00:05I think two wickets won't be enough in the first session if you want to win the
00:09first session on a Seema friendly pitch for the first hour or two of the day
00:16couple of runs here in fact might go all the way to the boundary because it's so
00:19well timed I just trickle to the boundary dust it's one of those teasers
00:24where you always keep the field interested it always seems to be mr.
00:28Herat who's chasing the host he says yeah it just kept him interested I mean he
00:34would have been thinking of giving it up but it was like so so close and just
00:40teasing him all the way to the boundary
00:44it's been good foot movement so far from Virat Kohli and Raul the two of them
00:50they've decided to come forward or go back that's fine that will race away to
00:57the boundary that was very well played by Rahul again just outside the licks dump
01:04nicely glanced
01:08oh that's just past the man at square leg it was a fish
01:12Kaushal Silva was the man who went for it and it's a boundary to end the over 44 for
01:18two he's got that through get some runs enough timing on the ball there to get
01:26four runs 50 runs partnership as well comes up
01:36that's been guided through that wakened gully slip cordon boundary for Kiel Rahul
01:43yeah Chimira started in similar fashion in his first spell this morning he had Kiel Rahul fending at one yeah
01:51he played it really well soft hands the earlier missed chance in the gully was slightly wider and Raul was
01:58fending at it with hard hands but not been versatile enough
02:05not in control top edge gets the boundary but won't be a happy man was fucked by a
02:14bouncer he's gotten out in the past playing this shot in test match brigade this time
02:18once again found himself in a tangle yet in defense of the batsman this is a
02:24well-directed bouncer I think he could get underneath it surprised by the extra
02:29pace and bounce that Chimira does get there from the press end beautifully
02:37driven takes him to 50 as well outstanding shot by
02:42Dr. Kiel Rahul
02:48greatly appreciated by the Indian team players on the bench
02:55Kiel Rahul this morning had great balance to see here great example of that head
03:02towards the ball hasn't tried to overheat it good body transfer
03:14there's the pull shot a lot of Indian batsmen played now Kiel Rahul right on top of that one
03:20Kielo Matt he's just trying to do something different they've been pitching it up
03:29that's a lofted shot from Rahul and he's got the distance here more wrist then follow through of the
03:37bats so they're going after Rangan Aherit seems like that's very much part of the plans here
03:43all good use of the feet and place it against the turn there's not a lot of turn
03:52but the balance was good it's not trying to hit it out of the ground but just relying on timing
03:58but
03:59they coupled that with some excellent running not just the ones but good twos and threes as well
04:05oh that's been taken from outside the off stump growing in confidence Kiel Rahul
04:12there's not much turn in this surface so pretty safe for a shot to play
04:19it's really full we've spoken about the difficulty of sweeping a really full delivery what he does
04:23very well though he keeps his head nice and low nice and still there's nobody there that'll go for
04:32a boundary very well played he played it late almost of the wicket keepers gloves
04:43he's clubbed it what a shot surprised everyone he took it from the stumps Kiel Rahul but he's now
04:52seeing that ball like a football getting close to his hundred swept it from outside the off stump
04:59heated in front of square immense power real slog sweep it's a boundary picks the gap at mid wicket
05:15could be gloves he's gonna come back for the second yes he's taking his chances here dives let's wait
05:22for the umpire signal no signal from rod tucker which means he's got his two runs the
05:29team is up on their feet and Kiel Rahul has got his second test match 100 well he took a
05:36bit of a
05:36chance didn't he going for that second run because he would have been a little bit unsighted by the
05:42wicket keeper the ball went just behind the wicket keeper but he's very quick he's very young and he
05:48came in for the second run the most important run there are two most important runs for a batsman
05:54the one that gets you off the mark and then this one that gets you to a hundred played it
06:01very well
06:02played it late worked it just behind the wicket keeper and there's a support group they're all happy
06:10as is the Indian team what an innings this has been from the young man two now to Kiel Rahul
06:18he's punched that straight down the pitch towards the side screen to pick up four runs it's a good
06:24over for India nine runs coming off it Rahul getting a hundred 216 for three that's the poor shot and
06:34he
06:34knows it Shamira has got his first wicket of this match Kiel Rahul a lapse of concentration poor shot
06:41selection has cost him his wicket India has lost default
06:52Tamera persisting with this short pitch delivery Raul had gone underneath one the ball before he
06:57decided to have a go at this it's why that's out of stuff he can't drag it around comfortable catch
07:04Sri Lankans are celebrating they know how important that was Kiel Rahul he's gone for
07:11108 India now 231 for four
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