India made a
couple of cH(em)anges to their playing eleven – Badani and Ashish Nehra made
way for Amay Khurasiya and Debasis Mohanty.
Sri Lanka made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kaushalya Weeraratne and Nuwan Zoysa made way for Avishka Gunawardene, Kumar Dharmasena, Suresh Perera and Dilhara Fernando.
On winning the toss, Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to bat. He scored (Sana)thirty-four. His 41-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. Seventy balls later, he was stumped by Sameer Dighe. Harbhajan Singh broke the 48-run stand.
Sri Lanka’s 50 came off 11.5 overs in 59 minutes. Marvan Atapattu, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Khurasiya. Harbhajan broke the 12-run stand.
Jayawardene, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Seven balls (Mahe)later, he was caught by Dighe. Reetinder Singh Sodhi broke the one-run stand.
Sri Lanka’s 100 came off 24.5 overs in 112 minutes. Gunawardene, whose 107-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 63. His 50 came off 83 balls in 116 balls. A hundred and thirteen balls later, Virender Sehwag broke the 83-run partnership.
The fifth-wicket pair put on three. Russel Arnold, who faced five balls, scored a run. Seven balls later, Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh ran him out. Romesh Kaluwitharana, whose 52-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 36. Seven balls later, he was caught by Dighe. Yuvraj broke the two-run stand.
Sri Lanka’s 150 came off 36.3 overs in 160 minutes. Chaminda Vaas, who faced five balls, scored a run. Eleven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan.
Sri Lanka’s 200 came off 47.3 overs in 196 minutes. Dharmasena, whose 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. Fifty-eight balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Zaheer Khan broke the 49-run stand.
Perera, the player of the match, scored 28. His 31-ball innings included a boundary and a six. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Needless to say, Yuvraj was in seventh heaven. Muttiah Muralitharan, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Fernando, who faced four balls, scoring five.
India conceded 16 extras. Sri Lanka scored 221 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Mohanty, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 27. Sehwag, who bowled seven overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket.
Khan and Sodhi who bowled nine overs each, conceding 42 apiece. They picked up a wicket each. Yuvraj bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a couple of wickets. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29, picking up three scalps.
Yuvraj, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Muralitharan. Perera broke the 26-run stand. Khurasiya, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Perera, who broke the three-run stand.
Harbhajan, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Seven balls later, he was caught by Jayasuriya. Vaas broke the one-run stand. V V S Laxman, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Fifty-four balls later, he was caught by Kaluwitharana. Fernando broke the 41-run stand.
While India’s 100 came off 26.4 overs in 122 minutes, their 150 came off 36.2 overs in 159 minutes. Ganguly, whose 105-ball innings included seven boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 69. His 50 – which included five boundaries – came off 88 balls in 99 balls. A hundred and twenty balls later, he was caught by Jayasuriya. Arnold broke the 80-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, who faced 81 balls, scored 49. He was unbeaten. Sodhi, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. Thirty balls later, Muralitharan broke the 27-run stand. India’s 200 came off 46.2 overs in 63 minutes. Sehwag, who faced 14 balls, scored a dozen. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Perera. Muralitharan broke the 22-run stand.
Dighe faced 11 balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten. Sri Lanka conceded 13 extras. India, who scored 215 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs, lost by six runs. Jayasuriya had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he conceded 44, and was wicketless.
Dharmasena, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 46. Arnold, who bowled three overs, conceded 12. He picked up a wicket. Fernando, who faced seven overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket. Vaas bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22, picking up a wicket.
Perera, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 26. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Muralitharan, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35.
Sri Lanka made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kaushalya Weeraratne and Nuwan Zoysa made way for Avishka Gunawardene, Kumar Dharmasena, Suresh Perera and Dilhara Fernando.
On winning the toss, Jayasuriya, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to bat. He scored (Sana)thirty-four. His 41-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. Seventy balls later, he was stumped by Sameer Dighe. Harbhajan Singh broke the 48-run stand.
Sri Lanka’s 50 came off 11.5 overs in 59 minutes. Marvan Atapattu, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Khurasiya. Harbhajan broke the 12-run stand.
Jayawardene, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Seven balls (Mahe)later, he was caught by Dighe. Reetinder Singh Sodhi broke the one-run stand.
Sri Lanka’s 100 came off 24.5 overs in 112 minutes. Gunawardene, whose 107-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 63. His 50 came off 83 balls in 116 balls. A hundred and thirteen balls later, Virender Sehwag broke the 83-run partnership.
The fifth-wicket pair put on three. Russel Arnold, who faced five balls, scored a run. Seven balls later, Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh ran him out. Romesh Kaluwitharana, whose 52-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 36. Seven balls later, he was caught by Dighe. Yuvraj broke the two-run stand.
Sri Lanka’s 150 came off 36.3 overs in 160 minutes. Chaminda Vaas, who faced five balls, scored a run. Eleven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan.
Sri Lanka’s 200 came off 47.3 overs in 196 minutes. Dharmasena, whose 43-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 26. Fifty-eight balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Zaheer Khan broke the 49-run stand.
Perera, the player of the match, scored 28. His 31-ball innings included a boundary and a six. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Ganguly. Needless to say, Yuvraj was in seventh heaven. Muttiah Muralitharan, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. He was unbeaten, as was Fernando, who faced four balls, scoring five.
India conceded 16 extras. Sri Lanka scored 221 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Mohanty, who bowled five wicketless overs, conceded 27. Sehwag, who bowled seven overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket.
Khan and Sodhi who bowled nine overs each, conceding 42 apiece. They picked up a wicket each. Yuvraj bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 41, picking up a couple of wickets. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 29, picking up three scalps.
Yuvraj, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Muralitharan. Perera broke the 26-run stand. Khurasiya, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Eight balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Perera, who broke the three-run stand.
Harbhajan, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a run. Seven balls later, he was caught by Jayasuriya. Vaas broke the one-run stand. V V S Laxman, whose 29-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Fifty-four balls later, he was caught by Kaluwitharana. Fernando broke the 41-run stand.
While India’s 100 came off 26.4 overs in 122 minutes, their 150 came off 36.2 overs in 159 minutes. Ganguly, whose 105-ball innings included seven boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 69. His 50 – which included five boundaries – came off 88 balls in 99 balls. A hundred and twenty balls later, he was caught by Jayasuriya. Arnold broke the 80-run stand.
Rahul Dravid, who faced 81 balls, scored 49. He was unbeaten. Sodhi, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored 19. Thirty balls later, Muralitharan broke the 27-run stand. India’s 200 came off 46.2 overs in 63 minutes. Sehwag, who faced 14 balls, scored a dozen. Twenty-six balls later, he was caught by Perera. Muralitharan broke the 22-run stand.
Dighe faced 11 balls, scoring as many. He was unbeaten. Sri Lanka conceded 13 extras. India, who scored 215 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs, lost by six runs. Jayasuriya had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he conceded 44, and was wicketless.
Dharmasena, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 46. Arnold, who bowled three overs, conceded 12. He picked up a wicket. Fernando, who faced seven overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket. Vaas bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22, picking up a wicket.
Perera, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 26. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Muralitharan, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 35.
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