Harbhajan reins Lanka in

Aug 01, 2008

India began the day at 214 for 4 and Virender Sehwag carried on, scoring at over a run-a-ball•AFP

VVS Laxman scored 39 in an exact stand of 100 with Sehwag•AFP

Ajantha Mendis chipped away at the wickets •AFP

Sehwag reached his fifth Test double-hundred, carried his bat and scored 201, contributing in no small way to India's 329•AFP

Warnapura and Kumar Sangakkara raced to 126 for 1 by tea•AFP

... before Harbhajan broke the partnership and dismissed the two batsmen in consecutive overs•AFP

He raced along to his 150 •AFP

India however couldn't build on from that partnership. Muttiah Muralitharan appealed for a stumping against Anil Kumble•AFP

Harbhajan Singh played down the wrong line to Mendis and lost his off stump•AFP

India tasted early success when Zaheer Khan nailed Michael Vandort in the first over of innings after lunch•AFP

Sangakkara reached his fifty off 63 balls•AFP

Harbhajan ended the day with 4 for 71 as Sri Lanka trailed Indias first innings by 114 runs, with five wickets in hand•AFP

Kumble had to walk back for 4•AFP

Mendis picked up his maiden Test five-wicket haul. He finished with 6 for 117•AFP

But Malinda Warnapura batted on to whittle down India's lead•AFP

The two added 133 together ...•AFP