Rajitha to Rahmat, out Caught by Samarawickrama!! Rajitha strikes with the second new ball! The century stand has been broken. 132kph, another superb ball. Length ball on off, Rahmat has to play at it. He thinks it's coming in with the angle and gets half-forward to defend. The ball hits the deck and seams away ever so lightly to kiss the outside edge. Easy grab for the keeper and Sri Lanka have the opening. Rahmat c Samarawickrama b Rajitha 54(119) [4s-5] 
      Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, 133kph, Rajitha bowls full and gets it to swing. Late away swing and the ball goes past the outside edge of Rahmat who looks to drive. Beaten all ends up 
      Asitha Fernando to Rahmat, 1 run, 135kph, length ball around off, eased to deep backward point 
      Asitha Fernando to Rahmat, no run, 137kph, decent bounce from a good length that nips in, left alone 
      Asitha Fernando to Rahmat, no run, squares up the batter as the ball nibbles away from a length, Rahmat defends from the crease and the outside edge goes to gully on the bounce who makes a diving stop 
      Asitha Fernando to Rahmat, no run, 134kph, swing! Curls in does this fuller length ball and jags back in, beats the drive of Rahmat to hit him on the pads. Hardly an appeal for lbw. Ball-tracking shows it to be missing leg 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, 1 run, 80kph, forced to deep cover off the back foot 
      Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, in-angler, Rahmat blocks 
      Rajitha to Rahmat, 2 runs, 136kph, fuller length outside off, Rahmat leans across and drives to deep backward point 
      Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, fuller length, Rahmat solidly blocks to mid-off 
      Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, 134kph, in-angling length ball, knocked to cover 
      Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, 131kph, pitched up, driven to mid-off 
      Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, back of a length, Rahmat defends from the crease 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, 3 runs, 79kph, shimmies down, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives neatly between long-off and extra cover. The latter (Karunaratne) slides and deflects it it towards the former with his leg and long-off (Asitha) flicks it back just in time to save a run. Second fifty in this Test for Rahmat 
      Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, fuller length, driven to mid-on 
      Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, 133kph, back of a length outside off, Rahmat chases for a cut and misses. The ball bounces over his blade 
      Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, 129kph, back of a length, defended into the off-side 
      Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, 136kph, full ball down leg, past Rahmat's flick 
      Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, 133kph, back of a length, patted to cover 
      Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, length ball on off, Rahmat blocks 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, 1 run, slow through the air, no turn, Rahmat rocks back to slap the cut to sweeper cover 
      Asitha Fernando to Rahmat, no run, pitched up ball on middle and leg. driven crisply to mid-off. That's Stumps on Day 3 
      Asitha Fernando to Rahmat, no run, full ball around the pads, flicked to one of the mid-wicket fielders 
      Asitha Fernando to Rahmat, no run, Asitha Fernando switches to round the wicket and bowls a short ball on off, Rahmat sways away from the line and drops his wrists to evade it 
      Asitha Fernando to Rahmat, 1 run, pitched up outside off, driven to sweeper cover for a single 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, going down with the arm, Rahmat looks to tuck it across and is struck on the pads. A testing over from Jayasuriya 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, oh, that was risky! Coming in with the arm, skids after landing, Rahmat is a bit late on it but manages to cut it off his stumps 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, turns away sharpy from a back of a length on off but it's slow turn, chopped to short extra cover 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, Rahmat once again uses his feet and pushes this one back to Jayasuriya 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, 80kph back of a length ball coming in with the arm, Rahmat chops it off his stumps to covers 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, Rahmat uses his feet, is not quite to the pitch of it, and dead-bats it 
      Asitha Fernando to Rahmat, 1 run, a hint of reverse swing, Rahmat is a bit late on it to identify the sharp movement but manages to flick it off the inner half to deep mid-wicket 
      Asitha Fernando to Rahmat, no run, another bumper around leg-stump, Rahmat sits under it 
      Asitha Fernando to Rahmat, no run, a bouncer angling down leg, Rahmat ducks under it 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, brilliantly bowled! Tosses this one up on a fuller length on off and extracts substantial turn and bounce to beat the forward attempted defence of Rahmat 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, Rahmat uses his feet, is not quite to the pitch of it, and blocks it towards extra cover 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, that's a peach! Gives this one air, it drifts in and draws Rahmat forward. Lands and turns away sharply to beat him on the outside edge 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, 1 run, Rahmat comes down the track and drives this one to long-off 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, tossed up ball, kept out 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, length ball spinning from outside leg, Rahmat pads it away 
      Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, 131kph full ball on middle and leg, driven towards wide mid-on. A maiden 
      Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, pitched up ball outside off, driven to short mid-off 
      Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, fuller in length outside off, Rahmat doesn't fiddle with it 
      Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, skiddy good length ball outside off, shaping in, Rahmat lifts his bat and makes a watchful leave 
      Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, pitched up outside off, Rahmat drives it nicely but Madushka at short mid-off dives to his left to make an acrobatic stop 
      Rajitha to Rahmat, no run, on a length on off, seaming in, Rahmat leans ahead and blocks it towards short mid-off 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, 1 run, on the shorter side, cut hard to sweeper cover 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, tossed up delivery, kept out watchfully 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, full ball on middle, bunted back to Dhananjaya 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, prods forward to the flighted delivery and blocks it right under his eyeline 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, Rahmat hangs back and defends it to the right of Jayasuriya 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, Rahmat uses his feet and Dhananjaya slows this one down. Deceives him in the air and it is pushed uppishly past the left side of Dhananjaya towards mid-off 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, 1 run, Rahmat comes down the track and knocks it down to long-off 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, tossed up around leg-stump, Rahmat pads it away 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, 1 run, on a back of a length on off, Rahmat makes a bit of room and cuts it to sweeper cover 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, loopy delivery in line of the stumps, Rahmat leans ahead in defence 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, Rahmat lunges in defence 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, Rahmat skips down the track, gets to the pitch of it, and knocks it down to long-on 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, Jayasuriya switches to over the wicket and bowls a loopy delivery, kept out watchfully 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, FOUR, beautiful stroke! Tossed up delivery, Rahmat stays leg-side of the delivery and plays a delightful cover drive. Gets it wide of short extra cover and long-off has no chance to cut it off 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, Rahmat once again comes down the track and drives this one to short extra cover 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, on a back of a length on off, Rahmat goes deep in the crease and punches it to covers 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, Rahmat uses his feet, is not quite to the pitch of this one, and decides to block it back to Jayasuriya 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, 1 run, Rahmat is nimble on his feet again and eases this one down to long-on 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, flighted delivery on middle and leg, pushed to the right of Dhananjaya 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, 1 run, on a flatter trajectory, cut against the spin to deep backward point 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, flighted delivery on off, Rahmat lunges in defence 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, 2 runs, short and wide, cut nicely to the left of sweeper cover for a couple of runs 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, 1 run, did that carry? tossed up around leg-stump, Rahmat is early into the flick and gets a leading edge. The slip fielder dives to his right but it goes past him for a single 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, on a back of a length on off, Rahmat camps back and cuts it a bit uppishly but it's safe. Goes on the bounce to extra cover 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, 79kph length ball on middle, Rahmat camps back and works it to short mid-wicket 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, Rahmat comes down the track and flicks it with the spin to short mid-wicket 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, 1 run, on a length on leg-stump, worked to deep mid-wicket 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, full ball on middle and leg, bunted back to Dhananjaya 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, 83kph full ball in line of the stumps, Rahmat gets an inside edge onto the pads 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, 1 run, flighted delivery around off, stroked to sweeper cover to retain strike 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, drifting in and fuller in length on middle, Rahmat leans ahead in defence 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, goes deep in the crease to the back of a length delivery and tucks it against the spin to short mid-wicket 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, on a length outside off, goes straight on, Rahmat lets it go 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, full ball drifting in, pushed back to Jayasuriya 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, FOUR, on a back of a length, coming in with the arm, Rahmat makes some room and punches it past Jayasuriya. It races along the turf and beats the dive of mid-on to run through to the fence. The 50-run stand comes up between the duo 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, 1 run, Rahmat uses his feet once again and drives to deepish mid-off for a single 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, slower through the air, Rahmat leans ahead and dead-bats it 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, 1 run, Rahmat comes down the track and drives this one with the spin to long-on 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, tossed up ball on middle, blocked solidly off the front foot 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, 1 run, Rahmat uses his feet, gets to the pitch of the ball, and strokes it down to long-off 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, on a back of a length on off, cut to backward point 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, 1 run, 78kph, shorter and on the pads, flicked to deep square leg 
      Dhananjaya to Rahmat, no run, 80kph, more air and fuller, Rahmat dead-bats 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, 1 run, 75kph, driven to long-off 
      Vishwa Fernando to Rahmat, no run, full on off, tapped to point 
      Vishwa Fernando to Rahmat, no run, pushed to cover 
      Vishwa Fernando to Rahmat, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Rahmat gets forward and cover-drives for a couple more 
      Vishwa Fernando to Rahmat, FOUR, pitched up, Rahmat plays a good-looking straight drive. Fernando gets a hand on it but the ball still has the legs to run away to the fence 
      Vishwa Fernando to Rahmat, no run, 135kph, left alone outside off 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, Rahmat rocks back to cut and almost chops it on! Gets an under-edge that hits the keeper's pad and then deflects onto the sticks. The TV umpire was summoned to check if it hit the sticks first. Pad and then onto the stumps... 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, 1 run, looped up outside off, Ibrahim Zadran square-drives and a misfield from backward point results in a single 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, 1 run, comes down the track and drives to long-off 
      Vishwa Fernando to Rahmat, 2 runs, 134kph, tucked away through midwicket for a couple of runs 
      Vishwa Fernando to Rahmat, no run, 136kph, pushes at this length ball and the outside edge goes to gully on the bounce 
      Vishwa Fernando to Rahmat, no run, 131kph, shapes away a bit does this fullish ball outside off, left alone 
      Vishwa Fernando to Rahmat, no run, 135kph, full outside off, left alone 
      Vishwa Fernando to Rahmat, no run, full outside off, pushed to cover 
      Vishwa Fernando to Rahmat, no run, fuller than a length from round the wicket, Rahmat blocks 
      Asitha Fernando to Rahmat, no run, another short, just down leg and Rahmat lets it pass 
      Asitha Fernando to Rahmat, wide, wayward short ball way down leg, ignored and that's been wided 
      Asitha Fernando to Rahmat, no run, shortish ball, Rahmat hops and defends into off 
      Asitha Fernando to Rahmat, FOUR, full inswinger, Rahmat spots it and offers a vertical bat to play a lovely drive that goes between the legs of Ibrahim Zadran and then into the fence 
      Asitha Fernando to Rahmat, no run, 139kph, full delivery, driven to cover 
      Asitha Fernando to Rahmat, no run, full and curling in on leg, flicked to midwicket 
      Asitha Fernando to Rahmat, no run, 139kph, pitched up, driven to mid-off 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, 1 run, 76kph, punched to deep cover off the back foot 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, 1 run, 79kph, trifle short and Rahmat is quick to rock back and cut it to deep point 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, 77kph, tossed up, fullish length, Rahmat defends it into off 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, 76kph, stays back to defend this length ball 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, shimmies down the pitch and drives straight to mid-on 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, spins a bit from a length, blocked off the back foot 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, skips down the track and pushes to mid-on 
      P Jayasuriya to Rahmat, no run, full delivery, Rahmat blocks 
      Asitha Fernando to Rahmat, FOUR, class shot from a class player! 143kph, pitched up outside off and Rahmat leans forward to play a lovely drive through cover point