Sri Lanka, August 22: India were bowled out for 103 in 33.4 overs against Sri Lanka in the fifth One-Day International of the tri-nation series here on Sunday.
Earlier, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the fifth ODI tri-nation series in Dambulla.
Sri Lanka’s Thisara Perera (5-28) took his maiden five wicket haul after India won the toss and decided to bat.
For India, Yuvraj Singh top scored with 38 runs.
The equation is very simple: If Sri Lanka win today, they go through to the final, and the India-New Zealand game becomes a knockout. If India win today, both India and New Zealand go through. It’s worth remembering that Sri Lanka have made the finals of every competition involving three or more teams in Sri Lanka, barring the Bank Alfalah Cup in 2003.
Yuvraj Singh has recovered from a mild attack of dengue and replaced Virat Kohli in India’s middle order. For Sri Lanka, Suraj Randiv replaced Ajantha Mendis and the allrounder Thisara Perera came in for Rangana Herath.
Teams:
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper), Dinesh Karthik, Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma.
Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (captain and wicketkeeper), Upul Tharanga, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Thissara Perera, Suraj Randiv.
—Agencies