Asia Cup 2008
Final: India vs Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka won by 100 runs
| Toss | India, who chose to field | Tournament | Asia Cup 2008 |
| Umpires
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AL Hill and SJA Taufel | Match Date | 06 Jul 2008 |
| Match Referee | AG Hurst | Ground | National Stadium, Karachi, Karachi |
| TV Umpire | Zameer Haider (Pakistan) | ||
| Player of Match | Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) |
Sri Lanka Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanath Jayasuriya | c Ishant Sharma b Virender Sehwag | 125 | 146 | 114 | 9 | 5 | 109.65 |
| 2 | Kumar Sangakkara † | run out Suresh Raina | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| 3 | Mahela Jayawardene * | c Rohit Sharma b Ishant Sharma | 11 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 57.89 |
| 4 | Chamara Kapugedera | c Suresh Raina b Ishant Sharma | 5 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
| 5 | Chamara Silva | b Ishant Sharma | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 6 | TM Dilshan | c MS Dhoni b Irfan Pathan | 56 | 100 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 75.68 |
| 7 | Chaminda Vaas | b Rudra Singh | 19 | 40 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 59.38 |
| 8 | Nuwan Kulasekara | not out | 29 | 53 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 9 | Thilan Thushara | lbw Rudra Singh | 5 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| 10 | Ajantha Mendis | b Rudra Singh | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 200.00 |
| 11 | Muttiah Muralitharan | c MS Dhoni b Irfan Pathan | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Extra | lb 8, w 1 | 9 | ||||||
| Total | 10 wickets; 49.5 overs; | 273 | 5.48 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-11 ( Kumar Sangakkara, 1.4 ) ; 2-34 ( Mahela Jayawardene, 7.2 ) ; 3-66 ( Chamara Kapugedera, 11.4 ) ; 4-66 ( Chamara Silva, 12.0 ) ; 5-197 ( Sanath Jayasuriya, 35.3 ) ; 6-213 ( TM Dilshan, 38.5 ) ; 7-236 ( Chaminda Vaas, 44.5 ) ; 8-256 ( Thilan Thushara, 48.1 ) ; 9-264 ( Ajantha Mendis, 48.5 ) ; 10-273 ( Muttiah Muralitharan, 49.5 )
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudra Singh | 9.0 | 1 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ishant Sharma | 10.0 | 1 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Irfan Pathan | 9.5 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pragyan Ojha | 10.0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virender Sehwag | 8.0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rohit Sharma | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gautam Gambhir | c TM Dilshan b Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 |
| 2 | Virender Sehwag | st Kumar Sangakkara b Ajantha Mendis | 60 | 46 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 166.67 |
| 3 | Suresh Raina | b Ajantha Mendis | 16 | 44 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 76.19 |
| 4 | Yuvraj Singh | b Ajantha Mendis | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 5 | MS Dhoni * | c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas | 49 | 104 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 66.22 |
| 6 | Rohit Sharma | lbw Ajantha Mendis | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| 7 | Robin Uthappa | lbw Muttiah Muralitharan | 20 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 48.78 |
| 8 | Irfan Pathan | c Mahela Jayawardene b Ajantha Mendis | 2 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| 9 | Rudra Singh | b Ajantha Mendis | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 10 | Pragyan Ojha | not out | 6 | 32 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 35.29 |
| 11 | Ishant Sharma | b Nuwan Kulasekara | 8 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Extra | b 2, w 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 10 wickets; 39.3 overs; | 173 | 4.38 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-36 ( Gautam Gambhir, 5.0 ) ; 2-76 ( Virender Sehwag, 9.2 ) ; 3-76 ( Yuvraj Singh, 9.4 ) ; 4-93 ( Suresh Raina, 13.3 ) ; 5-97 ( Rohit Sharma, 15.2 ) ; 6-135 ( Robin Uthappa, 27.0 ) ; 7-154 ( Irfan Pathan, 31.3 ) ; 8-154 ( Rudra Singh, 31.4 ) ; 9-160 ( MS Dhoni, 34.2 ) ; 10-173 ( Ishant Sharma, 39.3 )
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 9.0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 6.3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thilan Thushara | 8.0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 8.0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 8.0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
