India vs Sri Lanka Live Updates, Asia Cup 2023: IND 90/2; Wellalage removes Gill, Kohli as Rohit goes past 50
India vs Sri Lanka Live Updates, Asia Cup 2023: IND 90/2; Wellalage removes Gill, Kohli as Rohit goes past 50
16:17 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
After 15 overs,India 91/2 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 53 , Ishan Kishan (W) 0)
Left-handed batter Ishan Kishan joins the well-set Rohit Sharma at the centre. And Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka responds by bringing in an off-spinner to counter him. Dhananjaya de Silva concedes just a single off his first over.
16:10 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
OUT! Two wickets in two overs for Wellalage, with Virat Kohli failing to recreate his heroics against Pakistan at the same venue yesterday! Attempts to whip a short-of-length delivery from the left-arm spinner, but ends up hitting the ball straight to Shanaka, who decides to position himself at midwicket. What a spell this is turning out to be, one that is undoing some of the damage caused by Rohit in the powerplay. IND 90/2
Kohli c Shanaka b Wellalage 3(12)
16:05 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
After 13 overs,India 90/1 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 52 , Virat Kohli 3)
FOUR! Not quite as well-timed by Rohit off a short delivery from Pathirana. The ball still lands just short of the boundary rope in the vacant deep midwicket boundary, bringing up a second consecutive half-century for the India captain in just 44 deliveries! This is his 51st half-century in the one-day format. Eight off Pathirana's third over with the pacer having conceded 27 runs so far.
16:02 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
BOWLED! Wellalage strikes off his first delivery of the day, as Shubman Gill departs for 19! What a ball from the left-arm spinner, gripping and turning after pitching between off and middle. Gill was looking to defend this but the ball whirrs past his outside edge and ends up uprooting the off stump! IND 80/1
Gill b Wellalage 19(25)
15:59 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
After 11 overs,India 80/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 47 , Shubman Gill 19)
SIX! Pathirana invites Rohit to play his favourite shot after pitching one short to him at a comfortable height. The ball easily clears the square leg fence. Another big over for India with 15 coming off it, including five wides. 32 off the last two overs.
15:48 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
After 10 overs,India 65/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 39 , Shubman Gill 18)
FOUR. FOUR. DOT. FOUR. FOUR. India skipper Rohit has taken his Sri Lankan counterpart Shanaka to the cleaners in the final over of the first powerplay, collecting four boundaries in five deliveries as 17 runs are plundered in the over. The flurry of boundaries also takes the Rohit-Gill stand past fifty! Superb start for Team India in their second fixture in as many days!
After Shanaka starts off with a wide, Rohit decides to take the aerial route over extra cover off a fuller delivery next ball. Follows it up with a flick through the gap between midwicket and mid on off another full delivery. Dot off the third is followed by another couple of fours off consecutive deliveries — pulling a short-of-length ball past mid on in the fourth followed by a cover drive that is aided by a misfield inside the circle.
15:46 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
After 9 overs,India 49/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 23 , Shubman Gill 18)
FOUR! Matheesha Pathirana was on the verge of starting with a maiden after replacing Kasun Rajitha in the attack when he decides to end the over with a slower one. Gill picks it and promptly flicks it towards the midwicket fence for his second boundary.
15:42 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
After 8 overs,India 44/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 23 , Shubman Gill 14)
Tidy second over from Shanaka, with just a single coming off it — collected by Gill in the third ball. Rohit, meanwhile, has taken 18 innings fewer to go past 10,000 ODI runs than Sachin Tendulkar — who was the first batter to go past the milestone. The Hitman thus, is the second-quickest to the milestone. Virat Kohli leads the way, having taken just 205 innings!
15:40 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
After 7 overs,India 43/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 23 , Shubman Gill 13)
Rajitha decides to follow the ball and alter his line accordingly after noticing Rohit shuffle to his left, but ends up firing it too wide, resulting in the ball beating the diving keeper and running away for five wides. Bowls another wide down leg next up, but this time the keeper manages to stop the ball. The five wides, meanwhile, helps complete 1,000 partnership runs between Rohit and Gill in ODIs. Another milestone brought up later in the over, with Rohit going past 10,000 ODI runs with a straight six in the penultimate delivery. 12 off the over.
15:32 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
SIX! What a way for Rohit Sharma to bring up 10,000 runs in ODIs! Decides to present the straight face of the bat to a full delivery from Rajitha and launches the ball over the bowler's head, clearing the straight boundary in the process! IND 43/0
15:26 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
After 6 overs,India 31/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 17 , Shubman Gill 13)
FOUR! Skipper Shanaka sure won’t be happy with that! Rohit gently tucked a length ball towards fine leg, where Asalanka managed to get to the ball after running to his right, only for the ball to pop out of his hand and result in a boundary. Was turning out to be a decent first over otherwise from Shanaka, whob replaces Theekshana.
15:24 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
After 5 overs,India 25/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 12 , Shubman Gill 12)
Gill collects his first boundary with an inside-out aerial drive over mid off in the second delivery. He nearly makes it two fours in as many deliveries with a clip towards deep square leg, where Dunith Wellalage puts in a slide to save a couple of runs that is accompanied by a cheer from the Premadasa crowd. A wide and a single added to the Indian total in the remainder of the over.
15:22 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
FOUR! Gill decides he's had enough of the patient approach. Charges down the track to get to the pitch of the delivery, and decides to take the aerial route over mid off to collect his first boundary. IND 21/0
15:20 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
After 4 overs,India 17/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 12 , Shubman Gill 5)
Rohit collects a brace at the start of Theekshana’s second over, guiding the length delivery towards long leg. Hitman and Gill collect a single each in the remainder of the over.
15:16 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
After 3 overs,India 13/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 9 , Shubman Gill 4)
Rohit attempts to charge down the track to Rajitha in the second delivery of the seamer’s second over, but is intercepted at point. Rohit and Gill contend themselves in collecting singles, three of which are added in this over.
15:10 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
After 2 overs,India 10/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 7 , Shubman Gill 3)
Spin from the other end with off-spinner Maheesh Theekshana being given the ball by skipper Shanaka. He begins his spell on a tidy note, conceding just three singles.
15:09 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
After 1 over,India 7/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 5 , Shubman Gill 2)
Rohit sets off for a single after dispatching Rajitha for a boundary off the fourth delivery of the first over. Shubman Gill then tucks the ball through the square leg region to get off the mark with a brace.
15:07 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
FOUR! Rohit opens India’s account with a lovely cover drive after Rajitha fires an overpitched delivery at the India skipper. IND 4/0
15:03 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill make their way out to open the Indian innings for a second time in three days after the two teams have sung their respective national anthems. Pacer Kasun Rajitha is gearing up to second down the first over of the innings.
14:46 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
MILESTONE ALERT: Rohit Sharma needs another 22 runs to complete 10,000 runs in ODI cricket! It was Virat Kohli reaching 13K yesterday. Will it be the ‘Hitman’ bringing up the big milestone today?
14:42 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE
Lineups:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana
14:38 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE:
Captain speak:
Rohit Sharma, India: We’re going to have a bat. That’s the challenge you come across as a sportsman. You’ve got to adjust, adapt and play the game. Looking good. We made sure everyone gets into the pool last night after the game, and is fresh for this game. Last game was good for us right from the word go. The way we came out and bowled was pleasing to see. It’s a fresh day. We’re hoping to start afresh. Wicket looks a little dry. No grass on the pitch. We decided to play three spinners. Axar replaces Shardul. It may assist spinners a little bit. We’ve got bases covered.
Dasun Shanaka, Sri Lanka: We would have batted as well since it is a very good wicket. Guys went out with injuries, those who came in have done very well. They are a pretty strong side, we need to play a pretty quality game. We’re playing the same team.
14:32 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE:
India win the toss, and skipper Rohit Sharma opts to bat!
14:26 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka LIVE:
Sanjay Manjrekar and Matthew Hayden analyses the RPS pitch
SM: “Bounce is pretty high and there is pretty similar kind of bounce. Almost 70 per cent of the wickets picked up by the pacers. Pitch for today looking a lot different. No grass on this one. Doesn’t matter who wins the toss and does what. You just have to bat well.”
MH: “This looks a lot like Premadasa of old. This has got no grass whatsoever. It will also have an abrasive effect on the ball. I expect spin to play a big role tonight.”
14:24 (IST)
A new broadcast record!
As per BCCI secretary Jay Shah, the India vs Pakistan match witnessed 2.8 crore concurrent viewers at one point across the two rain-affected days of match.
The previous highest for Indian cricket team was 2.52 crore viewers for the 2019 Cricket World Cup contest versus New Zealand in the semi-finals.
14:22 (IST)
Rahul back with a bang!
KL Rahul finally made his big return to the big stage, getting named in the India XI in the last minute after Shreyas Iyer complained of back spasms. The wicketkeeper-batter would then go on to make the most of the opportunity, bringing up his sixth ODI ton over the course of the next two days.
Read: KL Rahul makes a triumphant return with sixth ODI ton after months of uncertainty
14:12 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka Live
India take on Sri Lanka in their second Super Four clash in the Asia Cup. Both teams have one win each at this stage of the competition. Sri Lanka come in after a breather and after being tested by Bangladesh. In comparison, India had an easy outing against Pakistan but were at the ground for two straight days.
After beating Pakistan by 228 runs across two days, India shift focus to facing Sri Lanka in their second Super 4s clash in the Asia Cup. And once again, plenty of attention will be kept skywards with rain once again expected make an appearance.
According to weather updates, there are chances of thunderstorms with 81 per cent humidity and 19 km/h wind. The temperature is predicted to be 29 degrees Celsius.
India haven’t had the best luck dealing with the weather. Rohit Sharma’s team have spent plenty of time in the dressing room with all three matches in the tournament seeing rain with one of them washed out completely.
In the Super Four stage, both India and Sri Lanka have one win each (as do Pakistan). But India are top of the table as a result of their resounding showing against Pakistan.
Having played just 12 hours ago, there could be changes in the Indian team to keep things fresh for Friday when they play Bangladesh. Another approach could be to get the job done today and take a breather before the final.
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