Sri Lanka v India - India tour of Sri Lanka - 3rd ODI – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 amass 286 runs – Live Score and Update
Sri Lanka 286/5 (50 ov) - Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat
Saturday, July 28: In the third fixture of the ongoing five-match One Day International (ODI) series between Sri Lanka and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, the hosts chose to bat first after winning the toss and bolstered a sensational total of 286 runs in 50 overs for the loss of five wickets, at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
The opening partnership between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379, on a knock of four runs.
With Dilshan out of the way, it was time for wicketkeeper/batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779, to take guard.
However, before the duo of Tharanga and Sangakkara could inflict heavy damage, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 struck again by dismissing Tharanga for eight. At the time of this wicket, Sri Lanka had posted a total of 19 runs on the board.
A run later, the hosts suffered the demise of their third wicket with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LD-Chandimal-c1831 perishing on nil.
The arrival of skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, brought stability in the middle, as he forged a commendable partnership alongside Sangakkara.
The two batsmen were vital for Sri Lanka to avoid a batting meltdown. On the other hand, India needed to break this partnership in order to restrict the Lankans from posting a respectable target.
The Lankan batsmen initiated a rebuild phase, by smacking the bowlers without remorse to keep the scoreboard ticking.
After conceding a total of 141 runs, India struck back by trapping the Sri Lankan skipper right in front of stumps after he had played a knock of 65 runs.
Sangakkara was then joined by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913, to humble the Indians, forging another nerve wracking partnership.
The duo took the score to 182 runs, before Sangakkara found his way off the field after scoring an innings of 73 runs.
It was then time for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BMAJ-Mendis-c1175 to come in the middle. The partnership between Mathews and Mendis stayed unbeaten till the end with Mathews unbeaten on 71 and Mendis on 45 runs.
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