angles it on the pads and he nudges it away to the on side, India win by six wickets
Sri Lanka vs India, 1st ODI at Dambulla, Jan 28 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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1st ODI, Dambulla, January 28, 2009, India tour of Sri Lanka
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Quite an efficient win by the Indians. Since this is a bilateral series there was no need to worry about net run rate so the Indians could afford to take their time. Never at any stage were there any signs of panic and Dhoni deserves credit for nudging the singles. Gambhir and Raina were positive at the top, Yuvraj didn't get bogged down by the spinners and importantly, India took advantage of the fact that the opposition attack enough. Stay with us for the presentation.
This is India's sixth consecutive win.
Here's Mahela Jayawardene: "They didn't panic at the end. MS batted well. The bowlers bowled well upfront but we couldn't keep the pressure. There was no sideways movement as well. We took the 3rd Powerplay at the right time but unfortunately we lost a couple of wickets. Sanath was brilliant today."
Dhoni: "All the bowlers chipped in. Same for the batsmen as well. We could have bowled a lot better with the new ball. We wanted Jayasuriya to take risks and we played to a plan."
Jayasuriya is the Man of the Match for his 107. He said: "I think the Indians batted well and we fell about 25-30 short. We just need to play more positive cricket. We need to put more pressure on the Indian batsmen."
That's it from us. Do join us for the second match on January 31, remember it's a day-night game in Colombo. On behalf of Siddharth Ravindran and Binoy George, this is Kanishkaa signing off. Cheers!
48.1
1
Dilshan to Dhoni, 1 run
end of over 489 runs
IND: 246/4CRR: 5.12 • RRR: 0.50
Rohit Sharma25 (30b 3x4)
MS Dhoni60 (64b 5x4)
Thilan Thushara 8-0-44-1
Ajantha Mendis 10-0-47-0
47.6
4
Thushara to Rohit Sharma, FOUR runs
Thushara misdirects it on the pads and he delicately whips it away wide of square leg
47.5
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Thushara to Rohit Sharma, no run
gets forward and drives on the up towards cover
47.4
1
Thushara to Dhoni, 1 run
stays on the backfoot and defends to the off side and takes a single
47.3
1
Thushara to Rohit Sharma, 1 run
full on the pads and worked away wide of square leg
47.2
1
Thushara to Dhoni, 1 run
digs out a yorker just wide of Sangakkara and Rohit is determined to go ahead with this single
47.1
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Thushara to Dhoni, no run
bowls it on target this time as Dhoni stays on the back foot and defends
47.1
1w
Thushara to Dhoni, 1 wide
bangs it in short but he misdirects it wide outside off
47.1
1w
Thushara to Dhoni, 1 wide
bowls the slower ball wide down the leg side, he tries to nudge but misses
10 to win off three overs, here's Thushara, he comes over the wicket, the Powerplays are over
end of over 477 runs
IND: 237/4CRR: 5.04 • RRR: 3.33
Rohit Sharma20 (27b 2x4)
MS Dhoni58 (61b 5x4)
Ajantha Mendis 10-0-47-0
Muthiah Muralidaran 10-0-52-1
46.6
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Mendis to Rohit Sharma, no run
gets forward and pushes it straight to mid-off
46.5
1
Mendis to Dhoni, 1 run
stays on the backfoot and cuts it to the off side
46.4
4
Mendis to Dhoni, FOUR runs
gives him the charge to a flatter delivery and whacks it along the turf past the bowler and mid-off
46.3
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Mendis to Dhoni, no run
steps down the pitch and tries to steal a quick single to cover, Rohit wisely sends him back
46.2
1
Mendis to Rohit Sharma, 1 run
46.1
1
Mendis to Dhoni, 1 run
angled on the pads and he gives him the charge and pushes it firmly wide of midwicket, that's the fifty stand
end of over 4611 runs
IND: 230/4CRR: 5.00 • RRR: 4.25
MS Dhoni52 (57b 4x4)
Rohit Sharma19 (25b 2x4)
Muthiah Muralidaran 10-0-52-1
Ajantha Mendis 9-0-40-0
45.6
1
Murali to Dhoni, 1 run
works it to square leg for a single
Another typically efficient fifty by the captain
45.5
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Murali to Dhoni, no run
45.4
4
Murali to Dhoni, FOUR runs
gets to his fifty with a cracker of a shot, steps down the track and crashes a full delivery past the bowler and mid-off, nobody had a chance
45.3
1
Murali to Rohit Sharma, 1 run
clips it wide of square leg and they scamper through for the single
45.2
4
Murali to Rohit Sharma, FOUR runs
he picks the flight well, takes a couple of paces down the track and lofts him against the turn to long-off
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