81.   While the team leader failed again, veteran opener Atherton was unable to field and did not open the innings because of a stiff back.

82.   While batsmen Avishka Gunawardane and Romesh Kaluwitharana are expected to open the innings, Mahela Jayawardane, who excelled in the last test, will bat at one drop.

83.   While the team leader failed again, former captain Michael Atherton was unable to field and did not open the innings because of a stiff back.

84.   Zimbabwe lost captain Andy Flower and his brother, Grant, who opened the innings, to run outs resulting from some nippy Sri Lankan fielding.

85.   India rearranged their batting order from the side which lost the first Test at Kingsmead, with Nayan Mongia and Woorkeri Raman opening the innings.

86.   Atherton opened the innings and became only the seventh English batsman to bat through a complete test innings.

87.   David Justice had singled to open the inning.

88.   Jadeja, who opened the innings after allrounder Manoj Prabhakar was dropped for slow scoring in the last match against the West Indies, hit seven fours.

89.   Opening an innings is turning out to be a big problem of India, who have tried different pairs in the first two Tests.

90.   Opening an innings remains a problem without a solution.