SPORT SL 2

Thilan Samaraweera (78 not out) and Ajantha Mendis (27)
did resist the Indians for nearly 20 overs with a gritty
73-run stand but it was too little and merely a footnote in
the context of the match.

Both the teams now move to Mumbai for the third and final
Test starting December 2.
Sri Lanka's distant hopes of stretching the match into
its final day were in tatters in the morning session itself
when they lost four wickets to expose their lower half.
Realising the futility of grafting, overnight batsmen
Angelo Mathews (15) decided to counter-attack and chose
out-of-rhythm Zaheer Khan for the treatment.
Zaheer's overpitched first ball of the day was driven
down the ground, his second -- a no ball -- was pulled to the
fence with ferocity and his third -- again a no ball --
scorched the cover area grass before crossing the rope.
Two balls later, Zaheer had the score settled.
The left-arm seamer banged it short and Mathews' pull was
a little premature. Rahul Dravid rushed from gully to pouch
the top edge.
Mathews' exit meant the collective contribution of the
Sri Lankan top order read a pathetic 79.
Prasanna Jayawardene (29) and Samaraweera batted
positively, scoring at a brisk rate while not doing anything
silly.
Samaraweera hit Sreesanth for three boundaries in the
same over to assert himself, while Prasanna was not quiet
either. MORE PTI AY
DDC


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