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Test no. 1884

India in Sri Lanka Test Series - 2nd Test
Sri Lanka v India

2008 season

Played at Galle International Stadium on 31 July, 1,2,3 August 2008 (5-day match)

Result India won by 170 runs


India 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	G Gambhir	lbw b Mendis	56	134	103	8	0	54.36
	V Sehwag	not out	201	348	231	22	4	87.01
	R Dravid	c Warnapura b Mendis	2	7	6	0	0	33.33
	SR Tendulkar	lbw b Vaas	5	5	3	1	0	166.66
	SC Ganguly	c HAPW Jayawardene b Vaas	0	4	5	0	0	0.00
	VVS Laxman	c Samaraweera b Mendis	39	108	83	4	0	46.98
	KD Karthik	lbw b Mendis	7	13	11	0	0	63.63
	A Kumble	st HAPW Jayawardene b Muralitharan	4	42	32	0	0	12.50
	Harbhajan Singh	b Mendis	1	4	7	0	0	14.28
	Z Khan	c HAPW Jayawardene b Muralitharan	2	11	7	0	0	28.57
	I Sharma	lbw b Mendis	0	10	4	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 1, lb 4, w 7)	12

	Total	(all out; 82 overs; 348 mins)	329	(4.01 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-167 (Gambhir, 31.5 ov), 2-173 (Dravid, 33.1 ov), 3-178 (Tendulkar, 34.1 ov), 4-178 (Ganguly, 34.6 ov), 5-278 (Laxman, 59.6 ov), 6-290 (Karthik, 63.5 ov), 7-317 (Kumble, 74.3 ov), 8-318 (Harbhajan Singh, 75.4 ov), 9-323 (Khan, 78.4 ov), 10-329 (Sharma, 81.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	19	2	74	2	3.89	(1w)
KMDN Kulasekara	8	1	40	0	5.00	(2w)
BAW Mendis	28	1	117	6	4.17
M Muralitharan	27	1	93	2	3.44


Sri Lanka 1st innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	MG Vandort	c Dravid b Khan	4	2	3	1	0	133.33
	BSM Warnapura	c Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh	66	136	97	10	1	68.04
	KC Sangakkara	c & b Harbhajan Singh	68	142	120	9	0	56.66
	DPMD Jayawardene	c Karthik b Kumble	86	245	188	10	0	45.74
	TT Samaraweera	lbw b Harbhajan Singh	14	63	37	2	0	37.83
	TM Dilshan	c Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh	0	2	3	0	0	0.00
	HAPW Jayawardene	c Laxman b Harbhajan Singh	24	85	67	1	0	35.82
	WPUJC Vaas	c Harbhajan Singh b Kumble	1	5	4	0	0	25.00
	KMDN Kulasekara	not out	5	83	40	0	0	12.50
	BAW Mendis	lbw b Kumble	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
	M Muralitharan	c Ganguly b Harbhajan Singh	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 10, lb 12, nb 2)	24

	Total	(all out; 93.3 overs; 388 mins)	292	(3.12 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-4 (Vandort, 0.3 ov), 2-137 (Warnapura, 34.5 ov), 3-144 (Sangakkara, 36.6 ov), 4-192 (Samaraweera, 52.3 ov), 5-192 (Dilshan, 52.6 ov), 6-250 (HAPW Jayawardene, 74.2 ov), 7-255 (Vaas, 75.2 ov), 8-291 (DPMD Jayawardene, 92.3 ov), 9-291 (Mendis, 92.5 ov), 10-292 (Muralitharan, 93.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Z Khan	9	1	51	1	5.66	(2nb)
I Sharma	8	1	36	0	4.50
A Kumble	36	7	81	3	2.25
Harbhajan Singh	40.3	8	102	6	2.51


India 2nd innings			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	G Gambhir	b Mendis	74	155	149	10	0	49.66
	V Sehwag	c Dilshan b Vaas	50	85	52	6	1	96.15
	R Dravid	lbw b Muralitharan	44	133	92	6	0	47.82
	SR Tendulkar	c DPMD Jayawardene b Vaas	31	54	42	5	0	73.80
	SC Ganguly	st HAPW Jayawardene b Muralitharan	16	76	45	1	0	35.55
	VVS Laxman	lbw b Mendis	13	29	15	1	0	86.66
	KD Karthik	c Sangakkara b Muralitharan	20	32	22	1	2	90.90
	A Kumble	lbw b Mendis	2	9	8	0	0	25.00
	Harbhajan Singh	c & b Mendis	11	33	12	1	0	91.66
	I Sharma	run out (Dilshan/HAPW Jayawardene)	0	3	1	0	0	0.00
	Z Khan	not out	1	24	20	0	0	5.00
	Extras	(lb 7)	7

	Total	(all out; 76.2 overs; 321 mins)	269	(3.52 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-90 (Sehwag, 19.3 ov), 2-144 (Gambhir, 40.6 ov), 3-200 (Tendulkar, 54.5 ov), 4-200 (Dravid, 55.6 ov), 5-221 (Laxman, 62.3 ov), 6-252 (Karthik, 69.1 ov), 7-255 (Ganguly, 69.6 ov), 8-257 (Kumble, 70.5 ov), 9-257 (Sharma, 71.1 ov), 10-269 (Harbhajan Singh, 76.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	13	4	32	2	2.46
KMDN Kulasekara	5	0	31	0	6.20
M Muralitharan	31	3	107	3	3.45
BAW Mendis	27.2	4	92	4	3.36


Sri Lanka 2nd innings (target: 307 runs)			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	MG Vandort	lbw b Harbhajan Singh	10	98	60	1	0	16.66
	BSM Warnapura	c Laxman b Sharma	0	7	3	0	0	0.00
	KC Sangakkara	c Laxman b Khan	1	5	3	0	0	33.33
	DPMD Jayawardene	c Dravid b Sharma	5	6	7	1	0	71.42
	TT Samaraweera	not out	67	217	126	8	0	53.17
	TM Dilshan	c Karthik b Sharma	38	70	47	5	0	80.85
	HAPW Jayawardene	c Ganguly b Harbhajan Singh	4	37	20	0	0	20.00
	WPUJC Vaas	lbw b Harbhajan Singh	0	10	7	0	0	0.00
	KMDN Kulasekara	c Sharma b Kumble	1	8	8	0	0	12.50
	BAW Mendis	c Kumble b Harbhajan Singh	2	4	3	0	0	66.66
	M Muralitharan	c & b Kumble	0	5	3	0	0	0.00
	Extras	(b 4, lb 2, nb 2)	8

	Total	(all out; 47.3 overs; 238 mins)	136	(2.86 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-4 (Warnapura, 1.3 ov), 2-5 (Sangakkara, 2.2 ov), 3-10 (DPMD Jayawardene, 3.3 ov), 4-37 (Vandort, 19.6 ov), 5-113 (Dilshan, 35.5 ov), 6-130 (HAPW Jayawardene, 42.4 ov), 7-131 (Vaas, 44.2 ov), 8-132 (Kulasekara, 45.6 ov), 9-135 (Mendis, 46.4 ov), 10-136 (Muralitharan, 47.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Z Khan	8	1	18	1	2.25	(2nb)
I Sharma	15	8	20	3	1.33
A Kumble	10.3	3	41	2	3.90
Harbhajan Singh	14	1	51	4	3.64

Toss India, who chose to bat first
Series 3-match series level 1-1

Player of the match V Sehwag (India)

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

Close of play
31 Jul day 1 - India 1st innings 214/4 (V Sehwag 128*, VVS Laxman 13*, 44.3 ov)
1 Aug day 2 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 215/5 (DPMD Jayawardene 46*, HAPW Jayawardene 5*, 61 ov)
2 Aug day 3 - India 2nd innings 200/4 (SC Ganguly 0*, VVS Laxman 0*, 56.4 ov)
3 Aug day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 136 (47.3 ov) - end of match

Match notes

Day 1
India 1st innings
11:04 local time: Over 10.2 Sri Lanka's first review - unsuccessful
India: 50 runs in 11.5 overs (73 balls), Extras 7
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 73 balls (G Gambhir 18, V Sehwag 25, Ex 7)
Drinks: India - 61/0 in 13.0 overs (G Gambhir 19, V Sehwag 35)
V Sehwag: 50 off 50 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
India: 100 runs in 19.1 overs (117 balls), Extras 7
1st Wicket: 100 runs in 117 balls (G Gambhir 34, V Sehwag 59, Ex 7)
India: 150 runs in 28.2 overs (172 balls), Extras 10
1st Wicket: 150 runs in 172 balls (G Gambhir 49, V Sehwag 91, Ex 10)
G Gambhir: 50 off 92 balls (7 x 4)
Lunch: India - 151/0 in 29.0 overs (G Gambhir 50, V Sehwag 91)
Rain: India - 151/0 in 29.0 overs (G Gambhir 50, V Sehwag 91)
Wet Ground: India - 151/0 in 29.0 overs (G Gambhir 50, V Sehwag 91)
Tea: India - 151/0 in 29.0 overs (G Gambhir 50, V Sehwag 91)
Wet Ground: India - 151/0 in 29.0 overs (G Gambhir 50, V Sehwag 91)
V Sehwag: 100 off 87 balls (15 x 4, 2 x 6)
16:42 local time: Over 31.5 India's first review - unsuccessful
17:19 local time: Over 38.5 Sri Lanka's second review - unsuccessful
India: 200 runs in 40.6 overs (248 balls), Extras 10
Drinks: India - 205/4 in 42.0 overs (V Sehwag 124, VVS Laxman 8)
Bad Light: India - 214/4 in 44.3 overs (V Sehwag 128, VVS Laxman 13)
End Of Day: India - 214/4 in 44.3 overs (V Sehwag 128, VVS Laxman 13)
India 2nd innings
11:00 local time: Over 71.6 Sri Lanka's third review - unsuccessful
Sri Lanka 2nd innings
15:46 local time: Over 40.1 Sri Lanka's first review - successful

Day 2
Mark Benson the TV Umpire on Day 1 took over from Rudi Koertzen as he was not feeling well, Gamini Silva took over as the TV umpire for the remainder of the match
India 1st innings
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (V Sehwag 33, VVS Laxman 19, Ex 0)
India: 250 runs in 54.3 overs (329 balls), Extras 10
V Sehwag: 150 off 144 balls (21 x 4, 2 x 6)
Drinks: India - 263/4 in 57.0 overs (V Sehwag 156, VVS Laxman 32)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 149 balls (V Sehwag 59, VVS Laxman 39, Ex 2)
India: 300 runs in 67.2 overs (407 balls), Extras 12
Drinks: India - 307/6 in 70.0 overs (V Sehwag 184, A Kumble 2)
11:23 local time: Over 68.5 Sri Lanka's third review - unsuccessful
V Sehwag: 200 off 227 balls (22 x 4, 4 x 6)
12:15 local time: Over 81.6 India's second review - unsuccessful
Lunch: India - 329/10 in 82.0 overs (V Sehwag 201)
Sri Lanka 1st innings
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 8.2 overs (50 balls), Extras 0
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (BSM Warnapura 27, KC Sangakkara 23, Ex 0)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 64/1 in 13.0 overs (BSM Warnapura 29, KC Sangakkara 31)
KC Sangakkara: 50 off 63 balls (7 x 4)
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 1
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 120 balls (BSM Warnapura 48, KC Sangakkara 51, Ex 1)
BSM Warnapura: 50 off 54 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
14:51 local time: Over 27.3 India's first review - unsuccessful
Tea: Sri Lanka - 126/1 in 28.0 overs (BSM Warnapura 60, KC Sangakkara 59)
Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 39.1 overs (235 balls), Extras 5
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 166/3 in 46.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 19, TT Samaraweera 4)
16:47 local time: Over 52.3 Sri Lanka's first review - unsuccessful
17:00 local time: Over 54.1 India's second review - unsuccessful
Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 55.2 overs (332 balls), Extras 8
End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 215/5 in 61.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 46, HAPW Jayawardene 5)

Day 3
DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 98 balls (5 x 4)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 116 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 22, HAPW Jayawardene 22, Ex 9)
Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 73.5 overs (443 balls), Extras 17
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 250/5 in 74.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 57, HAPW Jayawardene 24)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 268/7 in 85.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 73, KMDN Kulasekara 1)
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 292/10 in 93.3 overs (KMDN Kulasekara 5)
India 2nd innings
India: 50 runs in 10.3 overs (63 balls), Extras 0
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls (G Gambhir 14, V Sehwag 36, Ex 0)
Drinks: India - 69/0 in 14.0 overs (G Gambhir 28, V Sehwag 41)
V Sehwag: 50 off 49 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
14:28 local time: Over 22.3 Sri Lanka's first review - unsuccessful
India: 100 runs in 23.2 overs (140 balls), Extras 1
G Gambhir: 50 off 84 balls (6 x 4)
Tea: India - 121/1 in 30.0 overs (G Gambhir 56, R Dravid 14)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls (G Gambhir 32, R Dravid 18, Ex 0)
India: 150 runs in 42.5 overs (257 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: India - 190/2 in 50.0 overs (R Dravid 43, SR Tendulkar 22)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls (R Dravid 24, SR Tendulkar 26, Ex 0)
India: 200 runs in 53.2 overs (320 balls), Extras 1
16:46 local time: Over 55.6 Sri Lanka's second review - successful
Bad Light: India - 200/4 in 56.4 overs (SC Ganguly 0, VVS Laxman 0)
End Of Day: India - 200/4 in 56.4 overs (SC Ganguly 0, VVS Laxman 0)

Day 4
10:19 local time: Over 65.4 India first review - successful
India: 250 runs in 67.5 overs (407 balls), Extras 4
10:33 local time: Over 68.3 Sri Lanka's second review - unsuccessful
Drinks: India - 252/5 in 69.0 overs (SC Ganguly 16, KD Karthik 20)
10:50 local time: Over 70.5 India first review - unsuccessful
Innings Break: India - 269/10 in 76.2 overs (Z Khan 1)
Sri Lanka 2nd innings
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 24/3 in 9.0 overs (MG Vandort 4, TT Samaraweera 10)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 37/4 in 20.0 overs (TT Samaraweera 14)
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 22.1 overs (135 balls), Extras 7
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (TT Samaraweera 26, TM Dilshan 24, Ex 0)
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 31.2 overs (190 balls), Extras 7
TT Samaraweera: 50 off 86 balls (6 x 4)
Tea: Sri Lanka - 109/4 in 35.0 overs (TT Samaraweera 52, TM Dilshan 34)
15:46 local time: Over 40.1 Sri Lanka's first review - successful
14:48 local time: Over 33.3 India's first review - unsuccessful

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