Just finished watching the 2nd ODI India vs Sri Lanka held on 24/07/2012 had huge expectations from the indian cricket team ended in total disappointment :(.Wonder why Sehwag always has to throw his wicket away.It always starts with sehwag and everyone else follows.I really feel the Indians got lucky in their 1st ODI.Things would have been totally different if sri lanka did not drop those catches during the first one day international.Gautam Gambhir held up one end very well but didn't get any support from anyone which is kind of sad as that showed wicket was not unplayable.Virat kohli also couldn't hep despite the fact that in the past he has done his job really well.Rohit Sharma's technique looked shaky and it has been for quite sometime now.Raina/dhoni cant be blamed as they are better off it there are 15-20 overs left rather than more than half the game left.Everyone knows Ashwin has great potential with the bat but threw his wicket away.After a target of 138 was set for sri lankans at their home ground Indians never looked to threaten with the ball and the Sri Lankan's cruised with the bat towards a well earned victory.Scorecard:
| India innings (50 overs maximum) | Dismissal | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Gambhir | c †Sangakkara b Malinga | 65 | 158 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 67.7 |
| V Sehwag | c & b Perera | 15 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| V Kohli | c †Sangakkara b Perera | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| RG Sharma | b Mathews | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SK Raina | b Perera | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| MS Dhoni*† | c †Sangakkara b Mathews | 11 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 68.75 |
| IK Pathan | c Perera b Malinga | 6 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 31.57 |
| R Ashwin | run out (Udana/†Sangakkara) | 21 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 140 |
| Z Khan | lbw b Herath | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| PP Ojha | c †Sangakkara b Mathews | 5 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 27.77 |
| UT Yadav | not out | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 2, lb 4, w 5) | 11 | |||||
| Total | (all out; 33.3 overs; 158 mins) | 138 | (4.11 runs per over) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Extras | |
| SL Malinga | 7.3 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 4.8 | ||
| I Udana | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 7 | (5w) | |
| NLTC Perera | 8 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 2.37 | ||
| AD Mathews | 7 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 2 | ||
| HMRKB Herath | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 4.2 | ||
| Sri Lanka innings (target: 139 runs from 50 overs) | Dismissal | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| WU Tharanga | not out | 59 | 85 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 98.33 |
| TM Dilshan | c †Dhoni b Ashwin | 50 | 72 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 102.04 |
| LD Chandimal | not out | 6 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Extras | (lb 10, w 14) | 24 | |||||
| Total | (1 wicket; 19.5 overs; 85 mins) | 139 | (7.00 runs per over) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Extras | |
| Z Khan | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 6.5 | (6w) | |
| IK Pathan | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 | (4w) | |
| UT Yadav | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 | ||
| R Ashwin | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3.6 | (1w) | |
| PP Ojha | 0.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8.4 |
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