India won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Jadeja received good support from fellow spinner R. Ashwin after Bhuvaneshwar Kumar had rocked Sri Lanka with two early strikes.India’s bowlers maintained pressure all the way through.
Sri Lanka scored 201 in their innings, with Kumar Sangakkara's 71 the highlight as Ravindra Jadeja took four wickets. It seemed to be an easy target, but India made a hash of it until Dhoni's cool temperament saved the day and they reached 203 for nine.
Sangakkara showed his class by making a nifty 71, while Thirimanne made 46. The latter was out first, limping slightly, when he skied an Ishant Sharma delivery for Kumar to catch. Sanga was out three runs later, having faced 100 balls.
From there, the wickets tumbled. Only Angelo Mathews reached double figures and that was only 10, as Jadeja ripped through the lower order. Dinesh Chandimal, Lasith Malinga, Rangana Herath and Suranga Lakmal all bowed to the moustached spinner.
India's innings was not the stuff of fairytales, as Shaminda Eranga removed Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli cheaply, putting them on 27 for two. Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik then added 50 to steady the knock.Suresh Raina came in to join Rohit and they pushed the score to 139 before Rohit fell.
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