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Sri Lanka v India, 1st Test, SSC, Colombo, 3rd day India's batsmen wilt against Muralitharan 
Overnight centurion Thilan Samaraweera fell early, but Tillakaratne Dilshan continued the run-fest © AFP 
Dilshan batted in limited-overs mode, and went on to score his fifth Test hundred © AFP 
Prasanna Jayawardene failed to capitalise, falling to Harbhajan Singh for 30 © AFP 
Sri Lanka declared on 600 for 6, and Virender Sehwag began briskly in reply. He had scored 25 off 16, before he miscued a hook shot off Nuwan Kulasekara © AFP 
Gautam Gambhir kept the spinners at bay with a 55-ball 39, but the floodgates opened when he was dismissed by Muttiah Muralitharan © AFP 
India were in further trouble when Ajantha Mendis bamboozled Rahul Dravid with a leg cutter to claim the first wicket of his Test career © AFP 
The Sri Lankan players rushed to congratulate Mendis, their next big spin hope © AFP 
Sachin Tendulkar, after making his way to 27, was done in by a doosra from Muralitharan © AFP 
Sourav Ganguly survived this confident lbw appeal off Mendis, which was referred, but in his favour. Ganguly, however, was dismissed on 23 when he slog swept a Muralitharan delivery to Kulasekara at midwicket © AFP 
Muralitharan soon had his fourth wicket when he caught Dinesh Karthik off his own bowling, before India closed the fourth day at a dismal 159 for 6 © AFP |
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