Live India vs. Sri Lanka:
India steady after 25 overs
The stage is set for an exciting finish to the Final of the ICC World Cup 2011 played between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 in India. In reply to Sri Lanka’s total of 274, the hosts managed 124 for the loss of three wickets at the
end of 25 overs.
Earlier, the visitors batted brilliantly after winning the toss and posted a decent target for India. The highlight of the Sri Lankan innings was a valiant century from star batsman Mahela Jayawardene. The stylish right-hander his first ton of the tournament
and it couldn’t have been a better time to do it than a World Cup final. He was unbeaten on 103 off 88 balls with the help of 13 fours.
The start to the Indian innings wasn’t an ideal one today, as they lost their flamboyant opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429 on the second ball of the innings. He has given some blazing starts to his team in the Mega Event, but failed to cope with the pressure of the
final. He was sent back to the pavilion without troubling the scorers.
However, the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar was in full flow, as he was timing the ball to perfection. It seemed as if he would take the game away from the opposition, but he was undone by an away swinging delivery by Lasith Malinga. The veteran batsman
got out after scoring 18 runs off 14 balls.
With two wickets down for just 31 runs, things didn’t look good for the Men in Blue. However, first-drop http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virat-Kohli-c95424 batted sensibly, guiding their team to a safe position. The pair put together 83 runs for the third wicket and
took their team’s total above 100.
Just when things were looking good for the hosts, Kohli got out after scoring 35 runs from 49 balls. He was sent back to the pavilion by Tillakaratne Dilshan, who took a splendid catch off his own bowling to remove the third Indian wicket.
This saw the Indian captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 walk out in the middle, who was unbeaten on two runs from 10 balls, half way through the innings. The main concern for the Lankan Lions though would be Gambhir, who was batting on 60 from 75 balls.
Malinga was terrific with the new ball, as he took two wickets at the start. He got good support from Dilshan, who scalped one wicket.
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