Mendis six-for hands Sri Lanka the trophy

Jul 06, 2006

India won the toss and chose to field and it didn't take long to strike. A mix-up in the calling left Kumar Sangakkara stranded •AFP

Ishant Sharma's first victim was Mahela Jayawardene, caught at point•AFP

Jayasuriya threw caution to the wind....•AFP

Taking advantage of the life, Jayasuriya went on to hit 125 off 114 balls•AFP

Dilshan fell for 56 in the 39th over, leaving the lower order to slog it out•AFP

Virender Sehwag led India's chase with a 36-ball 60•AFP

In his third over he bowled Suresh Raina with one that skidded off a length after pitching on middle stump. Raina went for the pull and missed completely•AFP

Mahendra Singh Dhoni held on as wickets tumbled at the other end. But after his dismissal it was only a matter of time before India were bowled out for 173. Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup with more than 10 overs to spare•AFP

After smashing three tons in the tournament, a disappointed Sangakkara could manage just 4 in the final•AFP

Ishant was the only seamer to get the measure of the conditions, while the rest weren't spared by Sanath Jayasuriya's early hitting•AFP

...with cuts, heaves and sweetly-timed lofts. He picked 26 off an over from RP Singh and Sri Lanka clawed back•AFP

He added 131 with Tillakaratne Dilshan•AFP

RP returned after a poor spell to claim Chaminda Vaas... •AFP

But it all unravelled when Mendis was introduced in the 10th over. He had Sehwag stumped off his second ball ...•AFP

Mendis went on to take three more wickets •AFP

Ishant removed the two Chamara's - Silva and Kapugedera - in one over as Sri Lanka were struggling at 66 for 4 •AFP

And RP was left ruing the catch he dropped off Jayasuriya when he was on 56•AFP

But after Jayasuriya's dismissal, Sri Lanka slowed down, adding only 76 more off 87 balls•AFP

... and Ajantha Mendis, as Sri Lanka were restricted to 273•AFP

... and Yuvraj Singh bowled off his fourth•AFP

... including RP. He got career-best figures of 6 for 13 •AFP