Asia CupFinal · ODI
India beat Sri Lanka by 81 runs in the final
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, . India won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardIndia won the toss and chose to bat. India made 268 for 6 in 50 overs, Dinesh Karthik 66 from 84 balls and Rohit Sharma 41 from 52 balls. Thilina Kandamby took 2 for 37.
Sri Lanka were bowled out for 187, Chamara Kapugedera 55 not out from 88 balls and Thilina Kandamby 31 from 45 balls. Ashish Nehra took 4 for 40.
India won by 81 runs.
Key performers
India innings
268/6(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhirrun out (WU Tharanga/KMDN Kulasekara) | run out (WU Tharanga/KMDN Kulasekara) | 15 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 93.75 |
| Dinesh Karthikc DPMD Jayawardene b SHT Kandamby | c DPMD Jayawardene b SHT Kandamby | 66 | 84 | 9 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Virat Kohlic †KC Sangakkara b SL Malinga | c †KC Sangakkara b SL Malinga | 28 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 82.35 |
| MS Dhoni †c KMDN Kulasekara b SHT Kandamby | c KMDN Kulasekara b SHT Kandamby | 38 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 76.00 |
| Rohit Sharmac MF Maharoof b KMDN Kulasekara | c MF Maharoof b KMDN Kulasekara | 41 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 78.85 |
| Suresh Rainalbw b SL Malinga | lbw b SL Malinga | 29 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 93.55 |
| Ravindra Jadejanot out | not out | 25* | 27 | 1 | 0 | 92.59 |
| Harbhajan Singhnot out | not out | 7* | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(b 2, lb 7, w 9, nb 1) | (b 2, lb 7, w 9, nb 1) | 19 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 5.36) | 50 Ov (RR 5.36) | 268/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 38-1 (G Gambhir, 6.1 ov), 100-2 (V Kohli, 18.2 ov), 146-3 (KD Karthik, 28.1 ov), 167-4 (MS Dhoni, 32.2 ov), 217-5 (SK Raina, 41 ov), 249-6 (RG Sharma, 47.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 9 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 4.89 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 5.70 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 6.83 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Angelo Mathews | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3.40 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thilina Kandamby | 7 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 5.29 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6.00 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | G Gambhir 15(16) & KD Karthik 22(21) | 38 | 37 |
| 2nd | KD Karthik 31(39) & V Kohli 28(34) | 62 | 73 |
| 3rd | MS Dhoni 29(36) & KD Karthik 13(24) | 46 | 59 |
| 4th | MS Dhoni 9(14) & RG Sharma 11(11) | 21 | 25 |
| 5th | SK Raina 29(31) & RG Sharma 19(21) | 50 | 52 |
| 6th | RG Sharma 11(20) & RA Jadeja 15(18) | 32 | 38 |
| 7th | RA Jadeja 10(9) & Harbhajan Singh 7(7) | 19* | 16 |
Sri Lanka innings
187(44.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upul Tharangab Z Khan | b Z Khan | 16 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 53.33 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshanc Harbhajan Singh b P Kumar | c Harbhajan Singh b P Kumar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kumar Sangakkara †c Z Khan b A Nehra | c Z Khan b A Nehra | 17 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 44.74 |
| Mahela Jayawardenec †MS Dhoni b A Nehra | c †MS Dhoni b A Nehra | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 57.89 |
| Angelo Mathewsc †MS Dhoni b A Nehra | c †MS Dhoni b A Nehra | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Thilina Kandambyrun out (V Kohli/RA Jadeja) | run out (V Kohli/RA Jadeja) | 31 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 68.89 |
| Chamara Kapugederanot out | not out | 55* | 88 | 4 | 1 | 62.50 |
| Farveez Maharoofc †MS Dhoni b Z Khan | c †MS Dhoni b Z Khan | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Nuwan Kulasekarast †MS Dhoni b RA Jadeja | st †MS Dhoni b RA Jadeja | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Lasith Malingac RA Jadeja b A Nehra | c RA Jadeja b A Nehra | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Muttiah Muralitharanc †MS Dhoni b RA Jadeja | c †MS Dhoni b RA Jadeja | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 3, w 9, nb 2) | (b 4, lb 3, w 9, nb 2) | 18 | ||||
| Total44.4 Ov (RR 4.19) | 44.4 Ov (RR 4.19) · Target 269 from 50 ov | 187 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (TM Dilshan, 0.5 ov), 31-2 (WU Tharanga, 8 ov), 50-3 (DPMD Jayawardene, 13.3 ov), 50-4 (AD Mathews, 13.5 ov), 51-5 (KC Sangakkara, 15.4 ov), 104-6 (SHT Kandamby, 29.2 ov), 132-7 (MF Maharoof, 35.3 ov), 168-8 (KMDN Kulasekara, 40.3 ov), 177-9 (SL Malinga, 43.2 ov), 187-10 (M Muralitharan, 44.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praveen Kumar | 9 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 3.22 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zaheer Khan | 8 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 4.50 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ashish Nehra | 9 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 4.44 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 9 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3.33 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Virat Kohli | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 6.4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 4.35 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | WU Tharanga 5(3) & TM Dilshan 0(2) | 5 | 5 |
| 2nd | KC Sangakkara 12(16) & WU Tharanga 11(27) | 26 | 43 |
| 3rd | KC Sangakkara 5(14) & DPMD Jayawardene 11(19) | 19 | 33 |
| 4th | AD Mathews 0(2) & KC Sangakkara 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 5th | SHT Kandamby 1(3) & KC Sangakkara 0(8) | 1 | 11 |
| 6th | CK Kapugedera 19(42) & SHT Kandamby 30(42) | 53 | 82 |
| 7th | CK Kapugedera 12(23) & MF Maharoof 10(14) | 28 | 37 |
| 8th | KMDN Kulasekara 20(16) & CK Kapugedera 15(14) | 36 | 30 |
| 9th | SL Malinga 7(11) & CK Kapugedera 1(6) | 9 | 17 |
| 10th | CK Kapugedera 8(3) & M Muralitharan 2(5) | 10 | 8 |
Commentary
44.4W
RA Jadeja to M Muralitharan, OUT
M Muralitharan c †MS Dhoni b RA Jadeja 2(5) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 187/10 (44.4 ov)
44.30
RA Jadeja to M Muralitharan, no run
44.22
RA Jadeja to M Muralitharan, 2 runs
44.11
RA Jadeja to CK Kapugedera, 1 run
End of over 448 runs, 1 wktSL 184/91W6100
M Muralitharan 0(2)CK Kapugedera 54(87)A Nehra 9-0-40-4
43.60
A Nehra to M Muralitharan, no run
43.50
A Nehra to M Muralitharan, no run
43.41
A Nehra to CK Kapugedera, 1 run
43.36
A Nehra to CK Kapugedera, SIX
FIFTY for CK Kapugedera (53 off 86)
43.2W
A Nehra to SL Malinga, OUT
SL Malinga c RA Jadeja b A Nehra 7(11) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 177/9 (43.2 ov)
43.11
A Nehra to CK Kapugedera, 1 run
End of over 436 runsSL 176/8101Lb400
SL Malinga 7(10)CK Kapugedera 46(84)RA Jadeja 6-0-26-1
42.60
RA Jadeja to SL Malinga, no run
42.50
RA Jadeja to SL Malinga, no run
42.44
RA Jadeja to SL Malinga, FOUR
42.31Lb
RA Jadeja to CK Kapugedera, 1 leg bye
42.20
RA Jadeja to CK Kapugedera, no run
42.11
RA Jadeja to SL Malinga, 1 run
End of over 421 runSL 170/8001000
CK Kapugedera 46(82)SL Malinga 2(6)A Nehra 8-0-32-3
41.60
A Nehra to CK Kapugedera, no run
41.50
A Nehra to CK Kapugedera, no run
41.40
A Nehra to CK Kapugedera, no run
41.31
A Nehra to SL Malinga, 1 run
41.20
A Nehra to SL Malinga, no run
41.10
A Nehra to SL Malinga, no run
End of over 412 runs, 1 wktSL 169/810W001
SL Malinga 1(3)CK Kapugedera 46(79)RA Jadeja 5-0-21-1
40.61
RA Jadeja to SL Malinga, 1 run
40.50
RA Jadeja to SL Malinga, no run
40.40
RA Jadeja to SL Malinga, no run