Sri Lanka v India 3rd Test
India tour of Sri Lanka - 2001 (2001) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 29 August 2001
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 77 runs
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 77 runs. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 139 for Sri Lanka. Muthiah Muralidaran took 8/87.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of Sri Lanka - 2001 (2001)
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Dates
- 29 August 2001 to 2 September 2001
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by an innings and 77 runs
- Player of the match
- Muthiah Muralidaran
- Captains
- Sourav Ganguly (India), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- EAR de Silva and DL Orchard
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Thilan Samaraweera's first Test.
India batted first and made 234 all out. Shiv Sunder Das top-scored with 59 off 111 balls, and Sadagoppan Ramesh made 46. Muthiah Muralidaran took 8 for 87 for Sri Lanka. From 192 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 213 for 9. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 316 across 19 Tests.
Sri Lanka replied with 610 for 6. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 139 off 216 balls, and Hashan Tillakaratne made 136. Venkatesh Prasad took 3 for 101 for India. The innings was built on a 194-run stand for the seventh wicket between Hashan Tillakaratne and Thilan Samaraweera. Sri Lanka led by 376 on first innings.
India made 299 all out in their second innings. Shiv Sunder Das top-scored with 68 off 162 balls, and Sadagoppan Ramesh made 55. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 109 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 107-run stand for the first wicket between Shiv Sunder Das and Sadagoppan Ramesh. From 196 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 221 for 8.
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 77 runs.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 234 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiv Sunder Das | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 59 | 111 |
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 46 | 115 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Muthiah Muralidaran | 36 | 85 |
| Sourav Ganguly | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 1 | 9 |
| Mohammad Kaif | c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas | 14 | 42 |
| Hemang Badani | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Muthiah Muralidaran | 38 | 56 |
| Sameer Dighe | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 | 2 |
| Sairaj Bahutule | st Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 18 | 42 |
| Harbhajan Singh | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 2 | 4 |
| Zaheer Khan | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 | 2 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | not out | 10 | 22 |
Extras 10 · Total 234 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 24 | 7 | 60 | 2 |
| Dulip Liyanage | 9 | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 12 | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 34.1 | 9 | 87 | 8 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-97 (Shiv Sunder Das, 33.4 ov), 2-115 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 39.3 ov), 3-119 (Sourav Ganguly, 41.5 ov), 4-146 (Mohammad Kaif, 56.3 ov), 5-192 (Rahul Dravid, 65.2 ov), 6-192 (Sameer Dighe, 65.4 ov), 7-207 (Hemang Badani, 73.4 ov), 8-210 (Harbhajan Singh, 74.6 ov), 9-213 (Zaheer Khan, 75.5 ov), 10-234 (Sairaj Bahutule, 81.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shiv Sunder Das (59) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (33) | 97 | 202 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (3) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (13) | 18 | 35 |
| third | Sourav Ganguly (1) and Rahul Dravid (3) | 4 | 14 |
| fourth | Rahul Dravid (12) and Mohammad Kaif (14) | 27 | 88 |
| fifth | Rahul Dravid (18) and Hemang Badani (28) | 46 | 53 |
| sixth | Hemang Badani (0) and Sameer Dighe (0) | 0 | 2 |
| seventh | Sairaj Bahutule (3) and Hemang Badani (10) | 15 | 50 |
| eighth | Sairaj Bahutule (1) and Harbhajan Singh (2) | 3 | 8 |
| ninth | Sairaj Bahutule (3) and Zaheer Khan (0) | 3 | 5 |
| tenth | Venkatesh Prasad (10) and Sairaj Bahutule (11) | 21 | 32 |
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 610 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Shiv Sunder Das b Harbhajan Singh | 108 | 228 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | b Venkatesh Prasad | 30 | 42 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Hemang Badani b Venkatesh Prasad | 47 | 100 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Sairaj Bahutule | 139 | 216 |
| Russel Arnold | b Venkatesh Prasad | 31 | 39 |
| Dulip Liyanage | c Sameer Dighe b Harbhajan Singh | 3 | 17 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 136 | 214 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | not out | 103 | 175 |
Did not bat: Chaminda Vaas, Dilhara Fernando, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 13 · Total 610 for 6
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 27 | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 34 | 8 | 101 | 3 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 53.3 | 6 | 185 | 2 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 12.3 | 3 | 44 | 0 |
| Sairaj Bahutule | 31 | 5 | 101 | 1 |
| Hemang Badani | 8 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-48 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 14.5 ov), 2-119 (Kumar Sangakkara, 40.5 ov), 3-252 (Marvan Atapattu, 77.4 ov), 4-310 (Russel Arnold, 89.3 ov), 5-321 (Dulip Liyanage, 93.6 ov), 6-416 (Mahela Jayawardene, 121.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (14) and Sanath Jayasuriya (30) | 48 | 78 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (22) and Kumar Sangakkara (47) | 71 | 157 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu (70) and Mahela Jayawardene (61) | 133 | 222 |
| fourth | Russel Arnold (31) and Mahela Jayawardene (25) | 58 | 71 |
| fifth | Dulip Liyanage (3) and Mahela Jayawardene (7) | 11 | 27 |
| sixth | Hashan Tillakaratne (46) and Mahela Jayawardene (45) | 95 | 165 |
| seventh | Hashan Tillakaratne (90) and Thilan Samaraweera (103) | 194 | 298 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 299 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiv Sunder Das | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Muthiah Muralidaran | 68 | 162 |
| Sadagoppan Ramesh | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 55 | 164 |
| Rahul Dravid | run out (Marvan Atapattu) | 36 | 124 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Mahela Jayawardene b Thilan Samaraweera | 30 | 103 |
| Mohammad Kaif | run out (Kumar Sangakkara) | 5 | 30 |
| Hemang Badani | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 11 | 66 |
| Sairaj Bahutule | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 0 | 2 |
| Sameer Dighe | run out (Marvan Atapattu) | 4 | 38 |
| Harbhajan Singh | c Marvan Atapattu b Chaminda Vaas | 17 | 20 |
| Zaheer Khan | c Marvan Atapattu b Muthiah Muralidaran | 45 | 40 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | not out | 4 | 9 |
Extras 24 · Total 299 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 27 | 9 | 62 | 2 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 17 | 3 | 59 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 46.5 | 17 | 109 | 3 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 21 | 10 | 34 | 1 |
| Dulip Liyanage | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | 8 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-107 (Shiv Sunder Das, 42.1 ov), 2-147 (Sadagoppan Ramesh, 62.5 ov), 3-186 (Rahul Dravid, 84.5 ov), 4-196 (Mohammad Kaif, 92.4 ov), 5-210 (Sourav Ganguly, 98.5 ov), 6-211 (Sairaj Bahutule, 99.6 ov), 7-221 (Hemang Badani, 113.1 ov), 8-221 (Sameer Dighe, 114.1 ov), 9-269 (Harbhajan Singh, 121.1 ov), 10-299 (Zaheer Khan, 124.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shiv Sunder Das (68) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (33) | 107 | 251 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (17) and Sadagoppan Ramesh (22) | 40 | 125 |
| third | Sourav Ganguly (18) and Rahul Dravid (19) | 39 | 133 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly (5) and Mohammad Kaif (5) | 10 | 47 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly (7) and Hemang Badani (7) | 14 | 37 |
| sixth | Sairaj Bahutule (0) and Hemang Badani (1) | 1 | 7 |
| seventh | Hemang Badani (3) and Sameer Dighe (4) | 10 | 81 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (0) and Sameer Dighe (0) | 0 | 6 |
| ninth | Harbhajan Singh (17) and Zaheer Khan (23) | 48 | 42 |
| tenth | Venkatesh Prasad (4) and Zaheer Khan (22) | 30 | 22 |
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