India vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI Live Streaming, Sopcast Link, Highlights
By admin • Dec 23rd, 2009 • Category: India vs Sri Lanka 2009
Watch India vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI live streaming free online, live score. The match scheduled to begin at 09:00 GMT, 14:30 local at Kolkata, Eden Gardens. Watch India vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI highlights after match end. India advanced this series by 2-1 against Sri Lanka. If India won this 4th odi will won this series so its very important for both teams.
The 2-1 scoreline is not unexpected given the way India have pushed Sri Lanka to the brink in all but one game – a Twenty20 – played in the limited-overs leg of the tour. But now, with the home team missing two match-winners, a hurting Sri Lanka have a realistic chance of leveling the series.
This will be the first time since MS Dhoni’s debut in 2004 that India play an ODI without him and Yuvraj Singh. Dhoni has often said that missing Yuvraj is a big blow, so how India cope with the loss of their captain and best batsman in ODIs in addition to Yuvraj will be crucial.
Match : India vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI
Date: 24th Dec 2009
Venue: Kolkata
Time: Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT)
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India vs Sri Lanka 4th ODI Live Streaming
India squad
V Sehwag*, G Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, RA Jadeja, KD Karthik†, Z Khan, V Kohli, P Kumar, A Nehra, PP Ojha, SK Raina, I Sharma, SR Tendulkar, S Tyagi
Sri Lanka squad
KC Sangakkara*†, TM Dilshan, ST Jayasuriya, DPMD Jayawardene, S Randiv, SHT Kandamby, CK Kapugedera, KMDN Kulasekara, SL Malinga, BAW Mendis, NLTC Perera, M Pushpakumara, TT Samaraweera, WU Tharanga
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Tillakaratne Dilshan v Harbhajan Singh and Ravindra Jadeja: Sri Lanka’s strength lies, keeping with tradition, at the top of the order. In Tillakaratne Dilshan they have a batsman at the height of his powers, equally adept at firing in the first over and taking charge of the slog overs. A converted opener, Dilshan has acquitted himself superbly this year and his centuries in Rajkot and Cuttack kept India sweating all the way. His ability to play unconventional shots on either side of the stumps makes it critical for the spinners to plot their modus operandi against him with care. In the first match of the series, Dilshan collected 36 runs from 23 deliveries faced against Ravindra Jadeja but was more sedate against Harbhajan Singh, who allowed just 17 from 26 balls before he bowled Dilshan for 160. In the second ODI, Dilshan took 33 runs from 27 balls faced from Harbhajan, but just 18 from the 33 Jadeja bowled at him. Dilshan didn’t last long enough to face spin in Cuttack, and if the pair comes up against him tomorrow, the margin for error will be miniscule.
Lasith Malinga v Virender Sehwag: Lasith Malinga’s ability to sling out top-order batsmen hasn’t been evident recently on the international stage, owing largely to the injuries that have restricted him to just 10 ODIs in 2009. In the absence of Muttiah Muralitharan and Dilhara Fernando, Sri Lanka’s most experienced bowler has to deliver early if Sri Lanka want to keep Virender Sehwag quiet. Fast bowlers have accounted for Sehwag in his last nine innings, and getting him out early in every game was crucial to Australia’s recent series win in India. On his comeback in Cuttack, Malinga’s first over cost 16 with Sehwag blasting three fours. Sehwag was dismissed by Chanaka Welegedara and didn’t get a chance to face Malinga further, but sparks could fly if they face off in Kolkata.
Virat Kohli will step in for Yuvraj and hope to build on his impressive 54 last week.
India: 1 Virender Sehwag (capt), 2 Sachin Tendulkar, 3 Gautam Gambhir, 4 Virat Kohli, 5 Suresh Raina, 6 Dinesh Karthik (wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Zaheer Khan, 10 Ishant Sharma, 11 Ashish Nehra.
Sri Lanka don’t have any new fitness worries but they need to address their middle-order problems. Chamara Kapugedera struggled for fluency in Cuttack before a loose shot sent him back, and Sri Lanka should really reconsider Sanath Jayasuriya over Thilan Samaraweera not least because of the left-arm spinning option he creates.
Sri Lanka: 1 Upul Tharanga, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Sanath Jayasuriya/Chamara Kapugedera, 6 Thilina Kandamby, 7 Nuwan Kulasekara, 8 Suraj Randiv, 9 Lasith Malinga, 10 Ajantha Mendis, 11 Chanaka Welegedara.