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India beat Sri Lanka in second Test
India beat Sri Lanka by 170 runs in the second cricket Test to level the series 1-1.
- IANS
- Published: 17:18 August 3, 2008
- Image Credit: AP
- India's bowler Harbhajan Singh celebrates the dismissal of Sri Lankan batsman Michael Vandort, unseen, during the fourth day of the second test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka, on Sunday.
Galle: India beat Sri Lanka by 170 runs in the second cricket Test to level the series 1-1 at the Galle International Stadium here on Sunday.
Chasing 307, Sri Lanka were packed off for 136 on the fourth day of the Test. Ishant Sharma took three for 20 in the second innings.
Harbhajan Singh claimed match figures of 10-153 and was adjudged Man of the Match..
Scoreboard:
India: Ist innings 329 all out
Sri Lanka: 1st innings 292 all out
India 2nd innings (overnight 200/4):
- Gautam Gambhir b Mendis 74
- Virender Sehwag c Dilshan b Vaas 50
- Rahul Dravid lbw b Muralitharan 44
- Sachin Tendulkar c Mahela b Vaas 31
- Sourav Ganguly st Prasanna b Muralitharan 16
- V.V.S. Laxman lbw b Mendis 13
- Dinesh Karthik c Sangakkara b Muralitharan 20
- Anil Kumble lbw b Mendis 2
- Harbhajan Singh c & b Mendis 11
- Ishant Sharma run out (Dilshan/Prasanna) 0
- Zaheer Khan not out 1
- Extras (lb 7) 7
Total: (all out in 76.2 overs;) 269
Fall of wickets: 1-90 (Sehwag, 19.3 overs), 2-144 (Gambhir, 40.6), 3-200 (Tendulkar, 54.5), 4-200 (Dravid, 55.6), 5-221 (Laxman, 62.3 ), 6-252 (Karthik, 69.1), 7-255 (Ganguly, 69.6), 8-257 (Kumble, 70.5), 9-257 (Sharma, 71.1), 10-269 (Harbhajan Singh, 76.2)
Bowling:
Chaminda Vaas 13 4 32 2
Nuwan Kulasekara 5 0 31 0
Muttiah Muralitharan 31 3 107 3
Ajantha Mendis 27.2 4 92 4
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
- Michael Van Dort lbw b Harbhajan 10
- Malinda. Warnapura c Laxman b Ishant 0
- Kumara Sangakkara c Laxman b Zaheer 1
- Mahela. Jayawardene c Dravid b Sharma 5
- Thilan Samaraweera not out 67
- Tillakaratne Dilshan cKarthik b Sharma 38
- Prasanna Jayawardene c Ganguly b Harbhajan 4
- Chaminda Vaas lbw b Harbhajan 0
- Nuwan Kulasekara c Sharma b Kumble 1
- Ajantha Mendis c Kumble b Harbhajan 2
- Muttiah Muralitharan c&b Kumble 0
Extras: (b4, lb2, nb2) 8
Total: (all out for 136 in 47.3 overs)
Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-4, 3-10, 4-37, 5-113, 6-130, 7-131, 8-132, 9-135.
Bowling:
Zaheer Khan 8-1-18-1 (2nb),
Ishant Sharma 15-8-20-3,
Anil Kumble 10.3-3-41-2,
Harbhajan Singh 14-1-51-4.
Man of the Match: Harbhajan Singh
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