NEW DELHI: India lost their sixth wicket in the form of Irfan Pathan, who ran himself out in search of a cheeky single against Sri Lanka in the second One-Day International in Colombo on Saturday.
Pathan scored a quickfire 21 in just 28 deliveries which included four boundaries. Nuwan Kulasekara came back strongly in his second spell to dismiss Yuvraj Singh (66) as India lost half of their side at the score of 180.
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Yuvraj Singh was really unlucky as the ball took an inside edge before wrapping up on to the pads. Umpire Gamini Silva had a long look but he finally gave the decision in Sri Lanka's favour.
All-rounder Tilakratne Dilshan broke the crucial partnership between Suresh Raina (29) and Yuvraj Singh to get rid of well set Raina with a fine delivery that stopped a bit and held his line to deceive Raina. India lost their fourth wicket as Kapugedara held an easy catch at short cover.
The duo added much-needed 85 runs for the fourth wicket that helped India recover well after the loss of Sehwag. The spin duo of Mendis and Murali gave away 44 runs in 10 overs without picking up a single wicket.
Yuvraj Singh slammed his 38th ODI half-century to steady Indian innings after India got off to wobbly start against Sri Lanka in the second One-Day International.
India completed their 100 runs in just 104 balls despite losing their three top order batsmen at regular intervals. Virender Sehwag scored a brisk 42 of just 26 balls that included seven boundaries, before going for a suicidal third run but didn't make it to the crease.
Muralitharan gave the chase from mid-on and released the ball to Jayasuriya in time whose accurate throw to the non-striker's end got rid of Sehwag in the form of India's third wicket.
Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir was going along well when Farveez Maharoof struck to send back dangerous looking Gautam Gambhir (27) as India lost their second wicket just under 10 overs.
The duo stitched a 49-run second wicket partnership in 41 balls to give India a brisk start. India completed their 50 runs in just 46 balls despite losing Tendulkar early.
Nuwan Kulasekara gave India a denting blow early on as he trapped master blaster Sachin Tendulkar (2). Tendulkar, who survived a huge leg before appeal a delivery before, was not at all satisfied with the umpire's judgement.
Indian skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first against Sri Lanka after leading his side to a clinical all-round six-wicket win in the first ODI to take the 1-0 lead in the five match series.