India Wins Test Series After Second Match Ends in a Draw
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India and Sri Lanka played a Test cricket match. This was the second match in their series. The match ended in a draw. A draw means no team won the match.
India already won the first match. So India won the whole series. This is good news for the Indian team.
A leader from India's cricket board, the BCCI, praised a Sri Lankan player. He said this player plays very well. He compared him to Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Tendulkar is a very famous Indian cricket player. Many people call him one of the best players ever.
The BCCI leader gave the young player big praise. He said this player could be like the next Sachin. This is a very big compliment in cricket.
Fans are happy about India's series win. People also talk about the young Sri Lankan player. He played well in a losing series.
Vocabulary4 words
- Test
- a long cricket match; five days
- series
- a group of matches between two teams
- draw
- a game with no winner
- BCCI
- the group that runs cricket in India
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1. It ended in a draw 2. India 3. True
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India and Sri Lanka played a Test cricket _____. This was the second match in their _____. The match ended in a _____. A draw means no team won the match.
India already won the first match. So India won the whole _____. This is good news for the Indian team.
A leader from India's cricket board, the _____, praised a Sri Lankan player. He said this player plays very well. He compared him to Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Tendulkar is a very famous Indian cricket _____.
The BCCI leader gave the young player big _____. He said this player could be like the next Sachin.
Fans are happy about India's series win. People also talk about the young Sri Lankan player.
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