M S-led India beat SL

India (Shar)made three changes to their playing eleven – Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan and Umesh Yadav made way for Rohit, Irfan Pathan and Vinay Kumar.

Sri Lanka made four Cha(mara)nges to the eleven that last played the Indians – Thisara Perera, Angelo Mathews, Lasith Malinga and Rangana Herath made way for Upul Tharanga, Kapugedera, Seekkuge Prasanna and Suranga Lakmal.

On winning the toss, Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka’s skipper, inserted the Indians.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 43, and lost a wicket.

Tendulkar, whose 19-ball (Sach)innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Thirty-three balls into the match, he was caught by Jayawardene. Lakmal broke the 19-run stand.

India scored 50 off 12 overs (72 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the bowling Powerplay – was between the 16^th and the 20^th over. They scored 26, without the loss of a wicket.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 67 balls. While Gautam Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 26, the contribution of Virat Kohli, the player of the match, to it was 24. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Seventeen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 71 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Gambhir was batting on 38, Kohli was batting on 25.

Gambhir’s half-century – which included five boundaries – came off 59 balls.

India scored 100 off 22.4 overs (136 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded three extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 100 off 123 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 57, Kohli’s contribution to it was 43. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Kohli’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries – came off 66 balls.

India scored 150 off 31 overs (186 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded four extras at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 150 off 172 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 73, Kohli’s contribution to it was 75. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the batting Powerplay – was between the 36^th and the 40^th over. They scored 34, without the loss of a wicket.

Thirty-seven overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 186 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Gambhir was batting on 89, Kohli was batting on 86.

India scored 200 off 38.5 overs (233 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded a dozen extras at that point.

While Gambhir’s ton – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 115 balls, Kohli’s ton – which included seven boundaries – came off 116 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 200 off 218 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 89, Kohli’s contribution to it was 101. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was 10.

Gambhir, whose 118-ball innings included seven boundaries, eventually scored 100. Two hundred and twenty-two balls after Tendulkar’s dismissal, he was caught by Tharanga. Farveez Maharoof broke the 205-run partnership.

Kohli, whose 120-ball innings included seven boundaries, eventually scored 108. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Thirimanne. Maharoof broke the two-run stand.

India scored 250 off 45.5 overs (275 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 13 extras at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 30 balls. While the contribution of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, to the partnership was 29, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 20. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 300 off 50 overs (300 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded 14 extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Dhoni, whose 26-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six, scored 46. He was unbeaten, as was Raina, who scored 30. His 17-ball innings included three boundaries and a six.

India scored 304 for the loss of three wickets off 50 overs. Kapugedera, who bowled a wicketless over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Prasanna, who bowled nine wicketless overs, conceded 45. Nuwan Kulasekera and Tillakaratne Dilshan bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 67, the latter conceded 54.

Lakmal bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 67, picking up a wicket. Maharoof, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 57. He picked up a couple of scalps.

The first Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the 10^th over. They scored 65, and lost a wicket.

Although his nine-ball innings included a boundary, Dilshan had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 25 balls into the chase, he was caught by Kohli. Pathan broke the 31-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Jayawardene’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 40 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 49 balls. While Jayawardene’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Kumar Sangakkara’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 14.4 overs (88 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

The second Powerplay of Sri Lanka’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the 16^th and the 20^th over. They scored 23, and lost a wicket.

Seventeen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 114 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Jayawardene was batting on 71, Sangakkara was batting on 34.

Sangakkara’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and a six – came off 62 balls.

Jayawardene, whose 59-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 78. Eighty-six balls after Dilshan’s dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Pathan broke the 93-run partnership.

Sri Lanka scored 150 off 25 overs (150 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Dinesh Chandimal, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 13. Forty-two balls later, Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 28-run stand.

Thirty-five overs into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. Sri Lanka had scored 196 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Sangakkara was batting on 65, Lahiru Thirimanne was batting on 29.

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 31, without the loss of four wickets.

Sangakkara, who faced 87 balls, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Seventy balls after Chandimal’s dismissal, he was caught by Jadeja. Ashwin broke the 44-run stand.

Thirimanne, whose 37-ball innings included a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Four balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Ashwin, who broke the two-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 200 off 36.2 overs (218 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

Kulasekara, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Sixteen balls later, Vinay broke the 18-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Kapugedera, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Kohli off the bowling of Vinay.

Tharanga, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Twenty balls later, Pathan broke the 25-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 250 off 44.1 overs (265 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Maharoof, whose 19-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 18. Three overs after Tharanga’s dismissal, he was caught by Raina. Vinay broke the 25-run stand.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Prasanna, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. The next ball, he was caught by Tendulkar off the bowling of Pathan.

Lakmal, who didn’t face a ball, was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded eight extras. Sri Lanka, who were dismissed for 254 off 45.1 overs, won by 50 runs.

Rohit bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 14. Jadeja bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 31. Raina bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 34. Praveen Kumar bowled seven wicketless overs, conceding 47.

Vinay and Ashwin bowled nine overs each, picking up three wickets apiece. While the former conceded 55, the latter conceded 39. Pathan bowled 8.1 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 32, picking up four scalps.