While India made
no changes to their playing eleven, Sri Lanka made (Fernan)do Chan(dana)ges
to the eleven that last played the Indians – Upul and Nuwan Zoysa made way for
Thilan Samaraweera and Dilhara.
On winning the toss, Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to bat. Kumar Sangakkara, whose 147-ball innings included 13 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 138. He was unbeaten. While his 50 – which included five boundaries – came off 79 balls, his ton – which included eight boundaries and both the sixes – came off 123 balls.
Sanath Jayasuriya, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Thirty-five balls into the match, Ajit Agarkar broke the 31-run stand.
Sri Lanka scored 50 off 10 overs. While Sangakkara was batting on 26 at that point, Atapattu was batting on five.
While Sri Lanka’s second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over, the third was between the 16th and 20th over.
Atapattu, whose 49-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 17. Eighty-six balls after Jayasuriya’s D(hon)ismissal, he was caught by Mahendra Singh, the player of the match. Jai Prakash Yadav broke the 46-run stand.
Sri Lanka scored 100 off 24.3 overs. While Sangakkara was batting on 47 at that point, Mahela Jayawardene was batting on a dozen. They put on 50 for the third wicket off 66 balls.
Sri Lanka scored 150 off 34.3 overs. While Sangakkara was batting on 64 at that point, Jayawardene was batting on 45. The latter’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 55 balls. They scored 200 off 41.3 overs. While Sangakkara was batting on 100 at that point, Jayawardene was batting on 55.
Jayawardene, whose 70-ball innings included 10 boundaries, eventually scored 71. A hundred and forty-one balls later, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Agarkar broke the 151-run partnership. Tillakaratne Dilshan, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. A dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sehwag, who broke the run-a-ball stand.
Sri Lanka scored 250 off 46.4 overs. While Sangakkara was batting on 118 at that point, Farveez Maharoof was batting on 10. They put on 50 for the fifth wicket off 23 balls. Maharoof, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 33. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 21 extras. Sri Lanka scored 298 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10. Murali Kartik, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 42. One of his overs – the 35th of the innings – was a five-ball over.
Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 67. The latter conceded 30. Sehwag, who bowled four overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket, as did Yadav, who bowled nine overs, conceding 53. Agarkar bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 62, picking up a couple of scalps.
At the beginning of the chase, Samaraweera made way for Chandana and Kartik made way for Suresh Raina under the SuperSub rule. Tendulkar, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Five balls into the chase, he was caught by Sangakkara. Needless to say, Vaas was in seventh heaven.
The second-wicket pair (Sehwag and Dhoni) put on 50 off 44 balls. India scored 50 off 7.3 overs. While Sehwag was batting on 22 at that point, Dhoni was batting on 26. The latter’s 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 40 balls.
Sehwag, whose 37-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 39. Eighty-four balls, he was trapped leg before wicket by Muttiah Muralitharan, who broke the 92-run partnership.
India scored 100 off 15 overs. While Dhoni was batting on 56 at that point, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, was batting on one. While India’s second Powerplay was between the 17th and 21st over, their third was between the 28th and the 31st over.
India scored 150 off 20.1 overs. While Dhoni was batting on 92 at that point, Dravid was batting on 11. The former’s century – which included 10 boundaries and five sixes – came off 85 balls. He eventually scored 183. His 145-ball innings included 15 boundaries and 10 sixes. He was unbeaten.
Dravid, whose 34-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 28. Seventy-five balls later, he was caught by Muralitharan, who broke the 86-run partnership.
India scored 200 off 29.1 overs. While Dhoni was batting on 119 at that point, Yuvraj Singh hadn’t opened his account. They scored 250 off 36.3 overs. While Dhoni was batting on 151 at that point, Yuvraj was batting on 18.
The Punjab southpaw – whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries – didn’t added to the aforementioned score. Fifty-seven balls after Dravid’s dismissal, Dilshan broke the 65-run partnership.
India scored 300 off 46.1 overs. Venugopal Rao, who was batting on 19 at that point, was unbeaten. His 39-ball innings included a boundary and a six. He and Dhoni put on 50 for the fifth wicket off 58 balls.
Sri Lanka conceded 14 extras. India, who scored 303 for the loss of four wickets off 46.1 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with 23 balls to spare. Maharoof, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 50. Fernando, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 38. Chandana, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 83.
Dilshan, who bowled 5.1 overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket, as did Vaas, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 43. Muralitharan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46, picking up two scalps.
India led the seven-match series 3-0.
On winning the toss, Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to bat. Kumar Sangakkara, whose 147-ball innings included 13 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 138. He was unbeaten. While his 50 – which included five boundaries – came off 79 balls, his ton – which included eight boundaries and both the sixes – came off 123 balls.
Sanath Jayasuriya, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Thirty-five balls into the match, Ajit Agarkar broke the 31-run stand.
Sri Lanka scored 50 off 10 overs. While Sangakkara was batting on 26 at that point, Atapattu was batting on five.
While Sri Lanka’s second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over, the third was between the 16th and 20th over.
Atapattu, whose 49-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 17. Eighty-six balls after Jayasuriya’s D(hon)ismissal, he was caught by Mahendra Singh, the player of the match. Jai Prakash Yadav broke the 46-run stand.
Sri Lanka scored 100 off 24.3 overs. While Sangakkara was batting on 47 at that point, Mahela Jayawardene was batting on a dozen. They put on 50 for the third wicket off 66 balls.
Sri Lanka scored 150 off 34.3 overs. While Sangakkara was batting on 64 at that point, Jayawardene was batting on 45. The latter’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 55 balls. They scored 200 off 41.3 overs. While Sangakkara was batting on 100 at that point, Jayawardene was batting on 55.
Jayawardene, whose 70-ball innings included 10 boundaries, eventually scored 71. A hundred and forty-one balls later, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Agarkar broke the 151-run partnership. Tillakaratne Dilshan, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. A dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Sehwag, who broke the run-a-ball stand.
Sri Lanka scored 250 off 46.4 overs. While Sangakkara was batting on 118 at that point, Farveez Maharoof was batting on 10. They put on 50 for the fifth wicket off 23 balls. Maharoof, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 33. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 21 extras. Sri Lanka scored 298 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs. Sachin Tendulkar, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 10. Murali Kartik, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 42. One of his overs – the 35th of the innings – was a five-ball over.
Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 67. The latter conceded 30. Sehwag, who bowled four overs, conceded 29. He picked up a wicket, as did Yadav, who bowled nine overs, conceding 53. Agarkar bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 62, picking up a couple of scalps.
At the beginning of the chase, Samaraweera made way for Chandana and Kartik made way for Suresh Raina under the SuperSub rule. Tendulkar, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Five balls into the chase, he was caught by Sangakkara. Needless to say, Vaas was in seventh heaven.
The second-wicket pair (Sehwag and Dhoni) put on 50 off 44 balls. India scored 50 off 7.3 overs. While Sehwag was batting on 22 at that point, Dhoni was batting on 26. The latter’s 50 – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 40 balls.
Sehwag, whose 37-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 39. Eighty-four balls, he was trapped leg before wicket by Muttiah Muralitharan, who broke the 92-run partnership.
India scored 100 off 15 overs. While Dhoni was batting on 56 at that point, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, was batting on one. While India’s second Powerplay was between the 17th and 21st over, their third was between the 28th and the 31st over.
India scored 150 off 20.1 overs. While Dhoni was batting on 92 at that point, Dravid was batting on 11. The former’s century – which included 10 boundaries and five sixes – came off 85 balls. He eventually scored 183. His 145-ball innings included 15 boundaries and 10 sixes. He was unbeaten.
Dravid, whose 34-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 28. Seventy-five balls later, he was caught by Muralitharan, who broke the 86-run partnership.
India scored 200 off 29.1 overs. While Dhoni was batting on 119 at that point, Yuvraj Singh hadn’t opened his account. They scored 250 off 36.3 overs. While Dhoni was batting on 151 at that point, Yuvraj was batting on 18.
The Punjab southpaw – whose 24-ball innings included three boundaries – didn’t added to the aforementioned score. Fifty-seven balls after Dravid’s dismissal, Dilshan broke the 65-run partnership.
India scored 300 off 46.1 overs. Venugopal Rao, who was batting on 19 at that point, was unbeaten. His 39-ball innings included a boundary and a six. He and Dhoni put on 50 for the fifth wicket off 58 balls.
Sri Lanka conceded 14 extras. India, who scored 303 for the loss of four wickets off 46.1 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with 23 balls to spare. Maharoof, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 50. Fernando, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 38. Chandana, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 83.
Dilshan, who bowled 5.1 overs, conceded 35. He picked up a wicket, as did Vaas, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 43. Muralitharan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46, picking up two scalps.
India led the seven-match series 3-0.
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