Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya speaking after a hard day's work in which his side took six Indian wickets in perfect batting conditions praised his bowlers for bowling tightly. "It's not easy to get wickets, but we had to bowl a good line and length. The bowlers did just that," he said.

When asked whether he expected to finish off the Indian innings on the fourth day itself, he said, "No. I never expected to finish them off today. It's difficult to get them out, but the bowlers bowled really well."

Speaking on the conditions in middle he said: "It's very hard. The bowlers had to have patience. Luckily we got a bid lead in the first innings. We just bowled at the right line and allowed the batsmen to make the mistakes."

Most of the Indian batsmen got starts, but failed to convert them into big scores. "They are getting out after getting good starts and you can't afford to do that. I think it's the lack of concentration. We were, however, putting them under a lot of pressure as well"

He singled out Rahul Dravid's wicket as the crucial one, "That was the important wicket. Rahul (Dravid) is batting well at the moment and he's the man we had to get out early."

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