India beat SL; K(oh)linch series

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

Sri Lanka made a couple of changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Danushka Gunathilaka and Upul Tharanga made way for Dinesh Chandimal and Lahiru Thirimanne.

On winning the toss, Chamara Kapugedera, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 37, and lost a couple of wickets.

Nineteen balls into the match, Sri Lanka sought a batting review. Niroshan Dickwella was the batsman. It was upheld by the Trinidadian umpire Joel Wilson.

Three balls (Dickwel)later, India sought a bowling review. It was upheld by Wilson. The batsman, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 13. He was trapped leg before wicket by Jasprit Bumrah, the player of the match, who broke the 18-run stand.

Kusal Mendis, who faced 10 balls, scored just a run. Twenty-four balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Bumrah broke the 10-run stand.

The second Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 122, and lost three wickets.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 13.5 overs (83 balls). India had scored half-a-dozen extras at that point.

Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 60 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Chandimal was batting on 25, Thirimanne was batting on 14.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 72 balls. While Chandimal’s contribution to the partnership was 19, Thirimanne’s contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 25.3 overs (153 balls). India had scored nine extras at that point.

Chandimal, whose 71-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 36. A hundred and eight balls after Mendis’ dismissal, he was caught by Bumrah. Hardik Pandya broke the 72-run partnership.

Thirimanne’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 69 balls.

Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 126 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Thirimanne was batting on 57, Angelo Mathews had scored nine.

Two hundred and eight balls into the match, Sri Lanka sought a batting review. Mathews, the batsman, eventually scored 11 off 23 balls, which included a boundary. It was upheld by Sri Lankan umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge. Fifty-four balls after Chandimal’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Kedar Jadhav, who broke the 38-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 150 off 37.4 overs (226 balls). India had scored a dozen extras at that point.

Thirimanne, whose 105-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 80. Twenty-nine balls after Mathews’ dismissal, he was caught by Jadhav. Bumrah broke the 21-run stand.

The third Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41^st and the 50^th over. They scored 58, and lost four wickets.

Kapugedera, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Twenty-seven balls after Thirimanne’s dismissal, Axar Patel broke the 22-run stand.

Dananjaya, who faced five balls, scored a couple. Eleven balls (Aki)later, Bumrah broke the 10-run stand.

Forty-seven overs into the match, there was an interruption due to rain. Sri Lanka had scored 192 for the loss of seven wickets at that point. While Milinda Siriwardana was batting on 21, Dushmantha Chameera had scored a run.

Sri Lanka scored 200 off 47.3 overs (285 balls). India had scored 13 extras at that point.

Siriwardana, whose 27-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 29. Eleven balls after Dananjaya’s dismissal, Bumrah broke the 10-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair put on (Dho)nine. Chameera, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Half-a-dozen balls later, Mahendra Singh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar ran him out.

Vishwa Fernando, who faced five balls, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Lasith Malinga, who faced five balls, scoring a run.

India eventually conceded 19 extras. Sri Lanka scored 217 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs.

Kumar bowled nine wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 41.

Yuzvendra Chahal, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 49.

Jadhav, who bowled three overs, conceded a dozen. He picked up a wicket.

Pandya, who bowled eight overs, conceded 42. He picked up a wicket.

Patel bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35, picking up a wicket.

Bumrah bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 27, picking up five scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 35, and lost a couple of wickets.

A couple of overs into the match, Sri Lanka sought a bowling review. Sharma was the batsman. It was struck down by Wilson.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose three-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Thirteen balls into the chase, Malinga broke the nine-run stand.

Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, faced 11 balls, scoring just three. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Chameera. Fernando broke the 10-run stand.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 11^th and the 40^th over. They scored 151, and lost a couple of wickets.

India scored 50 off 12 overs (72 balls). Sri Lanka had scored a couple of extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Lokesh Rahul, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Fifty-two balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Thirimanne. Dananjaya broke the 42-run stand.

Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 51 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Sharma was batting on 34, Jadhav hadn’t opened his account.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. In fact, Jadhav, who faced a couple of balls, failed to open his account. Eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Dananjaya.

Sharma’s half-century – which included nine boundaries – came off 64 balls.

India scored 100 off 22.3 overs (135 balls). Sri Lanka had scored a couple of extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 56 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 41, the contribution of the man from Ranchi to it was (Dho)nine. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

India scored 150 off 32.3 overs (195 balls).

Thirty-four overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 154 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Sharma was batting on 99, Jadhav was batting on 28.

Sharma’s ton – which included 14 boundaries and a six – came off 118 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 100 off 120 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 72, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 33. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 41^st and the 50^th over. They scored 32, without the loss of a wicket.

Dhoni’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 74 balls.

India scored 200 off 43.2 overs (260 balls).

The fifth-wicket pair put on 150 off 174 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 88, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 62. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Sharma, whose 145-ball innings included 16 boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 124. He was unbeaten, as was Dhoni, who eventually scored 67. His 86-ball innings included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to a six.

India, who scored 218 for the loss of four wickets off 45.1 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with 29 balls to spare.

Mathews, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 17.

Siriwardana, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 43.

Chameera bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 59.

Malinga, who bowled five overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket, as did Fernando, who bowled 8.1 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 35.

Dananjaya, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 38. He picked up a couple of scalps.

India led the five-match series 5-0. In fact, they won the series with a couple of matches to spare.