Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

KC Sangakkara
KC Sangakkara
110(127) 11x4 - 4x6
Control %86%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 19 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
7 4 14 9 20 26 4 26
SC Ganguly
62(79) 6x4 - 1x6
Control %83%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 20 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
2 5 4 11 14 1 13 12

Best performances - Bowlers

MM Patel
MM Patel
O9
M0
R49
W4
Eco5.44
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
MF Maharoof
O10
M0
R42
W3
Eco4.2
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

India , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Sri Lanka led the 4-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

09.00 start, First Session 09.00-12.30 Interval 12.30-13.15, Second Session 13.15-16.45

Match days

11 February 2007 (50-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

END OF OVER:
50 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | IND: 252/9 (6 runs required, RR: 5.04)

  • Sreesanth0 (1b)
  • Munaf Patel0 (0b)
  • Sanath Jayasuriya9-0-38-1
  • Lasith Malinga10-0-75-2

Sri Lanka have pulled off a victory out of nowhere, India looked set for victory when Tendulkar and Ganguly were batting, they were coasting when Dhoni and Karthik added 66 runs for the sixth wicket. Malinga's yorker to trap Karthik lbw was the clincher, India were still 23 runs away from victory at that stage. Dhoni had played a restrained and responsible innings until then and found it hard to impose himself on the game with only the tailenders for company. Sri Lanka's bowling at the death was outstanding and the Indians will be shocked at this defeat.

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Rahul Dravid blames the loss on losing wickets at regular intervals. He thought India did really well to restrict Sri Lanka to 257 for 8. He says that the difference between the two sides was Sangakkara's hundred.

Mahela Jayawardene is understandably thrilled, he congratulates his bowlers for coming back strongly aftera wayward start. Kudos to Sangakkara as well. He says that Sri Lanka believed they could turn it around even when Tendulkar and Ganguly were in complete control.

Kumar Sangakkara is undoubtedly the Man of the Match. He scored 110 and held the innings together after Sri Lanka lost their top order cheaply.

That's it from us at Cricinfo, Kanishkaa and I have had a great time bringing this game to you, thank you for tuning in and do remember to join us for the third ODI at Goa on Wednesday. Cheers!

49.6
0
Jayasuriya to Sreesanth, no run, Sri Lanka have won!! They've Jayasuriya fires it flat and fast wide outside off stump, Sreesanth steps down the track but doesn;t make contact, he looks at the umpire expecting it to be called a wide but Simon Taufel hands Jayasuriya his cap and says that's the end of the game

Sreesanth is the last batsman.

49.5
W
Jayasuriya to Dhoni, OUT, stunning, simply stunning, Dhoni had room to free his arms and he smashed that high over cover, Maharoof ran back looking over his head, running at full speed, Upul Tharanga was running in from the fence also at full speed, there was danger of a collision but Maharoof didn't lose focus, he kept his eye on the ball and completed an outstanding catch running backwards and tumbling to the ground, one of the best catches you will see under pressure

MS Dhoni c Maharoof b Jayasuriya 48 (95m 68b 1x4 0x6) SR: 70.58

India neded six off two balls.

49.4
4
Jayasuriya to Dhoni, FOUR, Dhoni hammers it straight down the ground and that's hit straight enough to beat the diving Maharoof, that was hit very hard
49.3
0
Jayasuriya to Dhoni, no run, driven straight to cover, Dhoni declines the single
49.2
0
Jayasuriya to Dhoni, no run, fired flat and fast into the blockhole,. Dhoni tries to heave it on the leg side but misses

Sreesanth is the new batsman. Dhoni on strike. Ten needed off five.

49.1
W
Jayasuriya to Dhoni, 1 run, OUT, Dhoni hammers it down the ground and sets off for two runs, there was never two in it and Kumble was stranded hopelessly when the throw came in from long-on, from India's point of view Dhoni retains the strike

A Kumble run out 2 (11m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 40

Eleven needed off the last over, Jayasuriya to bowl. The field is spread far and wide. Expect everything to be bowled flat and fast from wide of the crease, aiming for the blockhole.

Sri Lanka tour of India 2006-07 News

India 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st14SC GangulyRV Uthappa
2nd15SC GangulyR Dravid
3rd100SR TendulkarSC Ganguly
4th25SC GangulyV Sehwag
5th15MS DhoniV Sehwag
6th66MS DhoniKD Karthik
7th6Harbhajan SinghMS Dhoni
8th7A KumbleMS Dhoni
9th4MS DhoniS Sreesanth
10th0S SreesanthMM Patel