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i think india win sehwag or dhony terning tracks par kuch nahin kar saktay foot work to hai nahin or gangulai aik senior player hai or us ko pata hai kay kesay khaylna hai or acha bora dor to ata hi rahta hai.
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i think india win sehwag or dhony terning tracks par kuch nahin kar saktay foot work to hai nahin or gangulai aik senior player hai or us ko pata hai kay kesay khaylna hai or acha bora dor to ata hi rahta hai.
ganguly is senior player, but u see...us ke mukablay mae kitnay senior players sirilanka got...ataparu, jayasurya, sangakara, jayawardene r all top batsman in sirilanka's team with few more who can do demage such as chandana, arnold, etc
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well, coach to india ka bhi australian he hae, but during a match...coach kya ker sakta hae...players he kertay hain sab kuch apnay apnay experience ke mutabik...and jayasuriya clearly showed that in last match
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right, but problem is..ganguly is not in forum either...so he probably won;t be any good anyways...but yes he will strengthen indian team a bit no doubt
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well, coach to india ka bhi australian he hae, but during a match...coach kya ker sakta hae...players he kertay hain sab kuch apnay apnay experience ke mutabik...and jayasuriya clearly showed that in last match
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if any body see today match he agree me jaywerdna play a memorable inings and the same time chandana also play a good inings.i think dravid not a good caption i think ganguly bater caption and his today inings show also he was very under preashur and pitch also suport to the bowler bet he play today very well.
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Sri Lanka pull off spectacular victory
The Bulletin by Ranajit Dam
August 3, 2005
Sri Lanka 221 for 6 (Jayawardene 94*, Chandana 44*, Nehra 2-23) beat India 220 for 8 (Ganguly 51, Pathan, 36*, Dilshan 4-29) by 4 wickets Scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary
Mahela Jayawardene scripted a miraculous back-from-the-dead victory for Sri Lanka in the fourth group match of the tri-series in Dambulla. After India's stop-start batting performance had set 221 for victory, Sri Lanka stumbled to 95 for 6, before Jayawardene, along with Upul Chandana, carried them to victory. India's lack of a credible fifth bowler did cost them dear, but nothing could detract from the calmness, intelligence, and above all, the spirit that the two men displayed throughout their matchwinning performance.
When Chandana joined Jayawardene in the middle, Sri Lanka would have been forgiven for wanting to throw in the towel and look towards their next game. Not these two. After seeing out a testing, economical spell from Ashish Nehra, the pair set upon Sourav Ganguly with relish, before taking apart Virender Sehwag with clinical precision. Harbhajan Singh suffered too, and by the time Rahul Dravid brought his quick men back, it was really too late. Jayawardene spanked his first half-century in 19 games, and Sri Lanka romped to the victory the Indians seemed to have taken for granted.
Sri Lanka couldn't have asked for a worse start. Already without Mr Experience, Sanath Jayasuriya, they were six-down shortly after the halfway mark. Upul Tharanga, 20 years old and showing nerves, gloved a short, sharp ball from Irfan Pathan to Mahendra Dhoni. Kumar Sangakkara and Atapattu then set about repairing the damage before the umpire, Tyron Wijewardene, intervened to bring a premature end to Sangakkara's innings.
Atapattu and Jayawardene engaged in a brisk stand of 42 in eight overs, before Atapattu decided the time was ripe to commit hara kiri. He was obviously not chastened by an earlier mix-up with Mahela Jayawardene, and attempted to take on Suresh Raina's arm. Raina had caused a run-out in each for his last two games, and he duly made it three out of three.
Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sri Lanka's bowling hero from earlier in the day, was late in connecting with an away-swinger from Ashish Nehra and edged to the keeper (88 for 4), and the Indians were beginning to smell blood. Arnold missed Nehra's line and was trapped in front, to make it 94 for 5. Dilhara Lokuhettige was snapped up by Harbhajan shortly thereafter. With the bowlers to follow, and no Jayasuriya to guide the flock home, Sri Lanka were looking out for the count.
What followed was a 126-run partnership between Jayawardene, whose unbeaten 94 was his highest score in four years, and Chandana, who matched his more accomplished partner in strokeplay, poise and heart. Chandana ended on 44 not out, an innings richly deserving accolades for the way he set about dissecting, and then, destroying the Indian bowling. The only Indian bowler to come out unscathed was Nehra, whose parsimonious ten-over spell included two wickets. But the inability to defeat a Sri Lankan outfit missing Jayasuriya, Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan after having them down on the mat for most of the game will haunt Dravid and his men for days to come.
Dilshan took four wickets, as Sri Lanka stifled India's famed batting line-up earlier in the afternoon. Ganguly scored a stodgy half-century, and in the process stumbled past 10,000 ODI runs, but India had Pathan's entertaining cameo to thank in an innings where mediocre batting clashed with fairly ordinary bowling, and the bowling came out on top.
While most of the hype centred around the return of Ganguly and VVS Laxman, Sri Lankan fans were apprehensive as to what a bowling attack without the rested Muralitharan (372 one-day wickets), the injured Vaas (326 ODI victims) and Jayasuriya (267) would fare against a batting machine like India's.
Their fears were laid to rest by the Sri Lanka's back up spinners - Dilshan and Chandana, who bowled with control, variation and guile, effectively suffocating the Indian middle order. Dilshan finished with 4 for 29 off his quota of 10 overs, his haul including scalps of the pedigree of Dravid, Laxman and Dhoni. Marvan Atapattu must have been left ruing his decision not to introduce him earlier. Chandana, like Dilshan, bowled a series of well-flighted, well-controlled deliveries and picked up the scalp of Ganguly.
Ganguly passed 10,000 one-day runs with little of the fluency that had earned him his previous 9967, the cornerstone of a team batting performance that was distinctly off-colour. He and Sehwag occupied the crease for the first 15 overs, but never made a convincing case for why they should be there. Sehwag, with a string of poor scores behind him, was introspective; Ganguly, with much to prove upon his return, couldn't middle the ball consistently. Sehwag's tentative innings ended when he dragged the debutant Pradeep Jayaprakashdaran on to the stumps, to make it 67 for 1.
This brought in Laxman, another high-profile returnee, who scored his first run after 10 balls, and looked unconvincing throughout. Laxman was Dilshan's first wicket, edging an offbreak on to the stumps, and sparking off a chain reaction, that resulted in the wickets of Ganguly and Dravid. Ganguly was undone by a Chandana legbreak after a scratchy 51 that took him all of 110 balls, while Dravid was beaten by Dilshan's drift.
Dhoni looked busy before spooning a catch back to Dilshan; Suresh Raina followed in similar fashion. Mohammad Kaif was the dominant partner in an alliance with Pathan in a partnership that brought 33 runs in six overs. Pathan blossomed after Kaif's dismissal, striking 17 runs off the expensive Dilhara Fernando's final over, and India finished with 220 for 8. Jayawardene and Chandana ensured that it just wasn't enough.
West Indies kept alive their chances of making it to the final of the IndianOil Cup with a 33-run victory against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Requiring 227 to win, Sri Lanka were bundled out for 193, with only Russel Arnold (59) offering some resistance. The result means that Sunday's match between India and West Indies will be a virtual semi-final, with the winner making it to the final against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
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25 overs Sri Lanka 92 for 4 (Jayawardene 22*, Arnold 3*) need 135 runs to beat West Indies 226 for 7
Dwayne Smith picked up two wickets off consecutive deliveries to bring West Indies into contention in the fifth group game of the IndianOil Cup in Colombo. Smith first produced the perfect full delivery on off-stump to remove Upul Tharanga and then trapped Tillakaratne Dilshan with a nip-backer that would have hit middle stump. At the halfway stage, Sri Lanka were 92 for 4 chasing 227, with Mahela Jayawardene unbeaten on 22 and Russel Arnold not out on 3.
Sri Lanka started off brightly enough. Tino Best was wayward and replaced after two overs, Deighton Butler bowled with a great deal of heart but couldn't effect the breakthrough. Until the 10th over, that is. With Sri Lanka's score on 46, Jayasuriya was adjudged lbw to a Butler delivery that moved in a fair bit. It was just reward for Butler, who carried on his fine performance from the previous game against India, and deserved to have been utilized much earlier in the tour. Tharanga and Kumar Sangakkara started to consolidate, when Sangakkara was out to a dazzler of a one-handed catch by Xavier Marshall at point (64 for 2).
It got worse three overs later. Smith, producing movement in the steam-bath called Premadasa Stadium, picked up the two key wickets to knock Sri Lanka back. But Jayawardene, the hero of the last match against India, is still there, and we have a great match on our hands.
50 overs West Indies 226 for 7 (Joseph 58, Chanderpaul 57) versus Sri Lanka
Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Sylvester Joseph scored contrasting fifties to propel West Indies to 226 for 7 at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. While it was Chanderpaul's fifth half-century of the calendar year, Joseph's 58 was his highest score in any international match, eclipsing his 45 against England last summer. The lower order duly fell away, however, and although Omari Banks knocked the ball around a bit towards the end, a target of 227 does not seem to be out of the reach of Sri Lanka's formidable batting.
Chanderpaul's decision to promote himself up the order for West Indies' crunch group game provided a much-needed fillip to the team's batting fortunes, as they topped 200 for the first time. In retrospect, the final score was far less than what they must have anticipated after being 97 for 1 just before the halfway stage. The lack of a middle-order finisher ensured that they ended on a competitive score, rather than a match-winning one. More than anything else, the second half of the innings was marked by clumsiness and cluelessness, as a total of four run-outs indicates, as well as the lack of a real plan to build on the solid foundation created by the top order.
After two Test matches and three one-dayers on the tour, West Indies finally looked in control at the start of their innings, thanks to Chanderpaul's presence at the crease. He opened the innings with Xavier Marshall, and although he rarely appeared in a dominant mood, he was effective enough, seeing off both Farveez Maharoof, Sri Lanka's bowling find of the tournament, and Nuwan Zoysa, who was listless on his return to international cricket. The first casualty that West Indies suffered was Marshall, who lasted all of eight overs before slamming on the self-destruct button. A mix-up in calling brought Upul Tharanga at mid-on into play, and Marshall couldn't beat the direct throw at the bowler's end.
Joseph rarely looked convincing through his knock. He took all of 15 balls to get off the mark, but West Indies were helped greatly by having one enormously experienced batsman at the other end. Chanderpaul scored two consecutive fours in a wayward Zoysa over, and generally dealt in boundaries - his 57 consisted of eight hits to the fence. Chanderpaul even took Muttiah Muralitharan on, sweeping him convincingly through the deep-square-leg area. Chandana eventually picked up his wicket: Chanderpaul, attempting to drive, spooned a simple catch to Maharoof at gully.
What followed was fairly predictable. The West Indies rookies, minus their shepherd, Chanderpaul, seemed unable to come to terms with the fact that they actual held the upper hand for the better part of the innings. Joseph hung on grimly for a while, before starting to unfurl his shots - the highlight of his innings was a towering six off Chandana - and while Narsingh Deonarine seemed unable to convince either himself or the spectators that he truly belonged at this level, Banks at least did his best to appear busy. Ricardo Powell, batting prowess left behind somewhere in the past, and Dwayne Smith were worth one spanking boundary apiece, and Tino Best made yet another case for a promotion in the order. But four run-outs out of seven is positively scandalous, and the batsmen will be mainly culpable if Sri Lanka win the match. And there is no reason why Sri Lanka shouldn't.
How they were out
West Indies
Xavier Marshall run out (Tharanga) 8 (22 for 1) Direct hit from mid-on
Shivnarine Chanderpaul c Maharoof b Chandana 57 (97 for 2) Spooned catch to gully from mish*t drive
Narsingh Deonarine lbw b Chandana 21 (152 for 3) Trapped on the back foot after missing an ungainly slog
Sylvester Joseph run out (Dilshan/Fernando) 58 (165 for 4) Sent back by partner; couldn't get back home in time
Dwayne Smith lbw b Muralitharan 13 (189 for 5) Played back to the one that turned in
Ricardo Powell run out (Muralitharan/Maharoof) 8 (206 for 6) Mixup found him stranded well short
Omari Banks run out (Jayawardene/Maharoof) 33 (224 for 7) Found well short going for second run
Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya lbw b Butler 23 (46 for 1) Trapped leg before to ball that moved in
Kumar Sangakkara c Marshall b Daren Powell 7 (64 for 2) Cut to point; marvellous diving catch
Upul Tharanga b Smith 25 (73 for 3) Played across to a full ball on off stump
Tillakaratne lbw b Smith 0 (73 for 4) Ball nipped back to hit him on middle stump
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bari jaan lari hai west indies nay chandepaul kay na honay kay bad bhi or phir india nay 262 bana liya tha bari fight ki hai. final main c.v bhi a raha hai or mahrof and farnaindo bhi form main hai mughay nahin lagta india kay ghatia player kuch karsakayn.
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Sri Lanka v India, Indian Oil Cup final, Colombo
Sri Lanka win Indian Oil Cup in style
The Bulletin by Anand Vasu
August 9, 2005
Sri Lanka 281 for 9 (Jayawardene 83, Jayasuriya 68, Arnold 64, Nehra 6-59) beat India 263 for 9 (Dravid 72) by 18 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details How they were out
Sri Lanka reasserted their superiority at home, scoring 281, the highest total of tournament, and then strangled wickets at regular intervals to keep India down to 263 for 9, and won the Indian Oil Cup, taking the final by 18 runs. Sanath Jayasuriya, that old warrior at whose hands India have suffered so often, and Mahela Jayawardene, helped along by Russel Arnold, put Sri Lanka well on course to victory after Marvan Atapattu won an important toss and batted first.
The early loss of Atapattu, the first of Ashish Nehra's six victims on the day, and the subsequent failure of Dilhara Lokuhettige, sent in as a pinch-hitter, did nothing to dampen Jayasuriya's spirits. Jayasuriya brought up 10,000 ODI runs in style, pulling Irfan Pathan to the square-leg fence. With that milestone out of the way early, Jayasuriya set his sight on a big innings. And you don't usually drop Jayasuriya twice in a final and get away with it.
The first let-off came when Jayasuriya had made 19, and flashed hard at Pathan and only managed an outside edge. Mahendra Singh Dhoni moved late and barely got glove on ball, parrying it flush onto Sehwag's face at first slip. India desperately needed Jayasuriya's wicket at that stage, having already snared a couple at the other end. Kumar Sangakkara came and went, one silken cover-drive his meaningful contribution before he hit on the up to cover-point (67 for 3).
All along Jayasuriya kept the scoreboard ticking over, not merely with clever singles, but with meaty blows to the boundary on both sides of the wicket. Kumble suffered badly in one over, being swept twice and cut once to the boundary.
Just when Sri Lanka were motoring along a run-out which put the skids on the innings. Jayasuriya flicked Kumble to fine leg and scampered back for a second, but a strong throw from Harbhajan Singh, right over the stumps, found Jayasuriya short (122 for 4). Jayasuriya's 67 included nine fours and had given Dravid plenty to worry about.
But there was something more deadly to come. Arnold and Jayawardene strung together a partnership that would all but seal the fate of the game. The manner in which Jayawardene gently manhandled India's spinners - with soft hands, sublime timing and delicate placement - made it impossible to stem the flow of runs. His shot-selection was immaculate and a late-cut from off stump off Sehwag - the shot was placed with the precision of a surgeon making an incision - was ample proof of the authority with which he mastered India's bowlers.
When Jayawardene (83) finally fell, playing a tired shot on an enervating day, scooping Nehra to short fine leg, he had done his job (247 for 5). Arnold was no slouch himself, and though he only struck four fours in his innings of 64, he maintained an impressive strike-rate of more than 100, and was the perfect foil to Jayawardene.
On these pitches, against skilful slow bowlers who know more about choking than the average serial killer, successful pursuit of 282 needed something special. And Virender Sehwag threatened to provide that, bludgeoning 48 off 22 balls. He hit the ball cleanly from the word go and found the gaps unerringly, peppering the advertising hoardings from long-off to point with a series of booming drives. Lokuhettige suffered a nightmarish over- 4,4,6,4,4,4- being carted for 26 runs.
But fortunately for Sri Lanka, Vaas kept his head amid the carnage. He curved one in to Sehwag and the half-hearted cut shot ricocheted back on to the stumps (62 for 1). But Sehwag's knock had given India a great start, with 62 coming off just 6.2 overs.
Sourav Ganguly played a couple of pleasing cover-drives, but fell as soon as spin was introduced. Dilshan got a delivery to pitch on the stumps from round the wicket and straighten just enough to win the lbw decision (102 for 2).
Dravid was once again called upon to rescue India with a long innings, and he managed to compile an 84-run partnership with Yuvraj Singh, who looked far from his best. But once again the spinners struck just when a partnership was building. Yuvraj's mistimed sweep went straight to hand on the on side (186 for 3). If hopes receded then, they were dashed with the score on 205 when a mix-up with Mohammad Kaif cost Dravid (72) his wicket. With no recognised batsman to partner him, there was little Kaif could do, and India limped to 263 for 9, and a disappointing thirst straight loss against Sri Lanka.
How they were out
India
Virender Sehwag b Vaas 48 (62 for 2) Chopped a short one back on
Sourav Ganguly lbw b Dilshan 26 (102 for 2) Missed a straight one
Yuvraj Singh c Lokuhettige b Chandana 46 (186 for 3) Holed out to the sweeper on the leg side with a sweep
Rahul Dravid run out (Dilshan/Sangakkara) 72 (205 for 4) Mix-up with Mohammad Kaif left him stranded
Mahendra Singh Dhoni lbw b Chandana 7 (216 for 5) Trapped plumb in front by a straight ball
Irfan Pathan b Muralitharan 1 (219 for 6) Foxed by the straight ball
Harbhajan Singh run out (Maharoof/Sangakkara) 0 (223 for 7) Took off for a suicidal single without looking for his partner's call.
Zaheer Khan c Tharanga b Muralitharan 5 (229 for 8) Slogged to midwicket
Mohammad Kaif c Atapattu b Vaas 31 (246 for 9) Top-edged to midwicket.
Sri Lanka
Marvan Atapattu b Nehra 11 (32 for 1) Played down the wrong line
Dilhara Lokuhettige lbw b Nehra 9 (46 for 2) Adjudged lbw to one that pitched outside leg
Kumar Sangakkara c Sehwag b Nehra 8 (67 for 3) Drove on the up to short point
Sanath Jayasuriya run out (Harbhajan/Dhoni) 68 (123 for 4) Found short attempting a second to fine leg
Mahela Jayawardene c Kaif b Nehra 83 (247 for 5) Swept a slower ball to short fine leg
Russel Arnold run out (Dravid) 64 (257 for 6) Run out sneaking a quick single
Tillakaratne Dilshan b Nehra 7 (262 for 7) Bowled by a perfect yorker
Upul Chandana c Harbhajan b Nehra 2 (268 for 8) Holed out to the sweeper on the off side
Muttiah Muralitharan run out (Sehwag/Nehra) 0 (281 for 9) Sacrificed his wicket attempting a second off the last ball of the innings
with few more who can do demage such as chandana, arnold, etc
right, but problem is..ganguly is not in forum either...so he probably won;t be any good anyways...but yes he will strengthen indian team a bit no doubt dravid on the other hand...is always rock solid
