India Vs Sri Lanka 4Th Odi
Sri Lanka tour of India - 2009 (2009/10) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 24 December 2009
India won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
India won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining). Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 150* for India.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Date
- 24 December 2009
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Gautam Gambhir
- Captains
- Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), Virender Sehwag (India)
- Debut
- Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- M Erasmus and SS Hazare
- Match referee
- AG Hurst
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. It was Thisara Perera's first ODI.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 315 for 6. Upul Tharanga top-scored with 118 off 128 balls, and Kumar Sangakkara made 60. The innings was built on a 126-run stand for the third wicket between Kumar Sangakkara and Upul Tharanga, 40% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Eden Gardens, 236 across 6 ODIs.
Chasing 316, India made 317 for 3. Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 150 not out off 137 balls, and Virat Kohli made 107. The innings was built on a 224-run stand for the third wicket between Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli, 71% of the total.
India won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 315 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Virat Kohli b Ashish Nehra | 9 | 19 |
| Upul Tharanga | b Zaheer Khan | 118 | 128 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Sachin Tendulkar b Zaheer Khan | 15 | 15 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | st Dinesh Karthik b Harbhajan Singh | 60 | 72 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | run out (Ashish Nehra) | 33 | 30 |
| Thisara Perera | c Ravindra Jadeja b Ashish Nehra | 31 | 14 |
| Thilina Kandamby | not out | 23 | 15 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | not out | 13 | 7 |
Did not bat: Suraj Randiv, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga
Extras 13 · Total 315 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 10 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| Ashish Nehra | 9 | 1 | 68 | 2 |
| Ishant Sharma | 7 | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 9 | 1 | 51 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Suresh Raina | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-31 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 7.6 ov), 2-72 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 12.5 ov), 3-198 (Kumar Sangakkara, 36.3 ov), 4-234 (Upul Tharanga, 42.1 ov), 5-271 (Thisara Perera, 45.1 ov), 6-287 (Mahela Jayawardene, 47.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (9) and Upul Tharanga (19) | 31 | 48 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (15) and Upul Tharanga (26) | 41 | 29 |
| third | Kumar Sangakkara (60) and Upul Tharanga (62) | 126 | 142 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (19) and Upul Tharanga (11) | 36 | 34 |
| fifth | Mahela Jayawardene (6) and Thisara Perera (31) | 37 | 18 |
| sixth | Mahela Jayawardene (8) and Thilina Kandamby (8) | 16 | 12 |
| seventh | Thilan Samaraweera (13) and Thilina Kandamby (15) | 28 | 16 |
INDIA: 317 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Suraj Randiv b Suranga Lakmal | 8 | 8 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Suranga Lakmal | 10 | 10 |
| Gautam Gambhir | not out | 150 | 137 |
| Virat Kohli | c Muthumudalige Pushpakumara b Suraj Randiv | 107 | 114 |
| Dinesh Karthik | not out | 19 | 22 |
Did not bat: Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Ishant Sharma
Extras 23 · Total 317 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thisara Perera | 9 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| Suranga Lakmal | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| Lasith Malinga | 9.1 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| Suraj Randiv | 10 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Virender Sehwag, 1.4 ov), 2-23 (Sachin Tendulkar, 3.4 ov), 3-247 (Virat Kohli, 39.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sachin Tendulkar (0) and Virender Sehwag (10) | 13 | 10 |
| second | Sachin Tendulkar (8) and Gautam Gambhir (0) | 10 | 13 |
| third | Gautam Gambhir (103) and Virat Kohli (107) | 224 | 214 |
| fourth | Gautam Gambhir (47) and Dinesh Karthik (19) | 70 | 54 |
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