Sri Lanka thrashes India by 161 runs

In the third match of ongoing Celkon Mobile Cup one-day international on Tuesday, Upul Tharanga’s flamboyant 174 off 159 balls and Mahela Jayawardene’s brilliant 107 helped Sri Lanka beat India by 161 runs big margin. Later, skipper Angelo Mathews made smashed a quick 44 to take his country to a handsome total of 348.

The Indian side never played like Champions as no one could stand for long with Ravindra Jadeja remained top-scorer with an unbeaten 49 followed by Suresh Raina (33), Murali Vijay (30), Shikhar Dhawan (24) and Dinesh Karthik (22). The Indian team became all out for just 187 in 44.5 overs.

Though, wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik and Raina tried to balance score by adding 53 runs off 63 balls for the fitth wicket before Karthik departed, stumped by Kumar Sangakkara in the 29th over.

After that, no Indian batsman could stand for long that lead to a biggest loss for the Indian side in last few months.

Full Score Board:

Sri Lanka:

• Upul Tharanga not out 174
• Mahela Jayawardene c Yadav b Ashwin 107
• Angelo Mathews not out 44

Extras (b 1, lb 6, w 16) 23

Total (for one wicket in 50 overs) 348

Bowling:

• Shami Ahmed 10-0-68-0
• Umesh Yadav 8-0-64-0
• Ishant Sharma 9-0-68-0
• Ravindra Jadeja 9-0-55-0
• Ravichndran Ashwin 10-0-67-1
• Virat Kohli 2-0-9-0
• Suresh Raina 2-0-10-0

India:

• Rohit Sharma c Mathews b Kulasekara 5
• Shikhar Dhawan c Tharanga b Herath 24
• Murali Vijay b Malinga 30 (46 balls)
• Virat Kohli c Malinga b Mathews 2
• Dinesh Karthik st Sangakkara b Herath 22
• Suresh Raina run out (Malinga/Jayawardene) 33
• Ravindra Jadeja not out 49
• Ravichandran Ashwin c Malinga b Senanayake 4
• Shami Ahmed b Senanayake 0
• Ishant Sharma c Sangakkara b Herath 2
• Umesh Yadav b Malinga 0

Extras ( lb 4, w 12) 16

Total ( all out off 44.5 overs) 187