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Day 5
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It is joy unlimited for the Sri Lankan team as the pose for the snaps |
Muttiah Muralitharan once again collected the Man of the Match award |
A beaming Muralitharan, the shining star in the side |
Just not good enough to be the second best |
The body language says a lot about the Indian side |
The Coca-Cola Cup awaits the Test series winner |
The Sri Lankan fans had a lot to cheer about |
A happy Sri Lankan team with the Coca-Cola Cup |
Sanath Jayasuriya with the Coca-Cola Cup |
The victorious Sri Lankan team with the Coca-Cola Cup |
Tony Greig and Sourav Ganguly in conversation at the presentation ceremony |
Muttiah Muralitharan being interviewed by Tony Greig |
Muralitharan is the proud winner of the Man of the Series award |
Muttiah Muralitharan: Man of the Match in the third Test match |
Crestfallen Indian players after the Colombo Test |
Jayasuriya talks to Tony Greig after the Test win |
Jayasuriya with the winner's cheque |
A Test series win against India after 16 years! The joyous leader of the Lankan team |
The Sri Lankan skipper holds the Coca-Cola Cup aloft |
Prasad congratulate Muralitharan after the Sri Lankan win |
It is all hugs and celebrations in the victorious Sri Lankan camp |
The last men standing for India shake hands with the all conquering Sri Lankans |
It's team spirit that paved the way for a thumping win, the Lankans celebrate |
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Day 4
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Sangakkara joins hands in the celebrations as Samaraweera captures his maiden Test wicket |
A hundred on debut and now a wicket, Samaraweera is over the moon with joy |
Samaraweera scalps the Indian captain, what a wicket to begin a Test career with |
Ganguly shakes his head in dismay as Kaif is needlessly run out |
The magician strikes again and the whole Sri Lankan team rejoices |
Murali strikes the first blow, having Das caught close to the wicket |
Short and wide, bang! Das carts the ball away to the point fence |
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Day 3
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"Tough day at the office" Ganguly leading his men off the field |
Nothing like a century on debut! Samaraweera expression says it all |
Hashan Tillakaratne about to execute a stroke |
Tillakaratne cannot hide his joy on reaching his hundred |
Another of these classy hits to the fence by the stylist |
The veteran congratulates Mahele Jayawardene on completes his century |
Mahela Jayawardene is all smiles after completing his 7th century |
Mahela Jayawardene drives for a boundary |
Hashan Tillakaratne may be 34 but still sees the ball early enough to play his strokes |
Sheer Poetry in motion, Mahela during the course of his classy innings |
A classy drive to the fence by Tillakaratne |
Jayasuriya and Russel Arnold before the start of play on day three |
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Day 2
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The slim sorcerer tastes first blood of the match, gets the prized scalp of Atapattu |
Just for once the rock solid Atapattu falters and Das is quick to capitlise on it |
Marvan Atapattu pushes the ball to the cover region |
Atapattu is congratulated by Jayawardene on reaching his 7th Test ton |
Marvan Atapattu stretches forward for a copy book defence |
Jayawardene and Atapattu cross over for one during their 133 run partnership |
Atapattu and Jayawardene: The stylish duo in full flow |
Jayawardene sweeps succesfully against Harbhajan Singh |
Atapattu punches one through covers on the way to his century |
Venkatesh Prasad exults after getting Jayasuriya to drag one back onto his stumps |
Sanath Jayasuriya essays a characteristically brutal cut shot |
Atapattu in full flow, a treat to watch |
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Day 1
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It is the biggie! Dravid is dismissed |
A happy trio celebrate another wicket |
Dighe comes and goes; Jayasuriya and Murali exult |
Jayasuriya rushes in to congratulate Murali |
Murali celebrates the fall of Ganguly's wicket |
New boy Samaraweera pleads his case |
Das jumps to evade a snorter |
Das leaves a Fernando lifter |
Das prepares to flay another delivery | | |
