Dhoni and Raina take India through to final

Jul 03, 2008

Sanath Jayasuriya hit 43 off 37 balls •AFP

But Ishant Sharma had him caught behind in the 12th over•AFP

Pragyan Ojha ended their partnership when he had Jayawardene caught with Sri Lanka on 149•AFP

Silva was run out for 50 but the middle order ensured Sri Lanka got past 300•AFP

He got a life when Yuvraj Singh failed to hold on to a tough chance at mid-off•AFP

Mahela Jayawardene took hold of the reins on Jayasuriya's fall•AFP

Kapugedera and Chamara Silva added 68 together ...•AFP

The openers gave India a solid platform for the chase adding 92 off 70 balls; Gambhir got his third half-century of the tournament•AFP

He added 78 with Chamara Kapugedera•AFP

... before Praveen Kumar trapped Kapugedera leg before for 75•AFP

Suresh Raina continued from where Gambhir left off, and added 99 along with Mahendra Singh Dhoni as India won by six wickets to make it to the Asia Cup final•AFP