hurls a full ball, around middle. Dimuth Karunaratne sits back and flicks it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

Bumrah starts with a full ball, around off. Lahiru Thirimanne blocks it off the front foot.

Back of a length, outside off. Lahiru Thirimanne leaves it alone.

OUT! LBW! Jasprit Bumrah strikes straightaway and this is a dream start for India! What a terrific delivery from Bumrah to get rid of Thirimanne! Bumrah comes 'round the wicket and serves a yorker-length ball, angling in from off. Lahiru Thirimanne stays back and looks to dig it out but he misses and gets hit low on his pad. India appeal and up goes the finger. Lahiru Thirimanne though reviews it. Nothing on the UltraEdge and the Ball Tracker indicates three reds. Lahiru Thirimanne ends his India tour with a duck.

Leg bye! An inswinger, a full ball, angling in from middle. Kusal Mendis misses his flick and gets hit low on his pad. India appeal but the umpire is unmoved! The ball rolls to the leg side and the batters take a leg bye. Bumrah is breathing fire at the moment.

Fuller in length, on middle. Dimuth Karunaratne tucks it towards mid on.

Back of a length, around off. Dimuth Karunaratne stays back to block but he misses and gets hit on his thigh pad. Top start from Bumrah! Rohit and Pant are in a conversation to take it upstairs but they run out of time.