Clinical Sri Lanka clinch series
Drip by drip, Sri Lanka made their way to a comprehensive series win, their first over India since 2001
08/08Result
3rd Test, India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Aug 8-11 2008
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![India]( "India")
249 & 268 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
396 & 123/2 (33.1 ov)
Player of the Match
08/08Result
3rd Test, India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Aug 8-11 2008
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![India]( "India")
249 & 268 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
396 & 123/2 (33.1 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
Day 3
Relentless Sri Lanka seize control
Sri Lanka closed in on maintaining their unbeaten home Test series record against India since 1993.
Day 2
Sri Lanka ride on Sangakkara ton in keen contest
Kumar Sangakkara kept Sri Lanka's nose ahead with a patient century
Day 1
Mendis and Prasad put Sri Lanka on top
Dammika Prasad's raw pace pulled India back after an explosive start,whereupon the spinners took charge of the game, as has been their wontover the course of the series
Others
Celebrating struggle
There is extra satisfaction in playing a scratchy knock, in concentrating harder than usual, in pulling yourself back into form
Role reversal, and a lamentable shot
Plays of the day for day three of the third Test between Sri Lanka and India, Colombo, August 10, 2008
Tailenders' batting swung match - Sangakkara
"The way Prasanna, Prasad and Mendis scored runs really swayed the tempo to our camp when we walked into the field," said Sangakkara
Umpire Benson calls for HotSpot in review system
Umpire Mark Benson has suggested HotSpot be used for the review system
Teamwork does the trick for Sri Lanka
Mahela Jayawardene acknowledged his team-mates' consistency after Sri Lanka won the third Test at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium to clinch their series against India by a 2-1 margin
India weakened by injuries
India took the field on the third day of the Colombo Test against Sri Lanka without Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Ishant Sharma
India's cracks were everywhere
The defeat ultimately came down to a batting line-up that couldn't pullits weight
Review system is a blessing for bowlers - Bayliss
Trevor Bayliss has said the review system has been effective in giving the bowlers some respite in a batsman-dominated game
Vaas' vigil, and injuries galore
Plays of the day for day two of the third Test between Sri Lanka and India, Colombo, August 8, 2008
Prasad's shot of pace
Dammika Prasad justified Sri Lanka's decision to hand him a debut by taking three big wickets - Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar - in the first session
Muddle order
After the Indian middle order's latest fiasco in Sri Lanka, many will wonder just how many grains of sand are left in the upper half of the timer
Prasad's mixed debut, and a frustrating partnership
Plays of the day for day one of the third Test between Sri Lanka and India, Colombo, August 8, 2008
Sri Lanka v India, 3rd Test, PSS, Colombo
Match home for the third Test between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo
'We did not play quality cricket' - Kumble
Left to rummage through the remains of yet another overseas series squandered after a memorable comeback, Anil Kumble, India's captain, had few positives to pick out
Mendis's rapid rise surprised us - Jayawardene
Regardless of the outcome of the third and final Test between Sri Lanka and India, the astonishing bowling performances of Ajantha Mendis will no doubt go down as the highlight of the series
An Asian champion awaits
Both teams go into this match determined to win, but for India, with all the talk of becoming No. 1, this Test could prove definitive
Playing out of character
Thanks to Chaminda Vaas and Kumar Sangakkara's sheer doggedness, Sri Lanka overcame the rough to draw level with an Indian side plagued by bad luck, three injuries and another indifferent day in the field