- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR6.2 Carbon copy of the Abhishek dismissal! Sooryavanshi skips down the track and reaches for this one that's a bit wider of off. The grip and turn does the young man in, as he gets a thick outside edge that loops to short third, who holds on to this a couple of inches off the ground 59/31.2 And now he's gone! Abishek again looks to make room and smack this through the offside, but this one is not quite as full and it turns away. Abhishek plays down the wrong line and gets a thick edge that loops gently to short third 12/12.6 Castled! This was a brilliantly done from Tharindu, who sees Samson backing away again and fires this in much quicker and a touch fuller as well. It's just too good for Samson, who is late on the stroke, and sees it crash into middle and leg 24/29.4 Stunning! This was on a good length, and he's absolutely bamboozled Iyer, who looks to play this on the front foot, but is beaten by some dip and grip off the surface. Turns past the outside edge and crashes into off stump. SL keep chipping away 87/413.5 Axar's promotion doesn't pay off. He went for a shackle-breaking slog sweep and the length ball took the top edge. Skied to cover. Croospulle raises his hands and walks towards the fielder in celebration 112/514.6 Confident stumping appeal. Sent up. This looks close, leaning towards out personally. Yep, finger goes up after a replay. That's peak deception in flight. Angled in, hit the fuller side of length to draw Tilak forward. He looked to nurdle it, likely towards mid-on. Played down the wrong line, ball jumped past the edge with Tilak fully forward, the back toe just about on the ground. He tried to pull back, got on top of the line at best I feel 125/618.5 Oh wow, that's a catch! Not sure how, thought it was four through cover. Not if Arachchige could help it. Flew across to the right, reached out fully and took it, probably one handed. Dube, who had nailed the drive, in disbelief 151/7Extras4 (lb 1, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL169/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.45)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Abhishek Sharma, 1.2 ov), 2-24 (Sanju Samson, 2.6 ov), 3-59 (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 6.2 ov), 4-87 (Shreyas Iyer, 9.4 ov), 5-112 (Axar Patel, 13.5 ov), 6-125 (Tilak Varma, 14.6 ov), 7-151 (Shivam Dube, 18.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB KTH Ratnayake 4 0 32 2 8 14 5 1 0 1 SSD Arachchige 4 0 28 2 7 7 2 1 0 0 B Fernando 3 0 37 0 12.33 4 2 3 1 0 W Sahan 2 0 17 1 8.5 3 1 1 0 0 V Viyaskanth 1 0 9 0 9 2 0 1 0 0 L Croospulle 4 0 25 1 6.25 6 1 0 1 0 MNK Fernando 2 0 20 1 10 5 1 2 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 'Don't let him settle' shot ends up with Jayawardena toast. He went to middle and off and looked to pick-up hoick the ball. It was on the fuller side of length around middle and off, decked in and skidded through to go under the cross-bat heave and hit the back leg. Very much a candidate for hitting middle of middle. Replay shows that didn't hit a crack 0/11.1 No urgency and Croospulle is gone! Direct hit at the striker's and the batter is well short. Was a length ball outside off that Nuwaindu defended late. Ball went to short third 2/30.5 Game of angles, game of Bumrah. Slanted away, into a hard length around middle and off. Ball kept going away and Livera looked to defend it towards extra cover. Outside edge goes low and wide to the left of Samson. Good catch, Bumrah joins his hands in celebration 0/24.5 Second run out of the innings and it's the only SL batter who's shown any promise. Was his own fault, reverse swept it off a length and took right off. Ball went to short third, so it should've been the non-striker's call. He didn't move. Striker not in the frame when the bails were dislodged 31/63.1 Swept to short 45. Axar picks up a wicket with defensive bowling. It was full, flat and on leg stump from around the wicket. The sweep was on but the ball played tricks despite its length. Hit the bat high and just like that it's four down 18/43.4 SL are five down 22 balls into the innings! Bandara's offence is neither a form of offence or defence. Goes for the slog sweep after two sighters and skies a floater to deep square leg 18/59.4 Nine down! This game is careening to a close! Beautifully bowled by Abhishek, who tosses it up but gets some late dip, which draws Chamika out for the drive and then beats him in the air and off the pitch, turning away. The batter loses balance in the process, and it's some fantastic glove work to whip off the bails. Chamika well short 45/96.2 And there's another! Sahan goes for the reverse sweep, but only manages to glove it straight to Abhishek at slip. Sri Lanka losing a wicket an over here, eesh. This one is speeding to quick finish 33/79.3 Third run out of the game! And India continue to be absolutely electric in the field! This was dropped towards backward point and they think about a single, before Tharindu is belatedly turned back. Tilak Varma, however, is on this in a flash from backward point. Picks it up and throws down the non-striker's stumps with precision. Outstanding work as Sri Lanka lose their eighth. Chamika involved in another run out to boot 45/89.5 Team hattrick to end the game! India win in an absolute blow out as Sri Lanka are bowled out for 45 in 9.5 overs! This one skids through quicker with the arm, seam up, and it's through Binura who is stuck on the crease. India win by 124 runs and set up a mouthwatering final clash with Pakistan! 45/10Extras11 (b 1, lb 5, w 5)TOTAL45 all out (9.5 Overs, RR: 4.57)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Sineth Jayawardena, 0.2 ov), 2-0 (Sohan de Livera, 0.5 ov), 3-2 (Lasith Croospulle, 1.1 ov), 4-18 (Sahan Arachchige, 3.1 ov), 5-18 (Ashen Bandara, 3.4 ov), 6-31 (Nuwanidu Fernando, 4.5 ov), 7-33 (Wanuja Sahan, 6.2 ov), 8-45 (Tharindu Ratnayake, 9.3 ov), 9-45 (Chamika Karunaratne, 9.4 ov), 10-45 (Binura Fernando, 9.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB JJ Bumrah 2 0 7 2 3.5 9 1 0 0 0 AR Patel 3 1 8 2 2.66 14 1 0 1 0 Washington Sundar 3 1 18 1 6 14 1 2 1 0 Ravi Bishnoi 1 0 4 0 4 5 0 0 2 0 Abhishek Sharma 0.5 0 2 2 2.4 3 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to field first
Series result
India advanced
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.10
Match days
1 October 2026 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 58 runs, 2 wickets)
- India: 50 runs in 4.6 overs (31 balls), Extras 2
- India: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (75 balls), Extras 3
- Ishan Kishan: 50 off 33 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
- India: 150 runs in 18.1 overs (110 balls), Extras 3
- Innings Break: India - 169/7 in 20.0 overs (Ishan Kishan 80, Washington Sundar 7)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 33 runs, 6 wickets)
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