Friday, August 27, 2010

India eye revenge, title trophy against Lanka

India would look to avenge the league-stage humiliation and clinch their second successive ODI trophy on Sri Lankan soil when they take on the hosts in what promises to be a high-voltage summit clash of the cricket tri-series here tomorrow. 

Both teams find themselves face to face in a final clash for the second time in just over a month after Kumar Sangakkara's men finished on the losing side in the Asia Cup finals in June. 

The ongoing tri-series, however, has been a lot more dramatic then the Asia Cup both on and off field. The third team in fray, New Zealand, is out of the equation after India handed it a 105-run thrashing in the last league match of the series. 

Befitting the drama that has unfolded in the past two weeks, including the now infamous no-ball that Suraj Randiv bowled to deny Virender Sehwag a hundred, India and Sri Lanka have made the finals and it is hard to pick a winner in conditions where the toss of the coin has been of decisive significance.

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