India ride high on Gambhir, Kohli centuries

Dec 24, 2009

Sri Lanka got off to a bad start with Tillakaratne Dilshan getting a rare failure•Associated Press

Upul Tharanga was dropped by Ashish Nehra and he made the most of the reprieve•Associated Press

His 126-run stand with Tharanga set the stage for a big score...•AFP

Sri Lanka's charge was briefly held up by a power outage that affected the floodlights, but they finished on a tall 315•AFP

... as Lakmal added another prized scalp•AFP

Kohli raced to his half-century off 52 balls•Associated Press

Gambhir mirrored his partner - getting to his seventh ODI century soon after •AFP

Virat Kohli's superb catch at long leg sent him back for 9•Associated Press

Sanath Jayasuriya's return was not a happy one as he managed 15•AFP

...before Sangakkara was stumped smartly by Dinesh Karthik•AFP

Virender Sehwag fell early during the reply, handing Suranga Lakmal his first wicket•AFP

But Kohli proved to be a steadying influence•AFP

Gambhir followed with a fifty off 51balls•Associated Press

Even as Kohli departed, Gambhir continued strongly...•AFP

Kumar Sangakkara kept the score ticking with a bustling 60•AFP

Tharanga carried on to reach his seventh ODI century•AFP

Sachin Tendulkar holed out similarly to cover-point...•AFP

With Gautam Gambhir for company, the Delhi batsmen put India back in control•AFP

A maiden hundred soon followed for Kohli as India took pole position •Associated Press

...finishing with the highest individual score at the Eden Gardens to hand India an unassailable 3-1 lead in the series•AFP