Asia CupFinal · ODI
Sri Lanka beat India by 25 runs in the final
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, . Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardSri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. Sri Lanka made 228 for 9 in 50 overs, Marvan Atapattu 65 from 87 balls and Kumar Sangakkara 53 from 82 balls. Irfan Pathan took 2 for 33.
India made 203 for 9 in 50 overs, Sachin Tendulkar 74 from 100 balls and Zaheer Khan 28 not out from 24 balls. Upul Chandana took 3 for 33.
Sri Lanka won by 25 runs.
Key performers
Sri Lanka innings
228/9(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avishka Gunawardenec SC Ganguly b A Nehra | c SC Ganguly b A Nehra | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Sanath Jayasuriyalbw b IK Pathan | lbw b IK Pathan | 15 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Marvan Atapatturun out | run out | 65 | 87 | 8 | 0 | 74.71 |
| Kumar Sangakkara †b V Sehwag | b V Sehwag | 53 | 82 | 6 | 0 | 64.63 |
| Mahela Jayawardenec Yuvraj Singh b SR Tendulkar | c Yuvraj Singh b SR Tendulkar | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshanst †R Dravid b SR Tendulkar | st †R Dravid b SR Tendulkar | 22 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 62.86 |
| Upul Chandanalbw b Harbhajan Singh | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Farveez Maharoofrun out | run out | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| WPUJC Vaasc Yuvraj Singh b IK Pathan | c Yuvraj Singh b IK Pathan | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Nuwan Zoysanot out | not out | 6* | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Muttiah Muralitharannot out | not out | 4* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 14, w 11, nb 3) | (b 4, lb 14, w 11, nb 3) | 32 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 4.56) | 50 Ov (RR 4.56) | 228/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 28-1 (ST Jayasuriya, 6.1 ov), 31-2 (DA Gunawardene, 7.3 ov), 147-3 (KC Sangakkara, 32.1 ov), 150-4 (DPMD Jayawardene, 33.2 ov), 174-5 (MS Atapattu, 39.1 ov), 194-6 (TM Dilshan, 43.1 ov), 202-7 (UDU Chandana, 44.3 ov), 213-8 (MF Maharoof, 46.3 ov), 219-9 (WPUJC Vaas, 48.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Pathan | 7 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 4.71 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ashish Nehra | 6 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 3.67 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Zaheer Khan | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 5.00 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 4.80 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 10 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 3.20 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 4.00 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DA Gunawardene 7(18) & ST Jayasuriya 15(20) | 28 | 37 |
| 2nd | MS Atapattu 1(4) & DA Gunawardene 1(4) | 3 | 8 |
| 3rd | KC Sangakkara 53(82) & MS Atapattu 53(68) | 116 | 148 |
| 4th | DPMD Jayawardene 0(6) & MS Atapattu 1(1) | 3 | 7 |
| 5th | TM Dilshan 11(21) & MS Atapattu 10(14) | 24 | 35 |
| 6th | TM Dilshan 11(14) & UDU Chandana 7(10) | 20 | 24 |
| 7th | MF Maharoof 7(5) & UDU Chandana 1(3) | 8 | 8 |
| 8th | WPUJC Vaas 3(8) & MF Maharoof 2(4) | 11 | 12 |
| 9th | WPUJC Vaas 3(8) & DNT Zoysa 2(3) | 6 | 11 |
| 10th | DNT Zoysa 4(5) & M Muralitharan 4(5) | 9* | 10 |
India innings
203/9(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwaglbw b WPUJC Vaas | lbw b WPUJC Vaas | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Sachin Tendulkarb TM Dilshan | b TM Dilshan | 74 | 100 | 7 | 1 | 74.00 |
| Sourav Gangulyc DPMD Jayawardene b DNT Zoysa | c DPMD Jayawardene b DNT Zoysa | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| VVS Laxmanc TM Dilshan b ST Jayasuriya | c TM Dilshan b ST Jayasuriya | 12 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Rahul Dravid †c TM Dilshan b UDU Chandana | c TM Dilshan b UDU Chandana | 16 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Yuvraj Singhb UDU Chandana | b UDU Chandana | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 27.59 |
| Mohammad Kaifc DPMD Jayawardene b UDU Chandana | c DPMD Jayawardene b UDU Chandana | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Irfan Pathanrun out | run out | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Harbhajan Singhst †KC Sangakkara b ST Jayasuriya | st †KC Sangakkara b ST Jayasuriya | 16 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 53.33 |
| Zaheer Khannot out | not out | 28* | 24 | 1 | 2 | 116.67 |
| Ashish Nehranot out | not out | 8* | 6 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Extras(b 12, lb 8, w 3, nb 2) | (b 12, lb 8, w 3, nb 2) | 25 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 4.06) | 50 Ov (RR 4.06) · Target 229 from 50 ov | 203/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 15-1 (V Sehwag, 2.5 ov), 26-2 (SC Ganguly, 7.4 ov), 62-3 (VVS Laxman, 19.4 ov), 96-4 (R Dravid, 26.4 ov), 119-5 (Yuvraj Singh, 34.1 ov), 135-6 (M Kaif, 38.5 ov), 140-7 (SR Tendulkar, 39.2 ov), 147-8 (IK Pathan, 42 ov), 193-9 (Harbhajan Singh, 48.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 7 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3.43 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 8 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 2.25 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 9 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 5.11 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 3.40 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 10 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 3.30 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3.00 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | V Sehwag 5(12) & SR Tendulkar 7(6) | 15 | 17 |
| 2nd | SC Ganguly 4(20) & SR Tendulkar 7(9) | 11 | 29 |
| 3rd | VVS Laxman 12(34) & SR Tendulkar 22(39) | 36 | 72 |
| 4th | R Dravid 16(28) & SR Tendulkar 14(14) | 34 | 42 |
| 5th | Yuvraj Singh 8(29) & SR Tendulkar 10(16) | 23 | 45 |
| 6th | M Kaif 5(15) & SR Tendulkar 9(13) | 16 | 28 |
| 7th | SR Tendulkar 5(3) & IK Pathan 0(0) | 5 | 3 |
| 8th | Harbhajan Singh 1(12) & IK Pathan 2(4) | 7 | 16 |
| 9th | Harbhajan Singh 15(18) & Z Khan 26(21) | 46 | 39 |
| 10th | A Nehra 8(6) & Z Khan 2(3) | 10* | 9 |
Commentary
End of over 509 runsIND 203/9114111
A Nehra 8(6)Z Khan 28(24)WPUJC Vaas 7-1-24-1
49.61
WPUJC Vaas to A Nehra, 1 run
49.51
WPUJC Vaas to Z Khan, 1 run
49.41
WPUJC Vaas to A Nehra, 1 run
49.34
WPUJC Vaas to A Nehra, FOUR
49.21
WPUJC Vaas to Z Khan, 1 run
49.11
WPUJC Vaas to A Nehra, 1 run
End of over 495 runs, 1 wktIND 194/904W010
Z Khan 26(22)A Nehra 1(2)ST Jayasuriya 10-0-34-2
48.60
ST Jayasuriya to Z Khan, no run
48.51
ST Jayasuriya to A Nehra, 1 run
48.40
ST Jayasuriya to A Nehra, no run
48.3W
ST Jayasuriya to Harbhajan Singh, OUT
Harbhajan Singh st †KC Sangakkara b ST Jayasuriya 16(30) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 193/9 (48.3 ov)
48.24
ST Jayasuriya to Harbhajan Singh, FOUR
48.10
ST Jayasuriya to Harbhajan Singh, no run
End of over 4817 runsIND 189/8410660
Z Khan 26(21)Harbhajan Singh 12(27)M Muralitharan 9-0-46-0
47.60
M Muralitharan to Z Khan, no run
47.56
M Muralitharan to Z Khan, SIX
47.46
M Muralitharan to Z Khan, SIX
47.30
M Muralitharan to Z Khan, no run
47.21
M Muralitharan to Harbhajan Singh, 1 run
47.14
M Muralitharan to Harbhajan Singh, FOUR
End of over 476 runsIND 172/8110112
Z Khan 14(17)Harbhajan Singh 7(25)ST Jayasuriya 9-0-29-1
46.62
ST Jayasuriya to Z Khan, 2 runs
46.51
ST Jayasuriya to Harbhajan Singh, 1 run
46.41
ST Jayasuriya to Z Khan, 1 run
46.30
ST Jayasuriya to Z Khan, no run
46.21
ST Jayasuriya to Harbhajan Singh, 1 run
46.11
ST Jayasuriya to Z Khan, 1 run
End of over 468 runsIND 166/81Lb114b10
Harbhajan Singh 5(23)Z Khan 10(13)M Muralitharan 8-0-29-0