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SPORT-LD IND 2LST
With the score at 145 for four at lunch, India still had
some distance to cover before getting to the target and there
was a bit of drama to come immediately after the break.
Tendulkar was dismissed when Randiv flighted one outside
the leg stump and the most capped test player, attempting a
sweep shot, ended up gloving one to wicket-keeper Prasanna
Jayawardene.
Tendulkar's contribution to the win ended at 54 which
came off 122 balls and included three fours.
But the ever-dependable Laxman ensured that his
illustrious partner's dismissal did not trigger the kind of
dreadful collapses that have cost India dearly in the past.
The stylish Hyderabadi scored freely and his fifty, which
came while Tendulkar was there at the other end, came off just
81 balls in the post-lunch session.
Joined by the in-form Raina, who scored a century on
debut in the drawn second Test, Laxman ensured that the
boundaries kept coming for India at regular intervals and he
alone collected 12 of them.
The 35-year-old's body, however, started troubling him
after he reached 60. Laxman was down on ground in pain before
the 52nd over due to a lower back problem, which required the
physio's assistance.
But the gritty batsman continued nonetheless with
Virender Sehwag as his runner.
He reached his century off 146 deliveries by striking
consecutive fours off Mendis in the 68th over.
Raina, on the other hand, rode his luck getting away with
some edges that flew over fielders to play his role in the
final outcome with a 45-ball 41, which included four
boundaries and a six.
The 23-year-old left-hander has created a selection
headache in the team by outperforming the injury-prone and
desperately out of form Yuvraj Singh.
Laxman remained unbeaten at the other end, facing 149
deliveries in all.
Sri Lankan bowlers paid the price for not being attacking
enough and though Randiv managed to pick up five wickets
conceding just 82 runs in his 29 overs, others, including the
much-feared pacer Lasith Malinga and Mendis, failed to provide
the breakthroughs. PTI
some distance to cover before getting to the target and there
was a bit of drama to come immediately after the break.
Tendulkar was dismissed when Randiv flighted one outside
the leg stump and the most capped test player, attempting a
sweep shot, ended up gloving one to wicket-keeper Prasanna
Jayawardene.
Tendulkar's contribution to the win ended at 54 which
came off 122 balls and included three fours.
But the ever-dependable Laxman ensured that his
illustrious partner's dismissal did not trigger the kind of
dreadful collapses that have cost India dearly in the past.
The stylish Hyderabadi scored freely and his fifty, which
came while Tendulkar was there at the other end, came off just
81 balls in the post-lunch session.
Joined by the in-form Raina, who scored a century on
debut in the drawn second Test, Laxman ensured that the
boundaries kept coming for India at regular intervals and he
alone collected 12 of them.
The 35-year-old's body, however, started troubling him
after he reached 60. Laxman was down on ground in pain before
the 52nd over due to a lower back problem, which required the
physio's assistance.
But the gritty batsman continued nonetheless with
Virender Sehwag as his runner.
He reached his century off 146 deliveries by striking
consecutive fours off Mendis in the 68th over.
Raina, on the other hand, rode his luck getting away with
some edges that flew over fielders to play his role in the
final outcome with a 45-ball 41, which included four
boundaries and a six.
The 23-year-old left-hander has created a selection
headache in the team by outperforming the injury-prone and
desperately out of form Yuvraj Singh.
Laxman remained unbeaten at the other end, facing 149
deliveries in all.
Sri Lankan bowlers paid the price for not being attacking
enough and though Randiv managed to pick up five wickets
conceding just 82 runs in his 29 overs, others, including the
much-feared pacer Lasith Malinga and Mendis, failed to provide
the breakthroughs. PTI
