Sri Lanka have won, Perera gets his fourth, not the best of deliveries, a juicy full toss and Irfan whacks it straight back to the bowler, Perera hangs on to it and Sri Lanka get four points, once more Umesh Yadav is not out, three days ago India were top of the table, now they are bottom of the table,
Sri Lanka vs India, 8th Match at Brisbane, Feb 21 2012 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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8th Match (D/N), Brisbane, February 21, 2012, Commonwealth Bank Series
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Shahid: "As a Sri Lankan i am very happy with the way the team is playing and with the team selection! A few less dropped catches would be better though!"
A job well done by Sri Lanka today. Two wins on the trot has put them in second slot, and ahead of India with a game in hand.
Sehwag: "We didn't bowl well in the final ten overs, and we didn't bat well, the way Sachin and Gambhir played in the beginning, I thought we could get a good start but we lost three wickets early. We didn't bat well and we didn't bowl we. We missed Dhoni in this game, if we play to our potential it will be easier for us."
Nuwan Kulasekara is the Man of the Match: "My strength is to swing the ball, I'm very happy at getting Sachin's wicket, our bowling attack is very good, seamers and spinners are doing a great job. Malinga is the No. 1 bowler in the world now, I'm very lucky to be bowling with him."
Mahela Jayawardene: "We are getting better and better, we played smart cricket, we kept wickets in hand and put up a good score, we are still making some mistakes, hope we don't make them in the bigger games. Our bowlers were absolutely brilliant upfront. With the two new balls, the ball is doing more in these conditions, not giving easy singles in very important and we can keep the field up."
Our preview headline was "Plenty to ponder for unsettled India" and that remains the case for them ahead of the next game. They still don't know what their best bowling combination looks like, and the batting also has question marks over it.
Sri Lanka have a lot more confidence going into their next game, against Australia in Hobart on Friday. Mahela's elevation to the top of the order is working well, their quicks have found their rhythm, and the only blip was the three catches they put down.
Abhishek Purohit has the match report here. And here's Sidharth Monga's take on the Thirimanne Mankaded incident.
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45.1
W
Perera to Pathan, OUT
Irfan Pathan c & b Perera 47 (34b 7x4 0x6 51m) SR: 138.23
end of over 455 runs
IND: 238/9CRR: 5.28 • RRR: 10.40
Umesh Yadav0 (2b)
Irfan Pathan47 (33b 7x4)
Lasith Malinga 8-0-55-2
Thisara Perera 7-0-37-3
44.6
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Malinga to Umesh Yadav, no run
a yorker to end the over, Umesh keeps it out once more
Shaishav: "I know what I am missing: an Indian team in form."
44.5
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Malinga to Umesh Yadav, no run
a terrific delivery from Malinga, a full one heading for the middle and off, kept out by Umesh
44.4
1
Malinga to Pathan, 1 run
overpitched and outside off, slugged towards mid-on by Irfan
44.3
4
Malinga to Pathan, FOUR runs
Irfan impressing with the bat here, a full toss just outside off, Irfan dinks this over short fine leg for four
44.2
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Malinga to Pathan, no run
full and well outside off, Irfan looks to chop that to the off side, doesn't connect, the ball bounces a second time before it reaches the keeper
44.1
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Malinga to Pathan, no run
full and just outside off, pushed towards point
end of over 441 run • 1 wicket
IND: 233/9CRR: 5.29 • RRR: 9.50
Irfan Pathan42 (29b 6x4)
Thisara Perera 7-0-37-3
Lasith Malinga 7-0-50-2
Saad Parekh: "Is any one missing Harbhajan, yet?"
43.6
W
Perera to Vinay, OUT
Perara gets this third wicket, short of length ball outside off, Vinay steers it towards Senanayake at backward point, Vinay is gone for a duck
Vinay Kumar c sub (SMSM Senanayake) b Perera 0 (4b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 0
43.5
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Perera to Vinay, no run
off the outside half of the bat towards cover
43.4
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Perera to Vinay, no run
in the channel outside off, Vinay wafts at it and is beaten
43.3
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Perera to Vinay, no run
short of length ball angling away outside off, Vinay chases after it and misses
43.2
1
Perera to Pathan, 1 run
punched towards mid-on for a single
Ishan: "@Prat: I'm missing MSD!"
Rumplestiltskin: "Anyone missing Ajit Agarkar?"
43.1
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Perera to Pathan, no run
full toss outside off, slapped towards point, substitute Sachithra Senanayake dives to his left to cut that off
end of over 435 runs • 1 wicket
IND: 232/8CRR: 5.39 • RRR: 8.28
Irfan Pathan41 (27b 6x4)
Lasith Malinga 7-0-50-2
Nuwan Kulasekara 9-0-40-3
42.6
W
Malinga to Ashwin, OUT
Ashwin was backing away, a short of length ball over the stumps, Ashwin pokes at it and a thin edge through to the keeper, Bowden raises the finger
Ravichandran Ashwin c †Sangakkara b Malinga 5 (6b 0x4 0x6 11m) SR: 83.33
42.5
1
Malinga to Pathan, 1 run
pitched up and on off stump, whipped towards midwicket for a single
42.4
1
Malinga to Ashwin, 1 run
a low yorker length delivery outside off, Ashwin bends his knees and opens the bat face to guide the ball towards backward point
42.3
1
Malinga to Pathan, 1 run
overpitched outside off, crisply struck by Irfan, down to long-off for a single, Irfan has looked good this innings
42.2
1
Malinga to Ashwin, 1 run
slower ball, 123 kph, looked like the offcutter, he sends the ball to his favourite area, towards backward point
42.1
1
Malinga to Pathan, 1 run
Malinga starts the over with a full ball outside off, punched towards long-off for a single
end of over 427 runs
IND: 227/7CRR: 5.40 • RRR: 7.87
Irfan Pathan38 (24b 6x4)
Ravichandran Ashwin3 (3b)
Nuwan Kulasekara 9-0-40-3
Thisara Perera 6-0-36-2
41.6
1
Kulasekara to Pathan, 1 run
a low full toss on the stumps, punched down the ground, Kula gets a boot on it
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