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India beat Sri Lanka by 21 runs
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka Virat Kohlicracked a century and Virender Sehwag made a brisk 96 as India posted a challenging 314-6 against Sri Lanka in the opening one-day international in Hambantota on Saturday.
Kohli (106) and opener Sehwag, who were dropped early in their innings, made the most of the chances as they added 173 for the second wicket to help their team set a stiff target.
India:
G. Gambhir b Kulasekara 3
V. Sehwag run out 96
V. Kohli c sub (S. Senanayake) b Perera 106
R. Sharma b Mathews 5
S. Raina c sub (Senanayake) b Perera 50
MS Dhoni c Thirimanne b Perera 35
Irfan Pathan not out 7
R. Ashwin not out 0
Extras (b1, lb2, nb2, w7) 12
Total (for six wickets; 50 overs) 314
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Gambhir), 2-180 (Sehwag), 3-191 (Sharma), 4-228 (Kohli), 5-307 (Raina), 6-307 (Dhoni).
Bowling: Kulasekara 5-0-20-1 (w1), Malinga 10-0-83-0 (nb2), Mathews 10-0-58-1 (w5), Perera 10-0-70-3, Dilshan 5-0-28-0, Herath 10-0-52-0 (w1).
HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka Virat Kohlicracked a century and Virender Sehwag made a brisk 96 as India posted a challenging 314-6 against Sri Lanka in the opening one-day international in Hambantota on Saturday.
Kohli (106) and opener Sehwag, who were dropped early in their innings, made the most of the chances as they added 173 for the second wicket to help their team set a stiff target.
India:
G. Gambhir b Kulasekara 3
V. Sehwag run out 96
V. Kohli c sub (S. Senanayake) b Perera 106
R. Sharma b Mathews 5
S. Raina c sub (Senanayake) b Perera 50
MS Dhoni c Thirimanne b Perera 35
Irfan Pathan not out 7
R. Ashwin not out 0
Extras (b1, lb2, nb2, w7) 12
Total (for six wickets; 50 overs) 314
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Gambhir), 2-180 (Sehwag), 3-191 (Sharma), 4-228 (Kohli), 5-307 (Raina), 6-307 (Dhoni).
Bowling: Kulasekara 5-0-20-1 (w1), Malinga 10-0-83-0 (nb2), Mathews 10-0-58-1 (w5), Perera 10-0-70-3, Dilshan 5-0-28-0, Herath 10-0-52-0 (w1).
