India vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Lakmal to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, and, and, and..almost a wicket. Not to be though. Full ball, tailing in but going down leg. The batsman missed the clip and the bowler with his face buried in his hands knew it was going down. Figures of 10-4-13-4 are just wow!!

Lakmal to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, jabs at an away going length ball and finds the gap behind square on the off-side for a single. Off the mark is the young man. Wait on. Dhoni does not take the single. One ball for Yadav to negate

Lakmal to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, back of a length delivery nipping in and the batsman jams the ball down with loose bottom hand into the deck

Lakmal to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, pokes an edge and it goes to ground to be picked up by the man at third slip. The ball pounded in from round the wicket and the batsman had a feel for it

Lakmal to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, angling away from the southpaw and a hoist of the bat greets the away going ball. Can he hang in there for long?

Lakmal to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, uhhhh! That almost shaved the varnish off the off-pole. Lakmal into his final over. The batsman left it alone, must have been a very brave leave

Lakmal to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, tad fuller and shaping away from the left-hander, left alone

Lakmal to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Kuldeep gets behind the line and defends it towards the off-side

Lakmal to Bhuvneshwar, out Caught by Dickwella!! Edged and caught! Bhuvneshwar can't be blamed for this dismissal though, just too good for the number eight batsman. Lakmal is on a roll and he has picked up his fourth wicket. Lovely, lovely stuff from the medium-pacer, short of a good length and kept coming back in, Bhuvneshwar was looking to defend, but the ball just about held its line at the last moment, opened up the batsman a bit, the edge was found and Dickwella is safe behind the stumps. Bhuvneshwar c Dickwella b Lakmal 0(5)

Lakmal to Dhoni, 1 run, to backward square leg, Dhoni almost fell over on the flick, would have been very close had he missed it. Once again ran down the track to this inswinger, just about got his bat down in time and squirts an inside edge behind square on the on-side

Lakmal to Dhoni, no run, short of a length and jagging back into the right-hander, Dhoni was looking to flick and is struck high on the pads

Lakmal to Dhoni, no run, another loud shout for LBW, but MS was a long way down the track and the impact was well outside off. He ran down the track to one that shaped back in and missed the nudge

Lakmal to Hardik Pandya, 2 runs, lovely stop from the fielder at backward point, saves a couple of runs, short and wide of off, Pandya threw his bat and placed it to the right of the field, he dived and got a hand onto it

Lakmal to Hardik Pandya, no run, excitement from the slip cordon, Thisara ponders about a review, but neither Dickwella nor Lakmal weren't sure, so he bails out. On replays, there was daylight between bat and ball, there was a noise, but definitely not off the toe-edge. Another late leave from Pandya, he wasn't sure as this one zipped from a length outside off

Lakmal to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, lovely shot, relief for the Indian batsmen, floaty half-volley outside off, Pandya leans forward and drives it in the gap past cover-point, beats the fielder and rolls away to the fence, should give some confidence to the batsman

Lakmal to Hardik Pandya, no run, short of a length and shaping away from outside off, Pandya makes a late call to leave, gets his bat and gloves out of the way

Lakmal to Hardik Pandya, no run, on a good length and a hint of shape back into the right-hander, Pandya gets close to the ball and defends

Lakmal to Dhoni, leg byes, 1 run, short of a length and on Dhoni's pads, he was shaping to let that go ball, the ball thuds into his thigh-pad and rolls away towards long leg

Lakmal to Dhoni, no run, loud shout for LBW, but Dhoni was struck high on the pads as he shuffled across, would have been sailing over the stumps. Another delivery that seamed after pitching around off, beats Dhoni for pace and movement, only the height saved him

Lakmal to Manish Pandey, out Caught by Mathews!! Lakmal is on fire and the Indians are clueless at the moment. Another lovely in-dipper, this one kept coming back at the right-hander before straightening, Manish was in no man's land as he poked half-forward, played with a closed face, gets the edge and it's swallowed by Mathews at first slip. India have been tested against quality seam and swing bowling, I am afraid, at the moment they are batting like clueless zombies. Manish Pandey c Mathews b Lakmal 2(15)

Lakmal to Manish Pandey, no run, fuller length delivery and a hint of shape back into the right-hander, Manish covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Lakmal to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, absolutely zero technique from Shreyas, short of a length and holding its line on off, he looks to cut, the feet goes nowhere and the inside edge rolls away towards the on-side

Lakmal to Shreyas Iyer, no run, on a good length and a hint of shape back into the right-hander, Shreyas was prodding forward and gets an inside edge towards the on-side

Lakmal to Manish Pandey, 1 run, short of a length and on Manish's pads, clipped away backward of square on the on-side

Lakmal to Manish Pandey, no run, back of a length and just outside off, Manish hops across and defends it towards the off-side

Lakmal to Manish Pandey, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone

Lakmal to Manish Pandey, no run, that's a good leave from Manish, trusted the movement and then the bounce as he shouldered arms. This one hit the deck and seamed back in sharply, Manish covered the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Lakmal to Manish Pandey, no run, on a good length and holding its line outside off, Manish plays inside the line and lets it go

Lakmal to Manish Pandey, no run, leading edge and safe, Gunathilaka did all he could to get his fingers underneath the ball, but takes it on the half-volley - diving forward. Lakmal shortened his length and got it to straighten, the angle meant Manish was looking to clip. It perhaps held a bit, Manish was through with the clip, gets a fat leading edge that lobbed in the air towards cover-point. Gunathilaka rushed forward, puts in the dive, but could take it only on the half-volley

Lakmal to Manish Pandey, no run, beauty, this is a lovely spell from Lakmal, on a good length and a hint of shape away from the right-hander, Pandey was playing from his crease, brings his bat down late and is beaten on the outside edge

Lakmal to Manish Pandey, wide, wrong line from Lakmal, slips this one way down the leg-side, called as a wide

Lakmal to Manish Pandey, no run, lovely first ball and Manish is beaten comprehensively, short of a good length and shaping away from outside off, Manish wasn't still as he pushed forward, gets beaten on the oustide edge. Looked very clumsy on replays

Lakmal to Karthik, out Lbw!! Karthik has been given OUT LBW. He's walking, no, he has a second thought and wants a review, time up, says the umpire and sends him on his way. Good call from Karthik not to review, although, it wouldn't have costed India as replays show that it was umpire's call on hitting the stumps. India are in deep trouble now and Karthik's misery has been brought to an end. Superbly set-up once again from Lakmal, he followed a series of awayswingers with one that jagged back in, Karthik was caught in his crease, ended up playing all around the ball and is beaten on the inside edge. Thudded into the pads, in front of middle and leg, Hawk-Eye says it was hitting the top of leg-stump. Karthik lbw b Lakmal 0(18)

Lakmal to Karthik, no run, short of a length and just outside off, Karthik took a step down the track and dabbed it to the left of backward point, wants a single but is sent back by his partner

Lakmal to Karthik, no run, another nothing shot from Karthik, pokes uncertainly at one that shaped away and very nearly edged it to the keeper. Lakmal shortened his length and got it to angle away from the right-hander

Lakmal to Karthik, no run, short of a length and shaping away from outside off, Karthik covers the line, lifts his bat and lets it go

Lakmal to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, short of a length and well outside off, Shreyas's foot is rooted to the crease as he flayed at that, gets a thick edge towards third man

Lakmal to Karthik, no run, poor from Karthik, short of a length and holding its line outside off, he was looking to dab it towards third man, played with an open face and is lucky to have not edged it. Didn't carry to the keeper, but a healthy edge would have

Lakmal to Karthik, no run, short of a length and on the stumps, Karthik hops across and defends it back at the bowler

Lakmal to Karthik, no run, fraction fuller and on Karthik's pads, clipped straight to the fielder at mid-wicket

Lakmal to Karthik, no run, good leave from Karthik, Lakmal shortens his length and gets it to shape back into the right-hander, Karthik trusts the angle and the bounce, lifts his bat and lets it go

Lakmal to Karthik, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Karthik gets well forward and defends it towards the off-side

Lakmal to Karthik, no run, beauty, Lakmal is in the middle of a sensational spell, on a good length and jagging back into the right-hander, loose from Karthik as he went for an expansive drive, creates a big gap between bat and pad, the ball sneaks through and he is lucky that it didn't crash into the stumps

Lakmal to Karthik, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Karthik gets a big stride forward and defends it towards the off-side

Lakmal to Karthik, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, Karthik has a big stride forward, lifts his bat and lets it go

Lakmal to Karthik, no run, short of a good length and shaping away from outside off, Karthik gets a big stride forward, lifts his bat and lets it go

Lakmal to Karthik, no run, he's now beaten on the outside edge, this is a cracking start from Lakmal, short of a good length and a hint of shape away from outside off, a tentative push from Karthik and he's well beaten on the outside edge

Lakmal to Karthik, no run, DK has been cut in half, this is excellent from Lakmal, shortens his length and gets it to hold its line on middle, Karthik was half-cock in defence, the ball rushed past his inside edge and over the top of middle-stump

Lakmal to Rohit, out Caught by Dickwella!! Loud shout for a caught behind and Sri Lanka will review once again. Dickwella was very confident, Lakmal wasn't so sure. It's a fair delivery and the ball is very close to the bat. There's a spike on the Ultra Edge when the ball went past the bat, the original decision will be changed and Rohit is OUT. Another excellent call from the Sri Lankans, they are on fire at the moment. Lovely probing line from Lakmal, shortens his length and straightens a tad, Rohit was prodding forward in defence, the ball grazed the outside edge and Dickwella held on. He was confident and asked his captain to review. Thisara does so and Rohit will have to walk back to the hut. Rohit c Dickwella b Lakmal 2(13)

Lakmal to Rohit, no run, short of a length and holding its line outside off, Rohit watches it all along, lifts his bat and lets it go

Lakmal to Rohit, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Rohit gets well forward and defends it towards the off-side

Lakmal to Rohit, 2 runs, India are finally off the mark, tad too short and too straight from Lakmal, Rohit takes a couple of steps, gets inside the line and tucks it past mid-wicket for a brace

Lakmal to Rohit, no run, this is an excellent start from Lakmal, shortens his length and gets it to straighten after pitching, drew Rohit into a forward prod and beats him on the outside edge

Lakmal to Rohit, no run, lovely from Lakmal, tad fuller and in that channel outside off, a hint of movement and Rohit is beaten as he prodded forward

Lakmal to Rohit, no run, short of a good length and holding its line outside off, left alone

Lakmal to Rohit, no run, good start from Lakmal, his line and length were spot-on, ends the over with a good length delivery on middle, defended back at the bowler

Lakmal to Rohit, no run, fuller length delivery outside off and shaping away further, Rohit gets a good stride forward, lifts his bat and lets it go

Lakmal to Rohit, no run, short of a good length and shaping away from outside off, Rohit gets a big stride forward and lets it go

Lakmal to Rohit, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Rohit gets a good stride forward and defends it towards the off-side

Lakmal to Rohit, no run, this is a good start from Lakmal, shortens his length and gets this one to sway away, Rohit gets behind the line and defends it towards the off-side

Lakmal to Rohit, no run, edged, lovely start from Lakmal, on a good length and a hint of shape away from the right-hander, Rohit was prodding forward with soft hands, finds the egde and the ball drops well in front of the man in gully