Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
DPMD Jayawardene
61(82) 7x4 - 0x6
Control %91%
- Productive Shot
- cut shot on back foot
- 16 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
CK Kapugedera
45(72) 4x4 - 0x6
Control %84%
- Productive Shot
- off side drive on back foot
- 11 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
18/08Result
1st ODI, India tour of Sri Lanka at Dambulla, Aug 18 2008
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147/2 (34.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
18/08Result
1st ODI, India tour of Sri Lanka at Dambulla, Aug 18 2008
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![India]( "India")
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
147/2 (34.5/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Series
Toss
India , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sri Lanka led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, First Session 10.00-13.30 Interval 13.30-14.15, Second Session 14.15-17.45
Match days
18 August 2008 (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
INDIA 146 (46 OVERS)
- Rohit Sharma19 (31)
- Yuvraj Singh23 (30)
- Muthiah Muralidaran3/37 (10)
- Ajantha Mendis3/21 (9)
SRI LANKA 147/2 (34.5 OVERS)
- Mahela Jayawardene*61 (82)
- Chamara Kapugedera*45 (72)
- Pragyan Ojha0/9 (3)
- Munaf Patel2/32 (9)
4.23 pm: Sri Lanka were simply too strong for a young and relatively inexperienced Indian side. Losing Sehwag to injury was a blow for he was best equipped to handle Mendis and Murali. However the rest struggled from the onset and lost four top-order wickets to the medium-pacers. They never recovered from that blow after which Mendis came on to bamboozle the Indian batsmen once again.
Ajantha Mendis is the Man of the Match for his spell of 3 for 21 off nine overs including four maidens.
The second game is on August 20. Sri Lanka will be quietly confident going into that contest while India have little time to plug gaping holes in their game. That's it from us at the moment, thank you for all your emails, this is George Binoy signing off. Cheers.
34.5
1
Sharma to Kapugedera, 1 run, Sri Lanka have won by eight wickets, Kapugedera scores the winning runs with a sweep to long leg, the game was a no-contest from the second ball of the match with which Vaas bowled Gambhir
The scores are level.
34.4
1
Sharma to Jayawardene, 1 run, pushed off the front foot towards midwicket and the batsmen stroll a single
The scores are level.
34.3
0
Sharma to Jayawardene, no run, Jaywardene backs away to make room and gets beaten on the cut
34.2
1
Sharma to Kapugedera, 1 run, driven towards long on for a single which brings up the 100-run stand
34.1
2
Sharma to Kapugedera, 2 runs,
END OF OVER:34 | 6 Runs | SL: 142/2 (5 runs required from 16 overs, RR: 4.17, RRR: 0.31)
- Mahela Jayawardene60 (80b)
- Chamara Kapugedera41 (69b)
- Suresh Raina2-0-11-0
- Rohit Sharma2-0-6-0
33.6
0
Raina to Jayawardene, no run, hehe defended back to the bowler
Match Coverage
All Match NewsIndia need to fix opening problem
Injuries to Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag have given India a major headache ahead of the remaining four matches - that of finding a solid opening combination
Mendis remains a mystery
It's a toss-up between throwing in the towel or trying to force the pace against spin. India need to find a way to rotate singles, as well as score runs
Mendis not a permanent threat - Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian captain, has said that Ajantha Mendis was an unusual bowler in comparison to Muttiah Muralitharan and that it's only a matter of time before batsmen are able to pick his variations easily
Mistaken identities, and swayed by the music
Plays of the day for the first ODI between Sri Lanka and India, Dambulla, August 18, 2008
Sri Lanka v India, 1st ODI, Dambulla
Match home for the first ODI between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo