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INDIA 264/9 (50 OVERS)
- Shikhar Dhawan94 (114)
- Virat Kohli48 (51)
- Ajantha Mendis4/60 (10)
- Sachithra Senanayake3/41 (10)
SRI LANKA 265/8 (49.2 OVERS)
- Kumar Sangakkara103 (84)
- Kusal Perera64 (81)
- Ravindra Jadeja3/30 (10)
- Mohammed Shami3/81 (10)
Scorer: Sanjay Murari | Commentator: Vishal Dikshit
Time for the presentation:
Virat Kohli: I think the bowlers did a good job, there was a lot of dew in the end. We didn't expect so much dew because there wasn't so much of it yesterday, but credit to the bowlers to take it to the last over. We could have been smarter with our batting and could have added 25-30 runs more. Jadeja was magnificent with the ball, we were just waiting for the ball to turn before the dew. We have to pull our socks up, rectify the areas we are not good in for the next match.
Angelo Mathews: My groin got a bit stiff but it's all ok now. We looked to play good cricket and we did well to restrict them to 260, the spinners did a beautiful job. And then the champion came in to play a terrific knock. Ya, Mendis is our trump card, the dew factor comes in to play and our spinners did well.
Not surprisingly, Sangakkara is the Man of the Match: The dew made it a lot easier for me, my job was to stay there for as long as possible and stay competitive. We had a great opening partnership which really set us up. And with Thisara in the end, we knew he could do the job. I think handling pressure comes with experience. De silva in his second ODI did well with the ball and fielding, it was a team effort overall. It's been a few good months for me, I've worked hard on my fitness and experience counts.
10.15pm That's all from us tonight, it's Vishal signing off with our scorer Sanjay Murari and we'll be back tomorrow with the next game - Bangladesh against Afghanistan, who have been winless so far. Till then, it's goodbye!
9.55pm Another terrific knock from Sangakkara, this time after Kusal Perera gave them a solid start with Thirimanne. Sri Lanka lost a few quick wickets in the middle to Jadeja and Shami but Sanga kept his cool and stayed there almost till the end for a close win. Ashwin and Jadeja kept things tight with five wickets between them and only 72 runs from their 20 overs, but Sanga survived it all. Sri Lanka now on top of the table with eight points from two matches
One run required from the last over
END OF OVER:49 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 264/8 (1 run required from 6 balls, RR: 5.38, RRR: 1.00)
- Ajantha Mendis5 (2b)
- Thisara Perera10 (16b)
- Mohammed Shami10-0-81-3
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar9-1-44-0
Perera and Mendis having a discussion while Kohli wipes the dew off the ball
There were only four in the circle and Kohli stopped Shami just in time from bowling the delivery or it would have been a no ball
Vishal: "Reminds me so much of Champions trophy when Ashwin took a brilliant catch to dismiss morgan and changed the game"
What an innings from Sanga, an 83-ball hundred under pressure and he nearly took his team through. Ajantha Mendis joins Perera now. Seven to win form nine
KC Sangakkara c Ashwin b Mohammed Shami 103 (145m 84b 12x4 1x6) SR: 122.61