St Lucia: Sri Lanka handed India their third early exit in as many showcase ICC events when they recorded a thrilling last-ball five-wicket win, one that was powered by a late flurry of boundaries from all-rounders Angelo Mathews and Chamara Kapugedera.
The sizeable Indian crowd at the historic Lord’s were in a state of disbelief as Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men failed to reach the target in the must-win game.
For India, Gautam Gambhir (26) and Ravindra Jadeja (25) got the starts but could not convert it and Yusuf Pathan (33 off 17 balls) and Dhoni (30 off 20 balls) made a last ditch effort but it was not enough in the end.
Angelo Mathews (46), who was out in the last over after hitting a six off the first ball of Nehra’s over, and Tillakaratne Dilshan (33) pulled Sri Lanka out of trouble after they were reduced to three for 49.For India to have any chance of qualifying in the last four, they needed to restrict Sri Lanka to 143 runs and hope for Australia to beat West Indies in the next match.
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