Ahmedabad: Scoreboard after India defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the second ODI of the 5-match series played at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Electing to bat, Sri Lanka scored 274 for eight, thanks largely to captain Angelo Mathews' unbeaten 92 and Kumar Sangakkara (61).
In reply, a 122-run partnership for the second wicket between Shikhar Dhawan (79) and Ambati Rayudu (121 not out) helped India reach 275 for four in 44.3 overs with captain Virat Kohli chipping in with 49 off 44 balls.
Seekkuge Prasanna was the successful bowler with 3 wickets in 7.3 overs for 53 runs. Dhammika Prasad picked up one wicket to dismiss the opener Ajinkya Rahane on 8.
Sri Lanka innings
| Kusal Perera | lbw b Yadav | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Patel | 35 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Dhawan b Yadav | 61 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Rayudu b Ashwin | 4 |
| Angelo Mathews | not out | 92* |
| Seekkuge Prasanna | c Rayudu b Jadeja | 13 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | run out (Rayudu/Jadeja) | 1 |
| Thisara Perera | b Patel | 10 |
| Suraj Randiv | b Ashwin | 10 |
| Dhammika Prasad | not out | 30* |
| Extras | (lb 10, w 6, nb 2) | 18 |
| Total | for 8 wickets | 274 |
| Overs | innings break | 50 |
| Fall of wickets | 1-4 (Kusal Perera, 0.6 ov), 2-55 (Dilshan, 10.3 ov), 3-64 (Jayawardene, 13.5 ov), 4-154 (Sangakkara, 32.2 ov), 5-177 (Prasanna, 35.3 ov), 6-179 (Priyanjan, 35.6 ov), 7-205 (Thisara Perera, 40.2 ov), 8-220 (Randiv, 43.2 ov) |
Did not bat: Lahiru Gamage
Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets |
| Umesh Yadav | 10 | 1 | 54 | 2 |
| Ishant Sharma | 10 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 10 | 1 | 49 | 2 |
| Akshar Patel | 10 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 10 | 0 | 64 | 1 |
India innings
| Ajinkya Rahane | c Jayawardene b Prasad | 8 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | c Priyanjan b Prasanna | 79 |
| Ambati Rayudu | not out | 121* |
| Virat Kohli | c Randiv b Prasanna | 49 |
| Suresh Raina | lbw b Prasanna | 14 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | not out | 1* |
| Extras | ( w 1, nb 1, lb 1) | 3 |
| Total | for 4 wickets | 275 |
| Overs | match over | 44.3 |
| Fall of wickets | 1-18 (Rahane, 6.3 ov), 2-140 (Dhawan, 26.4 ov), 3-256 (Kohli, 42.5 ov), 4-270 (Raina, 44.1 ov) |
Did not bat: Wriddhiman Saha, Akshar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav
Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets |
| Angelo Mathews | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lahiru Gamage | 8 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Dhammika Prasad | 7 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Thisara Perera | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Suraj Randiv | 10 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Seekkuge Prasanna | 7.3 | 0 | 53 | 3 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Result: India won by 6 wickets
Man of the match: Ambati Rayudu
Toss: Sri Lanka chose to bat
