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India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test at Ahmedabad, , Dec 18 2005 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
3rd Test, Ahmedabad, December 18 - 22, 2005, Sri Lanka tour of India
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398 & 316/9d
(T:509) 206 & 249

India won by 259 runs

Player Of The Match
7/62, 40* & 3/79
harbhajan-singh
Player Of The Series
67 runs • 20 wkts
anil-kumble
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India win by 259 runs and this now is India s biggest victory against Sri Lanka, in terms of runs!

92.3
W
Kumble to Bandara, OUT

Kumble to Bandara, OUT (Caught) - all over! done and dusted in under 30 minutes! genuine leg-break, close to the off stump line, Bandara pushes forward to defend and the ball goes off the outside edge, Sehwag at first slip dives across to his right and takes a good catch, Kumble adds another 5-for to his name!

Malinga Bandara c Sehwag b Kumble 11 (21b 1x4 0x6 24m) SR: 52.38
92.2
Kumble to Bandara, no run

Kumble to Bandara - bit too full, driven straight to the man at mid-off

92.1
Kumble to Bandara, no run

Kumble to Bandara, line and length, Bandara keeps it out, no runs

end of over 921 run
SL: 249/9CRR: 2.70 
Lasith Malinga0 (4b)
Malinga Bandara11 (18b 1x4)
Harbhajan Singh 31-7-79-3
Anil Kumble 34-9-89-4
91.6
Harbhajan to Malinga, no run

Harbhajan Singh to Malinga - and again, beaten by the off-spinner, ball zips past the outside edge

91.5
Harbhajan to Malinga, no run

Harbhajan Singh to Malinga - straighter delivery on the stumps, defended with a straight bat

91.4
Harbhajan to Malinga, no run

Harbhajan Singh to Malinga - well bowled off-break and Malinga is beaten outside the off stump

91.3
1
Harbhajan to Bandara, 1 run

Harbhajan Singh to Bandara - short and wide outside the off stump, cut away off the back-foot to the cover region, easy single brings Malinga to the fore

91.2
Harbhajan to Bandara, no run

Harbhajan Singh to Bandara - closer to the off stump line, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off

91.1
Harbhajan to Bandara, no run

Harbhajan Singh to Bandara - turning in sharply from wide outside the off stump, defended on the back-foot

end of over 913 runs
SL: 248/9CRR: 2.72 
Lasith Malinga0 (1b)
Malinga Bandara10 (15b 1x4)
Anil Kumble 34-9-89-4
Harbhajan Singh 30-7-78-3
90.6
Kumble to Malinga, no run

Kumble to Malinga - defended outside the off stump, last ball safely negotiated

90.5
1
Kumble to Bandara, 1 run

Kumble to Bandara - driven off the back-foot, this time gets it well wide of Yuvraj at covers and they cross over

90.4
Kumble to Bandara, no run

Kumble to Bandara, pushed away just wide of the cover fielder

90.3
Kumble to Bandara, no run

Kumble to Bandara, pitched close to the off stump line and turning away, defended stretching well forward

90.2
2
Kumble to Bandara, 2 runs

Kumble to Bandara, swept away against the turn, makes good contact and the ball races away to deep square leg

90.1
Kumble to Bandara, no run

Kumble to Bandara, length ball, Bandara defends it, no runs

end of over 907 runs • 1 wicket
SL: 245/9CRR: 2.72 
Malinga Bandara7 (10b 1x4)
Harbhajan Singh 30-7-78-3
Anil Kumble 33-9-86-4
89.6
W
Harbhajan to Murali, OUT

Harbhajan Singh to Muralitharan, OUT (Bowled) - another one bites the dust! tossed up and turning in, Murali goes down on one knee and swings across but misses the target by miles, ball clips the pad and crashes into the stumps, wicket number 10 for Harbhajan singh - India need just one more to wrap this up

Muthiah Muralidaran b Harbhajan Singh 3 (10b 0x4 0x6 9m) SR: 30
89.5
1
Harbhajan to Bandara, 1 run

Harbhajan Singh to Bandara, good line and length, Bandara sweeps to deep square leg

89.4
4
Harbhajan to Bandara, FOUR runs

Harbhajan Singh to Bandara - fraction short, turning in from outside the off stump, Bandara rocks back and flat bats it straight down the track to the long-on fence

89.3
2
Harbhajan to Bandara, 2 runs

Harbhajan Singh to Bandara - swept away with the spin to the fine leg region, Yuvraj in the deep mis-fields and Bandara gets enough time to come back for the second

89.2
Harbhajan to Bandara, no run

Harbhajan Singh to Bandara - turning in from wide outside the off stump, defended on the front-foot

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