India -v- Sri Lanka

[Seatherny]

A 3 test match series. First one was a draw, second India won comfortably by an innings and 144 runs. Third one is currently on.

Sri Lanka 393 (94.4 overs)
India 443/1 (79.0 ov)
India lead by 50 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
(At the end of day 2)

Virender Sehwag scored 284 off just 239 (not out). If India win this match, they will become the number 1 team in Test Cricket.

Bulletin for day 2: http://www.cricinfo.com/indvsl2009/content/current/story/437873.html

[Tash.]

Man I hate Sehwag, he has one of those faces which you take an instant dislike to. Bit roly poly looking.

[Seatherny]

Man I hate Sehwag, he has one of those faces which you take an instant dislike to. Bit roly poly looking.

Haha, what if it was Dhoni? :P Would you then be practicing what you saw on Fiver?

[Tash.]

Haha, what if it was Dhoni? :P Would you then be practicing what you saw on Fiver?

Dhoni is on a whole other level of fitness with that smile, and I have no idea what you're referring to with the fiver comment :eusa_whis

[Seatherny]

Dhoni is on a whole other level of fitness with that smile, and I have no idea what you're referring to with the fiver comment :eusa_whis

I am sure you do :eusa_danc Lemme see it too. Your next laptop will have a built in web cam so Heidi cant chew it.

[Andeeh]

i watch a bit of this before school :) i said previously its sad to not see so many supporters watching Test Cricket. I must say it improved by the looks of it in this test :).
How big was 1st wicket partnership i had to leave when it got past 150

[Seatherny]

221 runs partnership :)

[Seatherny]

Sri Lanka 393 & 11/0 (3.0 ov)
India 726/9d
Sri Lanka trail by 322 runs with 10 wickets remaining

[CJW93]

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Sri Lanka 393 & 274/6 (93.0 ov)
India 726/9d

Sri Lanka trail by 59 runs with 4 wickets remaining

[Seatherny]

India won by an inns and 24 runs and are number 1 in ICC Test Rankings for the first time.

[Andeeh]

when the tours being played in Sri Lanka am i right in saying that there is going to be no Tests? seems absouloutely ridiculous if i have understood it right

[Seatherny]

India isnt touring Sri Lanka in the near future (not on the fixtures anyway). India was meant to have a Test Series against South Africa in a few months time but thats been cancelled for whatever reason. That is a big shame for India as that means their chances of cemeting their position as number 1 is gone, and they wont be number 1 for long. India currently wont be playing a Test match for 10 months. BCCI need to start respecting test matches. But the problem is, in India, people don't like test matches that much (either India win or loose). They prefer ODI's and T20's.

[Andeeh]

India isnt touring Sri Lanka in the near future (not on the fixtures anyway). India was meant to have a Test Series against South Africa in a few months time but thats been cancelled for whatever reason. That is a big shame for India as that means their chances of cemeting their position as number 1 is gone, and they wont be number 1 for long. India currently wont be playing a Test match for 10 months. BCCI need to start respecting test matches. But the problem is, in India, people don't like test matches that much (either India win or loose). They prefer ODI's and T20's.
Ah i get'cha. It seems ridiculous to not have the two best test sides battle it out

[Seatherny]

I wish BCCI would make India play more tests. Oh well. India -v- Sri Lanka T20 tomorrow at midday.

[StefanWolves]

I like how you were slating Tests before, and now that India are good at them you are loving them now. :rolleyes:

[Andeeh]

India getting whacked all over the park hahaha well over 200 :) 19 so far in final over 1 ball to go

[Seatherny]

India getting whacked all over the park hahaha well over 200 :) 19 so far in final over 1 ball to go

I know "/ terrible fielding.

I still dont have tests as my favourite Wovles. Before last month, I didnt have sky sports so only ever saw tests on cricinfo. And I still wouldnt sit and watch test matches as its boring watching.

[Andeeh]

ah India having a cracking go at it especially sehwag gonna be close i think :)

[Seatherny]

Looks like India has lost :P
Started off well but lost too many wickets.

[Seatherny]

The poor fielding cost India the match last time. So many easy catches missed!

Lets hope they can improve on their fielding today and win this game to draw the series.

[Seatherny]

OH MY GOD! The bloody fielding is terrible! 6 dropped catches!!!! 5 EASY ones too :|

They should not get a match fee for this. Bloody idiots.

[Mint]

I wish India the best of luck.

[Seatherny]

Highest ever run chanse in a T20 International. Good batting by both sides but poor fielding.

[Andeeh]

ah dammit missed it :( sounded good game from bbc sport yuvraj seemed to play terrific :)

[Seatherny]

60 runs. Bloody awesome. And Sehwag's 64. Fielding was ashaming but they made up for it with the batting.

[StefanWolves]

60 runs. Bloody awesome. And Sehwag's 64. Fielding was ashaming but they made up for it with the batting.
Off topic: UKIP are not racist. The BNP are the extreme racists that I believe you are getting confused with.

On topic: India's catching was pathetic.

[Seatherny]

Wolves, click the link in my signature. Anyway thats just my opinion.

Anyway yep it was. Shameful and they better improve it quick or they will lose the next 5 ODI's. The idiotic BCCI fired the two fielding coach in October who were doing awesome.

Sri Lanka also need to improve their fielding as it cost them the match.

[Seatherny]

India 414/7 (50.0 ov)

Could have been higher but they didnt score as much between 37-43 (approx) overs.

This is an ODI.

[Seatherny]

Two dropped catches and they are hurting India big time. India didnt maximise their batting powerplay and that will cost them this match. Excellent batting by the Sri Lankans.

[Seatherny]

Sri Lanka require another 32 runs with 5 wickets and 31 balls remaining

They should win easily now. Well done to them as most teams would have given up at the start. Dilshan batted very well. Its a shame India couldn't get him out and dropped his catch very early on, that changed the whole dynamics of the match.

[Seatherny]

India win by 3 runs. Wow what a match. I couldn't bare to watch the last 10 overs, thats how tense it was. Amazing, just amazing. India lost to Australia by something like 2-4 runs earlier this year so I know how Sri Lanka feel and its terrible, to come so close and lose it at the end. They were brilliant, especially Dilshan.

Just goes to show that no score is a safe score now a days.

[Bun]

wow crazy, i was watching SSN this morning before college and was like woah at the india score. then i saw sri lanka got to 80-0 or something like that and i was like ooooo. would have been entertaining to watch.

[Seatherny]

Very entertaining. Loved the game. Cant wait to see the next 4 games.

[Tash.]

I really wanted to watch this but I had to go to work :( Glad I didnt now like, wanted SL to win.

[Seatherny]

I really wanted to watch this but I had to go to work :( Glad I didnt now like, wanted SL to win.

Just cos I support India :@ :rolleyes: :$ :@ :rolleyes: :$ :@ :rolleyes: :$

[Andeeh]

ah i would have loved to see this saw that india beat their previous highest ODI by one haha such a close game ;)

[Seatherny]

Goes to show that every boundary counts in the end and fielders should try their best to stop them all.

[Seatherny]

Sri Lanka beat India by 3 wickets with 5 balls remaining. India got off to a poor start and that cost them the match. Next match is on Sunday.

[Seatherny]

India won by 7 wickets. SL started off well but collapsed at the end - 239 all out in 44.2 overs.

[Seatherny]

Dhoni wont be playing and Yuvraj has a injury. Great :rolleyes:.

[Seatherny]

India got off to a poor start with 24-2 but with a 224 run partnership between Gambhir (150 not out) and Kohli (107), India won by 7 wickets and have won the series with one match to go.