India leave the iSLanders D(hon)isappointed

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Gautam Gambhir and Rahul (Shar)made way for Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan.

Sri Lanka made (Rand)IV Cha(mara)nges to the eleven that last played the Indians – Thilan Samaraweera, Kapugedera, Suraj and Muttiah Muralitharan made way for Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne and Dhammika Prasad.

On winning the toss, Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka’s skipper, chose to bat.

The first Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 46, and lost a wicket.

Upul Tharanga, who faced 11 balls, scored four. Sixteen ballS(ach)into the match, he was called by Tendulkar. Khan broke the 12-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 10.3 overs (63 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 60 balls. While Tillakaratne Dilshan’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Kumar Sangakkara’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

The second Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 16^th and the 20^th over. They scored 11, and lost a wicket.

Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 72 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Dilshan was batting on 37, Sangakkara was batting on 25.

Sangakkara, whose 34-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 26. Eighty-four balls after Tharanga’s D(hon)ismissal, he was caught by Mahendra Singh, India’s skipper. Khan broke the 52-run partnership.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 23.4 overs (142 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Dilshan, whose 79-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, eventually scored 48. Forty-seven balls later, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Ravindra Jadeja broke the 26-run stand.

The third Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored 23, and lost a couple of wickets.

Sri Lanka scored 150 off 35.1 overs (211 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 64 balls. While Chandimal’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Jayawardene’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Jayawardene, who faced 34-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 23. Sixty-eight balls later, he was caught by Rohit Sharma. Ravichandran Ashwin, the player of the match, broke the 52-run partnership.

Two hundred and fifteen balls into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 152 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Chandimal was batting on 42.

Chandimal’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 66 balls.

Thisara Perera, who faced a dozen balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 23 balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Ashwin broke the 20-run stand.

Mathews, whose 28-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 33. He was unbeaten.

Chandimal, whose 81-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 64. Twenty-two balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Ashwin broke the 17-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 200 off 45.1 overs (271 balls). India had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 15. Thirimanne, who faced 11 balls, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 15 balls later, Sharma and Dhoni ran him out.

Nuwan Kulasekara, who faced nine balls, scored seven. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Sharma. Vinay Kumar broke the 24-run stand.

Lasith Malinga, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

India eventually scored 13 extras. Sri Lanka scored 233 for the loss of eight wickets off 50 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled 10 overs apiece. Praveen Kumar, who conceded 54, was wicketless. Vinay, whose spell included a maiden, and Jadeja picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 56, the latter conceded 41.

Khan, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 44. He picked up a couple of wickets. Ashwin, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 32. He picked up three wickets.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 47, and lost a wicket.

Sehwag, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Fifteen balls into the match, he was caught by Kulasekara. Malinga broke the 14-run stand.

India scored 50 off 10.4 overs (64 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 64 balls. While Tendulkar’s contribution to the partnership was 30, Kohli’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 72 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Tendulkar was batting on 44, Kohli was batting on 24.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 18^th and the 22^nd over. They scored 10, and lost a wicket.

Tendulkar, whose 63-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 48. Ninety-eight balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, Mathews broke the 75-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 23.4 overs (142 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded three extras at that point.

Kohli’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 66 balls.

Sharma, whose 17-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Forty-two balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, he was caught by Dilshan. Perera broke the 33-run stand.

Thirty-one overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 148 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Kohli was batting on 59, Suresh Raina was batting on 18.

India scored 150 off 31.3 overs (189 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded three extras at that point.

Raina, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries, eventually scored 24. Thirty-eight balls into the match, he was caught by the substitute, Sachithra Senanayake. Mathews broke the 35-run stand.

Dhoni, whose five-ball innings included a boundary, scored four. Nine balls later, he was caught by Malinga. Prasad broke the 10-run stand.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored 21, and lost a wicket.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 14. Kohli, whose 94-ball innings included eight boundaries and a six, eventually scored 77. Fourteen balls later, Malinga ran him out.

India scored 200 off 40.2 overs (242 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Sri Lanka no reason to be in seventh heaven. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The seventh-wicket pair put on 50 off 63 balls. While Jadeja’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Ashwin’s contribution to it was 29. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Jadeja, whose 28-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 24. He was unbeaten, as was Ashwin, who scored 30. His 38-ball innings included three boundaries.

India, who scored 234 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 46.4 overs, won by four wickets with 20 balls to spare. Dilshan bowled five overs, conceding 27. He was wicketless, as Kulasekara, who bowled eight overs, conceding 38.

Perera bowled five overs, conceding 37. He picked up a wicket. Malinga bowled nine overs, conceding 47. He picked up a wicket. Prasad bowled 10 overs, conceding 47. He picked up a wicket. Mathews bowled 9.4 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up two scalps.