Indian collapse hands Sri Lanka 112-run win

Aug 29, 2008

Sri Lanka got off to a bad start with Sanath Jayasuriya falling in the second over•AFP

Together with Malinda Warnapura, he put on 77 runs for the second wicket•AFP

A lot depended on captain Mahela Jayawardene, but he could only manage 12 •AFP

Pragyan Ojha dismissed Kapugedera to have Sri Lanka tottering at 133 for 6 •AFP

Nuwan Kulasekara drew first blood for Sri Lanka by having Gautam Gambhir caught behind for 11•AFP

A rain interval in the middle saw the target revised to 216 off 44 overs under the D/L method•AFP

And once Dilhara Fernando bowled Mahendra Singh Dhoni, it was advantage Sri Lanka•AFP

Ojha was the last wicket to fall, Mendis' fourth, as Sri Lanka earned a consolation win •AFP

Mahela Udawatte's 43 helped steady the Sri Lankan innings•AFP

Irfan Pathan swung it back India's way by removing both Warnapura and Udawatte in the 18th over•AFP

Chamara Kapugedera plays a rare attacking shot during his 63-ball 26 •AFP

Jehan Mubarak made an unbeaten 47 and added 94 runs for the seventh wicket with Thilan Thushara •AFP

Next up, he accounted for Virat Kohli, the highest scorer in the Indian innings with 31, trapping him leg before •AFP

After Kulasekara picked up his fourth wicket, sending back Rohit Sharma, the pressure was on India who were reduced to 76 for 4•AFP

Wickets continued to fall as Mendis packed off Irfan Pathan ...•AFP

RP Singh had Sri Lanka in further trouble when he had Kumar Sangakkara caught at first slip by Gautam Gambhir •AFP

Sri Lanka had to be content with singles as the Indians bowled to a tight line •AFP

Thushara smashed an unbeaten 54 off 46 balls, his maiden fifty, to ensure that Sri Lanka came back strongly •AFP

Suresh Raina was the next to go, holding out to Dilhara Fernando, handing Kulasekara his third wicket•AFP

Ajantha Mendis looked to be back in business as he dismissed Yuvraj Singh for 17•AFP

... and then sent back Zaheer Khan•AFP