India beat Sri Lanka with bonus but Sehwag miss century ...

5 runs to win with Virendra Sehwag unbeaten on 99, Sri Lankan captain (and wicket keeper) Kumar Sangakkara gave another hint of what a ruthless leader he is as he left a bye for four and then his bowler = Suraj Randiv, bowled the biggest no ball he's ever sent down in his career (obviously intertionally). Sehwag jumped out of the crease to hit a six and raised his bat thinking he had reached his 13 ODI century but soon realised it was a no ball and match had finished before he played his stroke. Sehwag called Sri Lankan move to deny him a century as fair, saying no team wants a batsman to score a century against them and Lankans were no different..

An unethical end it was to a low scoring match 3 of this Micromax cup triseries 2010 but a win for India nevertheless, which now keeps them in hunt for a spot in final after losing first game to New Zealand by 200 runs. How it unfolded? lets start with the toss which Indian captain lost for the 10th time straight.

Praveen Kumar castled Upul Tharanga first up, recording third occassion when he took a wicket off first ball of the match, and then maintained his accuracy for 5 more overs straight. From other end, left armer Ashish Nehra (who was declared fit from his gluteus muscle problems) bounced Sangakkara into a false pull shot to reduce home team to 2 wkts for 14 before Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf made it 3 wkts for 23 by giving a tough leg before decision against Mahela Jayawardene. Ball may have missed stumps as it had hit the right handed batsman above knee roll but since we still don't have umpire decision review system in one day matches, Jayawardene walked off, leaving his team in big trouble.

Thilan Samaraweera, known for his solidarity, concentrated on singles down the leg side once too often to be caught at short mid-wicket off Ishant Sharma, recuding his team to 44 for 4 wkts. Tillakaratne Dilshan had watched 4 of his mates depart so he carved his natural attacking instincts for his 45 off 62 balls but he lost patience as Indian captain MS Dhoni kept fielders inside the 30 yard circle and perished trying to slog sweep left arm spinner Pragyan Ojha against the spin.

Sri Lanka 82 for 5 wkts from 21.4 overs when we had a 20 minutes rain break.

Angelo Mathews and Chamara Kapugedera were claimed by Ravindra Jadeja after weather cleared up, leaving home team tottering at 103 for 7 wickets at the 31.3 over mark but tailenders Nuwan Kulasekara and Suraj Randiv added crucial 39 to give some respectibility to their score. Randiv then managed 16 with Lasith Malinga and was last man out after 22 run stand with Dilhara Fernando, giving himself something to bowl at.

Indian chase lost opener Dinesh Karthik cheaply, for 10 and then two young batters = Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, were out for duck. Indian 50 came from 16.1 overs for the loss of 3 wickets, the exact of what Sri Lankans had done few hours earlier and it was anybody's match at this juncture.

Virendra Sehwag, without a half century in his last 11 oneday innings, took his time to get set but flourished during his half ton stand with Suresh Raina which came off just 50 balls, redirecting Indians towards victory banks. MS Dhoni was unbeaten with Sehwag as Indians sealed up the game inside 35 overs, reserving bonus points.

India celebrates 63 years of Independence

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told Indians celebrating 60 years of independence from Britain that "the best is yet to come".

Mr Singh was speaking after raising the Indian flag at Delhi's Red Fort, where the British flag was lowered in 1947.

He praised the work of those who fought for India's freedom but said the country would only be truly independent once it had eliminated poverty.

Pakistan marked its own 60th anniversary a day earlier.

The partition in 1947 saw 10 million people cross borders in one of history's largest mass migrations.

But freedom for both countries came at a price as hundreds of thousands of people died in the violence that followed.

India looks to future

A military band fired guns and played the national anthem as the Indian flag was raised at the historic Red Fort in the centre of the capital.

Hundreds of balloons in the colours of the Indian flag were released into the air.

Amid tight security, Mr Singh said: "I assure you that for each one of you, and for our country, the best is yet to come."

But he also said too few Indians enjoyed the benefits of one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

"Sixty years ago we started a new journey. We were inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's thoughts and views. In the true sense we will have freedom and independence only when we get rid of poverty."

He urged the nation to work hard to "eradicate malnutrition within five years".

Mr Singh pledged to press ahead with industrialisation and improving infrastructure but there was no mention of the other nation created at the time of the bloody partition - Pakistan.

The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder, in Delhi, says there is clear concern among India's leaders that the benefits of its booming economy have not reached a vast majority of its one-billion strong population.

But despite this, the mood in India is upbeat, with many believing that the country has finally emerged out of its colonial shadow to take its position on the global stage, our correspondent adds.

Major security drive

Earlier, thousands of people attended a huge concert at Wagah, where the only road border between India and Pakistan is found.

The BBC's Alastair Leithead, at Wagah, says there was a sense from people there that they would like to see the community spirit that was alive when this was one country to be born again.As celebrations got under way across India, a huge security operation swung into action to thwart possible militant attacks.

Aircraft and tens of thousands of security forces have been deployed to fend off what the government says are threats by al-Qaeda and insurgents in several states.In Delhi, around 70,000 policemen and paramilitary troops were posted at government buildings, diplomatic enclaves and main intersections.

Four explosions rocked the north-eastern state of Assam hours before the celebrations began.

No-one was killed or injured in the blasts. The police blamed the explosions on the separatist United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa) rebels, who have called for a boycott of the celebrations.

Separatist groups in Indian-administered Kashmir said that the celebrations were a "Black Day".

A strike sponsored by the groups closed shops and businesses there.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad spoke at a ceremony from behind a bullet-proof screen, urging militants to turn to "peace and prosperity".

In some rural areas in eastern India, Maoist militants raised black flags to protest against the celebrations.

The festivities were also muted in many areas of northern India where millions have been affected by some of the worst flooding in 30 years.

To herald the celebrations in both countries, Pakistan allowed 134 Indian prisoners to return home on Monday, with India reciprocating by handing over 72 Pakistani prisoners on Tuesday.