India Vs Sri Lanka 5Th Match
Commonwealth Bank Series Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2008 (2007/08) · Manuka Oval, Canberra · 12 February 2008
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) (D/L method)
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) (D/L method). Rohit Sharma top-scored with 70* for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Manuka Oval, Canberra
- Date
- 12 February 2008
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Tillakaratne Dilshan
- Captains
- MS Dhoni (India), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BNJ Oxenford and AL Hill
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
India batted first and made 195 for 5. Rohit Sharma top-scored with 70 not out off 64 balls, and Gautam Gambhir made 35.
Sri Lanka replied with 154 for 2. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 62 not out off 59 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 36. The innings was built on a 85-run stand for the third wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan, 55% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) (D/L method).
INDIA: 195 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Nuwan Kulasekara b Farveez Maharoof | 32 | 30 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Muthiah Muralidaran b Nuwan Kulasekara | 14 | 18 |
| Gautam Gambhir | run out (Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lasith Malinga) | 35 | 33 |
| Rohit Sharma | not out | 70 | 64 |
| MS Dhoni | run out (Chamara Kapugedera, Kumar Sangakkara) | 31 | 26 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Muthiah Muralidaran b Lasith Malinga | 6 | 3 |
| Robin Uthappa | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Sreesanth, Ishant Sharma
Extras 7 · Total 195 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 1 | 39 | 0 |
| Lasith Malinga | 6 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 6 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 6 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-45 (Virender Sehwag, 7.3 ov), 2-49 (Sachin Tendulkar, 8.2 ov), 3-113 (Gautam Gambhir, 19.6 ov), 4-181 (MS Dhoni, 27.4 ov), 5-192 (Yuvraj Singh, 28.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (31) and Virender Sehwag (14) | 45 | 45 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar (1) and Gautam Gambhir (3) | 4 | 5 |
| third | Gautam Gambhir (32) and Rohit Sharma (26) | 64 | 70 |
| fourth | MS Dhoni (30) and Rohit Sharma (36) | 68 | 45 |
| fifth | Yuvraj Singh (6) and Rohit Sharma (5) | 11 | 5 |
| sixth | Robin Uthappa (0) and Rohit Sharma (3) | 3 | 3 |
SRI LANKA: 154 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma | 27 | 13 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | not out | 62 | 59 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Ishant Sharma b Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 10 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | not out | 36 | 35 |
Did not bat: Farveez Maharoof, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 19 · Total 154 for 2
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sreesanth | 3 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Irfan Pathan | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-45 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 3.5 ov), 2-69 (Kumar Sangakkara, 7.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (27) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (13) | 45 | 24 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (10) and Kumar Sangakkara (9) | 24 | 21 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (36) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (40) | 85 | 72 |
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