Sri Lanka batted first at the Adelaide Oval and made a competitive 236 for nine, built around Dinesh Chandimal's 81, and India were always right on the rate. A nervy finish saw the stability shift one way then another before Dhoni (58 not out) and Umesh Yadav scampered three off the final ball to leave the scores level. Sri Lanka made a terrible start as Upul Tharanga edged the second ball of the match from Vinay Kumar to Dhoni, and it was 28 for two when his opening partner Tillakaratne Dilshan departed for 16.
Chandimal and Kumar Sangakkara put on 51 before the latter, having made a patient 31, miscalculate a Ravichandran Ashwin delivery and distended a catch to Gautam Gambhir at point. Chandimal reached a well-judged half-century from 56 balls, slog-sweeping Ravindra Jadeja for four before edging three from the next ball. Captain Mahela Jayawardene looked to be moving through the gears fluently until he played around a straight ball from Vinay Kumar to depart lbw for 43 from 49 balls.
Irfan Pathan hit a Mathews no-ball for six but was run out next ball. But Dhoni whipped a four to bring up his 50 and then kept the strike with nine needed from the last over. Star Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga, at the stumps, missed two run-out chances before Mathews accounted for Vinay Kumar with a direct hit, leaving Dhoni needing a boundary from the last ball. His slap over cover was crucially stopped by a diving Tharanga but the batsmen twisted for three to tie.
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Chandimal and Kumar Sangakkara put on 51 before the latter, having made a patient 31, miscalculate a Ravichandran Ashwin delivery and distended a catch to Gautam Gambhir at point. Chandimal reached a well-judged half-century from 56 balls, slog-sweeping Ravindra Jadeja for four before edging three from the next ball. Captain Mahela Jayawardene looked to be moving through the gears fluently until he played around a straight ball from Vinay Kumar to depart lbw for 43 from 49 balls.
Irfan Pathan hit a Mathews no-ball for six but was run out next ball. But Dhoni whipped a four to bring up his 50 and then kept the strike with nine needed from the last over. Star Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga, at the stumps, missed two run-out chances before Mathews accounted for Vinay Kumar with a direct hit, leaving Dhoni needing a boundary from the last ball. His slap over cover was crucially stopped by a diving Tharanga but the batsmen twisted for three to tie.
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