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INDIA vs SRI LANKA, 2nd Test
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Match Status : India won by an innings and 144 runs |
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| Scorecard |
 SL: 229, 269-all out (65.3) | |
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 Ind: 642 | |
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Sri Lanka - 2nd Innings
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| 48.1 Ojha to Samaraweera, FOUR!! Not all that short but he used the depth of his crease well to late cut that to backward point, bringing up his 21st Test FIFTY!! in the process |
200/8 |
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| 3.3 Sreesanth to Dilshan, out Caught by Dhoni!! magnificent delivery to end Dilshan's innings! pitched in the corridor of uncertainty, moved away just a tad, Dilshan was caught on the crease, got a thin outside edge, well held by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sreesanth continues his dream run, a peach of a ball to get Dilshan, Dilshan was not happy with that, more in disappointment with himself, than with the decision, Dilshan fails in both the innings! Dilshan c Dhoni b Sreesanth 11(14) <4s-2> |
13/1 |
| 10.5 Sehwag to Paranavitana, out Lbw!! And he's struck in his very first over! Sehwag bowls another arm ball, albeit unintentional, Paranavitana plays back and for the turn but gets struck on the pad first, that was plumb, good decision by umpire Llong! Paranavitana lbw b Sehwag 20(36) <4s-4> |
37/2 |
| 18.3 Ojha to Sangakkara, out Mahela Jayawardene Run Out!! Oh dear, Sanga's sold Mahela a dummy here! He comes down the track and wrists it to the right of mid wicket, Yuvraj moves quickly and fires in an accurate throw on top of the bails, Mahela hadn't taken a start and was short by a long way! Mahela Jayawardene run out (Yuvraj/Dhoni) 10(21) |
54/3 |
| 19.1 Harbhajan to Sangakkara, out Bowled!! SL are crumbling here! The dismissal of Mahela was playing on in Sangakkara's mind and he goes now! tossed up outside off, Sangakkara stays back, looks for the late cut, it takes the bottom edge, goes back to clip the off stump, Harbhajan is elated, so are the Indians, Sangakkara has to walk back for the 2nd time in the day, this is getting worse for SL. Sangakkara b Harbhajan 11(42) <4s-1> |
54/4 |
| 24.4 Zaheer to Mathews, out Caught by Dravid!! Zaheer keeps on persisting, Mathews cant resist and goes! the head high bouncer, Mathews cant control the urge to pull, it is too high, a top edge goes straight up, Dravid covers good ground from slip and pouches it, early wicket for India and Zaheer is the man to get that wicket Mathews c Dravid b Zaheer 15(21) <4s-3> |
79/5 |
| 37.5 Harbhajan to Prasanna Jayawardene, out Bowled!! brilliant off spin bowling from Harbhajan does the trick! it was bowled a lot slower, drifted in just a bit, Prasanna Jayawardene played for the straight ball, turned back in to go through his defensive prod, clips the top of off, and all the Indians are jumping in joy, magnificent delivery to end a stubborn PJ's innings! Prasanna Jayawardene b Harbhajan 29(46) <4s-5> |
140/6 |
| 41.2 Harbhajan to Herath, out Lbw!! That was bound to happen! Herath plays one shot too many, trying to sweep the full delivery against the turn but was struck on the back leg in front of the stumps as a pumped up Harbhajan celebrates! Herath lbw b Harbhajan 13(10) <4s-2> |
154/7 |
| 44.5 Ojha to Muralitharan, out Bowled!! The fun's over now! Ojha tosses it up on a length, Muralitharan is too early into the shot as he tries to swing it across the line but missed it completely as the ball went on to hit off stump! Muralitharan b Ojha 29(11) <4s-3 6s-2> |
191/8 |
| 64.2 Yuvraj to Mendis, out Lbw!! Finally Yuvraj gets rid of this annoying partnership, beautifully bowled, drifted in with the arm, Mendis as SMG on air said, groped forward, pushed outside the line, got struck right in front, an easy decision for Llong, that would have taken out the middlest of middle, Yuvraj strikes and Mendis goes after a sturdy innings! Mendis lbw b Yuvraj 27(75) <4s-4> |
264/9 |
| 65.3 Ojha to Welegedara, out Caught&Bowled!! Match over! Poor Samaraweera is stranded on 78! India are 1-0 up! brought in all the close fielders to keep the pressure on Welegedara, tossed up, he gets forward and chips it back to Ojha, an easy return catch and the match ends in a tame fashion. Welegedara c and b Ojha 4(5) <4s-1> |
269/10 |
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| 41.4 Harbhajan to Muralitharan, SIX!! Harbhajan is not going to like this one bit as Muralitharan just launches the flighted delivery over long on, third time he's got off the mark with a six in tests! |
160/7 |
| 44.4 Ojha to Muralitharan, SIX!! What a hit! Steps down the track and takes it on the half volley and lofts it over long on..glimpses of MS Dhoni says Russel Arnold on air, yea right! |
191/7 |
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Sri Lanka - 1st Innings
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| 0.1 Zaheer to Dilshan, out Caught by Ojha at mid on!! I just talked about a dream being done and dusted, i.e the 700 dream. And it's time for a new dream now, dream start for Zaheer and India, banana swing on offer there, swinging too far down the leg side as Dilshan looks to flick, gets a big leading edge which goes shooting up in the air, Ojha accepts the catch gleefully, the danger man Dilshan is gone off the very first ball! Dilshan c Ojha b Zaheer 0(1) |
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| 29.2 Sreesanth to Paranavitana, out Caught by Dhoni!! Sreesanth deserved that wicket! kept on plugging away at Paranavitana and dismissed him finally! Paranavitana pushed at a delivery that was angled away, gets a thick outside edge, Mahendra Singh Dhoni dives to his left to pouch a low catch, Sreesanth celebrates, a loose shot brings about Paranavitana's dismissal, India strike early on day 3. Paranavitana c Dhoni b Sreesanth 37(84) <4s-6> |
82/2 |
| 33.4 Sreesanth to Sangakkara, out Bowled!! Another one bites the dust! loose shot brings about another dismissal! full delivery outside off, Sangakkara on one knee bends down to essay a square drive, a thick inside edge cannons back onto the middle stump, Sangakkara hears the death rattle, Sreesanth is bowling beautifully and he gets 2 today, Sangakkara fails to convert yet another start, now India on top here! Sangakkara b Sreesanth 44(108) <4s-5> |
101/3 |
| 37.2 Sreesanth to Samaraweera, out Bowled!! Sreesanth is on fire here and another inside edge gets a man! a delivery that kept low outside off, Samaraweera did not bend low enough, tried to force it, a thickish inside half, chops it back on, Sreesanth gets his 3rd, good captaincy from Mahendra Singh Dhoni as well, giving Sreesanth another go, SL in big trouble now!Samaraweera b Sreesanth 2(8) |
111/4 |
| 43.5 Harbhajan to Mathews, out Bowled!! Harbhajan reaps the rewards for tossing it up! It pitched on a length, Mathews got forward to defend, playing for the big turn but the ball went straight through almost, just managing to clip the off bail, superb delivery! Mathews b Harbhajan 13(19) <4s-1 6s-1> |
134/5 |
| 66.6 Sreesanth to Prasanna Jayawardene, out Caught by Dhoni!! Just result for a fine over! not a great delivery to get a wicket though, but Sreesanth and India will take it! short, wide outside off, Prasanna Jayawardene went for the slashy cut shot, got a fine tickle, very tiny edge, Mahendra Singh Dhoni stays low and takes it, PJ does not like it, he has to go, Ind break the dogged stand now! Prasanna Jayawardene c Dhoni b Sreesanth 39(75) <4s-4 6s-1> |
194/6 |
| 71.2 Ojha to Mahela Jayawardene, out Caught by Tendulkar!! There you go! Mahela Jayawardene had to go for it and he perished! Ojha has his maiden Test wicket! Mahela Jayawardene comes down the track to launch one, fails to get to the pitch, miscued completely, Sachin at mid on has an easy take, he snaffles it, Ojha likes it very much, a proud moment for the young man, end of a chancy innings from Mahela Jayawardene! Mahela Jayawardene c Tendulkar b Ojha 47(125) <4s-6> |
204/7 |
| 74.4 Sreesanth to Herath, out Bowled!! That's an absolute beauty and I'm quite sure better batsmen would've missed it too! Gets one to land on a good length and move away, Herath tries to keep it out but is beaten by the late movement as his off stump gets flattened! Sreesanth's having a great day! Herath b Sreesanth 11(21) <4s-2> |
216/8 |
| 78.6 Ojha to Muralitharan, out Lbw!! That's the end of that! Ojha slips in an arm ball, Muralitharan defends for the turn, missing it completely as the ball struck him in front of middle stump! Muralitharan lbw b Ojha 6(27) <4s-1> |
216/9 |
| 83.6 Harbhajan to Welegedara, out Lbw!! And the change of angle has worked! Gets the ball to pitch on middle and off before straightening, Welegedara defends down the wrong line and gets struck in front of middle! Welegedara lbw b Harbhajan 7(29) |
229/10 |
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| 42.1 Ojha to Mathews, SIX!! He takes him on and does so successfully! Comes down the track and lofts it against the turn over long on, connected well on that occasion |
131/4 |
| 59.6 Harbhajan to Prasanna Jayawardene, SIX!!, What a mighty hit! picks up the flighted delivery and slog sweeps over deep mid wicket, nicely struck and went all the way, beautiful shot! |
183/5 |
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| 21.2 Mendis to Sehwag, FOUR!! Nice! Turns down leg and Sehwag uses the pace of the ball as he laps it away to fine leg to bring up his 20th Test FIFTY!! |
103/0 |
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| 21.4 Mendis to Gambhir, 2 runs, too short again and Gambhir cuts it away backward point to bring up his 11th Test FIFTY!! Hasn't he been consistent! |
106/0 |
| 69.6 Muralitharan to Dravid, 1 run, delivery looped up down the leg side, Dravid sweeps it to backward square leg, that is his 58th TEST FIFTY!! |
358/1 |
| 132.3 Muralitharan to Laxman, 1 run, turning back in, Laxman goes on the backfoot and glances it to fine leg, reaches his 41st Test FIFTY!!, 2nd in a row for VVS |
589/4 |
| 137.3 Herath to Yuvraj, 1 run, edges it to 1st slip, does not carry to MJ at slip, parried down to short fine, Yuvraj gets to his 8th Test FIFTY!!, fine knock! |
607/4 |
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| 41.2 Muralitharan to Sehwag, out Caught by Dilshan!! Sehwag goes after a fab innings! once again he cannot control himself, launched a powerful drive, failed to keep it down, Dilshan took a good low catch at cover, finally SL have something to cheer, a badly needed wicket for them, Sehwag walks off to a rousing reception, a fantastic innings! Sehwag c Dilshan b Muralitharan 131(122) <4s-18 6s-2> |
233/1 |
| 75.1 Muralitharan to Gambhir, out Caught&Bowled!! Superb athleticism! Muralitharan invited the drive away from the body, Gambhir looks to force it down the ground, in the air and wide of Muralitharan, he dives full length to his right and plucks a one handed beauty. Gambhir c and b Muralitharan 167(215) <4s-15> |
370/2 |
| 102.5 Mendis to Tendulkar, out Caught by Samaraweera!! That is the end of that then! Tendulkar looks to be proactive, charges down the wicket, it was not there for the lofted hit, miscued it, Samaraweera goes back at mid off, pouches an easy catch, Tendulkar has to go, that dropped catch did not prove costly in the end, Mendis gets a wicket! Tendulkar c Samaraweera b Mendis 40(91) <6s-1> |
464/3 |
| 113.2 Herath to Laxman, out Dravid Run Out!! That is a really unfortunate dismissal! Laxman steps down the track and smashes that back to the bowler, Herath cant catch it cleanly, instead it brushes his fingers and flattens the stump at the non-striker's with Dravid well short, Dravid doesn't even wait for the decision there, really unlucky that Dravid had to pay for Laxman's mistake! Dravid run out (Herath) 144(226) <4s-15 6s-1> |
511/4 |
| 141.1 Herath to Laxman, out Caught by Dilshan!! Simplest of catches! Herath tosses this one up, Laxman accepts the invitation as he steps out and tries to go over the top but the bat turns in his hand and he ends up slicing it to mid off where Dilshan pouches it safely! Laxman c Dilshan b Herath 63(121) <4s-5> |
613/5 |
| 145.2 Herath to Dhoni, out Bowled!! That was a peach! Herath slips in the wrong 'un, it lands on a good length and turns in, Dhoni stretches forward and pushes at the ball, playing for the stock delivery as the ball sneaks through the gate to crash into off stump! Dhoni b Herath 4(15) |
619/6 |
| 149.4 Herath to Harbhajan, out Bowled!! He's done it again, almost identical to Dhoni's dismissal! Herath flicks this one with his middle finger, the ball turns in, Harbhajan pushes forward, playing down the wrong line only to see the ball go through the gate! Harbhajan b Herath 5(14) |
639/7 |
| 152.2 Mendis to Yuvraj, out Caught by Sangakkara at short mid wicket!! Mendis bowls it on the shorter side as Yuvraj goes back to pull, doesn't quite come off the meat of the bat, doesn't get the elevation as Sanga at short mid times his jump perfectly to take that catch, Yuvraj is gone now and Sri Lanka are in with a realistic chance of keeping the Indians within 675! Yuvraj c Sangakkara b Mendis 67(105) <4s-4 6s-2> |
641/8 |
| 153.3 Herath to Zaheer, out Caught by Mahela Jayawardene at 1st slip!! Tame dismissal, Zaheer skips out to go big over the top, that's the leg-break delivery which turns away, takes the edge and goes to MJ at 1st slip, simple catch and anyways, he doesn't miss many. India losing wickets in a cluster here. Zaheer c Mahela Jayawardene b Herath 1(12) |
641/9 |
| 153.6 Herath to Sreesanth, out Lbw!! Wickets continue to tumble and this is the final Indian scalp to be taken, sharp turner comes back into Sreesanth who looks to defend from the crease, big appeal has been upheld and Herath gets a fifer here, this is why Herath has been included in this side, this is what the Lankans expect from him. Sreesanth lbw b Herath 0(5) |
642/10 |
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| 17.5 Mendis to Sehwag, SIX!!, Smashed! a juicy off break, full toss on the stumps, Sehwag saw that and swung it hard and flat over deep mid wicket, went all the way, brutal hit by Sehwag again |
75/0 |
| 25.1 Mendis to Sehwag, SIX!! What a shot! It wasn't really a half-volley, he picked up the off break early and launched it over the long on fielder, bold shot before lunch! |
127/0 |
| 102.1 Mendis to Tendulkar, SIX!!, finally Tendulkar breaks the shackles, danced down and smashes it straight past Mendis, went flat and low back over the bowler, all the way, solid hit |
464/2 |
| 107.3 Herath to Dravid, SIX!!, Dravid has had enough of this blocking! comes down the track and lofts it cleanly over long on, went all the way, Dravid is toying with the bowling now, that was a clean strike, Dravid likes hitting the big ones nowadays |
486/3 |
| 117.4 Mendis to Yuvraj, SIX!! Fab shot! This one was in the slot and Yuvraj just teed off there, smashing it powerfully over the bowler's head |
526/4 |
| 128.6 Muralitharan to Yuvraj, SIX!!, What a shot! Yuvraj kneels down and launches a slog sweep over long on, that sailed way back into the stands, a huge hit, got the meaty part of the bat and went all the way |
571/4 |
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| Match Information
- Nov 24, 2009 |
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| Series |
Sri Lanka in India, 2009 |
| Venue |
Green Park, Kanpur |
| Toss |
India (Bat) |
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India won by an innings and 144 runs |
| MOM |
S Sreesanth |
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| Umpires |
Tony Hill (NZ) |
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Nigel Llong (Eng) |
| Third Umpire |
Sanjay Hazare (Ind) |
| Match Referee |
Jeff Crowe (NZ) |
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