1.   Dravid got a little closer before gifting his wicket away one ball before the players went off for bad light.

2.   He and Ramnaresh Sarwan were just beginning to get on top of the Indian bowlers when Sarwan gifted his wicket away for the second time in the series.

3.   Sri Lankan batsmen lacked application and virtually gifted their wickets, especially opener Roshan Mahanama, Chandika Hathurusinghe and Asanka Gurusinghe.

4.   As Strang bottled up one end, the Pakistanis gifted their wickets in trying to force the pace on a slow pitch.