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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

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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 […]

Squad for Sri Lanka announced, Yuvraj and Sreesanth out

The Indian team announced today for the Sri Lanka tour saw no major surprises as far as expectations are concerned. The non-performers were out, and new young performers are in.
Dhoni has been rested, as expected, and Parthiv Patel finds place in the team after a long time to take place as wicket-keeper. Anil Kumble will […]

Dhoni praises openers

India captain MS Dhoni has praised the performance of his two openers in the tournament so far and has attributed much of the team’s success to their splendid form. Sehwag and Gambhir put on 92 runs for the opening wicket in 11.4 overs to plot India’s easy win over Sri Lanka and set up a […]

Pakistan snatch victory from India at Asia Cup Super Fours

The Asia Cup 2008 saw clash of the two titans India and Pakistan meet in a match that was always meant to be a thriller - it always is. Not only was today’s match a thriller, it was a KNOCKER.
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India started it’s innings with a blast, as Sehwag and Gambhir both fired right from the […]

India beat Bangladesh with ease

The match today between India and Bangladesh today perceived by most to be a walk in the park for India turned out to be exciting and full of action with performances from both sides.
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The surprise package of the evening was Alok Kapali who returned to the Bangladesh side with a bang. He scored 115 runs […]

India lose Uthappa early, Gambhir and Rohit Sharma living dangerously

Bangladesh scored a very competitive total by posting 283/6 on the scoreboard thanks to Alok Kapali who score 115 runs of just 96 balls. What surprised everyone most is his 5 huge sixes and 10 fours.
India are missing Sehwag today and Uthappa and Gambhir were given the task of opening the innings for India. Although […]

Ganguly, Yuvraj & Gambhir honoured

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly’s comeback to international cricket last year was rewarded when the southpaw bagged the Best Asian Cricketer and the Best Batsman of the year honours at the Castrol Asian Cricket Awards held here.
Indian players, currently participating in the ongoing Asia Cup and on a high after their win over Pakistan on […]

Asia Cup: India vs Bangladesh

India and Bangladesh go head to head today in Karachi to begin the next phase of the Asia cup, that is the semis league. In earnest, the tournament begins now as the four top teams in the continent go head to head to find out who goes to the final and wins the trophy.
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