India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Asia Cup – 2nd ODI : INDIA WON 50 RUN'S
India started their Asia Cup campaign on a winning note as they thrashed Sri Lanka by 50 runs at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
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Irfan Pathan dismissed Upul Tharanga to give Sri Lanka the eighth blow, bringing India close to victory in the Asia Cup clash at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
This came after Vinay Kumar dismissed Nuwan Kulasekara and Chamara Kapugedera in successive deliveries to dent Sri Lanka chase.
Ravichandran Ashwin scalped Kumar Sangakkara and Lahiru Thirimanne to put India on top.
Sangakkara played a patient knock of 65 that came in 87 balls included two fours and a six. Four balls later Ashwin struck to claim his third wicket he caught Thirimanne plumb in front of the wicket.
Irfan Pathan and Ravichandran Ashwin struck to dismiss Mahela Jayawardene and Dinesh Chandimal respectively in the Asia Cup clash against Sri Lanka at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
Ashwin claimed in-form Chandimal to take his first wicket and gave India their third wicket. Chandimal could manage to score 13 runs.
Pathan removed dangerous Mahela Jayawardene to get India back into the match after the batsman entertained with his 78 off just 59 balls, smashing 10 boundaries and two huge sixes. Skipper also added 93 runs stand for the second wicket with Kumar Sangakkara to lead Sri Lanka chase.
Pathan ended Jayawardene's flamboyant knock when the batsman tried to run it to third man on a widish delivery that went to MS Dhoni's gloves.
Jayawardene took only 40 deliveries to reach his 66th ODI half-century studded with seven fours and two sixes.
The classic pair of Jayawardene and Sangakkara took Sri Lanka past 100 runs in the 15th over to put India on backfoot.
Sri Lanka got off to brisk chase as they scored 30 runs in four overs before losing Tillakaratne Dilshan to Irfan Pathan who provided India first breakthrough.
Earlier, Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli notched up tons to steer India to 304/3 in their first match of the Asia Cup campaign.
Late heroics by skipper MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina did the rest after Gambhir and Kohli centuries to post the mammoth total on the board.
Dhoni (46 off 26) and Raina (30 off 17) remained unbeaten, adding 78 runs stand off just 43 balls for the fourth wicket and set Islanders to chase the huge target.
Kolhi slammed the consecutive ton against Sri Lanka after the batsman scored unbeaten hundred to take India to a famous victory in the recently concluded triseries in Australia.
Vice-captain Kohli's 10th ODI ton came in 115 balls that included six fours. Two balls later former vice-captain Gambhir also reached to his 10th ODI hundred in 116 balls with the help of seven boundaries.
Kohli also became the quickest batsman to score 10 ODI tons - in just 80 innings and 82 matches.
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Irfan Pathan dismissed Upul Tharanga to give Sri Lanka the eighth blow, bringing India close to victory in the Asia Cup clash at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
This came after Vinay Kumar dismissed Nuwan Kulasekara and Chamara Kapugedera in successive deliveries to dent Sri Lanka chase.
Ravichandran Ashwin scalped Kumar Sangakkara and Lahiru Thirimanne to put India on top.
Sangakkara played a patient knock of 65 that came in 87 balls included two fours and a six. Four balls later Ashwin struck to claim his third wicket he caught Thirimanne plumb in front of the wicket.
Irfan Pathan and Ravichandran Ashwin struck to dismiss Mahela Jayawardene and Dinesh Chandimal respectively in the Asia Cup clash against Sri Lanka at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
Ashwin claimed in-form Chandimal to take his first wicket and gave India their third wicket. Chandimal could manage to score 13 runs.
Pathan removed dangerous Mahela Jayawardene to get India back into the match after the batsman entertained with his 78 off just 59 balls, smashing 10 boundaries and two huge sixes. Skipper also added 93 runs stand for the second wicket with Kumar Sangakkara to lead Sri Lanka chase.
Pathan ended Jayawardene's flamboyant knock when the batsman tried to run it to third man on a widish delivery that went to MS Dhoni's gloves.
Jayawardene took only 40 deliveries to reach his 66th ODI half-century studded with seven fours and two sixes.
The classic pair of Jayawardene and Sangakkara took Sri Lanka past 100 runs in the 15th over to put India on backfoot.
Sri Lanka got off to brisk chase as they scored 30 runs in four overs before losing Tillakaratne Dilshan to Irfan Pathan who provided India first breakthrough.
Earlier, Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli notched up tons to steer India to 304/3 in their first match of the Asia Cup campaign.
Late heroics by skipper MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina did the rest after Gambhir and Kohli centuries to post the mammoth total on the board.
Dhoni (46 off 26) and Raina (30 off 17) remained unbeaten, adding 78 runs stand off just 43 balls for the fourth wicket and set Islanders to chase the huge target.
Kolhi slammed the consecutive ton against Sri Lanka after the batsman scored unbeaten hundred to take India to a famous victory in the recently concluded triseries in Australia.
Vice-captain Kohli's 10th ODI ton came in 115 balls that included six fours. Two balls later former vice-captain Gambhir also reached to his 10th ODI hundred in 116 balls with the help of seven boundaries.
Kohli also became the quickest batsman to score 10 ODI tons - in just 80 innings and 82 matches.
