Dhoni century lifts India to big total

Nagpur, Dec 18 (PTI) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni
cracked his sixth hundred and strung together a breezy century
stand with Suresh Raina to lift his side to an imposing 301
for seven in the second One-day International against Sri
Lanka here Friday.

Dhoni had the proverbial cat's luck as he was let off on
four occasions by the butter-fingered Lanka fielders, thrice
by his counterpart Kumar Sangakkara alone before he had
reached 50, and the India captain punished them with his
second successive hundred in ODIs at this venue, following his
match-winning 124 against Australia on October 28.
The India captain, who fell to impressive debutant Suraj
Randiv for 107 in 111 balls that included eight fours and two
sixes, and Raina (68) stitched a stand of 126 in only 119
balls for the fifth wicket to lift India to the 300-plus score
after the hosts were struggling just past the halfway stage.
Coming together when their side were 132 for four in the
27th over, they helped their side with a run-a-ball
partnership on a wicket that offered a lot of turn to the slow
bowlers and not a bowler's graveyard as was the case in the
first ODI at Rajkot in western India.
Dhoni was lucky to escape getting out three times before
he crossed 50 with Sangakkara being the culprit on all three
occasions. More PTI SSR
MYR


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