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Test no. 1886

India in Sri Lanka Test Series - 3rd Test
Sri Lanka v India

2008 season

Played at P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, on 8,9,10,11 August 2008 (5-day match)

Result Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets


India 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	G Gambhir	lbw b Mendis	72	196	128	10	0	56.25
	V Sehwag	c HAPW Jayawardene b Prasad	21	36	21	4	0	100.00
	R Dravid	lbw b Prasad	10	52	29	0	0	34.48
	SR Tendulkar	lbw b Prasad	6	18	12	0	0	50.00
	SC Ganguly	c DPMD Jayawardene b Muralitharan	35	68	57	4	1	61.40
	VVS Laxman	st HAPW Jayawardene b Mendis	25	56	44	1	0	56.81
	PA Patel	lbw b Mendis	13	48	42	1	0	30.95
	A Kumble	b Mendis	1	10	6	0	0	16.66
	Harbhajan Singh	c Vandort b Muralitharan	3	11	8	0	0	37.50
	I Sharma	not out	17	77	61	0	0	27.86
	Z Khan	st HAPW Jayawardene b Mendis	32	68	73	3	1	43.83
	Extras	(b 1, lb 8, nb 5)	14

	Total	(all out; 80 overs; 325 mins)	249	(3.11 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-51 (Sehwag, 7.2 ov), 2-92 (Dravid, 18.3 ov), 3-102 (Tendulkar, 22.1 ov), 4-151 (Ganguly, 39.5 ov), 5-155 (Gambhir, 42.1 ov), 6-190 (Laxman, 54.3 ov), 7-195 (Patel, 56.1 ov), 8-196 (Kumble, 56.3 ov), 9-198 (Harbhajan Singh, 59.4 ov), 10-249 (Khan, 79.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	12	1	44	0	3.66
KTGD Prasad	17	0	82	3	4.82	(1nb)
BAW Mendis	28	4	56	5	2.00
M Muralitharan	23	3	58	2	2.52


Sri Lanka 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	MG Vandort	lbw b Khan	14	77	50	1	0	28.00
	BSM Warnapura	b Sharma	8	27	22	0	0	36.36
	WPUJC Vaas	c Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh	47	169	111	9	0	42.34
	KC Sangakkara	c Patel b Kumble	144	424	288	14	0	50.00
	DPMD Jayawardene	lbw b Harbhajan Singh	2	10	6	0	0	33.33
	TT Samaraweera	c Patel b Khan	35	113	84	3	0	41.66
	TM Dilshan	lbw b Kumble	23	65	45	3	0	51.11
	HAPW Jayawardene	c Harbhajan Singh b Khan	49	163	116	5	0	42.24
	KTGD Prasad	st Patel b Harbhajan Singh	36	89	56	5	0	64.28
	BAW Mendis	lbw b Kumble	17	43	28	2	0	60.71
	M Muralitharan	not out	0	3	1	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 4, lb 14, w 2, nb 1)	21

	Total	(all out; 134.2 overs; 585 mins)	396	(2.94 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-14 (Warnapura, 5.6 ov), 2-42 (Vandort, 16.5 ov), 3-137 (Vaas, 47.3 ov), 4-141 (DPMD Jayawardene, 49.1 ov), 5-201 (Samaraweera, 73.6 ov), 6-244 (Dilshan, 88.3 ov), 7-324 (Sangakkara, 113.5 ov), 8-367 (HAPW Jayawardene, 125.5 ov), 9-396 (Prasad, 133.5 ov), 10-396 (Mendis, 134.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Z Khan	32	5	105	3	3.28	(1nb)
I Sharma	15.3	3	33	1	2.12
Harbhajan Singh	40.3	8	104	3	2.56	(2w)
A Kumble	41.2	4	123	3	2.97
V Sehwag	2	0	2	0	1.00
SC Ganguly	3	0	11	0	3.66


India 2nd innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	G Gambhir	b Prasad	26	55	43	3	0	60.46
	V Sehwag	c Samaraweera b Prasad	34	48	29	7	0	117.24
	R Dravid	c DPMD Jayawardene b Mendis	68	226	166	6	0	40.96
	SC Ganguly	lbw b Muralitharan	18	64	50	1	1	36.00
	PA Patel	lbw b Mendis	1	3	2	0	0	50.00
	SR Tendulkar	lbw b Mendis	14	26	22	1	0	63.63
	VVS Laxman	not out	61	193	157	3	0	38.85
	A Kumble	lbw b Muralitharan	9	21	15	1	0	60.00
	Harbhajan Singh	lbw b Vaas	26	32	32	5	0	81.25
	Z Khan	run out (Samaraweera)	0	8	7	0	0	0.00
	I Sharma	c Warnapura b Muralitharan	0	5	5	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 5, lb 3, w 2, nb 1)	11

	Total	(all out; 87.5 overs; 345 mins)	268	(3.05 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-62 (Sehwag, 10.4 ov), 2-65 (Gambhir, 12.2 ov), 3-108 (Ganguly, 27.4 ov), 4-109 (Patel, 28.1 ov), 5-131 (Tendulkar, 34.5 ov), 6-216 (Dravid, 70.1 ov), 7-229 (Kumble, 75.5 ov), 8-266 (Harbhajan Singh, 84.6 ov), 9-268 (Khan, 86.4 ov), 10-268 (Sharma, 87.5 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	5	0	20	1	4.00
KTGD Prasad	11	0	60	2	5.45	(1nb, 2w)
M Muralitharan	37.5	4	99	3	2.61
BAW Mendis	34	7	81	3	2.38


Sri Lanka 2nd innings (target: 122 runs)			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	MG Vandort	b Harbhajan Singh	8	8	7	2	0	114.28
	BSM Warnapura	not out	54	135	99	5	0	54.54
	KC Sangakkara	c Gambhir b Khan	4	23	8	0	0	50.00
	DPMD Jayawardene	not out	50	103	85	3	0	58.82
	Extras	(b 4, lb 3)	7

	Total	(2 wickets; 33.1 overs; 135 mins)	123	(3.70 runs per over)

Did not bat TT Samaraweera, TM Dilshan,

HAPW Jayawardene, WPUJC Vaas, KTGD Prasad, BAW Mendis, M Muralitharan

Fall of wickets1-11 (Vandort, 1.4 ov), 2-22 (Sangakkara, 6.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Z Khan	6	1	22	1	3.66
Harbhajan Singh	14	2	44	1	3.14
A Kumble	10	2	34	0	3.40
V Sehwag	3	0	12	0	4.00
SC Ganguly	0.1	0	4	0	24.00

Toss India, who chose to bat first
Series Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2-1

Test debut KTGD Prasad (Sri Lanka)
Player of the match KC Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Player of the series BAW Mendis (Sri Lanka)

Umpires MR Benson (England) and RE Koertzen (South Africa)
TV umpire BR Doctrove (West Indies)
Match referee AG Hurst (Australia)
Reserve umpire SSK Gallage

Close of play
8 Aug day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 14/1 (MG Vandort 3*, WPUJC Vaas 0*, 8 ov)
9 Aug day 2 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 251/6 (KC Sangakkara 107*, HAPW Jayawardene 1*, 92 ov)
10 Aug day 3 - India 2nd innings 161/5 (R Dravid 46*, VVS Laxman 17*, 45 ov)
11 Aug day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 123/2 (33.1 ov) - end of match

Match notes

Day 1
India 1st innings
India: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (42 balls), Extras 8
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (G Gambhir 22, V Sehwag 21, Ex 8)
Drinks: India - 64/1 in 12.0 overs (G Gambhir 29, R Dravid 6)
G Gambhir: 50 off 58 balls (9 x 4)
India: 100 runs in 20.2 overs (123 balls), Extras 8
11:47 local time: Over 18.3 Sri Lanka's first review - successful
12:07 local time: Over 22.1 India's first review - unsuccessful
Lunch: India - 104/3 in 24.0 overs (G Gambhir 57, SC Ganguly 2)
India: 150 runs in 39.3 overs (238 balls), Extras 8
Drinks: India - 151/4 in 39.5 overs (G Gambhir 71)
14:10 local time: Over 42.1 Sri Lanka's second review - successful
Tea: India - 190/6 in 54.3 overs (PA Patel 11)
15:18 local time: Over 56.1 India's second review - unsuccessful
India: 200 runs in 61.6 overs (373 balls), Extras 12
Drinks: India - 230/9 in 74.0 overs (I Sharma 10, Z Khan 20)
10th Wicket: 50 runs in 120 balls (I Sharma 17, Z Khan 32, Ex 2)
Innings Break: India - 249/10 in 80.0 overs (I Sharma 17)
Sri Lanka 1st innings
End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 14/1 in 8.0 overs (MG Vandort 3, WPUJC Vaas 0)
13:23 local time: Over 44.4 Sri Lanka's first review - successful
17:04 local time: Over 88.3 Sri Lanka 4th review - unsuccessful

Day 2
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 6
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 56/2 in 21.0 overs (WPUJC Vaas 19, KC Sangakkara 9)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (WPUJC Vaas 22, KC Sangakkara 26, Ex 2)
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 31.5 overs (191 balls), Extras 8
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 114/2 in 36.0 overs (WPUJC Vaas 39, KC Sangakkara 45)
KC Sangakkara: 50 off 79 balls (6 x 4)
13:23 local time: Over 44.4 Sri Lanka's first review - successful
13:47 local time: Over 49.1 Sri Lanka's second review - unsuccessful
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 144/4 in 51.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 60, TT Samaraweera 2)
Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 55.5 overs (337 balls), Extras 11
14:18 Local time: Over 56.6 India first review - unsuccessful
14:34 local time: Over 60.2 Sri Lanka's third review - successful
Tea: Sri Lanka - 175/4 in 66.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 72, TT Samaraweera 21)
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 137 balls (KC Sangakkara 19, TT Samaraweera 29, Ex 2)
Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 73.3 overs (444 balls), Extras 12
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 206/5 in 78.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 86, TM Dilshan 2)
KC Sangakkara: 100 off 212 balls (11 x 4)
17:04 local time: Over 886 Sri Lanka 4th review - unsuccessful
17:04 local time: Over 88.3 Sri Lanka 4th review - unsuccessful
17:09 local time: Over 89.1 Sri Lanka 5th review - successful
Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 91.3 overs (552 balls), Extras 14
Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 251/6 in 92.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 107, HAPW Jayawardene 1)
End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 251/6 in 92.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 107, HAPW Jayawardene 1)

Day 3
New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 285/6 after 104.1 overs (KC Sangakkara 129, HAPW Jayawardene 13)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 103 balls (KC Sangakkara 29, HAPW Jayawardene 22, Ex 0)
Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 106.1 overs (640 balls), Extras 14
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 300/6 in 107.0 overs (KC Sangakkara 131, HAPW Jayawardene 26)
Sri Lanka: 350 runs in 119.3 overs (720 balls), Extras 19
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 352/7 in 120.0 overs (HAPW Jayawardene 44, KTGD Prasad 16)
13:27 local time: Over 127.2 India second review - unsuccessful
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 396/9 in 133.5 overs (BAW Mendis 17)
Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 396/10 in 134.2 overs (M Muralitharan 0)
India 2nd innings
India: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (49 balls), Extras 3
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (G Gambhir 23, V Sehwag 24, Ex 3)
Tea: India - 57/0 in 9.0 overs (G Gambhir 24, V Sehwag 30)
India: 100 runs in 23.2 overs (143 balls), Extras 4
Drinks: India - 103/2 in 25.0 overs (R Dravid 22, SC Ganguly 17)
16:25 local time: Over 26.6 Sri lanka's first review - unsuccessful
16:32 local time: Over 27.4 India's first review - unsuccessful
16:56 local time: Over 33.3 Sri Lanka's second review - unsuccessful
16:59 local time: Over 33.4 Sri Lanka's third review - unsuccessful
17:04 local: over 34.5 India second review - unsuccessful
India: 150 runs in 42.1 overs (256 balls), Extras 5
End Of Day: India - 161/5 in 45.0 overs (R Dravid 46, VVS Laxman 17)

Day 4
R Dravid: 50 off 96 balls (5 x 4)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 130 balls (R Dravid 24, VVS Laxman 25, Ex 1)
India: 200 runs in 59.5 overs (362 balls), Extras 9
Drinks: India - 203/5 in 62.0 overs (R Dravid 61, VVS Laxman 40)
VVS Laxman: 50 off 123 balls (3 x 4)
12:06 local time: Over 75.5 India's third review - unsuccessful
Lunch: India - 238/7 in 78.0 overs (VVS Laxman 50, Harbhajan Singh 9)
India: 250 runs in 80.4 overs (487 balls), Extras 9
New Ball Taken: India 265/7 after 84.1 overs (VVS Laxman 59, Harbhajan Singh 26)
Innings Break: India - 268/10 in 87.5 overs (VVS Laxman 61)
Sri Lanka 2nd innings
14:11 local time 5.5 over India's first review - unsuccessful
Tea: Sri Lanka - 45/2 in 17.0 overs (BSM Warnapura 20, DPMD Jayawardene 10)
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 19.3 overs (117 balls), Extras 3
15:47 local time: Over 25.5 India's second review - unsuccessful
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 119 balls (BSM Warnapura 24, DPMD Jayawardene 27, Ex 2)
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 30.1 overs (181 balls), Extras 3
16:08 local time: Over 30.2 India's third review - unsuccessful
BSM Warnapura: 50 off 92 balls (5 x 4)
DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 85 balls (3 x 4)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 160 balls (BSM Warnapura 45, DPMD Jayawardene 50, Ex 6)

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