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HARARE: Dinesh Chandimal scored his first international century to steer Sri Lanka to a six-wicket win over India in the tri-nations one-day series on Saturday.
The 20-year-old right-hander hit 111 off 118 balls at Harare Sports Club as Sri Lanka reached 270-4 with 10 balls to spare in response to India's 268-9.
The Sri Lankans now meet host Zimbabwe in Wednesday's final. The two teams also play on Monday in the last of the preliminary matches.
India captain Suresh Raina refused to blame his team's elimination on players' lack of experience of 50-over cricket.
''They have been playing first-class cricket back home and they have been doing well,'' Raina said. ''The youngsters need to raise their game. They need to work on their fitness, work on their game. They need to work on their mistakes and move on.''
Chandimal's innings included six boundaries and five sixes. He shared a 114-run third wicket stand with Nuwan Kapugedera, who scored 42 off 60 balls.
Man-of-the-match Chandimal, who made his debut against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in this series, played aggressively, having a go at anything short of a decent width.
Kapugedera played the supporting role before his miscued shot in the 37th over found Pankaj Singh in the deep off Pragyan Ojha's bowling.
Sri Lanka's chase faltered when captain Tillakaratne Dilshan on 21 pulled a delivery from Ashok Dinda to Yusuf Pathan at mid-on.
Opener Upul Tharanga was caught by Virat Kohli from spinner Ravichandra Ashwin's turning ball in the 15th over.
But Chandimal and Kapugedera's partnership eased the worries of a Sri Lanka collapse. Chandimal was only removed in the 41th over when he missed a straight ball from Ashwin and was stumped.
Jeewan Mendis (35 not out) and Thusara Samaraweera, unbeaten on 28, finished it off for Sri Lanka with relative ease after 48.2 overs.
Earlier, Kohli had top-scored with 68 as India totaled 268-9. Batting at number three, Kohli faced 94 balls, hitting five boundaries on a flat wicket. Pathan chipped in with 44 runs.
Pace bowler Thilan Mirando was the pick of the Sri Lanka bowlers, taking 3-57, while offspinner Suraj Randiv claimed 2-38.
Dilshan said his team will go all out against Zimbabwe on Monday. ''We will go into it 100 per cent'' he said. ''We are not going to relax.''
The 20-year-old right-hander hit 111 off 118 balls at Harare Sports Club as Sri Lanka reached 270-4 with 10 balls to spare in response to India's 268-9.
The Sri Lankans now meet host Zimbabwe in Wednesday's final. The two teams also play on Monday in the last of the preliminary matches.
India captain Suresh Raina refused to blame his team's elimination on players' lack of experience of 50-over cricket.
''They have been playing first-class cricket back home and they have been doing well,'' Raina said. ''The youngsters need to raise their game. They need to work on their fitness, work on their game. They need to work on their mistakes and move on.''
Chandimal's innings included six boundaries and five sixes. He shared a 114-run third wicket stand with Nuwan Kapugedera, who scored 42 off 60 balls.
Man-of-the-match Chandimal, who made his debut against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo in this series, played aggressively, having a go at anything short of a decent width.
Kapugedera played the supporting role before his miscued shot in the 37th over found Pankaj Singh in the deep off Pragyan Ojha's bowling.
Sri Lanka's chase faltered when captain Tillakaratne Dilshan on 21 pulled a delivery from Ashok Dinda to Yusuf Pathan at mid-on.
Opener Upul Tharanga was caught by Virat Kohli from spinner Ravichandra Ashwin's turning ball in the 15th over.
But Chandimal and Kapugedera's partnership eased the worries of a Sri Lanka collapse. Chandimal was only removed in the 41th over when he missed a straight ball from Ashwin and was stumped.
Jeewan Mendis (35 not out) and Thusara Samaraweera, unbeaten on 28, finished it off for Sri Lanka with relative ease after 48.2 overs.
Earlier, Kohli had top-scored with 68 as India totaled 268-9. Batting at number three, Kohli faced 94 balls, hitting five boundaries on a flat wicket. Pathan chipped in with 44 runs.
Pace bowler Thilan Mirando was the pick of the Sri Lanka bowlers, taking 3-57, while offspinner Suraj Randiv claimed 2-38.
Dilshan said his team will go all out against Zimbabwe on Monday. ''We will go into it 100 per cent'' he said. ''We are not going to relax.''
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, May 28, 2010
Match starts at 07:30 GMT
Preview:
With the Twenty20 World Cup debacle still fresh in the mind, a new-look Indian team would look to test its bench strength when it faces Zimbabwe in the opening match of a triangular ODI series, also involving Sri Lanka, here tomorrow.
With big names rested for the series, the tournament comes as an opportunity for the youngsters to prove their worth at the international level, especially with the 50-over World Cup just over nine months away.
It will also be a test of character for the young Suresh Raina, who will make his captaincy debut after as many as eight senior players including regular captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, were rested for the tournament.
But what might work in Raina's favour is that he will lead a bunch of young, fresh and fit players who are eager to perform at the international arena and be in the reckoning for a place in the Indian team.
Raina has an aggressive deputy in Virat Kohli, who would be keen to prove his worth to the selectors after being ignored for the Twenty20 World Cup.
Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha and leg-spinner Amit Mishra also have a point to prove after the Twenty20 World Cup snub while Yusuf Pathan, Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik along with Raina will form the core of the Indian line-up during the series.
Other rookies who will be looking to make a mark are off-spinner R Ashwin and aggressive wicket-keeper batsman Naman Ojha.
However, an area which will be a matter of concern for Raina is the pace department. With the likes of Ashok Dinda, R Vinay Kumar, Pankaj Singh and Umesh Yadav, the Indian seam attack lacks experience and it remains to be seen how the quartet fairs in pressure situations.
Incidentally, the Raina-led side has a fair idea about Zimbabwean conditions as players like Pankaj Singh, Pragyan and Rohit were part of the A team that toured the African country in 2007. India last sent a full side to Zimbabwe way back in 2005-06.
On the other hand, the absence of so many international stars have irked the cash-strapped Zimbabwe Cricket which was banking on this series to revive the game here.
With very little international cricket scheduled here, the tri-series is also seen as Zimbabwe's last chance to test their abilities before the next year's World Cup.
After hosting Sri Lanka in 2008, Zimbabwe have played minnows like Kenya, Bangladesh and Afghanistan at home and the successful hosting of this series will portray a positive image of cricket there.
Teams:
India (From): Murali Vijay, Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina
(c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Naman Ojha(w), Yusuf Pathan, Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha, Pankaj Singh, Vinay Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ashok Dinda, Umesh Yadav.
(c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Naman Ojha(w), Yusuf Pathan, Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha, Pankaj Singh, Vinay Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ashok Dinda, Umesh Yadav. 
Zimbabwe(From): Hamilton Masakadza, Vusi Sibanda, Tatenda Taibu(w), Brendan Taylor, Charles Coventry, Andy Blignaut, Elton Chigumbura(c), Graeme Cremer, Prosper Utseya, Chris Mpofu, Ray Price, Chamu Chibhabha, Craig Ervine, Gregory Lamb, Ed Rainsford
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