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De Silva defies Indians
MOHALl. India. Nov 23: Aravlnda de Silva hit a masterly unbeaten 110 today to stonewall India's victory bid and steer Sri Lanka to the safety of a draw in the first Test here, reports AFP.
Sachin Tendulkar s Indians appeared headed for victory when they claimed three wickets In the morning session to leave the tourists tottering at 106 for five. Still needing 40 to make hosts bat again.
The sixth wicket pair of De Silva and Kumara Dharmasena came to Lankans' rescue with a defiant stand of 103. batting through the afternoon session Uli well past tea.
Dharmasena was bowled by Javagal Srinath for 25 with Sri Lanka only 63 ahead and a minimum of 25 overs still to be bowled, but De Silva ensured there were no further alarms for the tourists.
De Silva was on 98 when bad light stopped play for 38 minutes. but he was not denied a 15th Test century in 64 matches as his team closed the match at 251 for six.
The dapper 31-year-old, who made hundreds in three of his last four innings against India, once again frustrated his favourite whipping boys by bat-1 Ung for more than six hours. He hit 15 boundaries and a six Knowing he had to survive till the end after Sri Lanka resumed the day still 85 behind. De Silva made Just 19 during the two-hour morning session as three wickets fell at the other end.
He added 41 after lunch to go to tea on 66. before opening out in the final session with a flurry of boundaries all round the wicket.
Tendulkar rotated his bowlers in short snells to break
the sixth wicket partnership, and even called upon former skipper Mohammad Azharud-dln to send down only his second over in Test cricket.
The Indians were let down by star leg-spinner Anil Kumble, who failed to take a wicket in 19 overs which cost 66 runs.
The off-form Kumble will, however, get a reprieve as the selectors have retained the same squad for the second match of th? three-Test series starting at Nagpur on Wednesday.
The Sri Lankans. 61 for two overnight, were rocked by lanky seamer Abey Kuruvilla
third slip.
Atapattu had added five runs to his overnight score of 26. ■
Kuruvilla then dug a short, ball at Ranatunga which the Srl Lankan fended to Rahul Dravid at short-leg. making the tourists 82 for four.
De Silva, who now has seven hundreds in his last seven Tests, was modest about his effort which won him the 1.000-dollar man-of-the-match award.
Tendulkar, who was confident of pulling off a win after the first session, conceded that De Silva made the difference between victory and a draw.
who removed Marvan Atapattu and skipper Arjuna Ranatunga within the first hour.
Then, off the final delivery before lunch, off-spinner Ra-Iesh Chauhan dismissed iashan Tillekeratne to leave the Sri Lankans at 106 for five at lunch.
Kuruvilla struck the first blow in the day’s fifth over when he forced first innings century-maker Atapattu to drive a catch to Chauhan at third slip.
Atapattu had added five runs to his overnight score of 26. ■
Kuruvilla then dug a short, ball at Ranatunga which the Srl Lankan fended to Rahul Dravid at short-leg. making the tourists 82 for four.
De Silva, who now has seven hundreds in his last seven Tests, was modest about his effort which won him the 1.000-dollar man-of-the-match award.
Tendulkar, who was confident of pulling off a win after the first session, conceded that De Silva made the difference between victory and a draw.