Dunith Wellalage [2.0-0-9-1] is back into the attack
End of an exciting powerplay! Having taken three wickets, Sri Lanka will look to exert more pressure in the middle overs...
9.6
Theekshana to Shreyas Iyer, no run, 95kph, pushed through quicker on the stumps, Shreyas Iyer shuffles and gets an inside edge towards short fine as he looks to glance it away
9.5
Theekshana to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, cracking cut shot to get off the mark! Theekshana bowls the offbreak,
9.4
Theekshana to Shreyas Iyer, no run, 93kph, in-drifter, full around off, a defensive push to cover follows
9.3
Theekshana to Shreyas Iyer, no run, 94kph, carrom ball from over the wicket, Shreyas chops it towards point
Shreyas Iyer, right handed bat, comes to the crease
9.2
Theekshana to Pant, out Stumped!! Gone! 98kph, Pant comes down the track premeditatively, Theekshana beats him in the flight. The batsman is nowhere close to the pitch and there's a good amount of spin to beat the outside edge. Kusal Mendis grabs it cleanly Pant st Kusal Mendis b Theekshana 6(9) [4s-1]
Theekshana to Pant, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!
9.1
Theekshana to Pant, no run, 101kph, round the wicket, fullish ball from round the wicket with a slip in place, Pant pushes it towards extra cover
Maheesh Theekshana [2.0-0-25-0] is back into the attack
Ruchira Palliyaguruge has a word with Asalanka
8.6
Asitha Fernando to Kohli, no run, 133kph, leg-lined, tickled to short fine leg and Kohli wants the single.
8.5
Asitha Fernando to Kohli, FOUR, 136kph,
8.4
Asitha Fernando to Kohli, no run, 135kph, decent bounce from a length and that's been clipped to midwicket
8.3
Asitha Fernando to Pant, 1 run, 133kph, uses the bowler's angle to guide it to third man
STAT: Rohit Sharma's wicket was the 19th India have lost to spin in this series. The last time they lost as many wickets to spin in a bilateral series (max four ODIs) was also against Sri Lanka in 1997 - incidentally, the last time India lost a bilateral rubber to Sri Lanka.
8.2
Asitha Fernando to Pant, no run, 135kph, length ball just outside off, tapped to backward point
8.1
Asitha Fernando to Pant, no run, 136kph, full ball from over the wicket with a slip in place, Pant defends it to cover-point off the front foot. He eyes a single and gets rightly sent back by Kohli
7.6
Wellalage to Kohli, no run, tossed up and Kohli lunges forward to stonewall