IND vs SL 3rd T20I Commentary - Dharamsala (27 February 2022)

WIDE! A length ball, wide outside off. Ravindra Jadeja leaves it alone. Wided.

FOUR! Ravindra Jadeja is in a hurry to end things here. A short ball, angling down leg. Ravindra Jadeja stays back and pulls it through square leg for a cracking boundary.

Full length, on off. Ravindra Jadeja eases it down the ground to mid on for a single.

Full length, on off. Iyer drills it down the ground to long on for a single.

Fuller, on leg. Ravindra Jadeja flicks it through square on the leg side for another single. Just 3 runs needed now.

FOUR! Beautiful shot. Shreyas Iyer scores the finishing runs. Full length, on the pads. Shreyas Iyer stays back and flicks it through square leg for find a boundary. INDIA WIN THE GAME BY 6 WICKETS.

FOUR! Ravindra Jadeja puts the bowler under pressure. A slower, short ball, on the body. Ravindra Jadeja stays back, waits for it and pulls it through square leg for a boundary.

Back of a length, outside off. Ravindra Jadeja pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A short ball, on off. Iyer pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a brace this time.

FOUR! Second boundary of the over. Shreyas Iyer does really well to reach out. Fuller, wide outside off. Iyer steers it through backward point for a boundary.

A short ball, on off. Iyer stands tall and pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.

Length ball, on the pads. Ravindra Jadeja flicks it to square leg for one.

Shorter and around leg. Jadeja pulls it down to deep square leg for a run.

Short again, on off and Chamika Karunaratne rolls his fingers over the ball this time. Iyer mistimes the pull towards mid-wicket for one.

Slower and shorter, on off. Ravindra Jadeja pulls it behind square this time for one more.

Just knocking it around now these two. On top of middle, Iyer makes room and slaps it to deep cover for a single.

On the pads, this is tucked away through mid-wicket for a single.

Slower again, down the leg side. Shreyas Iyer clips it towards the square leg fence and comes back for the second with ease. Just 24 needed now off 30 balls.

Short and wide, cutaway uppishly past the diving fielder at point for a single. Very difficult chance but Sri Lanka need something spectacular to get back in the game here.

FOUR! A good length ball, slanting across off. Ravindra Jadeja stands tall and steers it late, behind point and the ball races away to the fence.

Back of a length, on off. Jadeja taps it towards point for a quick run.

Slower this time, wide outside off. Iyer waits for it and dabs it down to short third man for an easy single.

This is angled into the body from 'round the stumps. Ravindra Jadeja blocks it off the back foot.

WIDE! Chameera bangs it in short, with a bit of extra pace behind it. The ball is around leg stump and Jadeja looks to take him on. He gets beaten by pace but the umpire calls it a wide for height.

Length, around off and this is guided down to third man for a single.

Slower one, drifting on the pads. Shreyas Iyer pushes it towards mid on and picks up a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Venkatesh Iyer goes for glory and holes out as Lahiru Kumara picks up his second wicket of the night. This is slower again and is abnged in around middle. Venkatesh Iyer just hangs back and without moving his feet just looks to swipe across the line. The ball goes off the top edge and flies down towards deep mid-wicket. The substitute fielder, Praveen Jayawickrama comes in from the deep and pouches it safely. 44 needed now off 46 balls. Is it too late now for a Lankan comeback?

Full and straight, jammed out to long on for one.

WIDE! A length ball, slower and spilled down the leg side. Wided.

A low full toss this time, on middle. Ravindra Jadeja presents the full face of the bat and pushes it down the ground for a single.

Fullish delivery, around 142 clicks and on off. This is driven off the inner half of the bat towards wide mid on for a single.

A spicy bumper to end another fruitful over by Lahiru Kumara. Pacy short ball, around leg stump. Jadeja ducks under it and has a look at the square-leg umpire. No wide given.

SIX! Down the track and out of the park! Shreyas Iyer dances down the track and lifts the tossed-up delivery well over the long on fence. He makes it three fifties in a row and he looks unstoppable at the moment. Also, Jeffrey Vandersay twists his ankles while bowling and the physio is out to have a look. He seems fine for the time being.

Shorter one, on off and spinning in. Iyer backs away and pushes it out on the off side.

Slower one, shorter and around off. Shreyas Iyer has to wait for it and pulls it down towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

A length ball, on the up. Venkatesh Iyer drives it without much timing towards mid off for a quick single.

Banged in, outside off. Shreyas Iyer makes room and looks to slap it away but ends up slicing it towards deep cover. Just the single taken.

A dot to end the over! Slanting across off, Iyer looks to cover drive. The ball comes off the inner half of the blade and goes towards mid-wicket.

On a good length, angling into middle. Iyer defends it out.

Slower one, pitched up and Iyer heaves it towards wide long on for a single.

On the hips, whipped away on the bounce to the man at the backward square leg fence for just a single.

Length again, around middle and leg. This is tucked away to deep mid-wicket for one more.

OUT! Cleaned up! Lahiru Kumara with a vicious yorker and that's the end of Deepak Hooda! Hooda tries to be a bit cheeky as he walks across his stumps. Kumara fires it in full and at 144 kph. Kumara nails the yorker and Hooda is completely beaten for pace as he tries to help it 'round the corner. The ball shatters the leg stump and Kumara gets a wicket. Can Sri Lanka build on this breakthrough now?

FOUR! Not in control but gets enough on it does Venkatesh Iyer! Banged in short, at fiesty pace and on off. Venkatesh Iyer looks to take on the pull shot but is late on it. He still manages to muscle it past mid on and picks up a boundary. 54 needed now off 54 balls.

Leg bye! Short and on leg. Hooda goes back and looks to flick but the ball comes off the pads and goes through square leg. The batters get a leg bye.

Fuller, outside off. Shreyas Iyer leans in and drives it through covers for one.

SIX! ALL THE WAY! Deepak Hooda is on the charge now. Fuller and outside off. Hooda gets under it and smokes it over the extra cover fence for a biggie.

Quicker, fuller, on the stumps. Hooda defends it out.

Slower one, outside off. Hooda tries to guide it down to third man but misses.

Full and wide outside off. Deepak Hooda slaps it down the ground to long off for a brace.

A length ball, on off. Hooda hangs back and pushes it to mid off for one. Deepak Hooda wisely gets the set-batter on strike.

Good-length ball, outside off. Shreyas Iyer punches it through covers for a brace. 

FOUR! Iyer moves to 40. This is a freebie. Full length, going down leg. Shreyas Iyer plays it late and glances it to fine leg for a boundary. A bit of a help me delivery Chamika Karunaratne and Shreyas Iyer makes the most of it.

Fuller, on off. Iyer clips it towards mid on for a single.

FOUR! RAMP SHOT! Deepak Hooda gets his first boundary of the chase. Back of a length, on off. Deepak Hooda leans back and ramps it over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Fuller, on off. Hooda drives it down the ground for a single.

Angled into the pads. Iyer eases it to long on for one. 

Flighted, full, on middle and leg. Hooda clips it through mid-wicket for one.

Fuller, on middle and leg. Iyer tucks it to the leg side for one.

Tossed up, on off. Hooda pushes it to the left of the bowler.

Floated, full and outside off. Hooda comes down the track and flicks it through mid on for a single.

FOUR! DOWN THE GROUND! Shreyas Iyer finishes the over in style. Fuller, on the stumps. Shreyas Iyer stands tall and drives it past the bowler. It races away to the fence. 

FOUR! Top placement! Back of a length, outside off. Sanju Samson rides the bounce and cuts it through point for a boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Out of nowhere India lose their second wicket. Chamika Karunaratne strikes in his first over. A full-length ball, outside off. It shapes away off the deck. Sanju Samson is drawn forward. He tries to drive it through the off side but only manages to get a thick outside edge. The keeper, Dinesh Chandimal dives to his right to pouch the ball safely. 

Full length, on the stumps. Deepak Hooda drills it down the ground for a single.

Length and on off. Iyer guides it towards third man for one.

A length ball, on top of off. Hooda tucks it to the leg side with soft hands.

Fuller, on the pads. Hooda clips it to deep square leg. The man in the deep fumbles and the batters collect a brace.

A length ball, on off. Shreyas Iyer shuffles across and flicks it to square leg for one.

FOUR! Sanju Samson getting in the groove as well. A full toss, wide outside off. Sanju Samson stay back and slashes it through backward point for a boundary.

A slower one, length, on middle and leg. Sanju Samson flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Whatever Shreyas Iyer touches turns to gold at the moment. A length ball, on the pads, Shreyas Iyer hangs back and flicks it with great timing through square leg for a boundary.

Slower short ball, outside off. Iyer looks to cut it away but misses.

Full length, on off. Iyer defends it out solidly. 10 runs off it. India are 47/1 at the end of Powerplay.

Back of a length, on off. Samson works it off the back foot through mid on to turn the strike over.

A length ball, angled into middle and leg. Iyer bunts it towards silly mid on for a quick single.

WIDE! A bit too high. Dushmantha Chameera bends his back and bangs it in at around 146 clicks. Sanju Samson sways away from the line of the ball and a wide is called for height.

On the pads, flicked away straight to short fine leg. The fielder over there fumbles and a single is stolen.

Around the top of off, Iyer wrists it towards wide mid on for one more.

Too close for comfort! A length ball on off and this one nips back in sharply off the surface. Sanju Samson hangs back and looks to hoick it leg side but gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball flies just over the middle stump.

FOUR! Slightly overpitched and punished! On middle, Sanju Samson whacks it over the fielder at mid on and picks up a boundary.

Kumara starts off with a good length ball, angled into middle. This is bowled over 147 clicks and Samson dabs it down towards mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! Shreyas Iyer with an innovative shot! Banged in short and into the body. Iyer shuffles in his crease and makes room leg side to slap it over cover-point for a boundary.

FOUR! Shreyas Iyer is in some form! Pitched up, on off and at 147.5 kph. Iyer leans in and caresses it through extra cover for a boundary.

Back of a length, over 146 clicks and around off. Iyer nudges it towards the cover region.

Brilliant effort! Full and straight, flicked away towards the square leg fence. Pathum Nissanka hares to his right from the mid-wicket fence and puts in the slide to save a couple of important runs.

FOUR! Glorious! Pitched up again, around middle. Iyer clips it in front of square this time and Pathum Nissanka has no chance of cutting this one off. 15 coming off Kumara's first over!

Length, on off and angling across. Iyer gets right behind the line of the ball to make the block.

This is pitched up, on off and shapes back in. Iyer mistimes the straight drive back towards the bowler.

Length again, on off. Iyer shuffles a bit and works it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Full, on off. Samson punches it towards mid off for a quick single.

FOUR! First boundary of the night for Shreyas Iyer. Pitched up, on off. Iyer stands tall and drives it exquisitely through covers for a boundary.

On a good length, around off. Iyer taps it towards point.

Chameera starts off with a short delivery, outside off. Sharma looks to uppercut but gets beaten by the extra bounce.

Back of a length, outside off. Rohit Sharma hangs back, doesn't move his feet and drives it uppishly towards point.

Nicely time for no run. Full and straight, over 141 clicks. Sharma drives it straight towards mid on.

OUT! TAKEN! End of a very peculiar innings from Rohit Sharma and Dushmantha Chameera has his number once again. Short of a length, on off and at 142.4 kph. Rohit Sharma has been going for his shots tonight and once again tries to take the bowler on. Sharma goes for the pull but gets hurried on. The ball flies off the top edge towards mid off. Chamika Karunaratne back pedals and takes a good catch. Just the start Sri Lanka needed with the ball.

A length ball, around off. Iyer edges it down to third man for a single.

Around the top of off. Sanju Samson stays solid in defense.

Fernando starts off with a length ball on off. Sanju Samson drives on the up and it is well stopped at short cover. Samson does get the single and he is off the mark straight away.

On a good length, slanting across off. Rohit Sharma hangs back and dabs it down on the off side.

FOUR! Binura Fernando with a good inswinging delivery but it's a bit too straight. Rohit Sharma flicks it past short fine leg and collects a boundary. Sharma is up and running.

A length ball, around leg. Sharma looks to give himself room but mistimes it badly towards short fine leg.

Full and straight, Sharma drills it back towards the bowler who does well to make the stop.

Just short! Full, on off and Rohit Sharma tries to be aggressive. He skips down the track and hits it uppishly towards mid off. Dasun Shanaka over there dives in front but the ball just falls short. Sharma picks up a single.