India vs Sri Lanka T20 Match

India vs Sri Lanka t20 Match

Virat Kohli's fine half-century and Irfan Pathan's opening spell helped India beat Sri Lanka by 39 runs in the one-off Twenty20 International played in Pallekelle.

Riding on Kohli's well-crafted 68, the Indians managed to put up a respectable 155 for three.

In reply, Sri Lanka were bundled out for 116 in 18 overs, largely due to Pathan (3/27) and career-best effort of four for 19 by Ashok Dinda.

Pathan bowled a fine opening spell as he dismissed Tillekaratne Dilshan (0), Upul Tharanga (5) and the dangerous Mahela Jayawardene (26, 5x4) during his first spell of three overs.

If Pathan ran through the top-order, Dinda cleaned up the lower order, taking the last three wickets without conceding a run.

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Virat Kohli guides India to victory by 6 wickets

Virat Kohli guides India to victory by 6 wickets

Riding on a fluent unbeaten century (128) by Virat Kohli - his 13th hundred - and a career-best bowling figures (four for 61) by Manoj Tiwary, India beat Sri Lanka with 46 balls to spare and took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series in Colombo.

It was Team India's 400th win in ODIs. 

Kohli's dream run continued and his undefeated fourth wicket partnership of 146 runs with Suresh Raina (58) helped India reach the 252-run target in 42.2 overs at the R Premadasa stadium.

This was Kohli's 13th century in his 89th ODI appearance, a feat hitherto unattained by any other batsman in ODI history. The Delhi batsman, on his way to another three-digit figure, also completed quickest 1000 runs in a calender year with a whopping average of 77.15. 

This was Kohli's his fifth century in last eight matches.

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Photos: India sneak past Lanka in 3rd ODI

Photos: India sneak past Lanka in 3rd ODI

 Gautam Gambhir's superb century and brilliant counter-attacking cricket from Suresh Raina helped India beat Sri Lanka by five wickets and go 2-1 up in the five-match One-day International series in Colombo on Saturday.

Chasing 287 to win, India overhauled the target with two balls to spare.

Gambhir's 11th ODI century may have been in vain had Raina not come up with a stubborn knock in the company of Irfan Pathan.



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India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI

Seamers Thisara Perera and Angelo Mathews shared six wickets as Sri Lanka came back strongly to level the five-match series at one-all with a crushing nine-wicket win over India in the second One-day cricket International on Tuesday.

India, who won the toss and opted to bat, were shot out for 138 off 33.3 overs with only Gautam Gambhir making a noteworthy contribution with a patient 65 off 96 balls, including four fours. 

Perera, with figures of three for 19, was named man of the match. Mathews took three for 14. 

Sri Lanka knocked off the runs in 19.5 overs, scoring 139 for one with openers Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan posting a first-wicket stand of 119. 

Dilshan was dismissed for 50 scored off 49 balls when he top-edged a sweep off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for wicket-keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to hold on to a simple catch with Sri Lanka needing 20 for victory. 

Tharanga was unbeaten on 59 scored off 60 balls with eight fours and Dinesh Chandimal was on six not out.

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Brett Lee quits international cricket

Brett Lee quits international cricket


Australian fast bowler Brett Lee retired from international cricket on Friday, just days after he was forced to return home from England after sustaining another injury.

The 35-year-old sustained a right calf strain in the fourth one day match of Australia's limited overs tour of England and was forced to return home for further examination and treatment.


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India Tour of Sri Lanka 2012 Squad

India Tour of Sri Lanka 2012 Squad


Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan made a comeback to the Indian squad that will play five One-dayers and a Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka .

Manoj Tiwary and Ajinkya Rahane, who impressed during the last edition of the Indian Premier League, also made it to the 15-member squad, as did pacer Ashok Dinda and leg-spinner Rahul Sharma.

Pragyan Ojha, who replaced out-of-form all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, is the third spinner in the squad, led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, with Virat Kohli the vice-captain.



Indian team for SL ODIs: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Zaheer Khan, R Vinay Kumar, R Ashwin, Ashok Dinda, Manoj Tiwary, Umesh Yadav, Rahul Sharma, Pragyan Ojha.

Asia Cup Schedule 2012

Asia Cup 2012 Schedule and Asia Cup Time Table

Asia Cup 2012 features India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Bangladesh will be hosting the Asia Cup 2012.

Following is the Asia Cup schedule,

Asia Cup Schedule (Bangladesh, India, Pak and SL), March 2012
Date	Match	Venue	Time
March 11	1st ODI: Bangladesh v Pakistan (D/N)	Mirpur	1330 IST
March 13	2nd ODI: India v Sri Lanka (D/N)	Mirpur	1330 IST
March 15	3rd ODI: Pakistan v Sri Lanka (D/N)	Mirpur	1330 IST
March 16	4th ODI: Bangladesh v India (D/N)	Mirpur	1330 IST
March 18	5th ODI: India v Pakistan (D/N)	Mirpur	1330 IST
March 20	6th ODI: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka (D/N)	Mirpur	1330 IST
March 22	FINAL (D/N)	Mirpur	1330 IST

Virat Kohli on how India achieved the impossible at Hobart

Virat Kohli on how India achieved the impossible at Hobart


Virat Kohli, who smashed an unbeaten 133 to guide India to a morale-boosting victory over Sri Lanka in a crunch tri-series outing in Hobart on Tuesday, said the team took the match as playing two Twenty20 games and was confident of winning it in 40 overs.


India needed to overhaul the target of 320 in 40 overs to get a bonus point and stay afloat in the tournament, which they did eventually in 36.4 overs and seven wickets remaining.


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What Team India needs to do

What Team India needs to do


Indian Test cricket stands at the crossroads with future fortunes heavily dependent on off the field policies and strategies adopted by the Indian cricket establishment, says Faisal Shariff.


Modern sport is competitive, dynamic and can almost be cruel.A side that was ranked No 1 in Test cricket a little over six months ago is today in complete shambles, almost not knowing what hit them.

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Azhar rubbishes Kambli's 'match-fixing' claims

Azhar rubbishes Kambli's 'match-fixing' claims


Former India  captain Mohammad Azharuddin rubbished the claims made by former teammate Vinod Kambli that the 1996 World Cup semi-final against Sri Lanka could have been 'fixed'.


Azharuddin, who was the skipper at that time, said, in an exclusive interview to CNN IBN, that Kambli "must have been sleeping when the decision to bowl was taken".


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