Saturday, December 12, 2009

India beats Sri Lanka to level T20 series


Yuvraj Singh smashed an unbeaten 60 off 25 balls after taking three wickets Saturday to lead India to a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka and level the two-match Twenty20 International series.

Yuvraj claimed 3-23 from three overs as Sri Lanka was restricted to 206-7 at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium.

He then scored his fifth Twenty20 half-century to help India reach 211-4 with five balls remaining. Virender Sehwag hit 64 from 36 balls and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni made 46 off 28 deliveries.

For Sri Lanka, captain Kumar Sangakkara made 59, Chinthaka Jayasinghe 38 and Sanath Jayasuriya 31.

Sri Lanka won the first match by 29 runs at Nagpur on Wednesday

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