After a day's washout with rain, the third day's play saw some unusual heroes, one amongst them being Ishant Sharma. But Sri Lanka were well placed at tea in the first Test at the Galle International Stadium as Rangana Herath and Lasith Malinga defied the bowling to take Sri Lanka to .....
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Ishant Sharma gave India some crucial breakthroughs in this match, including the centurion Tharnaga Paranavitana and Mahela Jayawardene looking good on forty-eight. Ishant looked shaper and more incisive than on previous occasions in recent months and he even had the wicket of Angelo Matthews for forty-one to show for his impact on this match.
However, Sri Lanka, who looked strong at the end of the first day's play looked to have surrendered the initiative to the Indians who kept plugging away at the wickets and the runs. At 6 down for 344 before lunch, India seemed to have worked their way back, until the spinner and the fast bowler, who is making his comeback, defied and annoyed the Indians with the bat.
The session before tea saw the bowlers wag their tail and how! Suddenly Ishant Sharma looked tired and weary as he was clobbered. Herath led the way with a half century and Malinga steadily approaching his.
Eventually Muttiah Muralitharan had the opportunity to bat one last time with Malinga dismissed for sixty-four after a century stand for the eighth wicket. Herath was looking good batting on eighty as Sri Lanka stood proud on 520 for eight.
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