Sri Lanka v India, 1st ODI, Dambulla
Abject India suffer eight-wicket loss
India were rocked early in their innings when Gautam Gambhir fell for a second-ball duck to Chaminda Vaas •AFP
Rohit Sharma had to contend with the two-faced nature of the surface as India meandered towards 50 for 3 by the 16th over •AFP
India's situation worsened when Mendis dismissed Mahendra Singh Dhoni to leave them tottering at 87 for 6 •AFP
Sri Lanka didn't blaze away at the start as Munaf Patel removed the openers•AFP
Mahela Jayawardene ensured no further loss of wickets and managed to remain unbeaten on 61•AFP
They soon slipped to 23 for 2, with debutant Virat Kohli departing after scoring 12 •AFP
Ajantha Mendis continued his domination of India's batsmen when he cleaned up Yuvraj Singh •AFP
The plunge continued as Harbhajan Singh was caught behind off Muttiah Muralitharan •AFP
Sanath Jayasuriya scored 10•AFP
He was well supported by Chamara Kapugedera, who finished with an unbeaten 45. Sri Lanka dented India's confidence by winning with nearly 15 overs to spare•AFP
Just when it appeared that Rohit was getting a grip on things, he fell to Thilan Thushara for 19 •AFP
A semblance of resistance was offered by Pragyan Ojha, the No.10, who made an unbeaten 16 and added 29 for the last wicket with Munaf Patel. India were eventually bowled out for 146 •AFP
His partner Kumar Sangakkara managed 19 before falling to Munaf and the score read 45 for 2•AFP
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