India made
three changes to their playing eleven – Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and
Ashish Nehra made way for Dinesh Karthik, Amit Mishra and Sudeep Tyagi. Sri
Lanka made a couple of changes to the eleven that (Mahe)last played the Indians
– Lahiru Thirimanne and Muthumudalige Pushpakumara made way for Tillakaratne
Dilshan and Jayawardene.
On winning the toss, Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to bat. Upul Tharanga, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four dot balls into the match, he was caught by Karthik off the bowling of Tyagi.
Dilshan, whose 17-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 33. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Gautam Gambhir. Zaheer Khan, the player of the match, broke the 42-run stand.
Sri Lanka scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. Jayawardene, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored just five. Twenty-two balls after Dilshan’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Khan broke the 18-run stand.
The second Powerplay of their innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Thilan Samaraweera, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. Sreesanth had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the one-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on five. Thilina Kandamby, who faced 11 balls, scored just a run. Thirteen balls later, Khan and Karthik ran him out.
Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 68 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Sangakkara was batting on 26, Thisara Perera was batting on a run. The latter, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Mishra broke the 18-run stand.
Sri Lanka scored 100 off 21.1 overs (128 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. Sangakkara's half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 56 balls.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 62 balls. While Sangakkara’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Suraj Randiv's contribution to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
Sangakkara, whose 78-ball innings included nine boundaries, eventually scored 68. Sixty-eight balls after Perera’s dismissal, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Yuvraj broke the 59-run partnership.
Sri Lanka scored 150 off 32.3 overs (198 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point. Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had conceded 157 for the loss of seven wickets at that point. While Randiv was batting on 31, Thilan Thushara was batting on three.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 50 off 75 balls. While Randiv’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Thushara's contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
The third Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings was between the 44th and the 48th over. Randiv’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 72 balls. Sri Lanka scored 200 off 43.2 overs (264 balls). Extras had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.
Thushara, whose 44-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 28. Sixty-eight balls after Sangakkara's dismissal, he was caught by Yuvraj. Khan broke the 59-run partnership.
Randiv, whose 76-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 56. Five balls later, Mishra had a reason to be in seventh heaven. Chanaka Welegedara, who faced four balls, scored a run. Eleven balls later, he was stumped by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper. Mishra broke the four-run stand.
Suranga Lakmal, who faced eight balls, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten. India had conceded 10 extras at that point. Sri Lanka were dismissed for 213 off 46.1 overs.
Raina, who bowled three overs, conceded nine. He was wicketless, as was Ravindra Jadeja, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 21.
Yuvraj, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up a wicket, as did Tyagi and Sreesanth, who bowled seven overs apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 46, the latter conceded 38.
Mishra bowled 9.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40, picking up three wickets. Khan bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 38, picking up three scalps.
India’s openers put on 50 off 6.2 overs (41 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded four extras at that point. While Karthik was batting on 28, Gambhir was batting on 21. The former, whose 40-ball innings included nine boundaries, eventually scored 48. Sixty-nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Sangakkara. Thushara broke the 89-run partnership.
India scored 100 off 14.3 overs (91 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. Seventeen overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 112 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Gambhir was batting on 45, Kohli was batting on 10. The former’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 67 balls.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 78 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Kohli’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
India scored 150 off 26 overs (160 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded nine extras at that point. Gambhir, whose 86-ball innings included 10 boundaries, eventually scored 71. A hundred and two balls after Karthik’s dismissal, he was caught by Welegedara. Perera broke the 72-run partnership.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 31st and the 35th over. Kohli’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 59 balls.
India scored 200 off 31.4 overs (196 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 11 extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 overs. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 38, the contributions of both Yuvraj and extras to it were seven apiece.
Kohli, whose 68-ball innings included nine boundaries, eventually scored 71. He was unbeaten, as was Yuvraj, who faced seven balls, scoring eight.
Sri Lanka eventually conceded 16 extras. India, who scored 214 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 32.4 overs, won by eight wickets with 104 balls to spare.
Welegedara, who bowled 5.4 wicketless overs, conceded 51. Randiv, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 19. Lakmal, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 75. Perera bowled five overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32, picking up a wicket. Thushara, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 33. He picked up a scalp.
On winning the toss, Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to bat. Upul Tharanga, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four dot balls into the match, he was caught by Karthik off the bowling of Tyagi.
Dilshan, whose 17-ball innings included eight boundaries, scored 33. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Gautam Gambhir. Zaheer Khan, the player of the match, broke the 42-run stand.
Sri Lanka scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. Jayawardene, whose 13-ball innings included a boundary, scored just five. Twenty-two balls after Dilshan’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Khan broke the 18-run stand.
The second Powerplay of their innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Thilan Samaraweera, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. Sreesanth had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the one-run stand.
The fifth-wicket pair put on five. Thilina Kandamby, who faced 11 balls, scored just a run. Thirteen balls later, Khan and Karthik ran him out.
Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 68 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Sangakkara was batting on 26, Thisara Perera was batting on a run. The latter, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj Singh. Mishra broke the 18-run stand.
Sri Lanka scored 100 off 21.1 overs (128 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. Sangakkara's half-century – which included eight boundaries – came off 56 balls.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 62 balls. While Sangakkara’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Suraj Randiv's contribution to it was 17. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
Sangakkara, whose 78-ball innings included nine boundaries, eventually scored 68. Sixty-eight balls after Perera’s dismissal, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Yuvraj broke the 59-run partnership.
Sri Lanka scored 150 off 32.3 overs (198 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point. Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had conceded 157 for the loss of seven wickets at that point. While Randiv was batting on 31, Thilan Thushara was batting on three.
The eighth-wicket pair put on 50 off 75 balls. While Randiv’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Thushara's contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.
The third Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings was between the 44th and the 48th over. Randiv’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 72 balls. Sri Lanka scored 200 off 43.2 overs (264 balls). Extras had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.
Thushara, whose 44-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 28. Sixty-eight balls after Sangakkara's dismissal, he was caught by Yuvraj. Khan broke the 59-run partnership.
Randiv, whose 76-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 56. Five balls later, Mishra had a reason to be in seventh heaven. Chanaka Welegedara, who faced four balls, scored a run. Eleven balls later, he was stumped by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper. Mishra broke the four-run stand.
Suranga Lakmal, who faced eight balls, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten. India had conceded 10 extras at that point. Sri Lanka were dismissed for 213 off 46.1 overs.
Raina, who bowled three overs, conceded nine. He was wicketless, as was Ravindra Jadeja, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, including a maiden. He conceded 21.
Yuvraj, who bowled four overs, conceded 18. He picked up a wicket, as did Tyagi and Sreesanth, who bowled seven overs apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 46, the latter conceded 38.
Mishra bowled 9.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 40, picking up three wickets. Khan bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 38, picking up three scalps.
India’s openers put on 50 off 6.2 overs (41 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded four extras at that point. While Karthik was batting on 28, Gambhir was batting on 21. The former, whose 40-ball innings included nine boundaries, eventually scored 48. Sixty-nine balls into the chase, he was caught by Sangakkara. Thushara broke the 89-run partnership.
India scored 100 off 14.3 overs (91 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. Seventeen overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 112 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Gambhir was batting on 45, Kohli was batting on 10. The former’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 67 balls.
The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 78 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Kohli’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
India scored 150 off 26 overs (160 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded nine extras at that point. Gambhir, whose 86-ball innings included 10 boundaries, eventually scored 71. A hundred and two balls after Karthik’s dismissal, he was caught by Welegedara. Perera broke the 72-run partnership.
The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 31st and the 35th over. Kohli’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 59 balls.
India scored 200 off 31.4 overs (196 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 11 extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 overs. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 38, the contributions of both Yuvraj and extras to it were seven apiece.
Kohli, whose 68-ball innings included nine boundaries, eventually scored 71. He was unbeaten, as was Yuvraj, who faced seven balls, scoring eight.
Sri Lanka eventually conceded 16 extras. India, who scored 214 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 32.4 overs, won by eight wickets with 104 balls to spare.
Welegedara, who bowled 5.4 wicketless overs, conceded 51. Randiv, who bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceded 19. Lakmal, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 75. Perera bowled five overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32, picking up a wicket. Thushara, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 33. He picked up a scalp.
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