India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI at Cuttack, 02 Nov, 2014

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to field
India 363/5 (50)
Sri Lanka 194/10 (39.2)
India won by 169 runs
Man of the Match: Ajinkya Rahane
  • Lahiru Gamage 0 * (8)

Over 13.1 NLTC Perera bowls a back of length delivery to S Dhawan, no runs, goes back and plays it down to backward point

Over 13.2 NLTC Perera bowls a good length delivery to S Dhawan, 1 run, gets forward to defend it in front of point and steals a single

Over 13.3 NLTC Perera bowls a good length delivery to AM Rahane, 2 runs, gets forward and pushes it on the up through extra covers and gets a couple

Over 13.4 NLTC Perera bowls a good length delivery to AM Rahane, no runs, attempts a flamboyant drive on the up and gets beaten by the away movement

Over 13.5 NLTC Perera bowls a good length delivery to AM Rahane, 1 run, gets forward and whips it to the diving mid on and collects a single

Over 13.6 NLTC Perera bowls a back of length delivery to S Dhawan, no runs, goes back and steers it to square gully

Over 15.1 NLTC Perera bowls a good length delivery to S Dhawan, no runs, gets forward and defends it to covers

Over 15.2 NLTC Perera bowls a back of length delivery to S Dhawan, no runs, stays back for a cut and struggles to get any timing on that

Over 15.3 NLTC Perera bowls a back of length delivery to S Dhawan, 1 run, this time gets his cut shot away to square thirdman for one

Over 15.4 NLTC Perera bowls a good length delivery to AM Rahane, no runs, gets forward and defends it to the bowler

Over 15.5 NLTC Perera bowls a back of length delivery to AM Rahane, no runs, looks to steer it to thirdman and gets beaten by one that moved away

Over 15.6 NLTC Perera bowls a good length delivery to AM Rahane, 1 run, shuffles across and flicks it to deep squareleg

Over 17.1 NLTC Perera bowls a back of length delivery to S Dhawan, 1 run, tucks it to deep mid wicket for one

Over 17.2 NLTC Perera bowls a good length delivery to AM Rahane, FOUR, Rahane dabs at this with hard hands on the frontfoot and his thick edge is put down by the diving Sangakkara and it will run away for a boundary. There is a huge gap between the keeper and the lone slip.

Over 17.3 NLTC Perera bowls a back of length delivery to AM Rahane, no runs, goes back and tucks it to mid wicket

Over 17.4 NLTC Perera bowls a good length delivery to AM Rahane, no runs, gets forward and drives it solidly on the up to covers

Over 17.5 NLTC Perera bowls a good length delivery to AM Rahane, no runs, gets forward and defends it to covers. 128 kmph

Over 17.6 NLTC Perera bowls a good length delivery to AM Rahane, no runs, looks to guide it to thirdman on the frontfoot and gets beaten all ends up by a bouncy away going ball.

Over 19.1 NLTC Perera bowls a back of length delivery to AM Rahane, 2 runs, tucks it across the line through wide mid wicket and steals a second run

Over 19.2 NLTC Perera bowls a good length delivery to AM Rahane, 1 run, drags an expansive drive with a thick edge through squareleg and gets a single

Over 19.3 NLTC Perera bowls a good length delivery to S Dhawan, 1 run, whacks it across without any timing flat to deep squareleg

Over 19.4 NLTC Perera bowls a back of length delivery to AM Rahane, no runs, goes back and defends it to point


Over 19.4 NLTC Perera bowls a bouncer to AM Rahane, 1 wide, sways away from the high ball outside off

Over 19.4 NLTC Perera bowls a back of length delivery to AM Rahane, no runs, goes back and defends it to point


Over 19.4 NLTC Perera bowls a bouncer to AM Rahane, 1 wide, sways away from the high ball outside off

Over 19.5 NLTC Perera bowls a back of length delivery to AM Rahane, 1 run, tucks it softly to mid on and steals a single. Dhammika Prasad is off the field because of a wrist injury.

Over 19.6 NLTC Perera bowls a back of length delivery to S Dhawan, no runs, shuffles across and defends it to covers

Over 21.1 NLTC Perera bowls a back of length delivery to AM Rahane, no runs, looks to flay this through covers and gets beaten by a bit of extra bounce

Over 21.2 NLTC Perera bowls a back of length delivery to AM Rahane, 1 run, waits back and tucks it behind squareleg for one

Over 21.3 NLTC Perera bowls a good length delivery to S Dhawan, FOUR, whips it across the line well wide of mid on and gets a boundary for that mistimed shot.

Over 21.4 NLTC Perera bowls a short and rising delivery to S Dhawan, FOUR, waits back and helps this along the way with a delicate upper cut to fine thirdman for another boundary.

Over 21.5 NLTC Perera bowls it short of length to S Dhawan, no runs, gives the charge and punches it to mid off

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