Indian Express (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
• Mahela Jayawardene, who scored 136 on Thursday, became the second Sri Lankan after Aravinda de Silva to score 1000 runs against India in Tests. • Jayawardene, who made his Test debut against India 11 years ago, batted in 14 innings of 10 Tests to achieve this feat. • Of those runs, he has scored 763 runs at 84.77 with four centuries and one fifty in nine innings of seven Tests at home...
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
With Malinda Warnapura (115) and Thilan Samaraweera (111 not out), the Lankans had several positives on Day Two. For a team who have historically banked on their twin peaks — Jayawardene and Sangakkara in this team took the baton from Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva — the emergence of Warnapura and Samaraweera comes as a pleasant surprise. The two lesser-known Sri Lankan players...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
... and promptly took two wickets. Now, after 73 Test innings without a duck, he is just two short of Aravinda de Silva's record. Sixty-eight summers ago, young men like this were coming from South Africa to shoot down Heinkels. In contrast, this was shooting fish in a barrel. After losing Mark Boucher, De Villiers extended his repertoire, driving lavishly. Ultimately it took a kingfisher's...
Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
... by Manoj Prabhakar, Navjot Sidhu and Vinod Kambli set Sri Lanka 472 for a victory in the second. Aravinda de Silva’s show of defiance couldn’t last the distance, as the Lankan innings folded at 236. A drawn final Test ended the series often marred by umpiring controversies, in India’s favour.Massive scores were a feature of the 1997 two-Test tour. In response to India’s 537 for eight...
