Sri Lanka overcome India to win Mirpur final
Published:Wednesday | January 13, 2010 | 12:24 PM
Sri Lanka won the triangular one-day tournament in Bangladesh today, beating India by four wickets at Mirpur She-e-Bangla National Stadium.
Led by 106 from Suresh Raina, India posted 245 off 48.2 overs with Sri Lanka opening bowlers Nuwan Kulasekara and Chanaka Welegedera sharing seven wickets.
Welegedera ended with four for 48 and Welegedara got three for 53.
However, India’s total was overhauled with nine balls remaining.
Sri Lanka ended on 249 for six chasing a victory target of 246 with Mahela Jayawardene top scoring with an undefeated 71, while Kumar Sangakkara supported with 55.
Harbhajan Singh with two for 41 was the most successful bowler for India.