India vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI at Rajkot, Dec 15 2009 - Match Highlights

RESULT

1st ODI, Rajkot, December 15, 2009, Sri Lanka tour of India

414/7

(50 ov, T:415) 411/8

India won by 3 runs

Player Of The Match

Virender Sehwag

, IND

146 (102)

ESPNcricinfo Awards ODI batting nominee: Tillakaratne Dilshan

ESPNcricinfo Awards ODI batting nominee: Tillakaratne Dilshan

Match Coverage

Disarm the bowler, kill the contest

Administrators must keep cricket from turning into a computer game where the player can hit a six off every ball

Disarm the bowler, kill the contest

Murali and Fernando out of ODI series

Muttiah Muralitharan and Dilhara Fernando have been ruled out of the ODI series in India because of finger injuries.

Murali and Fernando out of ODI series

Runs, boundaries, partnerships ... and then some

Stats highlights from the first ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Rajkot

Runs, boundaries, partnerships ... and then some

'My best knock' - Sehwag

Virender Sehwag was all praise for the surface in Rajkot where he notched up his career-best effort in ODIs

'My best knock' - Sehwag

Cricket in thrall as big guns slug it out

Two amazing centuries, to a contrasting reception from the crowd, made the day a rousing affair

Cricket in thrall as big guns slug it out

Instant answers to T20 questions

Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
WU Tharanga	stumped	67	60
TM Dilshan	bowled	160	124
KC Sangakkara	caught	90	43
ST Jayasuriya	stumped	5	4
DPMD Jayawardene	run out	3	8
SHT Kandamby	run out	24	25
AD Mathews	caught	38	33
TT Samaraweera	run out	0	1
KMDN Kulasekara	not out	2	2
UWMBCA Welegedara	not out	1	1
Extras	(lb 7, nb 1, w 13)
Total	411(8 wkts; 50 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	188	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Upul Tharanga
2nd	128	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Kumar Sangakkara
3rd	12	Sanath Jayasuriya	Tillakaratne Dilshan
4th	11	Mahela Jayawardene	Tillakaratne Dilshan
5th	6	Mahela Jayawardene	Thilina Kandamby
6th	56	Thilina Kandamby	Angelo Mathews
7th	3	Thilan Samaraweera	Angelo Mathews
8th	5	Nuwan Kulasekara	Angelo Mathews
9th	2	Chanaka Welegedara	Nuwan Kulasekara

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