India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI

Gautam Gambhir makes a 50

M.S. Dhoni won the toss yet again and elected to bat first in the 2nd ODI yesterday. India began with a brilliant start making it to 30 off just 3 overs. Just as the Indians had began to wreck the Sri Lankan bowling, Thsara Perera was put into the attack. And there began India's sorrow. Virender Sehwag shot the ball at Perera and he took a great reflex action catch. In came Virat Kohli, but he was back in the pavillion after scoring a run when he was caught behind. Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina left in quick succession. With less than fifteen overs gone,half the Indian line-up was down. M.S. Dhoni came in. On the other side Gautam Gambhir was the only one who had managed to stay. It was important that Dhoni and Gambhir had a good partnership going. But after scoring just 11 runs Dhoni was caught behind. What had begun as a dream run for India was turning into a nightmare.Irfan did not do anything significant.Ashwin came in,scored a few boundaries,got run out in a very poor fashion and left. Ojha came in and lost his wicket soon. Meanwhile Gambhir scored a very morose half-century. Finally,in the 34th over Gambhir had to bow down to  the Lankans on being caught. India left with a meagre 138 on board. Sri Lanka came and attacked the Indian bowling. Upul Tharanga and Dilshan both played fantastically and scored half-centuries. India managed to claim only one wicket,that of Dilshan's. Sri Lanka won the game easily with around 180 balls left. The Indians left the field after displaying a highly forgettable performance while the Sri Lankan's performance made batting and bowling look easy. So now the series is levelled at