India Vs Sri Lanka 11Th Match Super Four
Asia Cup Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates in Pakistan - 2008 (2008) · National Stadium, Karachi · 3 July 2008
India won by 6 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
India won by 6 wickets (with 19 balls remaining). Chamara Kapugedera top-scored with 75 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- National Stadium, Karachi
- Date
- 3 July 2008
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 6 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- MS Dhoni
- Captains
- Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka), MS Dhoni (India)
- Umpires
- BG Jerling and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- AG Hurst
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 308 for 8. Chamara Kapugedera top-scored with 75 off 78 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 50. The innings was built on a 78-run stand for the third wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Chamara Kapugedera.
Chasing 309, India made 310 for 4. Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 68 off 61 balls, and MS Dhoni made 67. The innings was built on a 99-run stand for the third wicket between MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina.
India won by 6 wickets (with 19 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 308 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma | 43 | 37 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma | 7 | 10 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Gautam Gambhir b Pragyan Ojha | 50 | 63 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | lbw b Praveen Kumar | 75 | 78 |
| Chamara Silva | run out (RP Singh, MS Dhoni) | 50 | 56 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c RP Singh b Irfan Pathan | 15 | 19 |
| Kaushalya Weeraratne | c Gautam Gambhir b RP Singh | 23 | 18 |
| Thilan Thushara | run out (Gautam Gambhir, MS Dhoni) | 23 | 14 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | not out | 6 | 4 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Dilhara Fernando
Extras 15 · Total 308 for 8
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RP Singh | 10 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
| Ishant Sharma | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| Irfan Pathan | 10 | 0 | 80 | 1 |
| Praveen Kumar | 6 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Pragyan Ojha | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| Virender Sehwag | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Rohit Sharma | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Kumar Sangakkara, 3.5 ov), 2-71 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 11.4 ov), 3-149 (Mahela Jayawardene, 26.3 ov), 4-217 (Chamara Kapugedera, 37.3 ov), 5-245 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 42.3 ov), 6-263 (Chamara Silva, 45.1 ov), 7-287 (Kaushalya Weeraratne, 48.1 ov), 8-307 (Thilan Thushara, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (3) and Kumar Sangakkara (7) | 16 | 23 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (40) and Mahela Jayawardene (13) | 55 | 47 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (37) and Chamara Kapugedera (41) | 78 | 89 |
| fourth | Chamara Silva (33) and Chamara Kapugedera (34) | 68 | 66 |
| fifth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (15) and Chamara Silva (12) | 28 | 30 |
| sixth | Chamara Silva (4) and Kaushalya Weeraratne (8) | 18 | 15 |
| seventh | Kaushalya Weeraratne (15) and Thilan Thushara (9) | 24 | 18 |
| eighth | Thilan Thushara (13) and Nuwan Kulasekara (6) | 20 | 9 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (1) and Nuwan Kulasekara (0) | 1 | 1 |
INDIA: 310 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 68 | 61 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Dilhara Fernando b Nuwan Kulasekara | 42 | 34 |
| Suresh Raina | run out (Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara) | 54 | 66 |
| MS Dhoni | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 67 | 62 |
| Yuvraj Singh | not out | 36 | 31 |
| Rohit Sharma | not out | 22 | 28 |
Did not bat: Irfan Pathan, Praveen Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, RP Singh, Ishant Sharma
Extras 21 · Total 310 for 4
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilhara Fernando | 9 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 9.5 | 0 | 71 | 1 |
| Thilan Thushara | 8 | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| Kaushalya Weeraratne | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-92 (Virender Sehwag, 11.4 ov), 2-135 (Gautam Gambhir, 20.2 ov), 3-234 (Suresh Raina, 35.4 ov), 4-253 (MS Dhoni, 37.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (44) and Virender Sehwag (42) | 92 | 71 |
| second | Gautam Gambhir (24) and Suresh Raina (18) | 43 | 52 |
| third | MS Dhoni (57) and Suresh Raina (36) | 99 | 92 |
| fourth | MS Dhoni (10) and Yuvraj Singh (4) | 19 | 14 |
| fifth | Yuvraj Singh (32) and Rohit Sharma (22) | 57 | 53 |
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