2nd test - India VS Srilanka

Virender Sehwag is the Man of the Match for his fantastic double ton in the first innings and a fine half century in the second. He wins the race ahead of Ajantha Mendis and Harbhajan Singh. They both picked up 10 wickets in the match.

Match Notes and Score card: here

It was a fine test match. After a superb start, India lost their way but Sehwag's double ton ensured that India get to a respectable total. The Indian bowlers, led by Harbhajan Singh, pulled things in their favour by enabling India to take a first innings lead. Virender Sehwag continued with his form and he was supported by Gambhir in the second innings. After a bit of wobble, India managed to edge past the 300 run mark. It was never going to be easy to chase more than 300 runs on this wicket and Sri Lanka got trouble not from a spinner but from Ishant Sharma who led the attack in the initial part of the Sri Lankan second innings. He was then joined by Harbhajan Singh, who finished with 4 wickets in the second innings and 10 wickets in the match. It was very much a good all round performance by the Indians but they still need to crack the Mendis Code to convert this win into a series win.

India wins 2nd test against Sri Lanka

GALLE, Sri Lanka: India beat Sri Lanka by 170 runs in the second cricket test and squared the three-match series 1-1. Sri Lanka won the first test.

Scores: India 329 (Virender Sehwag 201 not out, Gautam Gambhir 56, Ajantha Mendis 6-117) and 269 (Gambhir 74, Sehwag 50, Mendis 4-92, Muttiah Muralitharan 3-107) defeated Sri Lanka 292 (Mahela Jayawardene 86, Kumar Sangakkara 68, Malinda Warnapura 66, Harbhajan Singh 6-102, Anil Kumble 3-81) and 136 (Thilan Samaraweera 67, Harbhajan Singh 4-51, Ishant Sharma 3-20).