Galle Test: Twists and Turns continue, Match evenly poised

Twists and turns continued for the third consecutive day in Galle Test, as nobody looked set to win the match, although India still holds an edge. In reply to India's first innings total of 329, Sri Lanka bowled out for 292. Jayawardene was the top scorer with 86. For India, Harbhajan took 6 wickets, while Kumble took 3.

Sehwag and Gambhir yet again gave a solid start to India in the second innings. Both openers added 90 runs for the first wicket. Sehwag fell for 50, while Gambhir made 74. India were 200/2 towards the end of the play. However, Sri Lankan bowlers struck at the death, by removing well set batsmen Tendulkar (31) and Dravid (44). India were 200/4 at stumps with Laxman and Ganguly batting without opening their accounts.

India now have 237 runs lead over Sri Lanka with 6 wickets remaining. If they manage to add 100 more runs tomorrow, then it will be tough for Sri Lanka to make a come back on this turning and wearing track. However, if they bowl out remaining Indian batsmen cheaply, they will still have a good chance.