Srilanka lifts the Asia Cup

Sunday, 6 July 2008

Sri Lanka 273 (Jayasuriya 125, Dilshan 56, Ishant 3-52) beat India 173 (Sehwag 60, Mendis 6-13) by 100 runs

Eight years ago, in Sharjah, Sanath Jayasuriya scored a magnificent 189 before Sri Lanka's bowlers sent India tumbling to 54 all out, and a humiliating 245-run defeat. At Karachi's National Stadium, Jayasuriya, now 39, smashed another superb century before Ajantha Mendis, the mystery spinner still classed as a slow-medium bowler, bamboozled a highly rated batting line-up to finish with astonishing figures of 6 for 13.
Srilanka, knocked down the Indian batting line when 173 runs were displayed on the board. Mendis with man of the match title, Srilanka lifts the Asia Cup.
I guess Indians are fit for runner up positions.

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