Live Cricket Score: India vs Sri Lanka, 4th T20I, Colombo, Nidahas Trophy 2018 - India cruising in chase of 153

Nuwan Pradeep back again.

11.6: J Mendis to D Karthik, Stumping chance! But Karthik is safe. Mendis bowls it outside off, Karthik goes after it and misses. His back leg comes out of the crease for a bit, but then he drags it back in quickly. In time too, as the keeper takes the bails off in a flash. Would have been gone had he been a second too late.

11.5: J Mendis to D Karthik, Just behind a driving length, on the stumps, whipped through mid-wicket for a brace.

11.4: J Mendis to M Pandey, Plays this with the spin as he pushes it through the vacant cover region for one run.

11.3: J Mendis to D Karthik, Quite full from Mendis, it's drilled down to long on. One run taken.

11.2: J Mendis to D Karthik, FOUR! Good shot. Should release some pressure. It's dropped short, Karthik waits for it to come to him, and then unleashes a fierce cut through point for a boundary.

11.1: J Mendis to M Pandey, Goes against the spin and wrists it through the mid-wicket area for one.

10.6: D Chameera to M Pandey, The batsman defends it from within the crease. They pick up a single.

10.5: D Chameera to M Pandey, Short in length again, outside off, slapped hard through the covers for a couple.

10.4: D Chameera to M Pandey, Shortish delivery on the off stick, Pandey works it with a whip through mid-wicket. Some good running earns him a second. Nicely done.

10.3: D Chameera to M Pandey, Same attempt from Pandey, looks to run it down, but it's straight to the man at point.

10.2: D Chameera to D Karthik, Outside off on a good length, some extra bounce there as well. Karthik opens the bat-face and runs it down to third man before jogging to the other end.

10.1: D Chameera to M Pandey, Length ball on middle and off, worked off the inner half through mid-wicket for a single.

9.6: J Mendis to D Karthik, Flighted ball outside off, hit hard but a good fielding effort at cover.

Dinesh Karthik is in next.

9.5: J Mendis to L Rahul, OUT! Hit wicket! Would you believe it? After surviving a close run out chance on the previous ball, he finds this way to throw his wicket away. He bags a record as well - first Indian batsman to get out hit wicket in T20Is! Flatter delivery on the stumps, Rahul goes too deep in the crease to tuck it away but by doing that, his back leg makes contact with the stumps and that is it for him tonight as the LED bails come out. Really, soft dismissal. India require 68 from 55 balls.

9.4: J Mendis to M Pandey, Just in, just! The TV umpire gives it in favor of the batsman! Manish lets the ball dip in and then pushes it towards backward point and sets off. The fielder is quick to throw it to the keeper who takes the bails off as KL Rahul dives full stretch to get back in. The Lankans appeal for a run out and it's taken upstairs. After watching a lot of replays, the TV umpire feels that Rahul has managed to get back in.

That looks close! KL Rahul dives to get back in at the striker's end but the stumps are disturbed as well by the keeper. Is that the wicket the hosts wanted?

9.3: J Mendis to M Pandey, Flighted delivery around middle and leg, Manish comes down the track to flick but misses and wears it on the pads.

9.2: J Mendis to L Rahul, Flatter one outside off, cut away past the man at backward point for a single.

9.1: J Mendis to L Rahul, Quicker delivery, wider outside off, Rahul reaches out to that one but fails to get going with the shot. A good one-handed take by Kusal Perera behind.

8.6: T Perera to L Rahul, Easy single again. Good length, angling in, clipped away towards mid-wicket. 8 from the over!

8.5: T Perera to M Pandey, Good thinking from the Indians! They have picked up a boundary on the first ball so are happy to take singles now. Manish runs this length ball to third man and crosses over.

8.4: T Perera to L Rahul, Flicked through mid-wicket for another single.

8.3: T Perera to M Pandey, This time manages to guide it fine towards third man for a single.

8.2: T Perera to M Pandey, Good length outside off, dabbed straight to backward point.

8.1: T Perera to M Pandey, FOUR! Superb hit! Perera begins with a short ball outside off, Pandey gets on top of the bounce and thrashes it through cover for a boundary to welcome the Lankan skipper into the attack.

Thisara Perera brings himself on.

7.6: J Mendis to L Rahul, Drills it through cover with that strong bottom hand and picks up two more.

7.5: J Mendis to L Rahul, Good running! Goes back and clips it through mid-wicket. Some good running between the wickets allows them to come back for a double.

7.4: J Mendis to M Pandey, Lunges forward to a loopy ball and milks a single towards long off.

7.3: J Mendis to M Pandey, FOUR! Pummeled! Mendis drops it short, Pandey is quick to rock back and smack it past the man at mid-wicket for a boundary. That was hit with disdain!

7.2: J Mendis to L Rahul, Makes room does Rahul and eases the drive past the cover fielder for a single.

7.2: J Mendis to L Rahul, Wide! Spinning down leg, Rahul leaves it alone.

7.1: J Mendis to M Pandey, Driven through cover for a single.

Jeevan Mendis is into the attack now.

6.6: N Pradeep to M Pandey, What happened there? Pradeep, just when he was about to deliver the ball the towel comes out which he has hooked at the back and goes flying with the ball. Pandey is distracted by it as he pushes it down to long off. He gets to the other end but doesn't seem to be amused by it. The umpire, however, doesn't pay much heed and asks them to continue. 13 off the over!

Manish Pandey is in next. 91 needed in 73 balls.

6.5: N Pradeep to S Raina, OUT! Tame dismissal! Nuwan Pradeep breaks the stand! He sees Suresh jumping out of the track early and so he drops it on a length wider than his reach. Suresh Raina still goes on with the shot. Doesn't get any power behind it and spoons a simple catch to Thisara Perera at mid off. What a time to pick up a wicket and the look on the faces of the Lankans tells us that.

6.4: N Pradeep to S Raina, SIX! Dumped away! That was a poor delivery from Pradeep and gets the treatment! Pradeep digs in a short ball down the leg side, Raina walks across and helps it over fine leg. There was a man stationed near the rope but he could only watch it sail over him and into the fence.

6.3: N Pradeep to L Rahul, Back of a length outside off, tapped towards the off side for a single.

6.2: N Pradeep to L Rahul, FOUR! Rahul gets his first boundary! A stylish looking shot, that! Gets across to a length delivery and flicks it over the man at short fine leg. No need to run for those!

6.1: N Pradeep to S Raina, Shortish ball on middle, dragged off the inner half towards wide long on for a single.

Nuwan Pradeep is brought into the attack for the first time.

5.6: A Dananjaya to S Raina, Pushes it to mid off and brings up the 50 for his side. That ends the Powerplay too, India need 103 from 79 balls.

5.5: A Dananjaya to S Raina, Quicker and flatter on off, Raina goes back and takes it from the off stump. Cuts hard but can't find the gap.