India Vs Sri Lanka 8Th Match
Commonwealth Bank Series Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2008 (2007/08) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 19 February 2008
India won by 2 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
India won by 2 wickets (with 5 balls remaining). Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 128 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Date
- 19 February 2008
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 2 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Kumar Sangakkara
- Captains
- Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka), MS Dhoni (India)
- Umpires
- PD Parker and AL Hill
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 238 for 6. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 128 off 155 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 71. The innings was built on a 153-run stand for the third wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara, 64% of the total.
Chasing 239, India made 239 for 8. Yuvraj Singh top-scored with 76 off 70 balls, and MS Dhoni made 50. Ishara Amerasinghe took 3 for 49 for Sri Lanka.
India won by 2 wickets (with 5 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 238 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | run out (Munaf Patel) | 0 | 3 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c MS Dhoni b Munaf Patel | 4 | 4 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Praveen Kumar b Irfan Pathan | 128 | 155 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | run out (Praveen Kumar) | 71 | 99 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | run out (Rohit Sharma) | 1 | 5 |
| Chamara Silva | c Robin Uthappa b Harbhajan Singh | 21 | 30 |
| Farveez Maharoof | not out | 3 | 4 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Lasith Malinga, Ishara Amerasinghe, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 9 · Total 238 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munaf Patel | 9 | 2 | 38 | 1 |
| Ishant Sharma | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Irfan Pathan | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Praveen Kumar | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 0.4 ov), 2-6 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 2.3 ov), 3-159 (Mahela Jayawardene, 37.4 ov), 4-161 (Chamara Kapugedera, 38.4 ov), 5-234 (Kumar Sangakkara, 48.6 ov), 6-235 (Chamara Silva, 49.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (0) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (4) | 4 | 4 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (2) | 2 | 11 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (71) and Kumar Sangakkara (76) | 153 | 212 |
| fourth | Kumar Sangakkara (1) and Chamara Kapugedera (1) | 2 | 5 |
| fifth | Chamara Silva (21) and Kumar Sangakkara (49) | 73 | 62 |
| sixth | Chamara Silva (0) and Farveez Maharoof (1) | 1 | 3 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (1) and Farveez Maharoof (2) | 3 | 3 |
INDIA: 239 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | b Lasith Malinga | 0 | 2 |
| Gautam Gambhir | c Kumar Sangakkara b Ishara Amerasinghe | 15 | 34 |
| Robin Uthappa | run out (Sanath Jayasuriya) | 10 | 28 |
| Rohit Sharma | c Chamara Silva b Muthiah Muralidaran | 24 | 36 |
| Yuvraj Singh | b Chaminda Vaas | 76 | 70 |
| MS Dhoni | not out | 50 | 68 |
| Irfan Pathan | b Ishara Amerasinghe | 31 | 41 |
| Praveen Kumar | c Mahela Jayawardene b Ishara Amerasinghe | 6 | 8 |
| Harbhajan Singh | lbw b Lasith Malinga | 3 | 6 |
| Ishant Sharma | not out | 0 | 2 |
Did not bat: Munaf Patel
Extras 24 · Total 239 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| Ishara Amerasinghe | 10 | 0 | 49 | 3 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 6.1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Sachin Tendulkar, 1.1 ov), 2-33 (Robin Uthappa, 9.6 ov), 3-35 (Gautam Gambhir, 11.4 ov), 4-99 (Rohit Sharma, 23.2 ov), 5-158 (Yuvraj Singh, 32.6 ov), 6-216 (Irfan Pathan, 45.3 ov), 7-229 (Praveen Kumar, 47.4 ov), 8-236 (Harbhajan Singh, 48.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (0) and Gautam Gambhir (1) | 2 | 7 |
| second | Gautam Gambhir (14) and Robin Uthappa (10) | 31 | 52 |
| third | Gautam Gambhir (0) and Rohit Sharma (2) | 2 | 10 |
| fourth | Yuvraj Singh (39) and Rohit Sharma (22) | 64 | 70 |
| fifth | MS Dhoni (18) and Yuvraj Singh (37) | 59 | 58 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (24) and Irfan Pathan (31) | 58 | 75 |
| seventh | MS Dhoni (6) and Praveen Kumar (6) | 13 | 13 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (3) and MS Dhoni (0) | 7 | 6 |
| ninth | MS Dhoni (2) and Ishant Sharma (0) | 3 | 3 |
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