Sangakkara runs out of luck

The moment the P Sara crowd had been waiting for. Kumar Sangakkara was striding out to bat in his final Test. Over 12000 runs, 11 double-centuries and an average close to 60. Definitely guard-of-honour material.

His innings wasn't the most fluent though, and on 24, Sangakkara edged a cut shot to slip. It traveled quickly, and was at an awkward height to snap up. Even for world-record holder Ajinkya Rahane

As tough a chance as it had been, Sangakkara is not someone you drop. But the Indians needn't have worried, as eight runs later another opportunity arrived and Rahane was more than up for it

The ball was a beaut. The noise was clear. But umpire Rod Tucker ruled there was no edge and Wriddhiman Saha survived. If Dhammika Prasad was disappointed, he would not have felt much better after seeing the replay. The outswinger had opened the batsman up, kissed the off stump, but did not disturb the bails

Stuart Binny has been through three Tests without a wicket. At the P Sara, he was given the responsibility of being India's fifth bowler and he did most things right. Well, except picking up a wicket

They might not have watched their hero score a hundred, but he has made 38 of them before. ESPNcricinfo asked the fans on the first day in Colombo about their favourite Sangakkara knock