Commonwealth Bank Series - India v Sri Lanka

26 February 2008

RESULT: India won by 7 wickets

Scorecard | Commentary | Partnerships

THE SCORE

India

3/180

(32.2 overs)

Sri Lanka

9/179

Current Run Rate	5.57
Required Run Rate	0.00
Runs Required	0
Balls Remaining	106

Current Partnership		R		M	B	S/R
	Sharma, R	3		8	7	42.86
	Gambhir, G	63		121	88	71.59
Current Bowlers		O	M	R	W	E/R
	Muralitharan, M	8.2	0	54	1	6.48
	Perera, D	4	0	17	1	4.25

MATCH DETAILS

Venue: Bellerive Oval
Weather: Overcast	Pitch: Normal	Outfield: Normal
Umpires: Koertzen, R (RSA), Taufel, S (AUS), Oxenford, B (AUS), Crowe, J (NZ)
Toss Won By: India		Decision: Bowl

SCORECARD

SL Innings IND Innings

Sri Lanka		R	M	B	4	6	S/R
Perera, D	b. Sharma, I	8	14	13	1	0	61.54
Jayasuriya, S	c. Dhoni, MS b. Pathan, I	34	88	44	2	1	77.27
Sangakkara, K	c. Dhoni, MS b. Kumar, P	33	49	42	4	0	78.57
Jayawardena, M	c. Sharma, R b. Kumar, P	3	12	11	0	0	27.27
Silva, C	c. Dhoni, MS b. Kumar, P	0	6	4	0	0	0.00
Dilshan, T	not out	8	35	12	1	0	66.67
Kapugedara, C	c&b. Singh, H	57	103	85	5	0	67.06
Amerasinghe, I	not out	0	10	1	0	0	0.00
Vaas, C	c. Sharma, R b. Sharma, I	0	8	7	0	0	0.00
Malinga, L	c. Uthappa, R b. Sharma, I	12	54	35	0	0	34.29
Muralitharan, M	b. Kumar, P	13	29	28	1	0	46.43
Extras	(lb 5,w 6)	11
Total	(9 wickets; 47 overs)	179

F.O.W.

1/15 (Perera, D), 2/72 (Sangakkara, K), 3/77 (Jayawardena, M), 4/81 (Silva, C), 5/81 (Jayasuriya, S), 6/93 (Kapugedara, C), 7/93 (Vaas, C), 8/139 (Malinga, L), 9/179 (Muralitharan, M), 10/179 (Kapugedara, C)

India - Bowling	O	R	W	E/R
Patel, M	9	51	0	5.67	(1w)
Sharma, I	10	41	4	4.10	(2w)
Pathan, I	10	23	1	2.30
Kumar, P	10	31	4	3.10	(2w)
Singh, H	4.1	17	1	4.25
Singh, Y	4	11	0	2.75	(1w)

32.2	Muralitharan to Gambhir, 1 run. Muralitharan pitches the ball on a good line and on a good length. Gambhir hits the ball in front of square on the legside most of the way to the boundary for one. Fielded by Kapugedara. The scoreboard shows 3/180. That is the end of time.
32.1	Muralitharan to Gambhir, 2 runs. Muralitharan pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Gambhir plays the ball square on the offside most of the way to the boundary for 2 runs. The score is 3 for 179.
31.6	Perera to Gambhir, 1 run. Perera pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Gambhir plays the ball through mid-off halfway to the boundary for one. That finishes the over. Perera has figures of 1/17 from his 4 overs. The score advances to 3/177.
31.5	Perera to R Sharma, 1 run. Perera pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. R Sharma hits the ball towards mid-off halfway to the boundary for one. The scoreboard shows 3/176.
31.4	Perera to R Sharma, no run. Perera bowls it on a good length, in the corridor. R Sharma hits it towards mid-wicket close to the pitch.
31.3	Perera to R Sharma, 2 runs. Perera pitches the ball towards leg stump and on a good length. R Sharma hits the delivery through mid-on close to the boundary for a two. R Sharma gets off the mark. Ball is fielded by Silva. The scoreboard shows 3/175.
31.2	Perera to R Sharma, no run. Perera pitches the delivery in the corridor, on a good length. R Sharma strikes the delivery in front of square on the legside inside the circle.
31.1	Perera to R Sharma, no run. Perera pitches the delivery towards leg stump, on a good length. Ball goes through to the keeper.
30.6	Muralitharan to Gambhir, no run. Muralitharan bowls it on a good length, towards leg stump. Gambhir plays it in front of square on the legside inside the circle. Muralitharan has finished his over. The bowler has figures of 1 for 51 from his 8 overs.
30.5	Muralitharan to Gambhir, no run. Muralitharan delivers the ball outside off and on the half volley. Gambhir plays the delivery square on the offside inside the circle.
30.4	Muralitharan to Gambhir, no run. Muralitharan pitches the ball on a good line and on a good length. Gambhir plays it well behind square on the legside inside the circle.
30.3	Muralitharan to Gambhir, no run. Muralitharan pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Gambhir plays the ball well behind square on the offside inside the circle.
30.2	Muralitharan to Gambhir, 2 runs. Muralitharan pitches the ball outside off and on the half volley. Gambhir hits it square on the offside most of the way to the boundary for two runs. The score goes to 3/173.
30.1	Muralitharan to Gambhir, no run. Muralitharan bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. Gambhir plays the ball well behind square on the offside inside the circle.
29.6	Perera to R Sharma, no run. Perera pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. R Sharma plays the delivery in front of square on the offside inside the circle. That is the end of the over. Perera has figures of 1/13 from his 3 overs.
29.5	Perera to R Sharma, no run. Perera delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. R Sharma plays it in front of square on the offside inside the circle.
29.4	Perera to Y Singh, WICKET! Perera bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. Y Singh strikes it in front of square on the offside inside the circle in the air. Perera takes the wicket of Y Singh caught Dilshan for 36 from 35 balls. The bowler has figures of 1 for 13. India are 3 for 171 after Sri Lanka take their third wicket.
29.3	Perera to Y Singh, no run. Perera delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Y Singh hits it towards mid-off inside the circle.
29.2	Perera to Gambhir, 1 run. Perera pitches the delivery in the corridor, fuller than a good length. Gambhir plays the ball towards mid-wicket inside the circle for one. The score is 2 for 171.
29.1	Perera to Y Singh, 1 run. Perera bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. Y Singh strikes the ball square on the offside inside the circle for one. The scoreboard displays 2 for 170.
28.6	Muralitharan to Y Singh, 1 run. Muralitharan bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. Y Singh plays the ball square on the offside halfway to the boundary for one. Muralitharan has completed his over. The bowler has figures of 1 for 49 from his 7 overs. India progresses to 2 for 169.
28.5	Muralitharan to Y Singh, no run. Muralitharan pitches the ball on a good line and short of a good length. Y Singh plays the ball towards mid-off close to the pitch.
28.4	Muralitharan to Gambhir, 1 run. Muralitharan pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Gambhir strikes it square on the offside most of the way to the boundary for one run. India goes to 2/168.
28.3	Muralitharan to Gambhir, no run. Muralitharan delivers the ball outside off and on a good length. Gambhir strikes the delivery through the covers halfway to the boundary.
28.2	Muralitharan to Gambhir, no run. Muralitharan pitches the ball on a good line and on a good length. Gambhir hits the delivery for no run.
28.1	Muralitharan to Gambhir, no run. Muralitharan pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Gambhir plays the ball towards mid-off inside the circle.
27.6	Amerasinghe to Y Singh, no run. Amerasinghe pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Y Singh plays the delivery through mid-off halfway to the boundary. End of the over. The bowler has figures of 0 for 40 from his 7 overs.
27.5	Amerasinghe to Y Singh, no run. Amerasinghe pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Y Singh plays the delivery in front of square on the offside inside the circle.
27.4	Amerasinghe to Y Singh, 2 runs. Amerasinghe bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. Y Singh strikes it behind square on the offside most of the way to the boundary for two runs. Muralitharan collects the ball. The score is 2 for 167.
27.3	Amerasinghe to Y Singh, no run. Amerasinghe pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Y Singh hits it towards the covers inside the circle.
27.2	Amerasinghe to Y Singh, 4 runs! Amerasinghe pitches the delivery in the corridor, short of a good length. Y Singh strikes it through mid-wicket to the boundary for 4 runs. The score moves to 2 for 165.
27.1	Amerasinghe to Y Singh, no run. Amerasinghe pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Y Singh strikes the ball in front of square on the offside inside the circle.
26.6	Muralitharan to Gambhir, 4 runs! Muralitharan pitches the ball on a good line and on a good length. Gambhir hits the ball through mid-on to the boundary for 4 runs. Muralitharan finishes the 27th over. He has figures of 1/47 from his 6 overs. The scoreboard shows 2/161.
26.5	Muralitharan to Y Singh, 1 run. Muralitharan bowls it on a good length, outside off stump. Y Singh hits the delivery through mid-off close to the boundary for a single. The scoreboard displays 2 for 157.
26.4	Muralitharan to Y Singh, no run. Muralitharan pitches the ball outside off and on a good length. Y Singh strikes it behind square on the offside inside the circle.
26.3	Muralitharan to Y Singh, 4 runs! Muralitharan pitches the delivery outside off stump, on a good length. Y Singh hits the delivery square on the legside to the boundary for 4 runs. India is 2 for 156.

India		Wicket	R	M	B	S/R	Score
Uthappa, R	Tendulkar, S	1st	18	7	11	163.64	1/18
Tendulkar, S	Gambhir, G	2nd	102	82	110	92.73	2/120
Singh, Y	Gambhir, G	3rd	51	30	57	89.47	3/171
Sharma, R	Gambhir, G	4th	9	8	16	56.3

India		R	M	B	4	6	S/R
Tendulkar, S	c. Silva, C b. Murali, M	63	89	55	10	0	114.55
Uthappa, R	c. Amerasinghe b. Malinga	11	7	9	2	0	122.22
Gambhir, G	Not Out	63	121	88	5	0	71.59
Singh, Y	c. Dilshan, T b. Perera	36	30	35	4	1	102.86
Sharma, R	Not Out	3	8	7	0	0	42.86
Kumar, P
Pathan, I
Dhoni, MS
Singh, H
Sharma, I
Patel, M
Extras	(w 4)	4
Total	(3 wickets; 32 overs)	180

Sri Lanka - Bowling	O	R	W	E/R
Vaas, C	6	29	0	4.83
Malinga, L	6	36	1	6.00	(3w)
Amerasinghe, I	7	40	0	5.71
Muralitharan, M	8.2	54	1	6.48	(1w)
Jayasuriya, S	1	4	0	4.00
Perera, D	4	17	1	4.25

Sri Lanka		Wicket	R	M	B	S/R	Score
Perera, D	Jayasuriya, S	1st	15	14	20	75.00	1/15
Sangakkara, K	Jayasuriya, S	2nd	57	49	65	87.69	2/72
Jayawardena, M	Jayasuriya, S	3rd	5	12	16	31.25	3/77
Silva, C	Jayasuriya, S	4th	4	6	10	40.00	4/81
Jayasuriya, S	Dilshan, T	5th	0	7	6	0.00	5/81
Kapugedara, C	Dilshan, T	6th	12	12	23	52.17	6/93
Vaas, C	Kapugedara, C	7th	0	8	13	0.00	7/93
Malinga, L	Kapugedara, C	8th	46	54	78	58.97	8/139
Muralitharan, M	Kapugedara, C	9th	40	29	48	83.33	9/179
Kapugedara, C	Amerasinghe, I	10th	0	12	3	0.00	10/179