Sri Lanka Won Against India by 8 Wickets in 5th ODI

Sri Lanka defeated India by eight wickets in the 5th ODI. India won the toss and chose to bat first; scored only 103 runs in 33.4 over for the loss of ten wickets. Yuvraj Singh was the only batsman, who has scored 38 runs. The rest of India batting was totally surrendered for Sri Lankan bowlers.

Sri Lanka has bowled really well in this match. NLTCS Perera is the leading wicket taker with five wickets. Earlier, in this tournament India has scored 88 runs for the loss of ten wickets in their match against New Zealand. This is the second time in the tournament that the Indian batting collapsed.

Sri Lanka opening batsman’s, TM Dilshan and Jayawardene have gave a good start and scored 79 runs partnership.

When they came back after the break, they hit four 4’s in two overs.  After two wickets fell for Sri Lanka, WU Tharanga and KC Sangakkara took Sri Lanka to win. Now, India has to battle with New Zealand in the 6th ODI.