YUVRAJ SINGH'S CRICKET PROFILE

Full Name : Singh, Yuvraj
Date of birth: 12/12/1981
Country : India
Role : Batsman
Batting style : L
Bowling style : Unknown
Career summary
- Test debut v New Zealand at Mohali - October 2003
- ODI debut v Kenya at Nairobi - October 2000
- Yuvraj Singh is the son of former Indian fast bowler Yograj Singh.
- He made is ODI debut against Kenya at Nairobi (Gym) in October 2000.
- He scored his first ODI century in his fourth season with the Indian team against Bangladesh, following that with
hundreds against Zimbabwe and Australia.
- His Test debut came at his home ground Mohali, against New Zealand in 2003/04 but it proved to be dissapointing. He didn't have to wait long for his first century, which followed in his second Test against Pakistan at Lahore.
Test Matches
Batting
Career Span: 2003 - 2008
Matches: 25
Innings: 40
Not outs: 5
Runs: 1262
Highest Score: 169
Average: 31.55
50s: 5
100s: 3
Ducks: 5
Pairs: 0
Catches: 25
Stumping: 0
Bowling
Innings bowled: 22
Overs: 71
Maidens: 8
Runs conceded: 232
Wickets: 6
5 Wicket Innings: 0
10 Wicket matches: 0
Average: 38.67
Economy Rate: 3.27
Best bowling in Innings: 1/39
ODI Matches
Batting
Career Span: 2000 - 2009
Innings: 206
Not outs: 31
Runs: 6694
Highest Score: 139
Strike-rate: 89.7
Average: 32.5
50s: 38
100s: 11
Ducks: 10
Catches: 70
Stumping: 0
Bowling
Innings bowled: 109
Overs: 519.4
Maidens: 13
Runs conceded: 2656
Wickets: 67
4 Wicket Innings: 0
Average: 39.64
Economy Rate: 5.11
Best bowling in Innings: 4/6
Twenty20 Matches
Batting
Career Span: 2007 - 2007
Innings: 6
Not outs: 1
Runs: 179
Highest Score: 70
Average: 29.83
50s: 2
100s: 0
Ducks: 0
Catches: 1
Stumping: 0
Bowling
Innings bowled: 1
Overs:
Maidens: 0
Runs conceded: 38
Wickets: 1
4 Wicket Innings: 0
Average: 38
Economy Rate:
Best bowling in Innings:

VIRENDRA SEHWAG'S CRICKET PROFILE

Full Name; Sehwag, Virender
Date of birth: 20/10/1978
Country : India
Role : Batsman
Batting style : R
Bowling style : Unknown
Career summary
- Test debut v South Africa at Bloemfontein - November 2001
- ODI debut India v Pakistan at Chandigarh - April 1999
- Virender Sehwag is India's opening batsman, and also a useful spin bowler.
- He made his ODI debut against Pakistan at Chandigarh in April 1999.
- Sehwag scored a 100 on his international test debut against South Africa at Bloemfontein in 2001/02, he then went from strength to strength scoring 80 & 100 in his first two games on tour in England.
- On March 29, 2004 he became the first ever Indian batsman and only the 4th Asian batsman to score 300 runs in a Test innings, playing against Pakistan at Multan, even more impressive he reached the milestone with a six. He went on to get a total of 309.
- When partnering with Rahul Dravid versus Pakistan in the 2005-06 season, both were involved in the highest opening partnership for a test match played away from home (India) scoring 410 runs. They were only four runs short of making the highest opening partnership in test cricket.

* Only Indian batsman to have scored two triple centuries in Test cricket. He is the third batsman in the history of Test cricket, to score two triple centuries (first two being Sir Donald Bradman and Brian Lara).

* Fastest century in ODI cricket by an Indian ,100 runs off 60 balls against New Zealand in 2009.

* Second fastest ODI 50 by an Indian - a record, he shares with Rahul Dravid, Kapil Dev and Yuvraj Singh - when he took 22 balls against Kenya in 2001.

* Five double centuries - the first three of which came against Pakistan. Greg Chappell is the only other player to have scored multiple double centuries against Pakistan.

* Highest score by an Indian batsman in Test cricket. He first achieved this when he scored 309 against Pakistan in Multan in 2004, and bettered his previous record in March 2008 at Chennai against South Africa by scoring 319.

* Fastest triple century: His second triple century scored at Chennai on 27-28 March 2008 against South Africa was the fastest in terms of balls faced by any batsman (off 278 balls).

* Consecutive 150+ scores in Test cricket: He holds the record for consecutive test hundreds converted to scores of 150+, at 11.

* Two consecutive double century partnerships in a Test innings. He achieved this record, for the first two wickets in Chennai on 27-28 March 2008 (with Wasim Jaffer and Rahul Dravid respectively). This was the first time in Test history that the first two wickets in an innings have resulted in double-century stands.

* He is the first person in the history of test cricket to hit two triple century and take five wickets in test match.

Test Matches
Batting
Career Span: 2001 - 2008
Matches: 66
Innings: 114
Not outs: 4
Runs: 5617
Highest Score: 319
Average: 49.27
50s: 18
100s: 10
Ducks: 10
Pairs: 0
Catches: 50
Stumping: 0
Bowling
Innings bowled: 92
Overs: 386.7
Maidens: 58
Runs conceded: 1149
Wickets: 29
5 Wicket Innings: 1
10 Wicket matches: 0
Average: 39.62
Economy Rate: 2.97
Best bowling in Innings: 5/104

ODI Matches
Batting
Career Span: 1999 - 2009
Innings: 194
Not outs: 7
Runs: 6180
Highest Score: 130
Strike-rate: 101.18
Average: 31.86
50s: 33
100s: 9
Ducks: 11
Catches: 77
Stumping: 0
Bowling
Innings bowled: 127
Overs: 666.2
Maidens: 12
Runs conceded: 3520
Wickets: 86
4 Wicket Innings: 0
Average: 40.93
Economy Rate: 5.28
Best bowling in Innings: 3/59

Twenty20 Matches
Batting
Career Span: 2007 - 2008
Innings: 7
Not outs:
Runs: 138
Highest Score: 68
Average: 19.71
50s: 1
100s: 0
Ducks: 1
Catches: 0
Stumping: 0
Bowling
Innings bowled: 1
Overs:
Maidens: 0
Runs conceded: 20
Wickets: 0
4 Wicket Innings: 0
Average: 0
Economy Rate:
Best bowling in Innings:

ANIL KUMBLE'S CRICKET PROFILE

Full Name: Kumble, Anil
Date of birth: 17/10/1970
Country :India
Role :All Rounder
Batting style: R
Bowling style :Leg break

Career summary
- Anil Kumble is a right arm leg spinner and is most famous for his googly and he bats right-handed.
- Anil made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka at Sharjah in April 1990 and his Test debut later that year at Old Trafford against England.
- He took 24 wickets in just 3 Test matches when India toured Australia in 2003/04.
- Kumble took just 10 Test matches to take his first 50 Test wickets, making him the only Indian bowler to do so.
- In November 1993, in a ODI against the West Indies at Calcutta he took 6 wickets for 12 runs, a new record for best bowling figures by an Indian, a record which has remained unbeaten for 10 years.
- Anil is one of only two bowlers to take all 10 wickets in a Test match, the other being Jim Laker, he achieved this against Pakistan in the second Test played in New Delhi in February 1999.
- Anil Kumble became India's highest wicket taker when he trapped Mohammad Rafique of Bangladesh in December 2004, to overtake Kapil Dev's haul of 434 wickets.
- Took 74 Test wickets in 2004, only Kapil Dev has taken more for India in a calendar year.
- Kumble also holds the record for most caught and bowl dismissals in Test cricket with 25.
- Played in his 4th World Cup in the West Indies in 2007 but featured in only 1 game as India made an early exit.

Test Matches
Batting
Career Span: 1990 - 2008
Matches: 131
Innings: 173
Not outs: 32
Runs: 2506
Highest Score: 110
Average: 14.49
50s: 5
100s: 1
Ducks: 17
Pairs: 0
Catches: 52
Stumping: 0
Bowling
Innings bowled: 344
Overs: 6805.3
Maidens: 1572
Runs conceded: 18360
Wickets: 619
5 Wicket Innings: 34
10 Wicket matches: 1
Average: 29.66
Economy Rate: 2.7
Best bowling in Innings: 10/74

ODI Matches
Batting
Career Span: 1990 - 2007
Innings: 136
Not outs: 47
Runs: 939
Highest Score: 26
Strike-rate: 61.25
Average: 6.9
50s: 0
100s: 0
Ducks: 18
Catches: 85
Stumping: 0
Bowling
Innings bowled: 265
Overs: 2415.6
Maidens: 110
Runs conceded: 10413
Wickets: 337
4 Wicket Innings: 2
Average: 30.9
Economy Rate: 4.31
Best bowling in Innings: 6/12
Twenty20 Matches

SACHIN TENDULKAR'S CRICKET PROFILE

Full Name :Tendulkar, Sachin
Date of birth: 24/04/1973
Country: India
Role :Batsman
Batting style: R
Bowling style: Off break

Career summary
- Sachin Tendulkar is a right-handed batsman and bowl's legbreak googly.
- He made his Test debut in 1989 against Pakistan at Karachi, where he showed his bravery and commitment when he played on after he was struck on the head. He was only 16 at the time, India's youngest ever Test player.
- Sachin made his ODI debut later on the same tour at Gujranwala in December, but was dismissed without scoring a run.
- In his debut first-class match for Bombay against Gujarat in the 1988/89 season, he scored 100 not-out aged 15 years 232 days, he was by far the youngest player to score a century on debut.
- Sachin Tendulkar is the only player to score a century while making his debut's in the Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Irani Trophy.
- Sachin currently holds the record for the most number of runs in One-Day Internationals, and the most number of centuries scored, both in One-Day Internationals and in Test cricket.
- Tendulkar also holds the record for scoring 1,000 ODI runs in a calendar year, having done it six times, in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2003.
- In 1998 he made 1,894 ODI runs, a record for ODI runs by any batsman in a calendar year.
- His highest Test score with the bat is 248 not out, which he got against Australia in 2004 at Sydney.
- He became the first batsman to score 50 centuries in international cricket.
- Was the top run scorer in the 2003 World Cup with 673 runs & passed 50 in 7 of his 11 innings.

* Sachin Tendulkar is the most prolific run scorer in one-day internationals with 16,422 runs.

* With a current aggregate of 12,429 Test runs, Sachin surpassed Brian Lara's previous record tally of 11,953 runs as the highest run scorer in test matches in the second Test of Australia's 2008 tour of India in Mohali. Sachin described “It is definitely the biggest achievement in 19 years of my career” on the day he achieved the record.

* Sachin also holds the record of highest number of centuries in both Test and ODI cricket.

* Throughout his career, he has made a strong impact on Indian cricket and was, at one time, the foundation of most of the team's victories.

* In recognition with his impact on sport in a cricket-loving country like India, Sachin has been granted the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India.

* Sachin was also elected Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1997 and is ranked by the objective scoring method of the Wisden 100 as the second best test batsman and best ODI batsman of all time.

* Sachin has also consistently done well in Cricket World Cups (excluding the 2007 Cricket World Cup in which India were knocked out after only 3 matches). Sachin was the highest run scorer of the 2003 Cricket World Cup and 1996 Cricket World Cup.

* Sachin has scored over 1000 runs in a calendar year in ODIs 7 times, and in one of these years he scored 1894 runs, easily the record for the highest number of runs scored by any player in a single calendar year for one day internationals.

* Sachin is also one of the very few players who are still playing in international cricket from the 1980s.

* Sachin has been Man of the Match 11 times in Test matches and Man of the Series 4 times, out of them twice in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.

Test Matches
Batting
Career Span: 1989 - 2008
Matches: 155
Innings: 256
Not outs: 27
Runs: 12429
Highest Score: 248
Average: 48.55
50s: 51
100s: 37
Ducks: 14
Pairs: 0
Catches: 100
Stumping: 0
Bowling
Innings bowled: 184
Overs: 646.4
Maidens: 81
Runs conceded: 2227
Wickets: 42
5 Wicket Innings: 0
10 Wicket matches: 0
Average: 53.02
Economy Rate: 3.45
Best bowling in Innings: 3/10
ODI Matches
Batting
Career Span: 1989 - 2009
Innings: 408
Not outs: 38
Runs: 16298
Highest Score: 186
Strike-rate: 85.4
Average: 39.95
50s: 89
100s: 42
Ducks: 20
Catches: 126
Stumping: 0
Bowling
Innings bowled: 263
Overs: 1324.5
Maidens: 25
Runs conceded: 6743
Wickets: 154
4 Wicket Innings: 2
Average: 43.79
Economy Rate: 5.09
Best bowling in Innings: 5/32
Twenty20 Matches

KAPIL DEV'S CRICKET PROFILE

Full Name Dev, Kapil
Date of birth: 06/01/1959
Country :India
Role :All Rounder
Batting style: R
Bowling style :Right arm fast medium

Career summary
- Kapil Dev is an allrounder that bowls right-arm fast-medium and bats right-handed.
- Kapil made his ODI debut on the Pakistan tour in October 1978 at Quetta, the only highlight being the wicket of Imran Khan.
- He made his Test debut later in the month at Faisalabad, but didn't do anything of note until the third Test where he hit two sixes on his way to a first half century.
- Kapil was man of the series in the 2 - 0 win against Pakistan in 1979/80, and again home and away against England, in 1981/82.
- He took over the captaincy from Sunil Gavaskar in 1993 and immediately led India to victory in the World Cup of that year he also got his highest bowling figures of 9/83 against West Indies at Ahmedabad.
- It wasn't all a bed of roses for Kapil, as he lost the captaincy for a year to Sunil Gavaskar, before reclaiming it in March 1985.
- In the 1991/92 season he became the 2nd bowler to break the 400 Test wickets barrier after Richard Hadlee and in early 1994 he over took him to become the highest Test wicket taker ever, ending with a total 434.
- He was voted India's player of the century in 2002.

Test Matches
Batting
Career Span: 1978 - 1994
Matches: 131
Innings: 184
Not outs: 15
Runs: 5248
Highest Score: 163
Average: 28.52
50s: 27
100s: 8
Ducks: 16
Pairs: 0
Catches: 64
Stumping: 0

Bowling
Innings bowled: 323
Overs: 4623.2
Maidens: 1060
Runs conceded: 12867
Wickets: 434
5 Wicket Innings: 23
10 Wicket matches: 0
Average: 29.65
Economy Rate: 2.78
Best bowling in Innings: 9/83

ODI Matches
Batting
Career Span: 1978 - 1994
Innings: 198
Not outs: 39
Runs: 3783
Highest Score: 175
Strike-rate: 95.03
Average: 19.11
50s: 14
100s: 1
Ducks: 13
Catches: 71
Stumping: 0

Bowling
Innings bowled: 221
Overs: 1867
Maidens: 235
Runs conceded: 6945
Wickets: 253
4 Wicket Innings: 1
Average: 27.45
Economy Rate: 3.72
Best bowling in Innings: 5/43

INDIA WIN THE 4TH ODI AGAINST SRI LANKA BY 67 RUNS

India team manage to register another comprehensive win against Sri Lanka at R.Premdasa Stadium, Colombo to take 4-0 lead on five match ODI series. By beating Sri Lanka they surpass the previous record of eight straight wins in a row by any Indian team. Dhoni and his men register their ninth straight win in one day international and they are eying for series whitewash.
Prior to this record India manage to win eight in a row on three occasions. First under the captaincy of Sunil Gavaskar/Kapil Dev, second in the captaincy of S.Ganguly during 2003 world cup and last being under Rahul Dravid captaincy in 2006.

If India manage to beat Sri Lanka in the last one day international also then would be Sri Lanka's first 5-0 ODI whitewash loss. India started their winning streak against England last year and till now they are unbeaten. At presently Australia holds the record of winning 21 matches in a row.

India's convincing 67-run victory over Sri Lanka also spoiled Muttiah Muralitharan's party as the Sri Lankan spin master today became the highest wicket-taker in one-day cricket. He went on to surpass legend Wasim Akram records of 502 wickets when he picked Gautam Gambhir's wicket.

India went onto this match with resting Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan and brining Irfan Pathan and Rohit Sharma into the playing XI. Dhoni once again for the fourth successive time won the toss and elected to bat first. Once again India loss their wickets very early in the inning and that too of last match centurion V.Sehwag with just 14 runs on the board in the 3rd over.

Captain M.S.Dhoni promoted himself at number three after the fall of Sehwag and did exceptionally well with Gautam Gambhir. Both went on to put record 188 runs for the second wicket. However M.S.Dhoni missed his century by 6 runs and finally out on 94 runs which includes four 4’s and two huge sixes.

Dhoni dismissal did brought smile on the faces of Sri Lankans as they manage to pick another two wickets in the span of seven balls. Indian score suddenly slump from 202/1 to 207/4. However Gautam Gambhir didn’t panic and went onto score his sixth ODI century. Suresh Raina (49* runs) and Gambhir (150 runs) stabilised the innings after slump and went on to put 103 runs for the fifth wicket to help India to compile a score in excess of 300 run mark.
Finally G.Gambhir got out after scoring a record 150 runs against the Sri Lanka.

Chasing a huge target of 333 runs for victory, Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasuriya (27 runs of 16 balls) and Tilakratne Dilshan (38 runs of 45 balls) had provided the hosts a fiery start as they race away to 50 in the seventh over. However dismissal of both the batsman in quick succession didn’t help the Sri Lanka course.

Now it was left to M.Jayawardne and K.Sangakara to guide the Sri Lankan ship to home but it was tough task for both of them as Indian spinner started to bowl in the right area and they are getting good support from the pitch. In the end it was only Sagakara who manage to score fifty but that too was very slow according to situation.

The Sri Lankans batsmen though failed to up a good partnership and lost wickets at regular intervals which only helped the Indian cause. Thanks to some lusty blows in the end from the bat of N.Kulasekara (39* runs of 22 balls) that helped Sri Lanka to get pass 250 run mark.

From India,Irfan Pathan picked up three wickets, Virendra Sehwag and Praveen Kumar manage to pick two wickets each while P.Ojha, Yuvraj Singh and Y.Pathan bagged one wicket each.

The last and final ODI of series will be played at S.S.C Cricket Ground on 8th of February Sunday which will be day match the brief tour will come to an end on February 10 with a Twenty20 match.
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Gautam Gambhir is declared Man of the Match for his swashbuckling centuries of 150 runs of 147 balls.

Match Summary
India – 332/5 in 50 Overs
G.Gambhir- 150 M.S.Dhoni –94
N.Kulasekara– 10-0-63-3 M.Muralitharan– 10-0-66-1
Sri Lanka – 265/10 in 48 Overs
K.Sangakara- 56 N.Kulasekara– 39*
I.Pathan– 7-0-58-3 P.Kumar– 9-0-38-2

Result:
India won the match by 67 runs
India leads the series by 4-0
　
　

INDIA CLINCHED THE ODI SERIES

Swashbuckling centuries from Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag led India to a comprehensive 147-run victory in the Third ODI at the R. Premadesa Stadium in Colombo.
Muttiah Muralitharan equalled Wasim Akram's record of 502 One Day International wickets but he was unable to stop India from winning the Third ODI.
With the help of the sensational centuries of Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag and a hardhitting batting display from Yusuf Pathan, India managed to a score of 363 for five.Sri Lanka were bowled out for 216.Pragyan Oza took 4 wickets.Kumar Sangakkara's inning of 83 went in vain.
Yuvraj was at the crease early after Sachin Tendulkar (7) was again given out lbw by umpire's wrong decision in Dilhara Fernando's bowling and Gautam Gambhir was run out.Yuvraj and Sehwag steadied the ship with thier excellant batting display.Yuvraj reached his first century against Sri Lanka and 11th hundred of his career and Sehwag reached the tenth hundred of his career.Yuvraj also became the first Indian to score a century against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka for ten years.Yuvraj and Sehwag both scored 17 fours in their centuries while Yuvraj also struck a six. The pair added 221 for the third wicket.
Finally,Sri Lanka got the breakthrough and as Yuvraj got out in Muralitharan's bowling.Yuvraj scored 117 runs of 95 balls.With this wicket,Murlitharan equalled Wasim Akram's record of 502 ODI wickets.
Sehwag was brilliantly run out by Jayasuriya for 116 in 90 balls. Suresh Raina got out cheaply.but Yusuf Pathan swung his arms in the final overs.He blasted a boundary-filled unbeaten 59 in 38 balls while Mahendra Singh Dhoni was unbeaten on 35 in 45 balls having hit just one four.
The boundary count reached to 42 fours and five sixes.
In reply to huge target,Sri lanka had a horrible start.Jayasuriya was bowled with his first ball by Praveen Kumar.
Dilshan hit a huge six as well as a couple of boundaries before he was bowled by Zaheer Khan.Sangakara tried to make Sri Lankan inning
stable.He showed a good consistancy with batting and scored important 83 runs.
Jayawardene, who found some form recently, scored 30 runs before he was dismissed.After he got out, Sri Lankan batting lineup started collapsing.Kndambi and Kapugedera got out cheaply.Farweez played a good knock of 22 runs.Dilhara Farnando swung his arms in the end,but it didn't help Sri Lanka to survive.Sri Lanka were bowled out for 216.
Yuvraj was declared "The Man of the match" for his outstanding inning of 117 runs.
Match Summary
India – 363/5 in 50 Overs
Y.Singh- 117 V.Sehwag –116
M.Muralitharan– 10-0-60-1 A.Mendis– 9-0-64-1
Sri Lanka – 216/10 in 41.4 Overs
K.Sangakara- 83 T.Dilshan– 31
P.Ojha– 10-0-38-4 P.Kumar– 7-0-41-2

Result:
India won the match by 147 runsindia leads the series by 3-0

INDIA MANAGED TO SURVIVE IN THE THRILLING 2ND ODI

Another outstanding performance by the Indian team against the home team to register their seven straight win in one day internationals.In the thrilling match on saturday at Colombo,India managed to snatch a victory by the margin of only 15 runs from the home team and took a 2-0 lead in the 5 ODI series.
Even after setting a competitive target of 257 for Sri Lanka,it was not an easy win for the visitors as the match went to the last over to decide the winner of the game.
Earlier after winning the toss and electing to bat, first Indian team posted a competitive 256-9 in their 50 overs with the help of Yuvraj Singh (66 runs of 88 balls) and Virendra Sehwag (42 runs of 26 balls).

Indian team opened their inning with V.Sehwag and S.Tendulkar but once again Sachin got the bad decision as he was adjudged lbw for 6 runs.
Then Gautam Gambhir came to the creeze and he and Virendra Sehwag both brought back the team on track with some nice shots. When India was looking like taking the game away from the Lankans, India lost two wickets in a quick succession. First it was Gambhir (27 runs of 28 balls) who got out while trying to guide the ball to third man but in the end just managed to give a simple catch to K.Sangakara. Then Virendra Sehwag who was looking in the great form,was run out by a relay throw from Murlitharan and Jayasuriya while he was trying to take an extra run.

Yuvraj and Suresh Raina provided a good recovery after the double-strike.Raina slogged Tillakaratne Dilshan's first ball for a six but he surprised Raina with some extra bounce and Raina gave a simple catch.Yuvraj went on to score runs with his trademark boundaries.He also hit a six over long-off in Mendis' over.He scored 66 runs of 88 balls before he was given out by umpire's wrong decision.He was given out lbw but replays showed that he had clearly played the ball onto his pad. Aafter Yuvraj got out,Dhoni tried to steady the ship,but he could not stand for a long time.He was caught behind the wicket.In the end,with the help of the tail-enders India reached the score of 256 at the loss of 9 wickets.

Defending a target of 257 runs, Indian pace bowlers did an exceptional job and provided India early breakthroughs. Dilshan,Jayasuriya and Sangakara got out cheeply.

Now it was up to Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardne and new man T.Kandamby to steady the Sri Lankan ship and they did exactly what situation required from both of them.M.Jayawardne finally departed after scoring a well compiled 52 runs of 75 balls.

Now all hopes were on Kandamby to guide his team home.He gave his outstanding performance with the bat.But apart from C.Kapugedara (31 runs of 29 balls) no batsman was able to provide ample support to T.Kadamby as he ran out of partner.Thilina Kandamby's brilliant unbeaten 93 went in vain as Indians held on to their nerves in the tense final moments and India managed to register their second straight win in the series by 15 runs.With this win, India have registered their seventh consecutive ODI victory.

From India Ishant Sharma was the best of bowlers who took four crucial Sri Lankan wickets and all at the right time.He was selected as "The Man of the Match" .

Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar and Pragyan Ojha also took one wicket each.

Match Summary:
India – 256/9 in 50 Overs
Y.Singh- 66 V.Sehwag –42
F.Mefroof– 10-0-40-2 A.Mendis– 10-0-44-2
Sri Lanka – 241/10 in 49.2 Overs
T.Kandamby- 93* M.Jayawardne – 52
I.Sharma– 10-1-57-4 P.Kumar– 8.2-1-22-1

Result:
India won the match by 15 runs
India leads the series by 2-0