SPORT LD SL 2

Dilshan was the victim of a rather dubious decision by
umpire Nigel Llong who upheld an appeal for a catch by Murali
Vijay at forward short leg off Harbhajan Singh. Television
replays showed that Dilshan had made no contact with the bat.

But the Indians could not capitalise on this huge slice
of luck as Mathews, Prasanna Jayawardene and Kulasekara scored
at a brisk pace much to the frustration of the hosts.
Harbhajan Singh was the pick of the Indian bowlers with
figures of 4/107 while left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha chipped
in with two wickets, giving away 97 runs in the process.
Sri Lankan captain Sangakkara won the toss for the first
time and expectedly decided to bat first.
The two Lankan openers Dilshan and Paranavitana batted in
a forthright manner and also brought up their best first
wicket partnership in the rubber, 93 in 19.5 overs.
Off spinner Harbhajan Singh, brought in early into
the attack just before the first hour, struck a big blow when
he induced the left-handed Paranavitana to drive and edge
to Rahul Dravid at slip just 25 minutes before lunch.
Paranavitana, playing in his 10th Test after making his
debut in February this year against Pakistan, on-drove and
square-drove S Sreesanth for fours in successive overs.
Dilshan then took Sreesanth apart in the latter's fifth
over, hooking the Kerala pacer over square leg nonchalantly
for a six and then pulled the bowler ferociously from outside
the off stump for a four in successive balls. More PTI SSR
MYR


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