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India vs Sri Lanka (Rajkot, 2009)

India got out of jail against Sri Lanka in Rajkot

India: 414/7

Sri Lanka: 411/8

Rajkot has always been known as a graveyard for the bowlers. The pitch is an absolute road down there and batsmen have a real party.

The 1st One Day International between India and Sri Lanka was one such instance. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat first.

India got off to a great start as Sahin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag got off to a rapid start and put on 153 in 19 overs for the first wicket. Sehwag scored a century and ended with 102-ball 146. Captain Dhoni chipped in with a 53-ball 72 and India scored 414 at the end of 50 overs.

Looking at the score it appeared as if the match would be a no contest. But then Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara had different ideas. They took the Indian bowling apart and put together a partnership of 128 in almost 13 overs.

Sri Lanka was cruising at one moment as they needed 124 runs from the last 15 overs, but then they panicked and India were back in business with two run outs towards the back end. Dilshan, Sangakkara, and Jayasuriya got out in a flurry and suddenly India were back in the game. In the end, they held their nerves and somehow eeked home with only 3 runs separating the two teams.

A total of 825 runs were scored in the match, which is the second highest score in One Day Internationals.