Opener Virender Sehwag's career-best 146 helped India post their highest ever total in a limited-overs international on Tuesday, scoring 414 for seven in the opening one-dayer against Sri Lanka. Sehwag hit six sixes and 17 fours in his dominant 102-ball knock that helped India surpass their previous best of 413 for five, made against Bermuda at Port of Spain during the 2007 World Cup. India's previous highest against Sri Lanka was 373 for six at Taunton in the 1999 World Cup.
India's total is the fifth highest by any country in one-dayers, 29 short of Sri Lanka's 443 for nine against the Netherlands three years ago. Sehwag featured in two big partnerships on way to his 12th century in one-dayers, putting on 153 for the opening stand with Sachin Tendulkar (69) and 156 for the second wicket with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (72).
Tendulkar's brisk 63-ball innings contained a six and 10 fours. He kept pace with Sehwag before falling in the 20th over when he was bowled by an in-cutter from paceman Dilhara Fernando. Sehwag's aggressive knock came to an end when he misjudged a delivery from pace bowler Chanaka Welegedara and lobbed it to Tillakratne Dilshan at point.
Fernando ( two for 66) returned to dismiss Dhoni when he too appeared set for a century. Dhoni hit three sixes and seven fours before falling to a slower ball from Fernando, which he lofted into the hands of Angelo Mathews in the covers.
Paceman Nuwan Kulasekara (two for 65) stopped Gautam Gambhir (11) and Suresh Raina (16) to slow India's extraordinay run-rate. Welegedara (two for 63) dismissed Virat Kohli (27) before Ravindra Jadeja (30 not out) took India past 400.
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