India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Dinesh Karthik and Sudeep Tyagi
made way for Yuvraj Singh and Sreesanth. Sri Lanka made a couple of changes to
the eleven that last played the Indians – Tillakaratne Dilshan and Sanath
Jayasuriya made way for One-day International debutant Lahiru Thirimanne and
Thilan Thushara.
On winning the toss, Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka's skipper, inserted the Indians. Gautam Gambhir, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Three overs into the match, Chanaka Welegedara broke the 14-run stand.
India scored 50 off 6.1 overs (39 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded three extras at that point. Virat Kohli, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty-three balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Sangakkara. Welegedara broke the 48-run stand.
Virender Sehwag, whose 31-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 47. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Thirimanne. Welegedara broke the nine-run stand.
The second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over. Eighty-five balls into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 87 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Yuvraj Singh was batting on eight, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, had a reason to be in seventh heaven.
India scored 100 off 17 overs (109 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded nine extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 77 balls. While Yuvraj’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
India scored 150 off 29.1 overs (183 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 11 extras at that point. Yuvraj’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 60 balls.
Dhoni, whose 70-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 37. A hundred and thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Sangakkara. Thisara Perera broke the 99-run partnership.
Thirty-four overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 178 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Yuvraj was batting on 62, Suresh Raina was batting on three.
Yuvraj, whose 84-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 74. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Suranga Lakmal. Perera broke the 28-run stand.
India scored 200 off 38.2 overs (240 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 13 extras at that point.
The third Powerplay was between the 44th and the 48th over. The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While both Raina and Ravindra Jadeja’s contributions to the partnership were 22 apiece, extras’ contribution to the partnership was seven.
India scored 250 off 44.3 overs (279 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 20 extras at that point.
Raina, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 35. Forty-eight balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, Welegedara broke the 65-run partnership. Harbhajan Singh, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Thilina Kandamby. Thushara broke the one-run stand.
Zaheer Khan, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, Welegedara broke the four-run stand. Ravindra Jadeja, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 39. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Kandamby. Needless to say, Thushara was in seventh heaven.
Ashish Nehra, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. He was unbeaten, as was Sreesanth, who faced three balls, scoring a run.
Sri Lanka eventually conceded 22 extras. India scored 278 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Thilan Samaraweera, the player of the match, bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 12.
Kandamby bowled four wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22. Lakmal bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 48. Suraj Randiv, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 36.
Perera, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 27. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Thushara, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 62. Welegedara bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 66, picking up five scalps.
Thirimanne, whose 24-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 22. Fifty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Gambhir. Sreesanth broke the 48-run partnership.
Sri Lanka scored 50 off nine overs (57 balls). The number of extras India had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
The second Powerplay of Sri Lanka's innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Fifteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 77 for the loss of one wicket at that point. While Upul Tharanga was batting on 30, Sangakkara was batting on 14.
Tharanga, whose 48-ball innings included four boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-three balls after Thirimanne's dismissal, he was caught by Harbhajan, who broke the 29-run stand.
Sri Lanka scored 100 off 19.4 overs (125 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 53 balls. While Sangakkara's contribution to the partnership was 19, Samaraweera's contribution to it was 29. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
Sri Lanka scored 150 off 29.3 overs (186 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point. Samaraweera's half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 51 balls.
Thirty-one overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 167 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Sangakkara was batting on 49, Samaraweera was batting on 51. The former’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 66 balls.
The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 108 balls. While Sangakkara's contribution to the partnership was 37, Samaraweera's contribution to it was 60. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
Sangakkara, whose 80-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 60. A hundred and twenty-four balls after Tharanga’s dismissal, he was caught by Raina. Harbhajan broke the 122-run partnership.
Sri Lanka scored 200 off 36.3 overs (230 balls). India had conceded 15 extras at that point.
Kandamby, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty-seven balls after Sangakkara’s dismissal, he was caught by Sreesanth. Harbhajan broke the 18-run stand.
The third Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings was between the 44th and the 48th over. The fifth-wicket pair put on (Dho)nine. Randiv, who faced nine balls, scored four. Sixteen balls after Kandamby’s dismissal, the wicketkeeper and Nehra ran him out.
Sri Lanka scored 250 off 45.5 overs (287 balls). India had conceded 17 extras at that point. Samaraweera’s century – which included 10 boundaries – came off 104 balls. He eventually scored 105 off 106 balls, which included 11 boundaries. He was unbeaten.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 100 off 108 balls. While Samareweera's contribution to the partnership was 18, Perera's contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple. The latter, whose 15-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and the only six of the innings, eventually scored 36. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 18 extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 283 for the loss of five wickets off 48 overs, won by five wickets with a couple of overs to spare.
Jadeja bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 31. Sehwag and Yuvraj bowled five wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 19.
Nehra bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 55. Khan bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 57.
Sreesanth bowled seven overs, conceding 47. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47, picking up three scalps.
On winning the toss, Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka's skipper, inserted the Indians. Gautam Gambhir, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Three overs into the match, Chanaka Welegedara broke the 14-run stand.
India scored 50 off 6.1 overs (39 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded three extras at that point. Virat Kohli, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty-three balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Sangakkara. Welegedara broke the 48-run stand.
Virender Sehwag, whose 31-ball innings included nine boundaries, scored 47. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Thirimanne. Welegedara broke the nine-run stand.
The second Powerplay was between the 11th and the 15th over. Eighty-five balls into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 87 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Yuvraj Singh was batting on eight, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, had a reason to be in seventh heaven.
India scored 100 off 17 overs (109 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded nine extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 77 balls. While Yuvraj’s contribution to the partnership was 28, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.
India scored 150 off 29.1 overs (183 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 11 extras at that point. Yuvraj’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 60 balls.
Dhoni, whose 70-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 37. A hundred and thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Sangakkara. Thisara Perera broke the 99-run partnership.
Thirty-four overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 178 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Yuvraj was batting on 62, Suresh Raina was batting on three.
Yuvraj, whose 84-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 74. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Suranga Lakmal. Perera broke the 28-run stand.
India scored 200 off 38.2 overs (240 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 13 extras at that point.
The third Powerplay was between the 44th and the 48th over. The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While both Raina and Ravindra Jadeja’s contributions to the partnership were 22 apiece, extras’ contribution to the partnership was seven.
India scored 250 off 44.3 overs (279 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 20 extras at that point.
Raina, whose 46-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 35. Forty-eight balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, Welegedara broke the 65-run partnership. Harbhajan Singh, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Thilina Kandamby. Thushara broke the one-run stand.
Zaheer Khan, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, Welegedara broke the four-run stand. Ravindra Jadeja, whose 34-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 39. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Kandamby. Needless to say, Thushara was in seventh heaven.
Ashish Nehra, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored four. He was unbeaten, as was Sreesanth, who faced three balls, scoring a run.
Sri Lanka eventually conceded 22 extras. India scored 278 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Thilan Samaraweera, the player of the match, bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 12.
Kandamby bowled four wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 22. Lakmal bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 48. Suraj Randiv, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 36.
Perera, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 27. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Thushara, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 62. Welegedara bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 66, picking up five scalps.
Thirimanne, whose 24-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 22. Fifty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Gambhir. Sreesanth broke the 48-run partnership.
Sri Lanka scored 50 off nine overs (57 balls). The number of extras India had conceded at that point gave them no reason to be in seventh heaven.
The second Powerplay of Sri Lanka's innings was between the 11th and the 15th over. Fifteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 77 for the loss of one wicket at that point. While Upul Tharanga was batting on 30, Sangakkara was batting on 14.
Tharanga, whose 48-ball innings included four boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-three balls after Thirimanne's dismissal, he was caught by Harbhajan, who broke the 29-run stand.
Sri Lanka scored 100 off 19.4 overs (125 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 53 balls. While Sangakkara's contribution to the partnership was 19, Samaraweera's contribution to it was 29. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.
Sri Lanka scored 150 off 29.3 overs (186 balls). India had conceded 13 extras at that point. Samaraweera's half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 51 balls.
Thirty-one overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 167 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Sangakkara was batting on 49, Samaraweera was batting on 51. The former’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 66 balls.
The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 108 balls. While Sangakkara's contribution to the partnership was 37, Samaraweera's contribution to it was 60. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
Sangakkara, whose 80-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 60. A hundred and twenty-four balls after Tharanga’s dismissal, he was caught by Raina. Harbhajan broke the 122-run partnership.
Sri Lanka scored 200 off 36.3 overs (230 balls). India had conceded 15 extras at that point.
Kandamby, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Twenty-seven balls after Sangakkara’s dismissal, he was caught by Sreesanth. Harbhajan broke the 18-run stand.
The third Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings was between the 44th and the 48th over. The fifth-wicket pair put on (Dho)nine. Randiv, who faced nine balls, scored four. Sixteen balls after Kandamby’s dismissal, the wicketkeeper and Nehra ran him out.
Sri Lanka scored 250 off 45.5 overs (287 balls). India had conceded 17 extras at that point. Samaraweera’s century – which included 10 boundaries – came off 104 balls. He eventually scored 105 off 106 balls, which included 11 boundaries. He was unbeaten.
The sixth-wicket pair put on 100 off 108 balls. While Samareweera's contribution to the partnership was 18, Perera's contribution to it was 30. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple. The latter, whose 15-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and the only six of the innings, eventually scored 36. He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 18 extras. Sri Lanka, who scored 283 for the loss of five wickets off 48 overs, won by five wickets with a couple of overs to spare.
Jadeja bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 31. Sehwag and Yuvraj bowled five wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter conceded 19.
Nehra bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 55. Khan bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 57.
Sreesanth bowled seven overs, conceding 47. He picked up a wicket. Harbhajan bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 47, picking up three scalps.
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