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India won by 183 runs  
15.1 Khan to Vaas, wide: no run, down the leg side, big wide
15.1 Khan to Vaas, no run, on the off and full, pushed to point

15.2 Khan to Vaas, no run, good length ball, on the stumps, defended
with a straight bat to the off side
15.3 Khan to Vaas, no run, fuller but still straight, once again

defended with the full face of the bat
15.4 Khan to Vaas, FOUR, on the off and full, Vaas frees his arms and
clouts the ball through midwicket
15.5 Khan to Vaas, two runs, once again played through midwicket, this
time uppish but well clear of the fielder
15.6 Khan to Vaas, no run, quick bouncer, left well alone


End of over 16 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 67/6 (RR: 4.19 RRR: 226/34 = 6.65)

Z Khan 6-0-30-1 (5w) - Corlett Drive End
RP Arnold 3* (21b) WPUJC Vaas 7* (7b 1x4)

16.1 Nehra to Arnold, no run, full and straight, driven to mid on
16.2 Nehra to Arnold, no run, on the off, driven to point

16.3 Nehra to Arnold, no run, good length ball on the off, defended
16.4 Nehra to Arnold, FOUR, overpitched and outside the off, slammed
through covers in fine style
16.5 Nehra to Arnold, one run, tapped to mid on, quick single scampered
16.6 Nehra to Vaas, wide: one run, short and wide down the leg side,
Dravid can't collect cleanly
16.6 Nehra to Arnold, no run, played to covers


End of over 17 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 74/6 (RR: 4.35 RRR: 219/33 = 6.64)

A Nehra 4-0-19-1 (1w) - Golf Course End
WPUJC Vaas 7* (7b 1x4) RP Arnold 8* (27b 1x4)

17.1 Khan to Vaas, one run
17.2 Khan to Arnold, OUT: full, straight and Arnold misses, absolutely
plumb in front and umpire Shepherd raises the finger! Yet another
Sri Lankan wicket falls and the Indians celebrate

Sri Lanka 75/7, Partnership of 16
RP Arnold lbw b Khan 8 (28b 1x4 0x6)
WPUJC Vaas 8* (8b 1x4) Z Khan 6.2-0-31-2 (5w)

17.3 Khan to Nissanka, legbye: one run
17.4 Khan to Vaas, no run
17.5 Khan to Vaas, (noball) no run, full and on the off, driven to cover
17.5 Khan to Vaas, one run, short ball on the off, pulled uppishly but
safely to the on side
17.6 Khan to Nissanka, no run


End of over 18 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 78/7 (RR: 4.33 RRR: 215/32 = 6.72)

Z Khan 7-0-33-2 (5w 1nb) - Corlett Drive End
WPUJC Vaas 9* (11b 1x4) RAP Nissanka 0* (2b)

18.1 Nehra to Vaas, no run, on the off stump, pushed back to Nehra
18.2 Nehra to Vaas, no run, fuller, and a quick delivery that, Vaas
getting behind the line and pushing into the offside
18.3 Nehra to Vaas, no run, full toss, around the level of Vaas' chest,
and the batsman does well to play it down
18.4 Nehra to Vaas, OUT: just short of a length, and Vaas decides to go
for the big pull stroke to midwicket and mistimes it, the ball

coming on much faster than expected, and Tendulkar at mid on
speeds to his left and times his dive perfectly to take the catch!

Sri Lanka 78/8, Partnership of 3

WPUJC Vaas c Tendulkar b Nehra 9 (15b 1x4 0x6)
RAP Nissanka 0* (2b) A Nehra 4.4-0-19-2 (1w)

18.5 Nehra to Nissanka, no run

18.6 Nehra to Nissanka, OUT: short ball, great ball to a tailender, and
Nissanka takes evasive action by poking his bat at the
ball,getting glove on it and offering a catch to Kaif in the slip
cordon

Sri Lanka 78/9, Partnership of 0
RAP Nissanka c Kaif b Nehra 0 (4b 0x4 0x6)


End of over 19 (maiden) Sri Lanka 78/9 (RR: 4.11 RRR: 215/31 = 6.94)

A Nehra 5-1-19-3 (1w) - Golf Course End
CRD Fernando 0* (0b)

19.1 Srinath to Fernando, no run
19.2 Srinath to Fernando, no run
19.3 Srinath to Fernando, no run
19.4 Srinath to Fernando, FOUR, full and outside the off, and Fernando
rocks onto the back foot and smashes the ball through the covers
to the fence for a rare four
19.5 Srinath to Fernando, FOUR, short of a length, and Fernando pulls
the ball away nicely, to the square leg fence, four more!!
19.6 Srinath to Fernando, three runs, full toss on the leg stump, and
Fernando smashes this one into the midwicket region for three.
Fernando having a bit of a slog here to pep things up towards the

end


End of over 20 (11 runs) Sri Lanka 89/9 (RR: 4.45 RRR: 204/30 = 6.80)

J Srinath 8-1-32-4 (1w) - Corlett Drive End
CRD Fernando 11* (6b 2x4) M Muralitharan 0* (0b)

20.1 Nehra to Fernando, no run, short and wide, and Fernando tries to
cut it away and mistimes, chopping it into the ground
20.2 Nehra to Fernando, one run, short of a length, and Fernando pushes
into the offside and gets a single
20.3 Nehra to Muralitharan, no run, moving to leg, Murali tries to cut
it away in the offside, and finally jams down on the ball just in
time. Nehra invites him to have another go after that ball!
20.4 Nehra to Muralitharan, FOUR, short ball, and Murali flashes into a
pull that makes Nehra smile too, the ball skying over the keeper
to the fence for four
20.5 Nehra to Muralitharan, two runs, another attempted pull, and this
one takes the edge but falls in the long off region, so two more
to the total, equalling Sri Lanka's lowest total ever
20.6 Nehra to Muralitharan, one run, more entertainment as Murali backs
to leg and slashes away to third man, on the first bounce!


End of over 21 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 97/9 (RR: 4.62 RRR: 196/29 = 6.76)

A Nehra 6-1-27-3 (1w) - Golf Course End
M Muralitharan 7* (4b 1x4) CRD Fernando 12* (8b 2x4)

21.1 Srinath to Muralitharan, no run, Murali backs to leg again, almost
having a word with the square leg umpire, and the bowler in
response bowls a slow ball outside the off
21.2 Srinath to Muralitharan, no run, pushed into the covers, and Murali

refuses the run, no doubt shielding the batsman at the other end!
21.3 Srinath to Muralitharan, wide: no run, sloppy bowling this, Murali
backing to leg with every ball and Srinath still bowling wide
outside the off stump!
21.3 Srinath to Muralitharan, bye: one run, moving to leg, Murali sees
Srinath following him and tries the forcing stroke through the leg
and misses the ball but runs the bye
21.4 Srinath to Fernando, no run, slower ball outside the off, and
Fernando cuts into the offside, it is fielded well but Srinath is
not behind the stumps to run out a Murali already halfway down the
pitch
21.5 Srinath to Fernando, one run, drifting to leg, and Fernando works
it away to midwicket, the 100 coming up for Sri Lanka with that
shot
21.6 Srinath to Muralitharan, one run, even as Srinath is running up,
Murali executes a more obscure version of the tango in his crease
before simply smacking Srinath back over his head for a single to
long off. This is good stuff from Murali!


End of over 22 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 101/9 (RR: 4.59 RRR: 192/28 = 6.86)

J Srinath 9-1-35-4 (2w) - Corlett Drive End
M Muralitharan 8* (8b 1x4) CRD Fernando 13* (10b 2x4)

22.1 Nehra to Muralitharan, no run, Nehra now angling the ball wide of
the batsman, even as Murali has shifted to outside leg stump and
invites the bowler to aim at the stumps
22.2 Nehra to Muralitharan, no run, better line, closer to the batsman's
body, and Murali has a heave at that one and misses again
22.3 Nehra to Muralitharan, FOUR, this is bizarre stuff! short ball on

leg stump, and Murali pulls the ball away nicely enough, sending
it bouncing just a few times before rolling over the midwicket
fence
22.4 Nehra to Muralitharan, no run, tonked awkwardly into the legside,
Murali refusing the single again!
22.5 Nehra to Muralitharan, FOUR, full and on the stumps, and Murali
swings away and gets a thin outside edge that runs away to fine
leg, to the ropes for four. Nehra continues to smile, but he can't
be too happy about this inside
22.6 Nehra to Muralitharan, OUT: and Murali swings wildly once too
often, trying to chance his arm on the short ball with the pull,
getting a top edge that plops easily into the hands of Kaif at

covers, ending an entertaining cameo from Murali

Sri Lanka 109/10, Partnership of 31
M Muralitharan c Kaif b Nehra 16 (14b 3x4 0x6)


End of over 23 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 109/10 (RR: 4.74 RRR: 184/27 = 6.81)

A Nehra 7-1-35-4 (1w) - Golf Course End
CRD Fernando 13* (10b 2x4)

The cameo may have been entertaining, but the batting performance
that preceded it could not have been for Sri Lankan fans, and
India register a big win here at Jo'burg, crushing Sri Lanka by
183 runs
India were on course to the semi-finals in any case, but this win
definitely puts them there, even as Sri Lanka go down to their
second defeat in a row in the Super Six
They must now pull off a win against Zimbabwe if they are to see
the semi-finals, whereas India just continue to impress, looking

strong contenders for the title
India's batsmen registered a strong show with the bat first, and
then their bowlers bundled out Sri Lanka for just 109
Sri Lanka's batting could only last 23 overs against Zaheer,

Srinath and Nehra
The Sri Lankans must really pick themselves up from hereon in if
they are to make it to the knockout stage and progress any further
past that.
Sanath Jayasuriya may regret his decision at the toss, but he must
now move his team past the two Super Six losses
Javagal Srinath has been named Man of the Match for his haul of
four wickets for 35 runs
Join us tomorrow for CricInfo's live coverage of the Australia-New
Zealand Super Six match, starting at 1000 local and 1330 IST. Till
then, goodbye.