India bowled with fire and hostility to dismiss Sri Lanka for 170 in their second match of the triangular series before Virender Sehwag blasted his side to victory with an unbeaten 99.
Sri Lankan opener Upul Tharanga was first to go, dismissed for a golden duck by Praveen Kumar.
Skipper Kumar Sangakkara was removed for 2, caught by Pragyan Ohja from the bowling of Ashish Nehra. By the time Mahela Jayawardene was lbw to Praveen Kumar the score read 3/23 and the Sri Lankan dressing room was very nervy.
But things would only get worse from here. Thilan Samaraweera went for just 7, after he was caught by Ravindra Jadeja off the fiery pace of Ishant Sharma. Tilikeratne Dilshan was finally removed after an uncharacteristically fighting knock of 45 from 62 deliveries, dismissed by Pragyan Ohja. Allrounder Angelo Matthews departed from the batting crease after making 15 from 26 balls. Chamara Kapugedera made 10 (28) before being bowled by Ravindra Jadeja.
Then came the time for Suraj Randiv to stand up and be counted. The spinner was the last man to be dismissed in a gutsy 43 off 61 deliveries and enjoyed several partnerships:
39 run partnership with Nuwan Kulesekara(22)
16 run partnership with Lasith Malinga(5)
12 run partnership with Dilhara Fernando(6)
Now for the Indian bowling figures:
Praveen Kumar bowled a very economical 2/20 from 8 overs ( at a run rate of 2.50 an over)
Ashish Nehra was the most expensive of the pacemen, taking 1/39 from 9 overs( 4.33 per over)
Ishant Sharma again showed his promise, snaring 2/32 from 9 overs(3.55 an over)
Ravinda Jadeja bowled his full quota of ten overs, ending with 34/2 (at 3.40 an over)
while part timer Virender Sehwag bowled 1 over for 5 runs,
but Deccan Chargers star Pragyan Ohja was the pick of the bowlers, bagging 3/36 from 9.1 overs at a slightly expensive 3.92 an over.
Virender Sehwag then took centre stage, smashing 99 not out from 100 balls. The knock contained 11 fours, 2 sixes and........ a little bit of controversy.
India was a single away from victory and Sehwag 1 run from his ton. He then proceeded to wallop a six from Suraj Randiv, but as Randiv had clearly overstepped and the delivery was called a no-ball, only the extra sundry run was added to India's total. As a result, Sehwag remain on 99*
New Zealand is at the top of the leaderboard with 5 points, while Sri Lanka and India are on 4 points apiece
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