The Bangladeshis nailed the coffin, while the the Sri Lankans buried the Indians yesterday. The main hammer man, Muttiah Muralitharan, took three wickets and two catches to help dismiss India cheaply, all out for 185 chasing the Sri Lankans' 254.
By Darryl HeeralalIndia, having been soundly beaten by Bangladesh by five wickets last Saturday and 69 runs at the Queen's Park Oval yesterday, are surely out of the World Cup.
Their survival depends on an unlikely defeat for Bangladesh at the hands of the Bermudans tomorrow.
Their defeat last Saturday ignited fans' protests back in India, with the home of one player being attacked.
The more than likely possibility of India exiting the competition at the group stage is expected to spark a worse response.
Yesterday, India captain Rahul Dravid sent in the opposition to bat, the second time he picked right and the second defeat of the team after winning the toss.
Indian opening bowler Zaheer Khan started with a wide, a signal of their poor performance to come.
His first over went for ten with nine extras.
The Sri Lankans, however, did not immediately help their cause with pensive batting, the first boundary coming in the sixth over.
And as the wickets fell, India's chance of advancing grew with each Sri Lankan scalp, the only resistance coming from Upul Tharanga, who made 64.
But Chaminda Vass and Russel Arnold would not have it. They put on 32 in the last three overs, Vass hitting the first six of the innings in the 48th over.
Vass then started the Indian slide with the ball, taking both openers Robin Uthappa and Sourav Ganguly.
When Sachin Tendulkar was bowled for a fourth ball duck and Mahendra Singh Dhoni LBW first ball, defeat for the Indians was a formality.
Bangladesh take on Bermuda tomorrow and a victory for the Tigers means they will advance to the Super Eights and India will go home.
