India v Sri Lanka 3rd Test

Sri Lanka tour of India - 1997 (1997/98) · Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai · 3 December 1997

Match drawn

Match drawn. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 173 for India. Kumar Dharmasena took 5/57.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Sri Lanka tour of India - 1997 (1997/98)
Ground: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Dates: 3 December 1997 to 7 December 1997
Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to field
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Sourav Ganguly
Captains: Sachin Tendulkar (India), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
Umpires: AV Jayaprakash and SA Bucknor
Match referee: RB Simpson

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.

India batted first and made 512 all out. Sourav Ganguly top-scored with 173 off 361 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 148. Ravindra Pushpakumara took 3 for 108 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 256-run stand for the fourth wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, 50% of the total. From 471 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 16 runs, to 487 for 8.

Sri Lanka replied with 361 for 9. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 98 off 273 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 66. Rajesh Chauhan took 4 for 48 for India. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the second wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Kumar Dharmasena. India led by 151 on first innings.

India made 181 for 9 in their second innings. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 85 off 121 balls, and Navjot Sidhu made 43. Kumar Dharmasena took 5 for 57 for Sri Lanka. From 173 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 8 runs, to 181 for 9.

Set 333 to win, Sri Lanka made 166 for 7. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 37 off 86 balls. Anil Kumble took 3 for 56 for India.

Match drawn.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 512 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Nayan Mongia	bowled	1	6
Navjot Sidhu	c Roshan Mahanama	35	67
Rahul Dravid	c Roshan Mahanama	93	219
Sourav Ganguly	c Lanka de Silva	173	361
Sachin Tendulkar	bowled	148	244
Mohammad Azharuddin	lbw	0	2
Anil Kumble	bowled	6	8
Rajesh Chauhan	lbw	4	8
Abey Kuruvilla	c Ravindra Pushpakumara	6	27
Javagal Srinath	not out	15	33
Venkatesh Prasad	run out (Lanka de Silva)	3	6

Extras 28 · Total 512 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Chaminda Vaas	26	4	86	0
Pramodya Wickramasinghe	31.1	10	76	2
Ravindra Pushpakumara	28	5	108	3
Kumar Dharmasena	48	12	144	3
Arjuna Ranatunga	17	7	35	1
Sanath Jayasuriya	12	2	45	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Nayan Mongia), 2-55 (Navjot Sidhu), 3-215 (Rahul Dravid), 4-471 (Sourav Ganguly), 5-475 (Sachin Tendulkar), 6-476 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 7-481 (Anil Kumble), 8-487 (Rajesh Chauhan), 9-502 (Abey Kuruvilla), 10-512 (Venkatesh Prasad)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Navjot Sidhu and Nayan Mongia	1
second	Navjot Sidhu and Rahul Dravid	54
third	Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid	160
fourth	Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly	256
fifth	Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar	4
sixth	Mohammad Azharuddin and Anil Kumble	1
seventh	Anil Kumble and Rajesh Chauhan	5
eighth	Rajesh Chauhan and Abey Kuruvilla	6
ninth	Javagal Srinath and Abey Kuruvilla	15
tenth	Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad	10

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 361 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Sanath Jayasuriya	c Mohammad Azharuddin	50	44
Marvan Atapattu	c Ajay Jadeja	98	273
Kumar Dharmasena	c Anil Kumble	40	142
Roshan Mahanama	c Anil Kumble	20	66
Aravinda de Silva	c Nayan Mongia	66	121
Arjuna Ranatunga	c Mohammad Azharuddin	1	15
Hashan Tillakaratne	lbw	25	115
Lanka de Silva	retired not out	20	88
Chaminda Vaas	c Nilesh Kulkarni	4	7
Pramodya Wickramasinghe	bowled	2	2
Ravindra Pushpakumara	not out	0	–

Extras 35 · Total 361 for 9

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Javagal Srinath	28.2	4	107	1
Venkatesh Prasad	18	6	30	1
Abey Kuruvilla	19	2	62	2
Anil Kumble	41	19	76	1
Rajesh Chauhan	34	13	48	4
Sourav Ganguly	3	0	19	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-65 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-180 (Kumar Dharmasena), 3-219 (Roshan Mahanama), 4-259 (Marvan Atapattu), 5-269 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-312 (Aravinda de Silva), 7-351 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-355 (Lanka de Silva, 141.6 ov), 8-359 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-361 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya	65
second	Marvan Atapattu and Kumar Dharmasena	115
third	Roshan Mahanama and Marvan Atapattu	39
fourth	Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu	40
fifth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva	10
sixth	Aravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne	43
seventh	Hashan Tillakaratne and Lanka de Silva	39
eighth	Chaminda Vaas and Lanka de Silva	4
ninth	Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Chaminda Vaas	4
tenth	Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Ravindra Pushpakumara	2

INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 181 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Sourav Ganguly	c Hashan Tillakaratne	11	12
Navjot Sidhu	c Ravindra Pushpakumara	43	70
Rahul Dravid	c Aravinda de Silva	85	121
Sachin Tendulkar	c Aravinda de Silva	13	16
Mohammad Azharuddin	c Aravinda de Silva	4	12
Nayan Mongia	not out	9	14
Anil Kumble	c Roshan Mahanama	1	3
Javagal Srinath	c Mahela Jayawardene	5	8
Rajesh Chauhan	run out (Hashan Tillakaratne)	0	–
Abey Kuruvilla	c Aravinda de Silva	0	1

Did not bat: Venkatesh Prasad

Extras 10 · Total 181 for 9

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Chaminda Vaas	5	1	19	0
Pramodya Wickramasinghe	5	0	20	1
Ravindra Pushpakumara	5	0	28	0
Sanath Jayasuriya	15	1	48	2
Kumar Dharmasena	12.4	0	57	5

FALL OF WICKETS

1-15 (Sourav Ganguly), 2-103 (Navjot Sidhu), 3-136 (Sachin Tendulkar), 4-149 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 5-173 (Rahul Dravid), 6-175 (Anil Kumble), 7-181 (Javagal Srinath), 8-181 (Rajesh Chauhan), 9-181 (Abey Kuruvilla)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Navjot Sidhu and Sourav Ganguly	15
second	Navjot Sidhu and Rahul Dravid	88
third	Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid	33
fourth	Mohammad Azharuddin and Rahul Dravid	13
fifth	Nayan Mongia and Rahul Dravid	24
sixth	Anil Kumble and Nayan Mongia	2
seventh	Javagal Srinath and Nayan Mongia	6
eighth	Rajesh Chauhan and Nayan Mongia	0
ninth	Nayan Mongia and Abey Kuruvilla	0

SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 166 FOR 7

Batter	How out	R	B
Sanath Jayasuriya	c Sachin Tendulkar	37	86
Marvan Atapattu	c Anil Kumble	31	56
Roshan Mahanama	lbw	35	139
Aravinda de Silva	c Rajesh Chauhan	18	32
Arjuna Ranatunga	bowled	12	80
Kumar Dharmasena	c Mohammad Azharuddin	8	58
Hashan Tillakaratne	not out	18	35
Lanka de Silva	c Venkatesh Prasad	0	13
Chaminda Vaas	not out	0	1

Did not bat: Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Ravindra Pushpakumara

Extras 7 · Total 166 for 7

Bowler (India)	O	M	R	W
Javagal Srinath	15	5	25	1
Venkatesh Prasad	8	3	23	0
Rajesh Chauhan	26	9	59	3
Abey Kuruvilla	3	2	1	0
Anil Kumble	28	13	56	3
Sachin Tendulkar	2	2	0	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-58 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-73 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-106 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-133 (Roshan Mahanama), 5-146 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-160 (Kumar Dharmasena), 7-166 (Lanka de Silva)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya	58
second	Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya	15
third	Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama	33
fourth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama	27
fifth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Kumar Dharmasena	13
sixth	Hashan Tillakaratne and Kumar Dharmasena	14
seventh	Hashan Tillakaratne and Lanka de Silva	6
eighth	Hashan Tillakaratne and Chaminda Vaas	0

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