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
RESULT
5th Match (D/N), Dambulla, August 22, 2010, Sri Lanka Triangular Series
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Scorecard summary
India • 103/10(33.4 overs)
38 (64)
5/28 (7.4)
12 (12)
2/21 (9)
Sri Lanka • 104/2(15.1 overs)
35 (23)
2/15 (3.1)
33 (35)
0/44 (7)
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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
15.1
4
Sharma to Sangakkara, FOUR runs
end of over 153 runs
SL: 100/2CRR: 6.66 • RRR: 0.11
Upul Tharanga12 (19b 2x4)
Kumar Sangakkara9 (14b 1x4)
Ashish Nehra 5-0-39-0
Ishant Sharma 3-0-11-2
14.6
2
Nehra to Upul Tharanga, 2 runs
guides this between backward point and cover-point for two runs
14.5
•
Nehra to Upul Tharanga, no run
moves across to defend this length delivery moving away from him
14.4
•
Nehra to Upul Tharanga, no run
another short one, and he ducks under it
14.3
•
Nehra to Upul Tharanga, no run
full, swinging away, beating him around off
14.2
•
Nehra to Upul Tharanga, no run
short ball, into the ribs, ducks under it
14.1
1
Nehra to Sangakkara, 1 run
full ball, takes a single to mid-on
end of over 142 runs
SL: 97/2CRR: 6.92 • RRR: 0.19
Upul Tharanga10 (14b 2x4)
Kumar Sangakkara8 (13b 1x4)
Ishant Sharma 3-0-11-2
Praveen Kumar 7-1-44-0
13.6
•
Sharma to Upul Tharanga, no run
this one bounces at him, but it is wide enough to not take the edge
13.5
2
Sharma to Sangakkara, 2 runs
pushed down the ground, between the bowler and the mid-off - one of three they took is called short
13.4
•
Sharma to Sangakkara, no run
punched to wide of mid-off, DK makes a diving save, Sanga sent back
13.3
•
Sharma to Sangakkara, no run
looks to crash this through the off side, but ends up hitting it back to the bowler
13.2
•
Sharma to Sangakkara, no run
left alone outside off
13.1
•
Sharma to Sangakkara, no run
another short ball, and he ducks under it
end of over 138 runs
SL: 95/2CRR: 7.30 • RRR: 0.24
Upul Tharanga10 (13b 2x4)
Kumar Sangakkara6 (8b 1x4)
Praveen Kumar 7-1-44-0
Ishant Sharma 2-0-9-2
12.6
•
Praveen to Upul Tharanga, no run
short ball, ducks under it
12.5
4
Praveen to Upul Tharanga, FOUR runs
another beautiful check-drive. Again he deliberately goes in the air. Again he looks to go straight, up and over mid-on
12.4
•
Praveen to Upul Tharanga, no run
hit to cover
12.3
4
Praveen to Upul Tharanga, FOUR runs
check-drive, deliberately in the air, effective because he is looking to play straight. Up and over mid-off
12.2
•
Praveen to Upul Tharanga, no run
12.1
•
Praveen to Upul Tharanga, no run
back of a length, hit to cover
end of over 125 runs
SL: 87/2CRR: 7.25 • RRR: 0.44
Kumar Sangakkara6 (8b 1x4)
Upul Tharanga2 (7b)
Ishant Sharma 2-0-9-2
Praveen Kumar 6-1-36-0
11.6
4
Sharma to Sangakkara, FOUR runs
wide and wide and driven over point in the extravagant Sanga style. Top shot
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
IND
38 runs (64)
5 fours1 six
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
20 runs
3 fours1 six
Control
87%
35 runs (23)
8 fours0 six
Productive shot
pull/hook on back foot
12 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
76%
Match details
| 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 |
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