Published>Fri, Aug 06 10 01:17 PM
The Sri Lankan batting collapse has livened up a match that was heading for a tame draw.
The hosts were reduced to a sorry 135 for 8 by the Indian bowlers.
Surprisingly, it was the spin of Virender Sehwag that caught the Lankans napping. He managed to grab three wickets in quick time to go with Pragyan Ojha's three wickets, ensuring thereby a chance for India to grab a win that at one time looked extremely unlikely and thus salvage some pride as the No. 1 ranked Test side.
Once the topline batsmen were sent packing Mishra stepped forward to power two wickets, thereby justifying his place in the Test side, after a performance that never rose to great heights throughout the tour.
The carnage was evident as four Lankan batsmen failed to get into double figures, while two failed to cross into the 20s.
The highest scorer for the Sri Lankans was Samaraweera with 33 and skipper Sangakarra with 28.
Sri Lanka were 143/8 at lunch on day 4
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