IDEA India Vs Sri Lanka. 2nd Test on Ten Sports.

Jul 31

India’s tour has started miserably and unless they can lift themselves in all three departments of the game, they will find it difficult to win the series.

Only VVS Laxman managed to score a fifty while four of Sri Lanka’s top six crossed the three-figure mark. India’s bowlers had to be content with six wickets as Muralitharan and Mendis picked up wickets in heaps. The fielding and catching wasn’t up to the mark either.

But Gautam Gambhir has shrugged off the defeat as a one-off and says the Indian team is positive despite the thrashing at Colombo. He also emphasised the need to bat more patiently against Sri Lanka’s spin twins.

Sri Lanka captain Jayawardene is expecting a good fightback from the Indians. “I am sure they are very disappointed after the first Test, but we know how good they are. They will definitely come very strong at us and we have to be prepared for that,” Jayawardene told reporters. Jayawardene, who has scored 9 centuries at SSC has an enviable record at Galle too, averaging 99.21 in 12 tests.

The second Sri Lanka vs India Test match schedules are as follows:
July 31st.
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Day 1 Session 1
12:55 p.m. - 2:55 p.m. - Day 1 Session 2
3:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. - Day 1 Session 3

The rest of the days, from 1st August to 4th August, follow a very similar timing.