Sri Lanka tour of India: India Vs Sri Lanka 5th ODI Live Scores at Ranchi, Nov 16, 2014
Teams: India Vs Sri Lanka
Venu: Played at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
Time: Match scheduled to begin at 13:30 local time (08:00 GMT)
Recent Matches results : (last five completed matches, most recent first)
Sri Lanka: LLLLW
India: WWWWW
Preview
The final match shapes as a rubber that seems so dead, even Frankenstein could not reanimate it. Having not dominated India at any stage during the four ODIs so far, Sri Lanka now aim to pull off a victory three days after their most dispiriting defeat. Worse, they have been further depleted by the exit of Kumar Sangakkara and Dhammika Prasad mid-series. Sri Lanka's cricket has been combative in recent years, but avoiding 5-0 here will require one of their best-ever comebacks. Apart from Angelo Mathews and Mahela Jayawardene, no other Sri Lanka player has played at near his best in India.
Match Stats
1.Sri Lanka have never been whitewashed 0-5 in a bilateral series. The closest they have come is their 0-4 loss to Pakistan, in 1984
2.Angelo Mathews and Virat Kohli have been exchanging places at the top of the ODI run scorer's list for the year. Mathews currently sits on top with 923 runs - eight more than Kohli. Mathew's average of 61.53 is much higher than Kohli's 50.83, thanks to Mathews' nine not outs
3.Each of the series five highest wicket-takers play for India. Suraj Randiv, who was dropped mid-series, was Sri Lanka's most penetrative bowler, with three wickets
Teams
India team:AM Rahane,RG Sharma,AT Rayudu,V Kohli(c),RV Uthappa(wk),SK Raina,STR Binny,Akshar Patel,Karn Sharma,U Yadav,DS Kulkarni,R Ashwin,Shami Ahmed,WP Saha
Sri Lanka team:WU Tharanga,KC Sangakkara(wk),DPMD Jayawardene,TM Dilshan,KMDN Kulasekara,KTGD Prasad,AD Mathews(c),S Randiv,NLTC Perera,MDKJ Perera,Seekkuge Prasanna,DPDN Dickwella,Ashan Priyanjan,Chaturanga de Silva,HDRL Thirimanne,LD Chandimal(wk),BAW Mendis,Shaminda Eranga
