Mahela, who played an imperious knock of 273 was ably supported by Prasanna Jayawardene, who is continuing the run feast and has completed his 150 and continues to look for more, frustrating the Indians no end.
POWERED BY a brilliant double century by Mahela Jayawardene, who fell after making a brilliant 275, Sri Lanka has reached a massive 756 runs for the fall of six wickets, when the game started after lunch on the fourth day of the first test between Indian and Sri Lanka at Motera in Ahmedabad.
Mahela, who played an imperious knock of 273 was ably supported by Prasanna Jayawardene, who is continuing the run feast and has completed his 150 and continues to look for more, frustrating the Indians no end. The slow pitch and the indiscipline shown by home bowlers made the matter worse for skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who looked clueless to stop the Lankan onslaught.
Indian fast bowlers were equally inept in handling the Lankans as they failed to swing the ball, the only weapon in their arsenal that could have made an impact on the slow and placid track. With 756 runs in its kitty and some more runs in the offing, the match is headed for interesting action as Indians will have to bat out of their skin to save this match.