Sanath Jayasuriya gets 28th century

St Jayasuriya Gets 28th century of his international carer just now at home Field.This is the first century by a Sri Lankan batsman at home since Upul Tharanga's nearly three and a half years ago.At morning
India won the toss and elected to field first.Till Now srilanksa's Score 169/2.Run Rate per Over 4.37











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India in Sri Lanka ODI Series - 1st ODI Sri Lanka v India

2008/09 season

Played at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on 28 January 2009 (50-over match)

	Sri Lanka innings (50 overs maximum)			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
		TM Dilshan	run out (Pathan)	0	3	3	0	0	0.00
		ST Jayasuriya	not out	105		112	10	1	93.75
		KC Sangakkara	c Raina b Ojha	44	113	86	2	0	51.16
		SHT Kandamby	c Khan b I Sharma	17		32	1	0	53.12
		MF Maharoof	not out	0		2	0	0	0.00
		Extras	(w 2, nb 1)	3
		Total	(3 wickets; 39 overs)	169	(4.33 runs per over)

To bat DPMD Jayawardene, CK Kapugedera, T Thushara, KMDN Kulasekara, M Muralitharan, BAW Mendis

Fall of wickets1-0 (Dilshan, 0.3 ov), 2-118 (Sangakkara, 27.6 ov), 3-169 (Kandamby, 38.4 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	Z Khan	6	2	15	0	2.50
	MM Patel	5	0	32	0	6.40	(2w)
	I Sharma	5	1	17	1	3.40	(1nb)
	PP Ojha	8	0	35	1	4.37
	YK Pathan	7	0	32	0	4.57
	SK Raina	4	0	16	0	4.00
	RG Sharma	4	1	22	0	5.50

	India team

G Gambhir, SR Tendulkar, RG Sharma, Yuvraj Singh, SK Raina, MS Dhoni, YK Pathan, Z Khan, PP Ojha, I Sharma, MM Patel

Toss India, who chose to field first Player of the match tba Umpires HDPK Dharmasena and BG Jerling (South Africa) TV umpire MG Silva Match referee BC Broad (England) Reserve umpire SSK Gallage

Match notes

• Sri Lanka innings
• Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
• Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.6 overs (81 balls), Extras 3
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (ST Jayasuriya 36, KC Sangakkara 11, Ex 3)
• Drinks: Sri Lanka - 59/1 in 15.0 overs (ST Jayasuriya 38, KC Sangakkara 18)
• ST Jayasuriya: 50 off 65 balls (7 x 4)
• Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 25.6 overs (159 balls), Extras 3
• 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 156 balls (ST Jayasuriya 62, KC Sangakkara 35, Ex 3)
• Drinks: Sri Lanka - 146/2 in 34.0 overs (ST Jayasuriya 91, SHT Kandamby 8)
• Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 35.1 overs (214 balls), Extras 3
• ST Jayasuriya: 100 off 108 balls (10 x 4, 1 x 6)
• Power Play 3: Overs 38.1 - 43.0
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls (ST Jayasuriya 34, SHT Kandamby 17, Ex 0)

Asif hopes for positive verdict

Mohammad Asif, the Pakistan fast bowler, is hoping the IPL drugs tribunal will deliver a favourable verdict in his appeal against his positive test for nandrolone, a banned substance, during the tournament's inaugural edition last year.

Asif is currently suspended from playing all forms of cricket by the Pakistan board until the IPL concludes its inquiry. "I am quite hopeful that I will be cleared," Asif said on his return to Karachi. Asif appeared before the tribunal on January 24 in Mumbai. Although the hearing is complete, the tribunal has reserved its judgement to a later date.

"The tribunal has accepted that it were the eye drops which I used contained nandrolone," Asif claimed. Asif had told the tribunal that he was unaware that Keratyl, the eye drops he used to treat a painful and inflamed eye, contained nandrolone. The tribunal, which includes Sunil Gavaskar, lawyer Shirish Gupte and Dr Ravi Bapat, will meet again before delivering a verdict.

"It's up to the tribunal now, but my doctors and lawyers have strongly pleaded the case," Asif said. He was released by his IPL team, Delhi Daredevils, from his contract last week. "I just want to focus on playing for Pakistan and that was the only reason I quit my IPL contract," he said.

Asif is also facing a PCB investigation on his detention at Dubai airport last year for possessing opium

Bravo ruled out of England Tests

Dwayne Bravo, the West Indies allrounder, has been ruled out of the Test series against England as he recovers from ankle surgery. It is hoped he will return to action for the one-dayers towards the end of March.

Bravo has been out of cricket since he underwent surgery on a long-standing ankle problem last November, which forced him to miss the Stanford Super Series, the one-day series against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi, the recent New Zealand tour and the start of the domestic season.

"I spoke to Dwayne last week," Clyde Butts, the chairman of selectors, said. "He's started to train about now, and is hoping to be ready about the middle part of the England tour.

"He wants to start playing club cricket before he starts playing for Trinidad and Tobago, so he can be fit and ready. Probably, we might see him in the ODIs."

Bravo's last appearance for West Indies was against Australia last July and his absence leaves the team without the balance that his all-round skills bring.

His younger brother, 20-year-old Darren, has been making the headlines recently with an impressive start to the domestic season. He hit 97 against Barbados before following that with his maiden century against Windward Islands at the weekend.

Indian Cricket team gear up for tough challenge

Both Mahela Jayawardene and Mahendra Singh Dhoni are expecting the five-ODI contest, which starts on January 28 in Dambulla, to be a closely-fought affair. India edged out Sri Lanka 3-2 in the ODIs during their visit in July-August last year, but the hosts are confident about their prospects after their recent 2-1 success in Pakistan.

"It's going to be a tough, challenging series but we are looking forward to that challenge," Jayawardene said. "Things happened for us in Pakistan which is good. We should try and continue that trend.

"I put the success that we had in Pakistan [down] to the way we successfully adapted to the tough conditions in Zimbabwe and in Bangladesh," he added. "A lot of younger guys put their hands up and a lot of character was shown in our team. In different situations certain players played really well. That gave a lot of guys the confidence going forward.

"The way we lost the first game in Pakistan was really tough for us. We had a chat and we knew exactly what went wrong and the next two games was history. The way our boys played was brilliant. The last three months have taught us quite a few lessons and hopefully we'll learn from that and continue to improve as a unit."

While Sri Lanka have been on the road for the past three months, India have enjoyed successes at home, against Australia and England, and the luxury of a break in a cramped schedule thanks to the cancellation of the Pakistan tour - the absence of which has led to Sri Lanka playing both teams.

In the 3-2 win last time around, Dhoni won four tosses, which he felt would play a vital role. "It's not the weather but the wickets behave in a strange way in Sri Lanka," he said. "The ball grips on and it is slightly slower. In the last one-and-a-half years you have venues like Dambulla and Premadasa Stadium where it seams around in the evening especially under the lights. If it is a day game in Dambulla the ball does a lot. That's why the toss is very important."

India will be without an experienced campaigner in Harbhajan Singh, and Dhoni said it was a chance for left-arm spinners Pragyan Ojha and the uncapped Ravindra Jadeja to prove their mettle. "Harbhajan has been the pick of the bowlers when it comes to spinners," Dhoni said. "He is one person who wants to perform in a game. We will miss him. We have two spinners in the side Pragyan Ojha and Ravindra Jadeja who will try to fill in the space. We also have part-timers who have done well."

With the pitches favouring spin, Dhoni does not foresee a tough time for them. "One plus point is that over here the spinners get the assistance from the wicket," he said. "It won't be really tough for them if they find a good length. It will be comparatively easy compared to a wicket that doesn't assist them and favours the batsmen. It's a fair opportunity for both the spinners to prove themselves when your leading spinner is not there."

Muralitharan plans to quit after 2011 World Cup

Sri Lanka's record-breaking spinner Muttiah Muralitharan plans to play through the 2011 World Cup before he finally retires.

Muralitharan, 36, captured his 500th one-day international wicket on Saturday in the third and final limited overs match against Pakistan. He is the only bowler to take 500 wickets in both test and one-day cricket.

"If I have an ambition it is to play until the next World Cup. After that I will call it quits," he told reporters.

Already the highest wicket taker in tests with 769 victims from 125 matches, Muralitharan needs another three wickets to surpass Pakistan fast bowler Wasim Akram's record of 502 in one-day matches.

"These milestones are not that important for me. Winning as a team is far more important. If these milestones come along the way I am happy," Muralitharan said. "I am happy I got this milestone today but the team wining the match in such a big way is more reason to celebrate."

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene said Muralitharan was still going strong.

"I think the other bowlers doing well is helping him and he is enjoying himself more and delivering for the team like he has always done," Jayawardene said.