da roleta： Sri Lanka’s Kandy jinx looks set to be broken after a second day marred bybad weather which is likely to led to a draw in the second match of thisthree-Test series
da imperador bet： Charlie Austin23-Nov-2001Sri Lanka’s Kandy jinx looks set to be broken after a second day marred bybad weather which is likely to led to a draw in the second match of thisthree-Test series.Only 73 minutes of play were possible after prolonged rain on Thursday nightdelayed the scheduled start by four hours.During the time available West Indies quickly wrapped up the Sri Lankaninnings, but then lost an early wicket to leave them on 39 for one when playwas abandoned for the day.Left-arm fast bowler Pedro Collins struck in the first over the day as heclean bowled Nuwan Zoysa for 23.That brought local hero Muttiah Muralitharan to the wicket. In August he hadswatted and spaded the Indian bowlers all over the ground during his highlyentertaining maiden half-century, but he failed to repeat his heroics andwas caught at mid on for four.Sri Lanka were bowled out for 288.Nuwan Zoysa, playing his first Test match since Sri Lanka played England inMarch at Kandy, over eight months ago, struck with his very first deliveryback.Daren Ganga followed a wide short-of-a-length delivery and guided it lamelyinto the safe hands of Mahela Jayawardene at third slip.Chris Gayle, short of runs in Galle, then showed that he was still in primeform, hitting four powerful boundaries in his 25, including two resoundingpulls off Zoysa.Chaminda Vaas encouraged a couple airy wafts as he swung the ball away fromthe left-hander, but West Indies lost no further wickets before the close.
