Thursday, July 29, 2010

Tendulkar Breaks Double Ton

India finished the fourth day 27 runs ahead and only one day before the end of the second match in three test series was a particular draw.

Part-time counter Tillakaratne Dilshan enlivened dull procedure at the final session, when he grabbed three wickets for 50 runs.

He sent back Tendulkar to 203 and Harbhajan Singh for a duck in his ninth over and ended resistance to Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for 76, when he held a brilliant catch returns.

Sri Lanka has also rejected Abhimanyu Mithun for 41 when Ajantha Mendis bowled him when he tried to paddle sweep a straight ball.

Rhine and Tendulkar suffered the night Partnership 256 works, the Indian record against Sri Lanka for the fifth wicket before Raina, at 120, went to Spider-Mendis to short midwicket.

Tendulkar, who struck 23 fours and 6, was dismissed after tea when he tried to glance and was caught off bat and bar on the wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene who missed it on 29.

Sri Lanka lead the series 1-0 following their 10-wicket victory in the first Test in Galle.