Poor Batting Cost Us The Test - Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka's captain has admitted that poor batting order on the fourth day of the cost made his third and final Test against India P Sara Oval.

"On the fourth morning, I thought the first session, if we just tried to bat before lunch, the ball would become smoother, and we could have scored more runs. But unfortunately we have some bad stroke play," said Sangakkara. "We were a little too gently at times and hit the other innings, when the seven batsmen, except Thilan (Samaraweera) was probably the main reason that we go to two hundred and sixty seventh Otherwise, we were struck by the day and put the hard cast, and said today.

Laxman's Century Guides India To Victory

VVS Laxman's India led smoothly convincing five wicket victory over the three game series 1-1 on Day 5, the third and final test at P Sara Oval, Colombo, on Saturday.

Indian batsmen negotiated the terms of an excellent place on the last day of the trip to 258 for five in 68.3 overs pitch Spinners much help.

Laxman who are struggling with back injury, finished with a superb innings unbeaten 103 from 149 balls with 12 boundaries hit. He hit a runner for most of his innings, but his batting average against the Spinners was pretty magical when his influence wristy good pictures.

Suresh Raina and influence as he hit a solid 41 from 45 balls, ending the game with a huge six over long on style. The two batsmen shared 102 runs unbroken stand of 87 wicket in six balls for his team to take home.

Sachin Tendulkar, who fell to 18 short leg of a patient Randiv scored 54 before he was taken down legside Randiv off. The veteran, who three boundaries 122 balls, added 109 runs in 30 overs for the fifth wicket with Laxman to return to India to bring the race.

India Consolidates After Sehwag ton

India Virender Sehwag consolidates his position after 21 cracked century, when visitors came to 282 for four at lunch on the third day of the third and final Test here on Thursday.

Indian Trail 143 runs in the first six innings wicket intact after Sri Lanka were all out four hundred and twenty fifth
Restarting 180 for two, added to India 102 works from 29 overs in the morning session at the expense of two important wicket.

VVS Laxman was on 42 and 39 Suresh Raina recess with a shared 83-run unbroken stand for the fifth wicket.A reboot of the day at 97, finished the four-century-style Sehwag Lasithi Pacer Malinga before he fell after nine starts.

And the first five overs before the day, Sachin Tendulkar, 41, and from two key wicket of India lost in the first half-hour morning session.

Sehwag consumed 105 balls in his database of 109 with the help of 19 fours.

Sehwag Gives India Good Start

Virender Sehwag launched a positive flurry of boundaries to give India a good start for two days for the third and final test on Wednesday in Colombo P Sara Oval.

Sehwag went to 21 from as many balls with the help of five boundaries and Murali Vijay India reached 32 without loss to 10 after six overs.

Previously unbeaten century Thilan Samaraweera helped Sri Lanka 425 in 138 overs after a competitive first innings.

Samaraweera had missed a remarkable 137 innings, hitting 12 boundaries and six of 288 balls during his 370 minutes stay crease.

Ishant Sharma claimed two wickets to PACER is only about three innings and 72 completed the 23 overs.

Pragyan Ojha emerged as India's best bowlers claimed impressive figures of four 115 1946 overs, but had no chance of his spinning partner Amit Mishra, who took 42 overs for 140, the distance between them can offer a lot to help the slow bowlers.

Sachin Tendulkar Becomes Most Capped Player In Tests

Sachin Tendulkar had little chance of one day of the third Test against Sri Lanka's influence when he was the most capped player story.

Indian legend, 37is making his and sixty ninth appearance of a continuous record of the former Australian captain Steve Waugh.

After winning the toss and batting, Sri Lanka middle order guided them to 293-4 at the end of Colombo.

Kumar Sangakkara top-captain scored with a fine 75, while 65 had Thilan Samaraweera not out tree stumps.

Tendulkar has many records in addition to his brand new Test caps, including the most Test centuries (48) and for the most Test runs (13,742).

'Harbhajan Has Failed To Handle The Pressure'

As the star wheel Harbhajan Singh of India is continuing its glowing run, he has some advice from former India off-spinner Erapalli Prasanna, who believe that the enormous pressure from leading India's spin attack on its own has affected Harbhajan's technique.

"Harbhajan has choked under pressure. He would lead the bowling attack after (Anil) Kumble retires. But so far he has failed.

"He is bowling the wrong line - too wide off stump. He is not getting their basic rights. He needs counseling and some quality practice. BCCI should take steps to ensure that he does not disappear," Prasanna part of the famous spin quartet of the 60's and 70's, said as reported by The Indian Express.

Harbhajan has seen quite off-color in the ongoing Test series in Sri Lanka, picking up only a couple hatch in 87.5 overs at a disastrous average of 152 While his ineffectiveness has hurt India enormously in the absence of the injured Zaheer Khan, his colleagues Lanka has been far more successful.

Colombo Test Ends In Dreary Draw

As expected, the second series of experiments MicroMax stranded on the tie. Responses closed on Friday at 03:51, when both captains agreed to the closure of the complaint.

The final 65 runs after India, with a massive 707, posting his highest number in a strange country, Sri Lanka 129 for three of their innings when the match came the second Sinhalese Sports Club ground here.

Kumar Sangakkara was unbeaten captain, while 42 Thilan Samaraweera was on 10, if the stumps were removed. Man of match was evaluated Sangakkara. In Sri Lanka go 1-0 in the final test in the environment of P. Saravanamuttu Stadium 3rd August

The test started with us almost completely submissive to view more. Former Sri Lankan batsman to top Sidath Wettimuny Hindu said: "If the batsmen-friendly pitch, SSC is always at least a part of herbs used in the previous wicket. Although this is not to fight it. This led to a unilateral Bowling Tournament in less time.

The Muttiah Muralitharan Puzzle

Muttiah Muralitharan, cricket is like Marmite - it is either a charlatan or a cricket ball a good spin bowler who used the reluctance of authorities to punish a suspect action.

Off-spinner was the first - so most likely the last - Take 800 wickets in career after the cricketer Pragyan Ojha When Mahela Jayawardene caught slip of the first poles in front of the subject Where Galle opened last test appearance.

Unlike Don Bradman, who had undergone one applicant Eric hollies from his last appearance, when all he needed was a four-Test career batting average, runs on 100 1948, Muralitharan as the door to non-celebrities caught breaking the territory of India.

And like the great Don, who has a career average of 99.94 remains intact Muralitharan may improve results.

But his 19-year career was full of contradictions, as a result of his arm from a bent elbow deformity since birth. There is a balance that has resulted in some of his colleagues and observers labeled "bouncer" - a cricket alienated from the time - even though many scientific experiments, when his bowling action determined.

Muralitharan had turned seven times in three overs by Judge Darrell hair Boxing Day Test against Australia since 1995, the same question of his doosra - the delivery that looks like a normal off-spinner, but rotates in the opposite way - forced International Cricket Council to undertake some further studies to determine expand the scope of the arm is fixed.

But as a whole - from 132 in tests of 800 doors, 67 five-door hatch release, and the 22nd 10 Test again.

Oosthuizen Wins British Open

British Open Championship fairways as possible under the old course hard Sunday with a relentless progression of each side during March 1, Louis Oosthuizen three things: his behavior has not changed his swing speed and flexibility.

Out of South Africa 2010 Final Field British detonated, St Andrews, Scotland, by seven shots in the direction of the Old Course cruise.

Oosthuizen, 'Western Upper Seine (pronounced "or" Hu WUST Zen - that "?), The Sunday under a clock to 1-71 at 16 under par for the tournament, and a lead he never relinquished held the second round on Friday.

With the change of speed, Oosthuizen, 27 Mosul Bay, South Africa, a round of 71 and a seven-shot victory over Westwood sailed his first major championship victory for the former.


A humble man with a game merciless Oosthuizen of South Africa for the golfer to win a fourth British Open has become. The four-time winner Bobby Locke, Gary Player and the 2002 champion, three time winner Ernie Els in 1964 and joined the Saint's first major championship since Tony Lema Andrews golfer to make the site has become.

27 Tournament only once in his past eight majors to come has been disconnected.

Paul Casey was the best chance of catching Oosthuizen, and turn his house key to drought of 11 years at the end of Great Britain. Oosthuizen and the beginning of the opening round four shots back with a put option, Casey in a hole already had occasion to put pressure on the leaders.

Tiger Woods since its opening in 2000 with a record tying eight-stroke victory was the most dominant performance. Jungle finished three under par after shooting a final round 23 to equal -72. Oosthuizen and Casey played the ninth hole that when his tour is over. Oosthuizen has been impressed by Casey rejected the way - whose triple bogey at the 12th hole finally knocked out of contention.

"Woods has said he is constantly, Paul began to take all the pressure. "We go there and do a low shot from today do not need, just need to be around par."

Visit Oosthuizen who know him say the temptation to count the moat notable win should be combated with the golfers. Westwood, who shot 70 to finish second and Casey (75), Stenson (71) and Rory (68) McIlroy, eight shots back tied for third was Oosthuizen said the only time of emergence has been the case.

"Casey said no [Oosthuizen] was going to stop." He did not miss a shot today that I do not know if he missed all week .. It was great four days of golf. He avoided today. "

Hot weather and cool in the old course of the day at first, but the wind in the afternoon, although the threat of a suspension hour of play on Friday changed the level of force.

Woods later in the early rounds, was 12 shots back of Oosthuizen and two double bogeys and seven crashed four very small chance of returning Tiger finished. He finished the tournament 3 - under, good for a tie for 23rd.

Said Woods, I will not win them all. "I lost a lot more than I won."

World No. 2 Phil Mickelson, and the continuing conflict. Lefty carded 3 - over 75 in its final stages and finished tied for 48th place has one - for the tournament.

Bright's Grove, HAVE Mike Weir., Missed the cut the last two rounds to play and No.