India beat Sri Lanka in third Test to level series
India defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets in the third and the final cricket Test and levelled the three-match series 1-1 here on Saturday at the P.Sara Oval.
Set a victory target of 257, India made 2
We have proved ourselves: Dhoni
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his team's five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka here on Saturday in the series-levelling third cricket Test has vindicated the bowlers, who had come in for much c
Sri Lanka 143/8 at lunch on day 4 against India
Sri Lanka were 143 for eight in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day of the third and final cricket Test against India here on Friday.
India on the backfoot, need 204 runs for victory
Jolted by three quick wickets, India were left with the tricky task of scoring 204 runs for victory on a fifth day track after allowing Sri Lanka to stage a remarkable recovery in the third and final Test, which seemed headed for a nail-biting finish on Friday.
Ojha, Mishra strikes to leave Lanka at 143/8 at lunch
Pragyan Ojha and Amit Mishra shared five wickets between them as India reduced Sri Lanka to 143 for eight in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day of the third and final cricket Test here on
English gear up to face under-pressure Pak
Aug. 5: England captain Andrew Strauss believes it’s just a matter of time before batsmen Kevin Pietersen and Alastair Cook are back in the runs again.
England go into the second of a four-Test serie
Sehwag does the star turn
Aug. 5: If India are seeing a glimmer of hope in the third Test, it is only thanks to some resolute batting from tail-enders Abhimanyu Mithun and Amit Mishra.
Coming together when the pendulum was d
Tail wags as India surge ahead
Aug. 5: It was left to tail-enders Abhimanyu Mithun — whose batting skills are improving visibly — and Amit Mishra to save India’s blushes and even push the visitors to a slender 11-run lead on the th
India fight for runs in final Sri Lanka Test
Sri Lanka gained the edge in the third and final cricket Test against India after the tourists lost two vital wickets in the morning session of the third day’s play on Thursday.