India

173 All out (39.3 Overs)
 vs

Sri Lanka

273 All out (49.5 Overs)
Sri Lanka won by 100 runs.
Asia Cup  |  Final  |  6th Jul 2008  |  Ground: National Stadium, Karachi

Innings:

   Sri Lanka 1st   India 1st
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
Batsman Runs 6s 4s Balls
S T Jayasuriya c Sharma b Sehwag 125 5 9 114
K C Sangakkara run out 4 0 1 3
D P M D Jayawardene c Sharma b Sharma 11 0 1 19
C K Kapugedera c Raina b Sharma 5 0 1 11
L P C Silva b Sharma 0 0 0 2
T M Dilshan c Dhoni b Pathan 56 0 3 74
W P U J C Vaas b Singh 19 0 1 32
K M D N Kulasekara not out 29 0 3 29
M T Thushara lbw b Singh 5 0 0 8
B A W Mendis b Singh 8 0 2 4
M Muralitharan c Dhoni b Pathan 2 0 0 3
Extras 9
Total All Out, 49.5 overs 273
Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-34, 3-66, 4-66, 5-197, 6-213, 7-236, 8-256, 9-264, 10-273
Bowler O M R W
Singh 9 1 67 3
Sharma 10 1 52 3
Pathan 9.5 0 67 2
Ojha 10 1 38 0
Sehwag 8 0 30 1
Sharma 3 0 11 0
India 1st Innings
Batsman Runs 6s 4s Balls
G Gambhir c Dilshan b Vaas 6 0 1 13
V Sehwag s Sangakkara b Mendis 60 0 12 36
S K Raina b Mendis 16 0 3 21
Yuvraj Singh b Mendis 0 0 0 2
M S Dhoni c Sangakkara b Vaas 49 0 4 74
R Sharma lbw b Mendis 3 0 0 8
A R Uthappa lbw b Muralitharan 20 0 2 41
I K Pathan c Jayawardene b Mendis 2 0 0 6
R P Singh b Mendis 0 0 0 1
P P Ojha not out 6 0 0 17
I Sharma b Kulasekara 8 0 1 18
Extras 3
Total All Out, 39.3 overs 173
Fall of wickets: 1-36, 2-76, 3-76, 4-93, 5-97, 6-135, 7-154, 8-154, 9-160, 10-173
Bowler O M R W
Vaas 9 0 55 2
Kulasekara 6.3 0 26 1
Thushara 8 0 51 0
Mendis 8 1 13 6
Muralitharan 8 0 26 1
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