Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
SK Raina
76(78) 6x4 - 1x6
Control %80%
- Productive Shot
- off side drive on front foot
- 27 runs
- 4x4 - 0x6
27/08Result
4th ODI (Replay) (D/N), India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Aug 27 2008
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212 (46.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
27/08Result
4th ODI (Replay) (D/N), India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Aug 27 2008
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![India]( "India")
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
212 (46.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
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Match Details
Series
Toss
India , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
India led the 5-match series 3-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Match days
27 August 2008 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
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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46.3
W
Khan to Thushara, OUT, And India have won the series. First time they have beaten Sri Lanka in a bilateral series of ODIs in Sri Lanka. Thushara swung the full delivery straight to Raina at deep midwicket. The players get into a huddle of joy. Beyond the boundary, the chairman of selectors Vengsarkar shakes hands with Gary Kirsten.
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!"
46.2
1
Khan to Muralidaran, 1 run, full toss on the off stump line, pushed to deep cover
46.1
1
Khan to Thushara, 1 run, backs outside leg stump and tries to biff the full delivery through covers but edges it to fine leg
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
45.6
0
Patel to Muralidaran, no run, another low full toss, just outside off stump, beats the swing across the line and Dhoni collects
45.5
0
Patel to Muralidaran, no run, low full toss, swatted to Zaheer at midwicket
45.4
0
Patel to Muralidaran, no run, leans forward to drive to Yuvraj at covers
Match Coverage
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Dhoni binds a winning ODI package
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