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Retiring Murali rattles India

Muttiah Muralitharan grabbed two quick wickets on the fourth morning to leave India facing a follow-on in the first Test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.

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Sri Lanka enforced a follow-on after bowling out India for 276 runs in the first innings on the fourth day of the first cricket Test at the Galle International Stadium here Wednesday.

Resuming at overnight score of 140 for three, India could add only 136 runs and lost seven wickets in the first session. Virender Sehwag was the top scorer with 109 while Yuvraj Singh made 52.

World bowling record holder Muttiah Muralitharan, who retires after this match, finished with 5-63 to take his career tally to 797 Test wickets.

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