SL vs IND highlights, 2nd ODI: Vandersay picks six wickets as Sri Lanka beats India by 32 runs; leads series 1-0

Asalanka. OUT! Run out. The batters call for a quick run and Arshdeep fails to make the ground. India is all out for 208. Sri Lanka wins by 32 runs and leads the three-match series 1-0. One more match remains. 

Vandersay for his last over. Can he take his seventh wicket? No, he can’t. He finishes his spell with figures of 6/33. Terrific performance. 

Asalanka. OUT! Siraj is given LBW. He takes a review but there’s good chance Siraj is out here. Sharply turned into the right hander, low bounce as well, hit on the pads. Gone. Three reds. India is nine down. 

Siraj lbw b Asalanka 4(18)

Arshdeep Singh is the last man in. Takes a single - IYKYK. Three runs and a wicket in that over. 

Vandersay. OUT! Kuldeep is given LBW. He reviews. Wickets is missing! Kuldeep successfully reviews it. India hopes. Kuldeep reverse sweeps and gets a single. 200-up for India. One run off the over. 

Wellalage is here. Too much turn and somehow Siraj is getting his bat away from the ball. Four leg byes! India will take it. Drifting down the leg delivery. Inside edge and Siraj gets two more runs. 

Asalanka. Kuldeep goes for a sweep, misses and huge appeal follows. Umpire says not out but Sri Lanka goes up for review. Wickets umpire’s call so Kuldeep survives. Not out. 

Vandersay is back. Siraj is surviving here. Not sure for how long. Two runs from the over. 

Asalanka again. Sundar goes for a sweep but is beaten. Sri Lanka but umpire says not out. The players have a discussion, and they don’t take the review. OUT! Straighter one, beats Sundar and appeal for LBW is accepted. Sundar is given out. He straightaway reviews it. Three reds and Sundar has to go. Surely Sri Lanka has sealed it?

Washington Sundar lbw b Asalanka 15(40)

Mohammed Siraj is in. Defends the first ball. 

Mendis is back. All eyes on Sundar now. Can he take India home? Just when you thought India was getting the momentum back, Sri Lankan bowlers are once again on top. Five runs in that over. 

Asalanka. OUT!!! Axar is gone. Axar chips the ball straight back to Asalanka. A good diving catch by the bowler. Big blow to India’s chances. 

Axar c and b Asalanka 44(44)

Kuldeep Yadav is the new man in. Is beaten on the first ball. And on the second ball. Almost edges the ball towards first slip on third. A wicket-maiden. 

Dananjaya for his last over. Sundar too is getting used to the pitch. India still 60 runs behind but plenty of time left for these two. Leg spinner by Dananjaya and beats everyone and goes for four! 

Asalanka is back. Axar looks set but it only takes one ball, a faint edge, to change the game. He’s mixing the arm and the stock delivery well. Just one run from the over. 

Dananjaya. In the arc and out of the park! Axar Patel gets one in the slot and he hits straight over long on for a SIX. Axar is striking at over 100 right now. Top innings so far. 12 runs from the over. 

Kamindu Mendis is back. The duo run five runs in that over. 73 runs more to win in 20 overs. 

Runs coming in one single at a time. Axar and Sundar have decided to just hang around and just keep the board ticking. A huge appeal against Axar for LBW but umpire says not out. Sri Lanka has reviewed. Fernando was pretty confident with that appeal. There’s an inside edge. Decision stays. 

Fernando. Given how much spin is left in the game, India should really attack and Fernando here and get close. Sri Lanka is smart to get away with Fernando’s overs at this time since the batters won’t take risks at this moment. Just two singles in that over. 

Dananjaya is here. This has been a terrific performance by Sri Lankan bowlers so far. Can they finish it? Three singles in that over. 

Fernando is back. Only these are the last recognised batters, 90 runs more to go. Sri Lankan fielders are fully charged up, not giving any easy singles to Indians. Two from the over. 

Vandersay again. OUT!! KL Rahul is gone for a two-ball duck. Rahul tried to slice but it was very close to the stumps. He ends up chopping it onto the stumps. Six wicket for Vandersay. 

Washington Sundar at the crease. Three runs from the over. 

Charith Asalanka is here. Axar welcomes him with a beautiful lofted cover drive for SIX! Fielder in the deep was interested for a while but the ball flew just over him. FOUR! This time he sweeps and gets enough bat to get the ball to the boundary. Another four! Smart shot. Guides the ball very fine off the short fine leg fielder. 14 runs off the over. 

Plenty of turn. Both Shreyas and Axar are struggling to counter it. An LBW appeal against Shreyas off Vandersay. Umpire says not out but Sri Lankans are convinced and review. OUT! Three reds and Shreyas has to go. Five wickets for Vandersay. India in deep trouble!

Shreyas Iyer lbw b Vandersay 7(9)

KL Rahul in at number seven. Beats him. 

Vandersay. OUT! Kohli is given LBW and he’s walking. Plants his frontfoot to defend but misses the ball, which hits him on the pads straight. India is in trouble, again. 

Kohli lbw b Vandersay 14(19)

Shreyas Iyer at the crease now. Gets off the mark with a four. Down the leg delivery and just guides it towards fine leg. 

Dananjaya. Axar cuts past backward point and it runs away for four. Superb shot that, played too late. Six runs from the over. 

Vandersay. OUT! Gill is gone. Leans on to drive and gets a thick outside edge. A terrific diving catch by the first slip. Gill has to go for 35. India loses second wicket. 

Shubman Gill c Kamindu Mendis b Vandersay 35(44)

Shivam Dube in at four today. Gets beaten by the googly. Has now clue where that ball was going. OUT! This time the stock ball and he still doesn’t have any clue. Gets stuck at the crease and is hit on the pads. 

Shivam Dube lbw b Vandersay 0(4)

Axar Patel in at five. Takes a single off the first ball. 

Plenty of discussion during the over break over that DRS. Sri Lankans can’t believe there was a spike. They show their disappointment to the umpires as well. Kohli is all smiles. 

Vandersay for his third. Four singles in that over and plenty of chatter around. 

Dananjaya. FOUR! Misfield helps Kohli gets a boundary. Short ball and pulls it straight past the bowler. Long on fielder dives but can’t stop it. Kohli is given LBW! Ball turned in sharply and struck him on pads. Kohli has reviewed. Ultraedge shows there’s a spike when the ball goes past the bat. Kohli survives! Not out. 

Vandersay. OUT! Rohit departs. Tries to reverse sweep but doesn’t time it well. The ball goes in the air and short third fielder dives to complete the catch. 

Rohit c Nissanka b Vandersay 64(44)

Virat Kohli at the crease. Short ball and Kohli is off the mark with a boundary towards midwicket. Seven runs and a wicket in that over. 

Wellalage for his fifth. SIX! After a lot of running around, Rohit finally gets a full ball that he slog sweeps over midwicket. Huge hit. Medic is in the middle to attend Rohit who is in some discomfort after that six. After nearly 3–4-minute delay, we are back. Rohit takes a single on the next ball. 

Jeffrey Vandersay into the attack. Indian batters are now trying to keep the scoreboard ticking and not looking to overhit the ball. Four more singles in that over. 

Wellalage. Good over for Sri Lanka this. Just four singles in that over. 

Kamindu Mendis into the attack. He begins by bowling left-arm orthodox to right handers. Full ball and Rohit smacks a brilliantly lofted drive for SIX! Outstanding hit. India has managed to get at least one boundary almost every over in PowerPlay. 

Wellalage is back. Crisp cover drive by Gill but there’s a fielder in the deep that cuts it down to two. FOUR! Drifting into the right hander and Gill cuts the ball from middle stump and gets a boundary towards deep third. 

Dananjaya. SIX! That’s a superb hit. Good length ball and he pulls it straight over mid-on for maximum. Another 10-run over. 

Fernando continues. Full ball and Rohit smacks the ball straight past the bowler for four. SIX! Rohit and his pulls! Back of the length and hit over square leg boundary. 12 off the over

Akila Dananjaya is introduced. FOUR! Slightly short and Rohit pulls the ball towards midwicket for four. Powerfully struck. Rohit lofts the ball straight, doesn’t time it well though. He can only get a double. Nine runs from the over. 

Fernando. He’s bowling very well. Attacking the outside edge and getting the ball to zip off the surface. Short ball and Gill pulls it away for four towards square leg. Six runs from the over. 

Wellalage. Short ball and Rohit punishes it. Goes back and smacks the ball past cover for four. And another boundary! This time he makes room and cuts the ball past cover point. Third boundary of the over. Rohit sweeps between the short fine and square leg fielder. 13 runs from the over. 

Fernando. He’s the lone seamer for Sri Lanka today. JAFFA! Beats Gill on the outside edge. Bounce on that delivery too! And again! Gill tries to punch it but is beaten. 

Dunith Wellalage from the other end. FOUR! Gill times his cover drive to perfection. Ball is gripping. Sundar in the mid-innings interview said the surface is slow but India should get the target. Five runs in that over. 

Rohit Sharma and Gill open. Asitha Fernando with the new ball. 

Rohit takes a single off the first ball to get the chase going. Slight movement away from the right handers. Gill tries to charge but is beaten by swing. Three runs in that over. 

Arshdeep. Single on first ball. Another run on the next ball. Attempted yorker becomes full toss and Mendis slices over backward point for four. Another full toss, moves away and goes down the leg. Umpire give it wide! Indians are not happy. Rohit has decided to review it for LBW! Obviously it wasn’t out but umpire gets corrected as there was a contact with the gloves. Mendis pulls towards midwicket and calls for a double. Shreyas Iyer throws the ball and it hits the stumps directly from the boundary! Mendis has to go. Brilliant throw. 

Kamindu Mendis run out (Shreyas Iyer) 40(44)

Jeffrey Vandersay for the final ball of the innings. Sri Lankans try to steal a double but Virat Kohli runs in and runs Vandersay out at batter’s end. 

Siraj. Back of the length and Mendis goes over cover to find four! Terrific shot. Sri Lankan accumulating important runs. FOUR! This time Dananajaya. Back of the length and hit straight over the bowler’s head. 12 runs from the over. 

Arshdeep. Inside edge and four! Akila gets a boundary that frustrates Indians. Hint of reverse, not much though. Eight already in the first five balls. Single on the last ball. 

Kuldeep Yadav. Wellalage attempts a reverse sweep and is caught at short third, OUT! Terrific innings though. 

Wellalage c Shivam Dube b Kuldeep Yadav 39(35)

Akila Dananjaya is here. Takes a single off the first ball. Good over for India, just three runs off it and a big wicket. 

Arshdeep for his seventh. Short ball but too high, wide. Three singles in first three balls. 200-up for Sri Lanka. Short ball and another wide signaled. Indians are not happy. Wellalage is in complete control of what he’s doing. Superb talent. Mendis goes over mid off and finishes the over with a four! 

Siraj is here. SIX! Wellalage is on fire. Just holds the pose as he lofts the ball over long off. Good comeback by Siraj after the first ball. Sri Lanka takes out eight runs from the over. 

Axar is back. Very nice shot that by Wellalage! Late cut and it goes past short third for four. SIX! Now slog sweeps JUST over the midwicket fielder. Once again attempts the same shot but doesn’t time it well. Ball falls away from the fielder. 

Siraj is back. Begins with an off-cutter. No real attempt to up the ante by the Sri Lankan batters. Well, well.. just as I say this, Wellalage upper cuts the slower bouncer and gets a double. Seven runs from the over. 

Mendis and Wellalage continue to find singles but the boundaries are hard to hit. Looks like Sri Lanka is aiming to go once again close to 230-240-run mark and defend. Three runs in that Kuldeep over. 

Rohit continues. Loopy delivery and Wellalage defends. Good over by Rohit. Hasn’t allowed batters to free arms. Five singles off it. 

Kuldeep for his eighth. FOUR! Mendis takes out the reverse sweep and places it well to get a boundary. DROPPED! Mendis this time sweeps in the air and Dube at fine leg couldn’t hold on to the catch. Regulation catch. Eight off the over. 

Rohit Sharma is here to bowl! Not-so-surprising given how this series is going. Two singles in two balls. Hasn’t troubled the batters much. Gentle off-spinners from the skip. Six runs off the over. 

Two quiet overs for Sri Lanka. Washington Sundar bowled out, finishing with 3/30. Sri Lanka needs to get a move on but spinners are making things too tight. 

Sundar. OUT! Once again the choke is becoming the reason for Sri Lankan batters to play risky shots. This time Asalanka cuts the ball straight to backward point. Too late to react to the spin. 

Asalanka c Axar b Washington Sundar 25(42)

Kamindu Mendis at the crease. Two left-handers at the crease. 

Kuldeep back into the attack. Keeps troubling Liyanage on both inside and outside edge and finally gets his reward. OUT! Liyanage ends up chipping the ball straight to Kuldeep. Another timely breakthrough for India. 

Janith Liyanage c and b Kuldeep Yadav 12(29)

Dunith Wellalage is the new man in. Maiden wicket. 

Sundar for his eighth. OUT! Sharp turn into the right hander that beats him on the inside edge. Keeper appeals for caught behind and umpire took a long time to give that out. Liyanage has reviewed. It touched his elbow and the decision needs to be reversed. Sundar has stopped in his run up thrice in this over. Rohit Sharma is not happy with him and gestures in his typical way. 

Arshdeep. Wicket to wicket lines, mixing his lengths though. Not much movement that he would like to keep Liyanage guessing. Three runs from the over. 

Sundar is back. Tight over. Spin is playing tricks in batter’s mind. Three singles from the over. 

Arshdeep. He has a gully in place as well as a point. Liyanage gets an outside but is too far from the gully. Plan did work but to no effect. Full ball and Asalanka easily punches the ball down the ground for four! Terrific shot. 

Axar. Down the leg and Asalanka gets a faint edge and that goes past Rahul for four. Rahul hasn’t looked as quick behind the stumps as he usually is. 

Arshdeep Singh is back. Is India trying to look for reverse here? There’s a tiny bit of movement as per Liyanage’s gesture to his captain at the other end. Four singles in that over. 

Axar is back. HOW DID IT MISS THE STUMPS! Arm ball, beats Samarawickrama’s inside edge and goes just above the middle stump. Rahul isn’t able to grab it as well. OUT! Samarawickrama is gone! His tactic of coming down the track doesn’t work as he ends up getting a top edge and is caught inside the circle. 

Samarawickrama c Kohli b Axar 14(31)

Janith Liyanage at the crease. 

Kuldeep again. Sweeps and running between the wicket have been the way to go for Sri Lankans today. Five runs from the over. 

Sundar. Not a slow-slow pitch like the first one but continues to assist the spinners, nevertheless. Samarawickrama is now looking to come down the track to play his shots. Three from the over. 

Kuldeep. Both the new batters have now settled down and working their way through singles. But the spinners have kept on them on their toes, troubling the outside edge. 

Sundar. Samarawickrama sweeps behind square leg and gets four. Yorker! Samarawickrama is surprised as he comes down the track. Five runs more added to the total. 

Kuldeep. Samarawickrama going too far across to face him. He could find himself in trouble there. Three runs from that over. 

Sundar. Full ball and Asalanka begins the over with a slog sweep for four! Hits past the midwicket fielder inside the circle. Tight over, nevertheless. 

Kuldeep Yadav is here. Appeal for LBW off the first ball! Umpire says not out but India has reviewed. Wickets is missing. Asalanka survives. Continues to trouble Asalanka on the outside edge. Good start for Kuldeep. 

Sundar again. OUT! Mendis goes for sweep, is beaten and ball hits him straight on the pads. Umpire raises his finger without hesitation. Mendis asks his partner for DRS knowing Sundar bowled from around the wicket. But the two decide not to take the review. 

Kusal Mendis lbw b Washington Sundar 30(42)

Charith Asalanka in at five. Off the mark with a single. 

Sadeera Samarawickrama in at four. 

Axar continues. Short ball and Mendis makes room to punch the ball through the cover. Good fielding the deep cuts it down to just two. Samarawickrama is welcomed with a turner that beats him. 

Sundar. Mendis sweeps towards square leg and runs a double. Avishka sweeps and gets a four! Square leg region but much better power in that shot. OUT! Fernando chips the ball straight to Sundar. India gets a breakthrough. 

Avishka Fernando c and b Washington Sundar 40(62)

Axar. Mendis sweeps and gets a four! Brilliantly timed that and hit towards midwicket. A beautiful ball to end the over. JUST past the outside edge. 

Washington Sundar into the attack. Sweep is shot is here for Fernando! He’s beaten though. Sweeps will be vital on this pitch where scoring region will mostly by square off the wicket. 

Axar continues. And continues to trouble the right handers. Mixing the stock ball and arm ball well to keep both outside and inside edge in play. 

Dube continues. Full and Mendis pushes the ball well into the gap between midwicket and mid-on to get a boundary. Six from that over. 

Axar. He keeps troubling Mendis’ outside edge and this time Indians appeal for one and umpire raises his finger! Axar wasn’t too convinced though. Sri Lanka reviewed. The ball was very far from the bat! Not out. Surprising call by the umpire to give it out in the first place. He’s troubling both the right handers. Good over again by Axar. 

Shivam Dube into the attack. Seams away, squares up Avishka, who gets an outside edge but towards deep third. Direct hit and Indians are celebrating! Mendis wanted a quick single after hitting the ball towards mid on. Replays show he was in. Not out. Plenty of seam movement for Dube in this over. 

Axar. And here it is! The slow turn and Avishka almost chips it to extra cover. He beats him on the next two deliveries as well on the outside edge. Terrific over for Axar and spinners. 

Siraj. Avishka gets boundary. Flicks the ball in the air but safely sends it the square leg boundary. Again! Short ball and perfectly pulls it in the same region for same result. 

Axar Patel into the attack. Not much turn so far. He’s bowling a touch slower through the air. 

Siraj. Mendis tries to pull but he goes off-balance and twists his ankle! He’s on the ground and in pain. Play is paused as he receives treatment. After nearly 2-3 minute break, he’s back on his feet. Four byes! Another bouncer and it is too high for both Mendis and Rahul. 

Arshdeep. Short ball and Avishka easily pulls the ball towards square leg and finds a boundary. Easy pickings. He now comes around the wicket searching for movement. Good running between these two batters. 

Siraj. Not much movement after four overs. Nip backer! Beats Mendis’ inside edge and Rahul too isn’t able to grab the ball. Sri Lanka adds a run more through a bye. 

Arshdeep. He’s bringing the ball into the right hander. FOUR! Avishka gets one that is too full and he leans into the drive and finds the gap past cover. Early impressions: looks a much better track to play shots than last match. Too wide outside off but Arshdeep won’t mind it; it was the one that went away from the right hander. 

Siraj. FOUR! Mendis gets off the mark with a beautiful cover drive towards boundary. Excellent shot. He gets his length back and Mendis is forced to defend the entire over. 

Arshdeep Singh from the other end. Beats Avishka on first ball as he tries to drive the ball. First runs for Sri Lanka as Arshdeep bowls a down the leg wide. An appeal for LBW by Indian but umpire isn’t interested. Not much discussion for DRS as well. First runs off the bat as Avishka pushes the ball towards midwicket and runs a double. 

Siraj to Nissanka. OUT! First ball wicket for Siraj. Outswinger, Nissanka tries to defend on frontfoot and gets an outside edge straight to keeper. 

Nissanka c Rahul b Siraj 0(1). Kusal Mendis at three.

Another outswinger and Mendis defends. Terrific over, attacking the off stump and Mendis has no option but to defend. 

Indian team is in a huddle and Sri Lankan openers - Pathum Nissanka and Avishka Fernando - are walking in. Should be another tight game. 

Mohammed Siraj to bowl the first over. 

Shubman Gill rolled his arm in the first ODI. Suryakumar Yadav and Rinku Singh bowled in T20Is. AND live visuals show Rohit Sharma too bowling a few off-spin deliveries. 

India’s bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule too suggested that we could see this continuing with more top-order bats bowling. 

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India - Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh

Sri Lanka - Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka(c), Kamindu Mendis, Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Akila Dananjaya, Asitha Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay

Sri Lanka wins the toss and opts to bat first. 

Two changes in SL’s squad: Hasaranga, Shiraz out; Kamindu Mendis, Jeffrey Vandersay come in. 

India playing the same playing XI. 

Warm afternoon and warm breeze blowing across. Change in pitch today. It is dry but similar to the one we played in first ODI. The gaps between the cracks are pretty wide. There’s going to be a lot of crumbling. Captain winning the toss would want to bat first. The key as a batter is to hit the gaps and run, wear the opposition down, reckons Russel Arnold. 

Looks bright and sunny right now. There could be passing showers later in the day but nothing much to worry about. 

Expect at least one change in Sri Lanka’s playing XI since Wanindu Hasaranga has been ruled out of the remaining two games due to a hamstring injury. Jeffrey Vandersay, leg spinner, has replaced him. 

As we wait for toss, you can also follow India vs Great Britain’s hockey quarterfinal in Paris Olympics.

When the two sides square off against each other for the second one-day international at the R. Premadasa International Stadium on Sunday, the focus will be on being more clinical in closing out the match and not allowing the opposition a chance to get back into the contest.

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When India and Sri Lanka square off against each other for the second one-day international at the R. Premadasa International Stadium on Sunday, the focus will be on being more clinical in closing out the match and not allowing the opposition a chance to get back into the contest.

The match will be telecast on the Sony Sports Network. The match will also be available for streaming through the Sony Liv app and website.

Welcome to the live coverage of the India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI set to be played at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Stay tuned for live updates.