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India vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI: India wins toss, to bat

The weather has suddenly turned good from yesterday and sun came out in abundance to dry out the ground and it seems that the match will start on time.
India and Sri Lanka thus will go head to head in the 4th ODI of the Idea cup with the Indians leading the series 2-1.
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Indian captain […]

India vs Sri Lanka, 4th ODI: Match today

Incessant rains meant that no play was possible in the 4th ODI between India and Sri Lanka in the ongoing five match ODI series.
The rains started in the afternoon and just refused to go away, which meant that play will now only be possible today, and that is if there is no more raining. The […]

Scorecard - India beat Sri Lanka - 4th ODI - Idea Cup

Idea Cup, 2008

Sri Lanka vs India, 4th ODI

R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, August 26, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Billy Doctrove (WI) & MG Silva (SL)

Third Umpire:
Tyron Wijewardene (SL)

Match Referee:
Chris Broad (Eng)

Toss:
India (Elected to bat)

Match Status:
India won by 46 runs

Batting: Sri Lanka Innings

Batsmen
Sri Lanka (212/10 in 46.3 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Sanath Jayasuriya
c S Raina b H […]

India vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI: Preview

Sri Lanka go into the fourth ODI against India knowing fully that a loss will mean that this young Indian side has turned the tables on them and that the series is gone 3-1, with a match left to play.
The Sri Lankan batting has simply failed to fire with only their captain coming up with […]

Crowd to blame for dropped catches: Dhoni

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed crowd, clad in different hues, for distractions, which resulted in a forgettable and sloppy show by his fielders during the third one-dayer against Sri Lanka here on Sunday.
India had a poor day in the field as they let got as many as four chances during the Lankan chase, which […]

India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI: Review

India beat Sri Lanka in the third ODI at the Premdasa Stadium in Colombo by 33 runs and took a 2-1 lead in the series.
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However it was a far from comfortable win for them, when it should have been so after the good bowling performance given by the Indian bowlers. Chasing 238 for a win, […]

Scorecard - India beat Sri Lanka - 3rd ODI

Idea Cup, 2008

Sri Lanka vs India, 3rd ODI

R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, August 24, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Billy Doctrove (WI) & Tyron Wijewardene (SL)

Third Umpire:
MG Silva (SL)

Match Referee:
Chris Broad (Eng)

Toss:
India (Elected to bat)

Match Status:
India won by 33 runs

Batting: Sri Lanka Innings

Batsmen
Sri Lanka (204/10 in 49 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Sanath Jayasuriya
c M Dhoni b P […]

India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI: Preview

India and Sri Lanka go head to head in the second leg of the ODI series which starts today at Premdasa Stadium in Colombo. All the remaning three matches will be played at this venue and all three will be day-night matches.
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Team news suggests that Sri Lanka will go in with the same team in […]

Don’t write off Fab 4: Kumble

Test skipper Anil Kumble came out strongly in defense of the fabulous four of the Indian middle-order who failed against the Sri Lankan spin duo of Ajantha Mendis and Muthiah Muralitharan in the recently concluded three-match series in the Emerald Isle which the visitors lost 2-1.
“I don’t know who gave this tag - Fab Four. […]

Munaf fined 75% match fees

Indian fast bowler Munaf Patel has been fined 75% of his match fee for a breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Dambulla.
Munaf was found guilty of a Level 2 offence by match referee Chris Broad at a hearing following the conclusion of the match which India […]

Dhoni praises bowlers and Badri

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni heaped praise on his fast bowlers for their fine show in the three wicket win in the second one-dayer against Sri Lanka but warned that they would have to toil harder in the remaining three games.
“Most of the times we have played in Sri Lanka it is not a bowlers’ […]

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI: Review

India beat Sri Lanka in the second ODI of the five match series in Dambulla.
After winning the toss, India opted to bowl first and the decision paid off as Zaheer Khan ran through the top order with 4 for 21 from ten overs. At one stage, Sri Lanka were 4 for 11 and 44 for […]

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 […]

Scorecard - India beat Sri Lanka - 2nd ODI

Idea Cup, 2008

Sri Lanka vs India, 2nd ODI

Rangiri International Stadium, Dambulla, August 20, 2008

Match Information

Umpires:
Billy Doctrove (WI) & MG Silva (SL)

Third Umpire:
Tyron Wijewardene (SL)

Match Referee:
Chris Broad (Eng)

Toss:
India (Elected to field)

Match Status:
India won by 3 wkts

Batting: India Innings

Batsmen
India (143/7 in 39.4 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Irfan Pathan
c K Sangakkara b N Kulasekara
5
8
1
0
62.50

Virat […]

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 […]

Mendis not a permanent threat: Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian captain has said that though Ajantha Mendis is an unusual bowler in comparison to Muttiah Muralitharan, he will cease to be a permanent threat to the Indian batsmen, sooner or later.
“With time batsmen will get used to playing him. Even Murali some seven-eight years back was really difficult,” Dhoni said. […]

India vs Sri Lanka: Sehwag out of ODI series

India’s opener Virender Sehwag has been ruled out of the ongoing One-day series against Sri Lanka due to an ankle injury.
Sehwag missed the opening ODI of the five-match series on Monday after failing to recover from the injury, sustained during a nets on Sunday evening. In his place, Virat Kohli made his India debut.
India skipper […]

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 […]