India made four
changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Yuvraj Singh, Ajit Agarkar, Irfan Pathan
and Anil Kumble made way for Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Karthik, Sreesanth and
Munaf.
Sri Lanka made four Cha(mara)nges to their playing (Russ)eleven – Kapugedera, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan and Dilhara Fernando made way for Marvan Atapattu, Arnold, Malinga Bandara and Nuwan Zoysa.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, inserted the visitors. Upul Tharanga, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Half-a-dozen balls later, Patel broke the 34-run stand.
Sanath Jayasuriya’s half-century – which included 11 boundaries – came off 48 balls. He eventually scored 63. His 61-ball innings included 13 boundaries. He was unbeaten. Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka’s skipper, faced four balls, failing to open his account. Ten balls after Tharanga’s dismissal, he was caught by Dravid. Patel broke the run-a-ball stand.
Sri Lanka scored 50 off 9.3 overs. India had conceded five extras at that point. The second Powerplay of their innings was between the 11th and 15th over.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. The Sri Lankans had scored 91 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Jayasuriya was batting on 57, Kumar Sangakkara was batting on a dozen.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 52 balls. While Jayasuriya’s contribution to the partnership was 36, Sangakkara’s contribution to it was a dozen. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
Sangakkara, who faceD(ho)nineteen balls, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Fifty-four balls after Jayawardene’s dismissal, he was caught by Mahendra Singh. Sreesanth broke the 2-run partnership.
Although Atapattu’s innings included a boundary, he had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. He was unbeaten. Sri Lanka’s 100 came off 18.1 overs. India had conceded eight extras at that point. A hundred and ten balls into the match, there was a rain interruption. The Sri Lankans had scored 102 for the loss of three wickets at that point.
Harbhajan Singh, who bowled a couple of overs, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless, as was Zaheer Khan, who bowled five overs, conceding 32. Sreesanth, who bowled 4.2 overs, conceded 36. He picked up a wicket. Patel bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 25, picking up a couple of scalps.
The four-match series was levelled 0-0.
Sri Lanka made four Cha(mara)nges to their playing (Russ)eleven – Kapugedera, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan and Dilhara Fernando made way for Marvan Atapattu, Arnold, Malinga Bandara and Nuwan Zoysa.
On winning the toss, Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, inserted the visitors. Upul Tharanga, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. Half-a-dozen balls later, Patel broke the 34-run stand.
Sanath Jayasuriya’s half-century – which included 11 boundaries – came off 48 balls. He eventually scored 63. His 61-ball innings included 13 boundaries. He was unbeaten. Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka’s skipper, faced four balls, failing to open his account. Ten balls after Tharanga’s dismissal, he was caught by Dravid. Patel broke the run-a-ball stand.
Sri Lanka scored 50 off 9.3 overs. India had conceded five extras at that point. The second Powerplay of their innings was between the 11th and 15th over.
Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. The Sri Lankans had scored 91 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Jayasuriya was batting on 57, Kumar Sangakkara was batting on a dozen.
The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 52 balls. While Jayasuriya’s contribution to the partnership was 36, Sangakkara’s contribution to it was a dozen. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
Sangakkara, who faceD(ho)nineteen balls, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. His innings included a couple of boundaries. Fifty-four balls after Jayawardene’s dismissal, he was caught by Mahendra Singh. Sreesanth broke the 2-run partnership.
Although Atapattu’s innings included a boundary, he had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. He was unbeaten. Sri Lanka’s 100 came off 18.1 overs. India had conceded eight extras at that point. A hundred and ten balls into the match, there was a rain interruption. The Sri Lankans had scored 102 for the loss of three wickets at that point.
Harbhajan Singh, who bowled a couple of overs, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless, as was Zaheer Khan, who bowled five overs, conceding 32. Sreesanth, who bowled 4.2 overs, conceded 36. He picked up a wicket. Patel bowled seven overs, including a maiden. He conceded 25, picking up a couple of scalps.
The four-match series was levelled 0-0.
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