India beat Sri Lanka in Tri Series Final, 2013

India and Sri Lanka was scheduled to play a 7 Match One Day International Tri Series in West Indies in 2013. All teams have great players and all rounder’s and match winners and it would be interesting to see them battle in this series and who batted very well  will be crowned as the winner after the series as they are ranked at 2,3 and 6. The 7th ONE DAY international match was to be played on Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad, and West Indies on 11th July 2013 between India and Sri Lanka. India holds the upper hand as they are more experienced team and playing very well as well.

India won the toss and opts to bowl first; this is how Indian team and 11 was looking like in this 7th ONE DAY international match: Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin,Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav

And Sri Lanka team and 11 was looking like this in this 7th ONE DAY international Match: Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Lasith Malinga, Rangana Herath, Upul Tharanga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, Angelo Mathews (c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal, Jeevan Mendis.

Sri Lanka batted well and was able to post total of only 201 runs in 48.5 over’s at the loss of 10 wickets and with top scores of K Sanga who made 71 runs in 100 balls with 6 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 71 runs in 100 balls and Lahiru T who made 46 runs in 72 balls with 4 4’s and 0 six at the strike rate of 64 runs in 100 balls.

India was needed to score 202 runs in 50 over’s to win this match.

India batted well and was able to chase the target of 202 runs in 49.4 over’s at the loss of 9 wickets and won the game by 1 wicket in hand and with top contributions from Rohit S who made 58 runs in 59 balls with 5 4’s and 1 sixes at the strike rate of 65 runs in 100 balls.

India won the match by 1 wicket in hand and series as well.

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