India tour of Sri Lanka, 2008/09 / Commentary

India in Sri Lanka ODI Series - 5th ODI

Sri Lanka v India

Sri Lanka won by 68 runs

1.6

I Sharma to Dilshan, FOUR, and the wide costs the over five runs, Ishant grants him enough width to free his arms, he gets his front pad across and crashes a overpitched ball past the gap between cover and mid-off

Sri Lanka 8/0   TM Dilshan 5* (11b 1x4)   I Sharma 1-0-5-0

3.3

I Sharma to Jayasuriya, FOUR, gives him a bit too much width outside off and he slams that hard through the gap between square cover and point

Sri Lanka 13/0   ST Jayasuriya 5* (9b 1x4)   I Sharma 1.3-0-9-0

4.3

IK Pathan to Jayasuriya, FOUR, that's vintage Jayasuriya, Irfan pitches it up on the off stump and he delicately flicks it across the line and the ball sails over square leg

Sri Lanka 22/0   ST Jayasuriya 11* (14b 2x4)   IK Pathan 2.3-0-10-0

4.4

IK Pathan to Jayasuriya, FOUR, angles it down the leg side and he nicely works it away down to fine leg with the movement, he only shuffles at his crease slightly

Sri Lanka 26/0   ST Jayasuriya 15* (15b 3x4)   IK Pathan 2.4-0-14-0

5.4

I Sharma to Jayasuriya, FOUR, Ishant overpitches and Jayasuriya makes him pay, he leans forward and scoops him high over mid-off

Sri Lanka 32/0   ST Jayasuriya 19* (18b 4x4)   I Sharma 2.4-0-16-0

7.1

I Sharma to Jayasuriya, FOUR, see you later, short on the pads, and Jayasuriya goes for the typical short-arm pull, bounces just inside the square-leg boundary

Sri Lanka 38/0   ST Jayasuriya 24* (23b 5x4)   I Sharma 3.1-0-20-0

7.2

I Sharma to Jayasuriya, FOUR, and he sends it back to square-leg boundary again, short again, and another short-arm pull, and the result is the same

Sri Lanka 42/0   ST Jayasuriya 28* (24b 6x4)   I Sharma 3.2-0-24-0

7.4

I Sharma to Jayasuriya, FOUR, this is classy stuff, another short ball, and Jayasuriya waits an extra half second, rolls his wrists on the pull, and hits backward of the deep square-leg fieldsman

Sri Lanka 46/0   ST Jayasuriya 32* (26b 7x4)   I Sharma 3.4-0-28-0

8.3

IK Pathan to Dilshan, FOUR, terrible ball and well dealt with by Dilshan, he bowls it really wide of the off stump and takes a lot of pace off the ball, that allows Dilshan to front foot slap past the covers

Sri Lanka 52/0   TM Dilshan 14* (22b 2x4)   IK Pathan 4.3-0-21-0

8.4

IK Pathan to Dilshan, FOUR, holds the length back but he gives the batsman too much width, he bends his knee slightly and plays a forceful square drive past point

Sri Lanka 56/0   TM Dilshan 18* (23b 3x4)   IK Pathan 4.4-0-25-0

9.6

Balaji to Dilshan, FOUR, that's a poor delivery, too wide of the off stump, he reaches out and takes the risk of playing an aerial shot with a packed off side field waiting to snap him up, he just manages to find the gap

Sri Lanka 66/0   TM Dilshan 22* (26b 4x4)   L Balaji 1-0-8-0

10.3

IK Pathan to Sangakkara, FOUR, very well timed, Irfan gives him width and bowls it on a good length, he reaches out only slightly and places it well between the gap between cover and point

Sri Lanka 70/1   KC Sangakkara 4* (2b 1x4)   IK Pathan 5.3-0-29-1

12.3

IK Pathan to Dilshan, FOUR, full on the off stump and Dilshan pushes it aaway very firmly past the bowler, even the fielder at mid-off wasn't quick enough to get to his right and cut it off

Sri Lanka 79/1   TM Dilshan 30* (35b 5x4)   IK Pathan 6.3-0-35-1

13.6

Balaji to Sangakkara, FOUR, he errs by straying on the pads, Sangakkara shuffles and clips it wide of midwicket and square leg

Sri Lanka 85/1   KC Sangakkara 10* (8b 2x4)   L Balaji 3-0-17-0

15.5

Sehwag to Sangakkara, FOUR, flighted down the leg side, Sangakkara gets in position for the sweep early and places it well wide of short fine-leg

Sri Lanka 96/1   KC Sangakkara 15* (12b 3x4)   V Sehwag 0.5-0-8-0

17.1

Sehwag to Sangakkara, FOUR, Sehwag pushes that wide of the leg stump, he gets on his knee and sweeps wide of short fine-leg

Sri Lanka 106/1   KC Sangakkara 24* (17b 4x4)   V Sehwag 1.1-0-13-0

19.2

Sehwag to Sangakkara, FOUR, Sehwag bowls his mandatory loosener down the leg side and Sangakkara sweeps, Rohit runs from short fine leg, dives in vain and knocks down the poor ball boy

Sri Lanka 120/1   KC Sangakkara 34* (26b 5x4)   V Sehwag 2.2-0-22-0

23.1

YK Pathan to Sangakkara, FOUR, he errs by angling it on middle and leg and Sangakkara decides early enough to sweep, it really should have been cut off by Gambhir at fine leg who tries to boot it away

Sri Lanka 143/1   KC Sangakkara 46* (38b 6x4)   YK Pathan 1.1-0-8-0

23.6

YK Pathan to Dilshan, FOUR, poor ball, it's too short and wide outside off, he makes room and cuts wide of short third man

Sri Lanka 148/1   TM Dilshan 55* (67b 6x4)   YK Pathan 2-0-13-0

25.2

YK Pathan to Dilshan, FOUR, he overpitches outside the off stump, Dilshan gets behind the line and bangs it wide of mid-off and cover

Sri Lanka 158/1   TM Dilshan 60* (69b 7x4)   YK Pathan 2.2-0-18-0

26.1

Jadeja to Sangakkara, FOUR, flighted on middle and off, he gets on his knee and slogs him with intent over midwicket, that was one clean hit

Sri Lanka 164/1   KC Sangakkara 57* (51b 7x4)   RA Jadeja 5.1-0-30-0

26.5

Jadeja to Sangakkara, FOUR, take that, he flights it on off and middle, Sangakkara gets on his knee and slogs it cleanly, this is even better compared to the earlier shot, almost went for a six

Sri Lanka 172/1   KC Sangakkara 64* (54b 8x4)   RA Jadeja 5.5-0-38-0

30.1

Yuvraj Singh to Dilshan, FOUR, misfield, Dilshan gets some room outside the off stump and he gets a short ball as well, Yusuf falls to his left but fails to get a hand to it

Sri Lanka 191/1   TM Dilshan 74* (85b 8x4)   Yuvraj Singh 1.1-0-11-0

35.6

Yuvraj Singh to Dilshan, FOUR, short outside off and cut past backward point

Sri Lanka 225/2   TM Dilshan 88* (103b 9x4)   Yuvraj Singh 4-0-28-1

36.1

RG Sharma to Kandamby, FOUR, round the wicket, short and wide, and Kandamby rocks back and cuts it to the point boundary

Sri Lanka 229/2   SHT Kandamby 10* (9b 1x4)   RG Sharma 1.1-0-10-0

39.1

Balaji to Kandamby, FOUR, Balaji gives him width outside off, Kandamby bends his knee slightly and square drives it past backward point

Sri Lanka 242/2   SHT Kandamby 19* (19b 2x4)   L Balaji 4.1-0-25-0

39.3

Balaji to Kandamby, FOUR, that's a very clean hit, Kandamby picks the slower ball early, the ball is delivered from round the wicket, he gets on his knee and picks the spot between long-on and deep midwicket

Sri Lanka 246/2   SHT Kandamby 23* (21b 3x4)   L Balaji 4.3-0-29-0

43.6

I Sharma to Maharoof, FOUR, excellent timing by Maharoof, it was overpitched outside the off stump by Ishant, Maharoof gets behind the line and gets his placement spot on, he finds the gap at the deep extra cover fence

Sri Lanka 266/6   MF Maharoof 7* (7b 1x4)   I Sharma 7-0-41-2

44.6

Yuvraj Singh to Thushara, FOUR, much slower through the air, it's looped on middle and leg, he has enough time to get on his knee and sweep it over square leg

Sri Lanka 274/6   T Thushara 10* (9b 1x4)   Yuvraj Singh 6-0-39-2

46.3

IK Pathan to Maharoof, FOUR, he errs by sliding down the leg side and Maharoof stays at the crease and deftly glances it down to fine leg, wrong line to bowl

Sri Lanka 283/7   MF Maharoof 14* (11b 2x4)   IK Pathan 7.3-0-40-1

47.4

I Sharma to Kulasekara, FOUR, poor ball, it's a over-pitched gift outside the offstump, Kulasekara gets forward and scoops it over extra cover

Sri Lanka 293/7   KMDN Kulasekara 7* (6b 1x4)   I Sharma 8.4-0-50-3

48.4

IK Pathan to Maharoof, FOUR, Maharoof breaks the drought by stepping out and swinging a full delivery over mid-on, a couple of bounces and four

Sri Lanka 303/7   MF Maharoof 21* (19b 3x4)   IK Pathan 8.4-0-47-1
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Feb 8, 2009

Yuvraj Singh was Man of the Series, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, February 8, 2009

Yuvraj Singh was Man of the Series

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Feb 8, 2009

Muttiah Muralitharan received an award for breaking Wasim Akram's record, Sri Lanka v India, 5th ODI, Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, February 8, 2009

Muttiah Muralitharan received an award for breaking Wasim Akram's record

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