Date:31/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/31/stories/2008083156061900.htm

Sport - Cricket

Sri Lanka has it easy

Colombo: Sri Lanka, playing purportedly for pride, comprehensively won the fifth ODI here at the Premadasa Stadium on Friday.

The margin of defeat — 112 runs (by the Duckworth-Lewis method) — didn’t flatter India. But the series, decided earlier this week, went to M.S. Dhoni’s men 3-2. — Special Correspondent

SCOREBOARD

Sri Lanka: 227 for six in 50 overs India (target 216 in 44 overs): V. Kohli lbw b Kulasekara 31, G. Gambhir c Sangakkara b Kulasekara 11, Yuvraj b Mendis 17, S. Raina c Fernando b Kulasekara 10, Rohit lbw b Kulasekara 3, M.S. Dhoni b Fernando 1, I. Pathan c Warnapura b Mendis 7, Zaheer lbw b Mendis 3, R.P. Singh c Jayawardene b Fernando 4, P. Ojha c Kulasekara b Mendis 5, Munaf (not out) 4; Extras (b-1, lb-2, w-4) 7; Total (in 26.3 overs): 103.

Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Gambhir), 2-45 (Kohli), 3-70 (Raina), 4-76 (Rohit), 5-79 (Yuvraj), 6-85 (Dhoni), 7-90 (Pathan), 8-91 (Zaheer), 9-95 (R.P. Singh).

PP1 (1-10): 43/1; PP2 (11-14): 23/1; PP3 (15-17): 10/2.

Sri Lanka bowling: Kulasekara 9-2-40-4, Thushara 6-0-26-0, Fernando 7-1-24-2, Mendis 4.3-2-10-4.