- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.5 that confident shot off the previous ball doesn't do Tharanga much good, one again he chases a wide one, it was moving away as well, Tharanga had to reach out for that one, this time he edges, through to Dhoni, not much footwork from Tharanga there, Zaheer has his second 19/22.3 bizarre dismissal, Dilshan had no idea where the ball went after he played that, he defended it off the front foot, it bounced near his feet and bounced back towards the stumps, Dilshan was looking for the single as he wasn't aware where the ball was, it bounced a second time before hitting the stumps, Dilshan is bowled 9/137.6 gone! full and well outside off from Dinda, Sanga once more was backing away from the stumps, he had to reach across for this outside off delivery, he can only chop it tamely towards point, end of another fine innings from Sanga, seemed to have run out of patience towards the end, after re-building the innings with his typical effortless singles down the ground 182/55.3 Chandimal is gone for a duck, India are on top, he was caught on the crease as he looked to play that delivery to the leg side, it was on a length, pitching on middle, Chandimal missed, the ball moved in a hint and struck the pads, the umpires agrees, correctly, with Irfan's appeal and SL are 20/3 20/329.2 just as these two batsmen looked to be demoralising India with another of their solid stands, Rahul has the breakthrough, Mahela was caught on the backfoot playing that one, it pitched on middle and leg, went straight on, struck on the pads and looked to be hitting leg stump, Mahela isn't so sure, the umpire Dharmasena is, big wicket this 141/4Extras20 (b 2, lb 8, nb 1, w 9)TOTAL286/5 (50 Overs, RR: 5.72)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 2.3 ov), 2-19 (Upul Tharanga, 4.5 ov), 3-20 (Dinesh Chandimal, 5.3 ov), 4-141 (Mahela Jayawardene, 29.2 ov), 5-182 (Kumar Sangakkara, 37.6 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR38.3 run-out, terrific work from Udana, he might not have done too well with the ball, but his slide-rule throw could well have taken this game out of India's grasp, Gambhir pushed that towards mid-on and set off for a quick single, Udana was onto the ball and a direct hit catches Gambhir short, third umpire was called for, but Sangakkara in the dressing room was already signalling that it was out even before the replays came up, that's the 14th time Gambhir has been run out 196/51.4 Sehwag falls early, looking to swing it through the cover but ends up giving an overhead catch to the substitute fielder at cover, as in the second match Perera removes Sehwag cheaply, Perera continues to find one-day cricket easy 8/120.5 there's the wicket Sri Lanka were looking for, Kohli was looking to punch that short of length ball off the back foot, he tapped it straight back to Herath, who gleefully accepts the chance, it ws looking very easy for the Indian batsmen over the past hour or so 113/235.1 and what a comeback, one of those deadly yorkers that confound batsmen so often, Dhoni looked to squeeze that one out but can't get bat in the way, crashes into the stumps, once again Sri Lanka strikes just when a partnership seemed to be calmly guiding India's chase. 180/335.2 oh my goodness, all that build-up over Rohit v Tiwary, Rohit is gone for a golden duck, a full, swinging delivery from Malinga is too good for Rohit, he was looking to work it to the leg side, he misses and that strikes his just above the boot, and his critics will have plenty more to say now, and Malinga is doing his bit to silence those questioning his performances against India 180/4Extras15 (lb 11, w 4)TOTAL288/5 (49.4 Overs, RR: 5.79)Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Virender Sehwag, 1.4 ov), 2-113 (Virat Kohli, 20.5 ov), 3-180 (MS Dhoni, 35.1 ov), 4-180 (Rohit Sharma, 35.2 ov), 5-196 (Gautam Gambhir, 38.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SL Malinga 10 0 60 2 6 27 6 1 0 0 NLTC Perera 9 0 57 1 6.33 22 5 0 0 0 I Udana 6 0 42 0 7 15 4 0 4 0 AD Mathews 8.4 0 49 0 5.65 23 5 0 0 0 HMRKB Herath 9 0 36 1 4 22 0 0 0 0 TM Dilshan 3 0 14 0 4.66 8 1 0 0 0 BMAJ Mendis 4 0 19 0 4.75 8 1 0 0 0
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- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 3 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 9
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 67/3 in 15.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 24, DPMD Jayawardene 22)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 15.1 - 20.0 (Bowling side - 25 runs, 0 wicket)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (KC Sangakkara 24, DPMD Jayawardene 22, Ex 4)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 21.6 overs (132 balls), Extras 11
- DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 65 balls (4 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 123 balls (KC Sangakkara 39, DPMD Jayawardene 54, Ex 7)
- KC Sangakkara: 50 off 67 balls (3 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 141/4 in 29.2 overs (KC Sangakkara 50)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 31.3 overs (189 balls), Extras 14
- Powerplay 3: Overs 35.1 - 40.0 (Batting side - 24 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 41.1 overs (247 balls), Extras 17
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (AD Mathews 19, BMAJ Mendis 28, Ex 6)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 46.4 overs (281 balls), Extras 20
- AD Mathews: 50 off 48 balls (3 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 71 balls (AD Mathews 53, BMAJ Mendis 41, Ex 6)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 286/5 in 50.0 overs (AD Mathews 71, BMAJ Mendis 45)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 58 runs, 1 wicket)
- LD Chandimal kept wicket in place of KC Sangakkara from start of India innings
- India: 50 runs in 8.2 overs (50 balls), Extras 4
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 48 balls (G Gambhir 29, V Kohli 15, Ex 6)
- Drinks: India - 93/1 in 16.0 overs (G Gambhir 48, V Kohli 30)
- G Gambhir: 50 off 43 balls (7 x 4)
- India: 100 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 12
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 105 balls (G Gambhir 52, V Kohli 36, Ex 12)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 21.1 - 26.0 (Bowling side - 25 runs, 0 wicket)
- India: 150 runs in 28.2 overs (170 balls), Extras 13
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls (G Gambhir 23, MS Dhoni 24, Ex 3)
- Drinks: India - 170/2 in 33.0 overs (G Gambhir 87, MS Dhoni 27)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 35.1 - 40.0 (Batting side - 29 runs, 3 wickets)
- G Gambhir: 100 off 96 balls (10 x 4)
- India: 200 runs in 38.6 overs (234 balls), Extras 15
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls (SK Raina 33, IK Pathan 20, Ex 0)
- India: 250 runs in 45.2 overs (272 balls), Extras 15
- SK Raina: 50 off 35 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
India tour of Sri Lanka 2012 News
Irfan, Kohli keep India on top
Virat Kohli and Irfan Pathan were the standout performers in the second week during India's tour of Sri Lanka 2012
We adapted better - Dhoni
MS Dhoni, the India captain, has said India have adapted to the change in nature of Sri Lankan pitches better than the hosts on this tour
The slog and the deft touch
Plays of the day from the only T20I between Sri Lanka and India in Pallekele
Didn't execute game plan well - Jayawardene
MS Dhoni, the India captain, has said India have adapted to the change in nature of Sri Lankan pitches better than the hosts on this tour
Kohli and Irfan seal comfortable win
Virat Kohli continued to be imperious, and Irfan Pathan impressed once again, as India's completed a successful limited-overs campaign in Sri Lanka with a comfortable win in the only T20 international on the tour




