Dilshan a twinkling star of Sri Lanka Cricket
Rajkot Stadium, 15 Dec 2009, first ODI of 5 math’s series, India vs Sri Lanka, historical contest, could be called contest of the year. The high scoring match where Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field, India made 414/7 in 50 overs by the glorious betting performances of Sehwag (146 runs with 17 fours and 6 sixes), Tendulkar (69 runs with 10 fours and 1 six) and Dhoni (72 runs with 7 fours and 3 sixes).
After this thrilling session of India, no one knows that this battle will be change into the battle of the year, Sri Lanka’s batsman Tilkaratene Dilshan proved himself and also, that nothing is impossible in specially cricket, He played all around the ground marvellously without respecting of any Indian bowler and performed his career best inning. He scored 160 runs on just 124 balls by smashing 20 fours and 3 sixes.
At one stage it was shown that the world record of most runs in one inning for ODI, now will be highlighting with the name of Dilshan, but he missed a fine ball of Harbajhan Singh and dismissed before breaking that record. Tharanga made 67 runs with 3 fours and 4 sixes and then skipper
Sangakara batted fastest of the contest and pulled, smashed, drove precisely throughout the ground.
Besides all performances of Sri Lanka’s brave players, specially Dilshan, who played with the genuine approach and positive intent for the fight of victory, at the end of 50 overs Sri Lanka scored 411 runs for the loss of 8 wickets and defeated by just 3 runs. It was one of the high scoring matches in ODI’s.
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