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Sri Lanka steady with Warnapura, Sangakkara

GALLE, August 1, 2008 (AFP) - Kumar Sangakkara and Malinda Warnapura hit impressive half-centuries to help Sri Lanka reach 126-1 in the first innings at tea in reply to India's 329 in the second Test here on Friday.
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Warnapura was unbeaten on 60 and Sangakkara on 59 not out at the break to steady the innings after the third-ball dismissal of Michael Vandort on the second day.

The tourists were bowled out on the stroke of lunch after resuming at 214-4, with aggressive opener Virender Sehwag (201 not out) becoming only the second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to carry his bat through the innings.
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Sehwag also became the 10th Indian to complete 5,000 Test runs during his fifth score of 200 and more, including two triple-centuries.

The Indian batsmen, especially Sehwag, were involved in a fascinating duel with Sri Lanka's unorthodox spinner Ajantha Mendis (6-117), who grabbed a maiden haul of five or more wickets in an innings in only his second Test.

The tourists struck in the opening over when left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan had Vandort (four) caught by Rahul Dravid at third slip before running into the left-handed pair of Sangakkara and Warnapura.

Warnapura, who scored a century in the opening Test,

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