Sri Lanka win rain-curtailed match

Feb 12, 2008

Tillakaratane Dilshan opened the innings with Jayasuriya•Getty Images

Fans kept the cheer despite the rain delays•AFP

Gautam Gambhir looked set for a half-century before he was brilliantly run out by Lasith Malinga for 35 •Getty Images

Farveez Maharoof gave Sri Lanka an important breakthrough when he induced a top edge from Tendulkar ...•Getty Images

Harbhajan Singh accounted for Kumar Sangakkara but it was a little too late for India•Getty Images

This was Sri Lanka's first win of the tournament•AFP

The Sri Lankans had a cheering squad of their own•AFP

Further rain during the innings break meant Sri Lanka were set the revised target of 154 from 21 overs. Sanath Jayasuriya went on the attack right from the start•Getty Images

India were in a spot of bother at 113 for 3, before Rohit Sharma led the rescue-act ...•AFP

Sachin Tendulkar overcame a slow start to score 32 off 30 balls after India were put in •Getty Images

Mahela Jayawardene chipped in with 36•Getty Images

... which was safely taken by Nuwan Kulasekara •Getty Images

... bringing up his half-century in the process. India made 195 in 29 overs after rain had curtailed their innings •AFP

Ishant Sharma got rid of Sanath Jayasuriya, caught off a top edge•Getty Images

He was unbeaten on 62 as Sri Lanka raced to the target with two overs to spare•AFP