India vs Sri Lanka Cricket Series 2009
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India in Sri Lanka Cricket Series 2009
India will play 5 ODIs and one T20 during the Sri Lankan tour starting January 28, 2009.
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India vs Sri Lanka Cricket Series 2009
Schedule- Wed 28, January 2009: First ODI - India v Sri Lanka at Dambulla
- Sat 31, January 2009: Second ODI (D/N) - India v Sri Lanka at Colombo
- Tue 03, February 2009: Third ODI (D/N)- India v Sri Lanka at Colombo
- Thu 05, February 2009: Fourth ODI (D/N)- India v Sri Lanka at Colombo
- Sun 08, February 2009: Fifth ODI - India v Sri Lanka at Colombo
- Tue 10, February 2009: Twenty20 (D/N)- India v Sri Lanka at Colombo
India in Sri Lanka Cricket Series 2009
India vs Srilanka Live Cricket ScoreIndia vs Sri Lanka Second ODI at Colombo
IND v SL, 2nd ODI, Colombo: India beat Sri Lanka by 15 runs (IND 2:0)
Jan 31, 2009
India fended off a spirited challenge by Sri Lanka to snatch a thrilling 15-run victory in the second one-dayer and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
After posting a competitive 256 for 9, the visitors quelled Sri Lankan late fightback to stop them at 241 with four balls to spare in a pulsating floodlit encounter.
Visiting fast bowler Ishant Sharma, who took three wickets in the first match, returned figures of four for 56 from his nine overs and Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar and Pragyan Ojha chipping in with a wicket apiece.
Thilina Kandamby's brilliant unbeaten 93 went in vain as Indians held on to their nerves in the tense final moments to romp home at the day-nighter. With today's win, India have notched up their seventh consecutive ODI victory.
Electing to bat, India scored 256 for nine with Yuvraj Singh (66) and Virender Sehwag (42) being the main contributors on a slow track at Premadasa stadium.
IND v SL, 2nd ODI, Colombo: India 256-9 (50.0 overs) beat Sri Lanka 241 (49.2 overs) by 15 runs
IND v SL, 2nd ODI, Colombo: Sehwag to return for second ODI
Jan 31, 2009
India's dashing opener Virender Sehwag is almost certain to come back to the side in the second ODI against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
The 30-year-old opening batsman missed the first ODI in Dambulla due to hip pain, but India won the match comfortably by six wickets. Sehwag, however, was back on the field Friday and had a good training session.
Dhoni denied that Sehwag's return will result in a selection dilemma and hinted that Rohit Sharma, who made an unbeaten 25 in Dambulla, will have to sit out.
India team (from): Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Yusuf Pathan, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, Pragyan Ojha, Irfan Pathan, Praveen Kumar.
Sri Lanka team (from): Mahela Jayawardene (Captain), Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Kapugedera, Thilina Kandamby, Jehan Mubarak, Farveez Maharoof, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Dilhara Fernando, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thilan Thushara, Angelo Mathews.
India in Sri Lanka Cricket Series 2009
India vs Srilanka Live Cricket ScoreIndia vs Sri Lanka Second ODI at Colombo
Scores
India won the toss and decided to bat
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256 for 9 (50.0 overs)
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241 all out (49.2 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Sehwag | run out | 42 |
26 | 7 | 0 | |
| Tendulkar | lbw | b Kulasekara | 6 |
9 | 0 | 0 |
| Gambhir | c Sangakkara | b Maharoof | 27 |
28 | 4 | 0 |
| Yuvraj | lbw | b Kulasekara | 66 |
88 | 7 | 1 |
| Raina | c Kapugedera | b Dilshan | 29 |
43 | 0 | 1 |
| Dhoni | c Sangakkara | b Maharoof | 23 |
35 | 0 | 0 |
| Y Pathan | run out | 21 |
28 | 2 | 0 | |
| Zaheer | c Dilshan | b Mendis | 17 |
23 | 0 | 1 |
| Kumar | c M Jayawardene | b Mendis | 15 |
21 | 1 | 0 |
| Ojha | not out | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 1nb 8w 1lb | 10 | ||||
| Total | for 9 | 256 | (50.0 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Dilshan | c I Sharma | b Zaheer | 8 |
8 | 1 | 0 |
| Jayasuriya | c Ojha | b I Sharma | 17 |
24 | 1 | 0 |
| Sangakkara | c Tendulkar | b Kumar | 4 |
8 | 0 | 0 |
| M Jayawardene | c Y Pathan | b Ojha | 52 |
75 | 1 | 1 |
| Kandamby | not out | 93 |
129 | 9 | 0 | |
| Kapugedera | c Dhoni | b I Sharma | 31 |
29 | 3 | 0 |
| Maharoof | b I Sharma | 7 |
6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Thushara | c Y Pathan | b I Sharma | 7 |
8 | 0 | 0 |
| Muralitharan | run out | 3 |
5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kulasekara | run out | 1 |
4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mendis | run out | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 10w 4b 4lb | 18 | ||||
| Total | all out | 241 | (49.2 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: B G Jerling, M G Silva
Sri Lanka: Jayasuriya, Dilshan, Sangakkara (W), M Jayawardene (C), Kapugedera, Kandamby, Maharoof, Thushara, Kulasekara, Muralitharan, Mendis
India: Gambhir, Sehwag, Tendulkar, Yuvraj, Raina, Dhoni (C/W), Y Pathan, Kumar, Zaheer, Ojha, I Sharma