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Fight Back After Welagedara Heroics En by a Delivery That Nipped Back and the Batsman Was Ruled Leg Before Wicket After a Long Hard Look by Umpire Tony Hill

Fight Back After Welagedara Heroics En by a Delivery That Nipped Back and the Batsman Was Ruled Leg Before Wicket After a Long Hard Look by Umpire Tony Hill

Tuesday 17th November, 2009 Dravid, Dhoni fight back after Welagedara heroics en by a that nipped back and the batsman was ruled leg before after a long hard look by umpire Tony Hill. Then he gave the Indian spectators a heart-break with the wicket of Tendulkar, who is celebrating 20 years as Rex Clementine reporting an international cricketer. Tendulkar walked in to a standing ovation and from crashed the first ball he faced for four effortlessly making the crowds go Former world number one Rahul berserk. However, two balls later he Dravid proved that even at the age of 36 was through the gate leav- that he has not lost any flair when he res- ing the Indian supporters cued from a precarious 32 for four stunned. and helped them to reach a commanding With the second choice fast 385 for six at stumps on the first day of the bowler enjoying a good outing, first Test of the three match series Dammika Prasad, who replaced against here at the Sardar Patel joined the fun Stadium in Ahmedabad. picking up V.V.S. Laxman in the very Dravid was unbeaten on 177 and next over when the batsman pushed at a denied Sri Lanka the upper hand after left delivery without moving his feet and got a arm seamer Chanaka Welagedara ran thin edge onto his stumps. through some big names of Indian earlier in the day. Dravid, who walked in at 14 for one, Scoreboard saw , and V.V.S. Laxman departing in quick suc- India 1st Innings cession and together with Yuvraj G. Gambhir b Welagedara 01 V. Sehwag lbw b Welagedara 16 took India through to lunch without los- Prasanna and first Mahela. ing further . While completing his second Test hun- R. Dravid 177 Sri Lanka had complete control in the dred Dhoni reached 2000 runs in Tests. S. Tendulkar b Welagedara 04 first session after being put on the field He fell for 110 when Prasanna V.V.S. Laxman b Prasad 00 and India wrested back the initiative los- Jayawardene snapped up a catch off the ct Dilshan b M’tharan 68 ing just the wicket of Yuvraj in the after- of Dammika Prasad off the sec- M.S. Dhoni ct P. J’wardene b Prasad 110 noon session. ond new ball. not out 02 Yuvraj was dismissed for 68 before tea Despite the early collapse, India ended Extras: (b 2, lb 2, nb 2, w 1) 07 and Dravid then added 224 runs for the up with 385 for six scoring at 4.22 runs an Total: for six wickets 385 sixth wicket with M.S. Dhoni. over and missed the most runs scored by Overs: 90 The former Indian with his an Indian team on a day by just one . To bat: , and classical took away the excellent It was Welagedara who put Sri Lanka . work done by Sri Lanka’s rookie new ball on top with his pace and movement pick- Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-27, 3-31, 4-32, 5- bowlers Chanaka Welagedara and ing up three wickets. The moisture earlier 157, 6-381. Dammika Prasad. on in the day worked perfectly for the Bowling: Welagedara 17-3-75-3 (1 w), In the process Dravid completed 11,000 lanky seamer, but as the day progressed Prasad 18-1-90-2 (1nb), Mathews 12-1-50- Test runs and was involved in his 77th the track eased out and the Sri Lankans 0, Muralitharan 23-3-90-1 (1nb), Herath 19- hundred run , a World Record. weren’t able to penetrate. 1-73-0, Dilshan 1-0-3-0. He remained unbeaten on 98 at tea and Told five minutes before the toss that reached his 27th Test hundred and the he was in the playing eleven as Thilina Sri Lanka: Tharanga Paranavithana, second against Sri Lanka. Dravid has had Thushara was complaining of a shoulder Tillekeratne Dilshan, a knack of posting big hundreds and once pain, Welagedara along with Prasad (Captain), , Thilan again he batted on and at stumps required reduced India to 32 for four before the Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Prasanna another 23 runs to complete his sixth dou- hosts fought back. The 28-year-old picked Jayawardene (wicketkeeper), Dammika ble hundred. up the wicket of in his Prasad, , Chanaka While Dravid was total elegance, the second over when the batsman dragged Welagedara and . Chanaka Welegedara was in top form during Indian captain adopted a workmanlike one onto the stumps. Then he stuck twice Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) and Darrel Harper the first hour, India v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, approach. He had a lucky escape on 61 in his fourth over removing Virender reacts after scoring a century. (Aus) when an edge off Dammika Prasad flew Ahmedabad, 1st day, November 16, 2009. Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar in the (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Match Referee : (NZ) pass the two Jayawardenes - wicketkeeper space of four deliveries. Sehwag was beat- Welagedara praises Mercantile Bens clinch Under-19 Lillee after Test success Tennis from football title Rex Clementine reporting Dec. 5 St. Benedict’s College scored a two-nil day. wasn’t initially picked I was pre- victory over Zahira College to clinch the Nisankara Madushanka and Harshana by Revata S. Silva from Ahmedabad pared for it when the call came my Milo sponsored Sri Lanka Schools Under- Thushare scored a goal each for Bens way and I am thrilled at the way I 19 Division I Football Tournament title in while their goal keeper Rumesh Shalinda The only annual tennis tournament for Left-arm seamer Chanaka bowled,” he added. the final played at CR & FC ground yester- did a fine job to starve Zahira of any goals. the local commercial sector, the Mercantile Welagedara, a last minute inclusion After being in a precarious posi- Tennis Tournament, will get underway on in the line up for the first Test tion, India fought back through Dec. 5, at the Sri Lanka Tennis Association against India here in Ahmedabad Rahul Dravid and M.S. Dhoni both of (SLTA) hard courts in Colombo. The tour- stunned the hosts with a three wick- whom hit hundreds. “This is Test nament will go on for two weeks and will et spell in the morning with the new cricket and you need to have end on Dec. 18. ball including the wicket of star patience. Once the wicket gets settled Entries for this year’s Mercantile batsman Sachin Tendulkar. it wasn’t easy. But we kept fighting Tennis Tournament will close on Dec. 1 and The 28-year-old playing his first and we’ll see how it goes tomorrow,” the draw is scheduled to be held on Dec 4, Test in two years revealed that work- he added. under the supervision of the Tournament ing with former Australian fast “I respect all batsmen and I was Referee Avantha Suranimala. The entry fee bowling great at the getting some assistance from the per player per event is Rs.1,000. MRF Pace Academy in Madras track earlier on. I really enjoyed dis- The organisers, the SLTA, announced helped him to iron out a vital techni- missing Sachin as his was a big last week that players who have participat- cal flaw. wicket.” ed in the top two divisions in both All- “I had problems running on the Meanwhile the Sri Lankan man- island Inter-club Singles and Doubles danger area and didn’t get a chance agement said yesterday that it was a Tournaments this year can play only in since my first Test. Then I was sent tough decision to leave Ajantha Division I of the forthcoming Mercantile to the MRF Pace Academy where Mendis out from the playing eleven. Tournament. Dennis Lillee worked on a few tech- Mendis caused plenty of problems to Those who have played in a lower divi- nical aspects to overcome the prob- the Indians in the last Test series sion in the two Inter-club tourneys can play lem and I am glad that I have stopped between the countries when he only in Division II of the Mercantile doing that,” said Welagedara who picked up a World Record 26 wickets. Tournament while the entrants who have was named in the side just before the However, his recent form has been not taken part in any of the inter-club tour- toss as Thilan Thushara was experi- sloppy while Herath has done excep- naments this year will be eligible to com- encing pain on the shoulder. tionally well. In his last four Tests, pete in the Mercantile Tournament’s lowest Thushara, also a left-arm seamer Herath has picked up 23 wickets division, Division III. had collided with reserve wicket- while Mendis has managed just eight The following events will be worked keeper Kaushal Silva while training scalps. off at this year’s Mercantile Tennis the day before the game and was “It was a very hard decision to Tournament: experiencing pain on the shoulder leave Ajantha out. We had to decide Men’s Singles and Doubles and the team management decided between three quality spinners as Women’s Singles and Doubles not to take a risk. only two spinners could fit in the Mixed Doubles “I heard just before the toss that I playing eleven. It was not a very easy Men’s Senior’s Singles and Doubles for Nisankara Madushanka (green) who scored one of the goals for Bens is controlling was going to play as Thilan decision,” Brendon Kuruppu, the Over-35, 45 and 55 age groups. the ball in the Sri Lanka Schools Under-19 Division I Football final against Zahira Thushara was unwell. Although I team manager said. played at CR & FC ground yesterday. (Pic by Dimuthu Premaratne)

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