Indian Batsmen collapse in Sri Lanka, Follow-on likely

If the weather god does not help, India is all set for an embarrassing defeat in the first cricket test match against Sri Lanka. Sri Lankja piled up 600/6 and declared their innings. Dilshan also scored a century. He was the fourth Sri Lankan batsman to score a century in the first innings. Dilshan remained unbeaten on 125.

In reply, Indian batsmen batted disastrously and surrendered to Muralidharan's spin bowling. Most batsmen started well, but perished when they looked set. Gambhir made 39, while Sehwag scored 25. Tendulkar and Ganguly scored 27 and 23 respectively. India were 159/6 when bad light stopped play. Laxman was batting on 19.

For Sri Lanka, Muralidharan took 4 wickets, while Mendis and Kulasekara took 1 wicket each. India is all set to suffer a follow-on in the first innings and then lose the match by an innings margin. Only a miracle can save India.