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India chased down the target of 309 with 19 balls to spare and after losing four wickets, thanks to a half century each by Gautam Gambhir (68), captain M S Dhoni (67) and Suresh Raina (54) and a valuable 42 from Virender Sehwag after Sri Lanka, electing to bat, had made 308 for 8.
Yuvraj Singh (36 not out) and Rohit Sharma (22 not out) romped him with an unfinished 57-run stand for the 5th wicket.
Today's result extinguished Pakistan's any hopes of making it to the final and rendered tomorrow's last Super Four match between the hosts and Bangladesh here inconsequential.
India made a blazing start with the opening duo of Sehwag and Gambhir carrying their solid batting form from their match against Pakistan yesterday, putting on 92 runs from 70 balls.
The duo drove, pulled and cut the Lankan opening bowlers without taking much risks, hitting boundaries in regular intervals and keeping the asking rate always lower than the required rate of 6.18 per over.
Sehwag played second fiddle to his junior partner but did not shy away from hitting odd balls for boundaries including a huge six off Nuwan Kulasekara early in the innings.
The 'Nawab of Najafgarh' fell to a soft dismissal in 12th over being deceived by a Kulasekara slow ball holing out to Dilhara Fernando at fine leg after scoring 42 off 34 balls, studded with six fours and a six.
Gambhir raised his 11th ODI fifty by hitting a four off Thilan Thushara after facing 45 balls in the 15th over with the help of nine fours.
The men in blue are peaking at the right moment. Their sense of timing is perfect.
Kudo's too team India and their captain fantastic. This guy Dhoni is not only great captain but also he did excellent job behind the wickets. And off course he is a responsible bat too. Congratulations to team India and Dhoni.
Cheers to our valiant captain Dhoni and his brave men We deserve a win No doubt But pl be considerate they need some rest Do not burn away their energies May god bless them
THANKS TEAM INDIA YOU PROVED ME WRONG, I AM SURE WE WILL WIN THE FINAL INSHALLAH
ANOTHER GLOOMY DAY IN STORE FOR US, HOW CAN OUR COUNTRY WITH 1200MILLIONS CANT PRODUCE A GOOD FAST BOWLER, THAT ISHANT SHARMA IS POSTER BOY, OVER RATED AND HAS NOT DELIVERED ANYTHING MATCHWINNING STUFF
Certainly Ishant is a good material But you cant expect a 100m. sprinter to run at the winning speed all the time.There will be hills and valleys Give them chance encourage them Pray for them They will perform for the country and make India proud
ar one player play for 2 tome if not How Pragyan Ojha's name in player list in 2 tome
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