India's ODI Tour of Sri Lanka - Jan 28 to Feb 10, 2009

[Rameshjeee]

India's ODI Tour of Sri Lanka - Jan 28 to Feb 10, 2009

India are scheduled to arrive in Colombo on January 26, playing five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 international.

India begin their tour on January 28 with the first of two ODIs in Dambulla - the second will be held on January 30 - before the series returns to Colombo. The third and fourth ODIs will be at the Premadasa Stadium on February 2 and 5, followed by the final game at the SSC on February 8. India wrap up their tour with a Twenty20 international at the Premadasa on February 10.

Apart from the fifth ODI, all games will be played under lights.

India toured Sri Lanka in July-August of 2008, losing the Tests 2-1 and winning the ODIs 3-2.

India's itinerary

• January 28 - 1st ODI at Dambulla (d/n)
• January 30 - 2nd ODI at Dambulla (d/n)
• February 2 - 3rd ODI at R Premadasa Stadium (d/n)
• February 5 - 4th ODI at R Premadasa Stadium (d/n)
• February 8 - 5th ODI at SSC
• February 10 - Twenty20 at R Premadasa Stadium (d/n)

The Indian squad for the short tour of Sri Lanka starting later this month would be picked in Mumbai on January 18, according to BCCI.

[Rameshjeee]

India squad:

1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk),
2. Sachin Tendulkar,
3. Virender Sehwag,
4. Gautam Gambhir,
5. Yuvraj Singh,
6. Suresh Raina,
7. Rohit Sharma,
8. Yusuf Pathan,
9. Zaheer Khan,
10. Ishant Sharma,
11. Munaf Patel,
12. Ravindra Jadeja,
13. Praveen Kumar,
14. Irfan Pathan,
15. Pragyan Ojha.

[Rameshjeee]

No security concerns...with the war and all happening there ?

If there was any securtiy conern,they woudn't have toured.Nimbus has brought the rights for the broadcast.

[powerdoc]

I said because quite a few countries have expressed reservations about touring Sri Lanka.
And I was surprised that even the issue never came up, as if every thing was normal there.

[itsmemad]

Well, Teams from the sub-continents never raise such an issue... India not going to Pakistan was a government's diplomatic decision... not BCCI's...

[aashaka_gandhi]

so finally the match is being played.......

[Rameshjeee]

Sri Lanka have scored 246-7 in thier 50 overs. Thanks to Sanath's century...
For India Ishant Sharma picked 3 wickets.

[aashaka_gandhi]

yep read tht......hopefully our guys shud bat really well......n win !

[Dragon]

Srilanka : 246/7 in 50 over

India: Bad start, sachin gone for 5

21/1 in 5 overs

Trivia: Jayasurya became the oldest player to score a Ton

[itsmemad]

Poor Sachin was wrongly given out by Umpire(Dharmsena- who hanged his boots just couple of yrs back!)...

But cricket is a great leveller as Gambhir was given not out by 3rd umpire due to benefit of the doubt... It appeared to me that catch was taken cleanly... He was dropped on two occassions too... One of them was a lollypop!

India has lot two wickets in quick succession... Score is 144-3 in 29 overs.. Yuvi & Dhoni are on the crease...

[Dragon]

Serious Tentions, iNdia requires 10 on 18 balls with Dhoni and rohit sharma on crease.

Current score: 237/4 in 47 overs

[Sid]

its India's game.....

now 8 to win from 17 balls

[Dragon]

India won by 6 wkts

:clap::clap::clap::clap:

[itsmemad]

Good win... :clap:

[Sid]

hope india wins series 5-0

i read smwhere if india wins 5-0 then india wud climb to no.1 spot......(depends on SA-Aus series also)

[Dragon]

Jayasurya have been declared as Man of Match, truely deserve it

Fact: This is india's 6th straight ODI win to the trot.

[powerdoc]

Great Match...good team effort

hope india wins series 5-0

i read smwhere if india wins 5-0 then india wud climb to no.1 spot......(depends on SA-Aus series also)

India will climb to 2nd then I think.SA has already demolished Australia.

[ag_prasun]

if india wins 5-0,then australia will go to 3rd???

what a disgrace to a team that was world dominating!!

[Sid]

if india wins 5-0,then australia will go to 3rd???

what a disgrace to a team that was world dominating!!

they deserve it.....they hv started losing quite frequently now

[Dragon]

guys why are you forgeting the big IF?
so just wait and watch the series

[aashaka_gandhi]

yea..!!! certainly ..... i too hope for India winnin all the matches on this Tour....wud be too gud!!!

but i m also hopin tht its a consistent performance.......not a one tour thingy....

[Sid]

yea..!!! certainly ..... i too hope for India winnin all the matches on this Tour....wud be too gud!!!

but i m also hopin tht its a consistent performance.......not a one tour thingy....

u r one of the few gals interested in cricket.....

[Dragon]

u r one of the few gals interested in cricket.....

or in cricketer

[aashaka_gandhi]

cricket......manish....!!!!!

jeee u ve postd the wrong date.....theres a match tw not today...i was also wondering tht how come i dunno if there s a match today.....

n than on feb 3rd not 2nd.....

[Dragon]

No body mentioned the second ODI

where is the commentary guys,

I wasn't online that day.

okay only the bottom line

India won the second ODI and leads the series by 2-0

hope they win tomorrow too, and capture the series