India Vs Sri Lanka 11Th Match
Commonwealth Bank Series Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2008 (2007/08) · Bellerive Oval, Hobart · 26 February 2008
India won by 7 wickets (with 106 balls remaining)
India won by 7 wickets (with 106 balls remaining). Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 63 for India. Praveen Kumar took 4/31.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Bellerive Oval, Hobart
- Date
- 26 February 2008
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- India won by 7 wickets (with 106 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Praveen Kumar
- Captains
- Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka), MS Dhoni (India)
- Umpires
- RE Koertzen and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 179 all out. Chamara Kapugedera top-scored with 57 off 86 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 34. Praveen Kumar took 4 for 31 for India. From 72 for 2 they lost 5 wickets for 21 runs, to 93 for 7. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Bellerive Oval, 258 across 13 ODIs.
Chasing 180, India made 180 for 3. Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 63 not out off 89 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 63. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the second wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir, 57% of the total.
India won by 7 wickets (with 106 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 179 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c MS Dhoni b Irfan Pathan | 34 | 44 |
| Dilruwan Perera | b Ishant Sharma | 8 | 13 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c MS Dhoni b Praveen Kumar | 33 | 42 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Rohit Sharma b Praveen Kumar | 3 | 11 |
| Chamara Silva | c MS Dhoni b Praveen Kumar | 0 | 4 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | lbw b Ishant Sharma | 8 | 12 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | c & b Harbhajan Singh | 57 | 86 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Gautam Gambhir b Ishant Sharma | 0 | 7 |
| Lasith Malinga | c Robin Uthappa b Ishant Sharma | 12 | 36 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | b Praveen Kumar | 13 | 27 |
| Ishara Amerasinghe | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 11 · Total 179 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munaf Patel | 9 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 10 | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| Irfan Pathan | 10 | 2 | 23 | 1 |
| Praveen Kumar | 10 | 2 | 31 | 4 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 4.1 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Dilruwan Perera, 3.2 ov), 2-72 (Kumar Sangakkara, 14.1 ov), 3-77 (Mahela Jayawardene, 16.5 ov), 4-81 (Chamara Silva, 18.3 ov), 5-81 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 19.3 ov), 6-93 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 23.3 ov), 7-93 (Chaminda Vaas, 25.4 ov), 8-139 (Lasith Malinga, 38.4 ov), 9-179 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 46.5 ov), 10-179 (Chamara Kapugedera, 47.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (5) and Dilruwan Perera (8) | 15 | 20 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (24) and Kumar Sangakkara (33) | 57 | 65 |
| third | Sanath Jayasuriya (1) and Mahela Jayawardene (3) | 5 | 16 |
| fourth | Sanath Jayasuriya (4) and Chamara Silva (0) | 4 | 10 |
| fifth | Sanath Jayasuriya (0) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (0) | 0 | 6 |
| sixth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (8) and Chamara Kapugedera (3) | 12 | 24 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (0) and Chamara Kapugedera (0) | 0 | 13 |
| eighth | Lasith Malinga (12) and Chamara Kapugedera (28) | 46 | 78 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (13) and Chamara Kapugedera (26) | 40 | 49 |
| tenth | Ishara Amerasinghe (0) and Chamara Kapugedera (0) | 0 | 2 |
INDIA: 180 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Chamara Silva b Muthiah Muralidaran | 63 | 54 |
| Robin Uthappa | c Ishara Amerasinghe b Lasith Malinga | 11 | 9 |
| Gautam Gambhir | not out | 63 | 89 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Dilruwan Perera | 36 | 35 |
| Rohit Sharma | not out | 3 | 7 |
Did not bat: Praveen Kumar, Irfan Pathan, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel
Extras 4 · Total 180 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Lasith Malinga | 6 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Ishara Amerasinghe | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 8.2 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dilruwan Perera | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Robin Uthappa, 1.5 ov), 2-120 (Sachin Tendulkar, 20.1 ov), 3-171 (Yuvraj Singh, 29.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (6) and Robin Uthappa (11) | 18 | 11 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar (57) and Gautam Gambhir (42) | 102 | 110 |
| third | Yuvraj Singh (36) and Gautam Gambhir (15) | 51 | 57 |
| fourth | Gautam Gambhir (6) and Rohit Sharma (3) | 9 | 16 |
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