COLOMBO, Sep 14: A majestic century from Sachin Tendulkar helped India to lift tri-series title defeating Sri Lanka by 46 runs in Colombo, on Monday. Chasing 320 run to win Sri Lanka, who made a flying start, finally bowled out for 273 in 46.4 over.
After Saturday’s debacle against the hosts, India needed a strong showing with the bat, and Tendulkar led the way with a masterly innings of 138 that saw India post a mammoth 319 for five in their 50 overs after electing to bat.
The veteran batsman, who stroked 10 boundaries and a six in his 133-ball knock, gave India a solid start in a 95-run opening stand with Rahul Dravid (39). He made sure India consolidated on the good start with a 110-run partnership off 115 deliveries for the second wicket with Mahendra Singh Dhoni who hit 56 from 62 deliveries. Yuvraj Singh provided the finishing touches to the innings with a blazing 56 from 41 deliveries, leaving Sri Lanka to chase a record total to win the tournament. Interestingly, India sent in their two most experienced batsmen to open the innings, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar with the obvious intent of giving them more overs to settle and play big knocks.
Dravid started confidently with a cracking boundary through point off the second ball of the innings. Tendulkar struck his first boundary a few overs later when he creamed a slower delivery from Nuwan Kulasekara through the covers to take India to 19 for no loss after five overs.The master batsman struck another two boundaries in Kulasekara’s next over, on either side of the wicket, to race to 22 from 19 deliveries. Another couple of boundaries followed in the next over from Thilan Thushara as the two veterans brought up their 50-run partnership in 57 deliveries.
Dravid, on 24 from 34 deliveries, enjoyed a huge slice of luck when his uppish-cut shot was floored by Tillakaratne Dilshan at the point region in the 12th over.
The first 15 overs went according to script for the Indians as they reached 76 no loss. The two senior batsmen realised the need for rotating the strike and scored 22 singles, six twos to go along with eight boundaries while conceding only 51 dot balls.Tendulkar raced to his half-century, his 92nd in ODIs off just 47 deliveries, in the 16th over. It was his sixth half-century at the R Premadasa stadium, where he has now scored more than 1000 runs in 27 matches. Dravid slammed the first six of the match when he picked up the googly from Ajantha Mendis and lofted it straight down the ground in the 17th over. (Agencies)
After Saturday’s debacle against the hosts, India needed a strong showing with the bat, and Tendulkar led the way with a masterly innings of 138 that saw India post a mammoth 319 for five in their 50 overs after electing to bat.
The veteran batsman, who stroked 10 boundaries and a six in his 133-ball knock, gave India a solid start in a 95-run opening stand with Rahul Dravid (39). He made sure India consolidated on the good start with a 110-run partnership off 115 deliveries for the second wicket with Mahendra Singh Dhoni who hit 56 from 62 deliveries. Yuvraj Singh provided the finishing touches to the innings with a blazing 56 from 41 deliveries, leaving Sri Lanka to chase a record total to win the tournament. Interestingly, India sent in their two most experienced batsmen to open the innings, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar with the obvious intent of giving them more overs to settle and play big knocks.
Dravid started confidently with a cracking boundary through point off the second ball of the innings. Tendulkar struck his first boundary a few overs later when he creamed a slower delivery from Nuwan Kulasekara through the covers to take India to 19 for no loss after five overs.The master batsman struck another two boundaries in Kulasekara’s next over, on either side of the wicket, to race to 22 from 19 deliveries. Another couple of boundaries followed in the next over from Thilan Thushara as the two veterans brought up their 50-run partnership in 57 deliveries.
Dravid, on 24 from 34 deliveries, enjoyed a huge slice of luck when his uppish-cut shot was floored by Tillakaratne Dilshan at the point region in the 12th over.
The first 15 overs went according to script for the Indians as they reached 76 no loss. The two senior batsmen realised the need for rotating the strike and scored 22 singles, six twos to go along with eight boundaries while conceding only 51 dot balls.Tendulkar raced to his half-century, his 92nd in ODIs off just 47 deliveries, in the 16th over. It was his sixth half-century at the R Premadasa stadium, where he has now scored more than 1000 runs in 27 matches. Dravid slammed the first six of the match when he picked up the googly from Ajantha Mendis and lofted it straight down the ground in the 17th over. (Agencies)
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