LIVE Sri Lanka vs. India: Men in Blue keep Sri Lankan Lions in check – ICC World Cup 2011 final
Sri Lanka are 31 for the loss of 1 wicket at the end of 10 overs after electing to bat first in the final of the ICC World Cup 2011 against India at the Wankhede Stadium in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820.
Captain of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan are unbeaten at the crease on 3 and 22 runs respectively.
India got an early breakthrough by veteran left arm bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 is bowling superbly at the moment and has bowled 3 maidens from his 5 overs so far including the wicket of Tharanga. He has given away just 6 runs in his spell.
India’s decision to play with three seamers is proving to be a wise one on the hard, dry pitch of the Wankhede Stadium. However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shanthakumaran-Sreesanth-c89725 is bowling a bit wayward and the pressure of the big game seems to affect him. His 3 overs in the first
10 overs of the Sri Lankan batting have cost 15 runs so far. He has now been replaced by Munaf Patel who has given away 8 runs from his 2 overs.
Fielding of the Men in Blue has been outstanding so far and they have restricted the free-flowing batsmen of Sri Lanka to mere ones and twos.
With Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara at the crease, Sri Lanka would hope that they can bat through the innings if they are to post a competitive total in the match and challenge the mighty batting line-up of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
On the other hand, India would be looking to get both of the batsmen out soon and try to restrict the Sri Lankan Lions to an easily manageable score. Let’s see how this match progresses.
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