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Ahmedabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Opener Gautam Gambhir's fine century on the fifth day raised India's hope of saving the first cricket Test and prevent Sri Lanka from winning their first Test on Indian soil here Friday.

India were 256 for three at lunch on the final day of the first test against Sri Lanka at the Motera on Friday.

Ahmedabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Scoreboard at lunch on the fifth day of the first cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka at Motera's Sardar Patel Stadium here Friday.

Ahmedabad, Nov 20 (IANS) India were 256 for three in the second innings at lunch on the fifth day of the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka here Friday.

Melbourne (Australia), Nov. 20 (ANI): Former Australian cricket captain and coach Greg Chappell has warned that 50-over cricket would be the best way to measure all cricketing nations, but Twenty20 is the best format for ensuring the growth of the game.

Brisbane, Nov.20 (ANI): West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach has said that his side will be ready to compete on equal terms with Australia when the first Test begins at the Gabba from November 26.

Sydney, Nov.20 (ANI): Australian cricket needs to face the facts. They have lost three of their past five Test series, and as far as the selectors are concerned, the backslapping notwithstanding, it is a point to ponder over, feels weel known cricket columnist Peter Roebuck.

International news agency Reuters has suspended coverage of Cricket Australia matches and events for a second season because of a long-running dispute over media rights and freedom of the press.

Brisbane (Australia), Nov.20 (ANI): Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne will captain an All Stars team against a Michael Clarke-led Australian XI in a Twenty20 exhibition clash at the Gabba on Sunday.

When Prasanna Jayawardene went in to bat, Sri Lanka were 375 for five, a situation that could've gone bad had another wicket fallen quickly.

The Pimpri Panthers have roped in Yogesh Takawale, the right-hand wicket-keeper batsman who played for the Mumbai Indians team in IPL II, to play in their team.

With more fluctuations than a faulty voltmeter, the advantage oscillated between Uttar Pradesh and Baroda during Day Three of their Ranji match, where three points for the first-innings lead were up for grabs.

KP XI, Chetak FC, Shivajians SC beat their respective opponents to enter the second round in the Super and First Division Group of the Rupee Co-operative Bank Football Tournament organised by the Keshav - Madhav Pratisthan and KP XI at the SP College Grounds here on Thursday.

Over four days, a total of 1,376 runs have been scored at just under four an over, with one batsman getting a big double-hundred and four others getting to three figures.

Reuters will be unable to provide text, pictures or audio-visual coverage of Australian cricket for the duration of the 2009/10 season.

New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) Gujarat skipper and wicketkeeeper Parthiv Patel slammed a century against Hyderabad to give his team the first innings lead on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Super League match at Hyderabad Thursday.

ICC umpire of the year Aleem Dar has backed the use of the controversial umpire decision review system in test cricket.

Hyderabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Some of the foreign players participating in the ongoing ONGC-IBSF World snooker championship here have been struck down by 'Hyderabad belly', the latest being Thailand's Santhinee Jaisuekul who was admitted to a hospital Thursday afternoon, but was said to be recovering.

London, Nov 19 (IANS) English county club Middlesex have signed up Adam Gilchrist for next season's Twenty20 Cup and are now looking to get Sachin Tendulkar on board as well.

Ahmedabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Pune's Aditya Bhandarkar shot one of only two under-par rounds Thursday to set up a final-day clash with overnight leader Abhijit Chadha at the LG Gujarat Open at the par-72 Kensville Golf Club.