India 414 for 7 (Sehwag 146, Dhoni 72, T endulkar 69) beat Sri La nka 411 for 8 (Dilshan 160, Sangakkara 90, T
Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara's blistering knocks put Sri Lanka on the threshold of victory but the Indian s held their nerves well to restrict the islanders for 411/8 against their highest ever total of 414/7 and sneak a 3-run win in the first ODI at Rajkot.Both the teams made 400-plus runs for the second time. While India had made 413 runs against Bermuda during 2007 World Cup, Sri Lanka had scored 443 runs against the Netherlands.
India surpassed their highest score of 413 with a blazing 102-ball 146 runs from opener Virender Sehwag, who had a 153-run first-wicket stand with Sachin Tendulkar and 156-run partnership with skipper MS Dhoni for the second wicket.After the Indians rattled up 414 of 7, Dilshan (160) and Sangakkara (90 off 43 balls) launched a ruthless assault but the Indian bowlers held their nerve to eventually scamper home and give their side a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.The Madhav Rao Scindia stadium turned out to be a batting paradise with over 825 runs being scored and India would consider themselves a trifle lucky to escape with a win despite the sloppy fielding and the erratic bowling.
It was only the second time that more than 800 runs were scored in a one-day match. The match between Australia and South Africa in Johannesburg in 2006 had produced 872 runs which is the highest so far.The islanders needed 22 runs off 19 balls with five wickets intact in the tense dying moments of the game but Angelo Mathews and Thilina Kandamby got a little jittery and were unable to take their team to victory. The Lankans scored 411 for eight.
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