India beat Sri Lanka in one-off T20
India rounded off a brilliant tour of Sri Lanka for them with yet another victory in the one-off Twenty20. For India it was Virat Kohli yet again proving why he is fast becoming one of the country's finest batsman and the 'go-to' man. Irfan Pathan with three wickets and Ashok Dinda with four scalps, led the bowling front.
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India rounded off a brilliant tour to Sri Lanka for them with yet another victory in the one-off Twenty20. For India it was Virat Kohli yet again proving why he is fast becoming one of the country's finest batsman and the 'go-to' man. Irfan Pathan with three wickets and Ashok Dinda with four scalps, led the bowling front. (AFP and AP Photos)
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Batting first, India had the worst possible start with Gautam Gambhir departing early. He scored 6 before trying to play one across the line off Shaminda Eranga and being bowled yet again. Incidentally, Eranga, who was drafted in place of Sangakkara, has a wicket in the first over of all the formats.
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It was left to Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli to stabilise the innings after the early jolt. Rahane did provide surety but Kohli was the one upping the ante. He scored his first T20 international 50 in process and ensured that India reach a respectable total atleast.
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Indian fans could not have asked for a better pair than skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina to finish off the innings in a flurry. Both of them tried hard but could manage just 26 in the 3.3 overs they batted together. A total of 155 was all India could manage.
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The Island nation's top order had collapsed but the middle-lower order batsmen still instilled some hope as they had performed well in the ODI series too. Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne and Jeevan Mendis put in a valiant effort but ran into a motivated Team India.
