Sri Lanka beats India by 74 runs in ODI final
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DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka beat India by 74 runs Saturday at Rangiri
Dambulla Stadium in the final of the tri-series one-day international tournament
that also involved New Zealand:
Scores:
Sri Lanka 299-8 (Tillakaratne Dilshan 110, Kumar Sangakkara 71; Munaf Patel
2-43, Ishant Sharma 2-54) def. India 225 (Mahendra Singh Dhoni 67; Thisara
Perera 3-36, Suraj Randiv 3-40)
Excellent work Sri Lanka Cricket Team! Congratulations to one and all who worked hard with determination to secure this victory over mighty India! The World Cup is now at your feet. Let us now work hard to secure this too to make Mother Lanka proud of you all. Let us send a clear message to the world that Sri Lanka who defeated the world’s most brutal terrorist organisation despite their open support from Norway and the imperial West is no longer a minnow but a force to be reckoned with.
God bless you Sangakkara and the team! Let the whole nation rejoice!