J Bumrah to D Gunathilaka, OUT! Caught! Simple catch for Washington Sundar. The short ball has done the trick and the tactic to bang it in short has reaped its reward in the very first over. Sri Lanka's chase is off to a terrible start. Bumrah bends his back and bowls a 141.4 kph short ball. Gunathilaka looks to pull but is late and ends up hitting it straight towards mid on where Sundar takes a simple catch. With that Bumrah becomes the leading wicket-taker for India in T20Is.
J Bumrah to D Gunathilaka, Goes full but slips this one down the leg side. The batter looks to flick but misses. Wided.
J Bumrah to A Fernando, A quick run! This is angled into the batter, AF works it towards the leg side and gets to the other end.
J Bumrah to A Fernando, Safe! Shorter in length and outside off, Fernando looks to drag the ball but it hits the toe-end and lobs over the mid on fielder. Two taken. Fernando is off the mark.
J Bumrah to A Fernando, Good stop! Length and outside off, Fernando opens the face of the bat and guides it nicely towards cover-point. The fielder there dives to his left and makes a good stop.
J Bumrah to A Fernando, Play and a miss! This is shorter and outside off, it shapes away a little. Fernando goes after it but misses.
J Bumrah to D Gunathilaka, On the pads, this is worked down to fine leg for one. Sri Lanka get underway straightaway.
We are back for the chase! The Lankan openers, Danushka Gunathilaka and Avishka Fernando walk out. The left-hander will be on strike and he will be facing Jasprit Bumrah who has the new ball in hand. Here we go...
So Sri Lanka have a huge task of chasing 202 to end the series level. India are comfortably in the drivers seat and the onus now is on the bowlers to win this for them. Will the host seal the series or will Sri Lanka make a comeback with the bat? Join us in a while for the chase.
It was a tough day in the field for Sri Lanka. After opting to bowl,the visitors got to a terrible start but Wanindu Hasaranga and Lakshan Sandakan pulled things back for their side. It looked like Sri Lanka would manage to restrict the hosts to an average score on this batting friendly pitch but once again towards the end the tourists lost the plot and now have a mammoth task of chasing 202. Sandakan was the star with the ball, ending up with a very good figures of 4-0-35-3.
After being put into bat, India got off to a superb start as openers, Dhawan and Rahul started on the 5th gear and set the platform with a 97-run opening stand. But once Dhawan departed after getting to his fifty, the hosts started to lose wickets. From 97/0 they found themselves at 122/4. Virat Kohli and Manish Pandey then steadied the ship with a brisk 42-run stand. But once the Indian skipper departed, Sundar followed him in the next ball. It looked like India would struggle to reach 180 but firecrackers towards the end from Manish Pandey and Shardul Thakur ensured India went past the 200-run mark.
Blistering finish from Thakur and Pandey. 19 from the last over and 59 from the last 4 overs has seen India post a mammoth total of 201. The hosts have put up a big score and have all the momentum on their side heading into the break.
L Kumara to M Pandey, A couple and up comes the 200! Very full and on middle, this is jammed out over the bowler. Two taken. INDIA END WITH 201!
L Kumara to M Pandey, FOUR! It is raining boundaries here in this last over! Kumara is not sure where to bowl at the moment. He bangs this short. Pandey loves the short balls. It is pulled hard through square leg and the ball races away to the fence.
L Kumara to S Thakur, A full toss on the leg stump, Thakur hits it towards mid off for one.
L Kumara to S Thakur, FOUR! Over covers! Thakur really bags a punch! It is another length ball and there is width on offer this time. Thakur hammers it over the cover fielder and gets another boundary.
L Kumara to S Thakur, SIX! That is another top shot! Wow! Right over the bowler's head! A length delivery around middle, Thakur just lofts it over the bowler's head and it goes for a biggie.
L Kumara to S Thakur, Slower one on middle, this is hit hard down towards long on for a couple. It was another slower one, Thakur did really well to wait and then hit it.
L Malinga to S Thakur, A single to end! Full and on middle, this is hit towards long on for one. 15 from Malinga's last. He was not at his best here tonight. Ends with figures of 4-0-40-0.
L Malinga to M Pandey, Very full on off, it is hit down to long off for one.