In the last day of the 3rd test match India needs 204 runs to win with seven wickets remaining. At the end of the 4th days play India were 53 for 3. Sachin Tendulkar batting on 11 runs. India 436 and 53 for 3 (Vijay 27, Randiv 3-20) need another 204 to beat Sri Lanka 425 and 267 (Samaraweera 83, Mendis 78)
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The teams are as follows
India : 1 M Vijay, 2 Virender Sehwag, 3 Rahul Dravid, 4 Sachin Tendulkar, 5 VVS Laxman, 6 Yuvraj Singh, 7 MS Dhoni (capt and wk), 8 Ishant Sharma, 9 Abhimanyu Mithun, 10 and 11 Harbhajan Singh/Pragyan Ojha/Amit Mishra/ Munaf Patel.
Sri Lanka : 1 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 2 Tharanga Paranavitana, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (capt), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Thilan Samaraweera, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Prasanna Jayawardene (wk), 8 Suraj Randiv/Rangana Herath, 9 Ajantha Mendis, 10 Lasith Malinga, 11 Chanaka Welegedara/ Dammika Prasad/Dilhara Fernando.
Cricinfo writes “On another day of fluctuating fortunes, Sri Lanka gained a decisive advantage to leave India facing a stiff task in their attempt to level the series.”
“After losing six wickets in a dramatic first session, Sri Lanka rebuilt in the second, thanks to Thilan Samaraweera and Ajantha Mendis, and set a challenging target on a crumbling pitch. Suraj Randiv carried on the job in the final session with three breakthroughs, including Virender Sehwag, to complete the turnaround..”
PART 1
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