Hardik Pandya to Nissanka, leg byes, 1 run, off-pace delivery and it breaks in, Nissanka misses the tuck and the ball deflects off the thigh pad
9.5
Hardik Pandya to Kusal Perera, 1 run, slower ball around off, Perera toe-ends the pull to long-on
9.4
Hardik Pandya to Kusal Perera, 2 runs, fraction short and Perera hacks it across the line, between deep mid-wicket and long-on, Nissanka rushes back
9.3
Hardik Pandya to Nissanka, 1 run, back of a length close to off, Nissanka drops it into the off-side and crosses over
Stat: 84 runs by Kusal Mendis & Pathum Nissanka is the second highest opening stand for Sri Lanka against India after 97 runs by the same pair at Dubai in the 2022 Asia Cup.
9.2
Hardik Pandya to Nissanka, 2 runs, brilliant stop by Jaiswal. Short and wide outside off, Nissanka cuts it past backward point and that ball was racing away to the fence,
9.1
Hardik Pandya to Kusal Perera, 1 run, off-pace delivery angled across, Perera flat-bats it back to Hardik and he parries it to mid-off
8.6
Arshdeep Singh to Nissanka, SIX, Nissanka ensures it is another big over. Slower short of length delivery and Nissanka spotted it early,
8.5
Arshdeep Singh to Kusal Perera, 1 run, high full toss below the waist, Perera tucks it to square leg
Kusal Perera, left handed bat, comes to the crease
8.4
Arshdeep Singh to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Jaiswal!! Arshdeep breaks the partnership. Much needed wicket for India as runs were coming at a rapid pace. It was the knuckle ball bowled into the wicket, Kusal Mendis c Jaiswal b Arshdeep Singh 45(27) [4s-7 6s-1]
Arshdeep Singh to Kusal Mendis, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
8.3
Arshdeep Singh to Kusal Mendis, SIX, Arshdeep goes short of length and Mendis picks the bones out of that, the line was around leg-stump and Mendis nails the pull over deep square leg. He had very little space to free his hands but did well with minimal backlift
8.2
Arshdeep Singh to Nissanka, 1 run, slower full pitcher around off, Nissanka drills it down to long-off
8.1
Arshdeep Singh to Nissanka, no run, shuffles a long way to play the pick up over backward square but Arshdeep keeps it outside off and hits Nissanka on the thigh pad
Arshdeep Singh [1.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
7.6
Hardik Pandya to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, nicely done. The over start with a boundary and ends the same way. Slower ball banged into the pitch, Mendis allows it to arrive and ramps it over short third
7.5
Hardik Pandya to Kusal Mendis, no run, nails the yorker perfectly, Mendis digs it out to short third
7.4
Hardik Pandya to Nissanka, 1 run, to silly mid-on
7.3
Hardik Pandya to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, off-pace delivery outside off, Mendis directs it to sweeper cover