vCOLOMBO, (Reuters) – Kumar Sangakkara smashed his seventh test double hundred and Mahela Jayawardene broke Don Bradman’s record for the most test centuries at one venue as a rampant Sri Lanka tormented India in the second test yesterday.
The hosts piled up a massive 642-4 declared on the second day of the match as India’s bowling attack could do little to stop the flow of runs.
India replied strongly to reach 95 without loss at the close with Murali Vijay unbeaten on 22 and Virender Sehwag 64 not out.
Sangakkara and Jayawardene pounded the hapless Indian bowlers on a placid batting pitch putting together a third wicket partnership of 193 runs.
Sangakkara went on to score a chanceless 219 off 335 balls hitting 29 fours before being dismissed in the fourth over after lunch when he attempted to punch the ball through point but only succeeded in getting an edge to slip.
Runs continued to flow when Jayawardene became the third batsman in the Sri Lanka first innings to complete a century.
Following opener Tharanga Paranavitana’s 100 on the first day and captain Sangakkara’s double ton, Jayawardene continued to plunder runs with ease against India’s limited bowling attack reaching his 28th test hundred with 12 fours.
Jayawardene’s innings came to a tame end at 174 when flicked a ball from Harbhajan Singh to short mid wicket to give the spinner his first wicket in the series. He hit 20 fours and a six.
It was Jayawardene’s 10th test century at the Singhalese Sports Club ground and it surpassed Bradman’s nine hundreds at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Thilan Samaraweera added more misery to India’s bowlers when he figured in a 176-run stand with Jayawardene. Samaraweera was left unbeaten on 76 when Sri Lanka declared their innings at the fall of Jayawardene’s wicket.
Sri Lanka lead the three-match series 1-0.
Scoreboard
Sri Lanka first innings (312-2 overnight)
T. Paranavitana b Sharma 100
T. Dilshan c Laxman b Ojha 54
K. Sangakkara c Dravid b Sehwag 219
M. Jayawardene c Raina b Singh 174
T. Samaraweera not out 76
Extras: (b-4, lb-8, nb-5, w-2) 19
Total: (four wickets declared, 159.4 overs) 642
Fall of wickets: 1-99 2-273 3-466 4-642
Did not bat: A. Mathews, P. Jayawardene, D. Prasad, S. Randiv, D. Fernando, A. Mendis
Bowling: Mithun 23-5-117-0, Sharma 23-5-102-1 (3-nb), Ojha 46-9-172-1 (2-nb), Singh 42.4-4-147-1 (2-w), Sehwag 20-0-71-1, Raina 5-0-21-0.
India innings
M. Vijay not out 22
V. Sehwag not out 64
Extras: (w-2, nb-7) 9
Total: (for no wicket, 18 overs) 95
To bat: R. Dravid, S. Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, S. Raina, M.S. Dhoni, H. Singh, I. Sharma, P. Ojha, A. Mithun
Bowling (to date): Prasad 3-0-27-0 (1-nb), Fernando 7-0-31-0 (4-nb, 1-w), Mathews 4-0-13-0 (1-w), Randiv 3-1-15-0, Mendis 1-0-9-0.
