India defeated Sri Lanka by 50 runs in their opening Asia Cup cricket match at Mirpur in Dhaka last night. After setting a sizeable victory target of 305 runs, India dismissed Sri Lanka for 254 in 45.1 overs. Irfan Pathan was the highest wicket-taker. He bowled out with four players. Earlier, put in to bat, title holders India made 304 for three in the stipulated 50 overs. Opener Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli slammed sparkling centuries. In the process, both the batsmen completed their tenth ODI hundreds. While Gambhir made 100, Kohli was out for 108. Sachin Tendulkar fell cheaply for six runs in the sixth over of the innings .Virat Kohli was declared Man of the Match.