| India in Sri Lanka, 2008
Sri Lanka vs India, TEST | | 4.3 | 4.3 Vaas to Sehwag, 1 run, catch dropped!!, short of length delivery on the stumps, Sehwag goes on the backfoot and pulls it away, in the air and straight to the fielder at an unorthodox forward short leg, straight in and straight out, that can be very costly indeed |
| 7.2 | 7.2 Prasad to Sehwag, out Caught by Prasanna!! What a comeback, the pain must be gone now, good length delivery angling into the right hander, seams away, Sehwag goes on the backfoot and looks to defend, gets a faint edge and the keeper makes no mistake, his first test wicket and a huge one for Sri Lanka Sehwag c Prasanna b Prasad 21(21) <4s-4> |
| 18.3 | 18.3 Prasad to Dravid, out Lbw!! Prasad keeps it full and on target, a little bit of swing into the right hander, Dravid comes on the frontfoot and looks to defend, the bat is behind the pad, huge appeal turned down by Benson initially, Mahela goes for the review, the decision is reversed, Dravid is on the wrong side of the new system yet again but that is a correct decision indeed Dravid lbw b Prasad 10(29) |
| 22.1 | 22.1 Prasad to Tendulkar, out Lbw!! Full and on the middle and leg, Tendulkar comes on the frontfoot and looks to defend, rapped on the pads, appeal for leg before upheld, there were two sounds, Tendulkar goes for the review, but loses it, India in some trouble Tendulkar lbw b Prasad 6(12) |
| 39.5 | 39.5 Muralitharan to Ganguly, out Caught by Mahela at 1st slip!! Muralitharan gives it a bit of air on the off, Ganguly comes on the frontfoot and looks to defend, the ball turns away, Ganguly tries to hide the bat behind the pad, fails to do so in time, gets an edge and Mahela takes a sharp catch at 1st slip. Ganguly c Mahela b Muralitharan 35(57) <4s-4 6s-1> |
| 42.1 | 42.1 Mendis to Gambhir, out Lbw!! Flattish delivery on the middle and leg, Gambhir comes on the frontfoot and looks to defend, rapped on the pads, big appeal turned down, Mahela goes for the review, he wins it again, that was in line and there was no bat involved, Gambhir is dismissed after a fine knock, Sri Lanka over the moon Gambhir lbw b Mendis 72(128) <4s-10> |
| 54.3 | 54.3 Mendis to Laxman, out Stumped!! Mendis gives it a bit of air on the off, turns away, Laxman comes on the frontfoot and looks to defend, misses, his backfoot is stretched out of the crease, the bails are whipped, quick work from the keeper and India plunge deeper into trouble Laxman st Prasanna b Mendis 25(44) <4s-1> |
| 56.1 | 56.1 Mendis to Patel, out Lbw!! Mendis bowls a flattish delivery on the stumps, turns in a bit, Patel comes on the frontfoot and looks to defend, rapped on the pads, big appeal, umpire Mark Benson raises his finger, Patel goes for the review but that is out, India lose the second review Patel lbw b Mendis 13(42) <4s-1> |
| 56.3 | 56.3 Mendis to Kumble, out Bowled!! Mendis gives it a bit of air, angling into the right hander and holding its line, Kumble comes on the frontfoot and looks to defend, a lot of daylight between bat and pad and the ball sneaks through, Mendis continues to torture the Indians. Kumble b Mendis 1(6) |
| 59.4 | 59.4 Muralitharan to Harbhajan, out Caught by Vandort at long on!! Muralitharan tosses it up on the middle and leg, Harbhajan comes down the track and heaves it on the leg side, looking to go over long on, fails to get the distance and holes out in the deep. Harbhajan c Vandort b Muralitharan 3(8) |
| 79.6 | 79.6 Mendis to Zaheer, out Stumped!! Mendis gives it a bit of air on the middle and leg, googly, Zaheer goes for the heave on the leg side, misses, the ball misses the leg stump, the keeper makes no mistake and whips the bails in a flash, that is all over Zaheer st Prasanna b Mendis 32(73) <4s-3 6s-1> |
| 17.4 | 17.4 Mendis to Gambhir, FOUR!!, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, Gambhir comes down the track, takes it on the full and whips it away to deep mid wicket, that is his 6th TEST FIFTY and 3rd ON THE TROT!! |
| 31.4 | 31.4 Muralitharan to Ganguly, FOUR!!, Muralitharan pushes it quicker through the air, a bit of turn, Ganguly goes on the backfoot and looks to defend, outside edge runs it down to third man, just to the left of the slip fielder, that was a cath in fact that was a catch dropped!! |
| 31.1 | 31.1 Muralitharan to Ganguly, SIX!!, flighted delivery on the stumps, Ganguly comes down the track, gets to the pitch and smashes nit right over the bowler's head, straight down the ground, hits the sightscreen bang on!!! |
| 73.2 | 73.2 Muralitharan to Zaheer, SIX!!, on the middle and leg again, Zaheer gets underneath it and hoicks it over long on, going going and gone, bye bye ball!!! |
| 5.5 | 5.5 Ishant to Warnapura, out Bowled!! Short of good length delivery on the middle and leg, Warnapura goes on the backfoot and looks to flick it away, the ball doesn't bounce much, clips the leg stump and Warnapura is gone, Indians get what they wanted Warnapura b Ishant 8(21) |
| 16.5 | 16.5 Zaheer to Vandort, out Lbw!! Length delivery on the stumps, angling into the left hander, Vandort shuffles across and looks to flick it away, rapped on the pads, big prolonged appeal, the finger goes up, the replays suggest that it might just have been going down, India get their second wicket Vandort lbw b Zaheer 14(50) <4s-1> |
| 47.3 | 47.3 Harbhajan to Vaas, out Caught by Sehwag at cover!! Tossed up outside the off stump, Vaas reaches for it and hammers it on the off, fails to keep it down, hits it straight to the fielder, fine knock from Vaas comes to an end. Vaas c Sehwag b Harbhajan 47(111) <4s-9> |
| 49.1 | 49.1 Harbhajan to Mahela, out Lbw!! Harbhajan tosses it up on the off, Mahela kneels down and goes for the sweep, the ball hits him full on the pads, the Indians go up and umpire Rudi Koertzen raises his finger, Mahela goes for the review but there is not much evidence to reverse the decision, he is gone and Harbhajan has struck twice in two overs. Mahela lbw b Harbhajan 2(6) |
| 73.6 | 73.6 Zaheer to Samaraweera, out Caught by Patel!! good length delivery angling away from the right hander, Samaraweera goes on the backfoot and looks to defend, gets a faint edge and Patel will take a simple catch, India have struck, no review this time!!! Samaraweera c Patel b Zaheer 35(84) <4s-3> |
| 113.5 | 113.5 Kumble to Sangakkara, out Caught by Patel!! Flattish delivery just outside off, Sangakkara comes on the frontfoot and looks to defend, gets a faint edge, tha batsman walks and that is a big wicket Sangakkara c Patel b Kumble 144(288) <4s-14> |
| 125.5 | 125.5 Zaheer to Prasanna, out Caught by Harbhajan at deep mid wicket!! Zaheer comes round the wicket, fuller length delivery on the middle and leg, Prasanna clips it on the leg side, looking for the big one, times it well but Harbhajan Singh keeps his composure and takes a good catch above his shoulders, right at the edge of the circle, another wicket goes down. Prasanna c Harbhajan b Zaheer 49(116) <4s-5> |
| 133.5 | 133.5 Harbhajan to Prasad, out Stumped!! Harbhajan tosses it up on the off, Prasad comes on the frontfoot and goes for the big heave down the ground ground, gets too far forward, misses Parthiv whips the bails in a flash, Harbhajan has struck and India need just one more wicket. Prasad st Patel b Harbhajan 36(56) <4s-5> |
| 134.2 | 134.2 Kumble to Mendis, out Lbw!! Kumble tosses it up, lands full on the off, holds its line into the right hander, Mendis looks to sweep again, rapped on the pads, and this is plumb in front, Mendis thinks about the review, has a word with Muralitharan and decides to walk. So finally, the Indians have managed to bowl Sri Lanka out. Mendis lbw b Kumble 17(28) <4s-2> |
| 32.1 | 32.1 Kumble to Sangakkara, 1 run, flattish delivery pushed quicker through the air, Sangakkara comes on the frontfoot and looks to defend, edges it to 1st slip, to the left of Dravid, he dives and that is a catch dropped!! was a tough one but should have been taken!!! |
| 46.4 | 46.4 Kumble to Vaas, no run, delivery looped up down the leg side, Vaas goes on the backfoot and looks to flick it away, edges it, Sachin Tendulkar at leg slip dives full length to his right, the ball hits his fingers and pops out, catch dropped!! |
| 40.2 | 40.2 Kumble to Sangakkara, FOUR!!, tossed up on the middle and leg, Sangakkara comes down the track and heaves it to deep mid wicket, one bounce over the ropes, that is his 27th TEST FIFTY!! |
| 10.4 | 10.4 Prasad to Sehwag, out Caught by Samaraweera at gully!! good length delivery outside the off stump, Sehwag rocks back, waits for it and late cuts, fails to keep it down, flies towards Samaraweera and he takes a good catch, that is the wicket Sri Lanka and that is exactly what India didn't want. Sehwag c Samaraweera b Prasad 34(29) <4s-7> |
| 12.2 | 12.2 Prasad to Gambhir, out Bowled!! Prasad drops it short and on the off, Gambhir goes for the pull, the ball keeps a touch low, off stump is knocked back, Prasad has struck again, India in trouble, the two in form batsmen are gone in quick succession Gambhir b Prasad 26(43) <4s-3> |
| 12.2 | 12.2 Prasad to Gambhir, out Bowled!! Prasad drops it short and on the off, Gambhir goes for the pull, the ball keeps a touch low, Gambhir gets an inside edge and the off stump is knocked back, Prasad has struck again, India in trouble, the two in form batsmen are gone in quick succession Gambhir b Prasad 26(43) <4s-3> |
| 27.4 | 27.4 Muralitharan to Ganguly, out Lbw!! Flattsh delivery on the middle and leg, Ganguly kneels down and goes for the sweep, rapped on the pads, doosra, they all go up, the finger follows suit, Ganguly calls for the review and loses it. That is Muralitharan's 50th wicket at P. Sara. Ganguly lbw b Muralitharan 18(50) <4s-1 6s-1> |
| 28.1 | 28.1 Mendis to Patel, out Lbw!! Flattish delivery on the middle and leg, Patel comes on the frontfoot and looks to defend, rapped on the pads, big shout and the finger goes up, another one goes down. Patel lbw b Mendis 1(2) |
| 34.5 | 34.5 Mendis to Tendulkar, out Lbw!! Mendis strikes again! Floats up an off break on a good length which Tendulkar fails to read, gets struck on the knee roll as he tries to pad it away. He asks for the review but replays confirmed that ball hit him in line and there was not enough evidence for the umpire to reverse his decision! Tendulkar lbw b Mendis 14(22) <4s-1> |
| 70.1 | 70.1 Mendis to Dravid, out Caught by Mahela at 1st slip!! Angled across sharply from the right hander, Dravid stretches out to defend, outside edge and just about manages to fall into the palm of 1st slip, Dravid is not very happy, he feels that it might have dropped short, he has to go, Dravid has to walk back now, Mendis has delivered the goods yet again! Dravid c Mahela b Mendis 68(166) <4s-6> |
| 75.5 | 75.5 Muralitharan to Kumble, out Lbw!! Three times that Kumble is asked for a review and three of them have been wasted, floated up on the off, turns in to hit Kumble on the pads who planted his frontfoot right across the line, big appeal upheld by Benson, replays show that the ball would have hit the middle and leg stump, Kumble is not happy, he is sprinting off the field in frustration, well, he should calm down after seeing the replays himself! Kumble lbw b Muralitharan 9(15) <4s-1> |
| 75.6 | 75.6 Muralitharan to Harbhajan, no run, angled across, Harbhajan defends it solidly
Harbhajan Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease
75.5 Muralitharan to Kumble, out Lbw!! Three times that Kumble has asked for a review and three of them have been wasted, floated up on the off, turns in to hit Kumble on the pads who planted his frontfoot right across the line, big appeal upheld by Benson, replays show that the ball would have hit the middle and leg stump, Kumble is not happy, he is sprinting off the field in frustration, well, he should calm down after seeing the replays himself! Kumble lbw b Muralitharan 9(15) <4s-1> |
| 75.6 | 75.6 Muralitharan to Harbhajan, no run, angled across, Harbhajan defends it solidly
Harbhajan Singh, right handed bat, comes to the crease
75.5 Muralitharan to Kumble, out Lbw!! Three times that Kumble has asked for a review and three of them have been wasted, floated up on the off, turns in to hit Kumble on the pads who planted his frontfoot right across the line, big appeal upheld by Benson, replays show that the ball would have hit the middle and leg stump, Kumble is not happy, he is sprinting off the field in frustration, well, he should calm down after seeing the replays himself! Kumble lbw b Muralitharan 9(15) <4s-1> |
| 84.6 | 84.6 Vaas to Harbhajan, out Lbw!! Full delivery on the stumps, jabs back into the right hander ever so sharply, Harbhajan goes on the backfoot to defend and misses, rapped on the pads and a biog appeal, that was plumb infront, would have knocked down the leg stump there, Harbhajan is gone after a blistering stint, Vaas strikes, does the job for his captain in the first over itself! Harbhajan lbw b Vaas 26(32) <4s-5> |
| 84.6 | 84.6 Vaas to Harbhajan, out Lbw!! Full delivery on the stumps, jabs back into the right hander ever so sharply, Harbhajan goes on the backfoot to defend and misses, rapped on the pads and a big appeal, that was plumb infront, would have knocked down the leg stump there, Harbhajan is gone after a blistering stint, Vaas strikes, does the job for his captain in the first over itself! Harbhajan lbw b Vaas 26(32) <4s-5> |
| 86.4 | 86.4 Vaas to Zaheer, out Zaheer Run Out!! Zaheer stretches out to drive, Samaraweera at short cover comes around quickly, makes a good half stop on that occasion, dives and covers the ball cleanly, shy at the bowler's end and a direct hit, Zaheer is nowhere near, sloppy work that, there was never a run there on that occasion! Zaheer run out (Samaraweera) 0(7) |
| 87.5 | 87.5 Muralitharan to Ishant, out Caught by Warnapura at leg slip!! Floated up down the leg side, Ishant tries to work it away, inside edges it straight into the ribs of the leg slip fielder, safely pouched and Ishant is gone, that is all over for the Indian batting! Ishant c Warnapura b Muralitharan 0(5) |
| 19.2 | 19.2 Muralitharan to Ganguly, no run, tossed up on the off, Ganguly goes on the backfoot and looks to cut it away, edges it to 1st slip, catch dropped!!, that was travelling fast and it popped out of Jayawardene's hands |
| 73.3 | 73.3 Muralitharan to Kumble, 1 run, floated on the middle and leg, Kumble closes the face of the bat and plays it to forward short leg, in the air and catch dropped!! that went right past the fielder on that occasion, Kumble is lucky that the fielder couldn't grab that, Muralitharan is not impressed! |
| 19.4 | 19.4 Muralitharan to Ganguly, SIX!!, tossed up on the off, Ganguly comes down the track, gets underneath it and hoicks it over long off, that is a biggie from Ganguly, add insult to injury!!! |
| 46.6 | 46.6 Mendis to Dravid, FOUR!!, Ohh picturesque, flat and on the stumps, Dravid backs away and backs himself to play that gorgeous punch through the covers for four, class written all over it, beautiful to say the least, that also brings up his 52nd Test FIFTY!!, when the going gets tough, this man gets going! |
| 73.5 | 73.5 Muralitharan to Laxman, 1 run, flighted delivery on the middle and leg, spins further down the leg side, Laxman closes the face of the bat and glances it to fine leg for a single, brings up his 35th Test FIFTY!! this has been a superb knock! |
| 1.4 | 1.4 Harbhajan to Vandort, out Bowled!! Absolute jaffa of a delivery from Harbhajan this time, that's the one which comes in with the arm, quicker and on target, spot on as the ball goes thundering into the middle stump, look at the animated celebrations from Harbhajan, isn't he delighted, real gem to send back the already struggling Vandort who hasn't been in the best of forms! Vandort b Harbhajan 8(7) <4s-2> |
| 6.3 | 6.3 Zaheer to Sangakkara, out Caught by Gambhir at mid off!! Full delivery outside the off stump, Sangakkara comes on the frontfoot and stretches out to drive, checks his shot halfway through and scoops a simple catch to Gautam at mid off, the man in form is gone now, big wicket this for the Indians! Sangakkara c Gambhir b Zaheer 4(8) |
| 30.6 | 30.6 Sehwag to Warnapura, 2 runs, slides down the leg side, Warnapura kneels down and paddle sweeps it to fine leg for a couple, that is his 4th Test FIFTY!! only 17 away from a series win now! |
| 33.1 | 33.1 Ganguly to Mahela, FOUR!!, starts off with a short and wide delivery outside the off stump, Mahela slaps it to deep backward point for four, that is it, 32nd Test FIFTY!! for Mahela and a series win for the side, the Sri Lankans are delighted! |
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