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INDIA 258 (49.4 OVERS)
- MS Dhoni71 (80)
- Suresh Raina76 (78)
- Nuwan Kulasekara1/38 (8)
- Thilan Thushara5/47 (8.4)
SRI LANKA 212 (46.3 OVERS)
- Sanath Jayasuriya60 (52)
- Thilan Thushara40 (29)
- Harbhajan Singh3/40 (10)
- Munaf Patel2/48 (9)
Dhoni walks away with a stump in hand, hugs Kirsten, who has now entered the arena, before being congratulated by the other members of the squad.
Hang on for the quotes from the post-match ceremony.
Mahela: We shouldn't take anything from India. After winning the toss, they put the runs on board. We made few errors on the way. The spinners are getting more turn in the end of the innings. But even today, after losing wickets, we were 40 runs away. You need to put in more disciplined effort while chasing. Jayasuriya gave us a good start but we didn't back it up. Thushara has done very well with the ball and the bat.
Dhoni: It was a good toss to win. It does a bit under the lights and later spinners get help. Zaheer bowled well, Praveen was ok and Munaf was there. We are a good fielding side and that is a plus point. Suresh [Raina] played well; it was disappointing that we both got out together and we couldn't get runs in the end. I had fever yesterday and hence I was struggling in the end.
Man of the Match Suresh Raina: "I enjoyed batting with Dhoni. We put lots of pressure on them. The wicket was turning and Harbhajan bowled very well. I did a good job here. Really happy for the team; we are going home with the Cup.
Vaas gets a award for taking 400 ODI wickets.
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T Thushara c Raina b Khan 40 (44m 29b 2x4 2x6) SR: 137.93
Manoj: "Things would have been very different had SL won the toss.... But still a laudable effort!"
END OF OVER:46 | 3 Runs | SL: 210/9 (49 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 4.56, RRR: 12.25)
- Muthiah Muralidaran0 (6b)
- Thilan Thushara39 (27b)
- Munaf Patel9-0-48-2
- Zaheer Khan9-3-25-0
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