India in Sri Lanka - Sri LankaVsIndia
Galle International Stadium, Galle , 2nd Test
Toss won by: India
Series level 1-1
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Current Run Rate : 2.86 Full Scorecard |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
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| Thilan Samaraweera | 67 | 126 | 8 | 0 | 53.17 | Batting |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | W | NB |
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Muttiah Muralidaran 136 / 47.3
Batting : Sri Lanka
Bowling : India
The action now moves on to the Premadasa Stadium at Colombo for the third and final Test with the series evenly poised. It's anyone game and everything to look forward to when the action resumes at Colombo. Make sure you join us then for what promises to be an enthralling encounter.
Virender Sehwag was adjudicated the Man of the Match for his unbeaten 201 in the first innings which was followed up by a quick-fire 50 in the second. He became only the second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to carry his bat throughout the innings when he saw his entire side crumble in the first innings while he stood tall achieving his third double century in the process. The fact that he scores runs at a brisk pace only adds to his reputation which seems to be growing with each passing day.
India win by 170 runs to level the series. Virender Sehwag's knock of 201* will go down as one of the finest innings scripted considering the rest of the Indian batting order only piled up 128 in the first innings. The bowlers then played their part. Harbhajan Singh and Ishant Sharma showed that India can pick up wickets in succession and keep the pressure on the opposition. Bhajji picked up 10 wickets in the match, overshadowing Mendis' 10 wickets in only his second Test. Gambhir has proved a worthy opener for India and ends the long-awaited Indian openers jinx, forming a destructive pair with Sehwag at the top. Some superb cricket played overall by India which makes the contest all the more better going into the final Test.
In a match that was always tipped more towards India, the visitors have finally made it 1-1 at Galle. They suffered a humiliating defeat in Colombo but have shown that they cannot be taken lightly. As usual, they lost the first match of the series only to bounce back strongly in the second. They, like Sri Lanka in the first Test, finish off the opposition in four days.
47.3 Kumble to Muralidaran, Full length delivery just outside off. OUT
47.2 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Full length delivery just outside off. Samaraweera has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. 136/9
47.1 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Full length delivery just outside off. Samaraweera has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. 136/9
46.6 H Singh to Muralidaran, Muralidaran has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 135/9
46.5 H Singh to Muralidaran, Defended off the front foot by Muralidaran. No run. 135/9
Muttiah Muralidaran is the last and final batsman for Sri Lanka. He will be India's final barrier between levelling the series. Let's see how long he can accompany Samaraweera at the wicket.
46.4 H Singh to Mendis, Full length delivery just outside off. OUT
46.3 H Singh to Mendis, Full length delivery just outside off. Mendis just lofts it over mid off. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 135/8
46.2 H Singh to Mendis, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Mendis has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 133/8
46.1 H Singh to Samaraweera, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Samaraweera has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. 133/8
Ajantha Mendis is the new batsman at the crease. Well he can only delay the inevitable. It's only a matter of time now that India level the series. Kulasekara could not do much with his time at the crease.
45.6 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Full length delivery on middle and off. OUT
45.5 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 132/7
45.4 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Defended off the front foot by Kulasekara. No run. 132/7
45.3 A Kumble to N Kulasekara, The ball has found the edge of the bat. No run. 132/7
45.2 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 132/7
45.1 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Kulasekara lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 132/7
44.6 H Singh to Samaraweera, Defended off the back foot by Samaraweera. No run. 132/7
44.5 H Singh to Samaraweera, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Samaraweera lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 132/7
44.4 H Singh to Kulasekara, Full length delivery on middle and off. Kulasekara works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 132/7
44.3 H Singh to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 131/7
Nuwan Kulasekara is the new batsman at the crease and one just feels that an early Sri Lankan collapse is one the cards. Harbhajan traps Vaas plum leg before. Just the three Sri Lankan tail-enders to go now and Samaraweera.
44.2 H Singh to Vaas, Full length delivery on middle. OUT
44.1 H Singh to Samaraweera, Full length delivery on middle. Played to the point region by Samaraweera. One run added to the total. 131/6
43.6 I Sharma to Vaas, Defended off the front foot by Vaas. No run. Ishant Sharma accentuates his figures with another maiden. 130/6
43.5 I Sharma to Vaas, Vaas tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 130/6
43.4 I Sharma to Vaas, Vaas flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 130/6
43.3 I Sharma to Vaas, Vaas has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 130/6
43.2 I Sharma to Vaas, Vaas has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 130/6
43.1 I Sharma to Vaas, Left alone by Vaas. No run. 130/6
42.6 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 130/6
42.5 H Singh to Samaraweera, That's hit Samaraweera on his pads. No run. 130/6
Chaminda Vaas is the next batsman in for Sri Lanka. Jayawardene tries to slog a Bhajji delivery out of the park but only ends up giving a skier of a catch to Ganguly at square leg.
42.4 H Singh to J'dene, Full length delivery just outside leg. OUT
42.3 H Singh to J'dene, J'dene has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 130/5
42.2 H Singh to J'dene, J'dene guides it to third man. No run. 130/5
42.1 H Singh to Samaraweera, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Played to the point region by Samaraweera. One run added to the total. 130/5
41.6 I Sharma to J'dene, J'dene has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 129/5
41.5 I Sharma to J'dene, J'dene chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 129/5
41.4 I Sharma to J'dene, Defended off the front foot by J'dene. No run. 129/5
41.3 I Sharma to J'dene, J'dene chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 129/5
41.2 I Sharma to J'dene, J'dene has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 129/5
41.1 I Sharma to J'dene, J'dene chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 129/5
40.6 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera lets the ball hit him on the pads. No run. 129/5
40.5 H Singh to J'dene, Full length delivery on middle. J'dene has played it to the point region. Three runs added to the total. 129/5
40.4 H Singh to J'dene, Driven through the leg side by J'dene. No run. 126/5
40.3 H Singh to J'dene, J'dene has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 126/5
40.2 H Singh to J'dene, That's hit J'dene on his pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Doctrove decides J'dene is not out. No run. 126/5
40.1 H Singh to J'dene, The ball strikes J'dene very low on the pads The fielding side are asking the question. The Third Umpire has been called for by Umpire Doctrove. The Third Umpire's decision is in favour of J'dene as it appeared to pitch on the leg side. No run. 126/5
39.6 I Sharma to Samaraweera, I Sharma bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. No run. 126/5
39.5 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 126/5
39.4 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Left alone by Samaraweera. No run. 126/5
39.3 I Sharma to Samaraweera, I Sharma bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball just outside leg. FOUR! Samaraweera guides it to third man and is little wide of the gully. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Benson. 126/5
39.2 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 122/5
39.1 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. No run. 122/5
38.6 H Singh to J'dene, J'dene has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 122/5
38.5 H Singh to J'dene, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. That's hit J'dene on his pads. No run. 122/5
38.4 H Singh to Samaraweera, Full length delivery just outside off. Samaraweera guides it to third man. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs. 122/5
38.3 H Singh to Samaraweera, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR
38.2 H Singh to J'dene, Full length delivery just outside off. J'dene has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 115/5
38.1 H Singh to J'dene, J'dene tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 114/5
37.6 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 114/5
37.5 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Left alone by Samaraweera. No run. 114/5
37.4 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Pitching just on off and middle and coming back in. Samaraweera is up on his knees and shuffles a bit. It hits him on his pads and there's a huge appeal. Umpire however
37.3 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Left alone by Samaraweera. No run. 114/5
37.2 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 114/5
37.1 I Sharma to J'dene, J'dene tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 113/5
36.6 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. They run for a single as Karthik fails to stop it on the leg side. 113/5
36.5 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. No run. 113/5
36.4 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera works it down the leg side. No run. 113/5
36.3 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. No run. 113/5
36.2 H Singh to Samaraweera, Wide outside the leg stump
36.1 H Singh to Samaraweera, The ball hits the pads of Samaraweera. 113/5
35.6 I Sharma to J'dene, Left alone by J'dene. No run. 113/5
Prasanna Jayawardene is the new man.
35.5 I Sharma to Dilshan, Excellent good length ball just outside off. OUT! Dilshan gets a thin edge as he is stuck at the crease. That is easy pickings for Karthik. Ishant Sharma is rewarded for his hard work. What a big wicket as Dilshan was looking to take the game away. Sri Lanka have lost their fifth wicket. 113/5
35.4 I Sharma to Dilshan, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
35.3 I Sharma to Dilshan, Left alone by Dilshan. No run. 109/4
35.2 I Sharma to Dilshan, Dilshan lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 109/4
35.1 I Sharma to Dilshan, Dilshan lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 109/4
Welcome back after the break. Ishant Sharma will bowl the first over of the final session.
Sri Lanka are 109 for 4 at Tea. Samaraweera and Dilshan are taking the attack to the Indians here. They have looked composed and have seemed to attack the Indians bowlers as well. Just one wicket in this session means Sri Lanka are showing signs of a counter attack. But this is the last recognised batting pair and one just gets the feeling that a wicket or two here can lead to a collape. All said and done, India still need 6 wickets to pull off a victory. Sri Lanka on the other hand need 198 more runs to win.
34.6 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera lets the ball hit him on the pads. No run. 109/4
34.5 H Singh to Samaraweera, The ball thuds in to the pads of Samaraweera. No run. 109/4
34.4 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 109/4
34.3 H Singh to Dilshan, Full length delivery on middle and off. Dilshan works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 109/4
34.2 H Singh to Dilshan, Dilshan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 108/4
34.1 H Singh to Dilshan, The ball thuds in to the pads of Dilshan. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Doctrove shows no interest in the appeal. No run. 108/4
33.6 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 108/4
33.5 Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera drives the ball straight down the ground. Sharma has put down the catch. No run. 108/4
33.4 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 108/4
33.3 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera fails to put bat on ball. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Benson takes the help of the Third Umpire. The Third Umpire's decision is in favour of Samaraweera. No run. 108/4
33.2 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 108/4
33.1 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 108/4
32.6 A Kumble to Dilshan, Wide outside the leg stump
32.5 A Kumble to Dilshan, Dilshan lets the ball hit him on the pads. No run. 108/4
32.4 A Kumble to Dilshan, Dilshan lets the ball hit him on the pads. No run. 108/4
32.3 A Kumble to Dilshan, Full length delivery just outside leg. FOUR
32.2 A Kumble to Dilshan, Dilshan guides it to third man. No run. 104/4
32.1 A Kumble to Dilshan, A Kumble bowling from round the wicket. The ball thuds in to the pads of Dilshan. No run. 104/4
31.6 H Singh to Samaraweera, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. No run. 104/4
31.5 H Singh to Dilshan, Full length delivery just outside leg. Dilshan flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 104/4
31.4 H Singh to Dilshan, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Dilshan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 103/4
31.3 H Singh to Samaraweera, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Samaraweera. One run conceded. 103/4
31.2 H Singh to Samaraweera, Full length delivery on middle. FOUR
31.1 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 98/4
30.6 A Kumble to Dilshan, Driven through the off side by Dilshan. No run. 98/4
30.5 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Full length delivery just outside off. Samaraweera defends it off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 98/4
30.4 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. No run. 97/4
30.3 A Kumble to Dilshan, Full length delivery on middle and off. Punched off the backfoot by Dilshan. The batsmen have run through for a single. 97/4
30.2 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Full toss Samaraweera works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 96/4
30.1 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Edged by Samaraweera. No run. 95/4
29.6 H Singh to Samaraweera, Full length delivery just outside leg. Samaraweera has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. 95/4
29.5 H Singh to Samaraweera, Full length delivery just outside leg. Samaraweera plays a sweep shot. Two runs conceded. 94/4
29.4 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 92/4
29.3 H Singh to Dilshan, Full length delivery just outside leg. Dilshan plays a sweep shot. One run conceded. 92/4
29.2 H Singh to Samaraweera, Full length delivery just outside leg. Samaraweera has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 91/4
29.1 H Singh to Dilshan, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Dilshan has driven it through the off side. One run conceded. 90/4
28.6 A Kumble to Dilshan, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Dilshan. The batsmen have run through for a single. 89/4
28.5 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Full length delivery just outside off. Samaraweera flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 88/4
28.4 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 87/4
28.3 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 87/4
28.2 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has driven it through the off side. No run. 87/4
28.1 A Kumble to Dilshan, Full length delivery on middle. Pushed to the cover region by Dilshan. The batsmen have run through for a single. 87/4
27.6 H Singh to Dilshan, Full length delivery on middle. Pushed to the cover region by Dilshan. One run conceded. 86/4
27.5 H Singh to Dilshan, Full length delivery on middle. Pushed to the cover region by Dilshan. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 85/4
27.4 H Singh to Dilshan, Dilshan has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. No run. 83/4
27.3 H Singh to Samaraweera, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Driven through the off side by Samaraweera. One run added to the total. 83/4
27.2 H Singh to Dilshan, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Driven through the covers by Dilshan. That's an excellent chase by Ganguly. They've managed to run three. 82/4
27.1 H Singh to Dilshan, That's hit Dilshan on his pads. No run. 79/4
26.6 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Left alone by Samaraweera. No run. 79/4
26.5 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 79/4
26.4 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 79/4
26.3 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 79/4
26.2 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera fails to put bat on ball. No run. 79/4
26.1 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR
25.6 H Singh to Dilshan, Dilshan gets a thin edge to . has dropped the catch. No run. 75/4
25.5 H Singh to Dilshan, Dilshan defends it off the back foot. No run. 75/4
25.4 H Singh to Dilshan, Played to the point region by Dilshan. No run. 75/4
25.3 H Singh to Samaraweera, Full length delivery just outside leg. Samaraweera drives through the leg side. One run conceded. 75/4
25.2 H Singh to Samaraweera, The ball hits the pads of Samaraweera. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Benson shows no interest in the appeal. No run. 74/4
25.1 H Singh to Dilshan, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and leg. Dilshan has punched that ball through the offside. One run added to the total. 74/4
24.6 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR
24.5 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Full length delivery on middle and off. Samaraweera works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. 69/4
24.4 A Kumble to Dilshan, Full length delivery on middle and off. Dilshan plays a sweep shot. One run added to the total. 67/4
24.3 A Kumble to Dilshan, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR
24.2 A Kumble to Dilshan, Dilshan has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 62/4
24.1 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Full length delivery on middle and off. Samaraweera works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 62/4
23.6 H Singh to Dilshan, Defended off the front foot by Dilshan. No run. 61/4
23.5 H Singh to Dilshan, Dilshan has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. No run. 61/4
23.4 H Singh to Dilshan, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR
23.3 H Singh to Dilshan, Dilshan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 57/4
23.2 H Singh to Dilshan, The ball thuds in to the pads of Dilshan. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Benson shows no interest in the appeal. No run. 57/4
23.1 H Singh to Dilshan, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR
22.6 A Kumble to Dilshan, Full length delivery on middle and off. Dilshan has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 53/4
22.5 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Full length delivery just outside off. Samaraweera works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 52/4
22.4 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. 51/4
22.3 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 51/4
22.2 A Kumble to Dilshan, Full length delivery on middle and off. Dilshan plays a sweep shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 51/4
22.1 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Full length delivery on middle and off. Samaraweera has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 50/4
21.6 H Singh to Dilshan, Dilshan has driven it straight down the ground. Another Dot ball to end the over. 49/4
21.5 H Singh to Dilshan, Dilshan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 49/4
21.4 H Singh to Dilshan, Dilshan offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No run. 49/4
21.3 H Singh to Samaraweera, Full length delivery on middle. Samaraweera drives through the leg side. One run conceded. 49/4
21.2 H Singh to Dilshan, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Dilshan. One run added to the total. 48/4
21.1 H Singh to Dilshan, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Dilshan has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 47/4
20.6 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Left alone by Samaraweera. No run. 47/4
20.5 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Full length delivery wide outside off. FOUR! Samaraweera has slammed it through point. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Doctrove signals a boundary. 47/4
20.4 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR! Samaraweera drives through the covers. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Doctrove signals four runs. 43/4
20.3 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Full length delivery just outside off. Samaraweera works it down the leg side. Two runs added to the total. 39/4
20.2 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 37/4
Two slips and a forward short leg in.
20.1 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 37/4
Like Ishant, Harbhajan strikes in his first over as well. Dilshan is the next man from Sri Lanka.
19.6 H Singh to Vandort, Full length delivery on middle and off. OUT! The ball strikes Vandort very low on the pads. It was a quicker one fro Harbhajan and Vandort was stuck on the backfoot. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Benson raises the dreaded finger. Sri Lanka have lost their fourth wicket. Drinks! 37/4
19.5 H Singh to Vandort, The ball hits the pads of Vandort. 37/3
19.4 H Singh to Vandort, Driven through the leg side by Vandort. 37/3
19.3 H Singh to Vandort, Vandort has played it to the point region. 37/3
19.2 H Singh to Vandort, Defended off the front foot by Vandort. No run. 37/3
19.1 H Singh to Vandort, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. Vandort plays the Square-Cut. That's an excellent chase by Tendulkar. Two runs conceded. 37/3
18.6 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. 35/3
18.5 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has driven it straight down the ground. 35/3
18.4 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 35/3
18.3 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 35/3
18.2 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. 35/3
18.1 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. 35/3
Anil Kumble has brought himself on.
17.6 I Sharma to Vandort, Vandort chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 35/3
17.5 I Sharma to Vandort, Vandort has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 35/3
17.4 I Sharma to Vandort, Vandort lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 35/3
17.3 I Sharma to Vandort, Vandort has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 35/3
17.2 I Sharma to Vandort, Played to the point region by Vandort. No run. 35/3
17.1 I Sharma to Vandort, Vandort defends it off the back foot. No run. 35/3
16.6 Z Khan to Samaraweera, Samaraweera lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 35/3
16.5 Z Khan to Samaraweera, Played through mid-wicket by Samaraweera. No run. 35/3
16.4 Z Khan to Samaraweera, Samaraweera lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 35/3
16.3 Z Khan to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 35/3
16.2 Z Khan to Vandort, Good length ball just outside leg. Pushed to the cover region by Vandort. One run conceded. 35/3
16.1 Z Khan to Vandort, Defended off the back foot by Vandort. No run. 34/3
15.6 I Sharma to Vandort, Good length ball just outside leg. Vandort has stood up on his toes to play that one. One run added to the total. 34/3
15.5 I Sharma to Vandort, Vandort has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 33/3
15.4 I Sharma to Vandort, Vandort has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 33/3
15.3 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Good length ball wide outside off. Samaraweera has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. 33/3
15.2 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera lets that bouncer go past his head. No run. 32/3
15.1 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 32/3
14.6 Z Khan to Vandort, The ball thuds in to the pads of Vandort. No run. 32/3
14.5 Z Khan to Vandort, Left alone by Vandort. No run. 32/3
14.4 Z Khan to Vandort, Vandort has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 32/3
14.3 Z Khan to Vandort, Defended off the front foot by Vandort. No run. 32/3
14.3 Z Khan to M Vandort, Good length ball just outside off. The ball has found the edge of the bat. That is easy pickings for Dravid. But Doctrove raises his arm and not the finger to suggest it's a No Ball. What a pity! 32/3
14.2 Z Khan to Samaraweera, Good length ball just outside leg. That's hit Samaraweera on his pads. Leg byes given by Umpire Doctrove. The batsmen have run through for a single. 31/3
14.1 Z Khan to Samaraweera, Left alone by Samaraweera. No run. 30/3
13.6 I Sharma to Vandort, Vandort chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 30/3
13.5 I Sharma to Vandort, Left alone by Vandort. No run. 30/3
13.4 I Sharma to Vandort, Defended off the front foot by Vandort. No run. 30/3
13.3 I Sharma to Vandort, Vandort ducked in time to let that one go over him. No run. 30/3
13.2 I Sharma to Vandort, That's hit Vandort on his pads. No run. 30/3
13.1 I Sharma to Vandort, Vandort has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 30/3
12.6 Z Khan to Samaraweera, Driven through the leg side by Samaraweera. No run. 30/3
12.5 Z Khan to Samaraweera, Left alone by Samaraweera. No run. 30/3
12.5 Z Khan to Samaraweera, Good length ball just outside leg. Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No Ball has been signalled by Umpire Doctrove. 30/3
12.4 Z Khan to Samaraweera, Left alone by Samaraweera. 29/3
12.3 Z Khan to Samaraweera, Played to the point region by Samaraweera. 29/3
12.2 Z Khan to Samaraweera, Samaraweera lets the ball go outside his off stump. 29/3
12.1 Z Khan to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 29/3
11.6 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Good length ball just outside off. Samaraweera guides it to third man. One run conceded. 29/3
Brilliant over so far from Ishant Sharma.
11.5 I Sharma to Vandort, Good length ball on middle. Vandort has punched that ball through the offside. The batsmen have run through for a single. 28/3
11.4 I Sharma to Vandort, Played to the point region by Vandort. No run. 27/3
11.3 I Sharma to Vandort, Vandort has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. Yet again a nagging line from Ishant just outside off and enough bounce to trouble him yet again. 27/3
11.2 I Sharma to Vandort, Vandort fails to put bat on ball. That was pitched on the good length and came back in marginally. It brushed the thigh pad
11.1 I Sharma to Vandort, Vandort defends it off the back foot. No run. 27/3
10.6 Z Khan to Samaraweera, Driven through the off side by Samaraweera. No run. 27/3
10.5 Z Khan to Samaraweera, Good length ball on middle. Pushed to the cover region by Samaraweera. Two runs added to the total. 27/3
10.4 Z Khan to Vandort, Good length ball just outside off. Vandort works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 25/3
10.3 Z Khan to Vandort, Left alone by Vandort. No run. 24/3
10.2 Z Khan to Vandort, Vandort lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 24/3
10.1 Z Khan to Vandort, Vandort lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 24/3
Zaheer Khan will continue from the other end.
9.6 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera fails to put bat on ball. Excellent delivery and good bounce for Ishant. Samaraweera is lucky to survive. He was in two minds though. 24/3
9.5 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Left alone by Samaraweera. 24/3
9.4 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera lets the ball go outside his off stump. 24/3
9.3 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 24/3
9.2 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera lets the ball go outside his off stump. 24/3
9.1 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Left alone by Samaraweera. Ishant Sharma tumbles after bowling his openign ball. His team-mate Sehwag and Ganguly have a word. The young pacer is just 19 years old. 24/3
Welcome back after the break. Ishant Sharma will start the proceedings.
What an excellent session it has turned out to be for the visitors. Sri Lanka have lost their three key batsmen in a rather truncated session in which just 9 overs were bowled before lunch. Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan bowled a nagging line with the new ball to dismiss Malinda Warnapura, vice captain Kumara Sangakkara and skipper Mahela Jayawardena. Apart from the dropped catch of Vandort, the Indian fielding has been fairly good. Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma has set the platform for Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble for the post lunch and tea session battle. Sri Lanka are under lot of pressure and need to put their best feet forward to save this Test.
8.6 A Kumble to Vandort, The ball hits the pads of Vandort. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Doctrove isn't interested in the appeal. Lunch! 24/3
8.5 A Kumble to Vandort, Vandort flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 24/3
8.4 A Kumble to Vandort, That's hit Vandort on his pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Doctrove decides Vandort is not out. No run. 24/3
8.3 A Kumble to Vandort, Vandort has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 24/3
8.2 A Kumble to Vandort, Vandort has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 24/3
8.1 A Kumble to Vandort, A Kumble bowling from over the wicket. Vandort has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 24/3
Kumble has introduced himself in the attack. The ball is just 8 overs old but this is the final over before lunch.
7.6 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Driven through the leg side by Samaraweera. No run. 24/3
7.5 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 24/3
7.4 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Left alone by Samaraweera. No run. 24/3
7.3 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Left alone by Samaraweera. No run. 24/3
7.2 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera works it down the leg side. No run. 24/3
7.1 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera drives the ball straight down the ground. No run. 24/3
6.6 Z Khan to Vandort, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Vandort still goes after it No run. 24/3
6.5 Z Khan to Vandort, Defended off the front foot by Vandort. No run. 24/3
6.4 Z Khan to Vandort, Vandort has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 24/3
6.3 Z Khan to Samaraweera, Good length ball on middle and leg. Driven through the covers by Samaraweera. Three runs added to the total. 24/3
6.2 Z Khan to Samaraweera, Samaraweera chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 21/3
6.1 Z Khan to Samaraweera, Wide outside the leg stump
5.6 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Good length ball just outside off. Driven through the leg side by Samaraweera. The batsmen have run through for a single. 21/3
5.5 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 20/3
5.4 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 20/3
5.3 I Sharma to Samaraweera, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Samaraweera still goes after it No run. 20/3
5.2 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
Fielding coach Robin Singh had assured before the start of Galle Test that India's fielding will improve in the second Test. Although it has not been exceptional it hasn't been below par either.
5.1 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 16/3
4.6 Z Khan to Vandort, Driven through the leg side by Vandort. No run. 16/3
4.5 Z Khan to Vandort, Vandort gets a leading edge on that one. No run. 16/3
4.4 Z Khan to Vandort, Vandort has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 16/3
4.3 Z Khan to Vandort, Vandort tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 16/3
4.2 Z Khan to Vandort, Left alone by Vandort. No run. 16/3
4.1 Z Khan to Vandort, Vandort lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 16/3
3.6 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Good length ball on middle and leg. Wide down the leg side
3.5 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Left alone by Samaraweera. No run. 12/3
3.4 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Good length ball on middle and off. Samaraweera flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a couple. 11/3
Thilan Samaraweera is the new man. What a start this is turning out to be for India. Sangakkara, Jayawardena and Malinda Warnapura are back in the hut already.
3.3 I Sharma to M J'dena, Slightly short in length and outside off. Jayawardena looked to smash it on the backfoot but Dravid at gully takes a blinder. The cut shot was came out like a bullet but Dravid was rock solid this time. Sri Lanka have lost their third wicket. 10/3
3.2 I Sharma to J'dena, J'dena guides it to third man. No run. 10/2
3.1 I Sharma to J'dena, The ball is way wide on the leg side but J'dena still goes after it No run. 10/2
2.6 Z Khan to J'dena, Good length ball on middle and leg. Played to the point region by J'dena. The batsmen have run through for a single. 10/2
2.5 Z Khan to J'dena, J'dena lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 9/2
2.4 Z Khan to J'dena, Good length ball on middle. FOUR
2.3 Z Khan to J'dena, J'dena has played it to the point region. No run. 5/2
2.2 Z Khan to K Sangakkara, Good length ball just around off and moving away from the left-hander. Sangakkara takes a tentative step ahead and gets a nick OUT! The ball has found the edge of the bat and Laxman takes one more catch. Sri Lanka have lost their second wicket. Indian new ball bowlers are doing an excellent job. 5/2
2.1 Z Khan to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 5/1
Ishant has been sounded by umpire Benson for running on to the danger area.
1.6 I Sharma to Vandort, That's hit Vandort on his pads. No run. 5/1
1.5 I Sharma to Vandort, Left alone by Vandort. No run. 5/1
1.4 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Good length ball on middle. Pushed to the cover region by Sangakkara. The batsmen have run through for a single. 5/1
Kumar Sangakkara walks in.
1.3 I Sharma to M Warnapura, Good length ball on middle and leg. OUT
1.2 I Sharma to Warnapura, Defended off the front foot by Warnapura. 4/0
1.1 I Sharma to Warnapura, I Sharma bowling from over the wicket. Warnapura defends it off the back foot. No run. 4/0
Ishant to bowl from the other end. Waranpura changed his gloves after the fourth ball as he had two right handed gloves. Would you believe this?
Dravid dropes Vandort in just the second ball.
0.6 Z Khan to Vandort, Vandort lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 4/0
0.5 Z Khan to Vandort, Vandort lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 4/0
0.4 Z Khan to Vandort, Left alone by Vandort. No run. 4/0
0.3 Z Khan to Vandort, Left alone by Vandort. No run. 4/0
0.2 Z Khan to Vandort, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
0.1 Z Khan to Vandort, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Vandort has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 0/0
Batting : India
Bowling : Sri Lanka
India have bowled out for 269 and they have a lead of 306. It's a tricky situation for both sides at the moment and we can expect a riveting fourth inning's contest. Once again the damage was done by the spinners with Mendis picking his first 10-wicket haul in just his second Test match. The Indians won't mind it as they too will be sharpening their knives in anticipation. Sri Lanka need 307 runs to win and although it does not look impossible but it will still be very difficult with the the strip offering some turn and bounce.
76.2 Mendis to Singh, Full length delivery on middle and off. OUT
76.1 A Mendis to Singh, Singh has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 269/9
75.6 M Muralidaran to Khan, That's hit Khan on his pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Doctrove decides Khan is not out. No run. 269/9
75.5 M Muralidaran to Singh, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the off side by Singh. One run added to the total. 269/9
75.4 M Muralidaran to Singh, Full length delivery on middle and leg. FOUR
75.3 Muralidaran to Z Khan, Full length delivery just outside off. Top edge! Good ball by Muralidaran. The ball is high in the air and is put down by Vandort
75.2 M Muralidaran to Khan, M Muralidaran bowling from round the wicket. The ball thuds in to the pads of Khan. No run. 263/9
India now lead by 300 runs.
75.1 M Muralidaran to Singh, M Muralidaran bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. Singh gets a bottom edge on that one. One run added to the total. 263/9
74.6 A Mendis to Khan, Khan defends it off the back foot. No run. 262/9
74.5 A Mendis to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 262/9
74.4 A Mendis to Khan, Khan fails to put bat on ball. No run. 262/9
74.3 A Mendis to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. No run. 262/9
74.2 A Mendis to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 262/9
74.1 A Mendis to Singh, Full length delivery just outside off. Singh plays a sweep shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 262/9
73.6 M Muralidaran to Khan, Khan tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 261/9
73.5 M Muralidaran to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 261/9
73.4 M Muralidaran to Khan, M Muralidaran bowling from round the wicket. Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 261/9
73.3 M Muralidaran to Singh, Full length delivery just outside off. Singh has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. 261/9
73.2 M Muralidaran to Singh, Singh has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 260/9
73.1 M Muralidaran to Singh, M Muralidaran bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. Singh has played the reverse sweep. Two runs added to the total. 260/9
72.6 A Mendis to Khan, Khan guides it to third man. No run. 258/9
72.5 A Mendis to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 258/9
72.4 A Mendis to Khan, Khan has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 258/9
72.3 A Mendis to Khan, Khan fails to put bat on ball. No run. 258/9
72.2 A Mendis to Singh, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Singh. One run added to the total. 258/9
72.1 A Mendis to Singh, Singh has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. No run. 257/9
71.6 M Muralidaran to Khan, M Muralidaran bowling from round the wicket. The ball hits the pads of Khan. The fielding side are asking the question. The Third Umpire has been called for by Umpire Doctrove. The Third Umpire's decision is in favour of Khan. No run. 257/9
71.5 M Muralidaran to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 257/9
71.3 M Muralidaran to Khan, Khan defends it off the back foot. No run. 255/9
71.2 M Muralidaran to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. No run. 255/9
Zaheer Khan is the last batsman for India coming in at the fall of Ishant Sharma's wicket who was out owing to a run out stealing an unrequired single.
71.1 M Muralidaran to Sharma, Full length delivery on middle and off. OUT
70.6 A Mendis to Sharma, Sharma has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 255/8
Ishant Sharma is the new batsman at the crease being promoted up the order ahead of Zaheer Khan. He comes in at the fall of the captain's wicket who was out plum leg before.
70.5 A Mendis to Kumble, Full length delivery on middle and off. OUT
70.4 A Mendis to Kumble, Full length delivery on middle and off. Kumble plays a sweep shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 255/7
70.3 A Mendis to Kumble, That's hit Kumble on his pads. No run. 253/7
70.2 A Mendis to Kumble, Kumble tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 253/7
70.1 A Mendis to Kumble, That's hit Kumble on his pads. No run. 253/7
Harbhajan Singh is the new batsman for India as Ganguly throws away his wicket trying to play across the line.
69.6 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle and off. OUT
69.5 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, That's hit Ganguly on his pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Doctrove decides Ganguly is not out. No run. 253/6
69.4 M Muralidaran to Kumble, Full length delivery on middle. That ball has struck Kumble on the thigh-pad. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Doctrove Three runs added to the total. 253/6
69.3 M Muralidaran to Kumble, Kumble has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 252/6
69.2 M Muralidaran to Kumble, Kumble flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 252/6
The Indian captain Anil Kumble comes to the crease in the hope of forging another partnership. Karthik's ambitious ways have led to his departure.
69.1 M Muralidaran to Karthik, Full length delivery just outside off. OUT
Indis are 252 for 5 with Ganguly and Karthik battling it out. Ganguly has beaten the referral system twice but should look to score quickly. Karthik on the other hand is showing aggression against the spinners but should be careful not to lose his wicket. One just gets the feeling that India are still in control.
68.6 A Mendis to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 252/5
68.5 A Mendis to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 252/5
68.4 A Mendis to Ganguly, Full length delivery just outside leg. Ganguly plays a sweep shot. The batsmen have run through for a couple. 251/5
68.3 A Mendis to Ganguly, The ball thuds in to the pads of Ganguly. The fielding side appeal unsuccessfully. Jayawardene asks for the review to be taken to the third Umpire but Ganguly still survives. 250/5
68.2 A Mendis to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 250/5
68.1 A Mendis to Ganguly, Ganguly works it down the leg side. No run. 250/5
67.6 M Muralidaran to Karthik, Karthik plays a sweep shot. No run. 250/5
67.5 M Muralidaran to Karthik, Full length delivery just outside off. SIX
67.4 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, Full length delivery just outside leg. Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 244/5
67.3 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, Full length delivery just outside leg. FOUR
67.2 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 239/5
67.1 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 239/5
66.6 A Mendis to Karthik, Defended off the front foot by Karthik. No run. 239/5
66.5 A Mendis to Karthik, Karthik has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. Excellent comeback ball by Mendis at 100kmph with sharp turn. 239/5
66.4 A Mendis to Karthik, Full length delivery just outside off. SIX
66.3 A Mendis to Karthik, Karthik has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 233/5
66.2 A Mendis to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Ganguly rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. One run conceded. 233/5
66.1 A Mendis to Ganguly, Ganguly has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 232/5
65.6 M Muralidaran to Karthik, The ball thuds in to the pads of Karthik. No run. 232/5
65.5 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Driven through the off side by Ganguly. The batsmen have run through for a single. 232/5
65.4 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, The ball thuds in to the pads of Ganguly. The fielding side appeals. Umpire Doctrove signals out. Ganguly walks but Karthik urges him to ask for a 'referral'. The question is put to the third Umpire. Ganguly is not out. 231/5
65.3 M Muralidaran to Karthik, Full length delivery on middle and off. Pushed to the cover region by Karthik. The batsmen have run through for a single. 231/5
65.2 M Muralidaran to Karthik, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR
65.1 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, Full length delivery just outside leg. Ganguly plays a sweep shot. One run conceded. 226/5
64.6 A Mendis to Karthik, Karthik plays the pull-shot. No run. 225/5
64.5 A Mendis to Karthik, Defended off the front foot by Karthik. No run. 225/5
64.4 A Mendis to Karthik, Karthik has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 225/5
64.3 A Mendis to Karthik, Karthik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 225/5
64.2 A Mendis to Karthik, Karthik lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 225/5
64.1 A Mendis to Karthik, Full length delivery just outside off. Karthik tries to sweep
63.6 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, The ball hits the pads of Ganguly. No run. 223/5
63.5 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, The ball hits the pads of Ganguly. No run. 223/5
63.4 M Muralidaran to Karthik, Full length delivery on middle and off. Karthik flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 223/5
63.3 M Muralidaran to Karthik, Defended off the back foot by Karthik. No run. 222/5
63.2 M Muralidaran to Karthik, Karthik works it down the leg side. No run. 222/5
63.1 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Ganguly has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 222/5
62.6 A Mendis to Karthik, Karthik has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 221/5
62.5 A Mendis to Karthik, Karthik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 221/5
62.4 A Mendis to Karthik, Defended off the front foot by Karthik. No run. 221/5
This was Laxman's fourth dismissal in as many innings against Ajantha Mendis.
Dinesh Karthik is the new batsman for India. He comes in at the fall of Laxman's wickets as Sri Lanka take the wicket they needed early in the day.
62.3 A Mendis to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle. OUT
62.2 A Mendis to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Ganguly has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. 221/4
62.1 A Mendis to Ganguly, Ganguly has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. The ball spun a mile and was collected at shoulder-length by the keeper. I hope Bhajji is watching. 220/4
61.6 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot. No run. 220/4
61.5 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 220/4
61.4 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot. No run. 220/4
61.3 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, Full length delivery just outside leg. Ganguly plays a sweep shot. One run conceded. 220/4
61.2 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside off. Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 219/4
61.1 M Muralidaran to Laxman, The ball thuds in to the pads of Laxman. No run. 218/4
60.6 A Mendis to Ganguly, Pushed to the cover region by Ganguly. No run. 218/4
60.5 A Mendis to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 218/4
60.4 A Mendis to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside off. Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 218/4
60.3 A Mendis to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 217/4
60.2 A Mendis to Ganguly, Full length delivery just outside leg. Guided down to fine leg by Ganguly. A cheeky single was taken in the process. Laxman makes it to the crease despite a direct throw by . Third Umpire shows the green signal for Laxman. Three runs awarded to the Indians. 217/4
60.1 A Mendis to Ganguly, The ball hits the pads of Ganguly. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Benson isn't interested in the appeal. No run. 214/4
59.6 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Driven through the covers by Ganguly. The batsmen have run through for a single. 214/4
59.5 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, Ganguly has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails as the ball pitches outside leg-stump and is collected by the keeper outside off stump. Ganguly smiles seeing the spin Murali is getting. 213/4
59.4 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 213/4
59.3 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 213/4
59.2 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle and off. Laxman works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 213/4
59.1 M Muralidaran to Laxman, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Laxman still goes after it No run. 212/4
58.6 A Mendis to Ganguly, Ganguly plays the Square-Cut. No run. 212/4
58.5 A Mendis to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 212/4
58.4 A Mendis to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 212/4
58.3 A Mendis to Laxman, Good length ball just outside off. Edged by Laxman who seems to be living dangerously at the moment. Three runs added to the total nevertheless. 212/4
58.2 A Mendis to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR
58.1 A Mendis to Laxman, Good length ball on middle and off. Laxman plays a leg glance to fine leg. Two runs added to the total. 205/4
57.6 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, That's hit Ganguly on his pads. No run. 203/4
57.5 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, Good length ball on middle and leg. Ganguly plays a sweep shot. Two runs conceded. 203/4
57.4 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 201/4
57.3 M Muralidaran to Ganguly, Full length delivery on middle. Played to the point region by Ganguly. 202/4
57.2 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle and off. Laxman works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. First runs of the morning for the Indians. 201/4
57.1 M Muralidaran to Laxman, M Muralidaran bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 200/4
56.6 A Mendis to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. No run. 200/4
56.5 A Mendis to Ganguly, Ganguly chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 200/4
Welcome to day four of the second Test between India and Sri Lanka. The match is pretty evenly poised at the moment and in all probability a result is assured. The Indians maybe upset with the late dismissals of Tendulkar and Dravid yesterday but they still have Ganguly and Laxman who will be looking to make amends today. All said and done, the first hour of play is going to be extremely crucial for both sides.
Match called off officialy for the day due to bad light. It was a good day for both teams as India strengthen their second innings lead to 237 and Sri Lanka picking up 4 crucial wickets of Sehwag, Gambhir, Tendulkar and Dravid. We will come back tomorrow on the 4th Day of the Test with ball by ball updates. Till then, its good bye.
Umpires offer bad light to the Indian batsmen which they accept. Play stopped, 79 runs scored in this session by India, losing 3 wickets, those of Gambhir (74), Tendulkar (31) and Dravid (44). Good comeback by Sri Lanka after India were going strong at one point.
56.4 A Mendis to Ganguly, Ganguly has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Its stumps on Day 3. 200/4
56.3 A Mendis to Ganguly, Played to the point region by Ganguly for no run 200/4
56.2 A Mendis to Ganguly, That's hit on Ganguly's pads. a huge appeal
Mendis comes in to bowl as VVS Laxman walks out to bat
56.1 A Mendis to Ganguly, Defended well off the front foot by Ganguly. Scores unchanged. 200/4
55.6 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Full length delivery on middle and off. OUT
6th ball of the over, Rahul Dravid wrapped off the pads, huge appeal, umpire turns it down. j'dene goes for a review, he's given out.
55.5 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Dravid has flicked the ball off his pads. 200/3
55.4 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. 200/3
55.3 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Dravid offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. Score remains unchanged at 200-3. 200/3
55.2 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. 200/3
55.1 M Muralidaran to Dravid, M Muralidaran bowls from round the wicket. Dravid played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 200/3
54.6 C Vaas to Ganguly, The ball hits the pads of Ganguly. Sri Lankan fielders appeal. Umpire Benson isn't interested. No run. 200/3
Ganguly comes out to bat
54.5 C Vaas to Tendulkar, Good length ball on middle and off. OUT
54.4 C Vaas to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar. 200/2
54.3 C Vaas to Tendulkar, Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 200/2
54.2 C Vaas to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. 200/2
54.1 C Vaas to Tendulkar, Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 200/2
53.6 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Pushed to the cover region by Dravid. 200/2
53.5 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Dravid plays a sweep shot. 200/2
53.4 M Muralidaran to Dravid, M Muralidaran bowling from over the wicket. Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 200/2
53.3 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 200/2
53.2 M Muralidaran to Tendulkar, M Muralidaran bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and leg. Tendulkar has punched that ball through the offside. One run added to the total. 200/2
53.1 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Full length delivery just outside off. Dravid has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 199/2
52.6 C Vaas to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run. 198/2
52.5 C Vaas to Tendulkar, Left alone by Tendulkar. No run. 198/2
52.4 C Vaas to Tendulkar, Punched off the backfoot by Tendulkar. No run. 198/2
52.3 C Vaas to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 198/2
52.2 C Vaas to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 198/2
52.1 C Vaas to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 198/2
51.6 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Ball hits Dravid low on the pads. 198/2
51.5 M Muralidaran to Dravid, That's hit Dravid on his pads. 198/2
51.4 M Muralidaran to Tendulkar, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Tendulkar has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. 198/2
51.3 M Muralidaran to Tendulkar, Tendulkar goes for the sweep but fails to connect it. 197/2
51.2 M Muralidaran to Tendulkar, Tendulkar works it down the leg side. 197/2
51.1 M Muralidaran to Tendulkar, Tendulkar goes for the sweep but fails to connect it. 197/2
50.6 C Vaas to Tendulkar, Good length ball just outside leg. Tendulkar flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 197/2
50.5 C Vaas to Tendulkar, Good length ball just outside leg. Tendulkar has played it through mid-wicket. Two runs added to the total. 196/2
50.4 C Vaas to Tendulkar, Defended off the front foot by Tendulkar. No run. 194/2
50.3 C Vaas to Tendulkar, Good length ball on middle. FOUR! Tendulkar plays the Square-Cut. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Benson signals a boundary. 194/2
50.2 C Vaas to Tendulkar, Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 190/2
50.1 C Vaas to Tendulkar, The ball is way outside the off stump
Vaas comes into the bowling attack.
49.6 M Muralidaran to Dravid, M Muralidaran bowling from over the wicket. Dravid works it down the leg side. No run. 190/2
49.5 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR! Dravid plays the Square-Cut. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Doctrove signals a boundary. 190/2
49.4 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Dravid lets the ball hit him on the pads. 186/2
49.3 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Defended off the back foot by Dravid. 186/2
49.2 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 186/2
49.1 M Muralidaran to Tendulkar, Full length delivery just outside leg. Tendulkar has played it through mid-wicket. One run conceded. 186/2
48.6 A Mendis to Dravid, Dravid works it down the leg side. 185/2
48.5 A Mendis to Dravid, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR! Dravid plays the Square-Cut. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Benson. 185/2
48.4 A Mendis to Dravid, Dravid charges down the wicket. 181/2
48.3 A Mendis to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. 181/2
48.2 A Mendis to Dravid, Dravid lets the ball go outside his off stump. 181/2
48.1 A Mendis to Dravid, Full length delivery on middle. Dravid plays a leg glance to fine leg. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 181/2
47.6 M Muralidaran to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 179/2
47.5 M Muralidaran to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 179/2
47.4 M Muralidaran to Tendulkar, Full length delivery on middle. Tendulkar has pushed it to the cover region. Two runs conceded. 179/2
47.3 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Full length delivery just outside leg. Dravid flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 177/2
47.2 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Full length delivery just outside leg. FOUR! Dravid charges down the wicket The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Doctrove signals four runs. 176/2
47.1 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 172/2
46.6 A Mendis to Tendulkar, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR
46.5 A Mendis to Tendulkar, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR
46.4 A Mendis to Tendulkar, Tendulkar shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 164/2
46.3 A Mendis to Tendulkar, Tendulkar offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No run. 164/2
46.1 A Mendis to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. Ricochets off his pads for a single to bring Tendulkar on strike. 163/2
India now have a lead of 200 runs.
45.6 M Muralidaran to Tendulkar, Tendulkar lets the ball hit him on the pads. No run. 163/2
45.5 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Full length delivery just outside leg. Dravid works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 163/2
45.4 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Dravid defends it off the back foot. No run. 162/2
45.3 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 162/2
45.2 M Muralidaran to Dravid, The ball hits the pads of Dravid. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Doctrove shows no interest in the appeal. No run. 162/2
45.1 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 162/2
44.6 A Mendis to Tendulkar, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Tendulkar. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 162/2
161/2
44.5 A Mendis to Dravid, Full length delivery on middle and off. Dravid has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 160/2
44.4 A Mendis to Dravid, Defended off the back foot by Dravid. No run. 159/2
44.3 A Mendis to Dravid, Dravid lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 159/2
44.2 A Mendis to Dravid, Defended off the back foot by Dravid. No run. 159/2
44.1 A Mendis to Dravid, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR
43.6 M Muralidaran to Tendulkar, Full length delivery just outside leg. FOUR
43.5 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Full length delivery just outside leg. Dravid flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 151/2
43.4 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. No run. 150/2
43.3 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. No run. 150/2
43.2 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Dravid works it down the leg side. No run. 150/2
43.1 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 150/2
42.6 A Mendis to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 150/2
42.5 A Mendis to Tendulkar, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR
42.4 A Mendis to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 146/2
42.3 A Mendis to Tendulkar, Tendulkar goes for the sweep but fails to connect it. No run. 146/2
42.2 A Mendis to Tendulkar, Tendulkar works it down the leg side. No run. 146/2
42.1 A Mendis to Tendulkar, Tendulkar chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 146/2
41.6 M Muralidaran to Tendulkar, Full length delivery just outside leg. Played through mid-wicket by Tendulkar. One run added to the total. 146/2
41.5 M Muralidaran to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played it to the point region. No run. 145/2
41.4 M Muralidaran to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 145/2
41.3 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Dravid works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 145/2
Sachin Tendulkar is the new batsman in. Gambhir was bowled by a beauty from Mendis who was clueless to see his timber shattered after not attempting a shot.
41.2 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 144/2
41.1 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Wide outside the leg stump
40.6 Mendis to G Gambhir, Full length delivery just outside off. OUT
40.5 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 144/1
40.4 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 144/1
40.3 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run. 144/1
40.2 A Mendis to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 144/1
40.1 A Mendis to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 144/1
39.6 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Full length delivery just outside off. Gambhir drives through the covers. One run added to the total. 144/1
39.5 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 143/1
39.4 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 143/1
39.3 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 143/1
39.2 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 143/1
39.1 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Dravid works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 143/1
38.6 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 142/1
38.5 A Mendis to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 142/1
38.4 A Mendis to Gambhir, The ball is way outside the off stump
38.3 A Mendis to Gambhir, That's hit Gambhir on his pads. No run. 142/1
38.2 A Mendis to Gambhir, Wide outside the leg stump
38.1 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 142/1
37.6 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 142/1
37.5 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 142/1
37.4 M Muralidaran to Dravid, That's hit Dravid on his pads. No run. 142/1
37.3 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Defended off the front foot by Dravid. No run. 142/1
37.2 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Gambhir. One run added to the total. 142/1
37.1 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 141/1
36.6 A Mendis to Gambhir, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Gambhir has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 141/1
36.5 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 140/1
36.4 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 140/1
36.3 A Mendis to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 140/1
36.2 A Mendis to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 140/1
That brings up the 50-run partnership between Rahul Dravid and Gautam Gambhir. Both batsmen seem to be handling the spin-twins well and steadily setting up the total for India's cause in the fourth innings.
36.1 A Mendis to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 140/1
35.6 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 140/1
35.5 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Full length delivery just outside off. Gambhir gets a leading edge on that one. One run conceded. 140/1
35.4 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 139/1
35.3 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Played to the point region by Gambhir. No run. 139/1
35.2 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 139/1
35.1 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, M Muralidaran bowling from round the wicket. Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 139/1
34.6 A Mendis to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 139/1
34.5 A Mendis to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 139/1
34.4 A Mendis to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 139/1
34.3 A Mendis to Dravid, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Dravid's pads. No run. 139/1
34.2 A Mendis to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 139/1
34.1 A Mendis to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 139/1
33.6 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 139/1
33.5 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 139/1
33.4 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Full length delivery on middle. FOUR
33.3 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 135/1
33.2 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 135/1
33.1 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 135/1
32.6 A Mendis to Dravid, Wide down the leg side
32.5 A Mendis to Dravid, Full length delivery just outside off. Dravid guides it to third man. Two runs added to the total. 135/1
32.4 A Mendis to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 133/1
32.3 A Mendis to Gambhir, Full length delivery just outside leg. Gambhir has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 133/1
32.2 A Mendis to Gambhir, Full length delivery on middle and leg. FOUR
32.1 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 128/1
31.6 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Full length delivery on middle and off. Gambhir has driven it through the off side. One run conceded. 128/1
31.5 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 127/1
31.4 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir fails to put bat on ball. No run. 127/1
31.3 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 127/1
31.2 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Full length delivery just outside off. Dravid flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 127/1
31.1 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Wide outside the leg stump
30.6 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 126/1
30.5 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 126/1
30.4 A Mendis to Gambhir, Full toss wide outside leg. FOUR
30.3 A Mendis to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 122/1
30.2 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 122/1
30.1 A Mendis to Dravid, Good length ball just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Dravid. One run added to the total. 122/1
It's tea on Day 3 at Galle. The only wicket to fall was of the unbeaten man in the first innings - Virender Sehwag. India lead by 158 runs. Gautam Gambhir is batting on 56 and partnering him is Rahul Dravid on 14.
29.6 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. Tea! 121/1
29.5 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 121/1
29.4 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 121/1
29.3 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 121/1
29.2 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 121/1
29.1 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Full length delivery on middle. Dravid flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 121/1
28.6 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 120/1
28.5 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 120/1
28.4 A Mendis to Dravid, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Dravid. The batsmen have run through for a single. 120/1
28.3 A Mendis to Gambhir, Full length delivery just outside leg. Gambhir flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 119/1
28.2 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 118/1
28.1 A Mendis to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 118/1
27.6 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Inside edge onto the pads of Dravid. No run. 118/1
27.5 M Muralidaran to Dravid, Dravid chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 118/1
27.4 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Gambhir has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 118/1
27.3 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Defended off the back foot by Gambhir. No run. 117/1
27.2 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 117/1
27.1 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Full length delivery on middle and leg. FOUR
26.6 A Mendis to Dravid, Dravid has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 113/1
26.5 A Mendis to Dravid, The ball hits the pads of Dravid. No run. 113/1
26.4 A Mendis to Dravid, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR
26.3 A Mendis to Dravid, Dravid has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 109/1
26.2 A Mendis to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 109/1
26.1 A Mendis to Dravid, Dravid has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 109/1
25.6 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 109/1
25.5 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 109/1
25.4 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 109/1
25.3 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Full length delivery on middle and leg. FOUR! Gambhir charges down the wicket. The ball races to the boundary and that's his fifty. 109/1
25.2 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir fails to put bat on ball. No run. 105/1
25.1 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, M Muralidaran bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Gambhir. 105/1
24.6 A Mendis to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 105/1
Muralidaran is brought back in the attack.
24.5 A Mendis to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 105/1
24.4 A Mendis to Dravid, Full length delivery on middle. FOUR
24.3 A Mendis to Dravid, Defended off the back foot by Dravid. No run. 101/1
24.2 A Mendis to Dravid, Dravid guides it to third man. No run. 101/1
24.1 A Mendis to Dravid, Ball hits Dravid low on the pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Benson decides Dravid is not out. No run. 101/1
23.6 N Kulasekara to Dravid, Good length ball just outside off. Dravid has played it fine down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 101/1
23.5 N Kulasekara to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 100/1
23.4 N Kulasekara to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 100/1
23.3 N Kulasekara to Dravid, The ball is way outside the off stump
23.2 N Kulasekara to Dravid, Good length ball just outside off. Dravid plays the Square-Cut. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 100/1
23.1 N Kulasekara to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 98/1
22.6 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir works it down the leg side. No run. 98/1
22.5 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 98/1
22.4 A Mendis to Gambhir, Ball hits Gambhir low on the pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Benson signals towards the Third Umpire. NOT OUT signaled by the Third Umpire as it pitched on the leg side. Gambhir survives. No run. 98/1
22.3 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 98/1
22.2 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 98/1
22.1 A Mendis to Gambhir, Full length delivery just outside leg. FOUR
21.6 C Vaas to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 94/1
21.5 C Vaas to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Gambhir. One run added to the total. 94/1
21.4 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 93/1
21.3 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 93/1
21.2 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 93/1
21.1 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 93/1
20.6 A Mendis to Gambhir, Good length ball on middle and leg. Pushed to the cover region by Gambhir. The batsmen have run through for a single. 93/1
20.5 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 92/1
20.4 A Mendis to Dravid, Full length delivery just outside off. Dravid has punched the ball off the backfoot. One run conceded. 92/1
Mendis is into the attack and Dravid will be wary of this. The mystery spinner has so far dismissed Dravid three times in as many innings.
20.3 A Mendis to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside leg. Gambhir works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 91/1
20.2 A Mendis to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 90/1
20.1 A Mendis to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 90/1
19.6 C Vaas to Dravid, Dravid gets a leading edge on that one. No run. 90/1
19.5 C Vaas to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 90/1
19.4 C Vaas to Dravid, Dravid has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 90/1
Rahul Dravid walks in.
19.3 Vaas to Sehwag, Good length ball on middle and leg. OUT! Sehwag smashes it through covers and it's straight to Dilshan. India have lost their first wicket. Sri Lankan players are ecstatic as Sehwag was unbeaten in the first innings. 90/1
19.2 C Vaas to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. 90/0
Sehwag continues his sublime form, knocks another half century.
19.1 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. 90/0
18.6 A Mendis to Sehwag, Good length ball on middle and off. Sehwag works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single and that's his fifty. 90/0
18.5 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 89/0
18.4 A Mendis to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
18.3 A Mendis to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside leg. Gambhir flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 85/0
18.2 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 84/0
18.1 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 84/0
17.6 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 84/0
17.5 C Vaas to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Gambhir. One run added to the total. 84/0
17.4 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 83/0
17.3 C Vaas to Sehwag, Good length ball on middle. Sehwag has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 83/0
17.2 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 82/0
17.1 C Vaas to Sehwag, Bouncer! Sehwag does well to evade it. No run. 82/0
16.6 A Mendis to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Sehwag works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 82/0
16.5 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 81/0
16.4 A Mendis to Gambhir, Good length ball on middle and leg. Gambhir flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 81/0
16.3 A Mendis to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 80/0
16.2 A Mendis to Gambhir, Full length delivery just outside leg. Gambhir flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 80/0
16.1 A Mendis to Sehwag, A Mendis bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle. The ball hits the pads of Sehwag. Umpire Benson signals Leg Bye. One run added to the total. 78/0
Ajantha Mendis is brought in the attack.
15.6 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 77/0
15.5 C Vaas to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 77/0
15.4 C Vaas to Gambhir, Bouncer! Gambhir does well to evade it. No run. 77/0
15.3 C Vaas to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside leg. Sehwag flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 77/0
15.2 C Vaas to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside off. Gambhir has punched that ball through the offside. The batsmen have run through for a single. 76/0
15.1 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 75/0
14.6 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 75/0
14.5 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Full length delivery just outside off. Gambhir has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 75/0
14.4 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, The ball hits the pads of Gambhir. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Benson isn't interested in the appeal. No run. 74/0
14.3 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 74/0
14.2 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, M Muralidaran bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR
14.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle. Sehwag has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. 70/0
13.6 C Vaas to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
13.5 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 65/0
13.4 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 65/0
13.3 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir ducked in time to let that one go over him. No run. 65/0
13.2 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir works it down the leg side. No run. 65/0
13.1 C Vaas to Sehwag, Good length ball on middle. Played to the point region by Sehwag. The batsmen have run through for a single. 65/0
India now lead by 101 runs.
12.6 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 64/0
12.5 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No run. 64/0
12.4 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Full length delivery on middle and leg. FOUR
12.3 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, M Muralidaran bowling from over the wicket. Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 60/0
12.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Driven through the off side by Sehwag. The batsmen have run through for a single. 60/0
12.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, M Muralidaran bowling from round the wicket. The ball thuds in to the pads of Sehwag. No run. 59/0
11.6 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside off. Gambhir has pushed it to the cover region. Two runs conceded. 59/0
11.5 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, N Kulasekara bowling from round the wicket. Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 57/0
11.4 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 57/0
11.3 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Good length ball on middle. Pushed to the cover region by Gambhir. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 57/0
11.2 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Full toss Sehwag has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 55/0
11.1 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. Sehwag has pushed it to the cover region. Two runs conceded. 54/0
10.6 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball hit him on the pads. No run. 52/0
10.5 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the covers by Gambhir. That's an excellent chase by . Two runs added to the total. 52/0
10.4 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, M Muralidaran bowling from over the wicket. Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 50/0
10.3 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Played to the point region by Sehwag. The batsmen have run through for a single. 50/0
10.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 49/0
10.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, M Muralidaran bowling from round the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 49/0
9.6 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. Sehwag works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 49/0
9.5 N Kulasekara to V Sehwag, He stood up on his toes to play that one. No run. 48/0
9.4 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Left alone by Sehwag. No run. 48/0
9.3 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Good length ball on middle and off. FOUR
9.2 N Kulasekara to G Gambhir, Good length ball on middle. Thick inside edge
9.1 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Played to the point region by Gambhir. No run. 43/0
8.6 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag ducks under the bouncer. No run. 43/0
8.5 C Vaas to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside off. Gambhir works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 43/0
8.4 C Vaas to Gambhir, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR
8.3 C Vaas to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside leg. Sehwag works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 38/0
8.2 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 37/0
8.1 C Vaas to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 37/0
7.6 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Pushed to the cover region by Gambhir. No run. 37/0
7.5 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, M Muralidaran bowling from over the wicket. Gambhir has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 37/0
7.4 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside leg. Sehwag flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 37/0
Murali has seven fielders on leg side and two on the off.
7.3 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside leg. SIX
7.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag flicks it away with a wristy shot. 30/0
7.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Wide outside the leg stump
3rd slip moves out.
6.6 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. 30/0
6.5 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 30/0
6.4 C Vaas to Gambhir, Good A shorter one from Vaas and Gambhir rocks on the backfoot and cuts it through point. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 30/0
6.3 C Vaas to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside off. Gambhir flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 28/0
6.2 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 26/0
6.1 C Vaas to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside off. Gambhir drives through the leg side. Two runs conceded. 26/0
Sehwag moves on to 22 from 16 balls.
5.6 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 24/0
5.5 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside leg. FOUR
5.4 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 20/0
5.3 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside leg. Sehwag flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 20/0
5.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 18/0
The master spinner now comes around the wicket.
5.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, M Muralidaran bowling from round the wicket. Wide outside the leg stump
4.6 C Vaas to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside leg. Sehwag has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 18/0
4.5 C Vaas to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside off. Gambhir works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 17/0
4.4 C Vaas to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 16/0
4.3 C Vaas to Gambhir, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Gambhir still goes after it No run. 16/0
4.2 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 16/0
4.1 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 16/0
3.6 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
3.5 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 12/0
3.4 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Good length ball wide outside off. FOUR
3.3 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Sehwag fails to put bat on ball. No run. 8/0
3.2 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside leg. Gambhir works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 8/0
3.1 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. Sehwag has punched the ball off the backfoot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 7/0
2.6 C Vaas to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 6/0
2.5 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 6/0
2.4 C Vaas to Gambhir, Played to the point region by Gambhir. No run. 6/0
2.3 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir ducked in time to let that one go over him. No run. 6/0
2.2 C Vaas to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside leg. Sehwag works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 6/0
2.1 C Vaas to Sehwag, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Sehwag still goes after it No run. 5/0
1.6 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 5/0
1.5 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, That's hit Gambhir on his pads. No run. 5/0
1.4 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 5/0
1.3 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 5/0
Sehwag seems to be in the same zone as he was in the first innings.
1.2 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. Sehwag has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 5/0
1.1 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, N Kulasekara bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR
Nuwan Kulasekara will share the new ball with Vaas.
0.6 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. 0/0
0.5 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 0/0
0.4 C Vaas to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 0/0
0.3 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir watches the bouncer go way above his head. No run. 0/0
0.1 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. 0/0
Batting : Sri Lanka
Bowling : India
Harbhajan picks six wickets, which also happens to be the best bowling performance by an Indian on the Lankan soil as Sri Lanka are bowled out for 292 giving visitors a slender lead of 37 runs. Jayawardena top scored for Lanka with 86. The game is evenly poised at the moment and a lot depends on the way the Indian middle order performs. We already have seen dual bounce on the pitch and batting last on this track will be extremely difficult. Thus, Sri Lanka needs to ensure that they restrict India to an achievable target. The Indian spinners had a listless opening Test at Colombo but have come back strongly to share nine wickets between them. The fall of last Lankan wicket has also prompted umpires to call for Lunch on Day 3.
93.3 H Singh to Muralidaran, Full length delivery just outside off. OUT
93.2 H Singh to Kulasekara, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Kulasekara. The batsmen have run through for a single. 292/9
93.1 H Singh to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 291/9
92.6 A Kumble to Muralidaran, Muralidaran has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 291/9
Last man Muralidaran is at the crease. He is an exciting batsman to watch. Expect some fun!
Kumble strikes twice in the same over to dismiss Jayawardena and Mendis.
92.5 A Kumble to Mendis, Good length ball on middle and off. OUT
Mendis is the new man
92.4 A Kumble to Mendis, Mendis chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 291/8
92.3 A Kumble to J'dena, Full length delivery just outside off and Kumble gets the ball to bounce OUT
92.2 A Kumble to J'dena, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR
92.1 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 287/7
91.6 H Singh to J'dena, Good length ball just outside off. J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 287/7
91.5 H Singh to J'dena, That's hit J'dena on his pads. No run. 286/7
91.4 H Singh to J'dena, Driven through the leg side by J'dena. No run. 286/7
91.3 H Singh to J'dena, That's hit J'dena on his pads. No run. 286/7
91.2 H Singh to J'dena, Punched off the backfoot by J'dena. No run. 286/7
91.1 H Singh to J'dena, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. J'dena works it down the leg side. No run. 286/7
90.6 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Played through mid-wicket by Kulasekara. Good effort by Sharma to save runs for his team. No run. 286/7
90.5 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 286/7
90.4 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Defended off the front foot by Kulasekara. No run. 286/7
90.3 A Kumble to J'dena, Good length ball wide outside off. J'dena has punched that ball through the offside. The batsmen have run through for a single. 286/7
90.2 A Kumble to J'dena, Pushed to the cover region by J'dena. No run. 285/7
90.1 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has played it to the point region. No run. 285/7
89.6 Z Khan to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 285/7
89.5 Z Khan to Kulasekara, Defended off the front foot by Kulasekara. No run. 285/7
89.4 Z Khan to J'dena, Good length ball just outside off. J'dena has driven it through the off side. One run conceded. 285/7
89.3 Z Khan to J'dena, J'dena has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 284/7
89.2 Z Khan to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by J'dena. No run. 284/7
89.1 Z Khan to J'dena, Z Khan bowling from round the wicket. Defended off the front foot by J'dena. No run. 284/7
88.6 H Singh to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 284/7
88.5 H Singh to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 284/7
88.4 H Singh to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 284/7
88.3 H Singh to Kulasekara, Full length delivery just outside leg. Kulasekara tries to sweep but fails to connect. Umpire Koertzen signals Four Byes. 284/7
88.2 H Singh to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 280/7
88.1 H Singh to Kulasekara, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Kulasekara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 280/7
87.6 Z Khan to J'dena, Good length ball just outside leg. FOUR
87.6 Z Khan to Kulasekara, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball on middle. Pushed to the cover region by Kulasekara. One run conceded. 276/7
87.5 Z Khan to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 274/7
87.4 Z Khan to Kulasekara, Bouncer! Kulasekara does well to evade it. No run. 274/7
87.4 Z Khan to Kulasekara, Good length ball just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Kulasekara. Umpire Doctrove signals a No Ball. 274/7
87.3 Z Khan to J'dena, Good length ball just outside off. J'dena guides it to third man. One run added to the total. 273/7
87.2 Z Khan to J'dena, J'dena defends it off the back foot. No run. 272/7
87.1 Z Khan to J'dena, J'dena has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 272/7
86.6 H Singh to J'dena, Full length delivery on middle and off. J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 272/7
86.5 H Singh to J'dena, The ball is way wide on the leg side but J'dena still goes after it No run. 271/7
86.4 H Singh to J'dena, Wide down the leg side
86.3 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 271/7
86.2 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 271/7
86.1 H Singh to J'dena, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. J'dena tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 271/7
85.6 Z Khan to Kulasekara, Z Khan bowling from round the wicket. Driven through the covers by Kulasekara. No run. 271/7
85.5 Z Khan to Kulasekara, Kulasekara shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 271/7
85.4 Z Khan to Kulasekara, Good length ball just outside leg. Kulasekara has flicked the ball off his pads. Two runs conceded. 271/7
85.3 Z Khan to Kulasekara, Left alone by Kulasekara. No run. 269/7
85.2 Z Khan to J'dena, Good length ball on middle. Driven through the off side by J'dena. One run added to the total. 269/7
85.1 Z Khan to J'dena, Driven through the leg side by J'dena. No run. 268/7
Zaheer Khan is introduced in the attack.
84.6 H Singh to Kulasekara, Kulasekara works it down the leg side. No run. 268/7
84.5 H Singh to J'dena, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside leg. J'dena plays a sweep shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 268/7
84.4 H Singh to J'dena, The ball hits the pads of J'dena. No run. 267/7
84.3 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 267/7
84.2 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 267/7
84.1 H Singh to J'dena, The ball hits the pads of J'dena. No run. 267/7
83.6 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 267/7
83.5 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 267/7
83.4 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Defended off the back foot by Kulasekara. 267/7
83.3 A Kumble to J'dena, Full length delivery on middle. Driven through the leg side by J'dena. One run conceded. 267/7
83.2 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 266/7
83.1 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has played it to the point region. 266/7
82.6 H Singh to Kulasekara, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Kulasekara has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 266/7
82.5 H Singh to J'dena, Full length delivery just outside leg. J'dena has just thrown his bat at the ball. One run conceded. 266/7
82.4 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena defends it off the back foot. No run. 265/7
82.3 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 265/7
82.2 H Singh to J'dena, Full length delivery on middle and leg. FOUR
82.1 H Singh to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by J'dena. No run. 261/7
81.6 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Kulasekara works it down the leg side. No run. 261/7
81.5 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 261/7
81.4 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Defended off the front foot by Kulasekara. No run. 261/7
81.3 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 261/7
81.2 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 261/7
81.1 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Defended off the front foot by Kulasekara. No run. 261/7
80.6 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 261/7
80.5 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena tries to sweep but fails to connect. No run. 261/7
80.4 H Singh to J'dena, The ball hits the pads of J'dena. No run. 261/7
80.3 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 261/7
80.2 H Singh to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by J'dena. No run. 261/7
80.1 H Singh to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by J'dena. No run. 261/7
79.6 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 261/7
79.5 A Kumble to J'dena, Full length delivery on middle. J'dena works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 261/7
79.4 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 260/7
79.3 A Kumble to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by J'dena. No run. 260/7
79.2 A Kumble to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by J'dena. No run. 260/7
79.1 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 260/7
78.6 H Singh to J'dena, Full length delivery just outside leg. J'dena works it down the leg side. Poor effort by Gambhir to save runs for his team. One run conceded. 260/7
78.5 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena has flicked the ball off his pads. 259/7
78.4 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. 259/7
78.3 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena works it down the leg side. 259/7
78.2 H Singh to J'dena, Wide outside the leg stump
78.1 H Singh to J'dena, Wide outside the leg stump
77.6 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Defended off the front foot by Kulasekara. 259/7
77.5 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that with the full face of the bat. 259/7
77.4 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Defended off the front foot by Kulasekara. 259/7
77.3 A Kumble to J'dena, Full length delivery just outside off. J'dena has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 259/7
77.2 A Kumble to J'dena, Driven through the leg side by J'dena. 258/7
77.1 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has played that with the full face of the bat. 258/7
76.6 H Singh to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 258/7
76.5 H Singh to J'dena, Full length delivery just outside leg. Driven through the leg side by J'dena. The batsmen have run through for a single. 258/7
76.4 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena has flicked the ball off his pads. 257/7
76.3 H Singh to J'dena, The ball thuds in to the pads of J'dena. 257/7
76.2 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 257/7
76.1 H Singh to J'dena, Full length delivery just outside leg. J'dena has flicked the ball off his pads. No runs conceded. 258/7
75.6 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 257/7
75.5 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 257/7
Sri Lanka still trail by 72 runs and two quick wickets have pegged Sri Lanka on back.
75.4 A Kumble to J'dena, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by J'dena. One run added to the total. 257/7
75.3 A Kumble to Kulasekara, Full length delivery just outside off. Kulasekara flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 256/7
75.2 A Kumble to Vaas, OUT! Cleverly bowled by Kumble. Vaas was looking to tap it away on the leg side anticipating a leg break but it turned out to be a straighter delivery Vaas gets a leading edge on that one. Harbhajan takes a good catch that was dying on him at short covers. Sri Lanka have lost their seventh wicket. Kumble finally gets his first wicket of the series. 255/7
75.1 A Kumble to Vaas, Vaas has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 255/6
74.6 H Singh to J'dena, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. J'dena lets the ball hit him on the pads. No run. 255/6
74.5 H Singh to M J'dena, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR
Harbhajan takes his 22nd 5-wicket haul. It's been a long wait for him. He was getting the ball to turn and bounce.
74.4 H Singh to Vaas, Full length delivery on middle. Pushed to the cover region by Vaas. One run added to the total. 251/6
74.3 H Singh to Vaas, Vaas has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 250/6
74.2 H Singh to J'dene, OUT! A well flighted delivery on off and middle
74.1 H Singh to J'dene, Defended off the front foot by J'dene. No run. 250/5
73.6 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 250/5
73.5 A Kumble to J'dene, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the leg side by J'dene. One run conceded. 250/5
73.4 A Kumble to J'dene, J'dene drives through the covers. No run. 249/5
73.3 A Kumble to J'dena, Full length delivery on middle and off. J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 249/5
73.2 A Kumble to J'dene, Full length delivery just outside off. J'dene plays the pull-shot. One run added to the total. 248/5
73.1 A Kumble to J'dena, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by J'dena. One run added to the total. 247/5
72.6 H Singh to J'dene, J'dene has flicked the ball off his pads. 246/5
72.5 H Singh to J'dene, Wide down the leg side
72.4 H Singh to J'dene, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. The ball thuds in to the pads of J'dene. 246/5
72.3 H Singh to J'dena, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside leg. J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 246/5
Fifty partnership between Mahela and Prasanna.
72.2 H Singh to J'dena, Full length delivery on middle. FOUR! J'dena plays a sweep shot. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals four runs. 245/5
72.1 H Singh to J'dene, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. J'dene has edged the ball. Three runs added to the total. 241/5
71.6 A Kumble to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by J'dena. 238/5
71.5 A Kumble to J'dene, Full length delivery on middle. J'dene plays a sweep shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 238/5
71.4 A Kumble to J'dene, J'dene has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 237/5
71.3 A Kumble to J'dene, J'dene has played that with the full face of the bat. 237/5
71.2 A Kumble to J'dene, Full length delivery on middle. Guided down to fine leg by J'dene. Two runs conceded. 237/5
71.1 A Kumble to J'dene, Pushed to the cover region by J'dene. 235/5
70.6 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. 235/5
70.5 H Singh to J'dena, The ball thuds in to the pads of J'dena. 235/5
70.4 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena has flicked the ball off his pads. 235/5
70.3 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 235/5
70.2 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Koertzen decides J'dena is not out. 235/5
70.1 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. 235/5
69.6 A Kumble to J'dene, J'dene has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 235/5
69.5 A Kumble to J'dene, J'dene has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 235/5
69.4 A Kumble to J'dena, Full length delivery on middle and leg. J'dena appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Doctrove. One run added to the total. 235/5
69.3 A Kumble to J'dene, Good length ball on middle. J'dene tries to sweep
69.2 A Kumble to J'dene, Driven through the leg side by J'dene. No run. 233/5
69.1 A Kumble to J'dene, The ball thuds in to the pads of J'dene. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Doctrove decides J'dene is not out. No run. 233/5
68.6 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena has flicked the ball off his pads. 233/5
68.5 H Singh to J'dena, Wide outside the leg stump
68.4 H Singh to J'dene, Full length delivery just outside leg. J'dene slogs at the delivery. One run conceded. 233/5
68.3 H Singh to J'dene, J'dene has flicked the ball off his pads. 232/5
68.2 H Singh to J'dene, Full length delivery just outside leg. J'dene plays a sweep shot. Two runs added to the total. 232/5
68.1 H Singh to J'dene, J'dene has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 230/5
67.6 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 230/5
67.5 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has played that with the full face of the bat. 230/5
67.4 A Kumble to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by J'dena. No run. 230/5
67.3 A Kumble to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by J'dena. No run. 230/5
67.2 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 230/5
67.1 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 230/5
66.6 H Singh to J'dene, The ball thuds in to the pads of J'dene. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Koertzen shows no interest in the appeal. No run. 230/5
66.5 H Singh to J'dene, J'dene dances down the track and does well to block the ball. No run. 230/5
66.4 H Singh to J'dene, The ball hits the pads of J'dene. No run. 230/5
31st Test fifty for Mahela Jayawardena and 6th against India.
66.3 H Singh to J'dene, J'dene has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 230/5
66.2 H Singh to J'dena, Full length delivery just outside leg. J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 50 off 98 balls for Jayawardena. 230/5
66.1 H Singh to J'dene, Full length delivery on middle and off. Pushed to the cover region by J'dene. One run added to the total. 229/5
65.6 A Kumble to Mahela, Mahela has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 228/5
65.5 A Kumble to Mahela, Defended off the front foot by Mahela. 228/5
65.4 A Kumble to Prasanna, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Prasanna. One run conceded. 228/5
65.3 A Kumble to Mahela, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by Mahela. One run added to the total. 227/5
65.2 A Kumble to Mahela, The ball has found the edge of the bat. 226/5
65.1 A Kumble to Mahela, Mahela has played that with the full face of the bat. 226/5
64.5 H Singh to Mahela, Mahela has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 225/5
64.4 H Singh to Mahela, Defended off the front foot by Mahela. 225/5
64.3 H Singh to Mahela, Wide outside the leg stump
64.2 H Singh to Mahela, The ball hits the pads of Mahela. 225/5
64.1 H Singh to Mahela, Mahela flicks it away with a wristy shot. 225/5
63.6 A Kumble to Prasanna, Prasanna flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 225/5
63.5 A Kumble to Prasanna, Prasanna has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 225/5
63.4 A Kumble to Prasanna, Full length delivery just outside off. The ball thuds in to the pads of Prasanna. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Doctrove Two runs conceded. 225/5
63.3 A Kumble to Prasanna, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR! Prasanna has played it through mid-wicket. The ball races to the boundary. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Doctrove. 223/5
63.2 A Kumble to Prasanna, Defended off the front foot by Prasanna. No run. 219/5
63.1 A Kumble to Prasanna, Prasanna has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 219/5
62.6 H Singh to Prasanna, Full length delivery just outside leg. Prasanna flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run conceded. 219/5
62.5 H Singh to Prasanna, Prasanna has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 218/5
62.4 H Singh to Mahela, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Driven through the leg side by Mahela. One run added to the total. 218/5
62.3 H Singh to Mahela, Mahela has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Koertzen isn't interested in the appeal. No run. 217/5
62.2 H Singh to Mahela, Mahela has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 217/5
62.1 H Singh to Mahela, Full length delivery just outside leg. That ball has struck Mahela on the thigh-pad. Umpire Koertzen signals Leg Bye. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 217/5
61.6 A Kumble to Prasanna, Prasanna shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 215/5
61.5 A Kumble to Prasanna, Prasanna drives through the leg side. 215/5
61.4 A Kumble to Prasanna, Defended off the front foot by Prasanna. 215/5
61.3 A Kumble to Prasanna, Prasanna has played that with the full face of the bat. 215/5
61.2 A Kumble to J'dene, Sharp turn and bounce from Kumble. Prasanna edges to Dravid. Dravid has claimed a catch but the umpires are not entirely convinced. Just to make it clear
Kumble to start the proceedings on day 3.
61.1 A Kumble to Prasanna, Defended off the front foot by Prasanna. No run. 215/5
Welcome to day 3 at Galle.
Stumps on Day 2. India are in drivers seat here at Galle. Harbhajan have put the Lankan tigers on the back foot with some spelindid bowling. He took 4 wickets. Sangakkara and Warnapura added 133 runs for the second wicket. Mahela Jayawardena and Prasanna Jayawardene were troubled by the Turbanator but they held their nerves and made sure that they had no further hiccups. On day 3 India will look to wipe out the wagging Lankan tail and then put on some good runs on board. For all the action do join us for the commentary. Till then have a nice time.
60.6 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena works it down the leg side. The skipper plays it safely. Stumps on Day 2. Sri Lanka are 215-5 trailing by 114 runs. 215/5
60.5 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena has played that with the full face of the bat. One legal delivery for Stumps. 215/5
60.4 H Singh to J'dene, Full length delivery just outside leg. J'dene has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. Two to go for Lunch. 215/5
60.3 H Singh to J'dene, The ball is way wide on the leg side but J'dene still goes after it. Three more balls to go. 214/5
60.2 H Singh to J'dene, J'dene has played that with the full face of the bat. Four to go for Stumps. 214/5
60.1 H Singh to J'dena, Driven through the leg side by J'dena for a single. Five balls to go for Stumps. 214/5
59.6 A Kumble to J'dene, J'dene has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 213/5
59.5 A Kumble to J'dene, J'dene defends it off the back foot. No run. 213/5
59.4 A Kumble to J'dene, Defended off the front foot by J'dene. No run. 213/5
59.3 A Kumble to J'dene, J'dene has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 213/5
59.2 A Kumble to J'dene, J'dene has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 213/5
59.1 A Kumble to J'dene, That's hit J'dene on his pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Doctrove decides J'dene is not out. No run. 213/5
58.6 H Singh to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by J'dena. No run. 213/5
58.5 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 213/5
58.4 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 213/5
58.3 H Singh to J'dene, Full length delivery just outside leg. J'dene flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 213/5
58.2 H Singh to J'dene, Full length delivery just outside leg. The ball is way wide on the leg side but J'dene still goes after it Umpire Koertzen indicates that it was Four Byes. 212/5
58.1 H Singh to J'dene, J'dene has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 208/5
57.6 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 208/5
57.5 A Kumble to J'dene, J'dene works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 208/5
57.4 A Kumble to J'dene, The ball hits the pads of J'dene. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Doctrove isn't interested in the appeal. No run. 207/5
57.3 A Kumble to J'dena, Full length delivery on middle and off. J'dena cleverly flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 207/5
Prasanna Jayawardene dropped by Gambhir on 2
57.2 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 206/5
57.1 A Kumble to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by J'dena. No run. 206/5
56.6 H Singh to J'dene, Defended off the front foot by J'dene. No run. 206/5
56.5 H Singh to J'dene, J'dene has flicked the ball off his pads. A diving effort by Gambhir; however he couldn't hold on to it. No run. 206/5
Mahela Jayawardena dropped by Gambhir on 43
56.4 H Singh to J'dene, J'dene has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 206/5
56.3 H Singh to J'dene, Defended off the front foot by J'dene. Catch dropped by Gambhir at forward short leg. 206/5
56.1 H Singh to J'dena, Defended solidly off the front foot by J'dena. No run. 205/5
55.6 A Kumble to J'dena, Pushed to the cover region by J'dena only for a single. 205/5
55.5 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has dug out that yorker at the last second. Good ball. Straight and full. 204/5
55.4 A Kumble to J'dena, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR... J'dena guides it to third man. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Doctrove signals a boundary. 204/5
55.3 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 200/5
55.2 A Kumble to J'dena, Played through mid-wicket by J'dena for a couple of runs. 200/5
55.1 A Kumble to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by J'dena. No run. 198/5
54.6 H Singh to J'dene, Good length ball on middle and off. J'dene has played it through mid-wicket. Two runs added to the total. 198/5
54.5 H Singh to J'dene, J'dene has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 196/5
54.4 H Singh to J'dene, That's hit J'dene on his pads. No run. 196/5
54.3 H Singh to J'dene, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. J'dene has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 196/5
54.2 H Singh to J'dena, Full length delivery just outside leg. J'dena works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 196/5
54.1 H Singh to J'dena, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. The ball thuds in to the pads of J'dena. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Koertzen signals towards the Third Umpire. Third Umpire shows the green signal for J'dena. No run. 195/5
53.6 I Sharma to J'dene, J'dene chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 195/5
53.5 I Sharma to J'dene, Wide down the leg side
53.4 I Sharma to J'dena, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by J'dena. One run added to the total. 195/5
53.3 I Sharma to J'dena, Good length ball on middle and off. J'dena has flicked the ball off his pads. Two runs conceded. 194/5
53.2 I Sharma to J'dena, J'dena has played that with the full face of the bat. 192/5
53.1 I Sharma to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by J'dena. 192/5
Prasanna is the new man in.
52.6 H Singh to T Dilshan, OUT! Full length delivery on middle. Good diving catch by Gambhir at forward short leg. Harbhajan gets his fourth wicket. 192/5
52.5 H Singh to Dilshan, Dilshan has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. 192/4
52.4 H Singh to Dilshan, Defended off the front foot by Dilshan. No run. 192/4
Dilshan is the new man in.
52.3 H Singh to Samaraweera, OUT! Full length delivery by Harbhajan. Ball hits Samaraweera low on the pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Koertzen raises his finger. Sri Lanka have lost their fourth wicket. 192/4
52.2 H Singh to J'dena, Harbhajan bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside leg. J'dena plays a sweep shot. One run added to the total. 192/3
52.1 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 191/3
51.6 I Sharma to J'dena, J'dena has played that off the front foot for a single. 190/3
51.5 I Sharma to J'dena, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR! J'dena has slammed it through point. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Doctrove signals a boundary. 190/3
51.4 I Sharma to J'dena, J'dena has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 186/3
51.3 I Sharma to J'dena, J'dena has stood up on his toes to play that one. No run. 186/3
51.2 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Full toss Samaraweera works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 186/3
51.1 I Sharma to J'dena, Good length ball just outside off. J'dena has punched that ball through the offside. One run added to the total. 185/3
50.6 H Singh to Samaraweera, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR! Samaraweera plays a sweep shot. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary. 184/3
50.5 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 180/3
50.4 H Singh to Samaraweera, Defended off the back foot by Samaraweera. 180/3
50.3 H Singh to J'dena, Good length ball on middle and off. J'dena tries to sweep
50.2 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. 179/3
50.1 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena works it down the leg side. 179/3
49.6 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 179/3
49.5 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Driven through the leg side by Samaraweera. No run. 179/3
49.4 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR! Samaraweera drives through the covers. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Doctrove signals four runs. 179/3
49.3 I Sharma to Samaraweera, Samaraweera lets the ball go outside his off stump. 175/3
49.2 I Sharma to J'dena, I Sharma bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. J'dena has stood up on his toes to play that one. One run conceded by Ishant. 175/3
49.1 I Sharma to J'dena, J'dena chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 174/3
48.6 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 174/3
48.5 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 174/3
48.4 H Singh to J'dena, Full length delivery on middle. J'dena has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 174/3
48.3 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 173/3
48.2 H Singh to J'dena, Full length delivery on middle and off. FOUR
48.1 H Singh to Samaraweera, Full length delivery on middle. Samaraweera flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 169/3
47.6 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 168/3
47.5 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 168/3
47.4 A Kumble to J'dena, Full length delivery on middle and leg. The ball is way wide on the leg side but J'dena still goes after it Byes has been called by Umpire Doctrove. Two runs added to the total. 168/3
47.3 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 166/3
47.2 A Kumble to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by J'dena. No run. 166/3
47.1 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 166/3
46.6 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 166/3
46.5 H Singh to Samaraweera, Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. No run. 166/3
46.4 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 166/3
46.3 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. 166/3
46.2 H Singh to Samaraweera, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. Dot ball. 166/3
46.1 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 166/3
The final Drinks break of the day is being taken with the hosts on 166 for 3.
45.6 A Kumble to J'dena, FOUR
45.5 A Kumble to J'dena, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
45.4 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 158/3
45.3 A Kumble to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by J'dena. No run. 158/3
45.2 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 158/3
45.1 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Full length delivery on middle and off. Samaraweera has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 158/3
44.6 H Singh to Samaraweera, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the leg side by Samaraweera. The batsmen have run through for a single. 157/3
44.5 H Singh to J'dena, Full length delivery just outside off. J'dena guides it to third man. One run conceded. 156/3
44.4 H Singh to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by J'dena. No run. 155/3
44.3 H Singh to Samaraweera, Driven through the leg side by Samaraweera. A direct hit by Zaheer at the non strikers end. The Third Umpire has been called for but the decision is in favour of Samaraweera. One run added to the total. 155/3
44.2 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 154/3
44.1 H Singh to Samaraweera, Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. 154/3
43.6 A Kumble to J'dena, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by J'dena. Dot ball. 155/3
43.5 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Samaraweera. The batsmen have run through for a single. 154/3
43.4 A Kumble to J'dena, Full length delivery on middle and off. Jayawardena has driven it through the off side. One run conceded by Kumble. 153/3
43.3 A Kumble to J'dena, Jayawardena drives but straight to mid-on. Dot ball. 152/3
43.2 A Kumble to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by Jayawardena. No run. 152/3
43.1 A Kumble to J'dena, Driven through the off side by J'dena but straight to the fielder. No run. 152/3
42.6 H Singh to Samaraweera, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Samaraweera flicks it away with a wristy shot but for no run. 152/3
42.5 H Singh to Samaraweera, Left alone by Samaraweera. 152/3
42.4 H Singh to J'dena, Full length delivery on middle. J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 152/3
42.3 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot but straight to midwicket. No run. 151/3
42.2 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot but straight to the fielder. No chance of a run. 151/3
42.1 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena has played it straight to point. Dot ball. 151/3
41.6 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera works it down the leg side but straight to short fine leg. 151/3
41.5 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 151/3
41.4 A Kumble to J'dena, Full length delivery on middle. Jayawardena works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 151/3
41.3 A Kumble to J'dena, Played through mid-wicket by J'dena but straight to the fielder. No chance of a run. 150/3
41.2 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 150/3
41.1 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has played it to the point region. No run. 150/3
40.6 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 150/3
40.5 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Koertzen decides Samaraweera is not out. 150/3
40.4 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 150/3
40.3 H Singh to Samaraweera, Defended off the back foot by Samaraweera. No run. 150/3
40.2 H Singh to Samaraweera, Samaraweera flicks it away with a wristy shot. Dot ball. 150/3
40.1 H Singh to Samaraweera, Played to the point region by Samaraweera. No run. 150/3
39.6 A Kumble to J'dena, Jayawardena has played that with the full face of the bat. Score remains the same. 150/3
39.5 A Kumble to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by Jayawardena. No run. 150/3
39.4 A Kumble to J'dena, Jayawardena has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 150/3
39.3 A Kumble to J'dena, Jayawardena has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No chance of a run. 150/3
39.2 A Kumble to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by Jayawardena. No run. 150/3
39.1 A Kumble to J'dena, Full length delivery on middle and off. Jayawardena has flicked the ball off his pads for two runs. 150/3
38.6 H Singh to J'dena, Full length delivery on middle and off. J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 148/3
38.5 H Singh to J'dena, Defended off the back foot by J'dena. No run. 147/3
38.4 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No chance of a run. 147/3
38.3 H Singh to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by J'dena. No run. 147/3
38.2 H Singh to J'dena, Full length delivery on middle and off. The ball thuds in to the pads of the batsman. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Koertzen. Two more runs to Lanka. 146/3
38.1 H Singh to J'dena, J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 145/3
37.6 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 145/3
37.5 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. No chance of a run. 145/3
37.4 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 145/3
37.3 A Kumble to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 145/3
37.2 A Kumble to J'dena, Full length delivery just outside off. J'dena works it down the leg side. One run conceded. 145/3
37.1 A Kumble to J'dena, J'dena has played it to the point region. No run. 144/3
Samaraweera replaces Sangakkara at the crease
36.6 Singh to K Sangakkara, Sangakkara tries playing it on the leg side but the ball has taken a leading edge and goes straight back to Harbhajan who takes a simple return catch. 2 wickets in 2 overs for Harbhajan. 144/3
36.5 H Singh to Sangakkara, Punched off the backfoot by Sangakkara. No run. 144/2
36.4 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 144/2
36.3 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 144/2
36.2 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 144/2
36.1 H Singh to J'dena, Full length delivery on middle and off. J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 144/2
35.6 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Full length delivery just outside leg. FOUR... Sangakkara plays a sweep shot. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Doctrove signals four runs. 143/2
35.5 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 139/2
35.4 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has driven it through the off side. No run. 139/2
35.3 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara works it down the leg side. No run. 139/2
35.2 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara flicks it away with a wristy shot. Dot ball. 139/2
35.1 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 139/2
34.6 H Singh to J'dena, Full length delivery just outside off. J'dena guides it to third man. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 139/2
Lankan skipper Jayawardena comes to the wicket at the fall of Warnapura's wicket
34.5 H Singh to Warnapura, Good length ball on middle and off. Warnapura drives but straight to Gambhir at short covers. Harbhajan picks up his first wicket. 137/2
34.4 H Singh to Warnapura, Warnapura chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 137/1
34.3 H Singh to Warnapura, Warnapura has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 137/1
34.2 H Singh to Warnapura, Full length delivery on middle and leg. FOUR
34.1 H Singh to Warnapura, Warnapura has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 133/1
33.6 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 133/1
33.5 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 133/1
33.4 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Defended off the front foot by Sangakkara. No run. 133/1
33.3 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 133/1
33.2 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 133/1
33.1 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 133/1
32.6 H Singh to Warnapura, Left alone by Warnapura. No run. 133/1
32.5 H Singh to Warnapura, Defended off the front foot by Warnapura. No run. 133/1
32.4 H Singh to Warnapura, Left alone by Warnapura. No run. 133/1
32.3 H Singh to Warnapura, Played to the point region by Warnapura. No run. 133/1
32.2 H Singh to Sangakkara, Full length delivery just outside leg. Played to the point region by Sangakkara. The batsmen have run through for a single. 133/1
32.1 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 132/1
31.6 A Kumble to Warnapura, Punched off the backfoot by Warnapura. No run. 132/1
31.5 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura works it down the leg side. No run. 132/1
31.4 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura has driven it straight down the ground. No run. 132/1
31.3 A Kumble to Warnapura, Defended off the front foot by Warnapura. No run. 132/1
31.2 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 132/1
31.1 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Full toss wide outside leg. Driven through the leg side by Sangakkara. The batsmen have run through for a single. 132/1
30.6 H Singh to Sangakkara, Full length delivery just outside leg. Sangakkara plays a sweep shot. One run conceded. 131/1
30.5 H Singh to Sangakkara, Full length delivery on middle and off. Punched off the backfoot by Sangakkara. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 130/1
30.4 H Singh to Sangakkara, Defended off the front foot by Sangakkara. No run. 128/1
30.3 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played it to the point region. No run. 128/1
30.2 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 128/1
30.1 H Singh to Warnapura, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played to the point region by Warnapura. The batsmen have run through for a single. 128/1
29.6 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara works it down the leg side. No run. 127/1
29.5 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Defended off the front foot by Sangakkara. No run. 127/1
29.4 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara guides it to third man. No run. 127/1
29.3 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 127/1
29.2 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara works it down the leg side. No run. 127/1
29.1 A Kumble to Warnapura, Full length delivery just outside leg. Warnapura flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 127/1
28.6 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 126/1
28.5 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 126/1
28.4 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 126/1
28.3 H Singh to Sangakkara, Left alone by Sangakkara. No run. 126/1
28.2 H Singh to Sangakkara, Left alone by Sangakkara. No run. 126/1
28.1 H Singh to Sangakkara, Left alone by Sangakkara. No run. 126/1
Harbhajan to start the bowling after Tea.
Sri Lanka are in a commanding position of 126 for the loss of a single wicket. Sangakkara and Warnapura are both looking in fine touch and the Indian bowlers are losing confidence as time progresses. A mess of a simple stumping by Karthik hurt the Indians further and one only hopes that the final session of the day will shine more luck on the toiling Indians.
27.6 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 127/1
27.5 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 127/1
27.4 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 127/1
27.3 A Kumble to Warnapura, Ball hits Warnapura low on the pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Doctrove signals towards the Third Umpire. Third Umpire shows the green signal for Warnapura. No run. 127/1
27.2 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. No run. 127/1
27.1 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura has driven it through the off side. No run. 127/1
26.6 H Singh to Warnapura, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Warnapura drives through the leg side. One run conceded. 127/1
26.5 H Singh to Warnapura, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Ball hits Warnapura low on the pads. Leg byes signalled by Umpire Koertzen The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 126/1
26.4 H Singh to Warnapura, Defended off the front foot by Warnapura. No run. 124/1
26.3 H Singh to Warnapura, Warnapura has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 124/1
26.2 H Singh to Warnapura, Driven through the leg side by Warnapura. No run. 124/1
26.1 H Singh to Warnapura, The ball thuds in to the pads of Warnapura. No run. 124/1
25.6 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara dances down the track and does well to block the ball. No run. 124/1
25.5 A Kumble to Warnapura, Full length delivery on middle. Warnapura works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 124/1
25.4 A Kumble to Warnapura, Defended off the front foot by Warnapura. No run. 123/1
25.3 A Kumble to Warnapura, Driven through the leg side by Warnapura. No run. 123/1
25.2 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 123/1
25.1 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 123/1
24.6 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has punched that ball through the offside. No run. 123/1
24.5 H Singh to Warnapura, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Warnapura flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 123/1
24.4 H Singh to Warnapura, Full length delivery on middle. FOUR
24.3 H Singh to Warnapura, Ball hits Warnapura low on the pads. No run. 118/1
24.2 H Singh to Warnapura, Driven through the leg side by Warnapura. No run. 118/1
24.1 H Singh to Warnapura, Warnapura has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 118/1
23.6 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Punched off the backfoot by Sangakkara. No run. 118/1
23.5 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 118/1
23.4 A Kumble to Warnapura, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Played through mid-wicket by Warnapura. One run conceded. 118/1
23.3 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 117/1
23.2 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 117/1
23.1 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 116/1
22.6 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 115/1
22.5 H Singh to Warnapura, Warnapura has played that off the front foot and into the ground. One run added to the total. 115/1
22.4 H Singh to Sangakkara, Stumping chance missed by Karthik. Sangakkara attempted to put bat on ball - but fails and Karthik fails to collect the ball. Batsmen manages to take a single. Byes signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 115/1
22.3 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 114/1
22.2 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 114/1
22.1 H Singh to Sangakkara, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Driven through the leg side by Sangakkara. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 114/1
Warnapura Third Test Fifty ,
21.6 A Kumble to Warnapura, Full length delivery on middle. Warnapura plays a sweep shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 112/1
21.5 A Kumble to Warnapura, Defended off the front foot by Warnapura. No run. 110/1
21.4 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Full length delivery just outside leg. Sangakkara flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 110/1
21.3 A Kumble to Warnapura, Full length delivery on middle. Warnapura rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. One run conceded. 109/1
21.2 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 108/1
21.1 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 108/1
20.6 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 108/1
20.5 H Singh to Sangakkara, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR! Sangakkara plays a sweep shot. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Koertzen. 108/1
20.4 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played it to the point region. No runs conceded. 104/1
Century partnership between Warnapura and Sangakkara.
20.3 H Singh to Warnapura, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Pushed to the cover region by Warnapura. The batsmen have run through for a single. 104/1
20.2 H Singh to Sangakkara, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Sangakkara has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 103/1
20.1 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 102/1
19.6 H Singh to Warnapura, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR! Warnapura drives through the covers. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Doctrove signals four runs. 102/1
19.5 H Singh to Warnapura, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by Warnapura. Two runs added to the total. 98/1
19.4 A Kumble to Warnapura, That's hit Warnapura on his pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Doctrove decides Warnapura is not out. No run. 96/1
19.3 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 96/1
19.2 A Kumble to Warnapura, SIX
19.1 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 90/1
18.6 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. MAIDEN!!! SL bowled just 5 maidens and picked up 10 wickets. Ind have bowled 3 maidens and picked up 1 solitary wicket. 90/1
18.5 H Singh to Sangakkara, Left alone by Sangakkara. No run. 90/1
18.4 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara dances down the track and does well to block the ball. Sanga is playing like Sehwag here. he just wants to cream each and every bowler. 90/1
18.3 H Singh to Sangakkara, H Singh bowling from over the wicket. Sangakkara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run again. 90/1
18.2 H Singh to Sangakkara, Left alone by Sangakkara. Dot ball. 90/1
18.1 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 90/1
17.6 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura flicks it away with a wristy shot. Dot ball to end the over. Just a single of that over. 90/1
17.5 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 90/1
17.4 A Kumble to Sangakkara, 50!Full length delivery on middle and off. Sangakkara has driven it through the off side. Yet another batsman out of form comes to form against India. 90/1
17.3 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara flicks it away with a wristy shot. The fielder prevents the single. 89/1
17.2 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 89/1
17.1 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Defended off the front foot by Sangakkara. No run. 89/1
16.6 H Singh to Warnapura, FOUR
16.5 H Singh to Warnapura, Warnapura chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run again. 85/1
16.4 H Singh to Warnapura, Warnapura has attempted to play that one - but missed. Dot ball. 85/1
16.3 H Singh to Warnapura, Warnapura chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 85/1
16.2 H Singh to Sangakkara, SINGLE
16.1 H Singh to Warnapura, SINGLE
15.6 A Kumble to Sangakkara, FOUR
15.5 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has driven it through the off side. Dot ball. Sanga looks as if he is in no mood to slow down. 79/1
15.4 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 79/1
15.3 A Kumble to Warnapura, SINGLE
15.2 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 78/1
15.1 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 78/1
14.6 H Singh to Sangakkara, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the covers by Sangakkara. Lack of committment by Ganguly to save runs for his team. Two runs added to the total. India looking just a little lacklustre here. 78/1
14.5 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 76/1
14.4 H Singh to Sangakkara, FOUR AGAIN! Shorter this time
14.3 H Singh to Sangakkara, FOUR
14.2 H Singh to Sangakkara, Good length ball just outside off. Sangakkara plays the slog sweep. Two runs added to the total. Sanga looking great and dangerous here. These are two contrasting words used for two teams. 68/1
14.1 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 66/1
13.6 A Kumble to Warnapura, Driven through the off side by Warnapura. No run. 66/1
13.5 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Full length delivery just outside leg. Sangakkara has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. What was Billy Doctrove doing there? sanga ran right on the middle of the pitch and Billy did not even have a look at it! 66/1
13.4 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Defended off the front foot by Sangakkara. No run. 65/1
13.3 A Kumble to Warnapura, Full length delivery just outside leg. Warnapura plays a sweep shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 65/1
13.2 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 64/1
13.1 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 64/1
Drinks have been called for. The Indians formed a huddle in the break. Have they planned something?
12.6 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played it to the point region. Drinks! 64/1
12.5 H Singh to Sangakkara, Sangakkara drives through the covers. No run. 64/1
12.4 H Singh to Sangakkara, Left alone by Sangakkara. 64/1
12.3 H Singh to Sangakkara, Pushed to the cover region by Sangakkara. 64/1
12.2 H Singh to Warnapura, Full length delivery just outside off. Warnapura plays a sweep shot. One run conceded. 64/1
12.1 H Singh to Sangakkara, H Singh bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. Sangakkara has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. 63/1
It is time for spin from both ends as Harbhajan Singh is introduced from the far end. The two spinners had a tough time in the opening Test.
11.6 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Pushed to the cover region by Sangakkara. The batsmen have run through for a single. 62/1
11.5 A Kumble to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 61/1
11.4 A Kumble to Warnapura, Full length delivery just outside leg. Warnapura flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 61/1
11.3 A Kumble to Warnapura, Warnapura has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 60/1
11.2 A Kumble to Warnapura, The ball thuds in to the pads of Warnapura. No run. 60/1
11.1 A Kumble to Warnapura, A Kumble bowling from over the wicket. Driven through the leg side by Warnapura. No run. 60/1
Anil Kumble has brought himself on.
10.6 Z Khan to Sangakkara, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
10.5 Z Khan to Sangakkara, Sangakkara shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 56/1
10.4 Z Khan to Sangakkara, Defended off the front foot by Sangakkara. No run. 56/1
10.3 Z Khan to Sangakkara, Good length ball just outside off. Played through mid-wicket by Sangakkara. Two runs conceded. 56/1
50-run second-wicket partnership between Malinda Warnapura and Kumar Sangakkara
10.2 Z Khan to Warnapura, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Warnapura. One run added to the total. 54/1
10.1 Z Khan to Warnapura, Driven through the off side by Warnapura. No run. 53/1
9.6 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. Maiden over by Ishant Sharma. 53/1
9.5 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Left alone by Sangakkara. No run. 53/1
9.4 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Pushed to the cover region by Sangakkara. No run. 53/1
9.3 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Sangakkara drives through the covers. No run. 53/1
9.2 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Sangakkara works it down the leg side. No run. 53/1
9.1 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Defended off the front foot by Sangakkara. No run. 53/1
8.6 Z Khan to Warnapura, Good length ball just outside off. Warnapura gets a bottom edge on that one. Two runs added to the total. 53/1
8.5 Z Khan to Warnapura, That ball has taken the inside edge of Warnapura and thudded into his pads. No run. 51/1
8.4 Z Khan to Warnapura, Warnapura rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run. 51/1
8.3 Z Khan to Sangakkara, Good length ball just outside off. Sangakkara has played that with the full face of the bat. Poor effort by Ganguly to save runs for his team. The batsmen have run through for a single. 51/1
8.2 Z Khan to Sangakkara, Good length ball wide outside off. FOUR
8.1 Z Khan to Sangakkara, Defended off the front foot by Sangakkara. No run. 46/1
7.6 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Good length ball wide outside off. Sangakkara plays the Square-Cut. The batsmen have run through for a single. 46/1
7.5 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Left alone by Sangakkara. No run. 45/1
7.4 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Sangakkara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 45/1
7.3 I Sharma to Sangakkara, I Sharma bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. Driven through the covers by Sangakkara. Two runs added to the total. 45/1
7.2 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Sangakkara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 43/1
7.1 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Pushed to the cover region by Sangakkara. No run. 43/1
6.6 Z Khan to Warnapura, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
6.5 Z Khan to Warnapura, Good length ball wide outside off. FOUR
6.4 Z Khan to Warnapura, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
6.3 Z Khan to Warnapura, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR
6.2 Z Khan to Warnapura, Played through mid-wicket by Warnapura. No run. 27/1
6.1 Z Khan to Warnapura, That's hit Warnapura on his pads. No run. 27/1
5.6 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Sangakkara lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 27/1
5.5 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Left alone by Sangakkara. No run. 27/1
5.4 I Sharma to Sangakkara, The ball has been square driven by Sangakkara. Good effort by Gambhir to save runs for his team. No run. 27/1
5.3 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Sangakkara lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. Good comeback by Sharma. 27/1
5.2 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Good length ball on middle and off. FOUR
5.1 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Sangakkara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 23/1
4.6 Z Khan to Warnapura, Warnapura has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. Superb over by Khan. The first maiden of the Indian innings. 23/1
4.5 Z Khan to Warnapura, Played through mid-wicket by Warnapura. No run. 23/1
4.4 Z Khan to Warnapura, Warnapura lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 23/1
4.3 Z Khan to Warnapura, Warnapura appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. No run. 23/1
4.2 Z Khan to Warnapura, Ball passes between the bat and body of Warnapura. No run. 23/1
4.1 Z Khan to Warnapura, Left alone by Warnapura. No run. 23/1
3.6 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Good length ball on middle. Pushed to the cover region by Sangakkara. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 23/1
3.5 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Sangakkara lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 21/1
3.4 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 21/1
3.3 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Left alone by Sangakkara. No run. 21/1
3.2 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Good length ball on middle. FOUR
3.1 I Sharma to Sangakkara, Left alone by Sangakkara. No run. 17/1
2.6 Z Khan to Sangakkara, Good length ball just outside off. Sangakkara has punched that ball through the offside. The batsmen have run through for a single as Sanga will retain strike for the next over. 17/1
2.5 Z Khan to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 16/1
2.4 Z Khan to Sangakkara, Defended off the back foot by Sangakkara. No run. 16/1
2.3 Z Khan to Sangakkara, That ball has struck Sangakkara on the thigh-pad. No run. 16/1
2.2 Z Khan to Sangakkara, Good length ball just outside off. Sangakkara has punched that ball through the offside. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 16/1
2.1 Z Khan to Sangakkara, Sangakkara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 14/1
1.6 I Sharma to Warnapura, Warnapura lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. Good comeback by Sharma. 14/1
1.5 I Sharma to Warnapura, Inside edge onto the pads of Warnapura. No run. 14/1
1.4 I Sharma to Warnapura, Warnapura has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. Beautiful comeback by Sharma. 14/1
1.3 I Sharma to Warnapura, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
1.2 I Sharma to Warnapura, The ball hits the pads of Warnapura. No run. 10/1
1.1 I Sharma to Warnapura, I Sharma bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball on middle. FOUR
0.6 Z Khan to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 6/1
0.5 Z Khan to Sangakkara, Sangakkara fails to put bat on ball. No run. 6/1
0.4 Z Khan to Sangakkara, Good length ball just outside off. Sangakkara plays the pull-shot. Two runs added to the total. 6/1
Kumar Sangakkara is the new man in for Sri Lanka. India strike early as Vandort could not curb his attacking instincts.
0.3 Z Khan to M Vandort, Good length ball just outside off. OUT
Michael Vandort and Malinda Warnapura open the innings for Sri Lanka while Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma will hope to provide India the good start they require.
0.2 Z Khan to Vandort, Vandort has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 4/0
0.1 Z Khan to Vandort, Z Khan bowling from over the wicket. Full toss wide outside leg. FOUR
Batting : India
Bowling :
Sri Lanka
India were looking to score 400, but on a pitch that is wearing out, 329 looks competitive. India have to bat well though. The spin twins have to come good. Full marks to SL for their perseverence. Join us in about 30 minutes for the second innings.
India have been bowled out for 329. Great pressure from SL. Great comeback! Sehwag has carried his bat through. 201 not out of just 231 balls! Out of a total of 329, 201 have been scored by just one single man! Apart from Laxman, no other batsman could read the pitch nor the bowling. Pitch was on the slower side this morning. Confident start from Laxman and Sehwag this morning, adding 49 runs in the first 45 minutes. But after Laxman fell shortly after the drinks interval, some poor shots played by the Indian tail-enders really lead to India's downfall.
81.6 A Mendis to Sharma, OUT! LAST BALL BEFORE LUNCH! Full length delivery on middle and off. The ball strikes Sharma very low on the pads. The fielding side are asking the question. The Third Umpire has been called for by Umpire Doctrove. Red signal by the Third Umpire sends Sharma back to the pavillion. 329/10
81.5 A Mendis to Sharma, Sharma has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. Last ball before Lunch coming up. 329/9
81.4 A Mendis to Sehwag, SINGLE
81.3 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 328/9
81.2 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 328/9
81.1 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. Last over before Lunch. 328/9
80.6 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, SINGLE! THERE IT IS! 5TH 200 FOR THE NAWAB OF NAJAFGARH! Full length delivery just outside off. Sehwag works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. MAGNIFICIENT INNINGS! 328/9
80.5 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Reverse sweep played by Sehwag. No run. 327/9
80.4 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Pushed to the cover region by Sehwag. Dot ball. Sensible cricket from Viru
80.3 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Played to the point region by Sehwag. No run. 327/9
80.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball again. 327/9
80.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, That's hit Sehwag on his pads. No run. 327/9
79.6 A Mendis to Sharma, Sharma has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. Well Played! Applauded by Sehwag. 327/9
79.5 A Mendis to Sharma, That's hit Sharma on his pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Doctrove shows no interest in the appeal. No run. All Indians having their hearts in their mouth. 327/9
79.4 A Mendis to Sehwag, SINGLE
79.3 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 326/9
79.2 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. 326/9
79.1 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 326/9
78.6 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Sehwag. MISFIELD by Kulasekara! One run added to the total. Moves on to 198! 326/9
Ishant Sharma now is the last hope to try and help sehwag get his 200.
78.5 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle. Driven through the leg side by Sehwag. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. Sehwag hurrying Ishant on there. 325/9
78.4 M Muralidaran to Khan, OUT! what on earth was he thimking? Full length delivery just outside off. Khan tries to play the sweep. P Jayawardene takes a straight forward catch. India have lost their ninth wicket.
5 minutes to Lunch
78.3 M Muralidaran to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. Needs to play like that for three more deliveries 323/8
78.2 M Muralidaran to Khan, Khan has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. No run. 323/8
78.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, M Muralidaran bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Sehwag. One run added to the total. Favourite area
77.6 A Mendis to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. Sehwag has driven it through the off side. DIRECT HIT WOULD HAVE HAD HIM THERE! But murali fails to hit. what a shame it would have been to get RUN-OUT on 193! would have joined Younis Khan of getting out in the 190's. 322/8
77.5 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. One of the rare occasions where Viru has played and missed. 321/8
77.4 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. Dot ball again
77.3 A Mendis to Sehwag, Defended off the back foot by Sehwag. No run. 321/8
77.2 A Mendis to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. Dot ball. Zak wanted the single
77.1 A Mendis to Sehwag, Wide outside the leg stump
76.6 M Muralidaran to Khan, Defended off the front foot by Khan. Dot ball to finish the over. Survived easily by ZAK. 321/8
76.5 M Muralidaran to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 321/8
76.4 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Sehwag has punched that ball through the offside. now he takes a single. Moves on to 193. 321/8
76.3 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 320/8
76.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. Doesnt want to take singles early now. 320/8
76.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 320/8
75.6 A Mendis to Khan, Good length ball just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Khan. Two runs added to the total. Off the mark 320/8
75.5 A Mendis to Khan, Khan has played it through mid-wicket. No run. 318/8
Zaheer Khan now comes in to try and help Virendra Sehwag to get his ouble century.
75.4 A Mendis to Singh, OUT! GOT HIM! Full length delivery on middle and off. Singh has missed it completely and loses his off stump. India have lost their eighth wicket. Can they bat this session out? 15 minutes to lunch. 318/8
75.3 A Mendis to Singh, Singh gets a leading edge on that one. The lower order is struggling to read Mendis. 318/7
75.2 A Mendis to Singh, That ball has taken the inside edge of Singh and thudded into his pads. Dot ball. 318/7
75.1 A Mendis to Singh, Played through mid-wicket by Singh. No run. 318/7
74.6 M Muralidaran to Singh, Full length delivery just outside leg. Driven through the leg side by Singh. The batsmen have run through for a single. 318/7
74.5 M Muralidaran to Singh, Singh fails to put bat on ball. No run. 317/7
Harbhajan Singh has come in now to try and bat around Sehwag
74.4 M Muralidaran to Singh, M Muralidaran bowling from round the wicket. Singh has dug out that yorker at the last second. No run. 317/7
74.3 M Muralidaran to Kumble, OUT! Murali finally gets one! Full length delivery just outside off. Kumble has attempted to play that one - but missed. P Jayawardene has knocked the bails over. Umpire Koertzen signals towards the Third Umpire. Red Light comes on indicating that Kumble is OUT. India have lost their seventh wicket. Good steady partnership of 27 runs from 64 balls. 317/7
74.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, SINGLE
74.1 Muralidaran to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 316/6
73.6 A Mendis to Kumble, Kumble has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 316/6
73.5 A Mendis to Sehwag, SINGLE
73.4 A Mendis to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle. AHAH! Now sweep shot from Sehwag! Two runs added to the total. Moves into the 190's. 315/6
73.3 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 313/6
73.2 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag fails to put bat on ball. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Doctrove decides Sehwag is not out. No run. CLOSE SHAVE! WAS THAT OUT? keper seemed very confident. Replays suggest that he MIGHJT HAVE JUST EDGED IT! BAD LUCK FOR LANKA! REFERRALS HAVE ALL BEEN COMPLETED! LUCKY BREAK FOR SEHWAG. 313/6
73.1 M Mendis to Kumble, Good length ball on middle. Kumble has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 313/6
72.6 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, M Muralidaran bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. Edged by Sehwag for the first time today. Picks up a couple. 312/6
72.5 M Muralidaran to Kumble, Full length delivery just outside leg. Kumble plays a sweep shot. One run conceded. Just loves that shot
72.4 M Muralidaran to Kumble, Driven through the leg side by Kumble. Dot ball. Artistically driven. 309/6
72.3 M Muralidaran to Kumble, M Muralidaran bowling from round the wicket. Kumble has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 309/6
72.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery wide outside off. Driven through the off side by Sehwag. Another single early in the over. Exposing Kumble to the deadly pair from the last 5 overs. 309/6
72.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, M Muralidaran bowling from over the wicket. Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 308/6
71.6 A Mendis to Kumble, Kumble defends it off the back foot. No run. Kumble negotiates yet another Mendis over. Playing him well
71.5 A Mendis to Kumble, Defended off the front foot by Kumble. Dot ball. 308/6
71.4 A Mendis to Kumble, Kumble has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. No run. One of his favourite shots
71.3 A Mendis to Kumble, Kumble has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. Solidly defended. 308/6
71.2 A Mendis to Kumble, Kumble has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. Pressure by Mahela. Has four men round the bat. 308/6
71.1 A Mendis to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. Sehwag has played it to the point region. One run conceded. Again that Backward Point Region. 308/6
70.6 M Muralidaran to Kumble, Kumble fails to put bat on ball. Dot ball again to finish a well bowled MAIDEN OVER. Kumble was completely beaten on that occasion. 307/6
70.5 M Muralidaran to Kumble, Kumble flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. Stylish shot. 307/6
70.4 M Muralidaran to Kumble, Defended off the front foot by Kumble. Dot ball. Murali is still wicketless in this innings. 307/6
70.3 M Muralidaran to Kumble, Defended off the front foot by Kumble. No run. Solid again
70.2 M Muralidaran to Kumble, Defended off the front foot by Kumble. Dot ball again. Kumble looks solid. 307/6
70.1 M Muralidaran to Kumble, M Muralidaran bowling from round the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Kumble. No run. 307/6
2nd Drinks being taken. 2 wickets in the last 45 minutes.
69.6 A Mendis to Kumble, Full length delivery on middle. Kumble plays a sweep shot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
DRINKS BEING TAKEN. 307/6
69.5 A Mendis to Kumble, Kumble has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 306/6
69.4 A Mendis to Kumble, Kumble has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 306/6
69.3 A Mendis to Sehwag, Full length delivery wide outside off. Played to the point region by Sehwag. Single again. Majority of his singles have been in that vacant backward point region ever since Laxman has been dismissed. 306/6
69.2 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. great contest
69.1 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag dances down the track and does well to block the ball. No run. 305/6
68.6 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Sehwag has played it to the point region.Another single. 305/6
68.5 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, The ball thuds in to the pads of Sehwag. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Koertzen signals towards the Third Umpire. NOT OUT signalled by the Third Umpire. Sehwag survives. No run again. Clipping leg
68.4 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball. You just feel that he is itching to come down the track. 304/6
68.3 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, M Muralidaran bowling from over the wicket. Sehwag shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 304/6
68.2 M Muralidaran to Kumble, M Muralidaran bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery on middle. Kumble has played it through mid-wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. CLOSE! DIRECT HIT! SAFE! Finally
68.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle and off. Sehwag has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 303/6
67.6 A Mendis to Kumble, Kumble has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 302/6
67.5 A Mendis to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle. Sehwag plays a sweep shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 302/6
67.4 A Mendis to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 301/6
67.3 A Mendis to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 301/6
67.2 Mendis to Sehwag, SIX! BANG! Full length delivery just outside off. Sehwag has hit the ball staright over Mendis's head. That was six from the time it left the bat of Sehwag. Up go the arms of Umpire Doctrove. 4 SIXES in this innings
67.1 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has dug out that yorker at the last second. No run. 295/6
66.6 M Muralidaran to Kumble, Kumble works it down the leg side. No run. Still not off the mark. 295/6
66.5 M Muralidaran to Kumble, Kumble has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 295/6
66.4 M Muralidaran to Kumble, Ball hits Kumble low on the pads. No run. Jumbo is really sticking his front foot really forward. 295/6
66.3 M Muralidaran to Kumble, Defended off the front foot by Kumble. No run. 295/6
66.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Played through mid-wicket by Sehwag. One run conceded. 295/6
66.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 294/6
65.6 A Mendis to Kumble, Kumble was too slow to move his boot out of the way. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Doctrove isn't interested in the appeal. No run. All of a sudden the bowling looking extremely dangerous and deadly. 294/6
65.5 A Mendis to Kumble, Kumble has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Looks like he is trying really hard to battle it out there with Sehwag. 294/6
65.4 Mendis to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. BANG! Sehwag has lofted it over Mendis. One run added to the total. Sehwag has really taken a liking to Mendis 294/6
65.3 A Mendis to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 293/6
65.2 A Mendis to Sehwag, That's hit Sehwag on his pads. No run. 293/6
65.1 A Mendis to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 293/6
64.6 M Muralidaran to Kumble, Defended off the front foot by Kumble. No run. Murali has been over the wicket for the last 15 minutes now. Just trying his variations out with the angle. 293/6
64.5 M Muralidaran to Kumble, Kumble fails to put bat on ball. No run. 293/6
64.4 M Muralidaran to Kumble, Played to the point region by Kumble. No run. 293/6
64.3 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Sehwag. One run added to the total. Sensible cricket. 293/6
64.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by Sehwag. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. Good shot there
64.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 290/6
63.6 A Mendis to Kumble, Defended off the front foot by Kumble. No run. 290/6
63.5 A Mendis to Karthik, OUT
Anil Kumble
63.4 A Mendis to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Sehwag drives through the covers. One run conceded. 290/5
63.3 A Mendis to Sehwag, Wide outside the leg stump
63.2 A Mendis to Karthik, Full length delivery on middle. Karthik has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 289/5
63.1 A Mendis to Karthik, Karthik has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 288/5
62.6 M Muralidaran to Karthik, Full length delivery just outside off. Karthik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. One run conceded. Good running again. Smart cricket from Dinesh Karthik. 288/5
62.5 M Muralidaran to Karthik, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Karthik. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. Very good running
62.4 M Muralidaran to Karthik, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Karthik. Two runs added to the total. Nice shot. Looks confident. 285/5
62.3 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Sehwag. One run added to the total. Needs just to be a little bit careful about his aggressive shot selection
62.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Punched off the backfoot by Sehwag. No run. 282/5
62.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. Crucial time
61.6 A Mendis to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Sehwag. The batsmen have run through for a single. No problems whatsoever
61.5 A Mendis to Karthik, Full length delivery on middle and off. Karthik plays a sweep shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 281/5
61.4 A Mendis to Karthik, Karthik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 280/5
61.3 A Mendis to Karthik, Karthik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 280/5
61.2 A Mendis to Karthik, Karthik flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 280/5
61.1 A Mendis to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Sehwag has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. 280/5
60.6 M Muralidaran to Karthik, Karthik has been hit on the shoulder in his attempt to sweep that one. No run. Really is under pressure
60.5 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Sehwag has punched that ball through the offside. The batsmen have run through for a single. 279/5
60.4 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 278/5
60.3 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 278/5
60.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 278/5
60.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 278/5
Dinesh Karthik is the next batsman for India.
59.6 A Mendis to Laxman, Short one from Mendis and Laxman tries to play a similar shot. OUT
59.5 A Mendis to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 278/4
59.5 A Mendis to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 278/4
59.4 A Mendis to Laxman, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
59.3 A Mendis to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 274/4
59.2 A Mendis to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side. No run. 274/4
59.1 A Mendis to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the covers by Laxman. Two runs conceded. 274/4
58.6 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 272/4
58.5 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside off. Laxman guides it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. 272/4
58.4 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 271/4
58.3 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Sehwag has lofted that over mid off. One run added to the total. 271/4
58.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 270/4
57.6 A Mendis to Sehwag, Good length ball on middle and off. Sehwag has driven it straight down the ground. One run added to the total. 270/4
57.5 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 269/4
57.4 A Mendis to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 269/4
57.3 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 269/4
57.2 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 269/4
57.1 A Mendis to Sehwag, Good length ball on middle and off. SIX
Ajantha Mendis is introduced into the attack.
India are 263 for the loss of 4 wickets. Sehwag and Laxman seem to be seeing off the Sri Lankan attack well and should look to continue in same vein as India slowly but surely pile on the runs.
56.6 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle and leg. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Sehwag still goes after it Umpire Koertzen signals byes. The batsmen have run through for a single. 263/4
56.5 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, M Muralidaran bowling from over the wicket. Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 262/4
56.4 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Sehwag has punched the ball off the backfoot. Two runs added to the total. 262/4
56.3 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 260/4
56.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 260/4
56.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle. FOUR
55.6 C Vaas to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 256/4
55.5 C Vaas to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 256/4
55.4 C Vaas to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 256/4
55.4 C Vaas to Laxman, Good length ball just outside off. The ball is too wide on the off side for Laxman to make any contact. Wide signalled by Umpire Doctrove. 254/4
55.3 C Vaas to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 253/4
55.2 C Vaas to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 253/4
Sehwag brings up another milestone. This time it's his 150. Truly speaking he has been the saving grace for India in this Test and India would love him to go on.
55.1 C Vaas to Sehwag, C Vaas bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle. Sehwag has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 253/4
5,000 runs in Test match cricket for Virender Sehwag.
54.6 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Played to the point region by Sehwag. The batsmen have run through for a single as Sehwag moves on to 149. 252/4
54.5 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Good length ball on middle and leg. Laxman plays the pull-shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 251/4
54.4 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 250/4
India bring up their 250 for the loss of 4 wickets. This partnership is beginning to make amends for India.
54.3 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Sehwag guides it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. 250/4
54.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Driven hard through the covers by Sehwag straight to the waiting hands of Jayawardena. No run. 249/4
54.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 249/4
53.6 C Vaas to Laxman, C Vaas bowling from round the wicket. Laxman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run as Sehwag will take strike for the new over. 249/4
53.5 C Vaas to Laxman, Good length ball on middle. Driven through the off side by Laxman. Lack of committment by Muralidaran to save runs for his team. Two runs added to the total. 249/4
53.4 C Vaas to Laxman, Bouncer! Laxman does well to evade it. No run. 247/4
53.3 C Vaas to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 247/4
53.2 C Vaas to Laxman, Laxman gets a bottom edge on that one. No run. 247/4
53.1 C Vaas to Laxman, Laxman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 247/4
52.6 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Driven through the off side by Sehwag for two. 247/4
52.5 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside leg. Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 245/4
52.4 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side. No run. 244/4
52.3 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 244/4
52.2 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side. No run. 244/4
52.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle and off. Played to the point region by Sehwag. One run added to the total. Sehwag seems content rotating the strike as he inches closer to 150. 244/4
51.6 C Vaas to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. Maiden over by Vaas. 243/4
51.5 C Vaas to Laxman, Laxman has driven it through the off side. No run. 243/4
51.4 C Vaas to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 243/4
51.3 C Vaas to Laxman, Driven through the off side by Laxman. No run. 243/4
51.2 C Vaas to Laxman, Left alone by Laxman. No run. 243/4
51.1 C Vaas to Laxman, Laxman has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 243/4
Umpire Mark Benson will be officiating for Umpire Rudi Koertzen.
50.6 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 243/4
50.5 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside leg. Driven through the leg side by Laxman. The batsmen have run through for a single. 243/4
50.4 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 242/4
50.3 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside leg. Pushed to the cover region by Sehwag. One run conceded as Laxman comes back on strike. 242/4
50.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 241/4
50.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 241/4
Former India cricketer Ashok Mankad passes away. Mankad has represented the country in 22 Tests and 1 ODI from 1969 to 1978.
49.6 C Vaas to Laxman, Laxman ducks under the bouncer. No run. 241/4
49.5 C Vaas to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 241/4
49.4 C Vaas to Laxman, Pushed to the cover region by Laxman. No run. 241/4
49.3 C Vaas to Laxman, Laxman works it down the leg side. No run. 241/4
49.2 C Vaas to Sehwag, Good length ball on middle. Played to the point region by Sehwag. The batsmen have run through for a single. 241/4
49.1 C Vaas to Sehwag, Good length ball on middle. FOUR
48.6 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside leg. FOUR
48.5 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 232/4
48.4 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 232/4
48.3 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Ball hits Laxman low on the pads. No run. 232/4
48.2 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 232/4
48.1 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Laxman guides it to third man. Two runs conceded. 232/4
Fifty partnership between Sehwag and Laxman.
47.6 C Vaas to Sehwag, Good length ball on middle. Sehwag has edged the ball. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Doctrove signals four runs. 230/4
47.5 C Vaas to Sehwag, Driven through the leg side by Sehwag. No run. 226/4
47.4 C Vaas to Sehwag, Left alone by Sehwag. No run. 226/4
47.3 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 226/4
47.2 C Vaas to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside leg. Played through mid-wicket by Laxman. One run conceded. 226/4
47.1 C Vaas to Sehwag, Good length ball on middle and leg. Sehwag has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total. 225/4
Vaas replaces Mendis into the bowling attack.
46.6 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. No run. 224/4
46.5 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Good length ball just outside leg. Laxman pulls it to the boundary rope. Umpire Koertzen signals a boundary. 224/4
46.4 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 220/4
46.3 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. No run. 220/4
46.2 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 220/4
46.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle. Sehwag has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. 220/4
45.6 A Mendis to Sehwag, Good length ball on middle and off. Sehwag has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 219/4
45.5 A Mendis to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle and off. Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 218/4
45.4 A Mendis to Laxman, Laxman has flicked the ball off his pads. No run. 217/4
45.3 A Mendis to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 217/4
45.2 A Mendis to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. Sehwag has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 217/4
45.1 A Mendis to Sehwag, Good length ball on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Sehwag. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 216/4
44.6 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 214/4
44.5 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No run. 214/4
44.4 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 214/4
Welcome to day 2 at Galle. Yesterday only 44.3 overs were possible due to rain. Let's hope that things change today and we get to play all 98 overs. It's a bright and sunny day. The cracks are opening up slightly in the middle of the pitch but today should be the day that would prefer batsmen the most. With Virender Sehwag playing on 128 and Laxman on 13.
Sri Lanka fought back brilliantly in the final session as India slumped down to 214-4 at stumps on day 1 of the Galle Test. Rain certainly hindered the momentum that the hosts gained in the morning session as Gambhir (56), Dravid (2), Tendulkar (5) and Ganguly (0) departed in quick succession. Sehwag was in class of his own today as he smashed his 15th Test hundred and is still at the crease. Join us tomorrow to see whether India can bail themselves out of this dodgy situation. Bye for now.
44.3 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot but fails to find a single. Bad light has brought an end to the opening day. Stumps on day 1. 214/4
44.2 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Defended well off the front foot by Laxman. 214/4
44.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside leg. Played through mid-wicket by Sehwag for a single. 214/4
43.6 A Mendis to Laxman, Laxman is beaten by a delivery which did not spun at all. 213/4
43.5 A Mendis to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle and off. Laxman has driven it through the off side. Two runs conceded. 213/4
43.4 A Mendis to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Sehwag. The batsmen have run through for a single. 211/4
43.3 A Mendis to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 210/4
43.2 A Mendis to Laxman, Full length delivery on middle. Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 210/4
43.1 A Mendis to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle and off. Sehwag has played it to the point region. One run added to the total. 209/4
42.6 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Guided down to fine leg by Laxman for an easy couple. 208/4
42.5 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. No run. 206/4
42.4 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Laxman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 206/4
42.3 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag defends the ball nicely and pinch a single. 206/4
42.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has pushed it to the cover region for no runs. 205/4
42.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag lets the ball hit him on the pads. No run. 205/4
Umpires call for drinks trolley on the field. The final session has certainly belonged to the hosts so far.
41.6 A Mendis to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 205/4
41.5 A Mendis to Laxman, A Mendis bowling from over the wicket. Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 205/4
41.4 A Mendis to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside leg. Sehwag has flicked the ball off his pads. One run conceded. 205/4
41.3 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag comes down the track and connects the ball well to send it to the boundary rope for a four runs. 204/4
41.2 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 200/4
41.1 A Mendis to Sehwag, A Mendis bowling from round the wicket. Sehwag defends it off the back foot. No run. 200/4
40.6 M Muralidaran to Laxman, Full length delivery just outside leg. Guided down to fine leg by Laxman. The ball goes pass the leg slip fielder for a couple. 200/4
40.5 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag defends the ball off the backfoot and scampers a single. 198/4
40.4 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Defended well off the back foot by Sehwag. No run. 197/4
40.3 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. No run. 197/4
40.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 197/4
40.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, M Muralidaran bowling from round the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 197/4
Muralidaran replaces Vaas in the attack.
39.6 A Mendis to Laxman, Played through mid-wicket by Laxman for yet another boundary in this over. End of an expensive over by Mendis. 197/4
39.5 A Mendis to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 193/4
39.4 A Mendis to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Sehwag works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 193/4
39.3 A Mendis to Sehwag, Mendis bowls a bad short ball. Sehwag rocks onto the backfoot and punishes the ball for second consecutive boundary. 192/4
39.2 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag thumps the ball hard through the cover region for a boundary. 188/4
39.1 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag defends the ball off the back foot. 184/4
Sri Lanka waste yet another review. They now have only a single review appeal left.
38.6 C Vaas to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 184/4
38.5 C Vaas to Laxman, The ball hits the pads of Laxman. The fielding side is asking the question. Mahela Jayawardena signals for a review. Decision is ruled in India's favour. 184/4
38.4 C Vaas to Laxman, Laxman defends it off the back foot. No run. 184/4
38.3 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag slams the ball over cover region. Batsmen have managed to run three. 184/4
38.2 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag lets the ball go outside his off stump. 181/4
38.1 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has punched the ball off the backfoot for no runs. 181/4
37.6 A Mendis to Laxman, Laxman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. End of a maiden over. 181/4
37.5 A Mendis to Laxman, Wide outside the leg stump
37.4 A Mendis to Laxman, Played to the point region by Laxman. Fourth dot ball in the over. 181/4
37.3 A Mendis to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman. No run. 181/4
37.2 A Mendis to Laxman, Laxman flicks it away with a wristy shot but again fails to find a single. 181/4
37.1 A Mendis to Laxman, Driven through the leg side by Laxman for no runs. 181/4
36.6 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 181/4
36.5 C Vaas to Sehwag, Driven through the off side by Sehwag for no runs. 181/4
36.4 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 181/4
36.3 C Vaas to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 181/4
36.2 C Vaas to Laxman, GLaxman has punched that ball through the offside and goes for a quick single. Laxman makes it to the crease despite a direct throw by Muralidaran. Umpire asks for TV offcial's help who signals green light. 181/4
36.1 C Vaas to Laxman, Laxman has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs. 180/4
35.6 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag tries to hit the ball on the leg side but fails to connect. 180/4
35.5 A Mendis to Laxman, Laxman plays the pull-shot to get off the mark with a single. 180/4
35.4 A Mendis to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 179/4
35.3 A Mendis to Laxman, Defended off the front foot by Laxman. No run. 179/4
35.2 A Mendis to Laxman, Laxman has played that off the front foot for no runs. 179/4
35.1 A Mendis to Sehwag, Pushed to the cover region by Sehwag for a single. 179/4
VVS Laxman comes in to bat with India in deep-deep trouble.
34.6 C Vaas to Ganguly, Ganguly pokes at the ball outside his off stump. The ball takes the edge and keeper Jayawardene does the rest by taking a magnificent diving catch to his left. Ganguly departs for a duck. 178/4
34.5 C Vaas to Ganguly, Vaas keeps it tight again as Ganguly defends it. Excellent over so far by Vaas. 178/3
Rain has certainly played a big role as it has hindered India's momentum in this match.
34.4 C Vaas to Ganguly, Ganguly defends the ball soundly again. 178/3
34.3 C Vaas to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot again by Ganguly. 178/3
34.2 C Vaas to Ganguly, Defended off the front foot by Ganguly. 178/3
Sourav Ganguly is the new batsman with India in a spot of bother.
34.1 C Vaas to Tendulkar, Ball hits Tendulkar on the pads as he tries to play across the line. Huge appeal by Vaas supported by his fielders. Umpire Koertzen declares Tendulkar OUT. Tendulkar departs cheaply too. 178/3
33.6 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot for no runs. End of a successful over by the Mendis. 178/2
33.5 A Mendis to Sehwag, Wide outside the leg stump
33.4 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag is beaten by Mendis outside his off stump. 178/2
33.3 A Mendis to Tendulkar, Tendulkar has pushed it to the cover region. Tendulkar follows a boundary with a single. 178/2
33.2 A Mendis to Tendulkar, Driven crisply through the covers by Tendulkar to get off the mark in style with a boundary. 177/2
Master-blaster Sachin Tendulkar comes out in the middle after two quick setbacks to the Indian team.
33.1 A Mendis to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot. The ball takes the side edge of the bat. That's a blinder taken by Warnapura after an initial fumble. Mendis strikes again to bring his team back into the game. 173/2
32.6 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag whips the ball off his pads to collect a boundary on the leg side. 173/1
32.5 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has slammed it hard through the gully region but is unable to pick a boundary. Dot ball. 169/1
32.4 C Vaas to Dravid, Dravid has flicked the ball off his pads to pick a single. 169/1
32.3 C Vaas to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot for no runs again. 168/1
32.2 C Vaas to Dravid, Defended well off the front foot by Dravid. 168/1
32.1 C Vaas to Dravid, Dravid has played that off the front foot for no runs. 168/1
31.6 A Mendis to Dravid, Dravid guides it to third man for a single to get off the mark immediately. 168/1
Rahul Dravid walks in the middle.
Mendis gives Lanka the crucial breakthrough. India waste one of their review appeal. In the morning session, Sri Lanka wasted one ofd their review appeal when Sehwag was adjudhed not out.
31.5 A Mendis to Gambhir, Ball strikes Gambhir low on the pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Gambhir asks for a review. Umpire rules in favour of the Lankans as Gambhir is ruled out lbw. 167/1
31.4 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir plays the ball solidly. Dot ball. 167/0
31.3 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 167/0
31.2 A Mendis to Gambhir, Played to the point region by Gambhir for no runs. 167/0
31.1 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 167/0
30.6 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. Dot ball to end an expensive over. 167/0
15th Test ton for Sehwag off 87 deliveries.
30.5 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag beautifully drives the ball piercing the off side field. The ball races to the boundary and Sehwag brings up his ton in style. 167/0
30.4 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 163/0
30.3 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has punched the ball off the backfoot. No run. 163/0
30.2 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag hammers the ball over the mid wicket region. The ball is in the air and it goes over the boundary rope for a six. 163/0
30.1 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag guides the ball towards gully for no runs. 157/0
29.6 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. End of the first over after the rain interruption. 157/0
29.5 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 157/0
29.4 A Mendis to Gambhir, Thick inside edge by Gambhir. The ball goes down to Fine Leg. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 157/0
29.3 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir punches the ball hard off the backfoot to pick up a boundary. 155/0
29.2 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot for no runs. 151/0
29.1 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir plays the ball nicely off the front foot. 151/0
Mendis to start the proceedings after the long break caused due to rain.
Play has resumed back after a gap of three and a half hours.
Good news as rain has stopped at Galle and sun shine has come back. Play to begin in short time from now. 28 overs are more to be bowled today. So stay tuned for the action.
Tea has been taken. Rain interrupted the entire second session. Not a single ball was bowled after Lunch.
Welcome back after the Lunch break. Rain God has open the heaven and its pouring out in the middle at Galle. So there will be delay in the start of the post-lunch session.
India undoubtedly won the honours in the first session of the Galle Test as they scored the highest total in the pre-lunch session at this venue. Openers Sehwag (91 off 82 balls) and Gambhir (50 off 92 balls) justified their skipper's decision to bat first by putting an unbeaten 151-run stand. Join us back after the
break to see whether the visitors continue to dominate or the hosts put some inroads.
28.6 C Vaas to Sehwag, Defended well off the front foot by Sehwag. Tea on day 1. Play has been halted currently due to rain. 151/0
28.5 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 151/0
4th Test fifty for Gambhir off 92 balls.
28.4 C Vaas to Gambhir, Pushed to the cover region by Gambhir for a quick single. 151/0
28.3 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 150/0
28.2 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has played it to the point region for another single in this over. 150/0
28.1 C Vaas to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Gambhir. One run added to the total. 149/0
27.6 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 148/0
27.5 M Muralidaran to V Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
27.4 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Good length ball on middle. Punched off the backfoot by Gambhir. One run added to the total. 144/0
27.3 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball hit him on the pads. No run. 143/0
27.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Sehwag drives through the leg side. One run conceded. 143/0
27.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Sehwag. Two runs added to the total. 142/0
26.6 C Vaas to Gambhir, The ball thuds in to the pads of Gambhir. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Koertzen gives a good decision as he adjudges Sehwag not out. 140/0
26.5 C Vaas to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 140/0
26.4 C Vaas to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
26.3 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 136/0
26.2 C Vaas to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle and off. Pushed to the cover region by Sehwag. The batsmen have run through for a single. 136/0
26.1 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag is beaten outside his off stump as he tries to slog it hard on the off side. 135/0
25.6 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 135/0
25.5 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Driven through the off side by Gambhir. No run. 135/0
25.4 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single on the leg side. 135/0
25.3 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 134/0
25.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 134/0
25.1 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir has pushed it to the cover region for a single. 134/0
24.6 C Vaas to Sehwag, The ball runs towards the third man region after taking the fine edge of the bat of Sehwag. Four more runs to Sehwag. 133/0
24.5 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 129/0
24.4 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 129/0
24.3 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 129/0
24.2 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag plays the pull-shot to send the ball sailing over the mid wicket region for a boundary. 129/0
24.1 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot for no runs. 125/0
23.6 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 125/0
23.5 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Full length delivery on middle. Punched off the backfoot by Gambhir. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 125/0
23.4 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 123/0
23.3 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 123/0
23.2 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir dances down the track and thumps the ball through the mid off region for a boudnary. 123/0
23.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Sehwag plays a sweep shot for a single towards the square leg region. 119/0
22.6 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir plays the ball off the front foot for no runs. 118/0
22.5 C Vaas to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 118/0
22.4 C Vaas to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 118/0
22.3 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. 118/0
22.2 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has punched that ball through the offside. One run added to the total. 118/0
22.1 C Vaas to Gambhir, Good length ball on middle and off. Gambhir flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 117/0
Chaminda Vaas is brought back into the bowling attack.
21.6 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Muralidaran flights the ball well. Sehwag is beaten by the sharp spin purchased from the track by Muralidaran. 116/0
21.5 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Full length delivery just outside leg. Gambhir works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 116/0
21.4 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 115/0
21.3 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 115/0
21.2 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 115/0
21.1 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. No run. 115/0
20.6 A Mendis to Sehwag, Driven against the spin through the covers by Sehwag for a boundary. 115/0
20.5 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 111/0
20.4 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag drives the ball straight down the ground. No run. 111/0
20.3 A Mendis to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside leg. Gambhir has been struck on the thigh-pad. Leg byes given by Umpire Koertzen. One run conceded. 111/0
20.2 A Mendis to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Sehwag gets a leading edge on that one. One run conceded. 110/0
20.1 A Mendis to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. Sehwag has played it to the point region. Two runs conceded. 109/0
19.6 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Full length delivery just outside leg. Gambhir has played it fine down the leg side. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 107/0
19.5 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Ball hits Gambhir low on the pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Doctrove shows no interest in the appeal. No run. 105/0
19.4 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, M Muralidaran bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 105/0
19.3 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery on middle. Sehwag has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. 105/0
19.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, M Muralidaran bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball just outside leg. FOUR
100-run stand between Gambhir and Sehwag.
19.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR
18.6 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has flicked the ball off his pads but fails to pick a single. 96/0
18.5 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 96/0
18.4 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 96/0
18.3 A Mendis to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 96/0
18.2 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir gets a leading edge on that one. No run. 96/0
18.1 A Mendis to Sehwag, Full length delivery just outside off. Sehwag has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 96/0
17.6 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 95/0
17.5 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 95/0
17.4 M Muralidaran to Gambhir, M Muralidaran bowling from over the wicket. Gambhir gets a bottom edge on that one. No run. 95/0
17.3 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Good length ball on middle. Pushed to the cover region by Sehwag. The batsmen have run through for a single. 95/0
14th Test fifty for Sehwag off juts 50 balls.
17.2 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 94/0
17.1 M Muralidaran to Sehwag, Cut hard through the point region by Sehwag for a boundary. 94/0
Muralidaran is the new bowler who is given the responsibility to break the partnership.
16.6 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir casually works it down the leg side for an easy couple. 90/0
16.5 A Mendis to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 88/0
16.4 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot for no runs. 88/0
16.3 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 88/0
16.2 A Mendis to Gambhir, Driven nicely through the off side by Gambhir for a boundary. 88/0
16.1 A Mendis to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 84/0
15.6 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Driven crisply through the off side by Sehwag for yet another boundary by Sehwag. 84/0
15.5 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Sehwag lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 80/0
15.4 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 80/0
15.3 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 80/0
15.2 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 80/0
15.1 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Driven swiftly through the off side by Sehwag for a boundary. 80/0
14.6 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has lofted it over covers for a boundary. Sehwag is looking in great touch today. 76/0
14.5 A Mendis to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. No run. 72/0
14.4 A Mendis to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside leg. Gambhir has flicked the ball off his pads. Two runs conceded. 72/0
14.3 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has played it to the point region. No run. 70/0
14.2 A Mendis to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. Sehwag has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. 70/0
14.1 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 69/0
13.6 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside leg. Gambhir flicks it away with a wristy shot for a couple to end the over. 69/0
13.5 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 67/0
13.4 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 67/0
13.3 N Kulasekara to V Sehwag, The ball has taken the inside edge of the bat and goes down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 67/0
13.2 N Kulasekara to Sehwag slams the ball hard through the point region for a boundary. 66/0,
13.1 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 62/0
Drinks signalled on the ground by the umpires. India are off to a great start as they have piled 61 runs in just 13 overs.
12.6 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag plays a splendid square-cut through the point region for a boundary. End of an expensive over by Mendis. 61/0
12.5 A Mendis to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. No run. 57/0
12.4 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 57/0
12.3 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag comes down the track and sends the ball sailing into the crowd for a six. 57/0
12.2 A Mendis to Sehwag, Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. 51/0
12.1 A Mendis to Gambhir, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Gambhir for a single. 51/0
11.6 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Sehwag chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 50/0
50-run stand between Gambhir and Sehwag.
11.5 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside off. FOUR
11.4 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Punched off the backfoot by Sehwag. No run. 46/0
11.3 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 46/0
11.2 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Sehwag is beaten by a seaming delivery from Kulasekara outside his off stump. 46/0
11.1 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Guided smartly down to fine leg by Sehwag for a boundary. 46/0
10.6 A Mendis to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 42/0
10.5 A Mendis to Sehwag, Driven through the covers by Sehwag for an easy three runs. 42/0
10.4 A Mendis to Gambhir, Good length ball on middle. Gambhir has pushed it to the cover region. One run conceded. 39/0
10.3 A Mendis to Sehwag, Good length ball on middle and off. Sehwag flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 38/0
One of the three Review system wasted by Sri Lanka.
10.2 A Mendis to Sehwag, Sehwag tries to sweep but fails to connect. The ball goes in the air and collected by the keeper. The fielding side are ask for the new review system. The decision is ruled into India's favour. 37/0
10.1 A Mendis to Sehwag, A Mendis bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Sehwag. 37/0
Mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis is introduced in the attack for the first time this morning.
9.6 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Defended off the front foot by Gambhir. Another dot ball to end the over. 37/0
9.5 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground for no runs. 37/0
9.4 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 37/0
9.3 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 37/0
9.2 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir gloriously drives the ball straight down the ground for a spanking boundary. 37/0
9.2 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, The ball is too wide on the off side for Gambhir to make any contact. Wide signalled by Umpire Doctrove. It is rare that you see a wide ball in a Test match. 33/0
9.1 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 32/0
8.6 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag plays the ball solidly but no runs conceded. 32/0
8.5 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 32/0
8.4 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 32/0
8.3 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 32/0
8.2 C Vaas to Sehwag, Played to the point region by Sehwag for no runs. 32/0
8.1 C Vaas to Sehwag, Good length ball just outside leg. Sehwag works it down the leg side for an easy couple. 32/0
7.6 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball to end the over. 30/0
7.5 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 30/0
7.4 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 30/0
7.3 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 30/0
7.2 N Kulasekara to G Gambhir, The ball has found the edge of the bat of Gambhir. Thats dropped in the slips by Sangakkara as he was distracted by keeper Jayawardene who dived in front of him. 30/0
7.1 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Bouncer from Kulasekara. Gambhir does well to evade it. 30/0
6.6 C Vaas to Gambhir, Good length ball just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Gambhir for a single. 30/0
6.5 C Vaas to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. No run. 29/0
6.4 C Vaas to Sehwag, The ball cuts back sharply into Sehwag. The batsmen have run through for a single. Leg bye signalled by the umpire. 29/0
6.3 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 28/0
6.2 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat for no runs again. 28/0
6.1 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has slammed it through point for no runs. 28/0
5.6 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 28/0
5.5 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Dot ball. 28/0
5.4 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, The ball strikes Sehwag very low on the pads and goes on the leg side. One run added to the total. Umpire Doctrove signals Leg Bye. 28/0
5.3 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Sehwag fails to put bat on ball. No run. 27/0
5.3 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Kulasekara bowls a very short delivery. Sehwag watches the bouncer go way above his head. The ball crosses the boundary ropes. Umpire Doctrove has signalled five wides. 27/0
5.2 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 22/0
5.1 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Inside edge onto the pads of Sehwag. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Doctrove isn't interested in the appeal and rightly so a good decision. 22/0
4.6 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir lashes at a short delivery outside his off stump. The ball flies over the point region for a boundary. 22/0
4.5 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. 18/0
4.4 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 18/0
4.3 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball through the point region. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs. 18/0
4.2 C Vaas to Sehwag, Played to the point region by Sehwag for comfortable two runs. 15/0
4.1 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. 13/0
3.6 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir tentatively lets the ball go outside his off stump. 13/0
3.5 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir is beaten by a peach of a delivery outside his off stump. 13/0
3.4 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir again lets the ball go outside his off stump. 13/0
3.3 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Left alone by Gambhir. 13/0
3.2 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Good length ball on middle and off. Sehwag flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single only. 13/0
3.1 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Sehwag tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. No contact made. 12/0
2.6 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir plays the ball showing the full face of the bat to the bowler. 12/0
2.5 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot for no runs. 12/0
2.4 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir again lets the ball go outside his off stump. 12/0
2.3 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 12/0
2.2 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 12/0
2.1 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir has flicked the ball off his pads for a couple. 12/0
1.6 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Sehwag is again beaten by Kulasekara outside his off stump. Good end to the over by the Lankan bowler. 10/0
1.5 N Kulasekara to Sehwag, Sehwag is beaten by Kulasekara outside his off stump. 10/0
1.4 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Pushed to the cover region by Gambhir for a single. 10/0
1.3 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Gambhir chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 9/0
1.2 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, The ball takes the edge of the bat of Gambhir and flies through the slip region for a boundary. Streaky way to get four runs. 9/0
1.1 N Kulasekara to Gambhir, Kulasekara bowling from over the wicket. The ball is way outside the off stump
Nuwan Kulasekara will share the new red cherry with Vaas.
0.6 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag has played that with the full face of the bat. End of the first over of the second Test. 5/0
0.5 C Vaas to Sehwag, Sehwag splendidly flicks the ball off his pads for a boundary on the leg side. Sehwag gets off the mark in his typical stylish way. 5/0
0.4 C Vaas to Sehwag, Defended well off the front foot by Sehwag. 1/0
0.3 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir watchfully dabs the ball on the leg side and picks a quick single. India and Gambhir get off the mark. 1/0
0.2 C Vaas to Gambhir, Gambhir lets the ball go outside his off stump. 0/0
Experienced Chaminda Vaas will take the new ball for Sri Lanka.
0.1 C Vaas to Gambhir, Vaas bowling from over the wicket. Defended nicely off the front foot by Gambhir. 0/0
Experienced Chaminda Vaas will take the new ball for Sri Lanka.
Indian openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir are out in the middle. The duo will be gunning to give their team a great start.
Billy Doctrove(WI) and Rudi Koertzen(RSA) are the onfield officials while Mark Benson(ENG) is the TV umpire.
Indian skipper Anil Kumble has won the toss and elected to bat first. Both the teams have named unchanged sides from the last game.
The pitch is a dry one with cracks in it. It is a real turner and will assist the spinners more and more as the game progresses. Captain winning the toss will have no hesitation in batting first.
Good morning and a warm welcome to the commentary of the second Test match between Sri Lanka and India at Galle. The tourists were outplayed by Jayawardena's men in the Colombo Test. But the visitors are known for their resiliency and it will be interesting to see how the experienced Indian batsmen tackle against the deadly combo of Muralidaran-Mendis in this Test. Stay tuned for the high-voltage encounter.
It will be first time that Kumble and Tendulkar will be playing at the Galle. It's a happy hunting ground for the hosts as they have lost only twice in 12 Test matches at this venue.
At Galle, India have played one match and lost it by 10 wickets in 2001.
Mahela Jayawardena is the highest run scorer at Galle with 1389 runs with an astonishing average of 99. With four centuries to his name, he is also the highest century maker for Sri Lanka at Galle. Muralidaran with 91 wickets is the leading wicket taker at this ground.