Dilshan guides Sri Lanka home
A 21-over match should have suited the reigning world Twenty20 champions India, but a revised-down total and some blistering early strikes from Sanath Jayasuriya lifted Sri Lanka to their first win of the CB Series
11/02Result
5th Match, Commonwealth Bank Series at Canberra, Feb 12 2008
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![India]( "India")
195/5 (29/29 ov) -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
154/2 (19/21 ov, target 154)
Player of the Match
11/02Result
5th Match, Commonwealth Bank Series at Canberra, Feb 12 2008
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![India]( "India")
195/5 (29/29 ov) -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
154/2 (19/21 ov, target 154)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
RG Sharma
70(64) 6x4 - 1x6
Control %81%
- Productive Shot
- cut shot on back foot
- 16 runs
- 3x4 - 0x6
TM Dilshan
62(59) 6x4 - 1x6
Control %68%
- Productive Shot
- pull/hook on back foot
- 21 runs
- 1x4 - 1x6
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
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
12 February 2008 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sri Lanka 4, India 0
Scorecard Summary
INDIA 195/5 (29 OVERS)
- Gautam Gambhir35 (33)
- Rohit Sharma*70 (64)
- Nuwan Kulasekara1/41 (6)
- Farveez Maharoof1/33 (6)
SRI LANKA 154/2 (19 OVERS)
- Tillakaratne Dilshan*62 (59)
- Mahela Jayawardene*36 (35)
- Harbhajan Singh1/15 (4)
- Ishant Sharma1/27 (4)
END OF OVER:19 | 9 Runs | SL: 154/2 (1 run required from 12 balls, RR: 8.10, RRR: 0.50)
- Mahela Jayawardene36 (35b)
- Tillakaratne Dilshan63 (59b)
- Irfan Pathan4-0-29-0
- Ishant Sharma4-0-27-1
So Sri Lanka are back in the series with their first win after a fine display with the bat on this rain-truncated day. But take nothing away from India's batsmen who did well with their 29 overs only to see the game reduced to 21 and Sri Lanka smooth home, thanks to a great knock from Jayasuriya and then Dilshan.
18.6
2
Pathan to Jayawardene, 2 runs, on off and a repeat of the shot seals the victory
18.5
2
Pathan to Jayawardene, 2 runs, on off and middle, swiped through long-off for two
18.4
0
Pathan to Jayawardene, no run, left alone outside off
Four to win, and that's the 150
18.3
4
Pathan to Jayawardene, FOUR, driven out through long-off for an easy four
18.2
1
Pathan to Dilshan, 1 run, stays over the wicket, the right hander driving the ball into his foot
18.1
0
Pathan to Dilshan, no run, down the track and doesn't get hold of a firm pull to midwicket
Pathan again
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