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India thrash Lanka to make final
Praveen Kumar and Ishant Sharma captured four wickets each with the ball while Gautam Gambhir (63 not out) and Sachin Tendulkar (63) scored the bulk of the runs.
- Agencies
- Published: 10:58 February 26, 2008
Sydney: India thrashed Sri Lanka by seven wickets at Hobart yesterday to book their place in the tri-series finals against Australia.India wrapped up a comprehensive victory with more than 17 overs to spare when they bowled Sri Lanka out for 179 before reaching their target for the loss of just three wickets.
Praveen Kumar and Ishant Sharma captured four wickets each with the ball while Gautam Gambhir (63 not out) and Sachin Tendulkar (63) scored the bulk of the runs.
Sri Lanka needed to win their last two matches to leapfrog India in the standings and make the best-of-three finals but came unstuck at the first leg. They now have nothing to play for in their last match against Australia in Melbourne on Friday.
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