Embuldeniya to Rohit, out Caught by de Silva!! This is a big wicket. First ball Rohit faces off Embuldeniya and he nicks off. Flighted delivery and Rohit lunges into the forward defence, he goes with hard hands and allows the turning ball to take the outside edge, DDS stays low at gully and takes a good catch. There is enough assistance for the spinners and it is only going to get tougher. Rohit c de Silva b Embuldeniya 15(25) [4s-1 6s-1] 
      Lakmal to Rohit, no run, beauty! I0$ delivery on off-stump, Rohit has to play and he's on the backfoot, the ball jags away and opens up Rohit, he defends off the outer half and it rolls to gully 
      Lakmal to Rohit, no run, I0$ aiming for off-stump, Rohit blocks it with a straight bat 
      Lakmal to Rohit, no run, I0$ back of a length close to off, Rohit judges it well and waves it through to Dickwella. Nice carry.. 
      Lakmal to Rohit, no run, I0$ delivery shaping away outside off, Rohit lifts his bat and lets it go 
      Lakmal to Rohit, no run, I0$ good length ball that stops a bit, Rohit premeditated the forward block and had to soften the impact 
      Lakmal to Rohit, no run, pitched up outside off, Rohit defends right under his eyes 
      Lakmal to Rohit, no run, fuller and around off, Rohit prods forward and blocks it to the off-side 
      Lakmal to Rohit, no run, I0$ back of a length delivery, Rohit drops it with soft hands near his feet 
      Fernando to Rohit, SIX, just cannot bowl short at Fernando's pace to Rohit and expect to get away. This sat up nicely and Rohit was onto it in a flash, rocks back and does not bother to keep the pull down, all the way over deep mid-wicket 
      Fernando to Rohit, no run, I0$ back of a length delivery on off, Rohit is solidly behind the line to defend 
      Fernando to Rohit, 2 runs, swinging into the pads, Rohit clips it through the smallest of gaps on the leg-side and picks up a couple 
      Fernando to Rohit, no run, sprays this way down leg, Rohit lets it pass and some more work for Dickwella as dives to his left this time 
      Fernando to Rohit, no run, I0$ short of length delivery, Rohit walks towards the bowler and defends it back 
      Fernando to Rohit, no run, slanted too far across the right hander, Rohit does not bother with it and Dickwella has to dive to his right to glove it 
      Fernando to Rohit, 2 runs, Fernando has been inconsitent with his line. He is searching for the magic ball strays onto the pads, flicked backward of square leg and Rohit scampers back comfortably for the second 
      Lakmal to Rohit, no run, loose from Rohit. He sees a short and wide delivery, goes chasing after it and is beaten on the outside edge. The ball just moved away to defeat his attempted slash 
      Lakmal to Rohit, no run, back of a length delivery closer to off, Rohit knocks it down the wicket 
      Lakmal to Rohit, no run, now this one dies down in front of Dickwella, Rohit shouldered arms and the ball does not carry 
      Lakmal to Rohit, no run, short of length and holds to the surface a bit, Rohit checks his backfoot punch and finds mid-off 
      Lakmal to Rohit, no run, back of a length and outside off, Rohit rides the bounce and punches to point 
      Lakmal to Rohit, no run, fuller than a good length and in the channel, Rohit prods forward to defend but keeps his bat inside the line 
      Fernando to Rohit, 1 run, short of length delivery at the hips, Rohit tucks it behind square on the leg-side and settles with a single 
      Fernando to Rohit, no run, I0$ delivery with a bit of inward movement, Rohit defends with a straight bat to mid-on 
      Fernando to Rohit, FOUR, loosener from Fernando. Half volley on the pads and Rohit ain't missing out, leans into the flick and places it backward of square, no chance for the fine leg fielder to chase it down