Mendis and Prasad cut through India

Aug 08, 2008

Dammika Prasad had a shaky start on debut, conceding 25 runs in his first three overs•AFP

Prasad, though, pegged India back as both Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar fell lbw•AFP

Gambhir remained steady despite wickets falling at the other end•AFP

Ajantha Mendis then got into the act and India's batsmen had no answers•AFP

Zaheer Khan, batting at No. 11, made 32 and was involved in a 51-run tenth-wicket stand with Ishant Sharma to frustrate Sri Lanka •AFP

India bowled eight overs before stumps•AFP

Prasad was hit on his left hand by a Virender Sehwag drive, but he struck right back, removing Sehwag for a run-a-ball 21•AFP

Tendulkar was out for 6. He's still 91 short of surpassing Brian Lara as the leading run-getter in Tests•AFP

Sourav Ganguly partnered Gambhir and gave India some stability in the first hour after lunch•AFP

Gambhir was given out lbw for 72 after Sri Lanka asked for a review•AFP

Zaheer was eventually stumped for 32 off Mendis•AFP

Malinda Warnapura was bowled for 8 by Ishant and Sri Lanka ended the day at 14 for 1•AFP

Gautam Gambhir played in an aggressive manner as well, and scored his third consecutive fifty•AFP

Muttiah Muralitharan provided the wicket, having Ganguly caught by Mahela Jayawardene at slip•AFP

Laxman was stumped off Mendis when he pushed forward to a delivery that cut away from him. His dismissal was the start of a four-wicket burst by Sri Lanka as India collapsed to 198 for 9 •AFP

India were bowled out for 249 and Mendis picked up his second five-for of the series•AFP