and it's all over, Sangakkara finishes it with a lovely punch through the covers, and SL charge into the finals with a thumping win
Sri Lanka vs India, 5th Match at Dambulla, , Aug 22 2010 - Match Result
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Time for the presentation ceremony
Perera is the Man of the Match He says: "I really enjoyed this match, these are my best figures. Hopefully I can carry on from this performance. I work hard on batting na dhard hitting too."
Kumar Sangakkara: "We would have batted first had we won the toss. But our bowlers, from the first ball on, bowled great lines and great lengths. We have got a varied attack. We opened with Mahela because sometimes he is wasted in the middle order. If he bats that well, we can let him bat freely at the top. This might be something we might see more often. With that amount of swing and seam, batsmen try to walk down the wicket, so I came up to deny them that feet movement. But more than that the bowlers bowled really well."
MS Dhoni to speak first of all: "We didn't get the kind of start we needed. Their bowlers bowled in the right channels, and pushed us into making the mistakes. Next game is like a semi-final now. Yuvraj batted really well. Of course he didn't get support from the other side, but good to see him in form. The only good sign in the game."
So this is Sri Lanka's seventh-best win in terms of number of balls to spare, and India's worst defeat by the same criterion. They have out-bowled, out-batted, out-fielded, out-thought, out-every-thinged India. Umpiring decisions too went their way, but that is a part of the game, and the opposition needs to take them in its stride. What a day for Perera, he used the slightly two-paced pitch superbly to complete a maiden five-for. Wait for the presentation, surely Perera will be the Man of the Match
guides this between backward point and cover-point for two runs
moves across to defend this length delivery moving away from him
another short one, and he ducks under it
full, swinging away, beating him around off
short ball, into the ribs, ducks under it
full ball, takes a single to mid-on
this one bounces at him, but it is wide enough to not take the edge
pushed down the ground, between the bowler and the mid-off - one of three they took is called short
punched to wide of mid-off, DK makes a diving save, Sanga sent back
looks to crash this through the off side, but ends up hitting it back to the bowler
left alone outside off
another short ball, and he ducks under it
short ball, ducks under it
another beautiful check-drive. Again he deliberately goes in the air. Again he looks to go straight, up and over mid-on
hit to cover
check-drive, deliberately in the air, effective because he is looking to play straight. Up and over mid-off
back of a length, hit to cover
wide and wide and driven over point in the extravagant Sanga style. Top shot
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | |
Toss | India, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2010 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match number | ODI no. 3038 |
Hours of play (local time) | 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15 |
Match days | 22 August 2010 - daynight (50-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Sri Lanka 5, India 0 |