Cricket: India-Sri Lanka ODI finishes in tie

Indian skipper MS Dhoni named man of the match.

ADELAIDE: Skipper MS Dhoni hit three runs off the last ball to earn India a tie in their tri one-day series international against Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday.

Dhoni failed to hit a winning boundary off the last ball by Lasith Malinga, leading both teams to finish level at 236 for nine off 50 overs.

Dhoni, who won last Sunday’s ODI against Australia in the final over, came close to repeating that success but his swipe over extra cover was cut off, and the last two Indian batsmen scampered through for three runs.

Dhoni was named man of the match with his unbeaten 58 off 69 balls and two catches in Sri Lanka’s innings.

The two points lifted India to the top of the tri series standings ahead of Australia with Sri Lanka still yet to win in their three games.

Match scores: Sri Lanka 236 for 9 (50 overs), India 236 for 9 (50 overs).

Scoreboard

Sri Lanka

U Tharanga  c Dhoni b Vinay Kumar        0

T Dilshan  c Dhoni b Pathan             16

K Sangakkara  c Gambhir b Ashwin        31

D Chandimal  run out (Sharma)           81

M Jayawardene lbw b Vinay Kumar         43

A Mathews  run out (Dhoni)              17

T Perera   c Kohli b Ashwin              5

N Kulasekara  c Gambhir b Vinay Kumar   12

S Senanayake   not out                  22

L Malinga   run out (Raina)              0

R Herath   not out                       1

Extras (lb3, w5)                          8

Total (9 wickets for; 50 overs)         236

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Tharanga), 2-28 (Dilshan), 3-79 (Sangakkara), 4-173 (Jayawardene), 5-178 (Chandimal), 6-184 (Perera), 7-210 (Mathews), 8-232 (Kulasekara), 9-235 (Malinga)

Bowling: Vinay Kumar 10-1-46-3 (1w), Pathan 9-0-38-1 (2w), Yadav 9-0-51-0,  Ashwin 10-1-30-2, Jadeja 10-0-58-0, Sharma 2-0-10-0 (2w)

India

G Gambhir run out (Kulasekara)          91

S Tendulkar c Sangakkara b Kulasekara   15

V Kohli lbw b Perera                    15

R Sharma run out (Jayawardene)         15

S Raina c Sangakkara b Malinga           8

MS Dhoni not out                       58

R Jadeja  c Jayawardene b Perera         3

R Ashwin  c Senanayake b Malinga        14

I Pathan  run out (Mathews)              8

R Vinay Kumar  run out (Mathews)         1

U Yadav  not out                         0

Extras (lb1, w6, nb1)                     8

Total (9 wickets for; 50 overs)         236

Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Tendulkar), 2-61 (Kohli), 3-94 (Sharma), 4-118 (Raina), 5-178 (Gambhir), 6-184 (Jadeja), 7-212 (Ashwin), 8-223 (Pathan), 9-233 (Vinay Kumar)

Bowling: Malinga 10-1-53-2 (1w/2), Kulasekara 10-0-39-1 (1w), Mathews 5-0-35-0 (1nb, 1w), Perera 9-0-45-2 (1w), Herath 10-1-33-0 (1w), Senanayake 6-0-30-0

Match tied

Man-of-the-match: M.S. Dhoni (IND)

Toss: Sri Lanka

Umpires: Simon Fry (AUS) and Nigel Llong (ENG)

TV umpire: Bruce Oxenford (AUS)

Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)