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India started their tour of Sri Lanka on an impressive note with their bowlers putting up a tidy display to bundle out Sri Lanka Board XI for a modest 224 on a rain-truncated opening day of the three-day warm-up match in Colombo on Friday.

Electing to bat, the home team never really recovered from a shaky start and could have been skittled out for a much lower first innings total had it not been for a resolute 100-run fifth wicket partnership between Thilina Kandamby (84) and Chamara Silva (68).

Captain Anil Kumble (3/30) was the pick of the Indian bowlers while paceman Zaheer Khan (2/35) and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh (2/52) chipped in with two wickets each at the Nondescripts Cricket Club.

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There was not a whole lot that one could surmise from the bore draw in Chennai, but aside from the obvious - that Virender Sehwag can bat a bit if he’s allowed to get his eye in - two things stood out amidst the tedium.

The first is straight forward: This is the best side South Africa have taken to India, and they showed that they are very much capable of matching their opposition in their own backyard.

The second requires an admission: I was wrong about Neil McKenzie… Before the second Test in Bangladesh I expressed reservations about his ability to open the batting (although not his ability on the international stage). Sure, RP Singh and Sreesanth generally bowled poorly on a placid pitch, but McKenzie showed in both innings that he has the class to compete with top bowlers in foreign conditions.

So, now that everyone’s warmed up, settled in and suitably acquainted, what comes next?

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Ahmedabad: While it looks like all is even after the draw in Chennai, a sea of injured players in the Indian dressing room can trigger a tide against the hosts when they take the field against South Africa in the second Test at the Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium at Motera here starting on Thursday.

Smarting under the loss of Sachin Tendulkar, India have plenty more to worry about as both captain Anil Kumble and fast bowler Ishant Sharma are uncertain of making it to the final XI, even as both bowled for a considerable duration at the nets on Wednesday.

“I’m feeling a lot better, but we will take a final call on the final eleven tomorrow morning,” a concerned Kumble told reporters.

If the injury to India’s latest bowling sensation, Ishant, wasn’t enough, RP Singh, who played the first Test, struggled for rhythm after his return from injury. S Sreesanth, who bowled well in patches, is certain to get the nod with not too many options around.

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India skipper Anil Kumble and fast bowler Ishant Sharma face fitness checks ahead of the second Test against South Africa in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

Kumble suffered a groin strain during the first Test, while Sharma is still recovering from injuries picked up on the recent tour to Australia.

“We will wait until Thursday morning to take a final call on who all are fit for the Test match,” said Kumble.

India will definitely be without Sachin Tendulkar because of injury.

And even though Tendulkar was dismissed for a duck during an otherwise high-scoring opening match in Chennai (Madras), which ended in a draw, the tourists believe his absence creates an opportunity for them.

Tendulkar only needs another 172 runs to become the highest scorer in Test history and South Africa coach Mickey Arthur said: “You lose a guy like that, it takes a huge chunk out of the team.

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Thursday, April 3, 2008 Start time 09:30 am local time (04:00 GMT)

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With Kanpur’s Green Park - the venue for the final Test - known to produce more draws than results, it’s up to Ahmedabad to ensure a result in this series. However, the last four games have produced only one result and it would need a lively pitch to change the trend.

The featherbed in Chennai offered very little for the bowlers and the first Test served the purpose of a practice game, one where both sets of batsmen gained plenty of confidence. Neil McKenzie and Hashim Amla feasted in ideal batting conditions while Rahul Dravid ground out his 25th hundred, a knock that ended a barren phase. Overshadowing these innings, though, was the blistering triple-hundred from Virender Sehwag, an innings that sent quivers down South African spines.

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When time is of the essence, things need to be done quickly. For a side that recovered so well from a 540-run deficit, India should have really pressed the advantage given to them by Virender Sehwag. But that was not to be.

The South Africans, under no real pressure, finished the fourth day of the first Test at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here at 131 for one in reply to India’s 627. Neil McKenzie was unbeaten on 59 while Hashim Amla was on 35.

Rahul Dravid got a hundred, and more. He also became the sixth in cricket history and the third Indian to cross 10,000 runs. But while that looks great for the records, his progress on Saturday couldn’t really be termed as being in tune with the team ambition, or at least, what team ambition should have been.

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Virender Sehwag fell well short of Brian Lara’s world record score as South Africa fought back on the fourth day of the first Test in India.

Sehwag resumed on 309, having already compiled the fastest triple century in Test history, and immediately added the single he needed to surpass the highest score made for India, beating his own record set against Pakistan in Multan four years ago.

But the right-hander did not last much longer, edging a full Makhaya Ntini delivery to Neil McKenzie at slip in the sixth over of the day to depart for 319, the 15th highest score in Test history.

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Steyn and McKenzie cap South Africa’s day

South Africa 540 and 131 for 1 (McKenzie 59*) lead India 627 (Sehwag 319, Dravid 111, Steyn 4-103) by 44 runs

There was a 25th century and 10,000 Test runs for Rahul Dravid and a large crowd to celebrate, but little else went India’s way at Chepauk as a rejuvenated South African side dominated the fourth day’s play. Makhaya Ntini, given a pasting by Virender Sehwag on Friday, led the revival with a vastly improved spell and Dale Steyn’s pace then proved far too much for the tail to handle as the Indian lead was restricted to just 87. Faced with a potentially tricky session of batting, South Africa responded with aplomb, finishing the day 44 ahead with nine wickets in hand.

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Sehwag plunders fastest triple ever

India 468 for 1 (Sehwag 309*, Jaffer 73, Dravid 65*) trail South Africa 540 by 72 runs

A breathtaking triple-century from Virender Sehwag, by far the fastest in terms of balls faced (278), was the centrepiece as India utterly dominated proceedings on the third day at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Sehwag scored 257 runs in the day, finishing it on 309, the same score he made at Multan back in 2004. The fusillade of strokes produced 108 runs between lunch and tea, and he shared in two double-hundred stands for the first two wickets, another record.

After Wasim Jaffer had contributed 73 to an opening stand of 213, Rahul Dravid turned the strike over cleverly as the bowling was ground into the Chennai dust. By stumps, the partnership was worth 255, and Sehwag’s heroics had opened up the possibility of a result on the final day. Though South Africa finished five overs short of the 90 that they were supposed to bowl in the day, India still managed a staggering 386 runs.

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When we first saw Virender Sehwag, he was a teenager, with curly hair and a very innocent outlook of the world. Things have changed. The curls have vanished, Sehwag has grown taller, though not much, has picked up weight, some say too much, and has a much more cynical expression on his face.

One thing has not changed though – he still swings the bat like a bludgeon.

Time teaches people to be wiser, more careful, and even to be a bit afraid. Sehwag has learnt all that, and adapted whatever suited him. What he cannot learn is to be circumspect as a batsman.

This has resulted in a lot of criticism, especially last year, when there was a definite chance that he would be out of the team for a long time. His fitness was being questioned, and not without reason, since he seemed to have lost whatever little agility he had. With the bat too, his careless abandon had transformed into callousness, with a touch of defiance.

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