India v Sri Lanka 3rd Test
Sri Lanka tour of India - 2005 (2005/06) · Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad · 18 December 2005
India won by 259 runs
India won by 259 runs. VVS Laxman top-scored with 104 for India. Harbhajan Singh took 7/62.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Sri Lanka tour of India - 2005 (2005/06)
- Ground
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (then Sardar Patel Stadium)
- Dates
- 18 December 2005 to 22 December 2005
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 259 runs
- Player of the match
- Harbhajan Singh
- Captains
- Virender Sehwag (India), Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Upul Tharanga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and Nadeem Ghauri
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Upul Tharanga's first Test.
India batted first and made 398 all out. VVS Laxman top-scored with 104 off 237 balls, and Irfan Pathan made 82. Lasith Malinga took 3 for 113 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 125-run stand for the seventh wicket between VVS Laxman and Irfan Pathan.
Sri Lanka replied with 206 all out. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 65 off 109 balls, and Kumar Sangakkara made 41. Harbhajan Singh took 7 for 62 for India. India led by 192 on first innings.
India made 316 for 9 declared in their second innings. Yuvraj Singh top-scored with 75 off 83 balls, and Ajit Agarkar made 48. Malinga Bandara took 3 for 84 for Sri Lanka.
Set 509 to win, Sri Lanka made 249 all out. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 65 off 123 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 57. Anil Kumble took 5 for 89 for India. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the fifth wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan, 42% of the total.
India won by 259 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Narendra Modi Stadium across the 15 Tests in our archive.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 398 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajit Agarkar | b Lasith Malinga | 26 | 69 |
| Gautam Gambhir | c Upul Tharanga b Lasith Malinga | 19 | 33 |
| Virender Sehwag | b Lasith Malinga | 20 | 35 |
| VVS Laxman | b Farveez Maharoof | 104 | 237 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Jehan Mubarak b Muthiah Muralidaran | 23 | 66 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Thilan Samaraweera b Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 | 2 |
| Mohammad Kaif | c Marvan Atapattu b Malinga Bandara | 4 | 19 |
| MS Dhoni | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 49 | 62 |
| Irfan Pathan | lbw b Farveez Maharoof | 82 | 162 |
| Anil Kumble | c Mahela Jayawardene b Malinga Bandara | 21 | 52 |
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 8 | 8 |
Extras 42 · Total 398 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 32 | 4 | 113 | 3 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 27 | 11 | 52 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 36 | 4 | 128 | 3 |
| Malinga Bandara | 24.4 | 3 | 69 | 2 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-31 (Gautam Gambhir, 8.3 ov), 2-52 (Virender Sehwag, 12.1 ov), 3-88 (Sachin Tendulkar, 31.3 ov), 4-88 (Yuvraj Singh, 31.5 ov), 5-97 (Mohammad Kaif, 36.6 ov), 6-183 (MS Dhoni, 58.6 ov), 7-308 (VVS Laxman, 95.3 ov), 8-345 (Irfan Pathan, 107.1 ov), 9-384 (Ajit Agarkar, 119.2 ov), 10-398 (Anil Kumble, 122.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (19) and Virender Sehwag (10) | 31 | 52 |
| second | VVS Laxman (8) and Virender Sehwag (10) | 21 | 25 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (23) and VVS Laxman (10) | 36 | 119 |
| fourth | VVS Laxman (0) and Yuvraj Singh (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fifth | VVS Laxman (5) and Mohammad Kaif (4) | 9 | 31 |
| sixth | VVS Laxman (27) and MS Dhoni (49) | 86 | 132 |
| seventh | VVS Laxman (54) and Irfan Pathan (65) | 125 | 220 |
| eighth | Ajit Agarkar (13) and Irfan Pathan (17) | 37 | 71 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble (15) and Ajit Agarkar (13) | 39 | 73 |
| tenth | Anil Kumble (6) and Harbhajan Singh (8) | 14 | 20 |
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 206 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upul Tharanga | c MS Dhoni b Irfan Pathan | 2 | 14 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Virender Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh | 40 | 69 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | b Harbhajan Singh | 41 | 91 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Mohammad Kaif b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 1 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | c Mohammad Kaif b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 16 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Mohammad Kaif b Harbhajan Singh | 65 | 109 |
| Jehan Mubarak | b Anil Kumble | 13 | 22 |
| Farveez Maharoof | c & b Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 10 |
| Malinga Bandara | not out | 28 | 43 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | st MS Dhoni b Anil Kumble | 3 | 6 |
| Lasith Malinga | c Virender Sehwag b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 5 |
Extras 9 · Total 206 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Pathan | 10 | 1 | 36 | 1 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 25 | 3 | 87 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 22.2 | 3 | 62 | 7 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Upul Tharanga, 2.6 ov), 2-74 (Marvan Atapattu, 23.3 ov), 3-74 (Mahela Jayawardene, 23.4 ov), 4-82 (Thilan Samaraweera, 27.6 ov), 5-105 (Kumar Sangakkara, 33.3 ov), 6-144 (Jehan Mubarak, 42.6 ov), 7-155 (Farveez Maharoof, 47.6 ov), 8-198 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 59.5 ov), 9-201 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 60.5 ov), 10-206 (Lasith Malinga, 63.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (5) and Upul Tharanga (2) | 14 | 22 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (35) and Kumar Sangakkara (23) | 60 | 125 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fourth | Thilan Samaraweera (1) and Kumar Sangakkara (7) | 8 | 26 |
| fifth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (12) and Kumar Sangakkara (11) | 23 | 33 |
| sixth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (26) and Jehan Mubarak (13) | 39 | 57 |
| seventh | Tillakaratne Dilshan (7) and Farveez Maharoof (4) | 11 | 30 |
| eighth | Malinga Bandara (23) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (20) | 43 | 71 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (3) and Malinga Bandara (0) | 3 | 6 |
| tenth | Malinga Bandara (5) and Lasith Malinga (0) | 5 | 15 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 316 FOR 9 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwag | c Farveez Maharoof b Lasith Malinga | 0 | 1 |
| Gautam Gambhir | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 30 | 71 |
| VVS Laxman | c Kumar Sangakkara b Farveez Maharoof | 5 | 13 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | lbw b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 19 | 29 |
| Yuvraj Singh | c Kumar Sangakkara b Malinga Bandara | 75 | 83 |
| Mohammad Kaif | lbw b Malinga Bandara | 9 | 16 |
| MS Dhoni | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 14 | 20 |
| Irfan Pathan | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 27 | 34 |
| Ajit Agarkar | c & b Malinga Bandara | 48 | 43 |
| Anil Kumble | not out | 29 | 68 |
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 40 | 51 |
Extras 20 · Total 316 for 9 declared
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 12 | 2 | 63 | 1 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 6 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 12 | 2 | 36 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 21 | 5 | 90 | 3 |
| Malinga Bandara | 19 | 2 | 84 | 3 |
| Jehan Mubarak | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Virender Sehwag, 0.1 ov), 2-9 (VVS Laxman, 3.4 ov), 3-34 (Sachin Tendulkar, 12.4 ov), 4-81 (Gautam Gambhir, 24.2 ov), 5-100 (Mohammad Kaif, 29.2 ov), 6-134 (MS Dhoni, 35.1 ov), 7-174 (Yuvraj Singh, 42.1 ov), 8-198 (Irfan Pathan, 45.4 ov), 9-247 (Ajit Agarkar, 55.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (0) and Virender Sehwag (0) | 0 | 1 |
| second | VVS Laxman (5) and Gautam Gambhir (3) | 9 | 21 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (19) and Gautam Gambhir (4) | 25 | 56 |
| fourth | Yuvraj Singh (23) and Gautam Gambhir (23) | 47 | 70 |
| fifth | Mohammad Kaif (9) and Yuvraj Singh (10) | 19 | 30 |
| sixth | MS Dhoni (14) and Yuvraj Singh (20) | 34 | 35 |
| seventh | Yuvraj Singh (22) and Irfan Pathan (16) | 40 | 42 |
| eighth | Ajit Agarkar (13) and Irfan Pathan (11) | 24 | 21 |
| ninth | Anil Kumble (10) and Ajit Agarkar (35) | 49 | 62 |
| tenth | Anil Kumble (19) and Harbhajan Singh (40) | 69 | 91 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 249 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upul Tharanga | c Gautam Gambhir b Anil Kumble | 47 | 117 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Mohammad Kaif b Harbhajan Singh | 16 | 56 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | lbw b Anil Kumble | 17 | 54 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c & b Ajit Agarkar | 57 | 106 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | c Mohammad Kaif b Anil Kumble | 5 | 8 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c MS Dhoni b Irfan Pathan | 65 | 123 |
| Jehan Mubarak | c VVS Laxman b Harbhajan Singh | 18 | 38 |
| Farveez Maharoof | lbw b Anil Kumble | 2 | 25 |
| Malinga Bandara | c Virender Sehwag b Anil Kumble | 11 | 21 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | b Harbhajan Singh | 3 | 10 |
| Lasith Malinga | not out | 0 | 4 |
Extras 8 · Total 249 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Pathan | 9 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 31 | 7 | 79 | 3 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 11 | 3 | 18 | 1 |
| Anil Kumble | 34.3 | 9 | 89 | 5 |
| Virender Sehwag | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-39 (Marvan Atapattu, 16.3 ov), 2-84 (Kumar Sangakkara, 34.5 ov), 3-89 (Upul Tharanga, 38.5 ov), 4-96 (Thilan Samaraweera, 40.2 ov), 5-201 (Mahela Jayawardene, 71.3 ov), 6-229 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 80.2 ov), 7-235 (Farveez Maharoof, 86.3 ov), 8-235 (Jehan Mubarak, 87.1 ov), 9-245 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 89.6 ov), 10-249 (Malinga Bandara, 92.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (16) and Upul Tharanga (22) | 39 | 99 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (17) and Upul Tharanga (23) | 45 | 115 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (3) and Upul Tharanga (2) | 5 | 24 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (1) and Thilan Samaraweera (5) | 7 | 9 |
| fifth | Mahela Jayawardene (53) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (51) | 105 | 189 |
| sixth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (14) and Jehan Mubarak (14) | 28 | 53 |
| seventh | Jehan Mubarak (4) and Farveez Maharoof (2) | 6 | 37 |
| eighth | Malinga Bandara (0) and Jehan Mubarak (0) | 0 | 4 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (3) and Malinga Bandara (7) | 10 | 17 |
| tenth | Malinga Bandara (4) and Lasith Malinga (0) | 4 | 15 |
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