India tour of Sri Lanka, 2008/09 / Commentary

India in Sri Lanka T20I Match

Sri Lanka v India

India won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

0.1

Khan to Dilshan, no run, good shout first up, and a loose shot from Dilshan, but the ball pitched marginally outside leg stump before cutting in and hitting the back flap, good decision by the umpire

0.2

Khan to Dilshan, no run, pitches on and about off stump and Dilshan pokes it to the off side

0.3

Khan to Dilshan, no run, subtle movement, again pitching on off, and pushed away

0.4

Khan to Dilshan, 1 leg bye, pitches full and swings in, Dilshan's bat comes down late and he gets struck outside leg stump this time, but he's quick to respond to the call for the run off the pads

0.6

Khan to Dilshan, 1 run, catch that ... no, oh lord what a sloppy attempt! He's dropped in the first over! Zaheer pitches it up on on off stump and Dilshan swings at it loosely, spooning the ball up into the starry night. Irfan Pathan runs in from mid-off and has all the time in the world to settle under a dolly, but he fluffs an easy catch

Sri Lanka 3/0   TM Dilshan 1* (5b)

1.1

I Sharma to Dilshan, no run, pitches it up just outside off stump and thats pushed to cover

1.2

I Sharma to Dilshan, no run, good ball, hitting the seam and moving and rising past Dilshan

1.3

I Sharma to Dilshan, 4 leg byes, a bit too much movement from Ishant, spraying the ball down the lag side and Dilshan just gets a faint tickle on it and the ball beats Dhoni behind the stumps

1.4

I Sharma to Dilshan, 1 leg bye, thats a much better line, hitting a length and cutting back in off the seam, Dilshan stumbles as he pushes it forward to the off side, another leg bye is what he gets

1.6

I Sharma to Dilshan, 1 leg bye, pitches it up outside off stump, the ball swings in and clips a faint inside edge as Dilshan flashes the bat hard at it, without much footwork, and the ball rolls toward gully

Sri Lanka 11/0   TM Dilshan 1* (10b)

2.1

Khan to Dilshan, FOUR, another loose ball down the leg side and Dilshan clips very fine

2.2

Khan to Dilshan, 1 run, pitches on a length, middle and leg, and he swings it to midwicket

Sri Lanka 16/0   TM Dilshan 6* (12b 1x4)

3.1

I Sharma to Dilshan, 1 run, pitches just back of a length outside off stump, Dilshan stands his ground and pushes the ball towards cover and point, just wide of the fielders stationed there

Sri Lanka 21/0   TM Dilshan 7* (13b 1x4)

4.4

Khan to Dilshan, FOUR, again he overpitches and Dilshan drives that handsomely past mid-off

4.5

Khan to Dilshan, FOUR, great placement ! Zaheer offers room outside off stump and Dilshan, in a flash, cracks that off the back foot and finds the gap excellently between cover and point

4.6

Khan to Dilshan, no run, again short and wide but this time Dilshan crunches it to the fielder

Sri Lanka 53/0   TM Dilshan 15* (16b 3x4)

5.2

IK Pathan to Dilshan, 2 runs, pitches outside leg stump, Dilshan is cramped and pulls past square leg

5.3

IK Pathan to Dilshan, 1 run, pitches on a length, this one is clipped to midwicket, who collects and flings it back to the nonstriker's end, good backing up from Yuvraj, diving to his left, saves runs

Sri Lanka 57/0   TM Dilshan 18* (18b 3x4)

6.1

YK Pathan to Dilshan, 1 bye, tossed up, spins down and he gets a faint tickle on that one

6.3

YK Pathan to Dilshan, 1 run, tossed up on off stump and Dilshan drives it past mid-off

Sri Lanka 62/1   TM Dilshan 19* (20b 3x4)

7.2

Jadeja to Dilshan, no run, better line, tossed up to get Dilshan driving straight to cover

7.3

Jadeja to Dilshan, 1 run, flights it outside off stump and this time he drives, bisecting the covers

Sri Lanka 65/1   TM Dilshan 20* (22b 3x4)

8.5

YK Pathan to Dilshan, 1 run, a tad too short and he pulls it over midwicket for one

Sri Lanka 74/1   TM Dilshan 21* (23b 3x4)

9.1

Jadeja to Dilshan, 1 run, full and flat on the stumps and Dilshan punches a single to cover

9.3

Jadeja to Dilshan, 1 run, flighted on off stump and driven off the front foot down to long-off

9.6

Jadeja to Dilshan, 1 run, low full toss to end the over, and Dilshan drives it down the ground

Sri Lanka 79/1   TM Dilshan 24* (26b 3x4)

10.1

IK Pathan to Dilshan, no run, full just outside off stump, Dilshan tries one of those en vogue paddle shots but cannot connect

10.2

IK Pathan to Dilshan, 1 run, just back of a length on about off stump, Dilshan likes the length and cracks it off the back foot and through the covers

10.4

IK Pathan to Dilshan, no run, down he comes, making room, but thats a clever slower delivery, pitching back of a length, and it beats the flailing swing from Dilshan

10.5

IK Pathan to Dilshan, FOUR, this time he connects with the cute little paddle sweep, he gets bat on the full delivery on about middle and leg and laps it wide of short fine leg for four

10.6

IK Pathan to Dilshan, 1 run, understandably, Irfan holds back the length outside off stump and Dilshan goes back to punch the ball into the gap at covers

Sri Lanka 86/1   TM Dilshan 30* (31b 4x4)

11.1

YK Pathan to Dilshan, 1 run, tossed up on leg, turns in, Dilshan makes room and squirts to the off

11.6

YK Pathan to Dilshan, 1 run, full and flat again and Dilshan clips it to midwicket and sprints off

Sri Lanka 89/2   TM Dilshan 32* (33b 4x4)

12.1

Jadeja to Dilshan, 1 run, short and wide and cut square of the stumps on the off side

12.5

Jadeja to Dilshan, 1 run, short and wide, Dilshan flays it backward of point for a single

Sri Lanka 98/2   TM Dilshan 34* (35b 4x4)

13.1

YK Pathan to Dilshan, 1 run, pitches short and turns in, Dilshan creates room and late cuts that down towards third man, where a diving Sehwag cuts off a boundary, well stopped Veeru

13.4

YK Pathan to Dilshan, 1 run, spins in off a length and this is dabbed to point for a sharp single

13.6

YK Pathan to Dilshan, FOUR, short and wide, turns in but Dilshan flashes it behind point for four

Sri Lanka 113/3   TM Dilshan 40* (38b 5x4)

14.1

Jadeja to Dilshan, 2 runs, uses his feet and hits it through extra cover for a couple more

14.2

Jadeja to Dilshan, 2 runs, skips out and collects on the full, clipping past midwicket

14.3

Jadeja to Dilshan, 1 run, again good use of the feet and he punches it to the off side

Sri Lanka 120/3   TM Dilshan 45* (41b 5x4)

15.3

IK Pathan to Dilshan, 1 wide, the bouncer this time, no real pace to speak of, Dilshan hops up and tries to pull that one from outside off stump and wide is called owing to the height

15.3

IK Pathan to Dilshan, 1 run, full on off stump, clears the leg and hits it down to bro Yo at long-off

Sri Lanka 124/3   TM Dilshan 46* (42b 5x4)

16.1

I Sharma to Dilshan, 1 wide, starts off with a slower ball, gently lobbed up, dips and goes down leg

16.1

I Sharma to Dilshan, 1 run, full again, aiming for leg stump, he pushes it to the off side

16.3

I Sharma to Dilshan, FOUR, makes room and carves a length ball from off the stumps superbly past cover and point and that splendid shot raises his fifty, and he's the third player to get one in Twenty20 for Sri Lanka after Jayasuriya and Jayawardene

16.4

I Sharma to Dilshan, FOUR, another sumptuous shot, advances and smashes it past cover

16.5

I Sharma to Dilshan, SIX, even better, and thats the 150! Ishant pitches on a length and Dilshan lofts him back over his head for half a dozen, this is a stunning assault on the bowler

16.6

I Sharma to Dilshan, OUT, and the fun is over for Dilshan, who again looks to go downtown but just gets under this one, lofting it down the ground where two fielders converge and its Raina's catch

TM Dilshan c Raina b I Sharma 61 (74m 47b 7x4 1x6) SR: 129.78

Sri Lanka 152/4   TM Dilshan 61 (47b 7x4 1x6)
Series Results
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS) - Feb 10, 2009
India won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
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Photos

Feb 10, 2009

Yusuf and Irfan Pathan embrace after taking India to victory, Sri Lanka v India, Only T20 International, Colombo, February 10, 2009

Yusuf and Irfan Pathan embrace after taking India to victory

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Feb 10, 2009

Yusuf Pathan was Man of the Match, Sri Lanka v India, Only T20 International, Colombo, February 10, 2009

Yusuf Pathan was Man of the Match

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