Robin Singh takes India to test lead<\/p>\n
COLOMBO (AFP): Robin Singh smashed his first one-day century
\nand Mohammad Azharuddin completed 7,000 limited overs runs as
\nIndia flayed new-look Sri Lanka for 291 for nine in the third and
\nfinal one day international here yesterday.<\/p>\n
All-rounder Singh hit 100 off 102 balls, sharing a third-
\nwicket stand of 162 with Rahul Dravid (78) and a quickfire 62 for
\nthe fourth with Azharuddin (34) after India were sent to bat.<\/p>\n
But the Indians, 268 for three at one stage in the 45th over,
\nlost six wickets in the space of 31 deliveries -- three to
\nsuicidal run outs -- to slide to 288 for nine.<\/p>\n
The Sri Lankans, enjoying a decisive 2-0 lead in the three-
\nmatch series, rested three frontline bowlers Chaminda Vaas,
\nSajeewa De Silva and Muttiah Muralitharan.<\/p>\n
The second-string new ball attack of Ravindra Pushpakumara and
\nDulip Liyanage removed openers Saurav Ganguly (14) and Sachin
\nTendulkar (27) by the 10th over.<\/p>\n
But Singh, coming in at number three in a pinch-hitter's role,
\nand Dravid lifted India to 91 for two by the 15th over and took
\nthe tourists to 206 by the 34th.<\/p>\n
Azharuddin, 34, became the world's third batsman to score
\n7,000 one-day runs when he reached two in his 252nd match.<\/p>\n
West Indian opener Desmond Haynes leads the run-getters with
\n8,648 runs from 238 matches, while Pakistan's Javed Miandad has
\n7,381 from 233 games.<\/p>\n
India looked set to cross the 300-mark when Nayan Mongia,
\nRajesh Chauhan and Abey Kuruvilla ran themselves out to aid Sri
\nLanka's late fightback.<\/p>",
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