Sri Lanka vs. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 at 145 for 4 by end of 30th over
A steady partnership between skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779 resuscitated the Sri Lankan innings after a poor start which saw the fall of 3 quick wickets, and the hosts managed to reach a total of 145 at the expense of 4 wickets by the 30th
over in the ongoing 3rd ODI against India, at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today on July 28.
Making amends for their abysmal performance in the second ODI at Hambantota, the Indian bowling attack, led by medium-pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379, succeeded in claiming 4 key wickets during the first 30 overs of Sri Lanka’s innings, although skipper Jayawardene, aided
by wicketkeeper batsman Sangakkara, managed to steady the innings to a considerable degree.
Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat first, on a track which has been known to favour teams batting second – however, the reason behind his decision was the Lankans’ aim to put pressure on the Indian batting order, which underwent a shocking collapse
in the previous ODI.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RD-Shah-c2298 Ashwin going wicketless).
The opening stand had barely reached 9 runs before Zaheer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 swept in to dismiss Dilshan in the 3rd over.
Sri Lanka had barely managed to recover from the loss when Khan took Tharanga down in the 5th over, reducing the home side to 19 for 2. Sangakkara provided his side some much-needed stability, but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LD-Chandimal-c1831 gave his wicket up without much
of a fight, dismissed on duck, lbw, by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-Pathan-c1601 in the 6th over.
He was followed to the crease by Jayawardene (65), who managed to strike up a 121-run 4th wicket partnership with Sangakkara (52*). The veteran batsmen got their team up to a total of 141 after which the skipper was dismissed, lbw, by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RG-Sharma-c2309
on the second delivery of the 30th over.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913 was the next batsman to step up, and has so far managed a contribution of 2 runs, with the hosts at 145 for 4 by the end of 30 overs. The Lankans will be banking on Mathews to prove a reliable partner for Sangakkara as the team attempts to
put a fighting total on the board.
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