The numbers were mindboggling enough Tillakaratnae dilshan and virender sehwag made big hundreds at a frantic lick, but the innings of the match was Kumar Sangakara's 90 from 43 balls.
The decisive spells were bowled by Harbhajan Singh, whose three overs in the middle had gone for 32 runs, and Zaheer Khan, who finished with the most expensive analysis in India's one-day history. At the end of it all, after 100 overs in which 825 runs were scored, Sri Lanka's lion cubs couldn't quite hold their nerve. Ashish Nehra did, and India crept home by three runs.
When India piled up a team-record 414 for 7, it seemed as though this too would be a depressing no-contest. But with a full-throttle approach their only option, Sri Lanka came out with genuine intent and no little menace. India had the chance to strike early, but with Upul Tharanga on 10, Virat Kohli grassed the simplest of chances at short point, and they were made to pay as Dilshan cut loose with a flurry of boundaries.
He pulled and cut anything short or wide, and drove precisely down the ground when the ball was pitched too full. Just for variety, he threw in a couple of scoops as well, each evading the fielder placed at short fine leg to stop it. Read More>>
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