India A
382 for 6 (Rohit 142, Pandey 135*, Chand 54) beat
Sri Lankans
294 for 9 (Tharanga 76, Karn 4-47) by 88 runs
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| Rohit Sharma showed he had recovered from his injuries with a quickfire 142 |
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Matches:
India A v Sri Lankans at Mumbai (BS)
Series/Tournaments:
Sri Lanka tour of India
Rohit Sharma, Manish Pandey and Karn Sharma
made the most of their opportunities for India A while the Sri Lankans
didn't have much to gain from the warm-up one-dayer at the Brabourne
Stadium.
With Sri Lanka deciding to give all fifteen members of their squad a go,
the match didn't have any statistical relevance. Still Rohit's innings
showed that he has recovered from his injuries while Pandey's and Karn's
efforts in the comprehensive 88-run victory will help push their case
for national selection.
Rohit was playing his first match after being sidelined for 10 weeks due
to a finger injury on his right hand. Pandey was keen to justify his
maiden call-up to the national team, after being selected for the
Twenty20 against West Indies, which was cancelled following the
withdrawal of the West Indians from the tour. Karn, on the other hand,
was desperate for a strong performance after losing his place in the
limited-overs squad.
In these circumstances, Rohit's stay at the wicket for almost three
hours and his 214-run second-wicket partnership off 166 balls turned out
to be a morale-booster for the batsman. Rohit opened the innings with
Unmukt Chand and focused on spending time at the wicket while his
younger partner went after the Sri Lankan quicks.
While the Sri Lankans tried out 11 bowlers, none of them could find the
right line length. Chand took full toll on the pacers, using his
favourite pull shot to good effect as he took only 39 deliveries to race
to his third successive fifty in a tour game. It was the same shot
which eventually proved fatal for Chand as he top-edged a catch to the
keeper to give Lahiru Gamage his first wicket on the tour.
