Spirited India bowl Sri Lanka out for 170 runs
By IANSMonday, August 16, 2010
DAMBULLA - India put up a spirited bowling performance to bowl Sri Lanka out for 170 runs in 46.1 overs in the third one-day international of the tri-nation series here Monday.
Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan was the top-scorer with 45 after Sri Lanka elected to bat.
Sri Lanka, struggling at 103 for seven in the 32nd over, managed to cross the 150-mark after Suraj Randiv (43) and Nuwan Kulasekara (22) came up with gutsy knocks. Randiv smacked four boundaries in his 61-ball knock.
Medium pacer Praveen Kumar wrecked the Sri Lankan top order with his two for 20. He removed opener Upul Tharanga with the first ball of the match and then trapped former captain Mahela Jayawardene leg-before in his fourth over. Fast bowler Ishant Sharma also picked up two for 32.
Spinners Pragyan Ojha (3-36) and Ravindra Jadeja (2-34) also put on the pressure as India never allowed Sri Lanka to host a decent partnership.
India made two changes to the side that lost to New Zealand by 200 runs in the opening match. Yuvraj Singh, who is down with dengue fever, made way for Virat Kohli while Ishant Sharma came in place of Abhimanyu Mithun.
Sri Lanka brought in fast bowler Dilhara Fernando and spinner Randiv in place of Rangana Herath and Ajantha Mendis.
