Sri Lanka v India, 2nd ODI, Hambantota Perera, Mathews humble India
Sri Lanka 139 for 1 (Tharanga 59*, Dilshan 50)beat India 138 (Gambhir 65, Perera 3-19, Mathews 3-14) by nine wickets
For the first three overs on a blustery afternoon in Hambantota, Sri Lanka looked thrown. Running inthrough strong winds, their opening bowlers found rhythm elusive and lines hard to control. LasithMalinga got no movement;the debutant Isuru Udana'sfirst over comprised 11 balls and contained 16 runs; there were careless overthrows and misfields; and India scored 31 for 0 with barely a risk. And then Thisara Perera, in the midst of his best home summer, changed everything and turned Sri Lanka's quest to draw levelin the series into a cruise.
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