Sri Lanka 1st Innings
- Sri Lanka lost 2nd wicket in 30th over – 2-82 Tharanga Paranavitana (29.2 ov)
- Sreesanth to Paranavitana, OUT! India have the break through. Sreesanth made him reach for this one outside the off stump. Paranavitana was chasing but got an outside edge straight to the keeper.
- Sri Lanka 100/2 in 32.4 overs
- Sri Lanka lost 3rd wicket in 34th over – 3-101 Kumar Sangakkara (33.4 ov)
- Sreesanth to Sangakkara, OUT! Now the skipper goes. This was full and angled away from Sangakkara. He was looking to drive through the off side but got an inside edge and the ball crashed into his stumps.
- Drinks: Sri Lanka – 108/3 in 36.0 overs
- Sri Lanka lost 4th wicket in 38th over – 4-111 Thilan Samaraweera (37.2 ov)
- Sreesanth to Samaraweera, OUT! Bowled him. Another one from Sreesanth just outside off kept low after pitching. Samaraweera was slow in getting his bat down and got an inside egde onto the stumps.
- Sri Lanka lost 5th wicket in 44th over – 5-134 Angelo Mathews (43.5 ov)
- H Singh to A Mathews, OUT! Singh strikes straight away. This one was pitched on a length and Mathews was playing for the turn but the ball went straight on and clipped the top of off stump.
- Lunch: Sri Lanka – 138/5 in 49.0 overs
- Sri Lanka 150/5 in 52.2 overs
- 6th wkt Partnership: 50 off 105 balls between M Jayawardena and P Jayawardene
- Drinks: Sri Lanka – 192/5 in 65.0 overs
- Sri Lanka lost 6th wicket in 67th over – 6-194 Prasanna Jayawardene (67 ov)
- Sreesanth to P J’dene, OUT! This one was a length delivery just outside off. J’dene was reaching out for it but got a faint edge straight to Dhoni. India have the breakthrough.
- Sri Lanka 200/6 in 70.0 overs
- Sri Lanka lost 7th wicket in 72nd over – 7-204 Mahela Jayawardena (71.2 ov)
- P Ojha to J’dena, OUT! Ojha gets his first. Flighted delivery on off stump which J’dena wanted to dispatch towards wide long on but got a bottom edge straight to Tendulkar at mid-on.
- Sri Lanka lost 8th wicket in 75th over – 8-216 Rangana Herath (74.4 ov)
- Sreesanth to R Herath, OUT! Bowled him. Sreesanth came back over the wicket and produced a length delivery that pitched on leg and straightened, beating the bat and clipping the top of off stump.
- Tea: Sri Lanka – 219/8 in 77.0 overs
- Sri Lanka lost 9th wicket in 79th over – 9-219 Muttiah Muralidaran (79 ov)
- P Ojha to Muralidaran, OUT! LBW! Full length delivery just outside off. Muralidaran played forward but failed to make contact with the ball and was hit plumb in front. Umpire Hill had no hesitation in declaring Muralidaran OUT. Sri Lanka have lost their ninth wicket for 219.
- Sri Lanka lost 10th wicket in 84th over – 10-229 Chanaka Welegedara (84 ov)
- H Singh to Welegedara, OUT! Singh pushed this one quicker through the air and striking Welegedara low on the pads, deep in his crease. Singh was certain he had his man and the Umpire confirmed the same. That ends Sri Lanka’s first innings.
- Innings Break - Sri Lanka 229 all out in 84 overs (Ajantha Mendis 6*)