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And that is it for the day with the warm-ups! India next play Pakistan on Monday in their second and final warm-up.
Last 5 wickets in 7 balls! and 2 runs!
Can be called a clinical performance in the end. Irfan Pathan and Balaji ripped through the tail!
Gone! India have won the match! Balaji finished the innings in style, getting two wickets. The last one to be dismissed was Lasith Malinga!
Gone! Balaji takes a wicket off the first ball of the last over. Kulasekara dismissed for a duck! India have practically won the match!
Pathan takes another! Dangerous looking Jeevan Mendis dismissed too for 26. Clean bowled! Irfan takes five-for in a T20!
Oh no! Pathan misses a hat-trick! Mendis takes a couple off that delivery. 27 off 7 required, 120/7 score!
Irfan Pathan takes another! On a hat-trick now he is! Mahela Jayawardena gone for a first ball duck! 4 for Irfan now.
And Irfan Pathan strikes again! removes the dangerous Thisara Perera for 10. Pathan's figures 3.3-0-23-3. Another 29 off 9 balls required, 118/6 Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka require 32 runs off 2 overs. Zaheer finished his spell 4-0-29-1.
Sri Lanka require 39 off 3 overs now, 13 runs per over! Balaji bowled a decent over, apart from the six that is. 108/5 in 17 overs.
New Zealand meanwhile, are all but gone at 70/8 against Australia in their warm-up match.
Another six off Balaji! Leaking runs here. Jeevan Mendis hits it this time. Lanka 107/5, require another 40 off 20.
R Ashwin too finished up a tight spell 4 overs none for 20. Sri Lanka, 99/5 in 16 overs, require another 48 off 24 balls.
Harbhajan Singh has bowled a tight spell, 4 overs and a wicket for 17 runs. Meanwhile, Zaheer Khan returns and gobbles up Lahiru Thirimanne. 92/5 now and Lanka require another 55 off 34.
New Zealand no match against Australia. Reeling at 57/6 in 12 overs. Only Kane Williamson standing firm.
Sri Lanka require another 63 runs in 7 overs. Thirimanne batting on 23 off 24, just hit a six off Balaji. Lanka 84/4 in 13 overs.
Bowled! Harbhajan Singh cleans up Kumar Sangakkara. He scored 32 off 32 balls. Sri Lanka 74/4 in 11.5 overs.
New Zealand are 41/4 meanwhile, chasing 140. Ross Taylor hit a six and a four but got out the next ball to Brad Hogg.
Sangakkara going great guns and so is Thirimanne. Ashwin's 2 overs have cost 14 while Harbhajan, playing after long, is going a run a ball. Sri Lanka 67/3 in 9.1 overs.
Sri Lanka 50/3 in 7 overs. Sangakkara on 21 off 19, Thirimanne 3 off 4.
Angelo Mathews hits Laxmipathy Balaji, brought in as first change, for a couple of boundaries but the Chennai lad strikes back immediately. Mathews caught Dhoni bowled Balaji on 16 off 11 balls. Sri Lanka 46/3. Thirimanne in now to join Sangakkara.
Gautam leaving the pitch
Here are Gambhir's images after he was hit on the hand
Sri Lanka gather some momentum now as Sangakkara and Mathews strike back. 22 runs in the last two overs by Zaheer and Irfan. Zak gave away 10 and Pathan 12. Lanka 37/2 after 5 overs.
New Zealand meanwhile struggling badly against Australia. Kiwis 9/3 in 3.2 overs. Taylor and Williamson batting. Mckay, Watson and Cummins have got one wicket each.
Irfan Pathan not giving away an inch here but is bowling a few wides. Sri Lanka 15/2 now in 3 overs. Pathan got Tillakaratne Dilshan off the last ball of his second over, caught behind by Dhoni on 1 off 4 balls.
Sangakkara and Mathews on the crease now.
Sangakkara and Mathews on the crease now.
Sri Lanka's innings has begun meanwhile! Irfan Pathan bowled the first over. Tiilakaratne Dilshan and Dilshan Munaweera opened the innings for Lanka. Lanka 5/1 after over number one, Munaweera bowled by Pathan for 3.
Australia score 139/6 in their warm-up match against New Zealand. Watson top-scored with 27.
Dhoni finishes on 55 off 42, what a recovery! He was on 14 off 22 at one stage. Hit a six off the last ball off Malinga. India score a respectable 146/5!
And Malinga bowls a no-ball to Dhoni, who dispatches the same over the boundary for a massive hit! 7 runs of that delivery. India 137/5, 4 balls to go!
Rohit Sharma is out, caught Mahela Jayawardena bowled Lasith Malinga off the first ball of the last over. Displayed some form finally, 37 off 26 including four 4's and one 6. India 129/5.
Irfan Pathan joins Dhoni at the crease.
Irfan Pathan joins Dhoni at the crease.
In the last 10 overs, India has amassed 73 runs. If only MSD plays like he doing right now, always. He is batting on 41 off 38 now while Sharma is on 37 off 25. India 129/4 in 19 overs.
Finishes with a flurry, Sharma. Another boundary to end the 18th over. India 117/4 now.
Some more information on Gambhir - reports say he has injured his wrist. Still not clear whether he will play in the tournament or not.
Some more information on Gambhir - reports say he has injured his wrist. Still not clear whether he will play in the tournament or not.
Dhoni hits a six off Lasith Malinga! Seems the 'slinger' is the Indian skipper's bunny. Finally some T20 feeling here. Sharma too hits a four! 113/4 in 17.5 overs.
Aussies to continue to struggle. 107/5 in 17 overs. Maxwell batting on 23, Wade on 8.
MS Dhoni hits another couple of fours, now on 27 off 32. India 99/4 in 17 overs. Sharma on 21 off 19.
And Dhoni hits a four! Finally! India 90/4 in 16.3 overs, Dhoni 19 off 30!
Dhoni it seems has gone berserk. A maiden over by Rangana Herath here. Is it really T20 captain? He is batting on 14 off 28 balls. India still 84/4.
That six Rohit hit was off Jeevan Mendis.
And Rohit Sharma hits one over the fence for a six! India now 84/4 after 15 overs. Sharma on 19 off 17 and Dhoni 14 off 22.
Dhoni batting on 10 off 19. Why he does so is a mystery for everybody now. Sharma on 12 off 14. India 73/4 and struggling after 14 overs.
Australia too deep into trouble now. Shane Watson gone too for 27. Australia 75/5 in 12 overs. All bowlers chipping in for New Zealand.
Finally a boundary. Rohit Sharma hits one to the fence. India 63/4.
As expected, Rohit Sharma and Mahendra Singh Dhoni now in Test mode. Dhoni on 3 off 8 and Sharma on 4 off 7. India 58/4 in 11 overs.
In the other warm-up, Australia too face trouble as they are 56/3 after a rollicking start from David Warner. New Zealand's Adam Milne has taken two quick wickets.
Indian team falling like nine-pins here. Yuvraj Singh too goes for 11, caught Sangakkara bowled Rangana Herath. India 51/4 in 8.3 overs.
Gautam Gambhir injured his hand in the very first over of the match vs Sri Lanka. Gambhir was hit on the hand while facing a delivery from Lasith Malinga.
Meanwhile Virat Kohli is also out on 8, caught Munaweera bowled Angelo Mathews. India 46/3.
Gautam Gambhir was retired-hurt in the very first over of the match while he was on 4 off 3 balls. Reasons are still unknown.
Currently India is 46/2 in 7.3 overs. Virat Kohli on 7 and Yuvraj Singh on 5 are at the crease.
The two batsmen dismissed were Virender Sehwag (12) and Suresh Raina (13), both taken by Nuwan Kulasekara in the same over.
Currently India is 46/2 in 7.3 overs. Virat Kohli on 7 and Yuvraj Singh on 5 are at the crease.
The two batsmen dismissed were Virender Sehwag (12) and Suresh Raina (13), both taken by Nuwan Kulasekara in the same over.
India won the toss and batted first in the warm-up match against Sri Lanka.
This is the squad they are playing - Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, M S Dhoni, Irfan Pathan and R Ashwin with L Balaji as the 12th man.
This is the squad they are playing - Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, M S Dhoni, Irfan Pathan and R Ashwin with L Balaji as the 12th man.
