India made three
changes to their playing eleven – Robin Uthappa, Anil Kumble and Sreesanth made
way for Yuvraj Singh, Ajit Agarkar and Zaheer Khan, the player of the match. Sri
Lanka made just one changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Lasith
Malinga made way for Dilhara Fernando.
On winning the toss, Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to bat. There was a ground delay at the beginning of the match. Jayasuriya had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. (Sana)Thirteen balls into the match, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly. Khan broke the five-run stand.
The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Upul Tharanga, who faced nine balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Khan. Sangakkara, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the (Ku)mark. Ten balls later, Khan broke the one-run stand.
While the second Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over, their third Powerplay was between the 16th and the 20th over. Sri Lanka scored 50 off 15.3 overs. India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka scored 51 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Jayawardene was batting on 14, Marvan Atapattu was batting on 28.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 79 balls. While Jayawardene’s contribution to the partnership was 17, Atapattu’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
Atapattu, whose 61-ball (Sach)innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 42. A hundred and seven balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Munaf Patel broke the 76-run partnership.
Jayawardene, whose 59-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 30. Ten balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan Singh, who broke the nine-run stand. Sri Lanka scored 100 off 26.5 overs. India had conceded 13 extras at that point.
Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka scored 135 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Tillakaratne Dilshan was batting on 26, Russel Arnold was batting on 21.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 64 balls. While Dilshan’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Arnold’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run. Sri Lanka scored 150 off 37 overs. India had conceded 13 extras at that point.
Dilshan, whose 54-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 42. A hundred and eight balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Harbhajan broke the 89-run partnership. Arnold, whose 83-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 66. His half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 68 balls. He was unbeaten.
Farveez Maharoof, whose 12-ball innings included a dozen, scored 14. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Khan broke the 16-run stand. Sri Lanka scored 200 off 45.5 overs. India had conceded 20 extras at that point.
Malinga Bandara wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just two. Ten balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Khan, who broke the 10-run stand. Nuwan Kulasekara, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 22 extras. Sri Lanka scored 230 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 33. Virender Sehwag, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 30. Agarkar bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 40.
Patel bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 41, picking up a wicket. Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of wickets. Khan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up five scalps.
India’s innings was preceded by the lunch interval. Sehwag, whose nine-ball innings included three boundaries, scored a dozen. A dozen balls into the chase, he was caught by Dilshan. Fernando broke the 20-run stand. Tendulkar, who faced eight balls later, scored a run. Three balls later, Kulasekara broke the 15-run stand.
India scored 50 off 10 overs. Sri Lanka had conceded eight extras at that point. The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India scored 78 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Ganguly was batting on 40, Yuvraj was batting on 17.
The third Powerplay was between the 16th and the 20th over. Yuvraj, whose 31-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 21. Sixty-nine balls later, he was caught by Kulasekara. Fernando broke the 48-run stand.
Ganguly, whose 72-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 48. Thirty-three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Bandara, who broke the 11-run stand. India scored 100 off 23.4 overs. Sri Lanka had scored nine extras at that point.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 59 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 33, the contribution of Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, to it was 17. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India scored 145 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Dravid was batting on 36, Dhoni was batting on 18. India scored 150 off 33.5 overs. Sri Lanka had scored nine extras at that point.
Dravid’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 68 balls. The fifth-wicket pair put on 100 off 121 balls. While Dravid’s contribution to the partnership was 51, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 49. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership. Dhoni’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries – came off 63 balls.
India scored 200 off 43 overs. Sri Lanka had scored nine extras at that point. The fifth-wicket pair put on 133. Dravid, whose 82-ball innings included the boundaries and the only six of the innings, eventually scored 66. A hundred and forty-five balls later, Bandara ran him out.
Dhoni, whose 74-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 67. He was unbeaten, as was Dinesh Karthik, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary.
Sri Lanka eventually conceded 14 extras. India, who scored 233 for the loss of five wickets off 46.3 overs, won by five wickets with 21 balls to spare. Dilshan bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 16. Jayasuriya, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 34. Maharoof, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 47.
Kulasekara bowled 8.3 overs, conceding 46. He picked up a wicket, as did Bandara, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 46. Fernando bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43, picking up two scalps.
India levelled the four-match series 1-1.
On winning the toss, Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to bat. There was a ground delay at the beginning of the match. Jayasuriya had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just a couple. (Sana)Thirteen balls into the match, he was caught by Sourav Ganguly. Khan broke the five-run stand.
The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Upul Tharanga, who faced nine balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Khan. Sangakkara, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the (Ku)mark. Ten balls later, Khan broke the one-run stand.
While the second Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over, their third Powerplay was between the 16th and the 20th over. Sri Lanka scored 50 off 15.3 overs. India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka scored 51 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Jayawardene was batting on 14, Marvan Atapattu was batting on 28.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 79 balls. While Jayawardene’s contribution to the partnership was 17, Atapattu’s contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
Atapattu, whose 61-ball (Sach)innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 42. A hundred and seven balls later, he was caught by Tendulkar. Munaf Patel broke the 76-run partnership.
Jayawardene, whose 59-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 30. Ten balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan Singh, who broke the nine-run stand. Sri Lanka scored 100 off 26.5 overs. India had conceded 13 extras at that point.
Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka scored 135 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Tillakaratne Dilshan was batting on 26, Russel Arnold was batting on 21.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 64 balls. While Dilshan’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Arnold’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run. Sri Lanka scored 150 off 37 overs. India had conceded 13 extras at that point.
Dilshan, whose 54-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 42. A hundred and eight balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Harbhajan broke the 89-run partnership. Arnold, whose 83-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 66. His half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 68 balls. He was unbeaten.
Farveez Maharoof, whose 12-ball innings included a dozen, scored 14. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Agarkar. Khan broke the 16-run stand. Sri Lanka scored 200 off 45.5 overs. India had conceded 20 extras at that point.
Malinga Bandara wasn’t in seventh heaven, because he scored just two. Ten balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Khan, who broke the 10-run stand. Nuwan Kulasekara, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 22 extras. Sri Lanka scored 230 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs. Tendulkar, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 33. Virender Sehwag, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 30. Agarkar bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 40.
Patel bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 41, picking up a wicket. Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of wickets. Khan, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 42. He picked up five scalps.
India’s innings was preceded by the lunch interval. Sehwag, whose nine-ball innings included three boundaries, scored a dozen. A dozen balls into the chase, he was caught by Dilshan. Fernando broke the 20-run stand. Tendulkar, who faced eight balls later, scored a run. Three balls later, Kulasekara broke the 15-run stand.
India scored 50 off 10 overs. Sri Lanka had conceded eight extras at that point. The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India scored 78 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Ganguly was batting on 40, Yuvraj was batting on 17.
The third Powerplay was between the 16th and the 20th over. Yuvraj, whose 31-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 21. Sixty-nine balls later, he was caught by Kulasekara. Fernando broke the 48-run stand.
Ganguly, whose 72-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 48. Thirty-three balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Bandara, who broke the 11-run stand. India scored 100 off 23.4 overs. Sri Lanka had scored nine extras at that point.
The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 59 balls. While Dhoni’s contribution to the partnership was 33, the contribution of Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, to it was 17. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.
Thirty-two overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India scored 145 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Dravid was batting on 36, Dhoni was batting on 18. India scored 150 off 33.5 overs. Sri Lanka had scored nine extras at that point.
Dravid’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 68 balls. The fifth-wicket pair put on 100 off 121 balls. While Dravid’s contribution to the partnership was 51, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 49. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership. Dhoni’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries – came off 63 balls.
India scored 200 off 43 overs. Sri Lanka had scored nine extras at that point. The fifth-wicket pair put on 133. Dravid, whose 82-ball innings included the boundaries and the only six of the innings, eventually scored 66. A hundred and forty-five balls later, Bandara ran him out.
Dhoni, whose 74-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 67. He was unbeaten, as was Dinesh Karthik, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring four. His runs came by way of a boundary.
Sri Lanka eventually conceded 14 extras. India, who scored 233 for the loss of five wickets off 46.3 overs, won by five wickets with 21 balls to spare. Dilshan bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 16. Jayasuriya, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 34. Maharoof, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 47.
Kulasekara bowled 8.3 overs, conceding 46. He picked up a wicket, as did Bandara, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 46. Fernando bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 43, picking up two scalps.
India levelled the four-match series 1-1.
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