it's all over for India - Perera manages a bottom edge towards mid-on and calls for the single and might have been close if it was a direct hit and the overthrow also goes to the boundary
India vs Sri Lanka, 4th Match at Fatullah, Feb 28 2014 - Match Result
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Scores: Sanjay Murari | Comms: Vishal DikshitScorecard summary
India • 264/9(50 overs)
94 (114)
4/60 (10)
48 (51)
3/41 (10)
Sri Lanka • 265/8(49.2 overs)
103 (84)
3/30 (10)
64 (81)
3/81 (10)
Time for the presentation:
Virat Kohli: I think the bowlers did a good job, there was a lot of dew in the end. We didn't expect so much dew because there wasn't so much of it yesterday, but credit to the bowlers to take it to the last over. We could have been smarter with our batting and could have added 25-30 runs more. Jadeja was magnificent with the ball, we were just waiting for the ball to turn before the dew. We have to pull our socks up, rectify the areas we are not good in for the next match.
Angelo Mathews: My groin got a bit stiff but it's all ok now. We looked to play good cricket and we did well to restrict them to 260, the spinners did a beautiful job. And then the champion came in to play a terrific knock. Ya, Mendis is our trump card, the dew factor comes in to play and our spinners did well.
Not surprisingly, Sangakkara is the Man of the Match: The dew made it a lot easier for me, my job was to stay there for as long as possible and stay competitive. We had a great opening partnership which really set us up. And with Thisara in the end, we knew he could do the job. I think handling pressure comes with experience. De silva in his second ODI did well with the ball and fielding, it was a team effort overall. It's been a few good months for me, I've worked hard on my fitness and experience counts.
10.15pm That's all from us tonight, it's Vishal signing off with our scorer Sanjay Murari and we'll be back tomorrow with the next game - Bangladesh against Afghanistan, who have been winless so far. Till then, it's goodbye!
9.55pm Another terrific knock from Sangakkara, this time after Kusal Perera gave them a solid start with Thirimanne. Sri Lanka lost a few quick wickets in the middle to Jadeja and Shami but Sanga kept his cool and stayed there almost till the end for a close win. Ashwin and Jadeja kept things tight with five wickets between them and only 72 runs from their 20 overs, but Sanga survived it all. Sri Lanka now on top of the table with eight points from two matches
49.2
1
Bhuvneshwar to Perera, 1 run
49.1
•
Bhuvneshwar to Perera, no run
dropped! Would you believe it - Perera drove it straight to Dhawan at mid-off, it was at a comfortable height but the ball simply popped out of his hands
One run required from the last over
end of over 4911 runs • 1 wicket
SL: 264/8CRR: 5.38 • RRR: 1.00
Ajantha Mendis5 (2b 1x4)
Thisara Perera10 (16b)
Mohammed Shami 10-0-81-3
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 9-1-44-0
48.6
4
Shami to Mendis, FOUR runs
edged and four! It wasn't a poor delivery from Shami, Mendis drove with power and got an outside edge just outside the keeper's reach on the of side for four
Perera and Mendis having a discussion while Kohli wipes the dew off the ball
48.5
1
Shami to Perera, 1 run
low full toss on off, driven down firmly for one
There were only four in the circle and Kohli stopped Shami just in time from bowling the delivery or it would have been a no ball
Vishal: "Reminds me so much of Champions trophy when Ashwin took a brilliant catch to dismiss morgan and changed the game"
48.4
1
Shami to Mendis, 1 run
length ball on the off stump, thick outside edge goes to third man for one
What an innings from Sanga, an 83-ball hundred under pressure and he nearly took his team through. Ajantha Mendis joins Perera now. Seven to win form nine
48.3
W
Shami to Sangakkara, OUT
and Sanga is gone, or is he? It was a waist-high full toss on off, Sanga went for it and thick edge goes straight to Ashwin at short third man where he takes a low catch. The umpires are checking: the foot has landed in the crease, the full toss is waist-high so seems fine and Ashwin got his fingers under the ball to catch it. After a lot of communication with the third umpire, the finger has gone up
Kumar Sangakkara c Ashwin b Mohammed Shami 103 (84b 12x4 1x6 145m) SR: 122.61
48.2
4
Shami to Sangakkara, FOUR runs
that's his hundred! Low full toss on leg, Sanga whips it to the deep square leg boundary where Dhawan did well to stop it but could not collect it and the ball rolled to the boundary for Sanga's 18th hundred
Amrish: "Sanga 36 off last 18 balls he faced...!!!"
48.1
1
Shami to Perera, 1 run
full on leg, Perera clears his front foot and drives it to long-on
Last three overs have leaked 32 runs
end of over 4811 runs
SL: 253/7CRR: 5.27 • RRR: 6.00
Thisara Perera8 (14b)
Kumar Sangakkara99 (82b 11x4 1x6)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 9-1-44-0
Mohammed Shami 9-0-70-2
47.6
1
Bhuvneshwar to Perera, 1 run
another one in the block hole and Perera charges it down to long-on for a single
ASHRAF: "give the ball to bowl stuart binny, may he will make turning point"
47.5
1
Bhuvneshwar to Sangakkara, 1 run
full on off, driven down easily to long-off for one
14 to win from 14
47.4
4
Bhuvneshwar to Sangakkara, FOUR runs
better delivery this time, in the block hole just outside off, and Sanga gets a thick bottom edge which sends the ball fine on off for four more
47.3
4
Bhuvneshwar to Sangakkara, FOUR runs
it's a full toss this time, a low one outside off, and Sanga finds the gap past point to find the boundary as there's nobody in the deep there
47.2
•
Bhuvneshwar to Sangakkara, no run
low full toss, nearly a yorker, Sanga pushes it to cover
47.1
1
Bhuvneshwar to Perera, 1 run
no room on offer with a block hole just outside off, Perera takes a single with a drive down to long-on
Three overs to go, 23 required and Perera changes his bat. Bhuvneshwar to continue
end of over 4710 runs
SL: 242/7CRR: 5.14 • RRR: 7.66
Thisara Perera6 (12b)
Kumar Sangakkara90 (78b 9x4 1x6)
Mohammed Shami 9-0-70-2
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 8-1-33-0
46.6
1
Shami to Perera, 1 run
in the block hole again and Perera take a single with a drive to long-on
46.5
•
Shami to Perera, no run
in the block hole on leg stump, Perera digs it out to cover
46.4
1
Shami to Sangakkara, 1 run
attempted yorker is a full toss and it goes to long-on after a bounce
Hrithik N: "@Pavan, Bhuvi is trying to bowl those yorkers but because of the wet ball it is really tough to land."
46.3
1
Shami to Perera, 1 run
full on middle and Perera hits Sanga with a straight drive but they get a single
46.2
1
Shami to Sangakkara, 1 run
in the block hole and Sanga drives it down to long-off
46.1
6
Shami to Sangakkara, SIX runs
what a blow! Sanga gets his front foot out of the way and launches the slower ball deep in the stands for a big six to the midwicket boundary
Shami, who took two wickets in his last spell, is back. Third man and fine leg still in the circle
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
103 runs (84)
12 fours1 six
Productive shot
leg glance
35 runs
3 fours1 six
Control
88%
IND
94 runs (114)
7 fours1 six
Productive shot
leg glance
28 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
86%
Match details
| Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah | |
| Toss | Sri Lanka, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2013/14 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Match number | ODI no. 3476 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 14.00 start, First Session 14.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-18.15, Second Session 18.15-21.45 |
| Match days | 28 February 2014 - daynight (50-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
| Points | Sri Lanka 4, India 0 |
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