Business Standard

India beat SL to enter final of the Tri-Series tournament

Image

Press Trust of India Port of Spain
India beat Sri Lanka by 81 runs via Duckworth Lewis Method to enter the final of the Celkon Mobile Tri Series tournament.

Batting first, India scored 119 for thre in 29 overs but due to rain delay, Sri Lanka's revised target was 178 in 26 overs but they were bundled out for 96 in 24.4 overs. While Rohit Sharma with 48 was the top-scorer, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4/8 in 6 overs) did the star turn with the ball.

Brief Scores: India 119/3 (Rohit Sharma 48 no, Virat Kohli 31, Rangana Herath 2/32)

Sri Lanka (target 178 in 26 overs) (Dinesh Chandimal 26, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4/8, Ravindra Jadeja 2/16). Indi won by 81 runs via D/L method.

Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel

First Published: Jul 10 2013 | 3:45 AM IST

Explore News