Sri Lanka Knocks India Out Of ICC T20 World Cup 2010

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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