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Gambhir not upset by ICC snub

Even after scoring the second highest ODI runs in 2008, Gautam Gambhir is not disappointed at not being nominated for the annual ICC Awards as he says the pride of representing the nation is ultimate to him.
“I don’t think about creating records or winning awards. What I want is to put my best effort on […]

India vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI: India win series 3-1

India beat Sri Lanka by 46 runs in the fourth ODI at Premdasa stadium in Colombo. With this win, India have taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the Idea Cup and thus have won their first ever ODI bilateral series in the Emerald Island.
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Winning the toss and electing to bat first, India made a cautious […]

India v Sri Lanka, 4th ODI: India makes solid start

After winning the toss and electing to bat on a flat, much drier pitch, the Indians got off to a solid start before losing way in their innings in the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka at the Premdasa stadium in Colombo.
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Gambhir and Virat Kohli made a confident beginning as runs flowed at 4.5 an over, […]

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI: Sri Lanka shot out for 142

India made an amazing come back after the let down in the first match of the five match ODI series against Sri Lanka at Dambulla.
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After winning the toss, MS Dhoni elected to bowl first but that was due to the absence of Gautam Gambhir because of stiffness. However, it proved to be the right decision […]

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI: Preview

India take on Sri Lanka in the second ODI at Dambulla tomorrow and they know that it is now or never time for the team. For the past two months, the Sri Lankans have had the better of their neighbours as one after the other, batsmen have come and gone out to the guile of […]

Sri Lanka beat India, 1st ODI: Review

Sri Lanka beat India by eight wickets in the first ODI at Dambulla and took a 1-0 lead in the five match series.
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After having won the toss, India elected to bat first but were crippled from the start itself as dashing opener Virender Sehwag was missing in action due to an ankle injury sustained in […]

Sri Lanka vs India, 1st ODI: India out for 146

India were shot out for a paltry 146 in the first ODI against Sri Lanka at Dambulla. Captain MS Dhoni opted to bat first after winning the toss and he would have hoped for a better showing than this, even though the team was missing dashing opener Virender Sehwag.
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In his absence, Gambhir and debutant Virat […]

India win toss & bat; make shaky start

India won the toss against Sri Lanka in the first ODI at Dambulla and elected to bat first. The major change for India was the absence of Virender Sehwag as he hurt his ankle in the nets on Sunday and is thus missing the game. In his place Virat Kohli made his ODI debut for […]

Scorecard - Sri Lanka beat India - 1st ODI

Idea Cup, 2008

Sri Lanka vs India, 1st ODI

Rangiri International Stadium, Dambulla, August 18, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Billy Doctrove (WI) & Asoka De Silva (SL)

Third Umpire:
MG Silva (SL)

Match Referee:
Chris Broad (Eng)

Toss:
India (Elected to bat)

Match Status:
Sri Lanka won by 8 wkts

Batting: Sri Lanka Innings

Batsmen
Sri Lanka (147/2 in 34.5 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Sanath Jayasuriya
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Dhoni eyes top spot in ICC Rankings

Indian ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will move closer to the top of ICC batting chart if he continues his good form in the five-match series against Sri Lanka starting on Monday.
Dhoni was on top of the batting list for a week in April 2006 and now, is 19 points adrift of table topper South […]

India wins practice match

Riding high on Yuvraj Singh’s century, India won the only practice match ahead of the five match ODI series against Sri Lanka XI at Colombo.Yuvraj hit 8 fours and 13 sixes in his 172 off 121 balls and was involved in a 40 ball 99 run partnership with MS Dhoni as India piled up 342 […]

Yuvarj fires in practice match

Yuvarj Singh delivered on his promise of a good showing in the upcoming five match ODI series as he took the Sri Lanka XI attack to the sword as he notched up a brilliant century and scored 172 runs propelling the Indian score to 342 in 50 overs.
Suresh Raina scored 45 and Gautam Gambhir […]

Sachin drops to lowest ranking ever

India’s master batsman Sachin Tendulkar has dropped to his lowest ranking in 15 years in the ICC rankings for Test batsmen after a disappointing series against Sri Lanka.
Tendulkar, who started the series in the 13th position, finished in 23rd place after scoring 95 runs at 15.83. He drops six places after scores of six and […]

Sri Lanka vs India, 3rd Test: Review

India could not have asked for a better beginning on day one of the third test match at Colombo when they won the toss on a placid wicket with a chance to fight the Lankan spinners and put up a huge total. And they started off well again with Sehwag and Gambhir putting up 51 […]

India fall for 249, Sri Lanka lose 1 on Day 1

Day one of the final Test match of the Idea Cup between India and Sri Lanka went to the 2 new bowlers of Sri Lanka. Mendis and Prasad outsmarted India on all occassions to send the Indians back in the pavilion for just 249 runs. The top and middle order failed yet again with the […]

India tottering at 104/3

India batted first after winning the toss on a placid pitch at Colombo in the third test against Sri Lanka. The pitch was devoid of any dangers as had been predicted earlier by the pitch curator all week.
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India made only one change to their eleven with Parthiv Patel coming in for Dinesh Karthik. Parthiv is […]

Dhoni returns for Lanka ODIs

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is back from his award winning rest and will lead India’s 16-man squad for the five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.  Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan are back in the side too after their respective hiatuses from the sport, while Yuvraj Singh is back too after missing the bus for […]

Mendis no mystery anymore: Gambhir

Indian batsmen have finally unlocked the Ajantha Mendis code, says opener Gautam Gambhir, while revealing that the trick lies in watching the mystery spinner’s fingers at the time of delivery.
After wrecking the line-up in the opening Test and in the first innings of the ongoing second Test, Mendis finally came in for some attack in […]

We will bounce back: Gambhir

After the humiliating loss in Colombo, Indian opener Gautam Gambhir on Monday made a statement that the visitors will find a way to tackle the menacing spin duo of Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis in the second Test starting July 31.
“We had a bad Test but now we are very positive. We want to come […]

Sri Lanka Board XI vs India: Day 1

Day One of the three day game between India and Sri Lanka Board XI brought a smile to the faces of the Indian team which is hoping to win a series in Sri Lanka for the first time in 15 years.
In a 12 players per side match, Sri Lanka Board XI won the toss and […]