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Five batsman made ducks on Monday as India thrashed Sri Lanka by 183 runs in their World Cup Super Six match at The Wanderers.
Set 293 to win, Sri Lanka tumbled to 109 all out from only 23 overs after veteran paceman Javagal Srinath took four for 20 from his opening five overs.
Srinath and left-arm fast bowler Ashish Nehra finished with identical figures of four for 35.
Srinath removed Marvan Atapattu and Jehan Mubarak in his first over. Atapattu cut a short ball straight to Mohammad Kaif at cover in the second over and Mubarak also went for a duck as he edged his second delivery behind.
Left-arm paceman Zaheer Khan then trapped Mahela Jayawardene for no score and Srinath dismissed Aravinda de Silva for a duck in similar fashion.
Srinath captured his fourth victim when captain Sanath Jayasuriya (12) hit an easy catch to Kaif. Kumar Sangakkarra took the attack to the bowlers briefly before he was caught for 30 with the score on 59 then Arnold was another lbw victim for eight.
The remaining batsmen fell cheaply against the Indian pace bowlers in the 1996 champions' second lowest score ever in the World Cup.
Earlier Sachin Tendulkar fell three runs short of a record fifth World Cup century as India compiled 292 for six.
Tendulkar, who broke his own tournament record of 523 runs set in 1996, was caught behind off de Silva for 97.
In combination with Virender Sehwag (66) he put on 153 for the first wicket from 26.3 overs before Sehwag tried to hit Muttiah Muralitharan for his fourth six and was caught for 66.
Tendulkar was out for 97, edging an attempted sweep against Aravinda de Silva to a jubiliant Kumar Sangakkara behind the stumps. He was dismissed for 98 in a first round match against Pakistan and still shares the World Cup record of four centuries with Australia's Mark Waugh.
Tendulkar shared a breezy 153-run opening partnership with Virender Sehwag, who stroked 66, and added 61 runs for the second wicket with captain Sourav Ganguly who hit 48 from 53 balls.
The pair dominated the Sri Lankan pace attack after captain Sanath Jayasuriya put India in to bat in the hope of exploiting some early life in The Wanderers' pitch.
Tendulkar hit a stunning six over point against paceman Prabath Nissanka besides seven fours as India looked set to go well beyond the 300-run mark after reaching 167 in 30 overs.
VAAS FIGHTBACK
Left-arm pace bowler Chaminda Vaas then led a late fightback by the Sri Lankan bowlers. The tournament's leading wicket-taker finished with two for 34 from his 10 overs, bowling both Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh in his final spell.
Jayasuriya was passed fit in the morning despite still feeling some discomfort from injuries to his left forearm and thumb.
But the Indian openers gave Sri Lanka little else to cheer as they rattled up 70 runs in the first 10 overs.
Tendulkar and Sehwag attacked Nissanka, included in place of Pulasthi Gunaratne, as the erratic young paceman went for 25 runs in his first three overs.
The 22-year-old Nissanka and later Dilhara Fernando both bowled too short on a pitch affording bounce and seam movement.
Sehwag drove Nissanka through extra cover and cut him over backward point for six in his first over before playing him off the hip to the square-leg fence.
Tendulkar drove Vaas through extra-cover and midwicket for two of his early fours before slashing Fernando over point for six.
But Vaas stemmed the run flow at one end, mixing up his deliveries to bowl two consecutive maiden overs to Tendulkar.
Tendulkar brought up his fifth 50 of the tournament, driving Fernando to midwicket for four to raise the 100-run opening partnership in the 18th over.
Sehwag reached his first tournament half-century soon after, having scored only 117 runs in seven previous games. His 66-ball effort contained five fours and a six.
He then smashed Jayasuriya's left-arm spin for two sixes over wide long-off, but was caught at long-on the next over trying a similar shot against Muralitharan.
Set 293 to win, Sri Lanka tumbled to 109 all out from only 23 overs after veteran paceman Javagal Srinath took four for 20 from his opening five overs.
Srinath and left-arm fast bowler Ashish Nehra finished with identical figures of four for 35.
Srinath removed Marvan Atapattu and Jehan Mubarak in his first over. Atapattu cut a short ball straight to Mohammad Kaif at cover in the second over and Mubarak also went for a duck as he edged his second delivery behind.
Left-arm paceman Zaheer Khan then trapped Mahela Jayawardene for no score and Srinath dismissed Aravinda de Silva for a duck in similar fashion.
Srinath captured his fourth victim when captain Sanath Jayasuriya (12) hit an easy catch to Kaif. Kumar Sangakkarra took the attack to the bowlers briefly before he was caught for 30 with the score on 59 then Arnold was another lbw victim for eight.
The remaining batsmen fell cheaply against the Indian pace bowlers in the 1996 champions' second lowest score ever in the World Cup.
Earlier Sachin Tendulkar fell three runs short of a record fifth World Cup century as India compiled 292 for six.
Tendulkar, who broke his own tournament record of 523 runs set in 1996, was caught behind off de Silva for 97.
In combination with Virender Sehwag (66) he put on 153 for the first wicket from 26.3 overs before Sehwag tried to hit Muttiah Muralitharan for his fourth six and was caught for 66.
Tendulkar was out for 97, edging an attempted sweep against Aravinda de Silva to a jubiliant Kumar Sangakkara behind the stumps. He was dismissed for 98 in a first round match against Pakistan and still shares the World Cup record of four centuries with Australia's Mark Waugh.
Tendulkar shared a breezy 153-run opening partnership with Virender Sehwag, who stroked 66, and added 61 runs for the second wicket with captain Sourav Ganguly who hit 48 from 53 balls.
The pair dominated the Sri Lankan pace attack after captain Sanath Jayasuriya put India in to bat in the hope of exploiting some early life in The Wanderers' pitch.
Tendulkar hit a stunning six over point against paceman Prabath Nissanka besides seven fours as India looked set to go well beyond the 300-run mark after reaching 167 in 30 overs.
VAAS FIGHTBACK
Left-arm pace bowler Chaminda Vaas then led a late fightback by the Sri Lankan bowlers. The tournament's leading wicket-taker finished with two for 34 from his 10 overs, bowling both Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh in his final spell.
Jayasuriya was passed fit in the morning despite still feeling some discomfort from injuries to his left forearm and thumb.
But the Indian openers gave Sri Lanka little else to cheer as they rattled up 70 runs in the first 10 overs.
Tendulkar and Sehwag attacked Nissanka, included in place of Pulasthi Gunaratne, as the erratic young paceman went for 25 runs in his first three overs.
The 22-year-old Nissanka and later Dilhara Fernando both bowled too short on a pitch affording bounce and seam movement.
Sehwag drove Nissanka through extra cover and cut him over backward point for six in his first over before playing him off the hip to the square-leg fence.
Tendulkar drove Vaas through extra-cover and midwicket for two of his early fours before slashing Fernando over point for six.
But Vaas stemmed the run flow at one end, mixing up his deliveries to bowl two consecutive maiden overs to Tendulkar.
Tendulkar brought up his fifth 50 of the tournament, driving Fernando to midwicket for four to raise the 100-run opening partnership in the 18th over.
Sehwag reached his first tournament half-century soon after, having scored only 117 runs in seven previous games. His 66-ball effort contained five fours and a six.
He then smashed Jayasuriya's left-arm spin for two sixes over wide long-off, but was caught at long-on the next over trying a similar shot against Muralitharan.