Series Level; Dhoni-led India win

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

Sri Lanka made just one change to the eleven that (Dickwel)last played the Indians – Niroshan made way for Tillakaratne Dilshan.

On winning the toss, Dinesh Chandimal, Sri Lanka’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 70, without the loss of a wicket.

India’s openers put on 50 off 4.4 overs (28 balls). Sri Lanka hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While Rohit Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 18, the contribution of Shikhar Dhawan, the player of the match, to it was 33.

Dhawan’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 22 balls. He eventually scored 51 off 25 balls. Seven overs into the match, he was caught by Chandimal. Dushmantha Chameera broke the 75-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 11 overs (66 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded four extras at that point.

Sharma, whose 36-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 43. Thirty-seven balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Chameera, who broke the 47-run stand.

Ajinkya Rahane, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 25. Seven balls later, he was caught by Dilshan. Sachithra Senanayake broke the five-run stand.

India scored 150 off 16.1 overs (97 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 21 balls. While Suresh Raina’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Hardik Pandya’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to it was a couple.

Pandya, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 27. Twenty-six balls after Rahane’s dismissal, he was caught by Danushka Gunathilaka. Thisara Perera broke the 59-run partnership.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Raina, whose 19-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 30. The next ball, he was caught by Chameera off the bowling of Perera.

Mahendra Singh, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scoreD(ho)nine. He was unbeaten.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Yuvraj Singh, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. A ball after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Senanayake off the bowling of Perera, who completed his hat-trick.

Ravindra Jadeja, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

Sri Lanka eventually conceded 10 extras. India scored 196 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Dasun Shanaka and Milinda Siriwardana bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 12, the latter conceded half-a-dozen. Seekkuge Prasanna bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 21. Kasun Raitha bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 45.

Senanayake bowled four overs, conceding 40. He picked up a wicket. Chameera bowled four overs, conceding 38. He picked up two wickets. Perera bowled three overs, conceding 33. He picked up three scalps.

The Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 37, for the loss of three wickets.

Dilshan, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A ball into the chase, he was stumped by Dhoni. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the two-run stand.

Prasanna, who faced four balls, scored a run. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Ashish Nehra broke the one-run stand.

Gunathilaka had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Nehra broke the 13-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 44 balls. While Chandimal’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Chamara Kapugedera’s contribution to it was 32. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Kapugedera, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-eight balls after Gunathilaka’s dismissal, he was caught by Pandya. Jadeja broke the 52-run partnership.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Chandimal, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 31. The next ball, he was stumped by Dhoni off the bowling of Jadeja.

Siriwardana, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 28. He was unbeaten.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 14.5 overs (89 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Shanaka, whose 18-ball innings included three sixes, scored 27. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Raina. Ashwin broke the 48-run stand.

Perera, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Rahane. Ashwin broke the one-run stand.

Senanayake, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Jasprit Bumrah, who broke the two-run stand.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Chameera, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was dismissed by Bumrah.

Rajitha had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just three. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded three extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 127 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, won by 69 runs.

Pandya bowled a wicketless over, conceding five. Raina bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 22. Yuvraj bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 19.

Nehra and Bumrah bowled three overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 17. Jadeja bowled four overs, conceding 24. He picked up a couple of wickets. Ashwin bowled four overs, conceding 14. He picked up three scalps.

India levelled the three-match series 1-1.