India beat SL, are D(hon)isappointed

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Irfan Pathan made way for Zaheer Khan.

Sri Lanka made no change to the eleven that last played the Indians.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, inserted Sri Lanka.

The first Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 41, without the loss of a wicket.

Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka’s skipper, scored 22. His 33-ball innings included a boundary and a six. A dozen overs into the match, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. Ravindra Jadeja broke the 49-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 12.4 overs (76 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

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 22, without the loss of a wicket.

Seventeen 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 Tillakaratne Dilshan was batting on 36, Kumar Sangakkara had scored 12.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 21.5 overs (131 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Dilshan’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 68 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 59 balls. While Dilshan’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Sangakkara’s contribution to it was 25. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Sangakkara’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a six – came off 55 balls.

Sri Lanka scored 150 off 31.5 overs (191 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 119 balls. While Dilshan’s contribution to the partnership was 48, Sangakkara’s contribution to it was 52. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

The third Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 33^rd and the 34^th over. They scored 41, without the loss of a wicket.

Thirty-seven overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 191 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Dilshan was batting on 90, Sangakkara had scored 75.

The second-wicket pair put on 150 off 156 balls. While Dilshan’s contribution to the partnership was 67, Sangakkara’s contribution to it was 81. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Sri Lanka scored 200 off 38 overs (228 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

While Dilshan’s ton – which included eight boundaries – came off 132 balls, Sangakkara’s ton – which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 84 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 200 off 187 balls. While Dilshan’s contribution to the partnership was 89, Sangakkara’s contribution to it was 105. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Sangakkara, whose 87-ball innings included eight boundaries and a couple of boundaries, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. A hundred and eighty-eight balls after Jayawardene’s dismissal, Praveen Kumar broke the 200-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 250 off 43.3 overs (261 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 30. Thisara, who faced three balls, scored as many. Thirteen balls after Sangakkara’s dismissal, Kumar and Sachin Tendulkar (Pere)ran him out.

Sri Lanka scored 300 off 47.3 overs (285 balls). India had conceded 14 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Dilshan’s 150 – which included 11 boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 159 balls.

Angelo Mathews, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Twenty balls later, he was caught by Ravichandran Ashwin. Khan broke the 30-run stand.

Dilshan, whose 165-ball innings included 11 boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 160. He was unbeaten, as was Dinesh Chandimal, who faced a couple of balls, scoring as many.

Sri Lanka scored 320 for the loss of four wickets off 50 overs.

Suresh Raina, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 17. Sehwag, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 24. Umesh Yadav, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 56. Ashwin, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 52.

Kumar, Khan and Jadeja bowled nine overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. They scored 64, 61 and 43, respectively.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 97, without the loss of a couple of wickets.

India’s openers put on 50 off 5.3 overs (33 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded any extras at that point. While Sehwag’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Tendulkar’s contribution to it was 24.

Sehwag, whose 16-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 30. Thirty-eight balls into the chase, he was caught by Dilshan. Farveez Maharoof broke the 54-run partnership.

Tendulkar, whose 30-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 39. Eighteen balls later, he was trapped leg before by Malinga, who broke the (Lasi)thirty-two-run stand.

India scored 100 off 11.1 overs (67 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded three extras at that point.

Fourteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 113 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Gautam Gambhir was batting on 28, Virat Kohli, the player of the match, was batting on 13.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 48 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Kohli’s contribution to it was 26. The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Sri Lanka had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

India scored 150 off 18.2 overs (110 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Sri Lanka had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

While Gambhir’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 47 balls, Kohli’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a six – came off 44 balls.

The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 89 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Kohli’s contribution to it was 55. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 28^th and the 32^nd over. They scored 58, for the loss of a wicket.

India scored 200 off 27.2 overs (164 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded eight extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 115. Gambhir, whose 64-ball innings included four boundaries, eventually scored 63. A hundred and nine balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, Chandimal and Mathews ran him out.

Thirty overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 230 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Kohli was batting on 75, Raina was unbea‘ten’.

India scored 250 off 31.1 overs (187 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 15 extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 24 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Raina’s contribution to it was 17. The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave Sri Lanka had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 33^rd and the 37^th over.

Kohli’s ton – which included 10 boundaries and a six – came off 76 balls.

India scored 300 off 35 overs (210 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 16 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 45 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 61, Raina’s contribution to it was 33. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was eight.

Kohli, whose 86-ball innings included 16 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 133. He was unbeaten, as was Raina, who scored 40. His 24-ball innings included three boundaries and a six.

India, who scored 321 for the loss of three wickets off 36.4 overs, won by seven wickets with 80 balls to spare.

Rangana Herath bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 20. Perera and Mathews bowled seven wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 59, the latter conceded 44. Kulasekara bowled eight wicketless overs, conceding 71.

Maharoof bowled three overs, conceding 21. He picked up a wicket, as was Malinga, who bowled 7.4 overs, conceding 96.