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Sri Lanka tour of India, 1st ODI: India v Sri Lanka at Rajkot, Dec 15, 2009

rharendra@gmail.com (HarendraSingh Rajput) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:21:57 PST

India 414/7 (50 ov)

Sri Lanka 375/5 (44.0 ov)

Whatever Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar did in the morning was reprised in the afternoon as Tillakaratne Dilshan's magnificent hundred and Upul Tharanga's lively support inspired a riotous start to Sri Lanka's innings. Tilting at a 415-run windmill, they were right in the hunt at halfway, with Dilshan continuing to find the gaps with ease, and Tharanga departing after a stroke-filled 67.

India had the chance to strike early, but with Tharanga on 10, Virat Kohli grassed the simplest of chances at short point, and they were made to pay as Dilshan cut loose with a flurry of boundaries. He pulled and cut anything short or wide, and drove precisely down the ground when the ball was pitched too full. Just for variety, he threw in a couple of scoops as well, each evading the fielder placed at short fine leg to stop it.

He got to his half-century from just 38 balls as 81 came from the first 10 overs. The introduction of Zaheer Khan saw one imperious drive through the covers, while Ravindra Jadeja was greeted with six-four-four as 17 came from the over. Soon after, he had his hundred from 73 balls, and it was Tharanga that then took up the attack, lashing Jadeja straight down the ground for two sixes on his way to 50 from 51 balls.

Suresh Raina too was thumped for a straight six, before an error of judgement saw him stumped. But with only Harbhajan Singh establishing any sort of control, India were far from safe, no matter how huge the total they were defending.

50 overs India 414 for 7 (Sehwag 146, Dhoni 72, Tendulkar 69) v Sri Lanka

Virender Sehwag reached his century off only 66 balls © AFP

Kumar Sangakkara's decision to bowl first was made to look incredibly foolish as a sensational 102-ball 146 from Virender Sehwag inspired India to their biggest total in one-day internationals, surpassing the 413 made against lowly Bermuda at the 2007 World Cup. Having scored 387 for 4 against England at the same venue a year earlier, Sehwag, in tandem with Sachin Tendulkar and then MS Dhoni, smashed the bowlers with barely a pause. If not for a stutter during the batting Powerplay and more disciplined bowling towards the end of the innings, a total of 450 might have been possible. To compound Sri Lanka's woes, they took nearly four hours to get through the 50 overs, with sanctions from the match referee almost certain as a result.

India had started quietly on a well-grassed pitch, but once the acceleration came, Sri Lanka were helpless. There was some early movement for both Nuwan Kulasekara and Chanaka Welegedara, making his one-day debut, and the openers hadn't taken too many chances. Sehwag twice drove Kulasekara through cover, and there was a lovely back-foot push from Tendulkar as just 19 came from the first five overs. Suddenly, though, the game exploded into life, with Sehwag taking Welegedara for three fours in an over.

Thereafter, Sri Lanka were all over the place, with Tendulkar timing the ball magnificently in the V and Sehwag moving into six-hitting mode. Kulasekara, with his lack of pace, was the ideal target, clouted over cover and then pulled over midwicket with an ease that must have sent a chill down Sangakkara's spine.

Another emphatic pull off Welegedera took him to 50 from just 34 balls and he then spent some time at the non-striker's end watching Tendulkar do his thing. After two glorious lofts down the ground, Tendulkar opted for the impudent, upper-cutting Fernando over gully and slip to reach his own half-century from 48 balls. After overs 6-10 produced 52 runs, the bowling Powerplay cost Sri Lanka 36.

But worse was to follow. Angelo Mathews was introduced, and Sehwag immediately went downtown, thumping one behind the sightscreen and then over cover as the six balls cost 18. Tendulkar joined in with an imperious straight loft off Jayasuriya and it needed Fernando to give the Sri Lankans some breathing space. A beautiful incoming delivery ended Tendulkar's innings at 69, and India responded by sending Dhoni to the middle.

Sehwag, though, doesn't like pauses, and after a brief lull when only singles were taken, he whacked a short one from Jayasuriya over midwicket for six. Two fours off the hapless Mathews later, he had his 12th century, from just 66 balls.

On such a great surface for batting, Dhoni wasn't going to stand and watch the fun. A six off Jayasuriya nearly went out of the ground, and when a desperate Sangakkara turned to the part-time spin of Thilina Kandamby and Tillakaratne Dilshan, the fours continued to flow. Dhoni should have gone on 31, but Sangakkara missed a stumping after Kandamby sent down an innocuous full toss. Dhoni celebrated the reprieve with straight sixes off both spinners as he too reached a half-century from 34 balls.

After 30 overs, India had 261 on the board and with Sehwag picking off the bowling at will, a record individual score was on the cards. But soon after the batting Powerplay was taken, Welegedara returned to get him with a low full toss that lobbed to point off the leading edge. By then, the second-wicket partnership was worth 156.

Dhoni followed four balls later, miscuing a slower ball from Fernando into the hands of cover. His 72 spanned just 53 balls, and he went across 5000 runs along the way. The stutter continued as Gautam Gambhir edged Kulasekara behind, and the Powerplay fetched Sri Lanka three wickets for 33 runs. Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh didn't inflict much damage, but attractive cameos from Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja ensured that the last few overs would be all about watching records fall. Sri Lanka needed some of their own to avoid abject humiliation.

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India 211 for 4 (Sehwag 64, Yuvraj 60*, Dhoni 46)
Beat
Sri Lanka 206 for 7 (Sangakkara 59, Jayasinghe 38, Yuvraj 3-23) by six wickets

Yuvraj Singh followed up his three-wicket haul with a fiery 60 off 25 balls to help India home in a high-scorer © AFP

Yuvraj Singh gave himself a 28th birthday present with three wickets and a witheringly powerful half-century as India became only the second team to successfully chase more than 200 in a Twenty20 international. Kumar Sangakkara's dazzling 31-ball 59 had been the foundation of Sri Lanka's imposing 206 for 7, but with Virender Sehwag clearing the ropes with ease during his 64 off 36 balls and MS Dhoni contributed a rapid 46, India eased home with five balls to spare. In the process, they recorded the highest chase, surpassing South Africa's 208 against West Indies in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20.

When Yuvraj is on song, modest medium pace really isn't the answer, and Sri Lanka discovered that the hard way. For much of the chase, the game was in the balance, but two overs turned an arduous trek into a stroll. First, Kaushalya Weeraratne was pummelled for sixes over long-off and long-on in an over that cost 21, and then Nuwan Kulasekara was thumped a long way over cover and long-on in a 23-run over. To add to Kulasekara's woes, Tillakaratne Dilshan let one slip through his fingers for four, with Yuvraj then on 40.

India had fielded appallingly once again, dropping five catches, but Sri Lanka were little better, missing direct hits by the bushel and catching poorly as well. The outcome might have been very different had Sanath Jayasuriya managed to take Sehwag on the run at mid-on when he had just 14, and if Chamara Kapugedera hadn't spilled a chance at deep midwicket when Dhoni had just one.

Sehwag certainly exacted a heavy toll. The hapless Weeraratne was twice walloped over cover for sixes, and Angelo Mathews met with the same fate. His entrance into the bowling attack had hardly been auspicious, with Dhoni whipping one down to the sightscreen.

After Gautam Gambhir was run out going for a third run off a misfield, India appeared to have the chase under control but a superb 11th over from Lasith Malinga got Sri Lanka right back into contention. He conceded only four and had Sehwag caught straight down the ground. But then came Yuvraj and his six blitz, and it was perhaps fitting that he clinched it with another nonchalant heave over long-on.

Earlier, Sangakkara had followed up his 37-ball 78 at Nagpur with a blistering innings. Jayasuriya weighed in with 31 from just 21 balls, and there was a punishing 38 from Chintaka Jayasinghe. India were generous hosts, with Sangakkara reprieved by Ravindra Jadeja on the midwicket boundary, and Jayasinghe benefitting twice as Ashish Nehra and Gambhir failed to hold on to mistimed slogs.

Sangakkara had started with a fluid cover-drive after Ishant Sharma had sent Dilshan's leg stump cartwheeling. He then slammed Sudeep Tyagi, the debutant, over point for six before a fortuitous inside edge for four. He continued to drive beautifully through cover as the 50 of the innings took just 4.3 overs.

Jayasuriya struck one incredible six over cover off Nehra and by the end of the Powerplay, Sri Lanka had 73 for 1. Dhoni opted for spin as early as the sixth over, but both Yusuf Pathan and Suresh Raina struggled, with wides aplenty down the leg side. Pathan finally trapped Jayasuriya in front to end an 81-run partnership that took just 6.3 overs, but by the halfway stage, there were 107 on the board.

Sangakkara got to his half-century with a smashing shot over midwicket for six, but Yuvraj finally got his Kings XI Punjab team-mate as the encore found Nehra at wide long-on. Mahela Jayawardene, another IPL "local", came in and cut Jadeja for four, before a big heave off Ishant went for six, but when he tried to repeat the stroke, Tyagi held on to the chance.

Kapugedara holed out in similar fashion off Yuvraj, and Jayasinghe, who had clouted a six over long-on off Jadeja, finally ran out of luck when he swung one to deep square leg. With Weeraratne run out after a poor call from Mathews, Sri Lanka's innings threatened to run out of fizz in the final stages.

But Mathews flicked Ishant for six and Karthik dropped yet another chance on the rope at square-leg as the damage done in the early overs was reinforced. Mathews finished off with another meaty six as India squared up to the depressing reality of a fifth successive Twenty20 loss. Fortunately for them, their big-hitting boys came out to play. And how.

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Sri Lanka tour of India, 3rd Test: India v Sri Lanka at Mumbai (BS)
Dec 3-6, 2009

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Sri Lanka 393

India 424/1 (72.6 ov)

India lead by 31 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

Day 2 - Session 3

India RR 5.80
Last 10 ovs 56/0 RR 5.60
Min overs remaining 9.0

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Batsmen

Runs

*Virender Sehwag (rhb)

275

227

Rahul Dravid (rhb)

Bowlers

*Tillakaratne Dilshan (ob)

0.6

Muttiah Muralitharan (ob)

19.0

118

Recent overs 4 . 1^nb . 1 . . | 1 . 1 . . 4 | 1 . 4 . 1 1 | 1 1 1 . 1 1

Current partnership 203 runs, 33.5 overs, RR: 6.00 (Dravid 52, Sehwag 146)

Last Bat M Vijay lbw b Herath 87 (177m 121b 10x4 1x6) SR: 71.90

Fall of wicket: 221/1 (39.1 ov); Partnership: 221 runs, 39.1 overs, RR: 5.64 (Sehwag 129, Vijay 87)

72.6

Dilshan to Dravid, 1 run, moves back to push it through the off side

72.5

Dilshan to Sehwag, 1 run

72.4

Dilshan to Sehwag, no run, reaches out to defend to the off side

72.3

Dilshan to Dravid, 1 run, turned to the on side for a single

72.2

Dilshan to Sehwag, 1 run, dropped by Mahela at first slip. Not a easy chance. It turned in from outside off stump, from short of length, Sehwag tried to cut it late past mahela but it went fast to the right of mahela who put his right hand out but couldn't hold on. Just below knee high. Insert here

72.1

Dilshan to Dravid, 1 run, goes right back into the crease to clip it to deep midwicket. 50 up for Dravid and the crowd cheer. Sehwag walks across to shake his hands

Dilshan to bowl

End of over 72 (7 runs) India 419/1

R Dravid		49* (94b 5x4)		M Muralitharan		19-0-118-0
V Sehwag		273* (224b 39x4 7x6)		AD Mathews		6-0-36-0

71.6

Muralitharan to Dravid, 1 run, on the leg and middle, wristed past square-leg

71.5

Muralitharan to Sehwag, 1 run, turns in on the middle stump, Sehwag stays adjacent to the line and steers it through point

71.4

Muralitharan to Sehwag, no run, flighted outside leg stump, swept to short fine-leg

71.3

Muralitharan to Sehwag, FOUR, edges it to third man boundary! He moved down the track and went for the big lofted shot to long-on but it flew through the vacant slip cordon

71.2

Muralitharan to Sehwag, no run, from round the stumps, turns to leg and middle line, tapped to the on side

71.1

Muralitharan to Dravid, 1 run, goes well back to clip it to deep backward square-leg

End of over 71 (6 runs) India 412/1

V Sehwag		268* (220b 38x4 7x6)		AD Mathews		6-0-36-0
R Dravid		47* (92b 5x4)		M Muralitharan		18-0-111-0

70.6

Mathews to Sehwag, FOUR, aha! slower one outside off stump, Sehwag checked his shot, hung his bat out and it runs away to third man boundary

70.5

Mathews to Sehwag, no run, on the middle and leg, turned to midwicket

70.4

Mathews to Sehwag, no run, short and wide... Sehwag chases it and mistimes the cut to point

70.3

Mathews to Dravid, 1 run, banged in short, pulled away to deep midwicket

70.2

Mathews to Dravid, no run, good straight drive but too straight .. it crashes into the stumps at the other end ..

70.1

Mathews to Sehwag, 1 run, well outside off stump, cut to sweeper cover

End of over 70 (6 runs) India 406/1

R Dravid		46* (90b 5x4)		M Muralitharan		18-0-111-0
V Sehwag		263* (216b 37x4 7x6)		AD Mathews		5-0-30-0

69.6

Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, on the middle stump, spins in, Dravid gets forward to block it

69.5

Muralitharan to Dravid, no run, on the pads, rolls away behind the wicket

69.4

Muralitharan to Sehwag, 1 run, turns to the leg stump, worked wide of short fine-leg fielder

69.3

Muralitharan to Sehwag, no run, flatter but slips down the leg side, lets it go through

69.3

Muralitharan to Sehwag, 1 no ball, spins in to the middle and leg, tapped to square-leg

69.2

Muralitharan to Sehwag, no run, leans well forward to defend to the off side

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Sri Lanka 366/8 (89.0 ov)

India

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

Stumps - Day 1

Sri Lanka in India Test Series - 3rd Test
Test no. 1937 | 2009/10 season
Played at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
2,3,4,5,6 December 2009 (5-day match)


Sri Lanka 1st innings		R	B	4s	6s	SR
NT Paranavitana	c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh	53	81	7	0	65.43
19.5 Harbhajan has struck. He has been bowling really well and has got the breakthrough. Paranavitana, who was looking so good, is gone. It was a loopy flighted delivery around the off stump and Paranavitana edged his attempted cover drive to first slip. Done by the dip. 93/1
TM Dilshan	c Vijay b Harbhajan Singh	109	160	10	2	68.12
64.6 Dilshan is not too happy. Given out caught at short-leg. Oh dear oh dear .. what a poor decision by Llong. It turned in and Dilshan stretched forward to defend. The ball was long away from the gloves or the bat and bounded straight off the pad. Oh what a crucial moment this. He played so well so far. But he has to go now. 262/5
KC Sangakkara*	c †Dhoni b Ojha	18	35	2	0	51.42
30.5 And he has been strangled down the leg side. What a way to go. This one was turning down leg side, going past his hips when Sanga tried to glance but got a faint tickle through to a delighted Dhoni, who takes a neat catch 128/2
DPMD Jayawardene	c Sehwag b Sreesanth	29	63	4	0	46.03
47.4 Done in by the bouncer. Yuvraj hugs Sreesanth. It was the short-pitched delivery, Mahela swivels to pull but top edges it straight to deep backward square-leg. Just reward for a fine spell. 187/3
TT Samaraweera	c Vijay b Harbhajan Singh	1	2	0	0	50.00
48.1 Samaraweera walks after edging. Almost Ponting like dismissal, if you know what I mean. It was flighted outside off on a length, Samaraweera lunged forward to defend and got a bat and pad to short leg. Double strike and India are back in the game. Much depends on Dilshan who has played a fab knock so far. He has to carry on for a really big innings 188/4
AD Mathews	not out	86	119	13	0	72.26

HAPW Jayawardene†	c Harbhajan Singh b Ojha	43	47	6	1	91.48
79.6 moves down the track but is beaten in flight and hits it straight to mid-on. Ojha shouts out few words at the departing batsman. 329/6
KMDN Kulasekara	c †Dhoni b Khan	12	15	3	0	80.00
84.6 Finally Zaheer lands one on target and gets a wicket. It was full in length, moving away from Kulasekara who gets a thin edge through to Dhoni 359/7
HMRKB Herath	c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh	1	12	0	0	8.33
87.2 one more down as the shadows lengthen. It was around the off stump line, Rangana goes for the sweep and it goes off the toe end of the bat to first slip where Dravid takes a good tumbling catch 362/8
M Muralitharan	not out	0	4	0	0	0.00

Extras	(b 4, lb 4, w 2, nb 4)	14

Total	(8 wickets; 89 overs)	366	(4.11 runs per over)

To bat UWMBCA Welegedara

Fall of wickets1-93 (Paranavitana, 19.5 ov), 2-128 (Sangakkara, 30.5 ov), 3-187 (DPMD Jayawardene, 47.4 ov), 4-188 (Samaraweera, 48.1 ov), 5-262 (Dilshan, 64.6 ov), 6-329 (HAPW Jayawardene, 79.6 ov), 7-359 (Kulasekara, 84.6 ov), 8-362 (Herath, 87.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Z Khan	19	2	70	1	3.68	(4nb, 1w)
84.6 to Kulasekara, Finally Zaheer lands one on target and gets a wicket. It was full in length, moving away from Kulasekara who gets a thin edge through to Dhoni 359/7
S Sreesanth	14	1	66	1	4.71	(1w)
47.4 to DPMD Jayawardene, Done in by the bouncer. Yuvraj hugs Sreesanth. It was the short-pitched delivery, Mahela swivels to pull but top edges it straight to deep backward square-leg. Just reward for a fine spell. 187/3
Harbhajan Singh	29	2	107	4	3.68
19.5 to Paranavitana, Harbhajan has struck. He has been bowling really well and has got the breakthrough. Paranavitana, who was looking so good, is gone. It was a loopy flighted delivery around the off stump and Paranavitana edged his attempted cover drive to first slip. Done by the dip. 93/1 48.1 to Samaraweera, Samaraweera walks after edging. Almost Ponting like dismissal, if you know what I mean. It was flighted outside off on a length, Samaraweera lunged forward to defend and got a bat and pad to short leg. Double strike and India are back in the game. Much depends on Dilshan who has played a fab knock so far. He has to carry on for a really big innings 188/4 64.6 to Dilshan, Dilshan is not too happy. Given out caught at short-leg. Oh dear oh dear .. what a poor decision by Llong. It turned in and Dilshan stretched forward to defend. The ball was long away from the gloves or the bat and bounded straight off the pad. Oh what a crucial moment this. He played so well so far. But he has to go now. 262/5 87.2 to Herath, one more down as the shadows lengthen. It was around the off stump line, Rangana goes for the sweep and it goes off the toe end of the bat to first slip where Dravid takes a good tumbling catch 362/8
PP Ojha	23	1	97	2	4.21
30.5 to Sangakkara, And he has been strangled down the leg side. What a way to go. This one was turning down leg side, going past his hips when Sanga tried to glance but got a faint tickle through to a delighted Dhoni, who takes a neat catch 128/2 79.6 to HAPW Jayawardene, moves down the track but is beaten in flight and hits it straight to mid-on. Ojha shouts out few words at the departing batsman. 329/6
Yuvraj Singh	4	0	18	0	4.50


	India team

V Sehwag, M Vijay, R Dravid, SR Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni*†, Harbhajan Singh, PP Ojha, Z Khan, S Sreesanth

Match details

Toss Sri Lanka, who chose to bat

Player of the match tba

Umpires DJ Harper (Australia) and NJ Llong (England)
TV umpire SK Tarapore
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire UV Gandhe

Close of play
day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 366/8 (AD Mathews 86*, M Muralitharan 0*, 89 ov)

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India v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Mumbai, 1st day

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Sri Lanka 200/4 (52.3 ov)

India

India

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

Day 1 - Session 2

Sri Lanka RR 3.77
Last 10 ovs 20/2 RR 2.00
Min overs remaining 38.5

Batsmen Runs This bowler Last 10 ovs

HS Ave

Tillakaratne Dilshan (rhb) 87 5 (14b) 10 (26b)

168 44.01

Angelo Mathews (rhb) 1 0 (0b) 1 (5b)

64 34.50

Bowlers O 0s This spell

BBI Ave

*Zaheer Khan (lfm) 8.1 34 0.1-0-1-0

5/29 34.42

Harbhajan Singh (ob) 16.0 68 2-0-3-1

8/84 30.75

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Efficient India complete 100th Test win

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India 642 (Gambhir 167, Dravid 144, Sehwag 131, Herath 5-121) beat Sri Lanka 229 (Sreesanth 5-75) and 269 (Samaraweera 78*) by an innings and 144 runs

Harbhajan Singh and Gautam Gambhir celebrate Prasanna Jayawardene's wicket © AFP

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India 642

Sri Lanka 229 & 57/4 (23.0 ov)

India won the toss and elected to bat

Stumps - Day 3

Sri Lanka in India Test Series - 2nd Test
Test no. 1935 | 2009/10 season
Played at Green Park, Kanpur
24,25,26,27,28 November 2009 (5-day match)


India 1st innings		R	B	4s	6s	SR
G Gambhir	c & b Muralitharan	167	215	15	0	77.67
75.1 A piece of magic from Murali, he was bowling from round the wicket, Gambhir punches the ball to the bowler's right, Murali flings himself full-length to pluck that one inches off the ground, not bad for a 37-year-old. It also ends Gambhir's remarkable innings at 167 370/2
V Sehwag	c Dilshan b Muralitharan	131	122	18	2	107.37
41.2 gone! Dilshan takes a smart catch at extra cover, tossed it up and it landed on a good length just outside off, Sehwag, though not to the pitch, was tempted to force it past extra cover but played it uppishly and Dilshan took a sharp chance diving to his left 233/1
R Dravid	run out (Herath)	144	226	15	1	63.71
113.2 Herath to Laxman, run-out in the most unfortunate circumstances, flighted on middle, Laxman charges down and absolutely drills it back to Herath who drops it but ends up palming the ball onto the stumps at the non-striker's end, where Dravid, who's backed up a fair bit, can't drag his bat back in time 511/4
SR Tendulkar	c Samaraweera b Mendis	40	91	0	1	43.95
102.5 the drop doesn't prove too costly, charges down the track again and tries to clear Samaraweera at a slightly deepish mid-off but is unable to, didn't get the desired connection or the elevation and found the fielder. 464/3
VVS Laxman	c Dilshan b Herath	63	121	5	0	52.06
141.1 Laxman's been sent back! Tempted by the flighted delivery, came down the track and tried to clear mid-off, mistimed it straight to him, got to the pitch but didn't connect well enough, falls for the bait, Dilshan takes it easily 613/5
Yuvraj Singh	c Sangakkara b Mendis	67	105	4	2	63.80
152.2 that's the end of Yuvraj, looking to mow that to midwicket, doesn't get it high enough clear the infield, Sangakkara times his jump well at midwicket to pull off a smart catch 641/8
MS Dhoni*†	b Herath	4	15	0	0	26.66
145.2 deceived him in the flight, Dhoni didn't have an idea there, tossed up on the off stump and angled in from round the wicket, Dhoni lunged forward to push it in the direction of mid-off, was a little too early into that shot and was bowled through the gate 619/6
Harbhajan Singh	b Herath	5	14	0	0	35.71
149.4 actually turns in, a tweak of the fingers and gets it to move in off the pitch, Harbhajan, playing for the away spin, stretches forward to defend but it darts in through the gate to crash into the stumps, Dhoni, too, was gone in a similar fashion 639/7
Z Khan	c DPMD Jayawardene b Herath	1	12	0	0	8.33
153.3 This Indian innings is rapidly heading to a close, Herath picks up another one, his usual delivery turning away from the right-hander takes the outside edge as Zaheer takes a big swing, Mahela Jayawardene at first slip does the rest 641/9
S Sreesanth	lbw b Herath	0	5	0	0	0.00
153.6 Herath takes five, that was the carrom ball, Sreesanth stayed on the backfoot, didn't pick the delivery, struck low on his pads, he's sent on his way 642/10
PP Ojha	not out	1	2	0	0	50.00

Extras	(b 4, lb 11, nb 4)	19

Total	(all out; 154 overs)	642	(4.16 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-233 (Sehwag, 41.2 ov),

©afp 2-370 (Gambhir, 75.1 ov), 3-464 (Tendulkar, 102.5 ov), 4-511 (Dravid, 113.2 ov), 5-613 (Laxman, 141.1 ov), 6-619 (Dhoni, 145.2 ov), 7-639 (Harbhajan Singh, 149.4 ov), 8-641 (Yuvraj Singh, 152.2 ov), 9-641 (Khan, 153.3 ov), 10-642 (Sreesanth, 153.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
UWMBCA Welegedara	26	4	103	0	3.96	(4nb)

AD Mathews	17	2	49	0	2.88

HMRKB Herath	33	2	121	5	3.66
141.1 to Laxman, Laxman's been sent back! Tempted by the flighted delivery, came down the track and tried to clear mid-off, mistimed it straight to him, got to the pitch but didn't connect well enough, falls for the bait, Dilshan takes it easily 613/5 145.2 to Dhoni, deceived him in the flight, Dhoni didn't have an idea there, tossed up on the off stump and angled in from round the wicket, Dhoni lunged forward to push it in the direction of mid-off, was a little too early into that shot and was bowled through the gate 619/6 149.4 to Harbhajan Singh, actually turns in, a tweak of the fingers and gets it to move in off the pitch, Harbhajan, playing for the away spin, stretches forward to defend but it darts in through the gate to crash into the stumps, Dhoni, too, was gone in a similar fashion 639/7 153.3 to Khan, This Indian innings is rapidly heading to a close, Herath picks up another one, his usual delivery turning away from the right-hander takes the outside edge as Zaheer takes a big swing, Mahela Jayawardene at first slip does the rest 641/9 153.6 to Sreesanth, Herath takes five, that was the carrom ball, Sreesanth stayed on the backfoot, didn't pick the delivery, struck low on his pads, he's sent on his way 642/10
BAW Mendis	38	3	162	2	4.26
102.5 to Tendulkar, the drop doesn't prove too costly, charges down the track again and tries to clear Samaraweera at a slightly deepish mid-off but is unable to, didn't get the desired connection or the elevation and found the fielder. 464/3 152.2 to Yuvraj Singh, that's the end of Yuvraj, looking to mow that to midwicket, doesn't get it high enough clear the infield, Sangakkara times his jump well at midwicket to pull off a smart catch 641/8
M Muralitharan	37	0	175	2	4.72
41.2 to Sehwag, gone! Dilshan takes a smart catch at extra cover, tossed it up and it landed on a good length just outside off, Sehwag, though not to the pitch, was tempted to force it past extra cover but played it uppishly and Dilshan took a sharp chance diving to his left 233/1 75.1 to Gambhir, A piece of magic from Murali, he was bowling from round the wicket, Gambhir punches the ball to the bowler's right, Murali flings himself full-length to pluck that one inches off the ground, not bad for a 37-year-old. It also ends Gambhir's remarkable innings at 167 370/2
TM Dilshan	3	0	17	0	5.66


Sri Lanka 1st innings		R	B	4s	6s	SR
TM Dilshan	c Ojha b Khan	0	1	0	0	0.00
0.1 What a start for India, Dilshan is gone first ball, shortish ball well outside leg stump, Dilshan closes the face of the bat too early, gets the leading edge which balloons towards debutant Ojha at mid-on, big blow this for Sri Lanka 0/1
NT Paranavitana	c †Dhoni b Sreesanth	38	84	6	0	45.23
29.2 gone! Poking at one that moved away from him after pitching, short of a good length, tried to push at it off the back foot, a little away from his body, gets a thick outside edge to Dhoni who takes a sharp catch, diving low to his left 82/2
KC Sangakkara*	b Sreesanth	44	108	5	0	40.74
33.4 bowled'im! Dragged it on, full and wide, reached for a flowing drive through the covers but ended up getting an inside edge onto his stumps 101/3
DPMD Jayawardene	c Tendulkar b Ojha	47	125	6	0	37.60
71.2 just as I say that, Mahela is gone, he looks to loft Ojha over mid-on, doesn't connect as well as he would have liked after charging down the track, gifts a catch to Tendulkar, a wicket to remember for Ojha 204/7
TT Samaraweera	b Sreesanth	2	8	0	0	25.00
37.2 bowled him! Sreesanth hits the good length outside off again, Samaraweera attempts to, he gets a thick bottom edge on to his stumps, it was a bit wide actually and it stayed a touch low 111/4
AD Mathews	b Harbhajan Singh	13	19	1	1	68.42
43.5 gone! Harbhajan held it back just a hint, got it to pitch on a good length on the off, it held its line and went on straight but Mathews played for turn as he lunged forward to defend, played inside the line, missed and it clipped the bails on its way to the keeper 134/5
HAPW Jayawardene†	c †Dhoni b Sreesanth	39	75	4	1	52.00
66.6 Sreesanth gets a wicket with possibly the worst ball of the over, shortish and wide, Prasanna goes after it, nicks it to Dhoni, no repeat of the massive stand between the Jayawardenes 194/6
HMRKB Herath	b Sreesanth	11	21	2	0	52.38
74.4 what a change, gets Herath first ball, length ball angles across the batsman and takes out offstump, thats five for Sreesanth, welcome back 216/8
M Muralitharan	lbw b Ojha	6	27	1	0	22.22
78.6 Murali is gone, lbw, hit low in front of middle, Hawk-Eye shows the ball would have gone on to hit the middle of middle, Ojha gets another, we won't be seeing any of Murali endearing pyrotechnics with the bat today 219/9
UWMBCA Welegedara	lbw b Harbhajan Singh	7	30	0	0	23.33
83.6 again the change of angle works, pitching on middle and off, turns back into the batsman, struck on the pads, Nigel Llong sends the batsman on his way, and that's the biggest first-innings lead India have ever gained over Sri Lanka 229/10
BAW Mendis	not out	6	11	0	0	54.54

Extras	(b 9, lb 2, nb 5)	16

Total	(all out; 84 overs)	229	(2.72 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-0 (Dilshan, 0.1 ov), 2-82 (Paranavitana, 29.2 ov), 3-101 (Sangakkara, 33.4 ov), 4-111 (Samaraweera, 37.2 ov), 5-134 (Mathews, 43.5 ov), 6-194 (HAPW Jayawardene, 66.6 ov), 7-204 (DPMD Jayawardene, 71.2 ov), 8-216 (Herath, 74.4 ov), 9-219 (Muralitharan, 78.6 ov), 10-229 (Welegedara, 83.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Z Khan	17	5	51	1	3.00	(3nb)
0.1 to Dilshan, What a start for India, Dilshan is gone first ball, shortish ball well outside leg stump, Dilshan closes the face of the bat too early, gets the leading edge which balloons towards debutant Ojha at mid-on, big blow this for Sri Lanka 0/1
S Sreesanth	22	4	75	5	3.40	(1nb)
29.2 to Paranavitana, gone! Poking at one that moved away from him after pitching, short of a good length, tried to push at it off the back foot, a little away from his body, gets a thick outside edge to Dhoni who takes a sharp catch, diving low to his left 82/2 33.4 to Sangakkara, bowled'im! Dragged it on, full and wide, reached for a flowing drive through the covers but ended up getting an inside edge onto his stumps 101/3 37.2 to Samaraweera, bowled him! Sreesanth hits the good length outside off again, Samaraweera attempts to, he gets a thick bottom edge on to his stumps, it was a bit wide actually and it stayed a touch low 111/4 66.6 to HAPW Jayawardene, Sreesanth gets a wicket with possibly the worst ball of the over, shortish and wide, Prasanna goes after it, nicks it to Dhoni, no repeat of the massive stand between the Jayawardenes 194/6 74.4 to Herath, what a change, gets Herath first ball, length ball angles across the batsman and takes out offstump, thats five for Sreesanth, welcome back 216/8
Harbhajan Singh	21	5	54	2	2.57
43.5 to Mathews, gone! Harbhajan held it back just a hint, got it to pitch on a good length on the off, it held its line and went on straight but Mathews played for turn as he lunged forward to defend, played inside the line, missed and it clipped the bails on its way to the keeper 134/5 83.6 to Welegedara, again the change of angle works, pitching on middle and off, turns back into the batsman, struck on the pads, Nigel Llong sends the batsman on his way, and that's the biggest first-innings lead India have ever gained over Sri Lanka 229/10
PP Ojha	23	12	37	2	1.60	(1nb)
71.2 to DPMD Jayawardene, just as I say that, Mahela is gone, he looks to loft Ojha over mid-on, doesn't connect as well as he would have liked after charging down the track, gifts a catch to Tendulkar, a wicket to remember for Ojha 204/7 78.6 to Muralitharan, Murali is gone, lbw, hit low in front of middle, Hawk-Eye shows the ball would have gone on to hit the middle of middle, Ojha gets another, we won't be seeing any of Murali endearing pyrotechnics with the bat today 219/9
Yuvraj Singh	1	0	1	0	1.00


Sri Lanka 2nd innings (following on)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
NT Paranavitana	lbw b Sehwag	20	36	4	0	55.55
10.5 Paranavitana is gone lbw, the umpires have been in top form today, the ball came into the batsman, hits him on the back pad just before he gets bat on it, that ball was going on to hit middle and off, Sehwag strikes in his first over 37/2
TM Dilshan	c †Dhoni b Sreesanth	11	14	2	0	78.57
3.3 fantastic delivery to get rid of Dilshan, Sreesanth gets that outswinger going, Dilshan prods at it, ends in an outside edge, easy for Dhoni 13/1
KC Sangakkara*	b Harbhajan Singh	11	42	1	0	26.19
19.1 This match is heading to an early finish, Sangakkara is gone now, not much footwork as he looks to dab ab outside off ball, gets an inside-edge, goes onto hit offstump, two massive wickets, perhaps Sangakkara was distracted after that poor call to run out Mahela 54/4
DPMD Jayawardene	run out (Yuvraj Singh/†Dhoni)	10	21	0	0	47.61
18.3 Ojha to Sangakkara, oh my goodness, a run-out when you are 400 behind on the first innings? Mahela is gone, Sangakkara was well down the track as he pushed the ball to straightish midwicket, Sangakkara was immediately away for the run, Mahela wasn't, Yuvraj didn't have to go too far to field that, lobs the ball to Dhoni, Mahela had no chance 54/3
TT Samaraweera	not out	1	12	0	0	8.33

AD Mathews	not out	2	14	0	0	14.28

Extras	(lb 1, nb 1)	2

Total	(4 wickets; 23 overs)	57	(2.47 runs per over)

To bat HAPW Jayawardene†, HMRKB Herath, M Muralitharan, UWMBCA Welegedara, BAW Mendis

Fall of wickets1-13 (Dilshan, 3.3 ov), 2-37 (Paranavitana, 10.5 ov), 3-54 (DPMD Jayawardene, 18.3 ov), 4-54 (Sangakkara, 19.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Z Khan	5	0	23	0	4.60	(1nb)

S Sreesanth	3	1	10	1	3.33
3.3 to Dilshan, fantastic delivery to get rid of Dilshan, Sreesanth gets that outswinger going, Dilshan prods at it, ends in an outside edge, easy for Dhoni 13/1
Harbhajan Singh	8	2	14	1	1.75
19.1 to Sangakkara, This match is heading to an early finish, Sangakkara is gone now, not much footwork as he looks to dab ab outside off ball, gets an inside-edge, goes onto hit offstump, two massive wickets, perhaps Sangakkara was distracted after that poor call to run out Mahela 54/4
V Sehwag	3	0	4	1	1.33
10.5 to Paranavitana, Paranavitana is gone lbw, the umpires have been in top form today, the ball came into the batsman, hits him on the back pad just before he gets bat on it, that ball was going on to hit middle and off, Sehwag strikes in his first over 37/2
PP Ojha	4	2	5	0	1.25

Match details

Toss India, who chose to bat

Test debut PP Ojha (India)

Umpires AL Hill (New Zealand) and NJ Llong (England)
TV umpire SS Hazare
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire SD Ranade

Close of play
24 Nov day 1 - India 1st innings 417/2 (R Dravid 74*, SR Tendulkar 19*, 90 ov)
25 Nov day 2 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 66/1 (NT Paranavitana 30*, KC Sangakkara 30*, 24 ov)
26 Nov day 3 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 57/4 (TT Samaraweera 1*, AD Mathews 2*, 23 ov)

Match notes

Drinks: India - 39/0 in 12.0 overs (G Gambhir 24, V Sehwag 14)
India: 50 runs in 14.3 overs (88 balls), Extras 2
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls (G Gambhir 26, V Sehwag 22, Ex 2)
India: 100 runs in 21.2 overs (129 balls), Extras 2
V Sehwag: 50 off 60 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 129 balls (G Gambhir 49, V Sehwag 52, Ex 2)
G Gambhir: 50 off 70 balls (7 x 4)
Lunch: India - 131/0 in 26.0 overs (G Gambhir 59, V Sehwag 70)
India: 150 runs in 27.3 overs (168 balls), Extras 4
1st Wicket: 150 runs in 168 balls (G Gambhir 67, V Sehwag 79, Ex 4)
V Sehwag: 100 off 97 balls (13 x 4, 2 x 6)
India: 200 runs in 37.2 overs (227 balls), Extras 4
1st Wicket: 200 runs in 227 balls (G Gambhir 90, V Sehwag 107, Ex 4)
Drinks: India - 233/1 in 41.2 overs (G Gambhir 98)
G Gambhir: 100 off 132 balls (10 x 4)
India: 250 runs in 44.2 overs (269 balls), Extras 4
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (G Gambhir 33, R Dravid 18, Ex 0)
India: 300 runs in 57.3 overs (348 balls), Extras 4
Tea: India - 307/1 in 59.0 overs (G Gambhir 140, R Dravid 32)
G Gambhir: 150 off 187 balls (14 x 4)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 138 balls (G Gambhir 52, R Dravid 41, Ex 8)
India: 350 runs in 68.2 overs (413 balls), Extras 13
R Dravid: 50 off 98 balls (5 x 4)
Drinks: India - 370/2 in 75.1 overs (R Dravid 58)
India: 400 runs in 83.4 overs (505 balls), Extras 14
New Ball Taken: India 405/2 after 86.1 overs (R Dravid 74, SR Tendulkar 19)
End Of Day: India - 417/2 in 90.0 overs (R Dravid 85, SR Tendulkar 20)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (R Dravid 27, SR Tendulkar 23, Ex 0)
R Dravid: 100 off 172 balls (10 x 4)
India: 450 runs in 99.2 overs (600 balls), Extras 15
Drinks: India - 470/3 in 104.0 overs (R Dravid 116, VVS Laxman 1)
India: 500 runs in 110.1 overs (665 balls), Extras 15
Lunch: India - 535/4 in 120.0 overs (VVS Laxman 24, Yuvraj Singh 13)
India: 550 runs in 124.6 overs (754 balls), Extras 16
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (VVS Laxman 31, Yuvraj Singh 19, Ex 0)
VVS Laxman: 50 off 92 balls (4 x 4)
Drinks: India - 598/4 in 135.0 overs (VVS Laxman 56, Yuvraj Singh 44)
India: 600 runs in 135.5 overs (819 balls), Extras 16
Yuvraj Singh: 50 off 69 balls (2 x 4, 2 x 6)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 153 balls (VVS Laxman 49, Yuvraj Singh 51, Ex 0)
Tea: India - 639/7 in 149.4 overs (Yuvraj Singh 66)
Innings Break: India - 642/10 in 154.0 overs (PP Ojha 1)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 32/1 in 12.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 12, KC Sangakkara 20)
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 19.6 overs (121 balls), Extras 2
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 120 balls (NT Paranavitana 23, KC Sangakkara 28, Ex 2)
End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 66/1 in 24.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 30, KC Sangakkara 30)

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rharendra@gmail.com (HarendraSingh Rajput) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:24:18 PST

Sreesanth Again Down Sri Lanka

India 642

Sri Lanka 194/6 (69.0 ov)

India won the toss and elected to bat

Day 3


India 1st innings		R	B	4s	6s	SR
G Gambhir	c & b Muralitharan	167	215	15	0	77.67
75.1 A piece of magic from Murali, he was bowling from round the wicket, Gambhir punches the ball to the bowler's right, Murali flings himself full-length to pluck that one inches off the ground, not bad for a 37-year-old. It also ends Gambhir's remarkable innings at 167 370/2
V Sehwag	c Dilshan b Muralitharan	131	122	18	2	107.37
41.2 gone! Dilshan takes a smart catch at extra cover, tossed it up and it landed on a good length just outside off, Sehwag, though not to the pitch, was tempted to force it past extra cover but played it uppishly and Dilshan took a sharp chance diving to his left 233/1
R Dravid	run out (Herath)	144	226	15	1	63.71
113.2 Herath to Laxman, run-out in the most unfortunate circumstances, flighted on middle, Laxman charges down and absolutely drills it back to Herath who drops it but ends up palming the ball onto the stumps at the non-striker's end, where Dravid, who's backed up a fair bit, can't drag his bat back in time 511/4
SR Tendulkar	c Samaraweera b Mendis	40	91	0	1	43.95
102.5 the drop doesn't prove too costly, charges down the track again and tries to clear Samaraweera at a slightly deepish mid-off but is unable to, didn't get the desired connection or the elevation and found the fielder. 464/3
VVS Laxman	c Dilshan b Herath	63	121	5	0	52.06
141.1 Laxman's been sent back! Tempted by the flighted delivery, came down the track and tried to clear mid-off, mistimed it straight to him, got to the pitch but didn't connect well enough, falls for the bait, Dilshan takes it easily 613/5
Yuvraj Singh	c Sangakkara b Mendis	67	105	4	2	63.80
152.2 that's the end of Yuvraj, looking to mow that to midwicket, doesn't get it high enough clear the infield, Sangakkara times his jump well at midwicket to pull off a smart catch 641/8
MS Dhoni*†	b Herath	4	15	0	0	26.66
145.2 deceived him in the flight, Dhoni didn't have an idea there, tossed up on the off stump and angled in from round the wicket, Dhoni lunged forward to push it in the direction of mid-off, was a little too early into that shot and was bowled through the gate 619/6
Harbhajan Singh	b Herath	5	14	0	0	35.71
149.4 actually turns in, a tweak of the fingers and gets it to move in off the pitch, Harbhajan, playing for the away spin, stretches forward to defend but it darts in through the gate to crash into the stumps, Dhoni, too, was gone in a similar fashion 639/7
Z Khan	c DPMD Jayawardene b Herath	1	12	0	0	8.33
153.3 This Indian innings is rapidly heading to a close, Herath picks up another one, his usual delivery turning away from the right-hander takes the outside edge as Zaheer takes a big swing, Mahela Jayawardene at first slip does the rest 641/9
S Sreesanth	lbw b Herath	0	5	0	0	0.00
153.6 Herath takes five, that was the carrom ball, Sreesanth stayed on the backfoot, didn't pick the delivery, struck low on his pads, he's sent on his way 642/10
PP Ojha	not out	1	2	0	0	50.00

Extras	(b 4, lb 11, nb 4)	19

Total	(all out; 154 overs)	642	(4.16 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-233 (Sehwag, 41.2 ov), 2-370 (Gambhir, 75.1 ov), 3-464 (Tendulkar, 102.5 ov), 4-511 (Dravid, 113.2 ov), 5-613 (Laxman, 141.1 ov), 6-619 (Dhoni, 145.2 ov), 7-639 (Harbhajan Singh, 149.4 ov), 8-641 (Yuvraj Singh, 152.2 ov), 9-641 (Khan, 153.3 ov), 10-642 (Sreesanth, 153.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
UWMBCA Welegedara	26	4	103	0	3.96	(4nb)

AD Mathews	17	2	49	0	2.88

HMRKB Herath	33	2	121	5	3.66
141.1 to Laxman, Laxman's been sent back! Tempted by the flighted delivery, came down the track and tried to clear mid-off, mistimed it straight to him, got to the pitch but didn't connect well enough, falls for the bait, Dilshan takes it easily 613/5 145.2 to Dhoni, deceived him in the flight, Dhoni didn't have an idea there, tossed up on the off stump and angled in from round the wicket, Dhoni lunged forward to push it in the direction of mid-off, was a little too early into that shot and was bowled through the gate 619/6 149.4 to Harbhajan Singh, actually turns in, a tweak of the fingers and gets it to move in off the pitch, Harbhajan, playing for the away spin, stretches forward to defend but it darts in through the gate to crash into the stumps, Dhoni, too, was gone in a similar fashion 639/7 153.3 to Khan, This Indian innings is rapidly heading to a close, Herath picks up another one, his usual delivery turning away from the right-hander takes the outside edge as Zaheer takes a big swing, Mahela Jayawardene at first slip does the rest 641/9 153.6 to Sreesanth, Herath takes five, that was the carrom ball, Sreesanth stayed on the backfoot, didn't pick the delivery, struck low on his pads, he's sent on his way 642/10
BAW Mendis	38	3	162	2	4.26
102.5 to Tendulkar, the drop doesn't prove too costly, charges down the track again and tries to clear Samaraweera at a slightly deepish mid-off but is unable to, didn't get the desired connection or the elevation and found the fielder. 464/3 152.2 to Yuvraj Singh, that's the end of Yuvraj, looking to mow that to midwicket, doesn't get it high enough clear the infield, Sangakkara times his jump well at midwicket to pull off a smart catch 641/8
M Muralitharan	37	0	175	2	4.72
41.2 to Sehwag, gone! Dilshan takes a smart catch at extra cover, tossed it up and it landed on a good length just outside off, Sehwag, though not to the pitch, was tempted to force it past extra cover but played it uppishly and Dilshan took a sharp chance diving to his left 233/1 75.1 to Gambhir, A piece of magic from Murali, he was bowling from round the wicket, Gambhir punches the ball to the bowler's right, Murali flings himself full-length to pluck that one inches off the ground, not bad for a 37-year-old. It also ends Gambhir's remarkable innings at 167 370/2
TM Dilshan	3	0	17	0	5.66


Sri Lanka 1st innings		R	B	4s	6s	SR
TM Dilshan	c Ojha b Khan	0	1	0	0	0.00
0.1 What a start for India, Dilshan is gone first ball, shortish ball well outside leg stump, Dilshan closes the face of the bat too early, gets the leading edge which balloons towards debutant Ojha at mid-on, big blow this for Sri Lanka 0/1
NT Paranavitana	c †Dhoni b Sreesanth	38	84	6	0	45.23
29.2 gone! Poking at one that moved away from him after pitching, short of a good length, tried to push at it off the back foot, a little away from his body, gets a thick outside edge to Dhoni who takes a sharp catch, diving low to his left 82/2
KC Sangakkara*	b Sreesanth	44	108	5	0	40.74
33.4 bowled'im! Dragged it on, full and wide, reached for a flowing drive through the covers but ended up getting an inside edge onto his stumps 101/3
DPMD Jayawardene	not out	42	118	5	0	35.59

TT Samaraweera	b Sreesanth	2	8	0	0	25.00
37.2 bowled him! Sreesanth hits the good length outside off again, Samaraweera attempts to, he gets a thick bottom edge on to his stumps, it was a bit wide actually and it stayed a touch low 111/4
AD Mathews	b Harbhajan Singh	13	19	1	1	68.42
43.5 gone! Harbhajan held it back just a hint, got it to pitch on a good length on the off, it held its line and went on straight but Mathews played for turn as he lunged forward to defend, played inside the line, missed and it clipped the bails on its way to the keeper 134/5
HAPW Jayawardene†	c †Dhoni b Sreesanth	39	75	4	1	52.00
66.6 Sreesanth gets a wicket with possibly the worst ball of the over, shortish and wide, Prasanna goes after it, nicks it to Dhoni, no repeat of the massive stand between the Jayawardenes 194/6
HMRKB Herath	not out	0	6	0	0	0.00

Extras	(b 9, lb 2, nb 5)	16

Total	(6 wickets; 69 overs)	194	(2.81 runs per over)

To bat BAW Mendis, M Muralitharan, UWMBCA Welegedara

Fall of wickets1-0 (Dilshan, 0.1 ov), 2-82 (Paranavitana, 29.2 ov), 3-101 (Sangakkara, 33.4 ov), 4-111 (Samaraweera, 37.2 ov), 5-134 (Mathews, 43.5 ov), 6-194 (HAPW Jayawardene, 66.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Z Khan	17	5	51	1	3.00	(3nb)
0.1 to Dilshan, What a start for India, Dilshan is gone first ball, shortish ball well outside leg stump, Dilshan closes the face of the bat too early, gets the leading edge which balloons towards debutant Ojha at mid-on, big blow this for Sri Lanka 0/1
S Sreesanth	18	4	61	4	3.38	(1nb)
29.2 to Paranavitana, gone! Poking at one that moved away from him after pitching, short of a good length, tried to push at it off the back foot, a little away from his body, gets a thick outside edge to Dhoni who takes a sharp catch, diving low to his left 82/2 33.4 to Sangakkara, bowled'im! Dragged it on, full and wide, reached for a flowing drive through the covers but ended up getting an inside edge onto his stumps 101/3 37.2 to Samaraweera, bowled him! Sreesanth hits the good length outside off again, Samaraweera attempts to, he gets a thick bottom edge on to his stumps, it was a bit wide actually and it stayed a touch low 111/4 66.6 to HAPW Jayawardene, Sreesanth gets a wicket with possibly the worst ball of the over, shortish and wide, Prasanna goes after it, nicks it to Dhoni, no repeat of the massive stand between the Jayawardenes 194/6
Harbhajan Singh	17	3	48	1	2.82
43.5 to Mathews, gone! Harbhajan held it back just a hint, got it to pitch on a good length on the off, it held its line and went on straight but Mathews played for turn as he lunged forward to defend, played inside the line, missed and it clipped the bails on its way to the keeper 134/5
PP Ojha	16	9	22	0	1.37	(1nb)

Yuvraj Singh	1	0	1	0	1.00

Match details

Toss India, who chose to bat

Test debut PP Ojha (India)

Umpires AL Hill (New Zealand) and NJ Llong (England)
TV umpire SS Hazare
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire SD Ranade

Match notes

Drinks: India - 39/0 in 12.0 overs (G Gambhir 24, V Sehwag 14)
India: 50 runs in 14.3 overs (88 balls), Extras 2
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls (G Gambhir 26, V Sehwag 22, Ex 2)
India: 100 runs in 21.2 overs (129 balls), Extras 2
V Sehwag: 50 off 60 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 129 balls (G Gambhir 49, V Sehwag 52, Ex 2)
G Gambhir: 50 off 70 balls (7 x 4)
Lunch: India - 131/0 in 26.0 overs (G Gambhir 59, V Sehwag 70)
India: 150 runs in 27.3 overs (168 balls), Extras 4
1st Wicket: 150 runs in 168 balls (G Gambhir 67, V Sehwag 79, Ex 4)
V Sehwag: 100 off 97 balls (13 x 4, 2 x 6)
India: 200 runs in 37.2 overs (227 balls), Extras 4
1st Wicket: 200 runs in 227 balls (G Gambhir 90, V Sehwag 107, Ex 4)
Drinks: India - 233/1 in 41.2 overs (G Gambhir 98)
G Gambhir: 100 off 132 balls (10 x 4)
India: 250 runs in 44.2 overs (269 balls), Extras 4
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (G Gambhir 33, R Dravid 18, Ex 0)
India: 300 runs in 57.3 overs (348 balls), Extras 4
Tea: India - 307/1 in 59.0 overs (G Gambhir 140, R Dravid 32)
G Gambhir: 150 off 187 balls (14 x 4)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 138 balls (G Gambhir 52, R Dravid 41, Ex 8)
India: 350 runs in 68.2 overs (413 balls), Extras 13
R Dravid: 50 off 98 balls (5 x 4)
Drinks: India - 370/2 in 75.1 overs (R Dravid 58)
India: 400 runs in 83.4 overs (505 balls), Extras 14
New Ball Taken: India 405/2 after 86.1 overs (R Dravid 74, SR Tendulkar 19)
End Of Day: India - 417/2 in 90.0 overs (R Dravid 85, SR Tendulkar 20)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (R Dravid 27, SR Tendulkar 23, Ex 0)
R Dravid: 100 off 172 balls (10 x 4)
India: 450 runs in 99.2 overs (600 balls), Extras 15
Drinks: India - 470/3 in 104.0 overs (R Dravid 116, VVS Laxman 1)
India: 500 runs in 110.1 overs (665 balls), Extras 15
Lunch: India - 535/4 in 120.0 overs (VVS Laxman 24, Yuvraj Singh 13)
India: 550 runs in 124.6 overs (754 balls), Extras 16
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (VVS Laxman 31, Yuvraj Singh 19, Ex 0)
VVS Laxman: 50 off 92 balls (4 x 4)
Drinks: India - 598/4 in 135.0 overs (VVS Laxman 56, Yuvraj Singh 44)
India: 600 runs in 135.5 overs (819 balls), Extras 16
Yuvraj Singh: 50 off 69 balls (2 x 4, 2 x 6)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 153 balls (VVS Laxman 49, Yuvraj Singh 51, Ex 0)
Tea: India - 639/7 in 149.4 overs (Yuvraj Singh 66)
Innings Break: India - 642/10 in 154.0 overs (PP Ojha 1)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 32/1 in 12.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 12, KC Sangakkara 20)
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 19.6 overs (121 balls), Extras 2
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 120 balls (NT Paranavitana 23, KC Sangakkara 28, Ex 2)
End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 66/1 in 24.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 30, KC Sangakkara 30)

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rharendra@gmail.com (HarendraSingh Rajput) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:05:33 PST

India 639/7 (149.4 ov)

Sri Lanka

India won the toss and elected to bat

Tea - Day 2

Sri Lanka in India Test Series - 2nd Test
Test no. 1935 | 2009/10 season
Played at Green Park, Kanpur
24,25,26,27,28 November 2009 (5-day match)


India 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
G Gambhir	c & b Muralitharan	167	298	215	15	0	77.67
75.1 A piece of magic from Murali, he was bowling from round the wicket, Gambhir punches the ball to the bowler's right, Murali flings himself full-length to pluck that one inches off the ground, not bad for a 37-year-old. It also ends Gambhir's remarkable innings at 167 370/2
V Sehwag	c Dilshan b Muralitharan	131	181	122	18	2	107.37
41.2 gone! Dilshan takes a smart catch at extra cover, tossed it up and it landed on a good length just outside off, Sehwag, though not to the pitch, was tempted to force it past extra cover but played it uppishly and Dilshan took a sharp chance diving to his left 233/1
R Dravid	run out (Herath)	144		226	15	1	63.71
113.2 Herath to Laxman, run-out in the most unfortunate circumstances, flighted on middle, Laxman charges down and absolutely drills it back to Herath who drops it but ends up palming the ball onto the stumps at the non-striker's end, where Dravid, who's backed up a fair bit, can't drag his bat back in time 511/4
SR Tendulkar	c Samaraweera b Mendis	40		91	0	1	43.95
102.5 the drop doesn't prove too costly, charges down the track again and tries to clear Samaraweera at a slightly deepish mid-off but is unable to, didn't get the desired connection or the elevation and found the fielder. 464/3
VVS Laxman	c Dilshan b Herath	63		121	5	0	52.06
141.1 Laxman's been sent back! Tempted by the flighted delivery, came down the track and tried to clear mid-off, mistimed it straight to him, got to the pitch but didn't connect well enough, falls for the bait, Dilshan takes it easily 613/5
Yuvraj Singh	not out	66		98	4	2	67.34

MS Dhoni*†	b Herath	4		15	0	0	26.66
145.2 deceived him in the flight, Dhoni didn't have an idea there, tossed up on the off stump and angled in from round the wicket, Dhoni lunged forward to push it in the direction of mid-off, was a little too early into that shot and was bowled through the gate 619/6
Harbhajan Singh	b Herath	5		14	0	0	35.71
149.4 actually turns in, a tweak of the fingers and gets it to move in off the pitch, Harbhajan, playing for the away spin, stretches forward to defend but it darts in through the gate to crash into the stumps, Dhoni, too, was gone in a similar fashion 639/7
Extras	(b 4, lb 11, nb 4)	19

Total	(7 wickets; 149.4 overs)	639	(4.26 runs per over)

To bat PP Ojha, Z Khan, S Sreesanth


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
UWMBCA Welegedara	26	4	103	0	3.96	(4nb)

AD Mathews	17	2	49	0	2.88

HMRKB Herath	30.4	2	118	3	3.84
141.1 to Laxman, Laxman's been sent back! Tempted by the flighted delivery, came down the track and tried to clear mid-off, mistimed it straight to him, got to the pitch but didn't connect well enough, falls for the bait, Dilshan takes it easily 613/5 145.2 to Dhoni, deceived him in the flight, Dhoni didn't have an idea there, tossed up on the off stump and angled in from round the wicket, Dhoni lunged forward to push it in the direction of mid-off, was a little too early into that shot and was bowled through the gate 619/6 149.4 to Harbhajan Singh, actually turns in, a tweak of the fingers and gets it to move in off the pitch, Harbhajan, playing for the away spin, stretches forward to defend but it darts in through the gate to crash into the stumps, Dhoni, too, was gone in a similar fashion 639/7
BAW Mendis	36	1	162	1	4.50
102.5 to Tendulkar, the drop doesn't prove too costly, charges down the track again and tries to clear Samaraweera at a slightly deepish mid-off but is unable to, didn't get the desired connection or the elevation and found the fielder. 464/3
M Muralitharan	37	0	175	2	4.72
41.2 to Sehwag, gone! Dilshan takes a smart catch at extra cover, tossed it up and it landed on a good length just outside off, Sehwag, though not to the pitch, was tempted to force it past extra cover but played it uppishly and Dilshan took a sharp chance diving to his left 233/1 75.1 to Gambhir, A piece of magic from Murali, he was bowling from round the wicket, Gambhir punches the ball to the bowler's right, Murali flings himself full-length to pluck that one inches off the ground, not bad for a 37-year-old. It also ends Gambhir's remarkable innings at 167 370/2
TM Dilshan	3	0	17	0	5.66


	Sri Lanka team

TM Dilshan, NT Paranavitana, KC Sangakkara*, DPMD Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera, AD Mathews, HAPW Jayawardene†, BAW Mendis, HMRKB Herath, M Muralitharan, UWMBCA Welegedara

Match details

Toss India, who chose to bat

Test debut PP Ojha (India)
Player of the match tba

Umpires AL Hill (New Zealand) and NJ Llong (England)
TV umpire SS Hazare
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire SD Ranade

Close of play
day 1 - India 1st innings 417/2 (R Dravid 85*, SR Tendulkar 20*, 90 ov)

Match notes

Day 1
Day 2

3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (R Dravid 27, SR Tendulkar 23, Ex 0)
R Dravid: 100 off 172 balls (10 x 4)
India: 450 runs in 99.2 overs (600 balls), Extras 15
Drinks: India - 470/3 in 104.0 overs (R Dravid 116, VVS Laxman 1)
India: 500 runs in 110.1 overs (665 balls), Extras 15
Lunch: India - 535/4 in 120.0 overs (VVS Laxman 24, Yuvraj Singh 13)
India: 550 runs in 124.6 overs (754 balls), Extras 16
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (VVS Laxman 31, Yuvraj Singh 19, Ex 0)
VVS Laxman: 50 off 92 balls (4 x 4)
Drinks: India - 598/4 in 135.0 overs (VVS Laxman 56, Yuvraj Singh 44)
India: 600 runs in 135.5 overs (819 balls), Extras 16
Yuvraj Singh: 50 off 69 balls (2 x 4, 2 x 6)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 153 balls (VVS Laxman 49, Yuvraj Singh 51, Ex 0)
Tea: India - 639/7 in 149.4 overs (Yuvraj Singh 66)

Sri Lanka tour of India, 2nd Test: India v Sri Lanka at Kanpur, Nov 24-28, 2009

rharendra@gmail.com (HarendraSingh Rajput) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:31:27 PST

India 417/2 (90.0 ov)

Sri Lanka

India won the toss and elected to bat

Stumps - Day 1

India RR 4.63
Last 10 ovs 26/0 RR 2.60

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Runs

This bowler

Last 10 ovs

Mat

Runs

Ave

*Sachin Tendulkar (rhb)

37.73

2 (8b)

10 (34b)

161

12897

248*

54.88

Rahul Dravid (rhb)

153

55.55

28 (44b)

16 (26b)

136

11123

270

53.47

Bowlers

Econ

This spell

Mat

Wkts

BBI

Ave

*Rangana Herath (sla)

18.0

5.05

1-0-6-0

5/99

37.06

Chanaka Welegedara (lfm)

18.0

4.05

4-2-5-0

4/87

34.66

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Current partnership 47 runs, 14.5 overs, RR: 3.16 (Tendulkar 20, Dravid 27)

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rharendra@gmail.com (HarendraSingh Rajput) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:08:18 PST

India 370/2 (75.1 ov)

Sri Lanka

India won the toss and elected to bat

Drinks - Day 1

Sri Lanka in India Test Series - 2nd Test
Test no. 1935 | 2009/10 season
Played at Green Park, Kanpur
24,25,26,27,28 November 2009 (5-day match)


India 1st innings		R	B	4s	6s	SR
G Gambhir	c & b Muralitharan	167	215	15	0	77.67
75.1 A piece of magic from Murali, he was bowling from round the wicket, Gambhir punches the ball to the bowler's right, Murali flings himself full-length to pluck that one inches off the ground, not bad for a 37-year-old. It also ends Gambhir's remarkable innings at 167 370/2
V Sehwag	c Dilshan b Muralitharan	131	122	18	2	107.37
41.2 gone! Dilshan takes a smart catch at extra cover, tossed it up and it landed on a good length just outside off, Sehwag, though not to the pitch, was tempted to force it past extra cover but played it uppishly and Dilshan took a sharp chance diving to his left 233/1
R Dravid	not out	58	117	6	0	49.57

Extras	(b 4, lb 7, nb 3)	14

Total	(2 wickets; 75.1 overs)	370	(4.92 runs per over)

To bat SR Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni*†, Harbhajan Singh, PP Ojha, Z Khan, S Sreesanth

Fall of wickets1-233 (Sehwag, 41.2 ov), 2-370 (Gambhir, 75.1 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
UWMBCA Welegedara	14	1	68	0	4.85	(3nb)

AD Mathews	10	2	25	0	2.50

HMRKB Herath	16	0	81	0	5.06

BAW Mendis	16	0	79	0	4.93

M Muralitharan	16.1	0	89	2	5.50
41.2 to Sehwag, gone! Dilshan takes a smart catch at extra cover, tossed it up and it landed on a good length just outside off, Sehwag, though not to the pitch, was tempted to force it past extra cover but played it uppishly and Dilshan took a sharp chance diving to his left 233/1 75.1 to Gambhir, A piece of magic from Murali, he was bowling from round the wicket, Gambhir punches the ball to the bowler's right, Murali flings himself full-length to pluck that one inches off the ground, not bad for a 37-year-old. It also ends Gambhir's remarkable innings at 167 370/2
TM Dilshan	3	0	17	0	5.66


	Sri Lanka team

TM Dilshan, NT Paranavitana, KC Sangakkara*, DPMD Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera, AD Mathews, HAPW Jayawardene†, BAW Mendis, HMRKB Herath, M Muralitharan, UWMBCA Welegedara

Match details

Toss India, who chose to bat

Test debut PP Ojha (India)
Player of the match tba

Umpires AL Hill (New Zealand) and NJ Llong (England)
TV umpire SS Hazare
Match referee JJ Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire SD Ranade

Match notes

Day 1

Drinks: India - 39/0 in 12.0 overs (G Gambhir 24, V Sehwag 14)
India: 50 runs in 14.3 overs (88 balls), Extras 2
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls (G Gambhir 26, V Sehwag 22, Ex 2)
India: 100 runs in 21.2 overs (129 balls), Extras 2
V Sehwag: 50 off 60 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 129 balls (G Gambhir 49, V Sehwag 52, Ex 2)
G Gambhir: 50 off 70 balls (7 x 4)
Lunch: India - 131/0 in 26.0 overs (G Gambhir 59, V Sehwag 70)
India: 150 runs in 27.3 overs (168 balls), Extras 4
1st Wicket: 150 runs in 168 balls (G Gambhir 67, V Sehwag 79, Ex 4)
V Sehwag: 100 off 97 balls (13 x 4, 2 x 6)
India: 200 runs in 37.2 overs (227 balls), Extras 4
1st Wicket: 200 runs in 227 balls (G Gambhir 90, V Sehwag 107, Ex 4)
Drinks: India - 233/1 in 41.2 overs (G Gambhir 98)
G Gambhir: 100 off 132 balls (10 x 4)
India: 250 runs in 44.2 overs (269 balls), Extras 4
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (G Gambhir 33, R Dravid 18, Ex 0)
India: 300 runs in 57.3 overs (348 balls), Extras 4
Tea: India - 307/1 in 59.0 overs (G Gambhir 140, R Dravid 32)
G Gambhir: 150 off 187 balls (14 x 4)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 138 balls (G Gambhir 52, R Dravid 41, Ex 8)
India: 350 runs in 68.2 overs (413 balls), Extras 13
R Dravid: 50 off 98 balls (5 x 4)
Drinks: India - 370/2 in 75.1 overs (R Dravid
58)

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rharendra@gmail.com (HarendraSingh Rajput) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:43:54 PST

India 358/1 (70.1 ov)

Sri Lanka

India won the toss and elected to bat

Day 1 - Session 3

India RR 5.10

Last 10 ovs 46/0 RR 4.60

Min overs remaining 20.5

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Batsmen

Runs

This bowler

Last 10 ovs

Mat

Runs

Ave

*Rahul Dravid (rhb)

50.50

0 (1b)

17 (34b)

136

11088

270

53.30

Gautam Gambhir (lhb)

164

203

80.78

4 (16b)

24 (26b)

2550

206

57.95

Bowlers

Econ

This spell

Mat

Wkts

BBI

Ave

*Angelo Mathews (rfm)

7.1

3.06

0.1-0-0-0

1/13

47.80

Muttiah Muralitharan (ob)

14.0

5.78

2-0-8-0

131

787

9/51

22.49

Recent overs . 1 . . . 1 | . 4 . 1 1 . | . 4 . 1 . 1 | .

Current partnership 125 runs, 28.5 overs, RR: 4.33 (Dravid 50, Gambhir 66)

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rharendra@gmail.com (HarendraSingh Rajput) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:31:15 PST

India 344/1 (66.6 ov)

Sri Lanka

India won the toss and elected to bat

Day 1 - Session 3

India RR 5.13

Last 10 ovs 45/0 RR 4.50

Min overs remaining 23.0

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Test career

Batsmen

Runs

This bowler

Last 10 ovs

Mat

Runs

Ave

*Rahul Dravid (rhb)

49.42

15 (35b)

15 (33b)

136

11081

270

53.27

Gautam Gambhir (lhb)

157

196

80.10

46 (42b)

21 (27b)

2543

206

57.79

Bowlers

Econ

This spell

Mat

Wkts

BBI

Ave

*Rangana Herath (sla)

14.6

5.00

8-0-24-0

5/99

36.80

Ajantha Mendis (ob/lb)

16.0

4.93

11-0-37-0

6/117

28.92

Recent overs . 1 1 . 4 2 | . 4 1^lb 1 . . | . 1 . . 1 1 | . 1 1 . 2 1

Current partnership 111 runs, 25.4 overs, RR: 4.32 (Dravid 43, Gambhir 59)

Last Bat V Sehwag c Dilshan b Muralitharan 131 (122b 18x4 2x6) SR: 107.37

Fall of wicket: 233/1 (41.2 ov); Partnership: 233 runs, 41.2 overs, RR: 5.63 (Gambhir 98, Sehwag 131)

66.6

Herath to Gambhir, 1 run, all too easy here, length ball on the pads, pushed to mid-on for another single

66.5

Herath to Gambhir, 2 runs, slaps this one towards sweeper cover

66.4

Herath to Gambhir, no run, again Gambhir takes a few paces down the pitch, gets to the pitch of the ball but only blocks it back to the bowler

66.3

Herath to Dravid, 1 run, fullish and on the pads, Dravid sweeps that one to deep backward square leg

66.2

Herath to Gambhir, 1 run, rocks onto the backfoot and carves it behind point

66.1

Herath to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir, as usual, was on the charge, bowler saw that and pushed it wide, Gambhir can only play it back to the bowler

End of over 66 (3 runs) India 339/1

G Gambhir		153* (191b 14x4)		BAW Mendis		16-0-79-0
R Dravid		42* (86b 4x4)		HMRKB Herath		14-0-70-0

65.6

Mendis to Gambhir, 1 run, Gambhir takes a step down the track and eases the ball towards mid-off

65.5

Mendis to Dravid, 1 run, turns into Dravid after pitching on middle, Dravid rocks back and guides the ball towards backward point

65.4

Mendis to Dravid, no run, gets well forward and blocks the ball to the off side

65.3

Mendis to Dravid, no run, offstump delivery, Dravid makes room but can only drive to extra cover

65.2

Mendis to Gambhir, 1 run, gets forward and turns the ball towards mid-on, takes a quick single

65.1

Mendis to Gambhir, no run, played with soft hands towards cover

End of over 65 (6 runs) India 336/1

R Dravid		41* (83b 4x4)		HMRKB Herath		14-0-70-0
G Gambhir		151* (188b 14x4)		BAW Mendis		15-0-76-0

Pavan Pothuraju: "Pascal says, "The eternal silence of this infinite crowd frightens me". I say, "The moribund pitches in these tests irritate me"."

64.6

Herath to Dravid, no run, on offstump, Dravid is content to defend towards cover

64.5

Herath to Dravid, no run, Dravid stands tall and looks to whip it through the leg side, doesn't beat short leg

64.4

Herath to Gambhir, 1 run, runs continue to flow, turned behind square leg for a single

64.3

Herath to Dravid, 1 leg bye, looks to sweep this one, flies off the boot behind square leg

64.2

Herath to Dravid, FOUR, a shortish ball on legstump, Dravid gets well on his backfoot, gets his front leg out of the way and swipes the ball to the midwicket boundary

64.1

Herath to Dravid, no run, defended towards point

End of over 64 (8 runs) India 330/1

G Gambhir		150* (187b 14x4)		BAW Mendis		15-0-76-0
R Dravid		37* (78b 3x4)		HMRKB Herath		13-0-65-0

63.6

Mendis to Gambhir, 2 runs, length ball, Gamnbhir eases it towards mid-off, where Mathews misfields to let Gambhir reach his 150

63.5

Mendis to Gambhir, FOUR, Gambhir, as he has all along, was quick down the track, he blasts a fullish ball wide of mid-off for four

63.4

Mendis to Gambhir, no run, the conventional offspinner from Mendis, Gambhir gets forward and defends

63.3

Mendis to Dravid, 1 run, nicely tossed up, slightly overpitched, Dravid drives the ball towards deep point

63.2

Mendis to Gambhir, 1 run, low full toss and Gambhir clubs it to mid-on

63.1

Mendis to Gambhir, no run, Gambhir cracks the ball towards backward point, where it is well fielded

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rharendra@gmail.com (HarendraSingh Rajput) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:02:37 PST

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Today 24 Nov Monday India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Green Park, Kanpur , 24 to 28 Nov2009. the second test match is started today India has won the toss and elected to bat first.
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Gautam Gambhir start Openning .Sehwag was waging a battle against himself initially, Sehwag and Gambhir Get 73 runs of 9 overs. Gambhir was the more power full opener against the new ball. Chanaka Welegedara and the other Sri Lankan bowlers failed to separate India's openers in the first session.

Gautam Gambhir hits up his seventh hundred from the last nine Tests, Virender Sehwag completed 10th, Rahul Dravid Grove India to 300 with a full session left for close of play.

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India 1st innings		R	B	4s	6s	SR
G Gambhir	not out	140	173	13	0	80.92

V Sehwag	c Dilshan b Muralitharan	131	122	18	2	107.37
41.2 gone! Dilshan takes a smart catch at extra cover, tossed it up and it landed on a good length just outside off, Sehwag, though not to the pitch, was tempted to force it past extra cover but played it uppishly and Dilshan took a sharp chance diving to his left 233/1
R Dravid	not out	32	62	3	0	51.61

Extras	(lb 1, nb 3)	4

Total	(1 wicket; 59 overs)	307	(5.20 runs per over)

To bat SR Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni*†, Harbhajan Singh, PP Ojha, Z Khan, S Sreesanth

Fall of wickets1-233 (Sehwag, 41.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
UWMBCA Welegedara	14	1	68	0	4.85	(3nb)

AD Mathews	7	1	22	0	3.14

HMRKB Herath	11	0	61	0	5.54

BAW Mendis	12	0	65	0	5.41

M Muralitharan	12	0	73	1	6.08
41.2 to Sehwag, gone! Dilshan takes a smart catch at extra cover, tossed it up and it landed on a good length just outside off, Sehwag, though not to the pitch, was tempted to force it past extra cover but played it uppishly and Dilshan took a sharp chance diving to his left 233/1
TM Dilshan	3	0	17	0	5.66

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rharendra@gmail.com (HarendraSingh Rajput) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:01:42 PST

ndia 426 & 391/4 (118.1 ov)

Sri Lanka 760/7d

India lead by 57 runs with 6 wickets remaining

Day 5 - Session 3

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Runs

This bowler

Last 10 ovs

Mat

Runs

Ave

*Sachin Tendulkar (rhb)

177

46.89

9 (24b)

16 (25b)

160

12860

248*

54.72

VVS Laxman (rhb)

129

37.98

4 (4b)

17 (35b)

106

6790

281

45.26

Bowlers

Econ

This spell

Mat

Wkts

BBI

Ave

*Angelo Mathews (rfm)

12.1

1.72

1.1-0-5-0

1/13

41.80

Chanaka Welegedara (lfm)

16.0

4.00

1-0-1-0

4/87

25.22

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Current partnership 116 runs, 38.1 overs, RR: 3.03 (Tendulkar 51, Laxman 49)

England vs South Africa | 1st One Day | Free Live Cricket

rharendra@gmail.com (HarendraSingh Rajput) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:36:49 PST

South Africa vs England ODI Series | Match: 1st One Day | Date: Friday, 20th November 2009 | Venue: Johannesburg | Watch the Live Telecast of the match on Ten Sports from 1230 hours GMT | For Free Live Cricket Streaming info, please check with the websites of the two cricket boards for proper information. Please note that this blog only provides information on live cricket and live cricket score cards and doesn’t webcast any streaming cricket videos.

England’s surprisingly good showing in the first of the two T20 matches has raised the excitement levels before the ODI Series agains South Africa. However, England have been jolted by twin injuries - spinner Graeme Swann and all-rounder Stuart Broad have been ruled out for the first two one-dayers. Two other players, Paul Collingwood and James Anderson are also facing fitness issues.

Another interesting developement that has taken place before the series is related to the ex-coach of England, Duncan Fletcher. He has now joined the South African camp and England are genuinely worried that he will be divulging valuable inside details to the opposition.

In spite of all these, we can look forward to an interesting encounter tomorrow : England are a better one-day team than a T20 team. Especially on wickets that assist bowlers, they have come good. Plus there is Eoin Morgan who has shown that he can single-handedly change the contours of a short game!

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Test Cricket India v Sri Lanka 2009/10, Live Cricket Updates

rharendra@gmail.com (HarendraSingh Rajput) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:47:05 PST

India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Ahmedabad, 3rd day

Jayawardene double flattens India

The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

November 18, 2009

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Sri Lanka 591 for 5 (Jayawardene 204*, Dilshan 112, Prasanna 84*) lead India 426 by 165 runs
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How they were out

Somewhere there's still a 16-year-old inside

rharendra@gmail.com (HarendraSingh Rajput) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:13:22 PST

Twenty years, can you recount some of the poignant moments, or highlights?
The first and most important moment I'd like to remember right now would be the day I wore my India cap first. It was a dream which had come true, so I was on cloud nine. It was an absolutely fabulous feeling. After that there have been many but the most important one was that. Because growing up as a child the dream was to play for India, and nothing was bigger than that for me, and it continues the same way for me today. I think I'm very fortunate to be living that dream, and 20 years is a long time so there have been many special moments. To actually start counting them would be tough, but I'd definitely say the first day, walking with the playing XI, playing a Test in Pakistan was probably the greatest feeling. The journey began there, and whatever I did after that was a mere reflection of my contribution towards the nation's cause.

What do you remember of the first tour apart from the cricket?
A couple of times we went out shopping, and then obviously interacting with the media because we were not going out much - hardly once or twice in 40-45 days - it's a long time to be in the hotel. We used to have this "Sunday Club", and the media also joined the entire team and we were dressed differently. I was with a moustache, and it was a bit hard to believe for a 16-year-old to have a thick moustache and lipstick and that kind of thing, so it was party time and that's something which I remember because there were so many pictures taken, and every now and then you see them. Other than that I felt the tour was tough and we played some terrific cricket. Over the four Tests it was a drawn series, and I felt that there was no dull moment in the entire series. Lahore was the flattest track where nothing much happened off the wicket, but otherwise the remaining three surfaces we played on had a bit of life, bounce, pace and the cricket was also entertaining.

How have you managed to change with the times? How difficult was it to do that?Since 1989 plenty of things have changed in the game; that includes the introduction of the third umpire, the hot spot and various things, the introduction of Twenty20. The most noticeable change I feel is because of Twenty20. We've seen plenty of innovative shots, which are occasionally used in Test cricket. In one-day cricket batsmen are backing themselves to try something new, also occasionally in Test cricket. So in a one-day match the average score has definitely gone from 210 to now 265-270 as a par score. To make 265 on a decent surface is not a great score as such.

Also, in Tests you see more results now. There was a phase where you used to hear that Test matches are getting boring because there are no results, but I don't think that is the case now. There are results in virtually every match, and that is probably because it is played more aggressively and batsmen are willing to take more chances. With time I have also changed, and everyone sitting in this room, we've all changed for the better. And I've tried to make myself a better cricketer. There is always room for improvement, and I've always believed that whenever I go out and practise, there has to be a purpose. The process continues, it's never-ending because every day there is a fresh challenge and you need to be on your toes. You've got to be moving forward, and that is what I've tried to do.

Tendulkar on match-fixing

It was a dark phase, I don't want to reiterate that on this occasion. But I heard something that was fascinating, the series we played against Australia immediately after that (in 2001) - it was the three-Test-match series and five ODIs - and both series were decided in the final half hour of their duration. Both these series were instrumental in bringing back the crowds to the stadiums, and I thought we as a team really performed well in that series and that started a new chapter, something I was looking for, to close the previous chapter and it's better that we keep it closed.

How do you stay on your toes for 20 years?
It was definitely a lot of hard work and there are certain things that all sportsmen have to follow: dedication, discipline, your focus on the game, your priorities in life. All those factors are extremely important, and for me I felt I was very lucky to have a family like [I do]. My brother always guided me, my father always supported me, my mother always fed me well. There's this combination of inner forces contributing in different directions. Mother doesn't understand much about cricket, but she prays for my success and India's success, so all these things are important. Long discussions with my brother on cricket and then support from the other brother and my sister - I represent all of them when I go out to the middle, but then there are those difficult moments which I feel are challenging, and [I wonder] what should I be doing in these moments, and that is what I share with my wife, my entire family, and that is one reason I've been able to last for such a long time. I cannot fail to thank the people of India for all the affection and love, the support. Whatever I do, whatever level I perform, you need people around you to share your happiness with them and I've got more than a billion people to share that with, so that means a lot to me. Because of all these things you are inspired to go out and do something special for all the people.

Has it been hard to stay humble over the years?
Well I've not made any effort to stay humble, it's just my upbringing. In the early stage of my career when I hadn't played for India, I was just playing school cricket, I was still scoring a lot of runs but nobody got carried away in my family over success. It's quite easy for a 12- or 13-year-old boy to get carried away when he sees his picture printed in the newspaper, because it's something special, but that is where I felt my family made sure my feet were on the ground. We always celebrated by distributing sweets, it wasn't very fancy, and that was where it stopped. Everyone was happy and enjoyed that moment, but the next day was what happens in the next game, and how do you get better in the next game, and that process has continued. That's something which has kept me grounded, and needless to say, just watching my father - my father didn't teach me - but just looking at him and watching him closely I picked up a lot of things, and the most important thing he told me was: "It's your nature which is going to stay permanently with you, the rest will come and go."

David Boon tells a story about you asking him for advice on facing West Indies. Can you elaborate on that?
David Boon… When I was in Australia in 1991, I hadn't played many West Indian fast bowlers. The only time I had played a West Indian was when we played county cricket against Derbyshire (in 1990) when Ian Bishop was there, and I played one exhibition game in Canada against West Indies. But other than that in an international match I hadn't played a West Indian. In Australia we were playing a triangular series where West Indies joined us and they had some terrific players, world-class fast bowlers. I'd watched Boon quite closely, and I thought I should be picking up things from the top players in the world and I wanted to get as much information as possible and become a better cricketer. I thought it was a good chance to speak to him, and get to know how to face certain bowlers on Australian tracks.

Who has been the biggest influence on you as a player?
I think it's my brother Ajit, with whom I discuss a lot of cricket and he knows my batting possibly better than any other person in the world, and he understands my mindset as well, so I talk a lot with him. Then there are the other players from India. Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri, they travel with us whenever we're out there playing, it's good to have them there to share an opinion or get their views on how we are playing as a team and an individual. That has helped over the years, and there have been so many other senior players who have been coaches, so all those guys have been helpful. As far as help and guidance is concerned, there hasn't been an instance where a senior player has said I'm not interested or I've not been watching you and don't want to share any opinions. They've always been helpful and shared their ideas, which has played an important role.

Regarding practising with purpose, one of the more celebrated instances was having legspinners bowl at you into the rough from round the wicket before you faced Warne in 1998.
In 1998 I prepared differently, we were practising in Chennai and before that I practised in Mumbai. All my Ranji Trophy colleagues, I used to ask them to bowl round the wicket into the rough, because that was something which I hadn't faced for a long time. In spite of having been around for almost nine years at that stage, I hadn't played any legspinner that would bowl round the wicket in the rough, so I made all the bowlers do that. Then when we went to Chennai, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan bowled to me. He gave wonderful practice. So all those sessions really helped and the purpose behind that was just to get used to those angles and the areas, and identify which are the areas from which I can attack and which are the areas I need to defend.

Between Warne and Murali, who did you consider the most dangerous and why?
I'm of the opinion that if someone goes past 500-600 wickets, how do you differentiate? Both guys are special, both are match-winners and both are world champions. I would not like to pick one, I believe in respecting an individual's strengths, and the way they both have motivated youngsters in various parts of the world is just incredible. I would just sit back and applaud them.



	I requested both Azhar (the captain) and Ajit Wadekar (coach) to "just give me one opportunity. I'm very confident as in the first 15 overs I can play some big shots. I feel I'll be able to deliver. And if I fail I'll never ever come to you again". caption: How Tendulkar got to open the innings in one-dayers. He blasted a 49-ball 83 in his first try

If they were both bowling at either end, who would you rather not face?
I think I would probably go and sit in the dressing room [laughs].

Tell us about the time you were hit by Waqar [Younis] ]in 1989.
I still remember that incident. Ajit had come to watch me for the first time. I could see him sitting in front of the dressing room. India were in a fragile position in the second innings at 39 for 4 with a day and half still left when I got hit on the nose. Even before that I had been hit on the nose in school cricket on bad practice wickets, an experience that had got rid of the fear. So when I was hit by Waqar, that got me more competitive and I decided not to move from the middle and I would continue to fight.

In 1989, before you played Pakistan, there was speculation you might be picked to face the West Indies, did you think at that time that you were ready?
I remember the late Raj Singh Dungarpur was the chairman of selectors at that time, and we were playing Ranji Trophy semi-finals against Delhi in Mumbai and he walked up to me and said, "I know there has been talk and there've been articles in the papers that you may go to West Indies, but I want to tell you that you won't be going because we still feel that it's too early and it's important for you to prepare for your SSC exams." So I did that. Before that also I'd known him for quite some time. So his guidance and encouragement meant a lot to me, and what he said was: "There'll be Irani Trophy, I'm sure you will be a part of it, and go out there and enjoy yourself, give your case, and good things will happen."

What was different about batting at international level or did you just find that this was too easy?
Nothing is easy and you have to work hard for it. I'm a person who hates taking anything for granted, I want to prepare to the best of my ability. I was always confident about my ability. I wanted to go out and express myself to the best of my ability, and if the pre-match preparation was good then I was in a position to go out and deliver, and that is something I focussed on. Even today I do that. There may be innings where you don't do well, that's fine, but as long as you have given 100%, that is what matters to me. That is something which has been happening right from my school days.

I realised early that I could hit every ball, in school cricket and to a certain extent in Ranji Trophy, I would go out and attack, but after going to Pakistan and New Zealand, England, Australia, those first few series and also South Africa, it taught me a lot. It taught me to be more selective, taught me to build an innings, and also taught me to respect bowlers. I think to respect a bowler when he's bowling very well is a wise thing to do, which I learned, and it's something which happens with age and experience. You need to have that exposure, and I felt that the first few tours really helped me.

"Yes you feel bad because I've done well but the team hasn't well. So you are not excited and you cannot share that wonderful moment with people because you've lost the game" © Getty Images

How have you separated your cricket from everything that happens around you?
I don't know, cricket lives in my heart and whenever I'm on a cricket field I enjoy it, and somewhere there's still a 16-year-old hidden inside who wants to go out and express himself, so I do that and it comes naturally and I don't make any special effort to show enthusiasm. It's been my life and I enjoy every moment, I enjoy challenges, it's a package deal, ups and downs, wonderful moments and there are disappointments, so all that makes you a stronger person and you learn to deal with various things in life.

Do you feeling lonely when you do well and the team still loses?
I have never been asked this question before. But, actually, yes you feel bad because I've done well but the team hasn't well. But I play for the team and it is not about individuals. You got to win as a team. So you are not excited and you cannot share that wonderful moment with people because you've lost the game. It is a difficult thing. But on the brighter side when you have one billion people to share your joy there is no better than that. But when that doesn't happen you look forward to the next game, and try and make sure that you perform better as a team and do something special which can make all of us smile.

What would you rank as your most memorable innings?
There are a few innings where I've really done well and where the team has won. In that respect the 2003 World Cup game against Pakistan was the biggest match of my life.

Going back to the earlier part of my career, the second Test, at Faislabad, I scored only 58 or 59. But in the previous Test I had got out early and I had actually questioned myself whether I belonged here. I felt out of place, tense, and didn't know what was happening and it wasn't a great experience. In the second Test I went out and decided that come what may I'm going to be there. I had already spoken to a lot of players, and they had told me: "Just be there for 15-20 minutes, things would start getting better." So I decided I was not going to get worried about runs, and at what rate I was going to score them. That particular innings was the turning point of my life because after that I felt I do belong here. It is just a matter of tackling the first few minutes, of judging the pace, bounce, spin. I was new to Test cricket and something like that needed to happen to make me feel good and make me believe that I belonged here.

Could you share with us some of your memories from childhood?
My childhood was spent in Sahitya Sahwas colony in Bandra East. Every moment with my friends was special. Cricket started for me there, I broke a lot of glass panes of neighbouring houses, but all the seniors appreciated the competition on display. It was a good atmosphere and the passion for cricket started there.

My actual cricket started when I was 11. My brother spotted the spark in me and then he took me to [Ramakant] Achrekar sir. Those three to four years under him were really important for my development. He would hide behind trees to see our games, and then point out the errors later on. We would have fun but it was guarded.

Tell us about the first century of your life.
I was unbeaten on 96 overnight and couldn't sleep. We [Sharadashram English] were playing against Don Bosco, and I was impatient to get to my first ever century. Another reason for my impatience was I had invited Achrekar sir to dinner at my home, but he said the day I score a century he would come. Next morning my father took me to pay obeisance at a Ganpati temple. I scored the century in the very first over. The first thing I told Achrekar sir on going back to the change room was he now had no way out but to come to my house.

Does the relentless media introspection suffocate you?
This is the way I've known my life from the age of 14. That is when I started playing my first-class cricket when I was part of Mumbai Ranji Trophy team. But I'm comfortable with it. I don't do anything differently, I just do whatever I'm comfortable with. People have appreciated me for what I'm so I don't make any special effort to change. I believe every individual should respect the other in whatever you say or do and you have to think twice. I'm not aggressive off the field because I need to conserve it for the play on the field.

What is the secret behind your success as a cricketer?
Plenty of hours on the field, not as many hours in the gym! It is a combination of long practice sessions, workouts and playing as many matches - practice and live - as possible. One important thing my coach Ramakant Achrekar introduced me to was the concept of match temperament. The reason my brother [Ajit Tendulkar] took me to him [Achrekar] was solely because he made all his students play as many practice matches as possible. I would attend my school in the morning, go to the ground in the afternoon and bat at No. 4 in a practice match. That gave me the confidence to go out in the middle and perform in a match and also taught me how to read various situations in a match. Because every afternoon the conditions were different situation, different theme, and I had to bat differently. So all those factors were extremely important in making me the cricketer that I am today, and however much I thank him [Achrekar] it is not enough.

Was opening for the first time a big step?
In 1994 we were playing in Auckland. I was the vice-captain then and just before the ODI I got to know that [Navjot Singh] Sidhu was not fit as he had woken up with a stiff neck. I requested both Azhar [Mohammad Azharuddin] and Ajit Wadekar [captain and coach] to "just give me one opportunity. I'm very confident as in the first 15 overs I can play some big shots. I feel I'll be able to deliver. And if I fail I'll never ever come to you again". They both agreed graciously, and I was able to go out and perform. It helped me as a cricketer because you go out and face the new ball and at the same time you are looking at putting the ball away. Those days the first over one would look to leave as many balls as possible and not lose wickets early on and then gradually accelerate. But things started changing around that time with [Mark] Greatbach in 1992 World Cup and then [Sanath] Jayasuriya in 1996 to play big shots in the first 15 overs and I did the same once I started opening. To do that you had to move in quickly and get in the right position. Overall that decision helped my game because in ODIs I was facing the new ball and batting No. 4 in Test cricket. Overall I was enjoying the balance.

Are you satisfied with your two captaincy stints?
It was a great honour to captain the country. There were some wonderful moments. The very first Test itself was memorable, in Delhi. Then we won the Titan Cup in India against the two toughest opponents - Australia and South Africa. Then, in Toronto, when we beat Pakistan in the Sahara Cup. There were many occasions where we came close to winning, but just couldn't cross the final hurdle. It was an experience full of highs and lows. View Source : Sachin Tendulkar History

Sachin Tendulkar – 20 years, Sachin History, Sachin Tendulkar 20years Record of Batting, Bolling

rharendra@gmail.com (HarendraSingh Rajput) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:07:14 PST

Did you know that it took 78 one-day internationals for Sachin Tendulkar to score a hundred? It’s an odd fact, that, considering he’s squeezed in another 44 since then, including a whopping 175 against Australia today.

It’s sometimes difficult to appreciate Sachin Tendulkar properly. It’s like thinking about the vast emptiness of space or the vast emptiness of the modern urban lifestyle. It’s all too much to comprehend.

What has Sachin actually achieved?

Sachin Tendulkar scored his 17,000th run today. That’s a stupid number that’s seemingly of no consequence at all. But then think to yourself that scoring just a thousand one-day international runs is actually quite an achievement. Ricky Ponting’s only just passed 12,000 and he’s the third-highest one-day run-scorer of all time. Sanath Jayasuriya’s second on about 13,000. These guys are a long, long way behind.

Two whole decades of being pretty damn exceptional

Tendulkar’s not some fly-by-night like Mike Hussey; he’s not some short-lived overachiever like Ricky Ponting or Brian Lara. Tendulkar’s in it for the long haul. As impressive as all the runs and all the hundreds are, the most jaw-dropping achievement of all is that Sachin Tendulkar has managed to be good enough to play for his country for 20 years.

Bet he’s ace at frisbee

He’s not a Nepali Ultimate Frisbee player either – he’s an Indian cricketer. And not just any kind of Indian cricketer – an Indian batsman. This is a country where if you wander down to the Oval Maidan in Mumbai of an afternoon and grab the six nearest people, you’ll probably have a Test standard batting line-up. Sachin Tendulkar has been pretty much the best batsman in this country for 20 years. That’s astonishing.

A tree falling in the woods may or may not make a sound

But a Sachin Tendulkar hundred in a packed stadium makes a kind of searing white noise that sets the hairs on the back of your neck on end even when you’re sat in England watching it on Sky Plus when you already know the result.

Towards the end of this match, Suresh Raina hit a cracking six and got all pumped-up and pleased with himself. He went for another big swing and spazzed it. Sachin Tendulkar hit two sixes in a row at one point. We can’t remember what he did with the next delivery, but he didn’t get out. He passed 17,000 runs and didn’t get out next ball. He got his hundred and still ploughed on.

But get it wrong and the white noise becomes blue murder. There’s that too.

And what have you got?

You get batsmen who are exceptional when they’re 16. You get batsmen with adamantium wrists. You get batsmen who choose their shots well.

You get cricketers who are fit and dedicated to their sport. You get cricketers who can cope with the downs and who come back stronger. You get get cricketers who can last for 20 years.

You never get all of this.

On the slide

There were people four years ago saying that Sachin Tendulkar was ‘past it’. They said his reflexes had gone. People often say this about batsmen once they get past 30. It’s such utter, utter bullshit.

Oh and by the way, Australia won.

HBians vs Idea Indians Final Result, CCL Final Result, CCL Result, CCL Winners

rharendra@gmail.com (HarendraSingh Rajput) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:03:02 PST

19^th Match : HBians vs Idea Indians

HBians won the match by 8 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)

CCL, CCL Final, CCL HBians v Idea Indians, CCL HBians, CCL 2009 Final, Corporate Cricket League Final

rharendra@gmail.com (HarendraSingh Rajput) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:07:46 PST

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CCL SemiFinal 2009, CCL Semifinal Updates, News

rharendra@gmail.com (HarendraSingh Rajput) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:28:03 PST

CCL SemiFinal 2009

1st Semi final Hbians v/s Motif 12th Nov 06:30 PM,

2nd Semi final IndiaNic v/s Idea Indians 12th Nov 09:30 PM,

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rharendra@gmail.com (HarendraSingh Rajput) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:17:52 PST

Quarter Final (16 Overs)

Date	Time	Match	Time	Match
9 Nov Monday	06:30 to 09:00	QF- 1 [A1 Vs C2]	9:30pm to 12.00am	QF- 2 [B1 Vs D2]
10 Nov Tuesday	06:30 to 09:00	QF- 3 [C1 Vs A2]	9:30pm to 12.00am	QF- 4 [D1 Vs B2]

A1 - HBians	A2 - Citi Bank	B1 - Idea Indians	B2 - Motif
C1 - IndiaNIC	C2 - Green House	D1 - Adani Group	D2 - HDFC Bank

Semi Final (16 Overs)

Date	Time	Match	Time	Match
12 Nov Thursday	06:30 to 09:00	SF- 1 [Q1 Vs Q4]	9:30pm to 12.00am	SF- 2 [Q2 Vs Q3]

Final (20 Overs)

Date	Time	Time
14 Nov Saturday	06:30 to 09:30	9.30pm	Closing and Awards Ceremony