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2nd Test
India v Sri Lanka
Runs64
Overs10
Minutes42
Sameer Dighe

Harbhajan and Dighe: A burst of runs that boosted India

There are times when the bleakest of situations are alleviated by the most unlikely characters. When the top-order crumbled against the pace of the Sri Lankans, the visitors were in big trouble. Only Sadagoppan Ramesh with 47 showed any ability to stay at the wicket for a period of time. Wickets tumbled at regular intervals with Ganguly's 18 being the second highest score by a batsman in the top six. When Hemang Badani was dismissed by Ruchira Perera, the Indians were in deep trouble at 154/6. The Sri Lankans remember, had notched up a handy 274 in their first essay.

It was in these circumstances that stumper Sameer Dighe and off spinner Harbhajan Singh came together. The Mumbaikar had shown glimpses of his ability with the bat in the past, most notably in his unbeaten innings of 22 in the deciding Chennai Test against Australia and during a dashing 94 not out against West Indies in the final of the one- day tri-series in Zimbabwe. Harbhajan Singh too is no mug with the bat, the Punjab lad once slammed 66 against Australia in an ODI.

Playing a careful hand against the fiery pace of Dilhara Fernando, Dighe ducked and weaved as the Lankan quick tried to blast the batsmen out. With one person playing cautiously, it was imperative that the other scored quickly. Harbhajan Singh took up the responsibility and wrested the initiative from the Sri Lankans. Returning to the crease after the tea interval, Harbhajan Singh greeted Fernando with a flurry of boundaries that one cannot forget.

A hook, a pull, a drive through the off-side and a cut. These were four cracking strokes that Harbhajan Singh played off consecutive deliveries from Fernando. The style might have been unorthodox and the shots varied but the result was the same each time a searing boundary. With Harbhajan Singh blazing a trail of his own, Dighe did the right thing by playing second fiddle.

In all, the pair spent exactly 10 overs together out in the middle. The association took India from 154 to 218, an addition 64 runs off just 60 balls. The flurry of runs put the fighting spirit back in the Indian team and helped prop up the innings. Harbhajan Singh eventually scored 44 and Dighe 28. For this, the Harbhajan Singh- Dighe partnership is the 5-Star Partnership

 
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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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