Result
4th ODI, Pune, Nov 3 2005, Sri Lanka tour of India
SL
261
INDIA
(45.4/50 ov, target 262)
262/6
India won by 4 wickets (with 26 balls remaining)
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45.5
•
Arnold to Dhoni, no run
45.4
6
Arnold to Dhoni, SIX runs
45.3
6
Arnold to Dhoni, SIX runs
45.2
2
Arnold to Dhoni, 2 runs
45.1
2
Arnold to Dhoni, 2 runs
end of over 458 runs
INDIA: 246/6CRR: 5.46 • RRR: 3.20 • Need 16 runs from 30b
MS Dhoni29 (39)
Suresh Raina39 (30)
Muttiah Muralitharan9-0-35-3
Dilhara Fernando9-1-43-1
44.6
1
Muralitharan to Dhoni, 1 run
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Keeping the faith
Leading 3-0, with several players coming into their own in different matches, Rahul Dravid backed his team to come through and saw both the bowlers and the batsmen respond superbly
'Nothing can be more satisfying' - Agarkar
Rahul Dravid and Ajit Agarkar beamed their faces off when they spoke tothe press soon after India wrapped up the series against Sri Lanka 4-0
India hold nerve and seal series
Ajit Agarkar's five-wicket haul, ending with the best figures in an ODI at Pune, played a vital part in keeping Sri Lanka down to 261, before Rahul Dravid's composed 63 piloted India to their fourth-consecutive win in the series
'It's not fair to call it experimentation' - Chappell
Greg Chappell, the Indian coach, talked strategy and the players from both sides spoke on the challenges ahead of the fourth ODI at Pune