India made three
changes to their playing eleven – Sachin Tendulkar, Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan
Singh made way for Gautam Gambhir, Murali Kartik and R P Singh. Sri Lanka made
just one change to the eleven that (Mahe)last played the Indians – Farveez
Maharoof made way for Jayawardene.
On winning the toss, Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lanka’s skipper, inserted the hosts, who scored 50 off 6.2 overs. While Virender Sehwag was batting on 19 at that point, Gambhir was batting on 29. Sri Lanka had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Sehwag, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-three balls into the match, Zoysa broke the 50-run partnership. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mahendra Singh, who faced a ball, D(hon)idn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Zoysa.
While India’s second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over, their third was between the 16th and the 20th over. Yuvraj Singh, who faced 21 balls, scored three. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Jayawardene. Chaminda Vaas broke the 19-run stand.
India scored 100 off 19 overs. Sri Lanka had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 55 balls. While Gambhir was batting on 20 at that point, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, was batting on 27. Sri Lanka had conceded three extras at that point.
India scored 150 off 29.5 overs. Sri Lanka had conceded seven extras at that point. The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 128 balls. While Gambhir was batting on 51 at that point, Dravid was batting on 44. Sri Lanka had conceded five extras at that point.
Gambhir, whose 97-ball innings included 13 boundaries and a six, eventually scored 103. While his half-century – which included nine boundaries and the six – came off 46 balls, his ton came off 93 balls.
A hundred and forty-five balls later, he was caught by Atapattu. Maharoof – who replaced Zoysa under the SuperSub rule 14 overs into the match – broke the 128-run partnership.
While Dravid’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 78 balls, his ton – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 119 balls. He eventually faced 120 balls, scoring 103. He was unbeaten.
India scored 200 off 37.2 overs. Sri Lanka had conceded a dozen extras at that point. Venugopal Rao, who faced nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Upul Tharanga. Maharoof broke the run-a-ball stand.
Suresh Raina, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before by Maharoof, who broke the 16-run stand. Ajit Agarkar, who faced eight balls, scored four. (Russ)Eleven balls later, he was caught by Arnold. Maharoof broke the six-run stand.
India scored 250 off 46.5 overs. Sri Lanka had conceded 13 extras at that point. Kartik, who faced F(ernand)ourteen balls, scored eight. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Atapattu. Dilhara broke the 32-run stand. R P, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored seven. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka eventually conceded 17 extras. India scored 285 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Arnold, who bowled a wicketless overs, conceded eight. Tillakaratne Dilshan, the player of the match, bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 19. Jayasuriya, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded (Sana)thirty-five. Muttiah Muralitharan bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37.
Fernando and Vaas bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 77, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 56. Zoysa, who bowled five overs, conceded 29. He conceded a couple of wickets. Maharoof, who bowled five overs, conceded 20. He picked up four scalps.
Jayasuriya, who faced eight balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Twenty-six balls into the chase, he was caught by Rao. Agarkar broke the 15-run stand.
Nine overs into Sri Lanka’s innings, Dravid made way for Jai Prakash Yadav under the SuperSub rule. Sehwag took over as India’s skipper. While Sri Lanka’s second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over, their third was between the 16th and the 20th over.
Sri Lanka scored 50 off 9.3 overs. India had conceded seven extras at that point. Tharanga, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Forty-seven balls later, he was caught by Sehwag. Agarkar broke the 36-run stand.
Kumar Sangakkara, whose 69-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 39. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Rao. R P broke the 12-run stand.
Sri Lanka scored 100 off 19.4 overs. India had conceded 11 extras at that point. Atapattu, whose 38-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 39. Sixty-seven balls later, he was caught by Kartik, who broke the 70-run partnership.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 12. Jayawardene, whose 45-ball innings included a dozen, scored 37. A dozen balls later, Yadav ran him out. Dilshan, whose 67-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 81. He was unbeaten, as was Arnold, who scored 49. His 49-ball innings included four boundaries.
India eventually conceded 19 extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 286 for the loss of five wickets off 47.4 overs, won by five wickets with 14 balls to spare. Sehwag, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 17. Yadav, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 44. Sreesanth, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 57.
R P bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 54, picking up a wicket. Kartik, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 52. He picked up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled 9.4 overs, conceded 59. He picked up two scalps.
India led the seven-match series 4-1.
On winning the toss, Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lanka’s skipper, inserted the hosts, who scored 50 off 6.2 overs. While Virender Sehwag was batting on 19 at that point, Gambhir was batting on 29. Sri Lanka had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Sehwag, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-three balls into the match, Zoysa broke the 50-run partnership. The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mahendra Singh, who faced a ball, D(hon)idn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Zoysa.
While India’s second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over, their third was between the 16th and the 20th over. Yuvraj Singh, who faced 21 balls, scored three. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Jayawardene. Chaminda Vaas broke the 19-run stand.
India scored 100 off 19 overs. Sri Lanka had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 55 balls. While Gambhir was batting on 20 at that point, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, was batting on 27. Sri Lanka had conceded three extras at that point.
India scored 150 off 29.5 overs. Sri Lanka had conceded seven extras at that point. The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 128 balls. While Gambhir was batting on 51 at that point, Dravid was batting on 44. Sri Lanka had conceded five extras at that point.
Gambhir, whose 97-ball innings included 13 boundaries and a six, eventually scored 103. While his half-century – which included nine boundaries and the six – came off 46 balls, his ton came off 93 balls.
A hundred and forty-five balls later, he was caught by Atapattu. Maharoof – who replaced Zoysa under the SuperSub rule 14 overs into the match – broke the 128-run partnership.
While Dravid’s half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 78 balls, his ton – which included eight boundaries and a six – came off 119 balls. He eventually faced 120 balls, scoring 103. He was unbeaten.
India scored 200 off 37.2 overs. Sri Lanka had conceded a dozen extras at that point. Venugopal Rao, who faced nine balls, scored half-a-dozen. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Upul Tharanga. Maharoof broke the run-a-ball stand.
Suresh Raina, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Fifteen balls later, he was trapped leg before by Maharoof, who broke the 16-run stand. Ajit Agarkar, who faced eight balls, scored four. (Russ)Eleven balls later, he was caught by Arnold. Maharoof broke the six-run stand.
India scored 250 off 46.5 overs. Sri Lanka had conceded 13 extras at that point. Kartik, who faced F(ernand)ourteen balls, scored eight. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Atapattu. Dilhara broke the 32-run stand. R P, whose seven-ball innings included a boundary, scored seven. He was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka eventually conceded 17 extras. India scored 285 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Arnold, who bowled a wicketless overs, conceded eight. Tillakaratne Dilshan, the player of the match, bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 19. Jayasuriya, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded (Sana)thirty-five. Muttiah Muralitharan bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37.
Fernando and Vaas bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 77, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 56. Zoysa, who bowled five overs, conceded 29. He conceded a couple of wickets. Maharoof, who bowled five overs, conceded 20. He picked up four scalps.
Jayasuriya, who faced eight balls, scored as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Twenty-six balls into the chase, he was caught by Rao. Agarkar broke the 15-run stand.
Nine overs into Sri Lanka’s innings, Dravid made way for Jai Prakash Yadav under the SuperSub rule. Sehwag took over as India’s skipper. While Sri Lanka’s second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over, their third was between the 16th and the 20th over.
Sri Lanka scored 50 off 9.3 overs. India had conceded seven extras at that point. Tharanga, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Forty-seven balls later, he was caught by Sehwag. Agarkar broke the 36-run stand.
Kumar Sangakkara, whose 69-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 39. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Rao. R P broke the 12-run stand.
Sri Lanka scored 100 off 19.4 overs. India had conceded 11 extras at that point. Atapattu, whose 38-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 39. Sixty-seven balls later, he was caught by Kartik, who broke the 70-run partnership.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 12. Jayawardene, whose 45-ball innings included a dozen, scored 37. A dozen balls later, Yadav ran him out. Dilshan, whose 67-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 81. He was unbeaten, as was Arnold, who scored 49. His 49-ball innings included four boundaries.
India eventually conceded 19 extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 286 for the loss of five wickets off 47.4 overs, won by five wickets with 14 balls to spare. Sehwag, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 17. Yadav, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 44. Sreesanth, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 57.
R P bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 54, picking up a wicket. Kartik, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 52. He picked up a wicket. Agarkar, who bowled 9.4 overs, conceded 59. He picked up two scalps.
India led the seven-match series 4-1.
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