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Sanath Jayasuriya
Partnerships - Stats
1st Test
India v Sri Lanka
Runs101
Overs27.5
Minutes120
Marvan Atapattu

Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu: Laying a strong foundation

After the first two days of play in the first Test match between Sri Lanka and India at the Galle International Stadium, the home side are in a position of strength and could very well force a win well within the distance.

In a match that has had its share of stoppages due to rain, Sri Lanka have marched well ahead of India in all departments of the game. After making India struggle with the bat and dismiss them for 187 with some disciplined and purposeful bowling, Sri Lanka finished the second day at 264/3.

On a pitch that has helped the Sri Lankan bowlers, it wasn't going to be easy to score runs against an Indian attack that consisted of Javagal Srinath, Zaheer Khan, Venkatesh Prasad and Harbhajan Singh. The Sri Lankan openers Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu made sure that they didn't get bogged down as their Indian counterparts did.

The right-left handed batting combination did upset the rhythm of the Indian bowlers. The two batsmen went about scoring runs freely against an attack that clearly lacked the direction and purpose. Jayasuriya was particularly harsh on the bowling as he played his favourite square cut with élan. They brought up the fifty partnership off just 15 overs. The fielders slowly got spread out and the batsmen made them work overtime by picking easy runs on both sides of the wicket.

Jayasuriya smashed two consecutive fours off the bowling of Zaheer Khan to race to a well-deserved half century. The aggression paid rich dividends as they blunted the spin of Harbhajan Singh too. Jayasuriya was quick to pounce on the short-pitched stuff from the off spinner and smashed boundaries to the point fence.

Atapattu was the more sedate of the two, giving good support to his skipper. His temperament and technique against balls that did a little bit in the air and off the wicket was indeed exemplary. The right-handed stylish batsman hit just the two boundaries in his knock of 33 before being caught by Hemang Badani off the bowling of Harbhajan Singh.

The first wicket partnership yielded 101 runs of 27.5 overs, which is a good scoring rate by any standards in a Test match. The opening stand literally made the Indian total look too small. Jayasuriya went on to complete his eighth Test hundred and put Sri Lanka in a commanding position. There can't be any doubts as to the importance of their contribution. Jayasuriya and Atapattu take the honours for the Five Star Partnership of the match so far.

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Results & Scores
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 77 runs
India 234 & 299 (124.5 ov)
Sri Lanka 610/6d
[Scorecard]



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