India made just
one change to their playing (Pat)eleven – V V S Laxman made way for Parthiv.
Sri Lanka made half-a-dozen Chan(dana)ges to the (Russ)eleven that last played
the Indians – Sanath Jayasuriya, Jehan Mubarak, Aravinda de Silva, Arnold,
Prabath Nissanka and Dilhara Fernando made way for Saman Jayantha, Avishka
Gunawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul, Farveez Maharoof and Nuwan Zoysa.
On winning the toss, Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to bat. They scored 50 off 10.5 overs. While Jayantha was batting on 28 at that point, Gunawardene was batting on 14. India had conceded eight extras at that point. Jayantha, whose 39-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 34. Eighty-one balls into the match, he was caught by Patel. Lakshmipathy Balaji broke the 63-run partnership.
Sri Lanka scored 100 off 20.4 overs. While Gunawardene was batting on 39 at that point, Atapattu was batting on 14. India had conceded 13 extras at that point. The second-wicket pair put on 65. Gunawardene, whose 79-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 49. Eighty-two balls into the match, Patel and Anil Kumble ran him out.
Sri Lanka scored 150 off 31 overs. While Atapattu was batting on 46 at that point, Kumar Sangakkara was batting on one. India had conceded 20 extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 28. Atapattu, whose 75-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 50. He batted for 81 minutes. Thirty-nine balls into the match, Yuvraj Singh and Kumble ran him out.
Sri Lanka scored 200 off 40.1 overs. While Sangakkara was batting on 27 at that point, Mahela Jayawardene was batting on 18. India had conceded 22 extras at that point. They scored 250 off 46.2 overs. While Sangakkara was batting on 48 at that point, Jayawardene was batting on 44. India had conceded 26 extras at that point.
Sangakkara eventually scored 57. His 54-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. His 50 came off 49 balls. Eighty-eight balls later, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper. Irfan Pathan broke the 116-run partnership.
Jayawardene eventually scored 58. His 49-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. His 50 – which included a couple of boundaries and the six – came off 45 balls in 54 minutes. He was unbeaten, as was Dilshan, who had a reason to be in seventh heaven – his eight-ball innings included a boundary.
India eventually conceded 27 extras. Sri Lanka scored 282 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs. Ganguly, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 15. Yuvraj, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 17. Virender Sehwag, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 45.
Zaheer Khan, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 39. Kumble bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46. Balaji bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 60, picking up a wicket. Pathan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 49. He picked up a wicket.
Tendulkar, whose 13-ball (Sach)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Twenty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Jayantha. Nuwan Zoysa, the player of the match, broke the 16-run stand. Patel, who faced 16 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Sangakkara. Zoysa broke the 17-run stand.
India scored 50 off 9.3 overs. While Sehwag was batting on 25 at that point, Ganguly hadn’t opened his account. Sri Lanka had conceded eight extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 38. Sehwag, whose 39-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 37. Thirty-nine balls after Patel’s dismissal, Zoysa ran him out.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Ganguly, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored four. Three balls later, he was caught by Muttiah Muralitharan off the bowling of Zoysa.
India scored 100 off 24 overs. While Yuvraj was batting on 10 at that point, Rahul Dravid was batting on 11. Sri Lanka had conceded 19 extras at that point. They scored 150 off 32 overs. While Yuvraj was batting on 27 at that point, Dravid was batting on 36. Sri Lanka had conceded 27 extras at that point.
India scored 200 off 40.1 overs. While Yuvraj was batting on 47 (his eventual score) at that point, Dravid was batting on 66. Sri Lanka had conceded 30 extras at that point. Yuvraj’s 78-ball innings included four boundaries. A hundred and fifty-eight balls later, he was caught by Sangakkara. Chaminda Vaas broke the 133-run partnership.
Dravid, whose 100-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, scored 82. Thirty balls later, Muralitharan broke the run-a-ball stand. Mohammad Kaif, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Eight balls later, Maharoof broke the nine-run stand.
Pathan, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 15. He was unbeaten. Balaji, who faced nine balls, scored 10. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Sangakkara. Vaas broke the 23-run stand. Zaheer, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka eventually scored 34 extras. India, who scored 270 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs, lost by 12 runs. Jayantha bowled two wicketless overs, conceding seven. Dilshan bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 25. Chandana bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 39.
Maharoof and Muralitharan bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 46 apiece. Vaas bowled 10 overs, conceding 51. He picked up a couple of wickets. Zoysa bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 49, picking up three scalps.
On winning the toss, Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to bat. They scored 50 off 10.5 overs. While Jayantha was batting on 28 at that point, Gunawardene was batting on 14. India had conceded eight extras at that point. Jayantha, whose 39-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, scored 34. Eighty-one balls into the match, he was caught by Patel. Lakshmipathy Balaji broke the 63-run partnership.
Sri Lanka scored 100 off 20.4 overs. While Gunawardene was batting on 39 at that point, Atapattu was batting on 14. India had conceded 13 extras at that point. The second-wicket pair put on 65. Gunawardene, whose 79-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 49. Eighty-two balls into the match, Patel and Anil Kumble ran him out.
Sri Lanka scored 150 off 31 overs. While Atapattu was batting on 46 at that point, Kumar Sangakkara was batting on one. India had conceded 20 extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 28. Atapattu, whose 75-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 50. He batted for 81 minutes. Thirty-nine balls into the match, Yuvraj Singh and Kumble ran him out.
Sri Lanka scored 200 off 40.1 overs. While Sangakkara was batting on 27 at that point, Mahela Jayawardene was batting on 18. India had conceded 22 extras at that point. They scored 250 off 46.2 overs. While Sangakkara was batting on 48 at that point, Jayawardene was batting on 44. India had conceded 26 extras at that point.
Sangakkara eventually scored 57. His 54-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. His 50 came off 49 balls. Eighty-eight balls later, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper. Irfan Pathan broke the 116-run partnership.
Jayawardene eventually scored 58. His 49-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. His 50 – which included a couple of boundaries and the six – came off 45 balls in 54 minutes. He was unbeaten, as was Dilshan, who had a reason to be in seventh heaven – his eight-ball innings included a boundary.
India eventually conceded 27 extras. Sri Lanka scored 282 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs. Ganguly, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 15. Yuvraj, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 17. Virender Sehwag, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 45.
Zaheer Khan, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 39. Kumble bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46. Balaji bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 60, picking up a wicket. Pathan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 49. He picked up a wicket.
Tendulkar, whose 13-ball (Sach)innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Twenty-three balls into the chase, he was caught by Jayantha. Nuwan Zoysa, the player of the match, broke the 16-run stand. Patel, who faced 16 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Sangakkara. Zoysa broke the 17-run stand.
India scored 50 off 9.3 overs. While Sehwag was batting on 25 at that point, Ganguly hadn’t opened his account. Sri Lanka had conceded eight extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 38. Sehwag, whose 39-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 37. Thirty-nine balls after Patel’s dismissal, Zoysa ran him out.
The fourth-wicket pair didn’t open its account. Ganguly, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, scored four. Three balls later, he was caught by Muttiah Muralitharan off the bowling of Zoysa.
India scored 100 off 24 overs. While Yuvraj was batting on 10 at that point, Rahul Dravid was batting on 11. Sri Lanka had conceded 19 extras at that point. They scored 150 off 32 overs. While Yuvraj was batting on 27 at that point, Dravid was batting on 36. Sri Lanka had conceded 27 extras at that point.
India scored 200 off 40.1 overs. While Yuvraj was batting on 47 (his eventual score) at that point, Dravid was batting on 66. Sri Lanka had conceded 30 extras at that point. Yuvraj’s 78-ball innings included four boundaries. A hundred and fifty-eight balls later, he was caught by Sangakkara. Chaminda Vaas broke the 133-run partnership.
Dravid, whose 100-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, scored 82. Thirty balls later, Muralitharan broke the run-a-ball stand. Mohammad Kaif, whose 21-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Eight balls later, Maharoof broke the nine-run stand.
Pathan, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 15. He was unbeaten. Balaji, who faced nine balls, scored 10. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Sangakkara. Vaas broke the 23-run stand. Zaheer, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka eventually scored 34 extras. India, who scored 270 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs, lost by 12 runs. Jayantha bowled two wicketless overs, conceding seven. Dilshan bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 25. Chandana bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 39.
Maharoof and Muralitharan bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 46 apiece. Vaas bowled 10 overs, conceding 51. He picked up a couple of wickets. Zoysa bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 49, picking up three scalps.
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