Shikhar Dhawan's 94 was his first fifty-plus score in eight ODI innings, since his century against West Indies in Kanpur last year. In his last seven innings before this one, Dhawan had scored 121 runs at 17.28 with a highest of 32. India would have fancied their chances after Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Mahela Jayawardene and Dinesh Chandimal off consecutive deliveries in the 32nd over. But Sangakkara, who had scored 31 runs from 39 deliveries till then, wrested the game away, scoring 72 runs from the next 44 deliveries he faced before getting out. Meanwhile the other batsmen continued to struggle, scoring 38 off 58 deliveries and losing three wickets in the process. The bulk of the chase was done when Sangakkara was dismissed, with only seven runs needed from the remaining nine deliveries. Sachitra Senanayake's 3 for 41 in this match are his best figures in ODIs and the first time he has taken three wickets in an innings in 24 matches. Senanayake has taken 27 wickets at 36.59.
