{"id":8613,"date":"2012-07-22T03:09:15","date_gmt":"2012-07-22T03:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=8613"},"modified":"2012-07-22T03:09:15","modified_gmt":"2012-07-22T03:09:15","slug":"kohlis-century-powers-india-to-21-run-victory-over-sri-lanka-in-first-odi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=8613","title":{"rendered":"Kohli\u2019s century powers India to 21-run victory over Sri Lanka in first ODI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>India survived some jittery moments in the fag end before snatching a thrilling 21-run win over Sri Lanka in the first cricket One-dayer of the five-match series, on Saturday, says a report in <strong>The Hindu.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cVirat Kohli cracked a superb 106 and Virender Sehwag scored 96 runs as their 173-run stand for the second wicket laid the foundation for India\u2019s imposing 314 for six after electing to bat. Diminutive left-hander Suresh Raina (50 off 45) and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (35 off 29) added valuable runs towards the end to take the side past 300-run mark,\u201d says the report, adding that India then restricted the hosts to 293 for nine to take a 1-0 lead in the series, which it needs to win by a 5-0 margin to reclaim the number one position in ODIs.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile <strong>The Times Of India <\/strong>writes that the hosts&#8217; resistance was built around Kumar Sangakkara&#8217;s fighting 133 but he fell short of partners from the other end until he was joined by Thisara Perera, who scored a quick-fire 44 off just 28 balls. \u201cSangakkara&#8217;s knock, his 14th ODI hundred and fifth against India, came off 151 balls and included 12 boundaries. Sangakkara and Perera rattled up a 78-run stand for the seventh wicket, giving some anxious moments to India but their effort only reduced the defeat margin,\u201d says the TOI report, adding that Sri Lanka&#8217;s fight ended when Sangakkara was bowled by Umesh Yadav in 48th over and Perera was dismissed by Irfan Pathan in the penultimate over.<\/p>\n<p>Pathan (2\/37), R Ashwin (2\/46) and Yadav (2\/76) took two wickets each for India.<\/p>\n<p>Kohli carried his good form of the last season into the match as he scored his fourth hundred in his last five innings. The 23-year-old Kohli blasted nine boundaries in his 113-ball innings. Sehwag, who was given reprieve by Tillakaratne Dilshan in the second over, had 10 boundaries in his 97-ball innings. 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