The Sri Lankan batting line-up then fell to pieces. Mahela Jayawardene’s run of poor form continued. Trapped in front of the stumps by Zaheer Khan for a duck, the elegant Sri Lankan middle order’s World Cup average slipped to a paltry 2.66. Aravinda de Silva was then dealt a slightly cruel blow as umpire David Shepherd adjudged him lbw to Srinath when the ball appeared to hit the pad a bit too high up. Sri Lanka were 15/4. All four batsmen dismissed had failed to trouble the scorers.