India Vs Sri Lanka Final
Asia Cup Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates in Pakistan - 2008 (2008) · National Stadium, Karachi · 6 July 2008
Sri Lanka won by 100 runs
Sri Lanka won by 100 runs. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 125 for Sri Lanka. Ajantha Mendis took 6/13.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- National Stadium, Karachi
- Date
- 6 July 2008
- Toss
- India, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 100 runs
- Player of the match
- Ajantha Mendis
- Captains
- Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka), MS Dhoni (India)
- Umpires
- SJA Taufel and AL Hill
- Match referee
- AG Hurst
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 273 all out. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 125 off 114 balls, and Tillakaratne Dilshan made 56. Ishant Sharma took 3 for 52 for India. The innings was built on a 131-run stand for the fifth wicket between Sanath Jayasuriya and Tillakaratne Dilshan, 48% of the total.
Chasing 274, India made 173 all out. Virender Sehwag top-scored with 60 off 36 balls, and MS Dhoni made 49. Ajantha Mendis took 6 for 13 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by 100 runs. Ajantha Mendis's 6 for 13 are the best innings figures at National Stadium.
SRI LANKA: 273 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Ishant Sharma b Virender Sehwag | 125 | 114 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | run out (Suresh Raina) | 4 | 3 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Rohit Sharma b Ishant Sharma | 11 | 19 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | c Suresh Raina b Ishant Sharma | 5 | 11 |
| Chamara Silva | b Ishant Sharma | 0 | 2 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c MS Dhoni b Irfan Pathan | 56 | 74 |
| Chaminda Vaas | b RP Singh | 19 | 32 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | not out | 29 | 29 |
| Thilan Thushara | lbw b RP Singh | 5 | 8 |
| Ajantha Mendis | b RP Singh | 8 | 4 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c MS Dhoni b Irfan Pathan | 2 | 3 |
Extras 9 · Total 273 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RP Singh | 9 | 1 | 67 | 3 |
| Ishant Sharma | 10 | 1 | 52 | 3 |
| Irfan Pathan | 9.5 | 0 | 67 | 2 |
| Pragyan Ojha | 10 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 8 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Rohit Sharma | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Kumar Sangakkara, 1.4 ov), 2-34 (Mahela Jayawardene, 7.2 ov), 3-66 (Chamara Kapugedera, 11.4 ov), 4-66 (Chamara Silva, 11.6 ov), 5-197 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 35.3 ov), 6-213 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 38.5 ov), 7-236 (Chaminda Vaas, 44.5 ov), 8-256 (Thilan Thushara, 48.1 ov), 9-264 (Ajantha Mendis, 48.5 ov), 10-273 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (7) and Kumar Sangakkara (4) | 11 | 10 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (12) and Mahela Jayawardene (11) | 23 | 34 |
| third | Sanath Jayasuriya (23) and Chamara Kapugedera (5) | 32 | 26 |
| fourth | Sanath Jayasuriya (0) and Chamara Silva (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fifth | Sanath Jayasuriya (83) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (45) | 131 | 141 |
| sixth | Chaminda Vaas (5) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (11) | 16 | 20 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (14) and Nuwan Kulasekara (7) | 23 | 36 |
| eighth | Thilan Thushara (5) and Nuwan Kulasekara (15) | 20 | 20 |
| ninth | Nuwan Kulasekara (0) and Ajantha Mendis (8) | 8 | 4 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran (2) and Nuwan Kulasekara (7) | 9 | 6 |
INDIA: 173 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 13 |
| Virender Sehwag | st Kumar Sangakkara b Ajantha Mendis | 60 | 36 |
| Suresh Raina | b Ajantha Mendis | 16 | 21 |
| Yuvraj Singh | b Ajantha Mendis | 0 | 2 |
| MS Dhoni | c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas | 49 | 74 |
| Rohit Sharma | lbw b Ajantha Mendis | 3 | 8 |
| Robin Uthappa | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 20 | 41 |
| Irfan Pathan | c Mahela Jayawardene b Ajantha Mendis | 2 | 6 |
| RP Singh | b Ajantha Mendis | 0 | 1 |
| Pragyan Ojha | not out | 6 | 17 |
| Ishant Sharma | b Nuwan Kulasekara | 8 | 18 |
Extras 3 · Total 173 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 6.3 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Thilan Thushara | 8 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 8 | 1 | 13 | 6 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 8 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-36 (Gautam Gambhir, 4.6 ov), 2-76 (Virender Sehwag, 9.2 ov), 3-76 (Yuvraj Singh, 9.4 ov), 4-93 (Suresh Raina, 13.3 ov), 5-97 (Rohit Sharma, 15.2 ov), 6-135 (Robin Uthappa, 26.6 ov), 7-154 (Irfan Pathan, 31.3 ov), 8-154 (RP Singh, 31.4 ov), 9-160 (MS Dhoni, 34.2 ov), 10-173 (Ishant Sharma, 39.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (6) and Virender Sehwag (28) | 36 | 30 |
| second | Virender Sehwag (32) and Suresh Raina (8) | 40 | 26 |
| third | Yuvraj Singh (0) and Suresh Raina (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fourth | MS Dhoni (9) and Suresh Raina (8) | 17 | 23 |
| fifth | MS Dhoni (1) and Rohit Sharma (3) | 4 | 11 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (17) and Robin Uthappa (20) | 38 | 70 |
| seventh | MS Dhoni (17) and Irfan Pathan (2) | 19 | 27 |
| eighth | MS Dhoni (0) and RP Singh (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | MS Dhoni (5) and Pragyan Ojha (1) | 6 | 16 |
| tenth | Pragyan Ojha (5) and Ishant Sharma (8) | 13 | 31 |
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