Ind v SL 4th ODI Result - Gambhir & Kohli's century helps India won by 7 wickets, won series by 3-1

India succefully chased 315 runs in the 4th ODI against Sri Lanka thanks to brilliant centuries by Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli and won the match by 7wickets with 11 balls remaining and won the 5 match series by 3-1 on Thursday, 4th December, 2009 at Edens Garden Kolkata.

Sri Lanka made 315-6 in 50 overs thanks to century by opener Upul Tharanga 118 runs and Sangakkara's 60 runs. India then lost openers early but the Gambhir and Kohli put 24 runs in 35 overs scored unbeaten 150* runs off 137 balls with 14 fours and 107 runs off 114 balls with 11 fours and a six.

Match Summary:

Sri Lanka - 315/6 in 50 overs (Tharanga 118, Sangakkara 60, Zaheer 2-49)

India - 317/3 in 48.1 overs (Gambhir 150*, Kohli 107, Lakmal 2-55)

Toss - Sri Lanka, who chose to bat

Man of the Match - Gautam Gambhir (India)

Result - India Win by 7 Wickets (with 11 balls remaining)

Series - India led the 5 match series 3-1

Ind vs SL 4th ODI Live Scorecard - India v Sri Lanka 4th One Day Live Commentary

India and Sri Lanka will meet for the 4th one day on Thursday, 24th December, 2009 at the famous Eden Gardens Kolkata at 2.30 PM IST.

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India vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI Preview at Kolkata - Ind v SL Fourth One Day Teams

Fourth ODI between India and Sri Lanka will be played on Thursday, 24th December, 2009 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata after 3 years time in a day-night game and timing is 14.30 IST, 09.00 GMT. India leading the 5 match series by 2-1.

India won the last match comfortably but in this match both middle order batsmen Dhoni and Yuraj will not be available for this match as Dhoni is banned for 2 matches and Yuvraj is ruled out of the series.

Sri Lanka after a good start collapsed in the middle as Angelo Mathews is out due to injury and Mahela Jayawardhane is not in form. Sri Lanka has to win this game to stay alive in the series.

Indian Team, Squad for 4th ODI at Kolkata:

Virender Sehwag (captain, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra.

Sri Lankan Team, Squad for 4th ODI at Kolkata:

Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wk), Mahela Jayawardene, Thilina Kandamby, Sanath Jayasuriya, Ajantha Mendis, Randiv, Nuwan Kulasekera, Thilan Thushara/Dilhara Fernando.

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India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Photo Highlights - Ind v SL Third ODI Pictures, Images

India won the 3rd one day by seven wickets due to brilliant all round performance as Ravinder Jadeja got Man of the Match for his 4 wickets for 32 runs and then Tendulkar safely guided India to another victory with unbeaten 96* runs just missed his century.

Ind v SL3rd ODI Result - Jadeja and Tendulkar stars in 7 wicket win to take 2-1 lead

India beat Sri Lanka convincingly by 7 wicket in the 3rd ODI and have taken a very important 2-1 lead in the 5 match series on Monday, 21st December, 2009 at Cuttack. Sri Lanka made 239 all out in 44.2 overs while India made 242/3 in 42.4 overs.

Sri Lanka got a flying start by Dilshan (41) and Tharanga (73) put 65 runs in 6 overs and they were very good position with 165-1 in 22 overs but they lost 9 wickets for 74 runs and all out on just 239 runs due to brilliant bowling by Hadeja who took 4 wickets for 32 runs.

India then started well as Sehwag played his usual inning of 28 balls 44 runs and then Tendulkar played an anchor inning of unbeaten 96 runs just missed one more century and ensured an easy win.

Match Summary:

Sri Lanka - 239 all out in 44.2 overs (Tharanga 73, Sangakkara 46, RA Jadeja 4-32)

India - 242/3 in 42.4 overs (Tendulkar* 96, V Sehwag , KD Karthik* 36)

Toss - Sri Lanka, who chose to bat

Man of the Match - Ravinder Jadeja (India)

Result - India Win by 7 Wickets (with 44 balls remaining)

Series - India led the 5 match series 2-1