Sri Lanka made a solid start and were 124 for one wicket a short while ago on first day of the second test match against India being played at SSC in Colombo. Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat.Lankan openers Dilshan and Paranavitana gave the hosts a flying start. Dilshan completed his fifty but did not last long and got out after making 54 runs. India made two changes and fielded Suresh Raina and Murli Vijay in place of unwell Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir.The hosts also made a few changes and brought in Dilhara Fernando, Dhamika Prasad, Ajantha Mendis and Suraj Randiv in place of Lasith Malinga, Welegedara, Muralidharan and Rangana Herath. Sri Lanka are one up in the three match series.
News On AIR | July 26, 2010 11:57 AM
Sri Lanka openers make firm start against India in 2nd Test