We are moments away from the toss as both the teams are warming up in the middleSri Lanka won the toss and opts to bowl firstAjinkya Rahane comes in for Virat Kohli in the XI that played Australia in the T20 seriesIndia XI: Rohit, Dhawan, Rahane, Raina, Yuvraj, Dhoni, Hardik, Jadeja, Ashwin, Bumrah, NehraRohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan walk out to batDebutant Rajitha to start the proceedings for Sri Lanka0.1 dot. Rohit Sharma defends the ball on his front foot0.2 Out. Rajitha strikes in his second ball. Rohit tried to drive down the ground, but hits it straight to Dushmantha Chameera at mid-off. Rohit Sharma c Chameera b Rajitha 0(2) India 0-1 after 0.2 oversAjinkya Rahane comes out to bat0.3 dot.0.4 dot. Rahane beaten again. The ball moves away from the batsman and Rahane is lucky not to have edged it.0.5 wide. First runs for India. Wide down the leg side0.5 Four. First four of the match, Rahane opens the pace of the bat and the ball races away to the thirdman boundary0.6 Out. India in trouble. Rahane gone for 4. Tried to flick it to the square leg region and eventually gets an outside edge and Dinesh Chandimal takes a good low catch. Rahane c Chandimal b Rajitha 4(4)Suresh Raina walks in to bat. Thisara Perera to bowl the second over1.1 Dot.1.2 Dot. Shikhar Dhawan drives it straight to mid-onIndia 5-2 after 1 over. Dhawan 0* Raina 0*1.3 Appeal for a LBW, but the ball was going down the leg. Dhawan survives1.4 dot. This time Dhawan drives it straight to long-off1.5 Dot. Dhawan struggling to get going against Perera1.6 Dot. Perera starts off with a maidenIndia 5-2 after 2 overs. Dhawan 0* Raina 0*2.1 Wide. Rajitha targets Suresh Raina with a bouncer and it's called a wide2.1 Dot. Raina drives the ball straight to mid-off2.2 Dot. This time, he drives it straight to the covers2.3 Dropped. Raina decides to go down the ground and edges it straight to the throat of third man where the catch is dropped2.5 2 runs. Raina flicks one between the mid-wicket and mid-on for a double.3.1 Six. Dhawan lofts one over the square-leg boundary. This will do a lot of good to his confidece3.2 Dot.3.3 1 run. Dhawan tries to repeat the same shot that went for a six, but misses the ball and the batsmen take a leg bye3.4 wide. Perera bowls one down the leg3.4 Dot. Raina defends on his front foot.3.5 1 run. Raina hits it straight to mid-off and the batsmen steal a quick single3.6 Dot. At the end of 4 overs, India are 19-2.Rajitha continues4.1 Dot. Raina goes for a wild slog and misses the ball4.2 Four. It was a trap for Raina and he guides the ball over the fine-leg's head.4.3 Six. Raina smashes one over the mid-wicket boundary.4.4 1 run. Raina steers a full length ball to the third-man region for a boundary4.5 2 runs. Dhawan lofts one through the square-leg region for a double5.0 Out. Dhawan gone. Tries to loft the ball over the leg-side, but gets a leading edge and Gunathilaka completes the catch. Dhawan c Gunathilaka b Rajitha 9.India 32-3 after 5 overs. Raina 15* Yuvraj Singh 0*5.1 dot.Yuvraj defends off his front foot5.2 six. Yuvraj comes down the track and lofts the ball over Senanayake's head5.3 Dot.5.4 1 run. Yuvraj hits one straight to long-off for a single5.5 Dot.5.6 wide.5.6 dot. After 6 overs, India are 40-3. Raina 15* Yuvraj 7*Dushmantha Chameera to bowl6.1 Dot. Yuvraj slashes hard and gets beaten6.2 Dot. Yuvraj leaves the ball alone6.3 Dot.6.4 1 run. Yuvraj pulls one to the square-leg region for a single6.5 wide.6.5 1 runs. Raina guides the ball down to third-man for a single6.6 Dot. Yuvraj slashes and misses7.1 wide.7.1 1 run. Raina dabs the ball to the short third-man region7.2 1 run.7.3 Dot.7.5 1 run7.6 DotIndia 47-3 after 8 overs. Raina 18* Yuvraj 9*Dasun Shanaka comes on to bowl8.1 Dropped. Raina lofts the ball over square-leg where the fielder drops the catch. Raina survives again.8.2 Out. Raina gone. The ball came back sharply and kcocked the leg stump off the ground. Raina b Shanaka 20 (20). India 49-4MS Dhoni comes out to bat in his new IPL home8.3 Two. Fifty up for India.8.4 Out. MS Dhoni gone. The ball rose sharply, tool the top edge and Dickwella takes a great catch. Doni c Dickwella b Shanaka 2(2) India 51-5 after 8.4 oversHardik Pandya walks in8.5 Dot. Pandya defends on his front foot8.6 Dot. India 51-5 after 9 overs9.1 1 run. Yuvraj drives it straight to the sweeper cover for a single.9.2 Pandya off the mark in International cricket with a quick singht to mid-on9.3 Dot. Yuvraj tries to pull it and gets hit on the back of his head. He looks alright9.4 Out. Yuvraj gone. Yuvraj pulls again and gets a top edge. Chameera takes an easy catch. Yuvraj c &b Chameera 10 (13). India 53-6.Ravindra Jadeja comes to bat9.5 Dot.9.6 1 run. Jadeja pulls one for a single. India 54-6 after 10 overs10.1 1 run. Jadeja dabs one straight to the third-man region for a single10.2 Wide.10.2 1 run. Pandya drives one o the deep mid-wicket for a single10.3 Dot10.4 1 run. Once again a single to the third-man10.5 Dot. Pandya beaten10.6 Out. Pandya gone. Shanaka traps Pandya plumb in front. Pandya lbw Shanaka 2 (6). India 58-711.1 1 run.11.2 Four. Full-toss on pads and Ashwin drives one through the leg-side.11.3 Dot11.4 Dot. Ashwin tries to guide it over the slips but misses the ball11.5 Dot.11.6 1 run. India 64-7 after 12. Ashwin 5* Jadeja 4*12.1 Four. Down the leg side and Ashwin guides it to the fine-leg boundary​12.2 1 run12.3 1 run12.4 1 run. Ashwin gave up the run, but the throw was far away from the stumps12.6 dotIndia 72-7 after 13 overs. Ashwin 11* Jadeja 6*13.1 Out. Senanayake strikes as he traps Jadeja plumb in front. Jadeja lbw Senanayake 6 (9). India 72-813.2 dot.13.3 1 run. Nehra off the mark13.4 Dot.13.5 Four. Ashwin cuts one through the third-man boundary13.6 1 run. India 78-3 after 14 overs14.1 1 run.92- India's lowest T20I score at home. Will the batsmen manage to cross that score?14.2 dot. Nehra leaves the ball alone14.3 dot. Nehra hits it straight to point14.4 dot. Nehra beaten​ by Perera14.5 dot. Nehra leaves the ball alone14.6 1 run. Nehra off the mark and the crowd goes mad.At the end of 15 overs, India are 80-8. Ashwin 17* Nehra 1* How much will India score?15.1 Appeal for LBW but the umpire turns it down.15.2 1 run15.3 1 run15.4 dot.15.5 1 run. Nehra moves on to three15.6 1 run. Ashwin will keep the strike. Inda 84-8 after 16 overs. Ashwin 18*, Nehra 3*16.1 1 run. Ashwin guides one to the third-man region for a single.16.2 Dot. Nehra beaten16.3 Dot.16.4 1 run.16.5 Dot. Ashwin beaten comprehensively16.6 Four. Ashwin upper cuts a short ball to the third-man boundary. A tough chance for the fielderIndia 90-8 after 17 overs. Ashwin 24* Nehra 5*17.1 Dot.17.2 single. Nehra gives Ashwin​ the strike17.3 Dot17.4 wide down​ the leg side17.4 Dot. Ashwin cuts straight to the point fielder17.5 Four. Ashwin cuts the ball in between the point and the short third-man fielder17.6 1 run. Ashwin takes a single and will retain the strike.India 97-8 after 18 overs. Ashwin 28* Nehra 6*Chameera comes to bowl his last over.18.1 1 run.18.2 dot18.3 2 byes. 100 up for India. India sneak a run to have Ashwin on strike. Dickwella threw the ball to Chameera who threw the ball away from the stumps and concedes an over-throw.18.4 Out. Nehra gone. He pulls Chameera and got an outside edge. Siriwardana takes the catch at backward point. Nehra c Siriwardana b Chameera18.5 Out. Bumrah run-out without facing a ball. Ashwin paddle sweeps the ball and it falls in a no man's land. But Bumrah was off for a second run and slipped when he tried to get back to the crease. India all-out for 101.Sri Lanka need 102 runs to win.Not too often the number 9 batsman ends up as the highest scorer in a T20 match. R Ashwin, unbeaten on 31 is the highest score for India.Rajitha and Shanaka pick three wickets apiece while Chameera settles for two.Ashish Nehra to start the proceedings.Niroshan Dickwella and Gunathilaka open he batting for Sri Lanka0.1 Dot.0.3 Out. Dickwella gone. He tried to pull Ashish Nehra, but the ball goes straight into the hands of Shikhar Dhawan at mid-on. Dickwella c Dhawan b Nehra 4 (3). Sri Lanka​ 4-10.4 1 leg bye.0.5 wide. Chandimal slashes hard and misses it0.5 dot.0.6 Dropped and Four. Edged and Rahane fails to hold on to it at first slip and the ball races away for a four. SL 10-1 after 1 overJasprit Bumrah to bowl1.1 dot.1.2 dot. Bumrah beats Gunathilaka1.3 dot. This time, it's straight to mid-on1.4 dot. Gunathilaka beaten again1.5 beaten again1.6 Great ball to finish the over. Bumrah starts with a maiden2.1 dot. Chandimal defends off his front foot.2.2 1 run. Gunathilaka on strike again.2.3 dot.2.4 Four. Gunathilaka pulls Nehra and the ball takes a top edge before sailing over the ropes. Finally Gunathilaka off the mark2.5 dot.2.6 dot. 3 overs gone, Sri Lanka are 17-1.3.1 1 run.3.2 dot.3.3 dot. Gunathilaka hits it straight to Pandya at covers3.4 dot. Once again straight to Pandya3.5 1 run. Gunathilaka takes a run off Bumrah with a single to mid-on3.6 2 runsNehra will continue4.1 2 runs. Gunathilaka hits one over mid-on and Dhawan chases it and restricts the Lankans for a double.4.2 dot4.3 Gunathilaka gone. He hits the ball straight to Dhawan at mid-on. Gunathilaka c Dhawan b Nehra 9 (18). SL 23-2Chamara Kapugedera comes out to bat4.4 1 run. Inside edge and the batsmen take a single.4.5 1 run. Chandimal guides one down to third-man for a single4.6 1 run. Sri Lanka end the fifth over at 26-2Bumrah continues5.1 dot5.2 dot. Kapugedera slashes and misses the ball5.3 dot.5.4 1 run. Chandimal on strike after a single down to third-man5.5 dot5.6 1 run. The batsmen steal a quick single and Jadeja's throw was way off target.After 6 overs, Sri Lanka are 27-2. Kapugedera 3* Chandimal 10*Ravindra​ Jadeja comes to bowl6.1 dot6.2 1 run6.3 dot6.4 1 run. Single down the long-on region6.5 dot. Good stop by Dhawan6.6 1 run. 3 runs from the overHardik Pandya comes to bowl7.1 1 run7.2 dot.7.3 dot.7.4 Four. Kapugedera slashes one through thw off-side for a four.7.5 Dot7.6 Dot. 5 came from that over.8.1 Dot.8.2 Dot.8.3 1. A single down to the sweeper cover8.4 dot8.5 dot8.6 2 runs. Kapugedera cuts one to the sweeper and the batsmen take a double.Sri Lanka 39-2 after 9 overs9.1 dot.9.2 edged and falls short of MS Dhoni and the batsmen steal a single.9.3 Dot.9.4 Dot. Straight to backward point9.5 Kapugedera dances down the track and smashes one down the ground for a boundary9.6 Four. Top edged and the balls races to the boundary. SL 48-2 after 10.10.1 1 run.10.2 Four. Kapugedera cuts one to the boundary. 50 up for Sri Lanka10.3 dot.10.4 1 run10.5 dot10.6 Six. Chandimal slog sweeps one to the mid-wicket boundaryR Ashwin comes to bowl.11.1 dot.11.2 2 runs. A slog sweep earns the Lankans a double.11.3 Out. Kapugedera gone. Ashwin strikes. Kapugedera lbw Ashwin 25 (26). Sri Lanka 62-3 Chandimal 22*Milinda Siriwardana comes to bat.11.4 1 run11.5 dot.11.6 1 run. After 12, SL are 64-312.1 dot.12.3 1 run. A single down the long-on again12.4 dot.12.5 1 run. Chandimal sweeps one to the square-leg region and the batsmen take a single12.6 Siriwardana lofts one in the air and the ball falls​ short of long-off. Easy double.13.1 dot.13.2 dot.13.3 Four. Siriwardana pulls Ashwin to the mid-wicket fence13.4 1 run. A single to the sweeper cover13.5 1 run. Edged to the short third-man as Yuvraj hesitates to throw the ball13.6 dot.SL: 76-3 after 14 overs14.1 dot14.2 dot14.3 2 runs. Chandimal hits one down the ground to long-on and takes a double14.4 Six. Chandimal miscues it, but the ball manages to sail over the ropes for a maximum14.5 Out. Raina traps Chandimal in front. Umpire has no hesitation in giving it. Chandimal lbw Raina 35 (35)14.6 Dot15.1 1 leg-bye. Could have been a close call if Jadeja had threw to the non-striker's end15.2 dot15.3 wide15.3 2 runs. Shanaka drives one to the sweeper cover for a double15.4 dot.15.5 1 run. Shanaka guides it down to the third-man region for a single15.6 1 leg-bye. A quick single takenSL need 12 from 24 balls16.1 1 run. single to long-off16.2 dot16.3 dot16.4 Out. Ashwin strikes. Raina takes a binder at square-leg. Shanaka gone. Shanaka c Raina b Ashwin 3 (8)16.5 1 run. Seekukuge Prasanna takes a quick single to the square leg region16.6 dotBumrah comes in to bowl17.1 1 run. Prasanna takes a single with a dab to backward point.17.2 1 run. Siriwardana takes a single with a push to the third-man region17.3 dot.17.4 1 run. Prasanna takes a quick single to mid-on17.5 Six. Siriwardana pulls and it was an top edge which carried all the way for a six17.6 Four. It's all over. Siriwardana pulls one for a boundary over the mid-wicket region and wins it for Sri LankaSri Lanka outplayed India in all the departments and gets to a well-deserved 1-0 lead in the series.Chandimal's 35 alongside Kapugedera's 25 and Siriwardana's unbeaten 21 takes the Lankans home.
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