Sri Lanka v India - India tour of Sri Lanka - 3rd ODI – India win the third fixture – Live Score and Update
Sri Lanka 286/5 (50 ov) v India 288/5 (49.4/50 ov) - India won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
After losing the second match of the ongoing five-match One Day International (ODI) series, India bounced back in the third match, beating hosts http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 by five wickets on Saturday, July 28, at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
After conceding a massive total of 286 runs, India’s opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447, led his side’s run chase by hammering a sensational knock of 102 runs.
Nonetheless, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 perishing on a tally of three.
Gambhir was then joined by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737, as the duo brought some stability in the middle, taking the score to 113 runs.
On the penultimate delivery of the 21st over, Sri Lanka bounced back in the game by nabbing the wicket of Kohli, who was caught and bowled by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HMRKB-Herath-c1559 after jabbing a knock of 38 runs.
Skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, then joined the party, as the Indian batsmen took the score to 180 runs, before the Indian skipper became the third wicket of the day on a tally of 31 runs to his name.
Sri Lanka’s strike bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309 in front of stumps on nil.
Gambhir was then joined by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SK-Raina-c2539, but before the duo could pose a serious challenge, Sri Lanka dismissed the Indian opener with 196 runs on the board.
Raina and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-Pathan-c1601, then led the Indian batting by staying unbeaten on 65 and 34 runs to win the match for the their team in 49.4 overs for the loss of five wickets.
Gambhir was named as the Player of the Match for his handy knock, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379 was their best bowler with two wickets to his name.
Both sides will now face-off in the fourth match of the tournament on July 31, at Colombo.
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