SL knock Dhoni-led India out

India made three Cha(wla)nges to their playing eleven – Murali Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja and Zaheer Khan made way for Dinesh Karthik, Piyush and Twenty20 International debutant Vinay Kumar.

Sri Lanka made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Kaushalya Weeraratne, Nuwan Kulasekara and Dilhara Fernando made way for Thisara Perera, Suraj Randiv and Thilan Thushara.

On winning the toss, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, chose to bat.

Karthik, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 13. Twenty-six balls into the match, he was caught by Malinga, who broke the (Lasi)thirty-run stand.

India scored 50 off 5.5 overs (36 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 31 balls. While Gautam Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 20, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 27. Extras’ contribution to it was three.

Gambhir, whose 32-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 41. Forty-one balls after Karthik’s dismissal, he was caught by Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka’s skipper. Malinga broke the run-a-ball stand.

India scored 100 off 12.1 overs (77 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded five extras at that point.

Raina’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 37 balls. He eventually scored 63 off 47 balls, which included seven boundaries, in addition to the six. Thirty-seven balls after Gambhir’s dismissal, he was caught by Mahela Jayawardene. Thushara broke the 48-run stand.

Dhoni, whose 19-ball innings included a six, scored 23. He was unbeaten.

India scored 150 off 18.2 overs (117 balls). Sri Lanka had conceded nine extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Yuvraj Singh, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Jayawardene. Thushara broke the three-run stand.

Yusuf Pathan, whose nine-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. A couple of overs later, he was caught by Chamara Kapugedera. Perera broke the 16-run stand.

India scored 163 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs. Sanath Jayasuriya, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 12. Tillakaratne Dilshan, who bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceded 14. Angelo Mathews, the player of the match, and Randiv bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 29, the latter conceded 25.

Perera, who bowled three overs, conceded 15. He picked up a wicket. Thushara and Malinga bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 41, the latter conceded 25.

Jayawardene, who faced three balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Three balls into the chase, he was caught by Pathan. Ashish Nehra broke the four-run stand.

Jayasuriya, who faced five balls, didn’t open his account. Eight balls later, he was caught by Karthik. Kumar broke the two-run stand.

Dilshan, whose 26-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 33. Thirty-five balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Pathan broke the 43-run stand.

Sri Lanka scored 50 off 7.5 overs (47 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 37 balls. While Sangakkara’s contribution to the partnership was 35, Mathews’ contribution to it was 16. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Sri Lanka scored 100 off 13.5 overs (83 balls).

Sangakkara, whose 33-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 46. Forty-two balls after Dilshan’s dismissal, Kumar broke the 56-run partnership.

Sri Lanka scored 150 off 19 overs (114 balls).

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 27 balls. While Mathews’ contribution to the partnership was 24, Kapugedera’s contribution to it was 28. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

The fifth-wicket pair eventually scored 56. Mathews, whose 37-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 46. Thirty-one balls after Sangakkara’s dismissal, Nehra ran him out.

Kapugedera, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 37. He was unbeaten, as was Perera, who didn’t face a ball.

Sri Lanka, who scored 167 for the loss of five wickets off 20 overs, won by five wickets. Yuvraj bowled a wicketless over, conceding half-a-dozen. Harbhajan Singh and the leg-spinner bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 35, the (Chaw)latter conceded 28.

Pathan bowled three overs, conceding 23. He picked up a wicket, as did Nehra, who bowled four overs, conceding 44. Vinay bowled four overs, conceding 30. He picked up two scalps.

India were knocked out.