India wins first-ever one-day series in Sri Lanka
India clinched its first-ever one-day international series in Sri Lanka by winning the fourth match by 46 runs Wednesday to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-five series.
Choosing to bat after winning the toss, India built their innings around three half-centuries from Suresh Raina (76), Mahendra Dhoni (71) and Virat Kohli (54), before being bowled out for 258 runs in the final over.
In reply, the hosts lost wickets regularly and were bundled out for 212 in 46.3 overs, despite an ideal start from Sanath Jayasuriya, who made a 52-ball 60.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said his team's inconsistent batting cost them the match.
"We are disappointed at the way we played. In one-day internationals we have not been consistent, especially with the bat," he said. "They played better than us and won the series."
India seamer Munaf Patel trapped Malinda Warnapura lbw for a duck and Kumar Sangakkara continued his poor form, making only six before he was bowled by Patel. The left-hander has made only 36 runs in the series so far.
Despite the losses, Jayasuriya continued to bat aggressively, pulling and cutting the quick bowlers for eight boundaries and two sixes.
India captain Dhoni made a wise call in the 18th over, when he introduced offspin bowler Harbhajan Singh to seize control of the match. Jayasuriya attempted to steer the ball from Harbhajan on the on side but only succeeded in edging the ball to Raina at slip to leave his side on 74-3.
Sri Lanka then suffered a devastating blow when their in-form captain Jayawardene (16) was run out, leaving them on 106-4.
Jayawardene drove the ball to mid-on, responded to a bad call by his partner Chamara Kapugedera and was caught short of his crease.
Only 25 runs had been added when Harbhajan struck again, trapping Tillakaratne Dilshan (12) lbw and Yuvraj Singh then had Kapugedera (30) lbw to end any hope of a Sri Lankan revival.
Earlier, Raina and Dhoni had frustrated Sri Lanka with a 143-run partnership, providing a base for a challenging India's total.
Raina's score came off 78 balls, including six fours and a six, while Dhoni made 71 in 80 balls including four boundaries.
Sri Lanka fast bowler Thilan Thushara had a career-best 5-47 thanks to some late wickets.
Veteran Chaminda Vaas became only the fourth bowler to take 400 wickets in one-day international cricket when he had Yuvraj caught at short mid-wicket without scoring.
The 34-year-old bowler, playing his 322nd match, follows Pakistan fast bowlers Wasim Akram (502), Waqar Younis (416) and fellow Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan (478).
The final match of the series will be played Friday.
SRI LANKA VS. INDIA FOURTH ODI
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Scoreboard at the end of the fourth one-day international between Sri Lanka and India at R. Premadasa Stadium:
India Innings
Virat Kohli b Thushara 54
Gautam Gambhir c Dilshan b Kulasekara 17
Yuvraj Singh c Jayawardene b Vaas 0
Suresh Raina c Kulasekara b Thushara 76
Mahendra Dhoni c Jayasuriya b Thushara 71
Rohit Sharma c Warnapura b Mendis 18
Subramaniam Badrinath c Jayawardene b Muralitharan 6
Harbhajan Singh run out 2
Praveen Kumar b Thushara 2
Zaheer Khan c Warnapura b Thushara 0
Munaf Patel not out 1
Extras: (1b, 5lb, 5w) 11
TOTAL: (all out) 258
Overs: 49.4. Batting Time: 221 minutes.
Fall of wickets: 1-44, 2-51, 3-81, 4-224, 5-232, 6-243, 7-253, 8-256, 9-257, 10-258.
Bowling: Chaminda Vaas 9-1-40-1, Nuwan Kulasekara 8-0-38-1, Thilan Thushara 8.4-0-47-5 (5w), Ajantha Mendis 10-1-43-1, Muttiah Muralitharan 10-0-56-1, Sanath Jayasuriya 4-0-28-0.
Sri Lanka Innings
Sanath Jayasuriya c Raina b Harbhajan 60
Malinda Warnapura lbw b Patel 0
Kumar Sangakkara b Patel 6
Mahela Jayawardene run out 16
Chamara Kapugedera lbw b Yuvraj 30
Tillakaratne Dilshan lbw b Harbhajan 12
Chaminda Vaas lbw b Yuvraj 17
Nuwan Kulasekara st Dhoni b Harbhajan 12
Thilan Thushara c Raina b Khan 40
Ajantha Mendis run out 2
Muttiah Muralitharan not out 1
Extras: (4b, 2lb, 10w) 16
TOTAL: (all out) 212
Overs: 46.3. Batting Time: 196 minutes.
Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-38, 3-74, 4-106, 5-131, 6-140, 7-157, 8-190, 9-206, 10-212.
Bowling: Praveen Kumar 4-0-25-0 (1w), Zaheer Khan 9.3-3-27-1 (2w), Munaf Patel 9-0-48-2, Harbhajan Singh 10-0-40-3 (7w), Yuvraj Singh 10-0-53-2, Rohit Sharma 4-1-13-0
Umpires: Billy Doctrove, West Indies and Gamini Silva, Sri Lanka.
TV Umpire: Tyron Wijewardena, Sri Lanka . Match Referee: Chris Broad, England.
Toss: India
Result: India wins by 46 runs.
Series: India leads five-match series 3-1.
Choosing to bat after winning the toss, India built their innings around three half-centuries from Suresh Raina (76), Mahendra Dhoni (71) and Virat Kohli (54), before being bowled out for 258 runs in the final over.
In reply, the hosts lost wickets regularly and were bundled out for 212 in 46.3 overs, despite an ideal start from Sanath Jayasuriya, who made a 52-ball 60.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said his team's inconsistent batting cost them the match.
"We are disappointed at the way we played. In one-day internationals we have not been consistent, especially with the bat," he said. "They played better than us and won the series."
India seamer Munaf Patel trapped Malinda Warnapura lbw for a duck and Kumar Sangakkara continued his poor form, making only six before he was bowled by Patel. The left-hander has made only 36 runs in the series so far.
Despite the losses, Jayasuriya continued to bat aggressively, pulling and cutting the quick bowlers for eight boundaries and two sixes.
India captain Dhoni made a wise call in the 18th over, when he introduced offspin bowler Harbhajan Singh to seize control of the match. Jayasuriya attempted to steer the ball from Harbhajan on the on side but only succeeded in edging the ball to Raina at slip to leave his side on 74-3.
Sri Lanka then suffered a devastating blow when their in-form captain Jayawardene (16) was run out, leaving them on 106-4.
Jayawardene drove the ball to mid-on, responded to a bad call by his partner Chamara Kapugedera and was caught short of his crease.
Only 25 runs had been added when Harbhajan struck again, trapping Tillakaratne Dilshan (12) lbw and Yuvraj Singh then had Kapugedera (30) lbw to end any hope of a Sri Lankan revival.
Earlier, Raina and Dhoni had frustrated Sri Lanka with a 143-run partnership, providing a base for a challenging India's total.
Raina's score came off 78 balls, including six fours and a six, while Dhoni made 71 in 80 balls including four boundaries.
Sri Lanka fast bowler Thilan Thushara had a career-best 5-47 thanks to some late wickets.
Veteran Chaminda Vaas became only the fourth bowler to take 400 wickets in one-day international cricket when he had Yuvraj caught at short mid-wicket without scoring.
The 34-year-old bowler, playing his 322nd match, follows Pakistan fast bowlers Wasim Akram (502), Waqar Younis (416) and fellow Sri Lankan Muttiah Muralitharan (478).
The final match of the series will be played Friday.
SRI LANKA VS. INDIA FOURTH ODI
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Scoreboard at the end of the fourth one-day international between Sri Lanka and India at R. Premadasa Stadium:
India Innings
Virat Kohli b Thushara 54
Gautam Gambhir c Dilshan b Kulasekara 17
Yuvraj Singh c Jayawardene b Vaas 0
Suresh Raina c Kulasekara b Thushara 76
Mahendra Dhoni c Jayasuriya b Thushara 71
Rohit Sharma c Warnapura b Mendis 18
Subramaniam Badrinath c Jayawardene b Muralitharan 6
Harbhajan Singh run out 2
Praveen Kumar b Thushara 2
Zaheer Khan c Warnapura b Thushara 0
Munaf Patel not out 1
Extras: (1b, 5lb, 5w) 11
TOTAL: (all out) 258
Overs: 49.4. Batting Time: 221 minutes.
Fall of wickets: 1-44, 2-51, 3-81, 4-224, 5-232, 6-243, 7-253, 8-256, 9-257, 10-258.
Bowling: Chaminda Vaas 9-1-40-1, Nuwan Kulasekara 8-0-38-1, Thilan Thushara 8.4-0-47-5 (5w), Ajantha Mendis 10-1-43-1, Muttiah Muralitharan 10-0-56-1, Sanath Jayasuriya 4-0-28-0.
Sri Lanka Innings
Sanath Jayasuriya c Raina b Harbhajan 60
Malinda Warnapura lbw b Patel 0
Kumar Sangakkara b Patel 6
Mahela Jayawardene run out 16
Chamara Kapugedera lbw b Yuvraj 30
Tillakaratne Dilshan lbw b Harbhajan 12
Chaminda Vaas lbw b Yuvraj 17
Nuwan Kulasekara st Dhoni b Harbhajan 12
Thilan Thushara c Raina b Khan 40
Ajantha Mendis run out 2
Muttiah Muralitharan not out 1
Extras: (4b, 2lb, 10w) 16
TOTAL: (all out) 212
Overs: 46.3. Batting Time: 196 minutes.
Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-38, 3-74, 4-106, 5-131, 6-140, 7-157, 8-190, 9-206, 10-212.
Bowling: Praveen Kumar 4-0-25-0 (1w), Zaheer Khan 9.3-3-27-1 (2w), Munaf Patel 9-0-48-2, Harbhajan Singh 10-0-40-3 (7w), Yuvraj Singh 10-0-53-2, Rohit Sharma 4-1-13-0
Umpires: Billy Doctrove, West Indies and Gamini Silva, Sri Lanka.
TV Umpire: Tyron Wijewardena, Sri Lanka . Match Referee: Chris Broad, England.
Toss: India
Result: India wins by 46 runs.
Series: India leads five-match series 3-1.
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