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 Dhoni, Yuvraj star in Indian victory in Adelaide
19th Feb 2008 20:03 IST
Agencies
Sangakkara and Jayawardene gradually came into their own and whereas the 100 stand between the two came in 155 balls, the next 50 between them took only 54 deliveries.
Jayawardene flexed his arms in the 34th over swinging Ishant over midwicket for a massive six. When Sangakkara swept Harbhajan to square-leg for a four, it appeared that Sri Lankans were now ready to enjoy the fruits of their hard labour.
But Jayawardene's unfortunate dismissal halted the process and Sri Lanka were further hampered when Chamara Kapugedara (1) was run out by a direct throw from Rohit Sharma to the non-striker's end.
Sangakkara moved towards his century with two successive fours off Ishant, which took him to 95.
The left-hander completed his century when he walked down the track to hit Munaf towards wide long-on for a four. He followed it up with one over mid-off for another four. His century took 141 deliveries and contained nine fours.
India's first success came in the first over itself when Tillakaratne Dilshan (4) edged an outswinger from Munaf into the hands of wicketkeeper Dhoni.
The victory has consolidated India's position for a place in the best-of-three finals and they need to win at least one of their remaining two matches to qualify for the summit showdown.
Australia were at the top of the points table with 17 points from five matches followed by India who have 12 points from as many matches. Sri Lanka were at the bottom of the table with six points from four games and need to win two of their remaining three matches to make it to the final.
India will play their next match against Australia at Sydney on February 24. |
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