Kumar Sangakkara and night-watchman Chaminda Vaas cautiously added an unbroken 72 runs for the third wicket Saturday as Sri Lanka took the ascendancy over India on day two of the third and series-deciding test.
Sri Lanka reached 114-2 in its first innings at lunch, in reply to India’s 249.
Sri Lanka were 114 for the loss [...]
Sri Lanka dismissed India for 249 on the first day of the crucial third Test, gaining the ascendancy through Ajantha Mendis’s five for 56 after being asked to bowl.
The remarkable spinner Ajantha Mendis continued his impressive start to his Test career with five wickets here in Colombo yesterday as Sri Lanka bowled out India [...]
Zaheer Khan removed Vandort in the first over of the Sri Lankan innings. India having being bowled out for 329 needed to get some early wickets to put pressure on the Sri Lankan batting.
After a splendid start, the much fancied Indian batting order collapsed as India finished at 329. Ajantha Mendis finished with his [...]
Virender Sehwag completed a brilliant double-century (201 not out) to help India post 329 in the first innings on the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka here on Friday.
The explosive opener carried his bat through the innings to remain unbeaten on 201, becoming in the process only the 10th Indian to [...]