Rayudu puts India 2-0 up
Ambati Rayudu slammed his maiden hundred as India produced yet another comprehensive batting performance to beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in the second one-day international at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
India now lead the five-match series 2-0, after their big win in Cuttack on Sunday in the first match.
Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 274 for eight in stipulated 50 overs with skipper Angelo Mathews scoring 92. In reply, India never looked in any sort of trouble as they chased down the target with minimum fuss in only 44.3 overs.
With Virat Kohli promoting him at No 3, the 29-year-old Rayudu justified his skipper's faith scoring an unbeaten 121 off 118 balls with the help of 10 fours and four sixes in an innings that was paced perfectly.
Earlier, skipper Mathews struck a fighting 92 to lift a struggling Sri Lanka to 274 for eight after opting to bat on a slowish Motera track.
SCORES IN BRIEF
SRI LANKA: 274 for 8 in 50 overs (Mathews 92 not out, Sangakkara 61, Dilshan 35, Prasad 30 not out; Patel 2-39, Ashwin 2-49, Yadav 2-54)
INDIA: 275 for 4 in 44.3 overs (Rayudu 121 not out, Dhawan 79, Kohli 49; Prasanna 3-53)
Result: India won by 6 wickets.
Player-of-the-match: Ambati Rayudu.
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