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SL vs IND, 2012 21 Jul 12 to 07 Aug 12

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Sri Lanka vs India 2012 Photos

India beat Sri Lanka by 21 runs in the first ODI

July 21, 2012 21:21

Despite Kumar Sangakkara's heroics with the bat India drew first blood over Sri Lanka with a 21 run win to take a 1-0 lead in the five match series.

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Despite Kumar Sangakkara's heroics with the bat India drew first blood over Sri Lanka with a 21 run win to take a 1-0 lead in the five match series. (All photos AFP)
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It was an early setback for India as Gautam Gambhir fell to Nuwan Kulasekara with just seven runs on the board.
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However Sri Lanka's joy would be shortlived as Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli put on 173 runs for the second wicket to give India the platform for a big total.
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Sehwag was soon scoring in his typical aggressive fashion as the ball began to hit the boundary ropes on a regular basis.
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Viru may have missed out on his hundred but Kohli was in no mood not to cash in as he brought up his fourth century this year.
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After the departure of both it was Suresh Raina's turn to come to the party as he hit yet another half-century to help India reach a competetive 314/6.
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Kumar Sangakkara played a lone hand as he smashed 133 runs with fluency and elegance to keep the Indians at bay.
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Upul Tharanga gave Sangakkara good support but could not convert his start into a big score as Ashwin accounted for him.
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The cheap dismissal of Mahela Jayawardena ensured Sri Lanka would be pegged back in their run chase of this big total.
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Even though Thisara Perera gave the Lankans hope towards the end it was always an uphill task as they reached 293/9 in 50 overs. While the win is not convincing, it does give Dhoni's boys confidence going into the rest of the series.

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