Indian Spinners On Fire Again As Sri Lanka Slump Further
India, after a comfortable nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first One-day International (ODI) at Dambulla, will look to dominate the hosts yet again when they play the second ODI at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Shikhar Dhawan pummeled the Lankan bowlers into submission in the first game with an unbeaten 132 while skipper Virat Kohli was also solid, scored an unbeaten 82. Sri Lankan captain Upul Tharanga, on his part, will look to halt their losing run. Axar Patel took three wickets and was the standout in a brilliant outing for the Indian spinners. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Live updates between India vs Sri Lanka straight from Pallekele
16:46 IST: Four! Siriwardana welcomes Bhuvneshwar back in the bowling attack with a boundary on the leg side.
16:43 IST: Four! Short delivery from Bumrah, Kapudegera hammers the ball for a boundary.
16:39 IST: At the end of the 30th over, Sri Lanka on 125/5.
16:35 IST: Chamara Kapugedera is the new man in.
Congratulations Kapu on your 100th ODI! Let's make it count! #ApeKollek pic.twitter.com/3yxLxxqMB7
— Sri Lanka Cricket (@OfficialSLC) August 24, 2017
16:33 IST: Out!! Axar Patel dismisses Angelo Mathews for 20.
2nd ODI: WICKET! Angelo Mathews lbw b Axar Patel 20 (41b). Sri Lanka 121/5 (28.3 Ovs). #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/W8h9nyvGm9
— NDTV Live Scores (@CricketNDTVLive) August 24, 2017
16:27 IST: Kedar Jadhav to complete the Hardik Pandya over.
16:24 IST: Four! Mathews comes down the track and clobbers Pandya for a boundary.
16:17 IST: After 25 overs, Sri Lanka on 107/4.
16:16 IST: Four! Siriwardana plays late-cut past the man at short third man.
16:15 IST: 100 comes up for Sri Lanka in the 24rd over. (Siriwardana 1*, Mathews 10*)
16:12 IST: Milinda Siriwardana is the new man in.
16:11 IST: Out! Chahal dismisses Kusal Mendis for 19, gets his second, Sri Lanka 99/4.
15:59 IST: At the end of the 20th over, Sri Lanka 90 for three.
15:58 IST: Four! Angelo Mathews drives Pandya straight down the ground.
15:56 IST: Brilliant first over from Axar, concedes only one run.
15:53 IST: Axar Patel, left arm spinner, comes into the attack.
15:41 IST: Angelo Mathews is the new man in.
15:40 IST: Out! Upul Tharanga plays the length ball away from his body, edges it straight to Kohli at second slip, Hardik Pandya gets his first wicket of the match.
15:37 IST: After 15 overs, Sri Lanka 80/2.
15:35 IST: Four! Tharanga this time cuts the ball towards the third man boundary.
15:34 IST: Four! Full toss from Chahal, wide of the stumps, Upul Tharanga, the new man in, opens his account with a boundary through the off-side.
15:33 IST: Out! Flighted delivery from Chahal, Gunathilaka steps out, misses the ball and Dhoni takes the bails off. 99th ODI stumping for the former India captain.
15:30 IST: Four! Short and wide from Pandya, Mendis leans back and cuts past backward point.
15:28 IST: Four! Looking to defend, Kusal Mendis edges the ball past the wicket-keeper for a lucky boundary.
15:25 IST: Pandya gives away just three runs in his first over of the match.
15:20 IST: Hardik Pandya comes into the bowling attack.
15:19 IST: Good start from Chahal, gives away just four runs.
15:17 IST: Yuzvendra Chahal is introduced into the attack.
15:15 IST: At the end of the 10th over, Sri Lanka 52/1.
15:12 IST: Four! Bhuvneshwar straying on the pads, Gunathilaka puts the ball way for a boundary.
15:10 IST: Four! Back-to-back boundaries for Gunathilaka off Bhuvneshwar.
15:06 IST: Kusal Mendis is the new man in.
15:05 IST: Out! Jasprit Bumrah follows Dickwella's movement to the leg-side with a slower ball and the batsman chips it in the air for Dhawan to take a simple catch.
14:57 IST: Four! Dickwella punches Bhuvneshwar through the off-side. The opener has raced away to 31 runs in 17 balls.
14:53 IST: Six! Short of a length delivery from Bumrah, Dickwella uses his bottom hand and hits the towards backward square leg fence. Pummeling the Indian bowlers.
14:51 IST: After 5 overs, Sri Lanka 28 for no loss.
14:45 IST: Six! Dickwella follows the boundary with a maximum over long-leg.
2nd ODI: Niroshan Dickwella hits Jasprit Bumrah for a 6! 23/0 (3.2 Ov) #SLvIND https://t.co/XhgQUMhK1h pic.twitter.com/w8JPNkeg8F
— NDTV Live Scores (@CricketNDTVLive) August 24, 2017
14:44 IST: Four! Dickwella cuts Jasprit Bumrah handsomely for a boundary in the first ball of the fourth over.
14:41 IST: Four! Bhuvneshwar goes full, Gunathilaka hits the ball over Kohli at mid-off for a boundary.
14:39 IST: Four! Dickwella lofts Bhuvneshwar over mid-on for the first boundary of the innings.
14:37 IST: Bumrah starts off with a maiden over. Sri Lanka, two for no loss after two overs.
14:35 IST: Jasprit Bumrah to share the new ball with Bhuvneshwar.
14:33 IST: Good start from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, gives away only two runs.
14:32 IST: Dickwella is off the mark in the very first ball, inside edges the ball past the stumps.
14:31 IST: Bhuvneshwar Kumar is opening the bowling attack for India.
14:30 IST: Danushka Gunathilaka and Niroshan Dickwella opening the batting for Sri Lanka.
14:20 IST: Captain Kohli and KL Rahul warming up before the match.
There's never a dull moment with these two on the field - Captain @imVkohli & @klrahul11 #TeamIndia #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/1wrgpnca9q
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 24, 2017
14:17 IST: Playing XI for Sri Lanka: Niroshan Dickwella(w), Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Upul Tharanga(c), Angelo Mathews, Chamara Kapugedera, Milinda Siriwardana, Akila Dananjaya, Lasith Malinga, Vishwa Fernando, Dushmantha Chameera.
14:16 IST: While the hosts are playing their 800th ODI, Chamara Kapugedara will feature in his 100th ODI.
14:12 IST: Team changes: India have named an unchanged side while Sri Lanka have made three changes -- Thisara Perera, Wanidu Hasaranga and Lakshan Sandakan make way for Dushmantha Chameera, Akila Dananjaya and Milinda Siriwardana.
14:11 IST: Playing XI for Team India:
IND XI: R Sharma, S Dhawan, V Kohli (C), L Rahul, M Dhoni (W), K Jadhav, H Pandya, A Patel, B Kumar, J Bumrah, Y Chahal #SLvIND
— NDTV Live Scores (@CricketNDTVLive) August 24, 2017
14:02 IST: India captain Virat Kohli wins toss, elects to bowl against Sri Lanka at Pallekele.
Captain @imVkohli wins the toss and elects to bowl first #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/2q4Dov6s05
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 24, 2017
14:00 IST: Hello and welcome to the live blog of the 2nd ODI between India and Sri Lanka.
Kohli had resisted the urge to chop and change too much, even during the series in the West Indies.
It is a similar scenario here as well. At Dambulla, India preferred not to go in with two leg-spinners or two left-arm spinners, thus forming the Chahal-Patel combination of orthodox leg break and left-arm spin.
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