Asia Cup 2012: India set 305 to win for Sri Lanka in their Asia Cup opener - Match Update
Gautam Gambhir and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, today March
13, 2012.
Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and put http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 early, with only 19 on the board in the
sixth over. Sachin was caught by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chinnadupargea-Sachin-c50607 failed again in his quest to reach the elusive hundredth International ton.
Sachin’s departure brought the newly appointed vice-captain, Virat Kohli, to the crease. The hard-hitting middle-order batsman played exceptionally well and shared a three-digit stand with opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447 for the second wicket.
Both batsmen struck centuries during their 205-run stand that came from 37 overs, setting a new partnership record for the second wicket in the Asia Cup. The previous best was of 198, shared between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 at Karachi,
during the 2008 Asia Cup tournament.
Gambhir scored 100 runs from 118 balls, which also included seven boundaries. Kohli also struck seven boundaries during his 120-ball stay at the crease, which saw him scoring 108 runs. Both Kohli and Gambhir scored their tenth international ton today. The
duo departed with a gap of one ball in the 43rd over to leave the side at 226 for 3.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539 continued the scoring at the same pace and ensured that India did not suffer any further losses and ended their innings at 304 for 3.
India XI:
G Gambhir, SR Tendulkar, V Kohli, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Vinay-Kumar-c2237
Sri Lanka XI:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RAS-Lakmal-c2287, S Prasanna
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