In Pics : How Bhuvneshwar Kumar rattled the Sri Lankan batting lineup

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New Delhi: Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar wreaked havoc with a brilliant opening spell as he powered India into the final of the Celkon Mobile Cup Tri Series tournament with a commanding 81-run victory over Sri Lanka via Duckworth Lewis method in another rain-affected match.

The 22-year-old Kumar had career-best figures of 4 for 8 runs in six overs as Sri Lanka were bundled out for a paltry 96 in 24.4 overs in pursuit of 178 in stipulated 26 overs as Virat Kohli, in his maiden stint as captain, guided the 'Men In Blue' into the title round. India will again meet Sri Lanka in the final at the same venue on Thursday.

Bhuvneshwar who was given the Man of the Match award said, "If you perform well for your country, you feel proud, you had to put the ball in the right areas. So far the most helpful pitch I have bowled on."

Well Bhuvneshwar is slowly becoming India’s main stay in the pace department with his ability to take wickets with the new ball.

New Delhi: Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar wreaked havoc with a brilliant opening spell as he powered India into the final of the Celkon Mobile Cup Tri Series tournament with a commanding 81-run victory over Sri Lanka via Duckworth Lewis method in another rain-affected match.

The 22-year-old Kumar had career-best figures of 4 for 8 runs in six overs as Sri Lanka were bundled out for a paltry 96 in 24.4 overs in pursuit of 178 in stipulated 26 overs as Virat Kohli, in his maiden stint as captain, guided the 'Men In Blue' into the title round. India will again meet Sri Lanka in the final at the same venue on Thursday.

Bhuvneshwar who was given the Man of the Match award said, "If you perform well for your country, you feel proud, you had to put the ball in the right areas. So far the most helpful pitch I have bowled on."

Well Bhuvneshwar is slowly becoming India’s main stay in the pace department with his ability to take wickets with the new ball.

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1. Upul Tharanga

Over 2.1:  Kumar to Tharanga, OUT, Bhuvneshwar struck in his first spell again. Short of a length, just outside off, Tharanga follows it a little lazily. The ball gets a good lift, takes the edge, and Raina at second slip is wider than usual.

  

 

2. Kumar Sangakkara

Over 2.2 : Kumar struck the very next ball, getting the legendary Kumar Sangakkara out cheaply. Bhuvi was lucky to get this one out as the short of the length ball , hit him over the knee roll on the back pad and replays confirmed that the ball didn’t even pitch in between the wickets.

 

3.Mahela Jayawardene

Over 6.6:  Kumar  then got rid of the inform Jayawardene, as Bhuvneshwar got 

Jayawardene caught by Murali Vijay. Backs away to make room and cut, and at no point makes an effort to keep it down. However, the ball bounces a touch extra, and goes much finer and much further than Jayawardene wants it to go. A sitter for third man

   

4. Lahiru Thirimanne

Over 8.3: Kumar’s last scalp was . Lahiru Thirimanne. He got caught by Kohli at the covers.

  

In pics: Andy Murray wins Wimbledon 2013 title, ends Britain's 77-year-old wait

Andy Murray made it possible, winning his country's hallowed tennis tournament to become the first British man in 77 years to raise the trophy at the All England Club beating Djokovic 6-4, 7-5, 6-4. (Getty Images)




The pulses were racing faster as Djokovic displayed his own survival instincts to earn three break points before a wondrous volley winner gave Murray a championship point.(Getty Images) 



"I understand how much everyone wanted to see British winner at Wimbledon and I hope everyone enjoyed it," Murray said after fulfilling a lifelong dream of holding aloft the gilded Challenge Cup.



A gracious Djokovic added: "Congratulations to Andy you absolutely deserved it, you played incredibly. (Getty Images) 



On the hottest day of the year in Britain, the world's two best players produced scorching sinew-stretching action from the start and the first three games alone lasted 20 minutes. (Getty Images)



A set that initially looked like lasting forever ended exactly on the hour mark as Djokovic whipped a service return wide to give Murray the one-set cushion. (Getty Images) 



Murray broke the fuming Serb and soon had the fans roaring when he wrapped up the 69-minute second set with a 125mph thunderbolt ace. (Getty Images)



After going ahead 2-0, Murray's mind seemed to go on a walkabout as Djokovic won four games on the trot, but Murray made sure that there would be no repeat. (Getty Images) 

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Dinesh Chandimal was clean bowled by Kemar Roach for paltry 7. (AFP)



Sri Lanka were 60 fr 3 when a heavy downpour disrupted the play at Port of Spain. The match will continue from the current state on July 8 (Monday). (AFP) 



Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara (11) and Lahiru Thirimanne (13) were at the crease when the match was called off. (AFP)

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Sourav Ganguly made his Test debut for India at the Lord's Cricket Ground in 1996, becoming the third player to score a century on debut (131) at the Mecca of Cricket.



In 1997, India and Pakistan squared off in a five-match bilateral series held in Toronto, Canada. Ganguly won four consecutive Man-of-the-Match awards for his all-round display. His 5/16 in the third ODI remained the highlight of the series.



By the later half of the 90's, Ganguly had become one of the mainstays of Indian batting. His innings of 183 against Sri Lanka at Taunton in the 1999 World Cup, contributed heaps to establish him as one of the greatest ODI players.



The opening pair of Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar smashed record books all over the globe. The duo opened for the first time in a match against South Africa in 1997 and went on to amass 6609 runs from 136 innings, which included 21 century stands.



The new millennium dawned with the Indian team looking up to a new leader in Ganguly, after he was given the captaincy from Tendulkar following the latter's woeful run as skipper.



Ganguly led India to their most memorable series victory when in 2001 they beat Steve Waugh's 'Invincible Australia' to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.



Under Ganguly, India started winning abroad. But none of those victories were more memorable than the 2002 Natwest Series in England where India achieved England's target of 326 in a historical chase at Lord's.



Ganguly led India to their first World Cup final in 20 years. However, the side lost to Australia convincingly to extend India's wait for another World Cup.



India's tour of Australia in 2003-04 saw the Ganguly-led side finally winning a Test match on Australian soil after 23 years. The series that ended in a 1-1 draw also marked Steve Waugh's last series.



India toured Pakistan after a gap of 15 years in 2004 and emerged victorious in both the Test and ODI series. India's first series win in Pakistan established 'Dada' as the quintessential leader of Indian cricket.



2005 saw the Indian team taking a dip in form. The infamous Greg Chappell-Sourav Ganguly incident gathered heat and the then Indian captain was axed from the side after losses to Pakistan and Sri Lanka.



Ganguly made a roaring comeback after he was named in India's tour to South Africa 2006-07. He scored 51 in his comeback Test innings which commenced Ganguly's second life in cricket.



At 35 years old, Ganguly notched up his first Test double hundred. His 239 came against Pakistan in Bangalore 2007, which included 30 fours and two sixes.


Ganguly announced his retirement from international cricket just ahead of Australia's tour to India in late 2008. In his last series, he scored a hundred to bring curtains down on a legendary career.

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Andy Murray celebrates after battling past Fernando Verdasco 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-5 in the quarter-finals. (Getty)



Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson reacts while watching the quarter-final between fellow Scot Murray and Spaniard Verdasco. (Getty) 



Murray and Verdasco share a chat at the end of the match. (Getty)



Novak Djokovic plays a shot on the way to his 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-3 victory over Tomas Berdych in the quarter-final. (Getty) 



Juan Martin del Potro reacts after beating David Ferrer 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(5) in the quarter-final. (Getty)



Del Potro is treated for a knee injury during his quarter-final match against Ferrer. (Getty) 



Ferrer plays a shot during his quarter-final tie against Del Potro. (Getty)



Jerzy Janowicz celebrates after cruising past fellow Pole Lukasz Kubot 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 to enter the semi-finals. (Getty)