Scorecard: India V Sri Lanka»
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12.4: 50 up for Sri Lanka.
Over 12: Out! Jadeja removed Mahela Jayawardene.
Mahela (22) tried playing a late cut but somehow forgot there was a slip. He ended up gifting his wicket to Ravindra Jadeja as Virender Sehwag took a nice catch. Score: 49/1
Over 11: First bowling change for India. Umesh Yadav introduced into the attack.
Over 4.5: First six of the day. Mahela Jayawardene again skipped down the track playing a controlled shot over long-on boundary for a six.
Over 2.2: First boundary of the day. Mahela Jayawardene charged down the track dispatching Zaheer Khan over mid-on for a boundary.
Over 1: Tillakaratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene took guard for Sri Lanka as Zaheer Khan opened up bowling for India.
India won the toss and elected to field first on Today.
India take on Sri Lanka in their last league match on Today with a difficult task of defeating them with a bonus point. Not only this, they will have to pray--if they manage to secure win--that Australia also defeat the Lankan team that will give India any hope of making it to the finals of the CB series.
Given India`s current form, it looks like a tall ask since none of their batsmen has been a source of assurance even as their bowling and fielding has put up a better show. The uncertain top order gives way to a middle order that surrenders unexpectedly when the things are under control.
The team will have to produce their best performance hoping all their departments fire in unison unlike as has been the case so far in the tri-series.
On the other hand Sri Lanka have been a contrast to India improving with each match as their bowlers and batsmen have performed at crucial times complementing each other’s effort. For Sri Lanka, they can play safe and still be assured of a place in the finals.
Indian team has dropped Irfan Pathan and Zaheer Khan comes into the side.
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