India lost the mission to conquer Mendis and Murali

The so called Indian batting line up proved once again that they are strong only in paper. They landed up in Sri Lanka on a mission that was to conquer Ajantha Mendis and Muthiah Muralitharan. The favorite four namely Sahin, Dravid, Ganguly and Laxman have struggled barring three to four half centuries in the three test matches series.

The first match won by Sri Lanka when Murli & Mendis annihilate the visitors. The second match was in the name of India, thanks to Sehwag's fury to overcome the hosts. The finale test has been won convincingly by the home team Sri Lanka.

Kumar Sangakkara was declared as man of the match while Ajanta Medis who created record of best debutant declared man of the series. Here are the details of they said in the presentation ceremony:

Anil Kumble: It was important to get a good first-innings total but we faltered. The batters were not consistent throughout the series. They let us down. We had a chance to make up in the second innings but again we didn't score. Well played Sri Lanka. They deserve this victory. Mendis was the key bowler for SL, supported by Murali." Asked what is the one thing he would like to change this series, Kumble deadpans, "The result."

Man of the Match Sangakkara : "It was a case of getting as many runs as possible and stretch the lead. The innings was set up by Vaas and later supported later by Prasanna and Dammika. The special thing for me is the entry of the youngsters - Ajantha Mendis, Warnapura, Prasanna. I was bit lucky in the 40s, the key thing is to capitalize and go on to score runs. A hundred is a hundred but this was one of the tougher ones, especially considering how this series has gone.

Man-of-the-Series Ajantha Mendis. Sanga translates for him.
"He didn't think too much and get confused. He just did what he knew. The basics. He got support from his team-mates and the crowd. He says that his family is extremely support of him and more importantly, he feels the whole of Sri Lanka supports him."

Mahela Jayawardhane:"The guys showed lots of character especially after the Galle Test. Amazing effort. Sanga capped it off. We have been consistent in the last 2-3 years away from home as well. Our game is coming together. The younger players are taking responsibitly and the senior players pushed themselves. Murali still picked up 20 wickets and Vaas did very well. Both Murali and Mendis bowled very well and kept the pressure on the good Indian batting line up. we knew we wanted some extra pace and Dammika has a big heart. We have seen in the nets and that's what he did there. He didn't show much nerves. Excellent debut."

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