India in Sri Lanka

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Re: India in Sri Lanka

3rd ODI - Sri Lanka vs India at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

India Innings 9/237 (50 overs)

Dhoni 76 (80)
Raina 53 (80)
R Sharma 32 (32)

Mendis 3/56 (10)
Kulasekara 2/32 (7)
Thushara 2/36 (9)


Sri Lanka Innings a.o. 204 (49 overs)

Jayawardene 94 (111)
Thushara 30 (55)

Khan 3/23 (10)
Patel 3/42 (10)
Kumar 2/62 (10)



Result: India won by 33 runs
Man of the Match: MS Dhoni






4th ODI (Replay) - Sri Lanka vs India at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

India Innings a.o. 258 (49.4 overs)

Raina 76 (78)
Dhoni 71 (80)
Kohli 54 (66)

Thushara 5/47 (8.4)


Sri Lanka Innings a.o. 212 (46.3 overs)

Jayasuriya 60 (52)
Thushara 40 (29)
Kapugedera 30 (32)

Harbhajan Singh 3/40 (10)
Patel 2/48 (9)
Yuvraj Singh 2/53 (10)


Result: India won by 44 runs
Man of the Match: Suresh Raina (Geez, Thushara was stiff not to get it!!)

NB: Original 4th ODI was abandoned without a ball being bowled so game was replayed the following day.

 

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Re: India in Sri Lanka

5th ODI - Sri Lanka vs India at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Sri Lanka Innings 6/227 (50 overs)

Thushara 54* (46)
Mubarak 47 (55)
Udawatte 43 (55)
Warnapura 30 (44)

Ohja 2/28 (10)
Pathan 2/52 (10)


India Innings a.o. 103 (26.3/44 overs)

Kohli 31 (46)

Mendis 4/10 (4.3)
Kulasekara 4/40 (9)
Fernando 2/24 (7)


Result: Sri Lanka won by 112 runs (D/L Method)
Series: India won five-match series 3-2
Man of the Match: Nuwan Kulasekara
Man of the Series: MS Dhoni







Quite a good series. India wrapped it up with a game to spare but their batting was bad in the last game. That Thilan Thushara looks quite the player, perhaps a perfect replacement for Chaminda Vaas. Most of Thushara's runs were scored batting at number eight and lower too.