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Pictures - Day 4
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Sanath Jayasuriya with the Man of the Match award |
A crestfallen Ganguly has nothing to cheer about |
Marvan Atapattu and Jayasuriya walk back after knocking off the winning runs |
Ganguly and Jaysuriya after the Sri Lankan win at Galle |
Srinath congratulates Sri Lankan skipper Jayasuriya |
Jayasuriya walks back after scoring the winning runs |
Rahul Dravid in action during his defiant unbeaten knock |
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Pictures - Day 3
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Jayasuriya congratulates Muralitharan for yet another five wicket haul |
High fives, cheers and adulation to the wrecker-in-chief Muttiah Muralitharan |
Hemang Badani falls caught behind by Sangakkara off Muralitharan |
Muttiah Muralitharan picks one more wicket to spark off another big celebration |
Sourav Ganguly who was bowled by Fernando makes the long walk back to the pavilion |
Ruchira Perera ends SS Das' vigil at the crease |
Venkatesh Prasad congratulates his friend Javagal Srinath who picked up five wickets |
Javagal Srinath celebrates yet another career five wicket haul |
Kumar Sangakkara plays a powerfull pull shot to the fence |
Kumar Sangakkara gets a hug from his mate Muralitharan after reaching his hundred |
Kumar Sangakkara celebrates his maiden Test century |
Kumar Sangakkara smacks the ball through covers on his way to his maiden hundred |
Sangakkara on the way to his maiden Test ton, a fighting knock |
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Pictures - Day 2
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Jayasuriya sweeps the ball towards square leg |
Jayasuriya plays a sweep shot off Harbhajan Singh |
Sanath Jayasuriya celebrates his eighth Test hundred |
Harbhajan Singh loses his middle stump to the fiery Fernando |
Javagal Srinath about to deal with a thunderbolt from Fernando |
Sri Lankans celebrate the dismissal of Sameer Dighe |
Fernando exults after dismissing Dighe caught behind with a quick bouncer |
Sameer Dighe ducks underneath a bouncer from Fernando and the ball kisses the bat |
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Pictures - Day 1
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Fernando exults after dismissing Badani caught behind |
Dilhara Fernando celebrates after cleaning up Mohd Kaif |
Murali's magic strikes again and the Sri Lankans celebrate |
On the pads and Das is in his element, flicking the ball through midwicket |
Shiv Sunder Das drives inside out, the diminutive opener leant solidity to the Indian innings |
Das watches the ball cautiously, opening the batting against Lanka on a green top |
Shiv Sunder Das employs the paddle sweep in the course of his patient innings |
Murali looks back at the umpire imploringly and appeals for an Indian wicket |
Ruchira Perera in full swing, about to let the ball go |
Security forces comb the ground with the enchanting Dutch Fort in the background |
