So we got beaten.
The predicted rain didn’t come to save us this time.

Sreesanth, the hometown hero.

Sreesanth had said before the match that he wanted five wickets.
He had to settle for three, but that dismissal of Symonds must’ve felt like five given the tension between the two.
A pump of the fists, a roar of elation and Sreesanth was right in Symonds’s face, probably telling him just where to go in warm Kochi. Keep tabs on his battle throughout the series …

After the match it is reported that

“Dhoni rues the fact that the Indian bowlers lost their way in the middle overs after a good start, he also feels that there is scope of improvement for the spinners”.

He was dead right.
Our bowlers ERs says it all 5.50, 7.44, 4.70, 5.70, 6.0, 7.33, 7.33.
But it was not just that, our batsmen couldn’t clear the fence either.

We were comprehensively outplayed.
Next stop, Hyderabad.