Sri Lanka too strong for listless India
Sri Lanka's old guard provided the base and the new order built on it to boost them to a substantial total. Their disciplined bowlers dismantled a shaky India line-up to take Sri Lanka into second position
21/02Result
8th Match (D/N), Commonwealth Bank Series at Brisbane, Feb 21 2012
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
289/6 -
![India]( "India")
238 (45.1/50 ov)
Player of the Match
21/02Result
8th Match (D/N), Commonwealth Bank Series at Brisbane, Feb 21 2012
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
289/6 -
![India]( "India")
238 (45.1/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Thirimanne issue shows cricket's double standards on morality
India's withdrawal of the appeal speaks volumes of the maturity shown by Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar even in the heat of battle
Jayawardene pleased despite dropped catches
Mahela Jayawardene said Sri Lanka's performance against India was almost a complete one, with a few dropped catches the only negatives
India let Thirimanne off the hook
Ashwin had appealed, Thirimanne was not inside his crease, the finger should have gone up immediately. Spirit of cricket should not have been allowed to come in the way of fair cricket
Kulasekara dismantles shaky India
After Sri Lanka put up a strong total, Nuwan Kulasekara took three wickets, including Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir's, and bowled nine overs for just 40 runs
Old, slow legs?
ESPNcricinfo presents Plays of the Day for the match between India and Sri Lanka in Brisbane
Sehwag unaware of Dhoni calling seniors slow
Virender Sehwag has said that he was not aware that one of the reasons MS Dhoni wanted to rotate the three openers was that Dhoni thought playing all three would cost 20 runs in the field
Ashwin warned Thirimanne before 'Mankading' - Sehwag
Virender Sehwag has said R Ashwin had warned Lahiru Thirimanne before running him out for backing up too much before the ball was bowled