India vs Srilanka 3rd test live streaming: India Srilanka live match, score highlight, Sehwag out

Mumbai, December 4: India vs Srilanka 3rd test live streaming: India Srilanka live match, score highlight, Sehwag out. Though Sehwag could not complete his triple century and gave his wicket to Muralitharan, he still managed 293 runs, just hundred runs short of what the whole Sri Lankan side scored.

Sehwag on his way to 293 runs smashed not only fours and sixes, but also scored fastest 250 runs in the history of test cricket.

He always plays cricket in his own style and dictates terms to the opposition bowlers.

A mighty batsman known for his flamboyant style and long innings-if he stays at the crease-he was so impressive that everyone is praiseful for her.

Yesterday was a fest day for cricket loving Mumbaikars. Many people who heard that Sehwag has completed century reached the stadium. In recent memory I don’t remember seeing so many people coming to see a test match.

Sehwag holds several records, especially in test cricket. It includes

Fastest 250 in Test cricket in terms of balls faced.
Most Test runs in a single day by an Indian. Sehwag made 257 in a day against SA in Chennai. He surpassed this in making 284 in a day against Sri Lanka. The latter was the second consecutive innings in which India scored more than 400 runs in a single day in Tests. Sehwag also made a century at faster than a run a ball on the previous equation.
Only Indian batsman to have scored two triple centuries in Test cricket. He is the third batsman in the history of Test cricket to score two triple centuries, alongside Sir Donald Bradman and Brian Lara.
Fastest century in ODI cricket by an Indian - 100 runs off 60 balls against New Zealand in 2009.
Second fastest ODI 50 by an Indian.[94] - a record, he shares with Rahul Dravid, Kapil Dev and Yuvraj Singh - when he took 22 balls against Kenya in 2001[95]
Six double centuries - the first three of which came against Pakistan.[96] Greg Chappell is the only other player to have scored multiple double centuries against Pakistan (2). Sehwag is the only Indian to have made six Test double centuries.
Highest score by an Indian batsman in Test cricket. He first achieved this when he scored 309 against Pakistan in Multan in 2004, and bettered his previous record in March 2008 at Chennai against South Africa by scoring 319.

Even today morning there were many people who came to the venue to see him complete the triple century. Though he got out early at 293 runs, they were not disappointed.

Sachin Tendulkar their very own fellow Mumbaikar was there at the crease playing in his same inimitable style. In fact the run rate went up since Tendulkar came at the crease.

Viru scored 293 - his sixth double-hundred. And this turned out to be game's third highest individual score in one day's play.

In his massive score, he was assisted by fellow opener Murali Vijay (87) and Rahul Dravid (62 not out) as India at the end of the day was on 443 for one.

This is 50 runs more than of Sri Lanka's total of 393. If the batters play like this then India is in a solid position to take a huge first-innings lead.

Earlier in the day, the Lankans lost batsman Angelo Mathews for 99. He was bowled out within the opening half-hour. The morning session belonged to the Indian bowlers as they struck at intervals completely dominating the day.

Lankan batsmen, who were targeting a huge score to put India into pressure, failed to stay on the crease for long.

At stumps, giving Sehwag company was Rahul Dravid, who was batting on 87, as India scored record number of runs on a day and that too in less than three sessions and also took a 50-run lead. It was also the second time that India scored 400 or more in a day's play, surpassing the 417 for two on the first day of the second Test in Kanpur.

It was a class act by the Indian batsmen, especially Sehwag who completely dominated the day and scored at more than five-and-a-half runs per over after bowlers packed up the Sri Lankan tail within 30 minutes early in the day at the historic Brabourne.

Sri lankan bowlers had a torrid time and Sehwag didn't allow any of the them to settle down. He played a flawless innings and was severe on the spinners as Muttiah Muralitharan's woeful form in the series continued. The only opportunity Sehwag gave the Sri Lankans was when he was on 273 but Mahela Jayawardene failed to grab it at first slip.

Both the openers, Sehwag and Murali Vijay (87), set the tone of the innings by giving a promising start with their 221-run first wicket stand. The duo quickly raced on to score 93 by the lunch break and accelerated the scoring in the second session by adding another 138 runs. With Dravid, Sewhag added another 222 runs for the unbroken second-wicket stand to make matters worse for Sri Lanka.

Sehwag, who scored a breezy 167 in Kanpur, started cautiously but then went on a rampage hitting 40 fours and seven sixes in the second fastest double century. He simply toyed with the Sri Lankan attack and none escaped the fury of his blade.

Vijay, playing his second Test match, was the perfect foil for Sewhag and rotated the strike, but never lost out on opportunites to punish the loose deliveries.

Sehwag also got to his 6,000 Test runs and that too in style by hitting left-arm spinner Rangana Herath for a big six over the bowler's head. He also became the third fastest Indian after Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar to score 6,000 runs in Test cricket. Gavaskar achieved the mark in 117 innings, Tendulkar in 120 and Sehwag has taken 123 innings.

Vijay got his maiden half-century by hitting Muttiah Muralitharan for a huge six over long on. He was set for his maiden Test hundred when trapped leg before by Herath. Vijay hit ten fours and a six during his 121-ball innings.

Earlier, Sri Lanka could add just 27 runs to their overnight score of 366 for eight. Angelo Matthews was unfortunate to get run out one short of his maiden Test century and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha trapped Chanaka Welegedara leg before wicket to wrap up the Dri Lankan innings.

Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh picked up four for 112 while Ojha bagged three for 107.

India lead the series 1-0 and a win here will propel them to the top spot in Test rankings. The historic Brabourne Stadium is hosting the first Test match in 36 years. (with IANS inputs)