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20-Jul-2008 18:00:00 GMT
India tour of Sri Lanka 2008, Begins today (18 July)

India v Sri Lanka Board XI Practice Match

Indian team has set sights on as the visitors take on the Sri Lanka Board XI in the three day warm-up tie here, ahead of the Test Series. To realize the a dream getting the right combination is a priority -  whether it will be 7 batsmen and 4 bowlers in the XI or 6 and 5. The team management is trying hard to find the answer because MS Dhoni is not here.

In the bowling line-up, it is certain that Indian have two spinners in their line-up -  Skipper Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh the terminator. Then, the 2 leading pacers - The experienced Zaheer Khan and Rajdhani Express young Ishant Sharma are more or less certain to make the cut.


Day 1: Indian bowler balling well, Sri Lanka Board all out at 224. Kumble take 3 wickets, while Zaheer and Harbhajan pickup 2 wicket each. India loss opener Gautam Gambhir 4/1 at end of day.

Day 2: Indian batsmen struggle against Sri Lanka Board XI, only Sachin Tendulkar and Wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik are brilliant knock make 69 and 58 runs respectively. Brief Score End of Day 2 - SLXI: 224 and Indian: 196/8 (Sachin 69, Karthik 58*)

Day 3: Gautam Gambhir star for Indian team like T20 and ODI form in drawn practise match against Sri Lanka Board XI. Brief Score: - SLXI: 224/10 & 247/6, Indian: 196/8d and 129/2 (Gautam Gambhir 60*)

Match Summary
SL BPXI 1st Innings 224/10 (71.5 Overs)
SHT Kandamby 84 (138) A Kumble 3/30
LPC Silva 68 (108) Zaheer Khan 2/35
India 1st Innings 196/8 d (49 Overs)
SR Tendulkar 69 (76) KTGD Prasad 3/30
KD Karthik 58* (105) CRD Fernando 2/27
SL BPXI 2nd Innings 247/6 d (55 Overs)
LPC Silva 59* (88) Harbhajan Singh 2/53
KTGD Prasad 43* (53) MM Patel 1/33
India 2nd Innings 129/2 (31 Overs)
Gautam Gambhir 60* (82) HMRKB Herath 1/23
R Dravid 26 (47) KTGD Prasad 1/28
Result : Drawn

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