Early blow to India....

As the rain spoiled second day of the first test Srilanka was in a hurry to score a huge total .Also they did that one in a more splendid way.Even though they lost yesterday's hero Paranivitana and then Samaraweera too without scoring in the early morning itself,rest of the batsmen done their job well and was able score in a faster manner.But then Jayawardane(48) Angelo Mathews(41) moved their score to 344/6.Then the eighth and ninth batsmen Hareth(80*) and Malinga(64) had very good and energetic partnership which boosted their score to 580/8 and declared their innings at that score.Avery promising total that never let this test to go away from their hands.Both Ishant and Mithun bowled well and could capture 3 and 4 wickets respectively.It was very nice to see Ishant Sharma taking wickets even though he was not uppto the mark.But it was warning to the opppnents that he can be more dangerous in the coming days.
In return India lost Gambhir in the early part of the innings itself.When Gambhir was at just two runs he was trapped in the crease with good swinger which took a shap swing in to the pads of Indian opener.Now Sehwag(29*) and Dravid(13*) is playing without any furry even though they showed some in the beginning.Now India is at 50/1 in 9 overs.We can Hope thatI nda will not lose more wickets till the stumps.....

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