India booked a place in the final of the tri-series as they thumped Sri Lanka by 8 wickets in a one-sided encounter played here at the Shere Bangla National Stadium. It was a clinical performance by the Indian batsmen as they chased down the 214-run target with more than 17 overs to spare after the bowlers had restricted the Lankans to a paltry 213 in the first session. Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir top scored for the Indians with 71 each, the former remaining unbeaten.
Zaheer Khan was declared the Man of the Match for his 3 wickets. India were off to a good start as the opening pair of Gambhir and Dinesh Karthik took the score past the 50-run mark in just the 7th over of the innings. The Indian bowlers did a neat job, skittling out Sri Lanka for a meagre 213 in 46.1 overs before their batting colleagues took over, guiding the team to 214 for two for a facile win that came with 17.2 overs to spare.
Zaheer Khan was declared the Man of the Match for his 3 wickets. India were off to a good start as the opening pair of Gambhir and Dinesh Karthik took the score past the 50-run mark in just the 7th over of the innings. The Indian bowlers did a neat job, skittling out Sri Lanka for a meagre 213 in 46.1 overs before their batting colleagues took over, guiding the team to 214 for two for a facile win that came with 17.2 overs to spare.
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