Dhoni impressed with emphatic display

ndian captain MS Dhoni who has been stressing on the need for senior batsmen to perform was visibly excited. Speaking to STAR Sports after the match, he said, "I think this was our most emphatic batting performance of the series."

Sachin Tendulkar roared back to from with a quick fire 63, while Gautam Gambhir remained not out on 63 as the duo ensured India booked a berth in the finals against Australia in the best-of-three finals.Earlier, Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar picked up four wickets each to rock the Sri Lankan top order and send it packing for a paltry 179.Dhoni conceded Sri Lanka went off to a good start but his bowlers did really well. "Sri Lanka started off well. But our bowlers came back really well. Praveen and Ishant were excellent. It was a flat track but our bowlers stuck to good lines and lengths."One Day cricket is not just about bowling and batting. You need to put the efforts on fielding. That reduces the pressure on the batsmen," Dhoni said.Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardena rued letting go of a good chance. "We started pretty well. We should have kept wickets in hand and got to 250 or 260. It was not a good day at all.