INDIA vs SRI LANKA, 3rd Test
Match Status : India won by an innings and 24 runs
Scorecard
SL: 393, 309-all out (100.4)
Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
Chanaka Welegedara 0 1 0 0 0.0
           
 
Ind: 726/9 decl
Bowlers O M R W ER
Harbhajan Singh 34.4 5 80 2 2.3
Zaheer Khan 21 5 72 5 3.4
RR : 3.07  
Last Wkt: Muttiah Muralitharan c Dhoni b Harbhajan 14(9) - 309/10 in 100.4 ov.
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Commentary -
That's it from everyone here. On a day when India reached the top slot in Tests, this is Srivathsa signing off on behalf of Mayank Wadhi. Hope you have enjoyed our coverage and do join us on the 9th when the first T20 game starts. Be well and hope to see you then. Cheerio!
Series Review: From the Lankan point of view, only Mahela and Dilshan got runs, although Sangakkara got a hundred in this match. Samaraweera could not maintain his Bradmaneque average in this series and failed to deliver the goods. PJ impressed with his bat, but failed miserably with the gloves, dropping so many chances and looking a pale shadow of his former self. Murali had a pedestrian series - that contributed hugely to India's series victory. Herath, though was the bowler who caught the eye as he persevered to take wickets. Welegedera stuck to his strengths and was rewarded as well. In the end it was a disappointing series for Lanka, as they failed to win a Test on Indian soil this time as well.
Series Review: Sri Lanka had their moments in the series, especially after they reduced the Indian side to 32/4 at Ahmedabad, but the 'Wall' rescued the Indian side with a tremendous hundred and from then on, the momentum turned India's way decisively and outplayed the Lankans in the next 2 matches - winning by an innings twice in succession. For India all the batsmen got runs, but the standouts were Sehwag and Dravid. Both Viru and Dravid amassed more than 400 runs in the series, Gambhir chipped in with 2 hundreds, before he took leave to attend his sister's wedding. Vijay did well too, in his only innings. Sachin, VVS, Yuvraj and Dhoni too had their moments. Coming to the bowling, Sreesanth made a fabulous comeback, while Zaheer continued to be the spearhead of the attack. Harbhajan too shone, finally it was a fine, fine team effort from the Indians.
Dhoni: Now we have got to maintain the top slot. The real tough task starts from here, we have got to keep up the momentum. When we are pushed to the wall, we comeback, overall I think it was a team effort from the boys. If Viru bats for more than one day, then the opposition is in trouble. If we get a huge score, then we can put pressure on the batsmen. The morning session helped the bowlers more. Zaheer is aggressive, both in his bowling and his body language, the wickets did not help the seamers, yet he bowled quite well. The catching was quite good, we caught everything and that mattered.
Sehwag is the MoM as well as the MoS for his 491 runs:I think I scored 2 triple tons, so this has to come 3rd in the list of the best innings that I have played. My mind was blank, I thought to survive the new ball and after the spinners come, I can take full toll then. Everyone were saying, I was hitting the good balls, but to me I was hitting the bad balls. I missed out in the last Test, Gary said if you stay at the wicket, like you did in Galle, then runs will come. Very happy to be a part of this team and we would like to stay at the No. 1 slot.
Sangakkara: We came here, knowing it was tough, the Indian team outperformed us in all the three departments of the game. We put 400 runs on the board, but Sehwag took it away from us. The guys fought hard all series, but it was not enough. I think everyone has learnt a lot, the batting of Dilshan, MJ, PJ and Samaraweera, the bowling of Welegedara were the positives for us from this series. A fantastic wicket, even today the wicket was good. A great place to play cricket, the crowd were brilliant. Congrats to the Indian team, someone stepped up for them and that is what we have to learn from them.
It was a professional Indian outfit that ran riot over the Lankans in this match. Sehwag set it up beautifully with a volcano like innings of 293 and Zaheer finished it off with a 5 wicket haul in the 2nd innings. Between all these, there were tons for Mahendra Singh Dhoni and some good bowling from Sreesanth and Harbhajan. SL never looked like making a match of it, after they let Sehwag get away on the 2nd day. India have thoroughly deserved this innings win and take home the richest prize for it - the No. 1 spot in the ICC Test rankings.
Barcamessi: Super Veeru, Classy Vijay, God Tendlya, Wristy Laxman, Smart Dhoni, Sankee Bhajji, Appam Sree, Pandit Ojha, Mast Zaks ki Jai Ho !!!
HITitHARDD: MS Dhoni has captained India in 10 Tests. He has won 7 and yet to lose a Test. the 7th win under his leadership and India go to No 1 in ICC rankings.
Sachin: Fantastic feeling, the entire nation was waiting for it, delighted with the feeling. When Gary, Paddy, along with Robin and Venky Prasad got together 18 months back, we believed we could achieve the top slot. The whole team's goal was to get to the No. 1 position, all the players have worked hard to reach this position. One of the best teams, that I have been part of. Brilliant wicket, a fantastic Test wicket. People have been asking me about retirement, as long as I am enjoying, I will continue to play. We have got lots of names for Yuvraj, so better he not call me a grandfather. He will be exposed if he does that.
The Indian players all gather in a huddle, they shout Hip hip hurray. Gary Kirsten and Paddy Upton come out and hug all the players. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj grab a stump as a souvenir. The crowd are pleased as punch. They all soak in the atmosphere. Great to see!
Harbhajan to Muralitharan, out Caught by Dhoni!! End of the match! India are No. 1 in Tests for the first time! good take by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Muralitharan makes room and looks to heave it, a thick outside edge, Mahendra Singh Dhoni pouches it well, huge celebrations in the Indian camp, Ind win by an innings and 24 runs, quick work done today! Muralitharan c Dhoni b Harbhajan 14(9) [4s-3]
100.4 Harbhajan to Muralitharan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
100.3 Harbhajan to Muralitharan, no run, turn and bounce, Muralitharan gets forward and smothers it
100.2 Harbhajan to Muralitharan, no run, Oooh! how did that miss, Muralitharan makes room and the bounce takes the ball over the stumps
100.1 Harbhajan to Muralitharan, 2 runs, Muralitharan comes down the track and heaves it, Viru takes the catch at long on, realises that he is going over the ropes, throws the ball back to Yuvi
99.6 Zaheer to Welegedara, no run, wayward delivery, drifts down the leg side, Mahendra Singh Dhoni collects
Chanaka Welegedara, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Zaheer to Kulasekara, out Caught by Laxman!! Zak, what a bowlerrrrrrrrrr! the round the wicket angle does the trick, similar to Samaraweera's dismissal yesterday, banged in, Kulasekara almost opens the face of the bat and guides it, a thick edge and VVS will catch those in his sleep, Zaheer gets 5, thoroughly deserved that, India 1 away from a win! Kulasekara c Laxman b Zaheer 19(68) [4s-4]
99.5 Zaheer to Kulasekara, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
99.4 Zaheer to Kulasekara, no run, round the wicket and slanted in, Kulasekara clips it, almost went straight to the fielder at mid wicket, on the bounce to Bhajji
99.3 Zaheer to Kulasekara, FOUR!!, width outside off, Kulasekara flashes hard, slices it down to third man, SL just 26 away from avoiding the follow on
99.2 Zaheer to Kulasekara, no run, nips back in on the stumps, Kulasekara tucks it to short mid wicket
99.1 Zaheer to Kulasekara, no run, full ball on off, Kulasekara drives it firmly back to Zaheer
98.6 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, 1 run, plays it to forward short leg, hits the sweep hard, Vijay takes it on his arm, richochets to leg slip, Kulasekara retains the strike with that run
98.5 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, spins back, on the middle and leg, off the pad down to VVS at leg slip
98.4 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, byes, FOUR!!, too much turn, down the leg side, spins away, Mahendra Singh Dhoni cant gather and it goes to fine leg, SL closing in here, to avoid the innings defeat that is
98.3 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, FOUR!!, nice hit! comes down the track and strokes it sraight down the ground, no one there and Kulasekara hit it well
98.2 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Kulasekara gets forward and blocks
98.1 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, down the leg side, wasted delivery
97.6 Zaheer to Muralitharan, FOUR!!, change of angle, it does not matter to Muralitharan, he sways out of the way, hooks it wide off fine leg, a top edge and Muralitharan is away with three quick boundaries
97.5 Zaheer to Muralitharan, FOUR!!, Bang! Muralitharan picks the good length delivery on the stumps, heaves it to deep mid wicket, got hold of that and one bounce over the ropes
97.4 Zaheer to Muralitharan, no run, and again, Muralitharan goes for the swing across the line, takes it on the pad, drifting down the leg side
97.3 Zaheer to Muralitharan, no run, banged in short, Muralitharan makes room and tries to pull it, mistimes it to Bhajji at mid wicket, Muralitharan refuses the single
97.2 Zaheer to Muralitharan, FOUR!!, Muralitharan will not die wondering here, mows across the line to deep mid wicket, typical Muralitharan shot, is off the mark
Muttiah Muralitharan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Zaheer to Herath, out Caught by Ojha!! Good catch by Ojha! the surprise short of length delivery undid Herath there, it rose on him, Herath was caught in a tangle, pulls, a tame edge, Ojha dives forward at square leg and holds it inches from the turf, Zaheer exults, supremely setup Herath and then got him, India 2 wickets away from the top slot in Tests!Herath c Ojha b Zaheer 3(10)
97.1 Zaheer to Herath, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
96.6 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, spinning back in, Kulasekara is sound in defense again
96.5 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, Kulasekara gets forward and smothers the spin
96.4 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, turning in to Kulasekara, he defends it solidly
96.3 Harbhajan to Herath, 1 run, turning away, Herath goes on the backfoot and cuts it to point, Yuvi fumbles and they take the single
96.2 Harbhajan to Herath, no run, tossed up on off, Herath gets forward and blocks
96.1 Harbhajan to Herath, no run, beautiful delivery, tossed up outside off, made Herath drive, he did, beaten!
95.6 Zaheer to Kulasekara, no run, good length on middle, Kulasekara shows the full face of the bat and defends it
95.5 Zaheer to Kulasekara, no run, lovely delivery! seamed away, Kulasekara pushed at that, was too good for Kulasekara, beaten!
95.4 Zaheer to Kulasekara, no run, hurls in the short of length delivery, Kulasekara ducks under it and lets it go
95.3 Zaheer to Kulasekara, no run, full delivery on middle, Kulasekara drives it firmly to mid off, straight to the fielder
95.2 Zaheer to Kulasekara, no run, cuts back in from a good length on off, Kulasekara is late on that, gets a thin inside edge onto the pads
95.1 Zaheer to Kulasekara, no run, pitched up outside off, Kulasekara pushes it on the off side
94.6 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, 1 run, turns back in, Kulasekara nudges it wide off short fine leg, retains the strike with that run
94.5 Harbhajan to Herath, 1 run, Herath gets forward and chips it uppishly to short mid wicket, wide off the fielder
94.4 Harbhajan to Herath, no run, another fabulous delivery from Harbhajan, turned away, Herath pokes his bat and it spins away viciously
94.3 Harbhajan to Herath, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Herath is right in behind it
94.2 Harbhajan to Herath, no run, peach of a delivery that from Harbhajan, Herath is clueless as it turns and bounces past his outside edge
94.1 Harbhajan to Herath, no run, way outside off, left alone
93.6 Zaheer to Kulasekara, no run, banged it in short outside off, Kulasekara stays back, punches it on the off side
93.5 Zaheer to Kulasekara, no run, full delivery on off, Kulasekara gets forward and eases it to cover
93.4 Zaheer to Herath, 1 run, nips back in from a good length on off, Herath turns it to short mid wicket, is off the mark
Rangana Herath, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Zaheer to Sangakkara, out Caught by Dhoni!! Great delivery to finish off Sangakkara's innings, in the channel outside off, made Sangakkara play at that, he prods forward, gets a thin outside edge, Mahendra Singh Dhoni does the rest, magnificent start to the day for India, end of a defiant innings from Sangakkara, India will be hoping to finish off this quickly now Sangakkara c Dhoni b Zaheer 137(261) [4s-20 6s-1]
93.3 Zaheer to Sangakkara, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
93.2 Zaheer to Sangakkara, FOUR!!, fuller length outside off, Sangakkara opens the face of the bat and cuts it square of the wicket, nice shot to start the day
93.1 Zaheer to Sangakkara, no run, fuller length on the stumps, Sangakkara gets forward and defends it
Zaheer Khan [17.0-4-51-2] is back into the attack
Another fine day for India, despite a fighting century from Sangakkara - his 21st in Tests and 1st on Indian soil - India have done well to prise out 6 wickets on a pitch that has flattened out. Sangakkara showed us today that if you stay at the wicket, then only a magic ball can get rid of a batsman. Sri Lanka are hanging on to this match by a slender thread, trailing by 59 runs. India will be hoping to kill this game off tomorrow morning. Do join us then, until then this is Srivathsa signing off on behalf of the latest commentator turned poet, Shirshendu Roy. See you. Bye!
That then is Stumps on day 4.
92.6 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, lot more air, Kulasekara has no trouble at all, defends it easily
92.5 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, doosra on the stumps, Kulasekara had ample time to rock back and defend
92.4 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, 1 run, plays that to gully, opens the face of the bat and angled it, is off the strike
92.3 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, full delivery on off, Sangakkara pushes it to mid off, straight to the fielder
92.2 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, flatter delivery outside off, Sangakkara stays back, chops it on the off side
92.1 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, FOUR!!, flighted delivery outside off, Sangakkara on one knee, flashed it uppishly past cover, raced down to deep extra cover
Final over coming up now
91.6 Sehwag to Sangakkara, 1 run, glances it to short fine leg, retains the strike with that run
91.5 Sehwag to Sangakkara, no run, Sangakkara steps down and pats it back to Sehwag
91.4 Sehwag to Sangakkara, no run, tucks it to short mid wicket, straight to the fielder
91.3 Sehwag to Sangakkara, no run, gets forward and plays it back to the bowler
91.2 Sehwag to Sangakkara, no run, drifts on the middle and leg, Sangakkara misses, rapped on the pads, quiet appeal, going down!
91.1 Sehwag to Sangakkara, no run, turns it to short mid wicket, says NO to Kulasekara
Virender Sehwag [8.0-2-23-0] is back into the attack
90.6 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, Harbhajan is bowling badly, way down the leg side, no control and Kulasekara lets it go
90.5 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, drifted in, Kulasekara gets forward to push it back
90.4 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, Kulasekara gets forward and prods it to the on side
90.3 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, on the off stump line, pushed back to Harbhajan
90.2 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, wasted delivery again, down the leg again
90.1 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, round the wicket, drifted it down the leg side, left alone
89.6 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, comes down the track and turns it to short mid wicket, no run there
89.5 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, pushed to cover, straight to the fielder
89.4 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, and again.....
89.3 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, tossed up on off, Sangakkara pats it back to Ojha
89.2 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, Sangakkara gets forward and prods it on the pitch
89.1 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, Sangakkara goes on the backfoot and blocks solidly
88.6 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, turning back in, off the pad to short leg
88.5 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, Oooh! rips one out of the rough, Kulasekara shoulders arms and lots of Aaahs from the close in fielders
88.4 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, blocked down the pitch
88.3 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, FOUR!!, a typical agricultural slog, takes on Harbhajan and mows across the line to deep mid wicket, all the fielders are in the circle, easy for Kulasekara
88.2 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, and again, off the frontfoot
88.1 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, tossed up on off, Kulasekara blocks
Harbhajan Singh [28.0-4-61-1] is back into the attack
87.6 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, goes on the backfoot and taps it to short cover, does not take the single
87.5 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, plays it back to the bowler
87.4 Ojha to Kulasekara, 1 run, tucks it to short fine leg, takes the single
87.3 Ojha to Kulasekara, no run, turns it to short mid wicket, straight to the fielder
87.2 Ojha to Kulasekara, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Kulasekara prods it to cover
87.1 Ojha to Kulasekara, no run, on the middle and leg, Kulasekara nudges it to leg
Pragyan Ojha [21.0-3-83-2] is back into the attack
86.6 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, FOUR!!, too easy for Sangakkara, the low full toss, Sangakkara strokes it to deep extra cover, raced away, 13 off the Sreesanth over
86.6 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, wide, Wow! what is Sangakkara doing there, went after the short of length delivery outside off, flew in the air to cut it, missed out, called a wide
86.5 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, FOUR!!, Sangakkara is cashing in here, arches his back and angles it down to third man, just a deliberate shot, the 50 run stand is up now
86.4 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Sangakkara stays back, chops it on the off side
86.3 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, FOUR!!, That has to be the shot of the day, the perfect straight drive, Sangakkara holds up the pose for the camera men, punches it to long off, fabulous, classy, elegant, Wow!
86.2 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, no run, bangs it in short, down the leg side, Sangakkara cant glance it fine
86.1 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, left alone easily
85.6 Zaheer to Kulasekara, no run, attacks the stumps, Kulasekara shows the full face of the bat and defends it well
85.5 Zaheer to Sangakkara, 1 run, drives it to mid wicket, via a thick inside edge, not timed
85.4 Zaheer to Sangakkara, no run, pitched up on off, Sangakkara pushes it back to Zaheer
85.3 Zaheer to Sangakkara, FOUR!!, Crack! short and wide outside off, Sangakkara hammers a cut square of the wicket, rocketed to the fence, hit beautifully hard by Sangakkara on that occasion
85.2 Zaheer to Sangakkara, FOUR!!, This time he gets it right, full delivery outside off, Sangakkara gets forward and eases a cover drive to deep extra cover, Yuvi does well, cant keep it out
85.1 Zaheer to Sangakkara, no run, good delivery, poor shot, curved away a little, Sangakkara went for the expansive drive, beaten as it goes past the outside edge
84.6 Sreesanth to Kulasekara, no run, 139.5 ks, full delivery on off, driven back hard to Sreesanth, who stops it with his feet
84.5 Sreesanth to Kulasekara, no run, way outside off, no need to play at those, left alone
84.4 Sreesanth to Kulasekara, no run, another bouncer, Kulasekara lets it be
84.3 Sreesanth to Kulasekara, no run, 136.7 kph, back of a length on the stumps, Kulasekara gets right behind the line and defends it well
84.2 Sreesanth to Kulasekara, no run, pitched up and moving away outside off, Kulasekara shoulders arms
84.1 Sreesanth to Kulasekara, no run, bangs in the short of length delivery, Kulasekara ducks and lets it go easily
S Sreesanth [11.0-3-23-1] is back into the attack, will share the new ball
83.6 Zaheer to Sangakkara, no run, Dangerous shot! cuts back in, Sangakkara goes back, angles it to Gully, just short of the man, on the bounce, Zaheer has his hands on his head
83.5 Zaheer to Sangakkara, FOUR!!, bit of width outside off, Sangakkara frees his arms and spanks it to sweeper cover, on one knee, no one moved, beautiful batting by Sangakkara as Brad Hogg says, lovely to see
83.4 Zaheer to Sangakkara, no run, in the corridor of uncertainty, left alone
83.3 Zaheer to Sangakkara, no run, back of a length on the stumps, Sangakkara defends it with a dead bat
83.2 Zaheer to Sangakkara, FOUR!!, Fine innings! At first, I though Sangakkara had flicked it straight to the fielder at mid wicket, but chipped uppishly into the gap and goes to deep mid wicket, Sangakkara gets to his 21st Test CENTURY!!, magnificent effort!
83.1 Zaheer to Sangakkara, byes, FOUR!!, wayward delivery, way down the leg side, swings past the dive off Mahendra Singh Dhoni and goes to fine leg, 4 byes to SL
Zaheer Khan [15.0-4-34-2] is back into the attack, the 2nd ball has been taken now
82.6 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, and again, the doosra fired down the leg side, Mahendra Singh Dhoni collects
82.5 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, doosra gone wrong, down the leg side
82.4 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, beautiful bowling, loopier and tossed up, Kulasekara pushes it to cover
82.3 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, 1 run, fraction short outside off, Sangakkara cuts it square of the wicket, Viru keeps it to a single
82.2 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, drifted it in on the stumps, Sangakkara pushes it back to Harbhajan
82.1 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, drives it to long off, straight to the fielder
81.6 Ojha to Kulasekara, no run, how did Kulasekara keep that out, kept very low, Kulasekara stays back, he somehow gets a bat and squirts it down, that would have been plumb if he had missed that
81.5 Ojha to Sangakkara, 1 run, Sangakkara goes on the backfoot and taps it to short cover, easy single
81.4 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, plays it to forward short leg, straight to the fielder
81.3 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Sangakkara punches it to mid wicket
81.2 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, comes down the track and turns it to short mid wicket
81.1 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, drives it to long on, no run
80.6 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, Kulasekara comes on the frontfoot and essays a drive just past Harbhajan, good effort from Zak at mid off
80.5 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, back over the wicket, slowed it down, Kulasekara prods it on the on side
80.4 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, plays it back to the bowler, nice drive!
80.3 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, FOUR!!, Harbhajan goes round the wicket, floats it outside off, Kulasekara opens the face of the bat and slices it to square third man, no one on the off side and an easy boundary for Kulasekara
80.2 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, the doosra, shortish, Kulasekara has ample time to go back and defend
80.1 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, drifted in from outside off, Kulasekara presents a dead bat
79.6 Ojha to Sangakkara, FOUR!!, Lovely strike! saw the field in, comes down the track and whips it stylishly past mid on, raced down to mid wicket, so classy to see from Sangakkara, yeah he is a truly world class!
79.5 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Sangakkara defends it well
79.4 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, Sangakkara goes on the backfoot and punches it to short mid wicket
79.3 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, flattish delivery on the stumps, Sangakkara goes back and forces it to deep midwicket, does not take the single
79.2 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, full delivery on off, Sangakkara eases it to mid wicket, straight to the fielder
79.1 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, beautiful bowling, tossed it up well, Sangakkara is not interested, pads it away
78.6 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, over the wicket, flighted it on off, Kulasekara pushes forward, presses it back to Harbhajan
78.5 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, 1 run, drifted in, Sangakkara drives it to extra cover, takes the single
78.4 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, again, a dart from Harbhajan, Sangakkara turns it to leg
78.3 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, fired in the flatter delivery from round the wicket, Sangakkara pushes it back to Harbhajan
78.2 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, round the wicket, tossed up outside off, Sangakkara taps it on the off side, decides not to take the single
78.1 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, plays it back to the bowler, the field is set deep for Sangakkara
77.6 Ojha to Kulasekara, no run, tossed up on off, Kulasekara gets forward and smothers it well
77.5 Ojha to Sangakkara, 1 run, turns it to short mid wicket, decides to take the single
77.4 Ojha to Sangakkara, FOUR!!, poor line from Ojha, Sangakkara had to get a bat on that, swept powerfully down to fine leg, no one there and Sangakkara is into the nineties now
77.3 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, wasted delivery, down the leg side
77.2 Ojha to Sangakkara, FOUR!!, Bang! Sangakkara comes down the track and heaves it to deep mid wicket, one bounce over the ropes, almost went all the way, nice hit that by Sangakkara
77.1 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, turning in, off the pad to short leg
76.6 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, Kulasekara goes deep inside the crease and defends it watchfully
76.5 Harbhajan to Kulasekara, no run, Kulasekara gets forward to defend, inside edge onto the pads again but luckily it doesn't lob up to any of the fielders
76.1 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, 1 run, turning away as Sangakkara pushes it wide of cover for a single this time
75.6 Ojha to Kulasekara, no run, on the frontfoot and defended
75.5 Ojha to Kulasekara, no run, Another close one, superb delivery from Ojha again, Kulasekara goes back to defend and misses, rapped on the pads but turned down, pitching in line and hitting in line too, Ojha should consider himself unlucky here!
75.4 Ojha to Kulasekara, no run, defended straight back to the bowler this time
Nuwan Kulasekara, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Drinks are on the field now
Ojha to Prasanna Jayawardene, out Lbw!! Ravi Shastri says on air that Prasanna Jayawardene was anchored to the crease and he indeed was, playing back to a delivery pitched up, nicely drifting in and turning a bit to beat the defense, big appeal upheld, that was plumb infront, would have knocked down the middle stump. Prasanna Jayawardene is gone now, this was the last recognised batting pair for Lanka. Prasanna Jayawardene lbw b Ojha 32(42) [4s-3 6s-1]
75.3 Ojha to Prasanna Jayawardene, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!
75.2 Ojha to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, Prasanna Jayawardene gets forward to defend, thick edge goes wide of 2nd slip, drops short of him at the same time
75.1 Ojha to Prasanna Jayawardene, 2 runs, He's not afraid to sweep, lap swept down to fine leg for a couple, deft touch on that one on that occasion
Pragyan Ojha [17.0-3-67-1] is back into the attack
74.6 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, on the frontfoot and defended this time
74.5 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, quicker through the air, Sangakkara defends it on the leg side
74.4 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, tossed up wide outside the off stump, Sangakkara drives it into the covers, can't bisect the field there
74.3 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, angled in, Sangakkara defends it solidly
74.2 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, short ball outside off and left alone again
74.1 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, tossed up and sharp turn outside the off stump, Sangakkara comes on the frontfoot and shoulders arms
73.6 Sehwag to Sangakkara, 1 run, angled in, Sangakkara closes the face of the bat and glances it to fine leg for a single, retains the strike with that run
73.5 Sehwag to Sangakkara, no run, pushed towards the bowler this time
73.4 Sehwag to Prasanna Jayawardene, 1 run, short and turning in, keeps low as Prasanna Jayawardene hammers it to square leg for a single
73.3 Sehwag to Prasanna Jayawardene, 2 runs, Prasanna Jayawardene goes with the slog sweep again, hit well wide of deep mid wicket for a couple, he is going for his shots irrespective of what kind of field is set for him
73.2 Sehwag to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, turning in sharply, Prasanna Jayawardene defends it on the leg side
73.1 Sehwag to Sangakkara, 1 run, short and wide, Sangakkara cuts it square of the wicket for a single, straight to the fielder in the deep
72.6 Harbhajan to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, Prasanna Jayawardene gets right behind and defends it solidly this time
72.5 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, 1 run, Sangakkara reaches for it and drives it wide of cover, desperate dive saves a run
72.4 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, flighted and Sangakkara gets a big stride forward, defends it solidly
72.3 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, pushed through quicker but way outside the off stump, Sangakkara lifts his bat and lets it go
72.2 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, defended straight back to the bowler this time
72.1 Harbhajan to Prasanna Jayawardene, 1 run, swept again but this time all along the ground for a single, the 200 comes up for Sri Lanka now
71.6 Sehwag to Sangakkara, no run, fraction short, Sangakkara defends it
71.5 Sehwag to Prasanna Jayawardene, 1 run, And almost! Prasanna Jayawardene goes for the sweep and gets a top edge, stays up in the air but the fine leg fielder can't make it, drops well short
71.4 Sehwag to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, defended towards mid on this time
The fifty partnership has come up now..
71.3 Sehwag to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, turning in, Prasanna Jayawardene defends it
71.2 Sehwag to Prasanna Jayawardene, SIX!!, And Prasanna Jayawardene sweeps and sweeps really big! Goes way over mid wicket for a massive six, the Sri Lankans are batting very positively after tea
71.1 Sehwag to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, starts off with a loopy delivery on the stumps, Prasanna Jayawardene backs away and punches it to point, straight to the fielder
Virender Sehwag [6.0-2-11-0] is back into the attack
70.6 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, defended on the frontfoot this time
70.5 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, FOUR!!, Short and wide, turning outside the off stump and Sangakkara cuts it through point for four, wonderful shot!
70.4 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, no run, on the frontfoot and defended
70.3 Harbhajan to Prasanna Jayawardene, 1 run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, turning in as Prasanna Jayawardene sweeps it down to fine leg for a single
70.2 Harbhajan to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, defended on the leg side
70.1 Harbhajan to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, tossed up gently, Prasanna Jayawardene reaches out and drives it towards mid off, finds the fielder this time
Harbhajan Singh [21.0-3-47-1] is back into the attack
69.6 Zaheer to Sangakkara, no run, defended straight back to the bowler this time
69.5 Zaheer to Sangakkara, no run, driven firmly into the covers, finds the fielder
69.4 Zaheer to Sangakkara, no run, angled in again, Sangakkara looks to defend, gets a big inside edge onto the pads this time
69.3 Zaheer to Sangakkara, no run, slanting in as Sangakkara gets forward to defend, inside edge onto the pads this time
69.2 Zaheer to Sangakkara, no run, angled in from wide of the crease again, Sangakkara gets right behind and defends it solidly on the off side with a dead straight bat
69.1 Zaheer to Prasanna Jayawardene, 1 run, speared in from wide of the crease, Prasanna Jayawardene clips it to square leg for a single, straight to the fielder in the deep
68.6 Ojha to Prasanna Jayawardene, 1 run, tossed up on the middle and leg and Prasanna Jayawardene sweeps it down to fine leg for a single, retains the strike with that run
68.5 Ojha to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, back of a length again, Prasanna Jayawardene defends it watchfully off the backfoot
68.4 Ojha to Prasanna Jayawardene, FOUR!!, Short and wide outside the off stump, turn away provides more room for the cut, Prasanna Jayawardene slaps it hard through point for his third boundary, he is scoring them quickly here
68.3 Ojha to Sangakkara, 1 run, gently tossed up again, Sangakkara reaches for it and pushes it towards mid on for a single
68.2 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, turning in, flat ball and Sangakkara defends it watchfully on the leg side with soft hands
68.1 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, tossed up again, turning in as Sangakkara skips out, checks his shot and defends it
67.6 Zaheer to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, angled in, Prasanna Jayawardene defends it
67.6 Zaheer to Prasanna Jayawardene, no ball, FOUR!!, Banged in and Prasanna Jayawardene goes for the pull, hit very fine and goes into the fence again, he is going after the bowling here
67.5 Zaheer to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, angled in, Prasanna Jayawardene defends it down with soft hands this time
67.4 Zaheer to Prasanna Jayawardene, FOUR!!, Overpitched this time and Prasanna Jayawardene caresses it down the ground, just about beats the diving mid off fielder and runs into the fence, four for the taking!
67.3 Zaheer to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, angled away and Prasanna Jayawardene shoulders arms this time
67.2 Zaheer to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Prasanna Jayawardene defends it down with soft hands this time
67.1 Zaheer to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, angled across, Prasanna Jayawardene shoulders arms this time
Zaheer Khan [13.0-4-24-2] is back into the attack
66.6 Ojha to Sangakkara, 2 runs, Sangakkara comes down the track and heaves it over the top, enough wood on that one to clear mid on, lands safe and they go through for a couple
66.5 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, beautiful bowling, tossed up and turning in sharply, Sangakkara goes back to defend
66.4 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, defended off the backfoot this time
66.3 Ojha to Sangakkara, FOUR!!, dropped short, Sangakkara stays back in the crease and swats it hard through square leg for four, forced the bowler to err in length now!
66.2 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, Sangakkara steps out again, defended straight back to the bowler
66.1 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Sangakkara gets forward to defend, off the pads to short leg
65.6 Sreesanth to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, from round the wicket, Prasanna Jayawardene looks to flick, leading edge drops short of cover, he is operating smartly here
65.5 Sreesanth to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, defended this time on the off side
65.4 Sreesanth to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, swings away now, he is mixing them up, Prasanna Jayawardene shoulders arms this time
65.3 Sreesanth to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, angled in, Prasanna Jayawardene defends it watchfully this time, now he has brought the ball back in, he is testing the batsman now, some late movement on offer!
65.2 Sreesanth to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, strays down the leg side, Prasanna Jayawardene misses a flick this time, that was certainly a boundary ball
65.1 Sreesanth to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, Stupendous bowling from Sreesanth here, late movement away from the right hander as he pokes at it, lucky to miss it, Sreesanth looks up at the heavens!
64.6 Ojha to Sangakkara, FOUR!!, And again, Sangakkara uses his feet, gets to the pitch of the ball and smears it wide of mid off for four, 10 off the last two balls!
64.5 Ojha to Sangakkara, SIX!!, And take that! Surprise surprise, Sangakkara skips down and sends it packing over the straight boundaries for a massive six, what was that, that came out of the blues!
64.4 Ojha to Sangakkara, no run, Sangakkara gets forward to defend, hit on the pad but outside the line of off
64.3 Ojha to Prasanna Jayawardene, 1 run, flat on the middle and leg and Prasanna Jayawardene shuffles across to work it away on the leg side for a single, good work by Dhoni
64.2 Ojha to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, sharp turn, angled in as Prasanna Jayawardene defends it on the leg side
64.1 Ojha to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, Prasanna Jayawardene shows the full face of the bat and defends it solidly
63.6 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, no run, banged in and left alone to the keeper
63.5 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, 2 runs, back of a length delivery on the middle and leg, Sangakkara tucks it wide of mid wicket for a couple, good running between the wickets
63.4 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, no run, pushed into the cover area, finds the fielder
63.3 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, no run, fizzes through from a back of a length spot, Sangakkara looks to tuck it away, sharp rise for Sreesanth there and he hits the southpaw on the ribs
63.2 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, no run, angled away, Sangakkara looks to drive it through the covers, mistimed this time
63.1 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, no run, angled across, left alone to the keeper
62.6 Ojha to Sangakkara, 1 run, little short, Sangakkara moves back to push it through the line on the off side for a single, retains the strike with that run
62.5 Ojha to Prasanna Jayawardene, 1 run, flat on the middle and leg and Prasanna Jayawardene tucks it on the leg side for a single this time
62.4 Ojha to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, defended this time
62.3 Ojha to Prasanna Jayawardene, 2 runs, slides down the leg side as Prasanna Jayawardene clips it towards deep square leg for a couple, good placement and running between the wickets
62.2 Ojha to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, sharp turn again, Prasanna Jayawardene dead bats it
62.1 Ojha to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, flighted and turning away, Prasanna Jayawardene defends it solidly
61.6 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, no run, angling away from the left hander, Sangakkara shoulders arms watchfully
61.5 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, FOUR!!, Erring in line and that deserved punishment, on the legs and Sangakkara clips it towards deep mid wicket for four, brings up his 1000th Test run this year!
61.4 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, no run, banged in, left alone to the keeper
61.3 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, no run, some indrift for Sreesanth this time, Sangakkara shows the full face of the bat and defends it straight back to the bowler
61.2 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, no run, defended straight back to the bowler this time
61.1 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, no run, angles it away to start off, left alone
S Sreesanth [8.0-2-17-1] in action from the other end
60.6 Ojha to Prasanna Jayawardene, no run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Prasanna Jayawardene defends it towards mid on, straight to the fielder
Prasanna Jayawardene is the new man in
The umpire removes the bails now, that is Tea on Day 4 as the Indians walk off the field to some raucous cheers from the crowd. The Indians are on top after being deprived of too many wickets in the morning session, just the one then and they have taken four here to climb on top of the visitors. The quickies came back to bowl really well and the spinners kept tightening the screws all the time. How much does Sri Lanka have it in them now? Let's wait and watch...
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