Wednesday, February 4, 2009

India clinches series against Srilanka in style

In the third match of the WealthSurance Cup ODI series between India and Srilanka held at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo where India won the match by 147 runs. After winning the toss, India elected to bat first. After the loss of early wickets, Yuvraj and Sehwag blasted the Srilankan bowlers to all parts of the ground and they shared a good 221 run partnership between them. Both the players scored centuries. A late burst from Pathan and Dhoni enabled India to pile up a total of 363 runs from 50 overs. Then in the chase India were bowled out for 216 runs.Sangakkara was the top scorer with 83 runs. Ojha took four wickets for India.India won the match by 147 runs.It was indeed a deserving series victory for India.India leads the five match series 3-0. Yuvraj Singh won the man of the match award for his inspiring batting performance.

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