India vs Sri Lanka, 4th Super at Johannesburg, , Mar 10 2003 - Ball by Ball Commentary

and Murali swings wildly once too often, trying to chance his arm on the short ball with the pull, getting a top edge that plops easily into the hands of Kaif at covers, ending an entertaining cameo from Murali

full and on the stumps, and Murali swings away and gets a thin outside edge that runs away to fine leg, to the ropes for four. Nehra continues to smile, but he can't be too happy about this inside

tonked awkwardly into the legside, Murali refusing the single again!

this is bizarre stuff! short ball on leg stump, and Murali pulls the ball away nicely enough, sending it bouncing just a few times before rolling over the midwicket fence

better line, closer to the batsman's body, and Murali has a heave at that one and misses again

Nehra now angling the ball wide of the batsman, even as Murali has shifted to outside leg stump and invites the bowler to aim at the stumps

even as Srinath is running up, Murali executes a more obscure version of the tango in his crease before simply smacking Srinath back over his head for a single to long off. This is good stuff from Murali!

drifting to leg, and Fernando works it away to midwicket, the 100 coming up for Sri Lanka with that shot

slower ball outside the off, and Fernando cuts into the offside, it is fielded well but Srinath is not behind the stumps to run out a Murali already halfway down the pitch

moving to leg, Murali sees Srinath following him and tries the forcing stroke through the leg and misses the ball but runs the bye

sloppy bowling this, Murali backing to leg with every ball and Srinath still bowling wide outside the off stump!

pushed into the covers, and Murali refuses the run, no doubt shielding the batsman at the other end!

Murali backs to leg again, almost having a word with the square leg umpire, and the bowler in response bowls a slow ball outside the off

more entertainment as Murali backs to leg and slashes away to third man, on the first bounce!

another attempted pull, and this one takes the edge but falls in the long off region, so two more to the total, equalling Sri Lanka's lowest total ever

short ball, and Murali flashes into a pull that makes Nehra smile too, the ball skying over the keeper to the fence for four

moving to leg, Murali tries to cut it away in the offside, and finally jams down on the ball just in time. Nehra invites him to have another go after that ball!

short of a length, and Fernando pushes into the offside and gets a single

short and wide, and Fernando tries to cut it away and mistimes, chopping it into the ground

full toss on the leg stump, and Fernando smashes this one into the midwicket region for three.Fernando having a bit of a slog here to pep things up towards the end