IND vs SRL 1st Test Result - Muralitharan completes 800 test wickets, Sri Lanak beat India by 10 wickets

Watch the greatest spinner Muttiah Muralitharan for the last time in action as he took 800th test wicket in his last test match against Induia at Galle.

IND vs SRL 1st Test Result - Muralitharan completes 800 test wickets, Sri Lanak beat India by 10 wickets

Muralitharan required just 8 wickets to reach the 800 landmark of wickets and India provided exactly 8 wickets to him in his last test match as Sri Lanka beat India by 10 wickets in the 1st Test match on Thursday, 22nd July, 2010 at Galle.

Sri Lanka needed 5 wickets and India trailing by 63 runs on the 5th and final day and Sri Lankan bowlers removed Dhoni and Harbhajan early. Laxman (69) put some resistance first with Mithun by puuting 49 runs and then with Ishant Sharmy by puuting 68 runs. Murali needed 1 more wickets as the last pair playing and he has the final laugh as he took last wickets to reach 800 wickets and finish in style for a remarkable and wonderful career.

Match Summary:

Sri Lanka 1st Inning - 520/8 dec. in 124 overs (Paranavitana 111, Sangakkra 103, Mithun 4-105, Ishant 3-145)

India 1st Inning - 276 all out in 65 overs (Sehwag 109, Yuvraj 52, Muralitharan 5-63)

India 2nd Inning - 338 all out in 115.4 overs (Tendulkar 84, Laxman 69 Malinga 5-50, Muralitharan 3-128)

Sri Lanka 1st Inning - 96/0 in 14.1 overs (Paranavitana 23*, Dilshan 68*)

Toss - Sri Lanka, who chose to bat

Man of the Match - Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)

Result - Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets

IND vs SRL 1st Test Live Score at Galle - India vs Sri Lanka First Test Live Commentary

First test match of the 3 match series between host Sri Lanka and India starting from Sunday, 18th July to Thursday, 22nd July 2010 at Galle. Match will start from 04:30 GMT, 10:00 local, 10:00 IST.

This is Muralitharan's last test match so watch and enjoy the live score with ball by ball commentary of first test match between India and Sri Lanka.

India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test Live Score wit ball by ball Commentary:

India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test at Galle Preview - Watch Muarali for the last time

So this is the end of one of the greatest off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, playing his last test match as Sri Lanka will take India on Sunday, 18th July, 2010 Galle International Stadium starting from 04:30 GMT, 10:00 local, 10:00 IST.

India will be without their main strike bowlers Zaheer Khan and Sreesanth so depend much on spinners Harbhajan and Ojha. Test specialists Rahul Dravid and Laxman are back along with Tendulkar after rested in Asia Cup.

Highest wicket taker in Tests and ODI's Muttiah Muralitharan needs just 8 wickets to reach 800 mark and if he does so it will be another achievement in his remarkable career. Dilshan is back in form and he will be danger against already weak Indian attack.

Indian Playing 11 for 1st Test at Galle:

Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (capt and wk), Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Abhimanyu Mithun/Munaf Patel

Sri Lanka Playing 11 for 1st Test at Galle:

Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Prasanna Jayawardene, Rangana Herath, Muttiah Muralitharan, Lasith Malinga, Dammika Prasad/ Chanaka Welegedara

Indian Test Team, Squad announced fro 2010 Sri Lanka Tour - Yuraj, Raina, Sreesanth in

Indian selectors announced the 16 member squad for upcoming 3 match test series in Sri Lanka starting from 18th July, 2010. Test specialist Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman are back in team while master blaster Sachin Tendulkar also back after rest.

Out of form Yuvraj Singh has been recalled along with fast bowler Sreesanth nad Ishanth Sharma. Suresh Raina also included for the first time as full time player while Wriddhiman Saha will be reserve wicket keeper. Zaheer Khan will lead the pace attack while Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra and Pragyan Ojha will take care of spin department.

Find the list of 16-member Indian Team for 2010 Tour of Sri Lanka.

Indian Test Team/Squad against Sri Lanka:

MS Dhoni (wk & capt)
Virender Sehwag (vice-capt)
Gautam Gambhir
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
VVS Laxman
M Vijay
Yuvraj Singh
Suresh Raina
Harbhajan Singh
Zaheer Khan
Ishant Sharma
Sreesanth
Amit Mishra
Pragyan Ojha
Wriddhiman Saha (wk)