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Sachin Tendulkar Hits Fifth Double Century in Test Cricket

Sachin Tendulkar hammering the fifth double Test century to add another feather to his well-adorned cap. As the crowd erupted with unbridled joy, Sachin Tendulkar, tired but composed, took off his helmet, looked skyward, closed his eyes to offer a silent prayer.

His captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni came down from the striker’s end to shake hands and hug him.

The greatest accumulator of runs in the history of cricket, Tendulkar possesses nearly all major batting record even though he insisted he never chased milestones.

Over the past 12 months, though, Sachin has once again opened up a yawning gap between himself and all his contemporaries, and ensured that if at all any comparisons have to be made, they should be with another Australian – Don Bradman, who was famously reminded of himself when watching Sachin bat.

Earlier on Thursday, India, replying to Sri Lanka’s mammoth 642/4 declared, carried their overnight total of 382/4 to 477 without further loss by lunch on the fourth day at the Sinhalese Sports Club.

Tendulkar and Raina, who came together on Wednesday afternoon with India struggling at 241-4, have so far added 236 runs for the fifth wicket on a pitch still favouring stroke-making.

Left-hander Raina went to lunch unbeaten on 112, becoming the ninth Indian to score a century in his first Test, while Tendulkar was on a masterly 152 not out.

Tendulkar, the world’s leading run-getter, equalled West Indian Brian Lara’s record of 19 scores of 150-plus. Australian legend Don Bradman did it on 18 occasions.

source: http://buzzytimes.com/sachin-tendulkar-hits-fifth-double-century-in-test-cricket/

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India vs Srilanka | India vs Srilanka 4th day 2nd test live | India vs Srilanka Test live streaming

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test Match began on 27th July in Colombo and it will be played till July 30.

Sri Lanka lead with 1-0 in the series till now.India has the best opportunity to come back in the series and Sri Lanka wants to win the game and series also.

Srilanka won the toss and batted first

India Team : M Vijay, V Sehwag, R Dravid, SR Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, S Raina, MS Dhoni*, Harbhajan Singh, A Mithun, I Sharma, PP Ojha

Srilanka Team : NT Paranavitana, TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara*, DPMD Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera, AD Mathews, HAPW Jayawardene, KTGD Prasad, CRD Fernando, S Randiv, BAW Mendis

Day 4 Updates :

Srilanka 1st Innings Score: 642/4 declared

India 669/9 (198.0 ov)

India lead by 27 runs with 1 wicket remaining in the 1st innings

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source:chiru.in

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Raina Century | Raina debut Century in test cricket | Raina century helps India avoid follow-on

Suresh Raina stroked a memorable century on his test debut to help India avoid the follow-on in the second test against Sri Lanka on Thursday.

Raina and Sachin Tendulkar carried their overnight partnership to 236 runs for the fifth wicket as India went to lunch on 477 for four, in reply to Sri Lanka’s first innings of 642-4 declared, on the fourth day.

India trail the hosts by 165 runs and 1-0 in the three-test series.

Both batsmen batted throughout the morning session, adding 95 runs off 27 overs without losing a wicket. Tendulkar was unbeaten on 152 and Raina on 112 at the break.

Dilhara Fernando tested Raina with a few bouncers and Suraj Randiv troubled Tendulkar from around the wicket but there was no breakthrough for the hosts.

Raina reached his century with a cover drive off Dammika Prasad for his 10th four, while Tendulkar continued serenely from the other end, reaching his 150 off 261 balls with one six and 20 fours.

(Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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