India 1st Innings
- India: 450 runs in 81.2 overs (495 balls), Extras 10
- India lost 2nd wicket in 83rd over – 2-458 (Sehwag, 82.2 ov)
- Muralidaran to Sehwag, OUT!!!! What a Damp squib! Sehwag misses out on history by mere seven runs. Well flighted by Murali as Sehwag drives the ball straight back to the bowler who fumbles but holds on to it. Soft dismissal to end an astonishing knock by one of India’s best.
- India lost 3rd wicket in 90th over – 3-487 (Dravid, 89.6 ov)
- C Welegedara to Dravid, OUT! Another breakthrough for Sri Lanka. Welegedara’s tactic to bowl outside off stump works.Dravid gets afaint edge on that one. That is easy pickings for keeper Jayawardene. India have lost their third wicket.
- Drinks: India – 497/3 in 95.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 31, VVS Laxman 0)
- India: 500 runs in 95.6 overs (585 balls), Extras 12
- New Ball Taken: India 527/3 after 104.1 overs (SR Tendulkar 45, VVS Laxman 16)
- Lunch: India – 536/3 in 108.0 overs (SR Tendulkar 48, VVS Laxman 22)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 111 balls (SR Tendulkar 27, VVS Laxman 22, Ex 1)
- SR Tendulkar: 50 off 88 balls (6 x 4)
- India: 550 runs in 113.1 overs (688 balls), Extras 12
- India lost 4th wicket in 115th over – 4-558 (Tendulkar, 114.2 ov)
- N Kulasekara to Tendulkar, OUT! Bowled him! Kulasekara pitches it in the corridor of uncertainty. Tendulkar plays a half shot and has played that onto his stumps. India have lost their fourth wicket.
- VVS Laxman: 50 off 78 balls (6 x 4)
- Drinks: India – 583/4 in 120.0 overs (VVS Laxman 57, Yuvraj Singh 7)
- India lost 5th wicket in 123rd over – 5-591 (Laxman, 122.4 ov)
- Muralidaran to VVS Laxman, OUT! Perseverance pays for Murali. He fliughts the ball well. Laxman tries to hoist it but ends up yop edging it. It’s high in the air and taken by Kulasekara. India have lost their fifth wicket. Laxman is disappointed as he walks back to the pavilion.
- India: 600 runs in 123.6 overs (753 balls), Extras 12
- India lost 6th wicket in 128th over - 6-610 (Yuvraj Singh, 127.2 ov)
- R Herath to Singh, OUT! Yuvraj Singh throws away his wicker as he tries to loft it over mid off but does not make a good connection. That is easy pickings for Mathews who makes no mistake. Herath strikes.
- India lost 7th wicket in 129th over - 7-615 (Harbhajan Singh, 128.2 ov)
- M Muralidaran to Singh, OUT! BOWLED HIM! Hideous reverse-sweep attempt by Harbhajan Singh as he tries to take it from outside leg stump. Harbhajan departs as Murali accounts for another victim.
- Tea: India – 629/7 in 135.0 overs (MS Dhoni 21, Z Khan 3)
- India: 650 runs in 145.5 overs (884 balls), Extras 12
- MS Dhoni: 50 off 96 balls (1 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: India – 670/9 in 151.4 overs (MS Dhoni 50)
- India: 700 runs in 159.3 overs (967 balls), Extras 13
- 10th Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (MS Dhoni 44, PP Ojha 5, Ex 1)
- MS Dhoni: 100 off 154 balls (3 x 4, 6 x 6)
- Innings Break: India – 726/9 in 163.3 overs (MS Dhoni 100, PP Ojha 5)
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka – 11/0 in 3.0 overs (NT Paranavitana 8, TM Dilshan 3)
- Sri Lanka trail by 322 runs with 10 wickets remaining
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