India vs Sri Lanka cricket live score: Jadeja, Ashwin take India to victory

Ind vs SL: Live cricket score

Ravindra Jadeja (24 not out) and R Ashwin (unbeaten 30) took India home after middle order fumble.

Chasing a modest total of 234 runs, India lost opener Virender Sehwag early but Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli consolidated the Indian innings with a 75 runs partnership. However, Indian batting Maestro missed another opportunity to score in triple figure. He was dismissed by Angelo Mathews for 48 runs.

Rohit Sharma, who was elevated to No.4, failed to impress with the bat and became first victim of  Perera. He scored 10 runs.

However, Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli added quick runs on board. Raina, who was scoring with a good pace, was dismissed by Mathews for 24.

On the other hand, Kohli continued his good form with the bat and scored valuable 77 runs.

At one stage, India looked in trouble when Dhoni, Kohli dismissed in quick succession but Jadeja and Ashwin didn’t allow any damage to India and achieved the target with 20 balls remaining.

Ashwin was adjudged ‘Man of the Match for his all-round performance with the bat and ball.

Displaying a disciplined bowling performance, India restricted Sri Lanka for 233/8 in their allotted quota of 50 overs in the 2nd ODI of CB triseries here at WACA ground in Perth.

Electing to bat, Sri Lanka lost opener Upul Tharanga early. Zaheer dismissed Tharanga for just four.

However, Tilakratne Dilshan continued building partnership along with Kumara Sangakkara. Duo was looking good when Zaheer stuck again and dismissed Sangakkara for 26 runs.

After Sangakkara, Chandimal joined Dilshan in the middle. Dilshan was close to his half century when all-rounder Jadeja sent him pack for 48 runs.

Skipper Mahela Jayawardene was also looking in good touch but he became the victim of R Ashwin. Jayawardene scored 23 runs.

On the other hand, young Chandimal continued scoring with good pace and scored fifty. He tooped the score with sensible knock of 64 before being dismissed by Ashwin.Ashwin looked impressive in this match and scalped third Sri Lankan batsman Perera soon after Chandimal’s dismissal. Perera scored 7 runs.

All rounder Angelo Mathews played valuable innings down the order and was unbeaten for 33 of 28.

For India, Ashwin claimed three wickets while Zaheer took one wicket. Jadeja and Vinay Kumar claimed one wicket each.

Earlier, Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat against India in the 2nd ODI here at the WACA ground in Perth on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka have made couple of changes in the playing side of last match against South Africa. The islanders are playing with four pacers and seven batsmen.

On the other hand, India have also made couple of changes in the side. As per the rotation police, Gautam Gambhir has been rested and Virender Sehwag is in. Zaheer Khan has replaced injured Rahul Sharma in the side.

Teams:
Ind: Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, R Vinay Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan

SL: Tilakratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Kumara Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Mahela Jayawardene, Angelo Mathews, NLTC Perera, Nuan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Dhammika Prasad, HDRL Thirimanne

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI: Match preview

For the first time after ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 final, India and Sri Lanka will take on each others in the second ODI of Commonwealth Bank tri-series here at the WACA in Perth on Wednesday.

Whereas a jittery India have been seeking to return on winning path after 65 runs defeat in the rain-interrupted opening ODI against Australia, the neighbouring Islanders will try to take the World Cup final revenge.

The big concern for MS Dhoni is failure of its top order. Team India expect its batsmen to fire against Sri Lanka to keep floating in the tournament.

Indian team management has decided to adopt a rotation policy for top three batsmen—Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar and Gautam Gambhir to prepare youngsters.

Sehwag, who was rested in the first ODI, will play 2nd ODI and either Sachin Tendulkar or Gautam Gambhir will pave the way for off colour dashing opener. It is expected that Gambhir will have to miss this game.

The decision to rotate the seniors will allow youngsters like Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Manoj Tiwary to prove their metal and cement the place in the side.

As the WACA track is famous for its speed and bounce, India may drop spinners Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin to play with Umesh Yadav and Zaheer Khan.

India will have to adopt right plan and balanced combination to lift the game against Sri Lanka.

On the other hand, new looking Sri Lankan side will try to carry their last match performance against South Africa here in Perth.

Overall, it is expected to be a balanced fight when two sides from subcontinent lock horns in the triangular series.