Tillakaratne Dilshan "I said in the morning, we want to finish it off today. our players did really well. We kept the pressure up through the fielding, keeping the fielders up. I told the players we needed to improve the fielding, and they did a really good job in the field, stopping goo shots, taking difficult catches. Really happy with Cahndimal's batting, playing so well in his second game."

Suresh Raina "I am not happy at all. Al the credit goes to Sri Lanka, they batted really well, especially Dinesh. We didn't bowl well, especially with the new ball. Ashwin bowled well, and he batted well too. We haven't been good throughout the tournament."

So Sri Lanka knock India out of a multi-nation tournament. Oh well. Not surprising, they are used to doing it. It was a professional performance from Sri Lanka, superb in the field, smart with the ball, and Chandimal was special with the bat. India, at the reverse end of momentum, forgot basics like crossing over when holing out in the deep, like attacking the batsmen when defending an average total, and paid the due price. Also news coming in the India have slipped to No. 3 in ICC ODI rankings. Hang on for the presentation

48.2

Dinda to Jeevan Mendis, FOUR runs

that's it, short ball, pulled away for four, and SL join Zimbabwe in the final. Well done, both of them, and India, as a reader said, are Out of Africa. Well not quite, they have to wait for this to finish and then play two T20s against Zimbabwe, regarding which Praveen Kumar writes in, "T20 should be interesting battle between India and Zimbabwe. Who knows INDIA can shock them with a win afterall its a T20.."

48.1

Dinda to Jeevan Mendis, 1 run

length ball, worked away into the leg side, they run two but it is called one short

Over48

8 runs

SL 265/4CRR: 5.52 RRR: 2.00

Thilan Samaraweera 28 (21b 3x4)Jeevan Mendis 30 (33b 3x4)

Pankaj Singh0/45 (7)

47.6

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Pankaj to Thilan Samaraweera, no run

makes room and drives, but can't beat extra cover

47.5

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Pankaj to Thilan Samaraweera, no run

full ball, hit to midwicket straight

47.4

Pankaj to Thilan Samaraweera, FOUR runs

short, over the stumps, makes room and upper-cuts it over point, within one hit of the final

47.3

Pankaj to Jeevan Mendis, 1 run

offcutter, worked away off the pads for one

47.2

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Pankaj to Jeevan Mendis, no run

back of a length, hit straight to midwicket

47.1

Pankaj to Thilan Samaraweera, 1 run

slower ball, worked into the on side for one

No free-hit for height no-balls, remember

47.1

2nb

Pankaj to Jeevan Mendis, (no ball) 1 run

high full toss, edged away to third man - called no-ball for height

Pankaj Singh comes back

Over47

9 runs

SL 257/4CRR: 5.46 RRR: 4.00

Thilan Samaraweera 23 (17b 2x4)Jeevan Mendis 28 (30b 3x4)

Ashok Dinda1/37 (7)

46.6

Dinda to Thilan Samaraweera, 2 runs

another drive square of the wicket, this time the point fielder gets a hand to it

46.5

Dinda to Jeevan Mendis, 1 run

yorker, on leg stump, works it into the on side for one

46.4

Dinda to Thilan Samaraweera, 1 run

looks for the shot over short fine again, gets a slower ball, which he works much squarer for one

46.3

Dinda to Thilan Samaraweera, FOUR runs

lovely shot, anticipates a yorker, makes room, gets an overpitched delivery, and drives it square, over point and square of third man

46.2

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Dinda to Thilan Samaraweera, no run

looking to scoop it, but it is too wide of off, looks to open the face on it but hits straight to point

46.1

Dinda to Jeevan Mendis, 1 run

charges at him even before he bowls, Dinda bowls short, and he pulls it for one

Dinda comes on now. Both mid-on and mid-off up in the circle

Over46

9 runs

SL 248/4CRR: 5.39 RRR: 5.25

Jeevan Mendis 26 (28b 3x4)Thilan Samaraweera 16 (13b 1x4)

Ravindra Jadeja0/54 (10)

45.6

Jadeja to Jeevan Mendis, 1 run

length ball on the pads, worked past midwicket

45.5

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Jadeja to Jeevan Mendis, no run

fired across him, he opens the face of the bat but but the ball goes straight to short third

round the wicket to the lefty

45.4

Jadeja to Thilan Samaraweera, 1 run

they steal a single to short third despite a direct hit from Ashwin

fine leg goes back now and Jadeja goes over the wicket

45.3

Jadeja to Thilan Samaraweera, FOUR runs

shot! goes across on a knee, and sweeps this quick delivery over short fine leg

45.2

Jadeja to Thilan Samaraweera, 2 runs

mis-hit as he is hurried into this as he jumps down the track, and it falls just short of a charging-in Vijay from long-off

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