India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: India are defending 213 runs against Sri Lanka.© AFP
India vs Sri Lank, Asia Cup 2023 Super 4, Live Updates: Kuldeep Yadav has taken two wickets to put five-down Sri Lanka at bay chase of 214 runs against India at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Jasprit Bumrah has claimed two wickets while Mohammed Siraj has taken one. Earlier, Dunith Wellalage and Charith Asalanka shone as the hosts bundled India out for 213 runs. Wellalage returned with a five-wicket haul (5 for 40) while Asalanka picked 4 for 18. Rohit Sharma with a 53-run knock was the highest scorer for the Indian side. India skipper Rohit had won the toss and opted to bat. (Live Scorecard)
India (Playing XI):Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul(w), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Sri Lanka (Playing XI):Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana
Asia Cup 2023 Live Updates | India vs Sri Lanka | IND vs SL, Super 4 match:
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21:28 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka Live: Good over for Sri Lanka!
Two good shots from Dhananjaya de Silva in Axar Patel’s second over. Nine runs came off it. Axar has seemed ineffective so far. On one hand, where Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja are troubling the Sri Lanka batters, Axar has failed to replicate it.
SL 93/5 (23)
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9:25 pm (IST)
Live Cricket Score: India in control!
Indian spinners have bowled well so far, especially Kuldeep Yadav. Dasun Shanaka and Dhananjaya de Silva are at the crease currently. They have added 11 runs off 16 balls so far.
SL 84/5 (22)
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21:16 (IST)
IND vs SL: OUT!
Kuldeep Yadav has struck again! Charith Asalanka failed to execute a sweep shot and he edged the ball which hit his front pad and popped up. Wicketkeeper KL Rahul showed good instinct and took the catch.
SL 73/5 (19.2)
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21:11 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka Live: FOUR!
A good shot from Dhananjaya de Silva. He knelt down and slammed the Ravindra Jadeja delivery to the left of mid-wicket fielder for a four. Sri Lanka need to keep scoring runs like these if they wish to stay alive in this chase.
SL 73/4 (18.4)
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21:07 (IST)
Live Cricket Score: OUT!
Kuldeep Yadav finally gets a wicket! He has been bowling really well and gets the reward here. Sadeera Samarawickrama danced down the track but missed the Kuldeep delivery. Wicketkeeper KL Rahul did the rest by cleaning up the bails.
SL 68/4 (17.3)
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21:04 (IST)
IND vs SL: Catch dropped!
Asalanka had top edged a Ravindra Jadeja delivery on the fifth ball of the over. Ishan Kishan did a good job to run to square leg from deep mid-wicket but he failed to take the catch as the ball eventually popped out of his hands.
SL 67/3 (17)
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20:50 (IST)
Live Cricket Score: Drinks break!
The Indian spinners – Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja – are getting really good support from the surface but they need to focus more on the pitch of the deliveries. Maybe a change in field placement could do wonder for India here.
SL 52/3 (14)
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20:42 (IST)
IND vs SL: India lose a review!
India have lost a review thanks to a desperate Rohit Sharma. A Kuldeep Yadav delivery missed the outside edge of Asalanka’s bat and rising really well off the surface. Rohit Sharma grabbed the ball at first slip and went for a review despite wicketkeeper KL Rahul indicating that there was no edge.
SL 43/3 (11.2)
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20:37 (IST)
Live Cricket Score: Spin introduced!
Kuldeep Yadav will bowl the first over of spin for India.
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20:31 (IST)
IND vs SL: Back-to-back FOURS!
Charith Asalanka hit a four on the off side before he got an edge that flew over the wicketkeeper’s head for a four. It was a powerplay dominated by India. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj kept the Sri Lanka batter in check.
SL 39/3 (10)
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20:25 (IST)
Live Cricket Score: FOUR!
Beautiful shot from Sadeera Samarawickrama. It was a slower ball from Jasprit Bumrah outside off stump but the batter was ready for it. He drove it past the mid-off fielder for a four. Samarawickrama took a single off the next ball to make it a six-run over.
SL 31/3 (9)
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20:16 (IST)
IND vs SL: OUT!
Mohammed Siraj has got the wicket of Dimuth Karunaratne and India are truly back in the game. It was a good length ball from Siraj and Karunaratne edged it into the hands of Shubman Gill at slip. Sri Lanka are in trouble here in Colombo.
SL 25/3 (7.1)
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20:13 (IST)
Live Cricket Score: OUT!
That’s the brilliance of Jasprit Bumrah. The surface is to assist the spinners but he has claimed another wicket here. It was a slower ball mastered with treachery and Kusal Mendis went for his shot early. As a result, he handed an easy catch to substitute fielder Suryakumar Yadav at cover.
SL 25/2 (6.4)
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20:06 (IST)
IND vs SL: FOUR!
That’s a beautiful shot from Kusal Mendis. It was bowled fuller from Bumrah and Mendis flicked it over the mid-on for a four.
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20:05 (IST)
Live Score: Good start for India!
India might have got only one wicket in the first six overs but both the pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj have kept things under control. Sri Lanka need 193 runs more from here.
SL 21/1 (6)
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19:58 (IST)
Live Cricket Score: FOUR!
Dimuth Karunaratne is lucky there. He tried to take on Jasprit Bumrah but got a thick edge. However, the ball flew over the slip fielder to run to the fence for a four.
SL 19/1 (4.2)
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19:52 (IST)
IND vs SL: A wicket maiden!
After starting the over with a wicket, Jasprit Bumrah bowled five dot balls to Kusal Mendis. Sri Lankan batters are under pressure for sure. Another wicket and India will truly be back in the game.
SL 7/1 (3)
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7:50 p.m. (IST)
Live Cricket Score: OUT!
Jasprit Bumrah takes only 7 balls to get his first wicket and India are in the game now. It shaped away from Pathum Nissanka and the batter got an outside edge on it. KL Rahul took a good catch behind the stumps.
SL 7/1 (2.1)
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19:41 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka start chase!
Jasprit Bumrah bowled the first over. Pathum Nissanka played a beautiful cover drive on the fifth delivery for a four. The right-arm pacer didn’t look threatening in his first over.
SL 7/0 (1)
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7:30 p.m. (IST)
IND vs SL: OUT!
Axar Patel has hit the Maheesh Theekshana delivery right into the hands of Samarawickrama at long on and that is the end of the Indian innings. They are all out for 213 runs and Sri Lanka need to chase a target of 214. It may seem like a low score but with such spin-friendly conditions, India do have a decent total on the board.
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7:25 pm (IST)
Live Cricket Score: 6 balls remaining
Matheesha Pathirana has bowled a four-run over and India have one more over left in their innings. Axar will be on strike. Theekshana will bowl the over. Here we go…
IND 212/9 (49)
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19:19 (IST)
IND vs SL: India go past 200!
India have crossed the 200-run mark. Axar Patel hit a six off the last ball of the over of Theekshana to make it an 11-run over.
IND 208/9 (48)
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19:16 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Match resumes!
Action resumes! Theekshana is bowling the 48th over. Axar Patel is on the strike.
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19:13 (IST)
Live Cricket Score: Match to resume at 7:15pm IST!
The sky is clear now. There is no rain. The Sri Lanka players are out the ground and the play is set to start now.
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19:07 (IST)
IND vs SL: More developement
The players are warming up now and the inspection is also underway. This is why the umpires are busy out there. Fans and players are eagerly waiting for a resumption.
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19:03 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Inspection set to take place!
An inspection is set to take place at 7:05pm IST. Meanwhile, all the covers have been removed.
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18:51 (IST)
IND vs SL: Another good news!
The covers are slowly being removed now. This means that there is no more rain. Since it has not rained that much, it will not take much time to dry the ground.
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6:40 p.m. (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Rain gets lighter!
Here is a good news, folks. The rain in Colombo has gotten lighter. However, the ground is still packed under cover. The groundstaff are there in the middle and it seems that we might see a start sooner.
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18:27 (IST)
Live Cricket Score: Rain stops play!
Rain has stopped play at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. It is nothing new at this venue in this Asia Cup. Covers are on and the players are off the ground.
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18:16 (IST)
IND vs SL: India close to 200!
Sri Lanka have kept things under control. Meanwhile, India are somehow looking to play their complete 50 overs. They have four more overs left in the game. India’s progress has been almost put to a halt by the Sri Lankan spinners.
IND 191/9 (45)
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18:08 (IST)
Live Cricket Score: Asalanka misses hat-trick!
Mohammed Siraj defended the hat-trick ball to deprive Charith Asalanka of the feat. It was a two-wicket maiden from Asalanka. Sri Lanka are on top of this game. India have not even reached 200 yet.
IND 186/9 (43)
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18:03 (IST)
IND vs SL: Asalanka on hat-trick
Kuldeep Yadav is gone and Asalanka is on a hat-trick.
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18:02 (IST)
Live Cricket Score: WICKET!
That’s a beauty from Charith Asalanka to get rid of Jasprit Bumrah.
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17:58 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: India aim to rebuild!
India still have nine overs remaining in the game. If they could add more 40-50 runs from here, they will have something to fight. Not to forget that India are playing with one extra spinner in Axar Patel. With the amount of turn the pitch is offering, you can never write the Indian spin attack off, even for a below-par target.
IND 184/7 (41)
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5:49 p.m. (IST)
IND vs SL: WICKET!
Another one bites the dust! Ravindra Jadeja is gone! Sri Lanka are dominating this game now. Charith Asalanka gets his second wicket now. The ball gripped again and took the outside edge of Jadeja’s bat and wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis took the catch.
IND 178/7 (38.5)
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17:47 (IST)
Asia Cup 2023: Sri Lanka on top!
Only 10 runs have come for India in the last six overs and they have lost two wickets.
IND 175/6 (38)
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5:38 pm (IST)
Live Cricket Score: OUT!
Hardik Pandya is out! That’s a good review from Sri Lanka. It was the last ball of the spell for Dunith Wellalage and he ends with a five-wicket haul.
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5:33 pm (IST)
IND vs SL: WICKET!
Charith Asalanka has got the wicket of set batter Ishan Kishan and India are in trouble here. They are five down. Coming to the wicket, it was a fuller ball and Kishan smashed it hard but failed to get over the extra cover fielder. He departs for 33 runs off 61 balls.
IND 170/5 (34.2)
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17:24 (IST)
Asia Cup 2023: SIX!
A brave shot from Ishan Kishan. He danced down the track on the last ball of the over of Dunith Wellalage and slammed the ball down the ground for a six.
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17:13 (IST)
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: OUT!
There is the fourth wicket for Dunith Wellalage. He has removed KL Rahul, India’s centurion from the previous match against Pakistan. Terrific bowling! The ball gripped on the surface before taking the outer half of Rahul’s bat and going into the hands of the spinner.
IND 154/4 (30)
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