SL leave India D(hon)isappointed again

India (Sharm)made four changes to theiR Playing (Pat)eleven – Virender Sehwag, Robin Uthappa, Singh and Ishant made way for One-day International debutant Virat Kohli, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan and Munaf. Sri Lanka made no changes to the eleven that last played the Indians.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Their openers didn’t get off the mark. Gautam Gambhir, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls into the match, he Vaas dismissed by Chaminda.

Kohli, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Forty-five balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Nuwan Kulasekara, who broke the 23-run stand.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11^th and the 15^th over. Suresh Raina, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Twenty-four balls after Kohli’s dismissal, he was caught by Chamara Silva. Kulasekara broke the 13-run stand.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16^th and the 20^th over. They scored 50 off 15.4 overs (95 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded an extra at that point.

Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 50 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Yuvraj Singh was batting on eight, Rohit Sharma was batting on a dozen.

Yuvraj, whose 30-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 23. Forty-seven balls later, he was (Men)dismissed by Ajantha, the player of the match, who broke the 37-run stand.

Rohit, whose 31-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 19. Five balls (Mahe)later, he was caught by Jayawardene, Sri Lanka’s skipper. Thilan Thushara broke the two-run stand.

Dhoni, who faced 28 balls, scored just half-a-dozen. Forty-one balls later, he was caught by Jayawardene. Mendis broke the 12-run stand. The seventh-wicket didn’t get off the mark. Irfan Pathan, who faced 19 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – seven balls after Dhoni’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before wicket by Muttiah Muralitharan.

Thirty-one overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 92 for the loss of seven wickets at that point. Both Harbhajan and Khan were batting on a couple apiece.

India scored 100 off 34.4 overs (209 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded five extras at that point. Khan, who faced 38 balls, eventually scored a dozen. Fifty-one balls after Pathan’s dismissal, he was caught by Thushara. Muralitharan broke the 20-run stand.

Harbhajan, who faced 28 balls, eventually scored a dozen too. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Kumar Sangakkara. Muralitharan broke the 10-run stand. Pragyan Ojha, whose 29-ball innings included a boundary, scored 16. He was unbeaten.

Patel, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 15. Twenty-three balls after Harbhajan, he was (Men)dismissed by the spinner, who broke the 29-run stand. Sri Lanka eventually conceded seven extras. India were bundled out for 146 off 46 overs.

Sanath Jayasuriya bowled five wicketless overs, including a maiden. He was wicketless. Thushara, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 18. He picked up a wicket, as did Vaas, who bowled nine overs, conceding 34.

Kulasekara, who bowled seven overs, conceded 23. He picked up a couple of wickets. Mendis bowled nine overs, including four maidens. He conceded 21, picking up three wickets. Muralitharan bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 37, picking up three scalps.

Jayasuriya, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Thirty-eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Pathan. Patel broke the 18-run stand.

The second Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings was between the 11^th and the 15^th over. Sangakkara, whose 41-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 19. Thirty-nine balls after Jayasuriya’s dismissal, he was caught by Patel, who broke the 27-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 14.2 overs (88 balls). As far as the number of extras they had conceded at that point, India had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The third Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings was between the 16^th and the 20^th over. Sixteen overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 57 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Jayawardene was batting on 17, Chamara Kapugedere was batting on four.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 69 balls. While Jayawardene’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Kapugedera’s contribution to the partnership was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 23.5 overs (148 balls). India had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

Jayawardene’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 70 balls. The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 134 balls. While Jayawardene’s contribution to the partnership was 49, Kapugedera’s contribution to the partnership was 44. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was seven.

Jayawardene, whose 82-ball innings included seven boundaries, eventually scored 61. He was unbeaten, as was Kapugedera, who eventually scored 45. His 72-ball innings included four boundaries.

India eventually conceded a dozen extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 147 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 34.5 overs, won by eight wickets off 91 balls to spare. Raina bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 11. Rohit bowled 2.5 wicketless overs, conceding 11. Ojha bowled three wicketless overs, conceding nine.

Harbhajan, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 18. Pathan and Khan (whose spell included a maiden) bowled seven wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 35, the latter conceded 24. Patel, who bowled nine overs, conceded 32. He picked up both the wickets that fell.

Sri Lanka led the five-match series 1-0.