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Turning Points
Butter fingers, and Sehwag's woes
Aug 12, 2008: Sidharth Monga looks back at the turning points of the series
Sidharth Monga
Sri Lanka - Marks out of ten
Aug 12, 2008: Cricinfo runs the rule over Sri Lanka's contributors to the 2-1 success
Jamie Alter
India-Marks out of ten
Openers emerge as the bright spot
Aug 12, 2008: Cricinfo runs the rule over India after they lost the Test series in Sri Lanka
Jamie Alter
Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Test, PSS, Colombo, 4th day
India's cracks were everywhere
Aug 11, 2008: The defeat ultimately came down to a batting line-up that couldn't pull its weight
Dileep Premachandran in Colombo
Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Test, PSS, Colombo, 3rd day
Aug 10, 2008: India's close-in fielders repeatedly reacted too late or too early, flat-footed rookies and veterans tripped over balls and failed to reach down in time while Sri Lanka's have been disciplined, sharp and athletic
Jamie Alter in Colombo
Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Test, PSS, Colombo, 1st day
Aug 8, 2008: Dammika Prasad justified Sri Lanka's decision to hand him a debut by taking three big wickets - Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar - in the first session
Jamie Alter in Colombo
Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Test, PSS, Colombo, 1st day
Aug 8, 2008: After the Indian middle order's latest fiasco in Sri Lanka, many will wonder just how many grains of sand are left in the upper half of the timer
Dileep Premachandran in Colombo
Virat Kohli
Aug 7, 2008: Virat Kohli admits it was just the timing and not the call-up that caught him unawares. He was one of the top scorers in Australia during the recent Emerging Players tournament, one that Dilip Vengsarkar, the chairman of selectors, was observing keenly
Nagraj Gollapudi
Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Test, PSS, Colombo
Aug 7, 2008: Both teams go into this match determined to win, but for India, with all the talk of becoming No. 1, this Test could prove definitive
Jamie Alter in Colombo
Aug 7, 2008: The P Saravanamuttu Stadium has hosted Bradman's Invicibles, and was the setting for a local renaissance
Dileep Premachandran
Aug 6, 2008: Sri Lanka were less than optimal at Galle, failing to build partnerships in particular, but all's not lost yet
Kumar Sangakkara
Sri Lanka v India, 2nd Test, Galle
Aug 4, 2008: Sri Lanka's opening batsmen failed to provide starts in three innings and their new-ball bowlers could not prevent Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir from rapidly building a platform
Jamie Alter in Galle
Aug 4, 2008: The review system needed to be tried, but there are plenty of questions still unanswered and kinks to be worked out
Sambit Bal
Sri Lanka v India, 2nd Test, Galle, 4th day
Aug 3, 2008: Nothing summarised India's spirit more than Ishant Sharma, to some an unlikely hero in India's 170-run, series-leveling win against Sri Lanka in Galle
Jamie Alter in Galle
Sri Lanka v India, 2nd Test, Galle, 4th day
India haul themselves from the precipice
Aug 3, 2008: India once again look like world-beaters, riding on a wave of momentum created by sensational batting from Virender Sehwag, canny bowling from Harbhajan Singh and a devastating new-ball burst from Ishant Sharma
Dileep Premachandran in Galle
Sri Lanka v India, 2nd Test, Galle, 3rd day
Gambhir proves Test credentials
Aug 2, 2008: On this tour Gambhir has been India's most consistent batsman and key to that has been tackling Murali and Ajantha Mendis
Jamie Alter in Galle
Sri Lanka v India, 2nd Test, Galle, 3rd day
Dravid dismissal adds familiar twist
Aug 2, 2008: Such has been the vicissitudes of this is Test that the third day would have been a letdown without a last-minute twist
Sambit Bal in Galle
Sri Lanka v India, 2nd Test, Galle, 2nd day
Aug 1, 2008: Ajantha Mendis and Harbhajan Singh came into this match with varying levels of pressure on their backs, but a t the end of a gripping second day's play, both outbowled their illustrious partners
Jamie Alter in Galle
Sri Lanka v India, 2nd Test, Galle, 2nd day
Sublime Sehwag on a different plane
Aug 1, 2008: On a day dominated by two spinners, Mendis and Harbhajan, Sehwag batted on a different plane to keep India in the match
Sambit Bal in Galle
Plays of the day
Aug 1, 2008: Plays of the day for the second day of the Galle Test between Sri Lanka and India
Jamie Alter in Galle
