Indian batting collapse as Ajantha Mendis takes six wicket haul

India as usual lost in the final match of Asia cup on sunday as Ajantha Mendis strikes hard on India batsman.Sri Lanka won the Asia cup and that was given by President of Pakistan Parvez Musharraf.

India had googd start though they lost Gambhir earlier, but all that changed with the introduction of Mendis in the 10th over. With his second ball Mendis had Sehwag stumped. Yuvraj Singh had no clue to one that skidded through. Suresh Raina showed the carelessness of youth when he tried to dispatch Mendis out of the mid-wicket boundary only to be cleaned up. Rohit Sharma’s stint lasted eight balls; he was trapped plumb in front by Mendis. India were 98 for five in just the 16th over and it appeared that the rest of the chase was an exercise in futility. The trauma ended in the 40th over. Mendis ended figures of 6 for 13.

Earlier, Sanath Jayasuriya displayed hand-eye coordination of a batsman half his age to take the Indian bowlers to the cleaners. Had it not been for some lucky breaks that the Indian team got at the start of the innings, Jayasuriya’s knock of 125 (off 114 balls) would have taken Sri Lanka to a more daunting total than 273.

Such was the carnage at Jayasuriya’s end that Dilshan’s 56 almost went unnoticed. Later, useful knocks by Chaminda Vaas (19) and Thilana Thushara (29) took Sri Lanka to what was a feel-good total for a final.

Now one can understand why Mendis was given rest in the previous match...may be to shock the Indian batsman who were full of OVERconfidence.Now Murlitharan can retire peacefully, as new star is born.

Match Summary:
Srilanaka: 273/10 in 49.5 overs (Jayasuriya 125, I Sharma 3/52)
India: 173/10 in 39.3 overs (Sehwag 60 , Mendis 6/13)
Srilanka won by 100 runs in the Asia cup Final




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