The Sri Lankan cricketers led by Kumar Sangakkara treated the “aggressive” Indian players as school kids and thrashed them by 8 wickets to enter the tri-series final in style. They also won a bonus point.
It was one of the most shameful and humiliating defeats for Team India in the recent history. Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first with a big smile. But, that remained short-lived, as the Indian batsmen lost the plot to Sri Lankan seamers.
The Indians failed to the flawless pace and bounce attack and finally bowled out for 103 in 33.4 overs. Umpiring took a beating in this match. Sehwag and Yuvraj were unlucky to be given LBW. Yuvraj was the top scorer for India. He made 38.
For Sri Lanka, Thissara Perera took 5 wickets – his first five-wicket haul in ODIs. Malinga and Kulkasekara took 2 wickets each.