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Dec 2-5

• Test Match began at 3:00 PM IST on the 4th Day due to heavy rains and wet ground conditions on the previous three days - 38 overs to be played today. Scheduled close of play is 5:30 PM IST.
• Test Match debut for Mahendra Singh Dhoni
• 13 runs scored from the 2nd over of the innings bowled by Fernando
• 2.1 ovs : Vaas's incoming delivery keeps a bit low and Gambhir couldn't get down in time and gets his stumps cleaned up.
• The ball is consistently keeping low and its safe to play almost everything on the frontfoot!
• 4.4 ovs Ball isn't carrying through the wicket keeper! Sehwag is going for his thumping drives
• 4.5 ovs Vaas bowling :Consecutive 4s to thirdman for Sehwag, 1st one was an edge which didn't carry, 2nd one was well controlled by Sehwag
• 5.6 ovs Fernando -> 3 consecutive 4s, 1st one to mid wicket and 2nd one was an edge to thirdman to Sehwag and 3rd one was a square cut - 16 runs of the 6th over
• Muralitharan introduced into the attack in the 8th over as lights also get switched on! He replaces Fernando

• 8.5 ovs : Vaas threw the ball up and set Sehwag to go for his thumping drive on the up. With Sehwag not getting his weight onto his frontfoot it was an easy catch to Atapattu who stationed himself at short extra covers.
• India are 45/2 in 10.0 ovs (Dravid 4* Sachin 0*)
• 10.1 ovs Sangakkara comes into stand infront of the stumps to Vaas
• 11.3 Murali -> Dravid, ball kept very low and no chance for Sangakkara, 4 byes! Also brings up India's 50! - India 51/2 in 11.3 ovs
• 15th over --> Fernando comes back to replace Vaas
• India at 1st Drinks Interval are 64/2 in 17.0 ovs (Dravid 11* Sachin 5*)
• India 73/2 in 20.0 ovs (Dravid 19* Sachin 6*)
• 27th over --> Vaas replaces Fernando, keeper is upto the stumps
• 28th over Leg Spinner Malinga Bandara brought into the attack and he replaced Muralitharan
• India 87/2 in 30.0 ovs (Dravid 28* Sachin 10*)
• 33rd over ---> Murali replaces Vaas
• 32.3 ovs --> Umpires offer the light to the batsmen and they accept to walk off the field and that's stumps on Day 4! - India 90/2 in 32.3 overs (Dravid 30* Sachin 11*)
• 33.6 ovs ---> Sachin (11*) dropped by Sangakkara off Vaas
• 3rd wkt partnership betn'Dravid and Sachin crosses 50 runs in 156 balls
• 36.5 --> Murali to Sachin (16*), inside edge not taken by Jehan Mubarak at short leg
• 37.2 ovs : Vaas makes Dravid to poke at his away going delivery and Sangakkara standing upto the stumps takes a sharp catch.
• India 101/3 in 38.3 ovs
• India 101/3 in 40.0 overs (Sachin 20* Laxman 0*)
• 41st over : Malinga Bandara comes in place of Muralitharan
• 43.6 ovs --> ends Chamnida Vaas's 7th maiden in a row
• India at 1st Drinks interval on Day 5 are 102/3 in 46.0 overs (Sachin 21* Laxman 0*)

• 48th over --> Murali replaces Vaas (Figures of Vaas this morning 7-7-0-0)
• 56.4 ovs : Sachin caught on the backfoot as Murali's sharp off break skids onto beat his defence, Mark Benson gives him out lbw.
• India 108/4 in 50.0 overs (Laxman 5* Ganguly 0*)
• 53rd over : Fernando replaces Malinga Bandara
• 53.1 ovs : Laxman pushes it to mid wicket and sets off for a run and Ganguly has been very over cautious sends him back and that was too late for VVS. On replay the ball looked like going straight to the fielder and it seems fair enough on Sourav's part not to go for the run.
• 55.5 ---> Dhoni dances down to Murali's doosra and hits him in the air over covers for a boundary which brings up his first runs in Test Cricket!
• 53.1 ovs : Ganguly slices the ball straight into the hands of Dilshan who was at short point and Fernando picks up his 1st wicket. Atapattu had packed the off side completely!
• 57.3 ovs : Murali foxes Pathan in the air and gets him to play a tame push straight back to him, Pathan was pushing instead of blocking the ball.
• India 120/7 in 60.0 overs (Dhoni 5* Agarkar 1*)
• 62.2 ovs : Agarkar pushes the ball to covers and sets off for a run but Dhoni watching the ball doesn't respond and Ajit had to try and return to the crease in vain. Not a great throw from Gunawardene but Sangakkara manages to collect the ball and finishes the run out in a flash.

• Dhoni (15*) caught off a no ball, the batsman had pulled Fernando straight to square leg fielder Bandara. Fielders start to celebrate until they hear the no ball call.
• 67th over --> Vaas replaces Fernando less than 10 minutes to go before lunch
• 68.1 --> Vaas to Kumble, 4 byes as Sangakkara fails to collect a quick one from Vaas as he was standing upto the stumps. Also brings up India's 150 in 68.1 overs
• 68.6 ovs --> 10th maiden in a row for Vaas!
• India at Lunch on Day 5 are 153/6 (Dhoni 24* Kumble 5*) in 69.0 overs
• Last Session - India scored 63 runs losing 6 wickets in 36.3 overs
• 70th over --> Malinga Bandara replaces Muralitharan
• India 153/8 in 70.0 overs (Dhoni 24* Kumble 5*)
• 72.2 ovs --> First run scored today from Vaas after 62 dot balls
• 72.2 ovs : Easy return catch to Vaas as Kumble tries to drive Vaas but the slowness of the track makes the ball to stop onto the bat.
• 73.2 ovs : Dhoni tries to loft Malinga Bandara for a boundary but he hits it straight into the long off fielder Gunawardene's hands.
• This is India's lowest total ever against Sri Lanka in Tests.

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