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1st Test, India v Sri Lanka, Statistical Highlights

1st Test, India v Sri Lanka, Statistical Highlights

It was the 1555th Test match in cricket history

20-Aug-2001•Rajneesh Gupta

Sri Lanka go one-up in series with thumping 10-wicket win

Sri Lanka go one-up in series with thumping 10-wicket win

This morning, the sturdy ramparts of the Galle Fort were bedecked with red flags in preparation for a radical political rally this evening

17-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

Sangakkara: It feels good to get back in form

Sangakkara: It feels good to get back in form

Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper batsman, Kumar Sangakkara who made an unbeaten 105 and helped his side consolidate their position in the first Test Match against India at the Galle International Stadium was delighted with his maiden hundred today, "It feels

16-Aug-2001•Rex Clementine

India on verge of defeat after a dramatic third day

India on verge of defeat after a dramatic third day

A maiden Test century from Kumar Sangakkara and a dramatic second innings collapse by the India's top order in the evening left Sri Lanka on the verge of an emphatic victory in the first Test at the Galle International Stadium on Thursday

16-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka dominate second day of Galle Test

Sri Lanka dominate second day of Galle Test

Not even in their wildest dreams could Sri Lanka have hoped for a better day in the second Test than the one they had in Galle today, where they brushed aside the India lower order inside the first hour and then stroked themselves confidently into a

15-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

India squander away good start

India squander away good start

They say you should never judge a book by its cover

14-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

Jayasuriya's pat for Indian openers

Jayasuriya's pat for Indian openers

"I am happy about the way things went for us

14-Aug-2001•Rex Clementine

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