2007 Cricket World Cup: Sri Lanka vs India
{{date|March 23, 2007}}

[[w:Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] beat [[w:Indian cricket team|India]] by 69 runs in a crucial Group B match at the [[w:2007 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] at the [[w:Queen's Park Oval|Queen's Park Oval]], [[w:Port of Spain|Port of Spain]], [[w:Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad and Tobago]].

Victory means that Sri Lanka to progress through to the Super 8 stage with 2 points, however India's loss means that they are out of the tournament if Bangladesh beats World-Cup debutants and currently winless Bermuda, who both India and Sri Lanka beat by over 200 runs. Ducks from Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar, two of India's most touted batsmen prior to the World Cup, sealed the loss although Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag built a strong partnership during the middle overs.

<b>Toss:</b> India won, and elected to field first.

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<b>Fall of wickets:</b> 1-33 (Jayasuriya, 6.6 ov), 2-53 (Jayawardene, 12.4 ov), 3-92 (Sangakkara, 23.3 ov), 4-133 (Tharanga, 32.2 ov), 5-216 (Dilshan, 45.4 ov), 6-216 (Silva, 46.1 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Munaf Patel|Munaf Patel]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=46|wickets=1|econ=4.60}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Harbhajan Singh|Harbhajan Singh]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=53|wickets=0|econ=5.30}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Sourav Ganguly|Sourav Ganguly]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=22|wickets=1|econ=5.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Sachin Tendulkar|Sachin Tendulkar]]|overs=8|maiden=0|runs=40|wickets=1|econ=5.00}}
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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Yuvraj Singh|Yuvraj Singh]]|status=run out (Arnold/Jayasuriya)|runs=6|balls=12|4s=0|6s=0|strike_rate=50.00}}
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<b>Fall of wickets:</b> 1-25 (Uthappa, 6.5 ov), 2-43 (Ganguly, 10.5 ov), 3-44 (Tendulkar, 11.3 ov), 4-98 (Sehwag, 22.5 ov), 5-112 (Yuvraj Singh, 27.4 ov), 6-112 (Dhoni, 28.1 ov), 7-136 (Agarkar, 34.4 ov), 8-159 (Dravid, 37.3 ov), 9-161 (Khan, 38.6 ov), 10-185 (Patel, 43.3 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Lasith Malinga|Lasith Malinga]]|overs=8|maiden=0|runs=39|wickets=1|econ=4.87}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Dilhara Fernando|Dilhara Fernando]]|overs=6.2|maiden=0|runs=32|wickets=1|econ=5.05}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Muttiah Muralitharan|Muttiah Muralitharan]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=41|wickets=3|econ=4.10}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Sanath Jayasuriya|Sanath Jayasuriya]]|overs=9|maiden=0|runs=31|wickets=1|econ=3.44}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Tillakaratne Dilshan|Tillakaratne Dilshan]]|overs=2.1|maiden=1|runs=2|wickets=1|econ=0.92}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

<b>Sri Lanka:</b> [[w:Upul Tharanga|W U Tharanga]], [[w:Sanath Jayasuriya|S T Jayasuriya]], [[w:Kumar Sangakkara|K C Sangakkara]] (wkt),  [[w:Mahela Jayawardene|D P M D Jayawardene]] (capt), [[w:Chamara Silva|L P C Silva]], [[w:Tillakaratne Dilshan|T M Dilshan]], [[w:Muttiah Muralitharan|M Muralitharan]], [[w:Chaminda Vaas|W P U J C Vaas]], [[w:Russel Arnold|R P Arnold]], [[w:Lasith Malinga|S L Malinga]], [[w:Dilhara Fernando|C R D Fernando]]<br>
<b>India:</b> [[w:Rahul Dravid|R Dravid]] (capt), [[w:Sachin Tendulkar|S R Tendulkar]], [[w:Sourav Ganguly|S C Ganguly]], [[w:Robin Uthappa|A R Uthappa]],  [[w:Virender Sehwag|V Sehwag]], [[w:Yuvraj Singh|Yuvraj Singh]], [[w:Mahendra Singh Dhoni|M S Dhoni]] (wkt), [[w:Ajit Agarkar|A B Agarkar]], [[w:Zaheer Khan|Z Khan]], [[w:Munaf Patel|M M Patel]], [[w:Harbhajan Singh|Harbhajan Singh]]<br>

<b>Player of the match:</b> [[w:Muttiah Muralitharan|M Muralitharan]] (Sri Lanka)<br>

Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and D J Harper (Australia)<br>
TV umpire: S J Davis (Australia)<br>
Match referee: J J Crowe (New Zealand)<br>
Reserve umpire: I L Howell (South Africa)<br>

== Sources ==
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*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2007/3/13072/html/scorecard.stm|title=ICC World Cup: India v Sri Lanka|author=|pub=BBC|date=March 23, 2007}}
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Sri Lanka beat India by 69 runs in a crucial Group B match at the World Cup at the Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Victory means that Sri Lanka to progress through to the Super 8 stage with 2 points, however India's loss means that they are out of the tournament if Bangladesh beats World-Cup debutants and currently winless Bermuda, who both India and Sri Lanka beat by over 200 runs. Ducks from Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar, two of India's most touted batsmen prior to the World Cup, sealed the loss although Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag built a strong partnership during the middle overs.

Toss: India won, and elected to field first.


Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Jayasuriya, 6.6 ov), 2-53 (Jayawardene, 12.4 ov), 3-92 (Sangakkara, 23.3 ov), 4-133 (Tharanga, 32.2 ov), 5-216 (Dilshan, 45.4 ov), 6-216 (Silva, 46.1 ov)


Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Uthappa, 6.5 ov), 2-43 (Ganguly, 10.5 ov), 3-44 (Tendulkar, 11.3 ov), 4-98 (Sehwag, 22.5 ov), 5-112 (Yuvraj Singh, 27.4 ov), 6-112 (Dhoni, 28.1 ov), 7-136 (Agarkar, 34.4 ov), 8-159 (Dravid, 37.3 ov), 9-161 (Khan, 38.6 ov), 10-185 (Patel, 43.3 ov)


Sri Lanka: W U Tharanga, S T Jayasuriya, K C Sangakkara (wkt),  D P M D Jayawardene (capt), L P C Silva, T M Dilshan, M Muralitharan, W P U J C Vaas, R P Arnold, S L Malinga, C R D Fernando
India: R Dravid (capt), S R Tendulkar, S C Ganguly, A R Uthappa,  V Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, M S Dhoni (wkt), A B Agarkar, Z Khan, M M Patel, Harbhajan Singh

Player of the match: M Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)

Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and D J Harper (Australia)
TV umpire: S J Davis (Australia)
Match referee: J J Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire: I L Howell (South Africa)
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