India reclaim lead; SL D(hon)isappointed

India (Shar)made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Pragyan Ojha and Umesh Yadav made way for Rahul and Ashok Dinda.

Sri Lanka made just one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Lahiru Thirimanne made way for Jeevan Mendis.   

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

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 40, and lost three wickets.

Tillakaratne Dilshan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just four. Fifteen balls into the match, Zaheer Khan broke the nine-run stand.

Upul Tharanga, whose 20-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper. Khan broke the 10-run stand.

Dinesh Chandimal, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was trapped leg be‘four’ wicket by Irfan Pathan, who broke the one-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 11.5 overs (71 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point.

Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka scored 67 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Sangakkara was batting on 24, Jayawardene was batting on 22.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 16^th and the 20^th over. They scored 25, without the loss of a wicket.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 60 balls. While Sangakkara’s contribution to the partnership was 24, Jayawardene’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 22 overs (132 balls). India had conceded 11 extras at that point.

Jayawardene’s half-century – which included four boundaries – came off 65 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 123 balls. While Sangakkara’s contribution to the partnership was 39, Jayawardene’s contribution to it was 54. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was seven.

Jayawardene, whose 79-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 65. A hundred and forty-three balls after Chandimal’s dismissal, he was trapped leg before by Rahul, who broke the 121-run partnership.

It was at that point that the second drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 141 for the loss of four wickets at that point. Sangakkara was batting on 50.

Sri Lanka scored 150 off 31.3 overs (189 balls). India had conceded 14 extras at that point.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored 24, for the loss of a wicket.

Sangakkara, whose 95-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 73. Fifty-two balls after Jayawardene’s dismissal, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Dinda broke the 41-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 200 off 41.1 overs (247 balls). India had conceded 17 extras at that point.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 42 balls. While Angelo Mathews’ contribution to the partnership was 19, Mendis’ contribution to it was 28. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Sri Lanka scored 250 off 46.4 overs (281 balls). India had conceded 20 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Mathews’ half-century – which included three boundaries – came off 48 balls.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 100 off 71 balls. While Mathews’ contribution to the partnership was 53, Mendis’ contribution to it was 41. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Mathews, whose 57-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, eventually scored 71. He was unbeaten, as was Mendis, who scored 45. His 40-ball innings included three boundaries and a six.

Sri Lanka scored 286 for the loss of five wickets off 50 overs. Rohit Sharma and Virender Sehwag bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded four, the latter conceded three. Ravichandran Ashwin bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 50.

Rahul bowled eight overs, conceding 45. He picked up a wicket, as did Dinda and Pathan, who bowled 10 overs apiece. While the former conceded 76, the latter conceded 59. Khan bowled 10 overs, conceding 39. He picked up two scalps.

Chandimal kept wicket in place of Sangakkara from the start of India’s innings.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 58, and lost a wicket.

Virender Sehwag, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Ten balls into the chase, he was caught by the substitute, Sachithra Senanayake. Thisara Perera broke the eight-run stand.

India scored 50 off 8.2 overs (50 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 48 balls. While Gautam Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Kohli’s contribution to it was 15. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was half-a-dozen.

Sixteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India scored 93 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Gambhir was batting on 48, Kohli was batting on 30.

Gambhir’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 43 balls.

India scored 100 off 17.4 overs (106 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 12 extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 105 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 52, Kohli’s contribution to it was 36. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a dozen.

Kohli, whose 65-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored (Hera)thirty-eight. A hundred and fourteen balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Rangana, who broke the 105-run partnership.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 22^nd and the 26^th over. They scored 25, without the loss of a wicket.

India scored 150 off 28.2 overs (170 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 13 extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 63 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India scored 170 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Gambhir was batting on 87, Dhoni was batting on 27.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored 29, for the loss of three wickets.

Dhoni, whose 49-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored (Lasi)thirty-one. Eighty-six balls after Kohli’s dismissal, Malinga broke the 67-run partnership.

The fourth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Rohit, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Malinga.

Gambhir’s ton – which included 10 boundaries – came off 96 balls.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 16. The left-hander eventually faced 101 balls, scoring 102. Nineteen balls after Dhoni’s dismissal, Isuru Udana ran him out.

India scored 200 off 39 overs (234 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 15 extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 63 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Dhoni’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was three.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 40 balls. While the contribution of Suresh Raina, the player of the match, to the partnership was 33, Pathan’s contribution to it was 20. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

India scored 250 off 45.2 overs (272 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 15 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Raina’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 35 balls. He eventually faced 45 balls, scoring 65. He was unbeaten, as was Pathan, who scored 34. His 31-ball innings included three boundaries.

India, who scored 288 for the loss of five wickets off 49.4 overs, won by five wickets with a couple of balls to spare.

Dilshan bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 14. Mendis bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 19. Udana bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 42. Mathews bowled 8.4 wicketless overs, conceding 49.

Perera and Herath bowled nine overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 57, the latter conceded 36. Malinga bowled 10 overs, conceding 60. He picked up two scalps.

India led the three-match series 2-1.