SL vs IND 1st ODI Commentary - Colombo (18 July 2021)

Flatter ball, on off. Pushed to covers for one.

On the pads. Yadav gets hit on the pads as he misses his flick.

 The scores are level! Fuller ball, on off. Yadav pushes it to long on for one.

THERE IT IS! Easy does it. Full ball, outside off. Dhawan pushes it past cover for one. India win by 7 wickets!!

Shorter ball, outside off. Pushed to long on for one.

On the pads. Dhawan gets the leading edge to the off side. He takes the quick single before the direct hit comes from short cover.

Shorter and wider outside off. Cut away but the man at point dives to stop the ball.

Another single as this is eased to long on.

Flatter ball, on middle. Dhawan pushes it to long on for one.

Short and wide outside off. Cut away to point.

Pushed down to long on for one.

FOUR! Shorter ball, on off. Dhawan rocks back and pulls it to the square leg fence.

Darted on the pads. Dhawan defends it out.

Tap and run. Fuller ball, on off. Dhawan pushes it to point for one.

FOUR! Yadav comes down the track and hits it over mid off for a boundary. Just 8 needed now.

Shorter ball, on off. Yadav pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Flatter ball on off, tucked towards the on side.

Flatter ball outside off worked towards cover for one by Dhawan.

FOUR! Takes it on the full does Yadav and sweeps it to fine leg for a boundary.

FOUR! And again! Tossed up ball, on off. Swept to fine leg with such ease and class by Yadav!

FOUR! Three in a row! Googly now, Pitched short and Suryakumar Yadav just flicks this one over the mid-wicket fielder for another boundary.

Flatter ball on leg, worked to deep square leg for a run.

Tossed up and Suryakumar Yadav goes inside out but mistimes it to deep extra cover. Two taken.

Flatter ball on stumps, worked towards on side for one.

Pushed down the ground for a single by Yadav now.

Worked towards off side for a run.

FOUR! Makes it look so easy! Goes inside out again and this time he times it to perfection and gets a boundary. A Suryakumar Yadav special this! 

Tossed up ball. Suryakumar Yadav looks to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Back of a length, on off. Pushed to covers.

Shorter ball, on middle. Dhawan pulls it to deep square leg for one.

A bumper, way over Yadav's head. Wide called.

Length ball, outside off. Yadav runs it to third man for one.

Fuller ball, on off. Flicked to mid-wicket.

Yorker, outside off. Blocked out.

Slower ball, way outside off. Wide called.

Shorter ball, on off. Dhawan pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Swept away! On the pads and Dhawan has no qualms in sweeping to the fine leg fence.

On the pads again. Dhawan paddles it towards short third man for one.

Loopy ball, on off. Defended out.

OUT! TAKEN! Tossed up, on off. Pandey comes down the track and hits it towards mid-wicket. Dasun Shanaka leaps up and the ball pops out at first but he takes it at the second attempt.

Fuller ball, on off. Pushed to mid off. The misfield allows the second and Suryakumar Yadav is off the mark in ODI cricket!

Loopy ball, on off. Pushed to covers.

Length ball on off, guided to point.

Plays the punch does Pandey. The ball goes just wide of the cover fielder.

Short ball, around off. Manish Pandey under ducks it.

Short ball, shoulder high. Manish Pandey pulls it straight to mid-wicket.

Short and wide, Manish Pandey hits it to deep cover to rotate the strike.

Length ball around off, pushed towards deep cover for one.

Flatter ball, pushed to covers.

Short outside off, worked to deep cover.

Tossed up on off, blocked out. NO BALL! FREE HIT coming up as Wanindu Hasaranga has overstepped.

SIX! Easy pickings! Quicker ball on the pads, whipped away over the fine leg fence by Dhawan.

Tossed up outside off, Shikhar Dhawan mistimes the drive and gets an inside edge which goes on a bounce to the keeper.

Short outside off, padded away by Dhawan.

Looks to cut the short ball, but misses it. Goes past the edge.

 Down the leg side. Dhawan misses his paddle. Wided.

 Loopy ball, outside off. Dhawan sweeps it to mid-wicket for one.

Flatter ball, on off. Blocked out.

Just a single as this is eased to long on.

Shorter ball, outside off. Dhawan cuts it to deep point for one.

200 up for India! Pandey eases it down to long to take his team to 200.

Beaten! Tossed up, outside off. Dhawan looks to drive but the ball turns further away and beats the outside edge.

Flatter ball, on off. Blocked out.

Loopy ball, on off. Pushed to covers.

Flatter ball, on off. Pushed to covers.

Pandey comes down the track and hits it down the ground. Wanindu Hasaranga gets his right hand to it and deflects it to long on for one.

On the pads. Clipped to the leg side for one.

Fuller ball, on off. Pandey hits it back to the bowler.

Tossed up ball, pushed to long off for one.

SIX! Up and away! Pandey steps down and crunches this over mid off for a maximum.

FOUR! Along the ground now! Tossed up outside off, Manish Pandey drives past the mid off for a boundary.

Short ball pulled to mid-wicket for one.

Flatter ball on stumps, tucked to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan comes down the track and drives it straight down the ground to end the over with a boundary. There was a misfield at mid off.

Flatter ball on stumps, tucked to square leg. And he gets to his 33rd ODI FIFTY! The Indian skipper is leading from the front!

Tossed up ball, pushed to the off side 

Pandey pushes this loopy ball to long off for one.

Drives the overpitched ball to the bowler does Dhawan.

Flatter ball on stumps, defended to the off side.

Flatter ball on leg, worked to square leg for a single.

Back of a length,  outside off. Dhawan slaps it to point.

Short ball, outside off. Dhawan upper cuts it to third man for one.

Length ball, outside off. Pandey punches it to deep cover for one.

FOUR! Raced to the boundary! Short ball, outside off. Dhawan cuts it away. He hit it so hard that the man at deep point had no chance!

EDGED AND FOUR! Shorter ball, outside off. Dhawan gets the under edge as he looks to cut. The ball bounces and goes over the keeper. The man from fine leg runs across and dives but his dive pushes the ball to the fence!

Shorter ball, on middle. Pulled to deep square leg for one.

Loopy ball, on off. Pushed back to the bowler.

Fuller ball, on middle. Blocked out.

Shorter ball, outside off. Pandey cuts it to short third man.

Flatter ball, on off. Cut away to covers.

Loopy ball, on off. Blocked out.

Maiden over! Lands on off and stays a bit low. Manish Pandey blocks it in time.

Short ball on off. Guided to third man by Pandey, for one.

Good length ball on off, defended to covers.

Just a tad short on off, Shikhar Dhawan cuts it late to third man for another single.

Short ball on leg. Tucked to mid-wicket now.

Short ball outside off, Shikhar Dhawan works it to third man.

Good length ball on off, Manish Pandey taps it to third man for a run.

Tossed up ball, flicked to mid-wicket.

Loopy ball on off, Manish Pandey drives it to long off for one.

Flatter ball, flicked to sqaure leg for a single.

Flighted ball, on off, driven for a single to covers.

Full toss on pads, swept to deep square leg for a single.

Flatter on off, Pandey cuts it towards point for one.

Shorter ball, on off. Dhawan clips it past mid-wicket for two.

Shorter ball, outside off. Cut away to covers.

On the pads. Dhawan clips it to the leg side for one.

Lands on middle and turns down the leg side. Wide called.

Just a single as this is eased to long on.

Short and wide outside off. Dhawan cuts it to deep point for one.

Full toss, on middle. Pandey hits it to long on for one.

NOT OUT! Going down the leg side. Tossed up, on leg. Dhawan gets hit on the pads as he looks to defend. The umpire thinks for a while before raising his finger. Dhawan reviews it late, but it is a good one as the ball is turning down the leg side.

Fuller ball, on off. Blocked out.

Full toss, outside off. Dhawan drives it to sweeper cover for two.

Shorter ball, on off. Pulled to mid-wicket.

Quick single. Dhawan pushes it to cover for a quick single.

On the pads. Pandey gets hit on the pads while looking to flick it.

Tossed up driven to covers.

Floated on off, Shikhar Dhawan defends it awkwardly. He thinks that this will turn away, but it comes in with the angle.

Short and just outside off, Shikhar Dhawan cuts it late to third man.

Yorked him with that one. Ishan Kishan hits it to the bowler. The ball bumps before going into the hands of Lakshan Sandakan.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Full tossed up delivery. Tempted Ishan Kishan to poke at it. He looks to push it to the off side but gets an outside edge and Minod Bhanuka takes a sharp catch. Lakshan Sandakan takes his first wicket. A wonderful innings on debut comes to an end.

Tossed up on off, Manish Pandey drives it to mid off.

Flatter ball on pads. Worked to long on for one by Kishan.

Flatter ball on leg, tucked to sqaure leg for one.

Over pitched ball, powered straight down the ground by Kishan. Good stop at long on as the fielder runs to his right and dives to save two runs for his side.

Full toss on leg, swept straight to the short fine leg fielder. He misfields the ball and the batters take a single.

Short ball on middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.

Swept straight to fine leg this time by Kishan.

Tossed up on off, driven to long off for a run.

WIDE! Too wide outside off and Kishan leaves it,

Loopy ball on off, driven to long off for one.

Tossed up on pads, flicked to the on side for a run.

Googly this time. Ishan Kishan plays it late and takes a single by clipping it towards mid-wicket.

Shorter ball, outside off. Cut away to point.

Dhawan comes down the track and hits it wide of long on for a couple.

Down the leg side. Dhawan looks to paddle it but gets no bat on it. Wided.

Shorter ball, outside off. Punched past cover for a single.

 Kishan comes down the track but then realizes that this is a bit more flighted. Defends it in the end.

FOUR! No stopping this one! Tossed up, Kishan comes down the track and nails it to the right of long off for a boundary.

FOUR! 50 on debut for Kishan! That is the second-fastest fifty in ODI by a debutant. Shorter ball, on middle. Kishan pulls it to the mid-wicket fence and soaks in the applause from his mates!

Just a single as this is eased to long off.

On the pads. Dhawan works it to the leg side for one.

Loopy ball, on off. Kishan pushes it past cover for one.

Tossed up, outside off. Dhawan pushes it to cover.

Another single as this is pushed to deep cover.

Tossed up, outside off. Kishan looks to go big but hits it uppishly towards mid on. The ball lands well short though.

FOUR! Along the ground! Tossed up, outside off. Ishan Kishan drives it to the cover fence. Just 6 away from a 50 on debut!

Loopy ball, on off. Blocked out.

Tossed up, on off. Blocked out.

FOUR! Hammered! Kishan comes down the track and hits it straight down the ground for a boundary. 100 up for India!

Loopy ball, outside off. Kishan runs it past short third man for a couple.

Tossed up, outside off. Kishan is beaten by the flight but defends it in the end.

SIX! DROPPED AND A SIX! Kishan comes down the track to hit it. He does not middle it and hits it towards long on. Dushmantha Chameera leaps up and gets his hands to the ball, but he just helps the ball over the ropes! Nothing is going Sri Lanka's way!

Just a single as this is eased to long off.

Loopy ball, on off. Dhawan drives it to deep cover for one.

Short ball, outside off. Kishan cuts it past covers for one.

Flatter ball, outside off. Cut away to covers.

Just a single as this is pushed to long off.

Shorter ball, on middle. Kishan goes for the pull but gets the top edge. The ball goes towards mid on but lands well short.

Just a single as Kishan cuts it to deep cover.

Loopy ball, on off. Blocked out.

Darted on the pads. Blocked out again by Dhawan.

Shorter ball, on off. Dhawan pulls it to deep square leg for one.

Fuller ball, on off. Pushed to covers.

On the pads. Pushed to mid-wicket.

Tossed up, outside off. Kishan defends it to point.

Short ball and Ishan Kishan pushed it wide of mid on for a run.

Shikhar Dhawan pushes the tossed up ball to covers.

Tossed up, on off. Blocked out.

Full and wide, Shikhar Dhawan drives the ball to covers.

Flighted ball, driven to long off for one.

Short and wide, Ishan Kishan cuts hard but straight to the point fielder.

Length ball, around leg. Dhawan gets hit on the pads as he looks to flick.

Length ball, outside off. Dhawan is beaten as he looks to defend.

Back of a length, on off. Blocked out.

WIDE! Sprayed down the leg side. Wide called.

Just a tad short outside off, Shikhar Dhawan cuts it to third man for a run.

WIDE! Short but sprayed down the leg side. Kishan misses his pull. There is a leg slip in place now as Kishan is looking to slog every ball.

WIDE! Over head high now and Kishan yet again misses his pull.

LEG BYE! Good length ball on pads, gets hit on pads and the ball rolls on to the on side.

Squared him up. Good length ball, lands on middle and nips away. Shikhar Dhawan defends to the point fielder.

Tossed up on off, Ishan Kishan hits it to mid on with no timing.

Ishan Kishan looks to heave it over the on side but gets an inside edge in the process.

Darted on the pads. Ishan gets hit on the pads as he looks to defend. Sri Lanka appeal for the LBW but do not review it after it was turned down.

FOUR! And DROPPED too! It was a tough chance though. Kishan dances down the track and tries to go over long off, does not middle it. The ball goes high and the long off fielder drops a tough one while running and diving to his left. The ball goes to the boundary.

FOUR! Steps down and hits straight back along the ground for another boundary.

FOUR! Three in a row! Kishan steps out and takes the ball on full and then whacks it over short mid-wicket fielder. The ball races away to the boundary. This man on debut, Ishan Kishan, showing no nerves whatsoever.

  Good length ball around off, Shikhar Dhawan looks to poke but misses.

Good length ball on the pads, turned towards fine leg for a run by Shikhar Dhawan .

Well-directed bouncer from Dushmantha Chameera. Ishan Kishan ducks it as the ball goes through to the keeper.

Just over the keeper! Short ball around the shoulder, Ishan Kishan looks to pull and gets some bat on it. It goes just over the keeper, Minod Bhanuka who jumps high to catch the ball, but it was too high. Even the fielder from the first slip runs to get it but cannot get there. They get one.

Short ball, on the body. Dhawan pulls it to deep square leg for a couple.

Good fielding! Short and wide outside off. Dhawan slashes it but the man at point dives to stop the ball.

Tossed up on off, defended back at the bowler.

Shikhar Dhawan flicks the ball strayed on the pads for a run.

OUT! TAKEN! And the bowling change has worked for Sri Lanka! Dhananjaya de Silva tosses this one on off. Prithvi Shaw looks to loft it over long on. In the process, the ball hits on the inside part of the bat and goes up in the air and Avishka Fernando takes an easy one. Entertaining innings comes to an end. What a start Shaw has given India!

SIX! What a way to get off the mark in ODI cricket! Looks like India are seriously in a hurry to win this. Either that or they think that it is 20-over game! Kishan comes down the track and hammers it straight down the ground for a maximum.

FOUR! Punished! Full and wide outside off. Kishan punches it past covers for a boundary.

Loopy ball, on off. Pushed back to the bowler.

Shorter ball, outside off. Shaw ducks under it.

FOUR! There is no stopping this young man! No matter where you bowl, he has a shot for that! Slower length ball, on off. Shaw punches it to the left of mid off for a boundary. The expression of Mickey Arthur, the Sri Lanka coach, says it all!

Short ball, outside off. Shaw sits under it.

Good length ball, outside off. Punched to covers.

FOUR! Into the 40s now! Short and wide outside off. Shaw punches it past cover for yet another boundary. That also brings up 50 for India!

FOUR LEG BYES! Short ball, on off. Shaw ducks under but the ball hits the helmet and runs down to the fine leg fence.

 Short and wide outside off. Dhawan cuts it to deep backward point for one. It was in the air, but wide of the point fielder.

FOUR! Textbook! That is so pleasing to watch! Full and wide outside off. Shaw leans into it and absolutely nails the cover drive!

FOUR! He seems to be in a hurry to finish the game! Moves to 30 of 14. Back of a length, outside off. He punches it past point for a boundary.

FOUR! Hammered! Short and wide outside off. Shaw latches onto it and cuts it to the point fence.

Udana gets away with this one! Short and wide again. Shaw gets it from the toe end to cover.

Tap and run. Fuller ball, on off. Shaw taps it to cover and takes off for the quick single.

FOUR! And now, Dhawan gets going! Low full toss, outside off. Dhawan carves it past cover for a boundary.

Hits the deck on a length, just outside off. Left alone by Dhawan.

Just past the stumps! Good length ball, on off. Dhawan looks to push it but it is too close to his body. The ball takes the inside edge and goes down to fine leg for one.

Full and on the pads. Shaw clips it past square leg for three runs before the fielder cuts it off.

 Back of a length, outside off. Dhawan taps it to deep backward point for one.

 Shaw has absolutely smashed this one, but the man at short cover gets in way of the ball and stops it.

Lands on leg and the swing takes it down the side. The keeper dives to his left to stop it. Wide called.

Wide outside off now. Has to reload again.

FOUR! Free runs! On the pads and Shaw helps it down to the fine leg fence.

Wide again as this is down the leg side.

On the pads. Shaw whips it to deep square leg for a couple.

Length ball, outside off. Left alone.

Good length ball, on off. Blocked out.

On a length, outside off. Shaw moves across and tries to flick it but gets hit on the pads.

FOUR! Some timing! Good length ball, on middle. Shaw closes the face of the bat and hits it to the right of mid on for a boundary.

 Right on the money. Length ball, on off. Shaw tucks it to the leg side.

FOUR! Glorious stroke! Full ball, outside off. Shaw does not move his feet and punches it to the cover fence.

FOUR! And again! Shorter ball, outside off. Shaw cuts it past point for a boundary.

Full ball, on the pads. Clipped down to fine leg for one.

Yorker, outside off. Dhawan fails to get any bat on it.

Length ball, on off. Blocked out. 9 from the first over for India!