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Sri Lanka wins
By Sanjay Rajan
DAMBULLA,
JULY 19.
Rahul Dravid, by far India's most consistent batsman, took his side to the doorstep of victory, but the strong favourite, chasing Sri Lanka's 282, fell short by 12 runs on Sunday.
India replied strongly through Dravid and the hard-hitting left-hander Yuvraj Singh (47). Their fifth-wicket stand of 133 off 162 deliveries helped India recover from the depths of despair at 71 for four to even keel. At the end of 40 overs, Lanka had been 199 for three and India was 199 for four, thanks to Dravid's dream touch.
Left-arm speedster Nuwan Zoysa, bowling from the far end, dismissed the openers in no time andstruck again, after Virender Sehwag was run out, this time from the pavilion end, when he had Ganguly caught at short mid-on.
Dravid, who smashed left-arm pacer Vaas with disdain, and Yuvraj, the maker of dreams, had Lanka pressing panic buttons when the latter, in trying to hit Vaas across the line, top-edged to be caught by 'keeper Sangakkara.
Dravid kept the tempo on, striking Zoysa, who conceded 10 wides and a no-ball, for a six over mid-wicket. But Muralitharan, foxed him with spin. Though Pathan and Balaji tried to force the pace, it was too much for the tail to handle.
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