India thrash Sri Lanka by eight wickets

MOHALI, India, Friday (Reuters) - Left arm paceman Irfan Pathan inspired India to a comfortable eight wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second one-day international on Friday with a lethal spell on his 21st birthday.

Pathan took four for 37 as Sri Lanka succumbed for 122 in 35.4 overs after India had opted to field first in the day-night clash. Sachin Tendulkar then struck an unbeaten 70 in India's 126 for two which gave the hosts a 2-0 lead in the seven-match series.

None of the Sri Lanka batsmen reached 50 for the second consecutive game with vice-captain Kumar Sangakkara, promoted to opener, top-scoring with 27.

Off spinner Harbhajan Singh took two for 19 and all rounder Jai Prakash Yadav two for 32.

Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag (38) put on 80 for the first wicket from just 9.4 overs as India reached their traget in 20.2 overs. India won the opoening match in Nagpur last Tuesday by 152 runs. The third match will be played in Jaipur on Monday.

SRI LANKA INNINGS                                
K. Sangakkara c Tendulkar b Pathan	27
S. Jayasuriya c Sehwag b Pathan		 0
M. Atapattu c Dhoni b Agarkar		 4
M. Jayawardene c Rao b Pathan		 7
R. Arnold c Dravid b H. Singh		15
T. Dilshan lbw b Pathan			 0
F. Maharoof c Y. Singh b Yadav		18
C. Vaas run out				 7
U. Chandana not out			19
N. Zoysa lbw b Yadav			 0
M. Muralitharan b H. Singh		15
Extras (LB-2, W-8)			10
TOTAL (all out, 35.4 overs)		122
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-1, 2-13, 3-33, 4-54, 
5-54, 6-71, 7-80, 8-104, 9-104, 10-122.
BOWLING: I. Pathan 8-0-37-4 (w-3), 
A. Agarkar 7-1-27-1 (w-4), J. Yadav 10-1-32-2, 
H. Singh 6.4-1-19-2, M. Kartik 4-1-5-0 (w-1).

INDIA INNINGS
V. Sehwag c&b Maharoof			38
S. Tendulkar not out			70
J. Yadav lbw b Muralitharan		 9
R. Dravid not out			 2
Extras (lb-3, w-4)			 7
TOTAL (for 2 wickets, 20.2 overs)	126
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-80, 2-115.
DID NOT BAT: Y. Singh, M. Dhoni, A. Agarkar, 
I. Pathan, H. Singh, V. Rao, M. Kartik.
BOWLING: C. Vaas 3-0-22-0, N. Zoysa 4-0-37-0 (w-1), 
M. Muralitharan 7.2-0-35-1, F. Maharoof 3-0-19-1 (w-2), 
T. Dilshan 3-0-10-0.