An island nation's expectation hung on the shoulder's of captain and former wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara during the Third Test between Sri Lanka and India last night as the Sri Lankans were sent to stumps on day three at 2-45, a threadlike lead of 34, after the Indians were dismissed for 436 late in the day.
India's lower-order fought strongly after lunch, with Abhimanyu Mithun (46, 5 fours) and Amit Mishra (40) putting on 64 for the eighth wicket.
The tailenders, who made 115 for the last four wickets, provided plenty of respite the Indian captain M.S Dhoni, who was dismissed for 15 after lunch on a very tough morning. India's talisman Sachin Tendulkar added just one run to his overnight world record run tally, dismissed for 41 after he threw the blade at a delivery from Lasith Malinga in the first over. Virender Sehwag was also undone by lazy strokeplay when he was dismissed in the sixth over of the morning, for 109. Sehwag fell to spinner Suraj Radiv, skying a top edge high in the air and safely into the hands of Chanaka Welegedera.
It was Sehwag's fourth recent hundred and it came off 105 deliveries. He would have made 5 hundreds in 5 Tests were it not for 1 run- he was stumped by Sangakkara for 99 in the second Test!
V.V.S Laxman and Suresh Raina participated in a 105 run partnership before Ajantha Mendis removed them in the space of three overs after lunch. Raina was removed driving to Sangkkara at mid-wicket, while Laxman edged to the ever-reliable Jayawardene in the slips.
wicketkeeper and captain Dhoni was hit on the gloves by Malinga before being removed by him on the hook
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