Wednesday 17th November, 2010

Scoreboard Opener smashes record individual score against New Zealand - India New Zealand 1st Innings: 350 India 1st Innings: 472 New Zealand 2nd Innings: (Overnight 237-4) second Test drawn T. M’tosh c sub (Pujara) b Ojha 49 B. McCullum c Raina b S’santh 225 pace and spin attacks with confi- BY C. RAJSHEKHAR RAO M. Guptill c Dhoni b Ojha 18 dence during a maiden double- R. Taylor b Sreesanth 7 ton. The flamboyant 29-year-old HYDERABAD, India (AP) - J. Ryder c Dhoni b Raina 20 Mendis ends Brendon McCullum completed a batsman struck 22 fours and K. Williamson lbw b Harbhajan 69 stylish double-century Tuesday to four sixes during his nine-hour D. Vettori c Dravid b Raina 23 help New Zealand draw the sec- stay at the , during which G. Hopkins not out 11 ond Test against India, leaving he faced 308 deliveries. He got to T. Southee b Sreesanth 11 the series locked at 0-0 going into the 200-run mark with a prede- B. Arnel not out 1 the final Test. termined scoop to fine-leg off Extras: (4b, 3lb, 5nb, 2w) 14 McCullum's career-best 225 part-time spinner Suresh Raina. Gayle storm TOTAL: (for 8 wkts decl) 448 helped set an improbable 327-run He was not afraid to even Overs: 135 REX CLEMENTINE target for India in the final ses- jump out to the pace bowlers, Fall of : 1-125, 2-174, 3- reporting from Galle sion as the Kiwis declared at their although that led to his down- 187, 4-221, 5-345, 6 396, 7-431, 8- tea score of 448-8. fall. After advancing to hit pace 447. Virender Sehwag (54) and bowler Shantakumaran : Khan 7.3-1-21-0, hris Gayle smashed Gautam Gambhir (14) were the Sreesanth for a four through the Sreesanth 27-5-121-3 (4nb, 2w), Test ’s 11th high- not out batsmen as India reached mid-off region earlier in the Ojha 47.3-14-137-2, Singh 38-3-117- Cest score and the top 68-0 in its second innings when over, he tried to attack him once 1 (1nb), Tendulkar 2-0-7-0, Raina 13- score against Sri Lanka when stumps were called. again, only to scoop up a slower 2-38-2. he piled up a massive 333 as New Zealand started the final to Raina at mid-on. India 2nd innings: the West Indies posted a mam- day only 115 runs ahead with six McCullum improved upon G. Gambhir not out 14 moth 580 for nine declared on wickets in hand, giving India his previous highest score of V. Sehwag not out 54 the second day of the first hope of pushing for victory if it 185 against Bangladesh at TOTAL: (for no loss) 68 Test Match here at the Galle could take early wickets. Hamilton earlier this year. Overs: 17 International Stadium yester- But a resolute McCullum He was involved in a 124-run Bowling: Southee 4-0-11-0, Arnel 5- day. denied the top-ranked Indians, 1-11-0, Guptill 5-0-33-0, Taylor 3-0- stand for the fifth wicket with The Jamaican became only who will go into the final Test in 13-0. Kane Williamson which saw the the fourth player in the histo- Nagpur desperate for a win to Umpires: , Australia, Black Caps through the crucial ry of the game, after Sir Don avoid being held to a tied home and , Sri Lanka. opening session with ease as Bradman, Brian Lara and series by their eighth-ranked India's bowlers failed to threaten TV : Amiesh Saheba, India. Virender Sehwag, to score two opponents. on a perfect batting strip. Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle, triple hundreds. Yesterday’s McCullum justified being pro- Williamson, who struck a centu- Sri Lanka. was his career best in Tests, moted as opener for the first time ry on debut in the first Test at Toss: New Zealand. in his Test career during this Ahmedabad, scored 69 off 146 Result: Match drawn. improving on his 317 against series, measuring up to both the delivers with nine fours. Series: 0-0. South Africa in Antigua in 2005. His was also the 7th triple hundred scored by a West Indian, but the first away from home improving on Viv Richards’ 291 at The Oval in 1976 against England. Sri Lanka’s bowlers were at the receiving end on day- one as Gayle was brutal, hit- ting as many as a West Indian record of eight sixes, but when he turned up for the post match media conference that day reminded journalists of how West Indies were in a similar confident position Chris Gayle celebrates after scoring his triple century during the nine years ago at the same 2nd day's play of the first cricket Test between Sri Lanka and venue posting over 400 runs in West Indies in Galle, Tuesday, Nov. 16. the first innings and still went (AP Photo/ Eranga Jayawardena on to lose the match. So, when play resumed on day-two, Gayle adopted a com- Scoreboard pletely different approach West Indies 1st Innings Sri Lanka 1st Innings showing caution and picked (Overnight 362-2) T. Paranavitana not out 10 up only 36 runs in the entire C. Gayle b Mendis 333 T.M. Dilshan c S’ford b Russel l 0 morning session in which the A. Barath c M J’dene b R’div 50 K. Sangakkara not out 33 D. Bravo c S’weera b Mendis 58 Extras: (4b, 3lb, 3nb, 1w) 11 tourists scored just 68 in 30 S. C’paul c M J’dene b R’div 32 TOTAL: (for one wicket) 54 overs. B. Nash lbw b Mendis 64 Overs: 12.2. There was some action D. Bravo lbw b Mendis 5 Batting time: 49 minutes. right away as a loud leg-before C. Baugh not out 8 Fall of wickets: 1-6. shout against Gayle, when on D. Sammy b Mendis 0 Did not bat: Mahela 219, was turned down and A. Russell b Mendis 2 Jayawardene, Thilan S. S’ford st. P J’dene b R’div 1 Samaraweera, Anjelo Mathews, Extras: (2b, 6lb, 12nb, 7w) 27 Prasanna Jayawardene, Ajantha opted to use his remaining TOTAL: (for 9 wkts dec.) 580 Mendis, Suraj Randiv, Dammika referral, but even that was Overs: 163.2. Prasad, Thilan Thushara. proved negative. Batting time: 693 minutes. Bowling: Roach 4-1-23-0 (3nb), Suraj Randiv struck in the Fall of wickets: 1-110, 2-306, 3- Russell 3-1-12-1 (1w), Shillingford penultimate delivery before 392, 4-559, 5-565, 6-566, 7-566, 8- 3-2-1-0, Sammy 2.2-0-11-0. the morning drinks break 579, 9-580. Toss: West Indies when he removed Shivnarine Did not bat: Kemar Roach. Umpires: , Australia, Bowling: Thushara 21-4-79-0 and , Chanderpaul caught by (4w), Prasad 30-3-116-0 (9nb, England. at first 2w), Mendis 59-6-169-6 (3nb), Third umpire: Asad Rauf, slip for 32. Randiv 48.2-3-183-3 (1w), Pakistan. The bowlers were a lot Dilshan 3-0-15-0, Mathews 2-0- Match referee: Alan Hurst, more disciplined in the morn- 10-0. Australia. ing session but had no luck as Thilan Thushara had Gayle check with the third umpire run stand for the fourth wick- edging one past the vacant whether it was a legitimate et. The previous record for that second slip area for four. delivery and in the end, it wicket in Sri Lanka - West There were many mile- proved to be a no-ball and Indies Tests was 153, between stones that came in Gayle’s Gayle was called back. Carl Hooper and Brian Lara. way during his knock. He now Gayle on day-one hit eight Soon Mendis was in the has the highest individual sixes but on day-two hit just thick of action as he went on score in a Test innings in Galle one and that beat Navjot to pick up six wickets. He was going past Mahela Singh’s record for sixes against also on a hat-trick after dis- Jayawardene’s 237, scored Sri Lanka (8) in 1994. missing Gayle and Darren against South Africa in 2004. Gayle on 319 requested a Sammy in two successive balls. This was only the second triple runner after suffering from The West Indies declared century made against Sri cramps and was dismissed on 580 for nine and dismissed Lanka with Younis Khan’s 313 when on 333 when Ajantha Tillekeratne Dilshan for a in Karachi last year being the Mendis bowled him through duck when Andre Russell previous one. the gate after he had batted for picked up his first Test wicket Gayle’s knock though was- over 11 hours and faced 437 off his second ball. n’t without any drama. When deliveries. Gayle hit 34 fours Sangakkara then came and on 287, he was caught at short- and nine sixes. made it all look too easy extra-cover by Sangakkara off Just prior to his dismissal, smashing 33 runs in 32 balls Dhammika Prasad and the Mendis accounted for Brendon with seven fours. Tharanga batsman started to walk back, Nash too when he trapped him Paranavithana was unbeaten but the umpire decided to leg-before to end a record 167- on 10.

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