Sri Lanka v India 1st Test
India tour of Sri Lanka - 1997 (1997) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 2 August 1997
Match drawn
Match drawn. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 340 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of Sri Lanka - 1997 (1997)
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Dates
- 2 August 1997 to 6 August 1997
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Captains
- Sachin Tendulkar (India), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Debuts
- Nilesh Kulkarni (India), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- KT Francis and SG Randell
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. Nilesh Kulkarni and Mahela Jayawardene played their first Tests.
India batted first and made 537 for 8. Sachin Tendulkar top-scored with 143 off 247 balls, and Mohammad Azharuddin made 126. Sanath Jayasuriya took 3 for 45 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 221-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar, 41% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at R Premadasa Stadium, 354 across 5 Tests.
Sri Lanka replied with 952 for 6. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 340 off 578 balls, and Roshan Mahanama made 225. The innings was built on a 576-run stand for the second wicket between Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya, 61% of the total. Sri Lanka led by 415 on first innings.
Match drawn. Sri Lanka's 952 is the highest total at R Premadasa Stadium. Sanath Jayasuriya's 340 is the highest individual score at R Premadasa Stadium.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 537 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nayan Mongia | c Mahela Jayawardene | 7 | 38 |
| Navjot Sidhu | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 111 | 200 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 69 | 197 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Mahela Jayawardene | 143 | 247 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 126 | 199 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Roshan Mahanama | 0 | 5 |
| Anil Kumble | not out | 27 | 76 |
| Rajesh Chauhan | c Chaminda Vaas | 23 | 49 |
| Abey Kuruvilla | c Marvan Atapattu | 9 | 10 |
Did not bat: Nilesh Kulkarni, Venkatesh Prasad
Extras 22 · Total 537 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 23 | 5 | 80 | 1 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 19.3 | 2 | 97 | 2 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 65 | 9 | 174 | 2 |
| Jayantha Silva | 39 | 3 | 122 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 18 | 3 | 45 | 3 |
| Marvan Atapattu | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-36 (Nayan Mongia), 2-183 (Navjot Sidhu), 3-230 (Rahul Dravid), 4-451 (Sachin Tendulkar), 5-451 (Sourav Ganguly), 6-479 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 7-516 (Rajesh Chauhan), 8-537 (Abey Kuruvilla)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Navjot Sidhu and Nayan Mongia | 36 |
| second | Navjot Sidhu and Rahul Dravid | 147 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid | 47 |
| fourth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar | 221 |
| fifth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Sourav Ganguly | 0 |
| sixth | Mohammad Azharuddin and Anil Kumble | 28 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble and Rajesh Chauhan | 37 |
| eighth | Anil Kumble and Abey Kuruvilla | 21 |
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 952 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Sourav Ganguly | 340 | 578 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Nayan Mongia | 26 | 31 |
| Roshan Mahanama | lbw | 225 | 561 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Venkatesh Prasad | 126 | 211 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | run out (Ajay Jadeja, Nayan Mongia) | 86 | 110 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Nilesh Kulkarni | 66 | 105 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | not out | 14 | 27 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 11 | 24 |
Did not bat: Ravindra Pushpakumara, Muthiah Muralidaran, Jayantha Silva
Extras 58 · Total 952 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venkatesh Prasad | 24 | 1 | 88 | 0 |
| Abey Kuruvilla | 14 | 2 | 74 | 0 |
| Rajesh Chauhan | 78 | 8 | 276 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 72 | 7 | 223 | 1 |
| Nilesh Kulkarni | 70 | 12 | 195 | 1 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 9 | 0 | 53 | 2 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rahul Dravid | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-39 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-615 (Roshan Mahanama), 3-615 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 4-790 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-921 (Mahela Jayawardene), 6-924 (Aravinda de Silva)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 39 |
| second | Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya | 576 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya | 0 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 175 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva and Mahela Jayawardene | 131 |
| sixth | Aravinda de Silva and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 3 |
| seventh | Romesh Kaluwitharana and Chaminda Vaas | 28 |
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