28/02Result
4th Match (D/N), Asia Cup at Fatullah, Feb 28 2014
Sri Lanka won by 2 wkts (4b rem)
Player of the Match
Kumar Sangakkara
Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka
28/02Result
4th Match (D/N), Asia Cup at Fatullah, Feb 28 2014
Sri Lanka won by 2 wkts (4b rem)
Player of the Match
Kumar Sangakkara
Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka

  • India Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    RG Sharma
    13
    28
    37
    1
    0
    46.42
    9.2 huge appeal, and given, Rohit is way down the track, had taken a couple of steps out of the crease, pitching around off and middle, Rohit is hit on the pad as he can't get the bat down in time, that looked to be heading for the middle stump, Rohit is aghast at the decision, perhaps because he thinks being down the track is enough to put doubt in the umpire's mind when it comes to an lbw, Nigel Llong doesn't have any doubts, he sends Rohit on his way 33/1
    S Dhawan
    94
    114
    161
    7
    1
    82.45
    39.3 slightly quicker and straighter and it's gone through! Mendis pitched it short, Dhawan didn't react quickly and played with a cross-bat and could not get his bat even close to the ball in an attempt to turn it to the leg side and he has to go back for 94. Remember, he made 98 a few days back against New Zealand 196/4
    V Kohli (c)
    48
    51
    66
    4
    1
    94.11
    26.3 Mendis has done it! the big one, his carrom ball has taken out Kohli's off stump, pitching on middle and slight movement away beats Kohli, I suppose these days getting Kohli for less than a half-century can be counted as a success, Kohli mimes how the ball moved as he walks off 130/2
    AM Rahane
    22
    27
    40
    1
    0
    81.48
    35.1 Rahane is gone, he charged out of the crease, looking to loft this over extra cover -a favourite region of his - get a thick outside edge instead and that loops to backward point for a simple catch 175/3
    AT Rayudu
    18
    23
    27
    1
    0
    78.26
    42.3 Rayudu tries to do a Jadeja but he doesn't get the distance. He came down the track and lofted the length ball form outside off straight to long-off for an easy catch. Kusal Perera was well inside the boundary for the catch 214/6
    KD Karthik †
    4
    3
    2
    1
    0
    133.33
    39.6 another carom ball and another wicket! This one pitched closer to the stumps, was still short, and DK went back to pull it but managed a leading edge for an easy catch to mid-off. Looks like he didn't pick it and played for the offspinner 200/5
    RA Jadeja
    not out
    22
    27
    48
    0
    1
    81.48
    STR Binny
    0
    4
    4
    0
    0
    0.00
    43.3 loud appeal for lbw and Binny is gone for a duck! This one was turning in from outside off as Binny put his front foot forward to turn it to leg, he missed and the ball struck him right in front of the stumps. Easy decision and the finger went up straightaway 215/7
    R Ashwin
    18
    16
    20
    2
    0
    112.50
    47.6 the yorker works this time - it was the third of the over. Ashwin came down to charge, tried to help it behind square with an open face of the bat but missed and the ball hit the base of off stump 245/8
    B Kumar
    0
    0
    5
    0
    0
    -
    48.2 another stumping appeal by the quick Sanga! It went down the leg side for a wide as Bhuvi tried to help it to leg. He missed, his backfoot was on the crease as Sanga took the bails off and it seems like Bhuvi will have to walk back. OUT says the third umpire 247/9
    Mohammed Shami
    not out
    14
    7
    7
    0
    2
    200.00
    Extras
    11 (b 4, lb 1, w 6)
    TOTAL
    264/9 (50 Overs, RR: 5.28)
    Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Rohit Sharma, 9.2 ov), 2-130 (Virat Kohli, 26.3 ov), 3-175 (Ajinkya Rahane, 35.1 ov), 4-196 (Shikhar Dhawan, 39.3 ov), 5-200 (Dinesh Karthik, 39.6 ov), 6-214 (Ambati Rayudu, 42.3 ov), 7-215 (Stuart Binny, 43.3 ov), 8-245 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 47.6 ov), 9-247 (Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 48.2 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    SL Malinga1005815.80225010
    AD Mathews3.21902.70151000
    SMSM Senanayake1004134.10324000
    NLTC Perera6.404006.00143100
    BAW Mendis1006046.00263240
    PC de Silva1005115.10241210

  • Sri Lanka Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    MDKJ Perera
    64
    81
    103
    4
    2
    79.01
    26.5 Ashwin has the breakthrough, it is his hundredth one as well, zips off the surface after pitching around off, takes the outside edge and a smart take by Karthik, do India still have a chance here? 134/2
    HDRL Thirimanne
    38
    55
    66
    4
    1
    69.09
    17.2 loud appeal for lbw and the finger's gone up! It was a length delivery going towards middle stump, Thirimanne went back to turn it to leg, missed it and was trapped in front of middle and leg to be given out. Time for some drinks 80/1
    KC Sangakkara †
    103
    84
    145
    12
    1
    122.61
    48.3 and Sanga is gone, or is he? It was a waist-high full toss on off, Sanga went for it and thick edge goes straight to Ashwin at short third man where he takes a low catch. The umpires are checking: the foot has landed in the crease, the full toss is waist-high so seems fine and Ashwin got his fingers under the ball to catch it. After a lot of communication with the third umpire, the finger has gone up 258/8
    DPMD Jayawardene
    9
    12
    19
    1
    0
    75.00
    31.1 soft dismissal there! Jayawardene has chipped a catch to extra cover, he picked out that fielder perfectly, Rohit didn't have to move as that catch at an easy pace at waist height 148/3
    LD Chandimal
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0.00
    31.2 Jadeja is turning the game here, he has two in two, this time it is Chandimal who is gone, terrific ball to get first up, pitching on off and middle and zipping away to take off stump, a golden duck for Chandimal, Jadeja on a hat-trick, this game has come alive 148/4
    AD Mathews (c)
    6
    18
    21
    0
    0
    33.33
    36.2 Shami strikes now! There was a loud appeal for lbw as the ball seamed in sharply after pitching outside off and trapped Mathews in front of the stumps. It was a back of length ball and hit him high on the pads but the umpire didn't take long to raise the finger 165/5
    SMSM Senanayake
    12
    13
    11
    2
    0
    92.30
    38.6 Shami strikes again! Senayanake takes the aerial route even though the five balls had gone for 10 runs so far. Shami pitched it up towards middle and leg and the batsman chipped it straight to Rohit Sharma at midwicket 183/6
    PC de Silva
    9
    12
    21
    1
    0
    75.00
    43.1 strikes on the first ball! He pitched it short of length on middle, de Silva came down to steer it to leg but missed and it hit him right in front of the stumps, didn't bounce too much 216/7
    NLTC Perera
    not out
    11
    18
    36
    0
    0
    61.11
    BAW Mendis
    not out
    5
    2
    5
    1
    0
    250.00
    Extras
    8 (lb 7, w 1)
    TOTAL
    265/8 (49.2 Overs, RR: 5.37)
    Did not bat: SL Malinga
    Fall of wickets: 1-80 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 17.2 ov), 2-134 (Kusal Perera, 26.5 ov), 3-148 (Mahela Jayawardene, 31.1 ov), 4-148 (Dinesh Chandimal, 31.2 ov), 5-165 (Angelo Mathews, 36.2 ov), 6-183 (Sachithra Senanayake, 38.6 ov), 7-216 (Chaturanga de Silva, 43.1 ov), 8-258 (Kumar Sangakkara, 48.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    B Kumar9.214504.82336000
    Mohammed Shami1008138.102410200
    R Ashwin1004224.20292100
    STR Binny402205.5070100
    RA Jadeja1013033.00402010
    AT Rayudu10909.0032000
    RG Sharma502905.80113000

Match Notes

Jadeja shining

59

Wickets in ODIs by Jadeja since 2013, only Saeed Ajmal (65) has taken more

A death bowler?

8.14

B Kumar's economy in the last-ten overs, as opposed to his overall economy of 4.75

The old allrounder

29

Stuart Binny, aged 29 years and 270 days, is the oldest player in the team

Wack stat

2

No. of diamond ducks in ODIs without the batsmen being run out. Bhuvneshwar became the second batsman today

Falling to spin

2008

Last time India lost their seven wickets to spinners, against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup Final, 2008

His favourite tournament

8.52

Ajantha Mendis' bowling average in the Asia Cup, before this match

Not so effective

6.18

Malinga's economy against India when he bowls his full quota of overs

Kohli's escape

A close stumping call in the 17th over as he just manages to get his backfoot back in time after he was beaten by Chaturanga de Silva

Fresh against SL

65

Partnership runs between Dhawan and Kohli the only other time they batted together against SL

SLOW STARTER

63.67

Rohit Sharma's SR in the first-15 overs, Dhawan scores at 88

Starting trouble

29

Number of ODIs since the last time India's openers put up a century stand against SL

Not a dream debut

1

Number of overs Stuart Binny bowled in his first ODI. He didn't get to bat either.

Why SL chose to bowl?

37.33

Virat Kohli's ave against SL when batting first, as opposed to 70.69 when batting second