Live Cricket Score: India vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20, Colombo, Nidahas Trophy 2018

14.6: A Dananjaya to R Pant, Flatter on the pads, flicked away round the corner for one. 4-0-37-0 for Dananjaya tonight.

14.5: A Dananjaya to R Pant, SIX! Wow, what a stroke! In a matter of a couple of deliveries, Pant has proved me wrong. He slinks down the track and goes inside out over covers. The ball goes the distance.

14.4: A Dananjaya to R Pant, Quicker outside off, punched to covers.

14.3: A Dananjaya to S Dhawan, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single.

14.2: A Dananjaya to S Dhawan, SIX! BAMMMM! Dananjaya bowls a half-tracker on middle, Dhawan hangs on the back foot and banishes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen.

14.1: A Dananjaya to R Pant, Pant isn't looking good tonight. Looks to go big over the off side but gets an inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls to the off side and Dhawan calls for one and they complete it.

Akila Dananjaya is back on.

13.6: D Gunathilaka to R Pant, This one is wristed through mid-wicket for a single.

13.5: D Gunathilaka to R Pant, Flatter outside off, Pant looks to cut but misses.

13.4: D Gunathilaka to S Dhawan, Dhawan gets down the track and drives it to long off for one.

13.3: D Gunathilaka to R Pant, Pant gets going by gliding this towards point.

13.2: D Gunathilaka to R Pant, This one is outside off, Pant looks to push it towards covers but gets an inside edge onto his boots.

13.1: D Gunathilaka to S Dhawan, Flatter outside off, tapped towards point for one.

Danushka Gunathilaka is brought into the attack.

12.6: J Mendis to R Pant, Floated on the stumps, pushed back towards the bowler for nothing. End of a successful over for Mendis. 5 runs and a wicket off that.

12.5: J Mendis to S Dhawan, Shorter in length, pulled through mid-wicket for one.

The man in at number 5 for India is Rishabh Pant. Interesting choice this.

12.4: J Mendis to M Pandey, OUT! That's it for Manish Pandey tonight. We all know how dangerous he can be towards the end and hence, no wonder why the Lankans are elated. Seeing the tossed up ball, Pandey slinks down the track to hit it over the bowler's head. Ends up getting it off the inner half. The ball travels straight to Gunathilaka at deep mid-wicket who doesn't mess it up. A big partnership comes to an end. Can Sri Lanka build on this?

12.3: J Mendis to M Pandey, Edgy stuff! Pandey charges down the track and looks to play this one over covers. Ends up getting an inside edge and the ball rolls through Chandimal's legs. It results in a couple.

12.2: J Mendis to S Dhawan, Swept away through square leg for a single.

12.1: J Mendis to M Pandey, Mendis is bowling a lot of side arm deliveries tonight. This is on a fuller length, Pandey slaps it towards covers and gets to the other end very quickly.

Jeevan Mendis is back from another end now.

11.6: T Perera to M Pandey, Fuller this time, eased through mid on for one. 10 from the over and also, 100 up for India.

11.5: T Perera to M Pandey, Another short delivery, Pandey makes room to play the upper cut. Gets beaten due to the extra bounce.

11.4: T Perera to M Pandey, Short in length, Manish walks across but fails to pull it away.

Change in field. Long off and long on come in the circle now.

11.3: T Perera to M Pandey, FOUR! Pandey is making merry as well. Now pressure is mounting here on Perera. Length ball, a touch short. Pandey transfers his weight on the back foot and just whips it through backward square leg for a boundary.

11.2: T Perera to S Dhawan, This is played with an angled bat to third man for a single.

11.1: T Perera to S Dhawan, FOUR! Mind you, this is Dhawan in full flow. Perera angles this away on a length, Shikhar stands tall and punches it through covers. Such is the timing on that, that it comfortably beats sweeper to his left.

Thisara Perera is back on.

10.6: A Dananjaya to S Dhawan, Dhawan sweeps this one and retains strike.

10.5: A Dananjaya to S Dhawan, FOUR! 5th T20I fifty for Gabbar! Dhawan is continuing his good run of form with the bat. Akila tosses this well wide of off, Dhawan gets down on a knee and nails the drive through covers for a boundary. He has done well to hold the innings together after the initial blows.

10.4: A Dananjaya to M Pandey, Shorter in length, Manish goes back and pulls it through mid-wicket for one.

10.3: A Dananjaya to S Dhawan, Dhawan moves to 49 with a punch off the back foot through covers.

10.2: A Dananjaya to M Pandey, This time Manish comes down the track and pushes it to long off for one.

10.1: A Dananjaya to M Pandey, Flatter outside off, Pandey goes back and punches it through covers for a brace.

9.6: J Mendis to M Pandey, Floated delivery, Pandey hits it through mid on for one.

9.5: J Mendis to S Dhawan, That kept low, outside leg and the ball hits the pads of Dhawan before rolling to the leg side. They pick up yet another leg bye.

9.4: J Mendis to S Dhawan, Outside off, Dhawan reverse sweeps this to square leg for a couple.

9.3: J Mendis to M Pandey, The ball takes an inside edge of the bat of Pandey and they pick up a quick single.

9.3: J Mendis to S Dhawan, WIDE! Clever bowling from Mendis. Sees Dhawan charging him and bowls this outside leg. The ball is down the leg and a bit too far for Chandimal to take the bails off. He tries throwing the ball on the stumps but misses, the batsmen cross as the ball goes towards square leg.

9.2: J Mendis to M Pandey, Tossed up, Pandey hits it past mid on for another run.

9.1: J Mendis to S Dhawan, Short ball outside leg, Dhawan hits it past the bowler for an easy run.

8.6: N Pradeep to M Pandey, Very very slow ball, Manish backs away and looks to punch that, fails. Just one run off the last three balls.

8.5: N Pradeep to M Pandey, Length ball on the stumps, punched right back. The ball goes and strikes the stumps at the other end.

8.4: N Pradeep to S Dhawan, The batsman works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.