India v Sri Lanka 3rd Test
Sri Lanka tour of India - 2005 (2005/06) · Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad · 18 December 2005 · India won the toss and chose to bat
India won by 259 runs · Man of the Match: Harbhajan Singh
India won by 259 runs. VVS Laxman top-scored with 104 for India. Man of the Match: Harbhajan Singh.
India, 356 (10 wkts)
| Ajit Agarkar | bowled b Lasith Malinga | 26 | 69 |
| Gautam Gambhir | caught (Upul Tharanga) b Lasith Malinga | 19 | 33 |
| Virender Sehwag | bowled b Lasith Malinga | 20 | 35 |
| VVS Laxman | bowled b Farveez Maharoof | 104 | 237 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | caught (Jehan Mubarak) b Muthiah Muralidaran | 23 | 66 |
| Yuvraj Singh | caught (Thilan Samaraweera) b Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 | 2 |
| Mohammad Kaif | caught (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 | caught (Mahela Jayawardene) b Malinga Bandara | 21 | 52 |
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 8 | 8 |
Lasith Malinga 32.00-4-113-3Farveez Maharoof 27.00-11-52-2Muthiah Muralidaran 36.00-4-128-3Malinga Bandara 24.40-3-69-2Tillakaratne Dilshan 3.00-0-8-0
Sri Lanka, 197 (10 wkts)
| Upul Tharanga | caught (MS Dhoni) b Irfan Pathan | 2 | 14 |
| Marvan Atapattu | caught (Virender Sehwag) b Harbhajan Singh | 40 | 69 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | bowled b Harbhajan Singh | 41 | 91 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | caught (Mohammad Kaif) b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 1 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | caught (Mohammad Kaif) b Harbhajan Singh | 1 | 16 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | caught (Mohammad Kaif) b Harbhajan Singh | 65 | 109 |
| Jehan Mubarak | bowled b Anil Kumble | 13 | 22 |
| Farveez Maharoof | caught (Harbhajan Singh) b Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 10 |
| Malinga Bandara | not out | 28 | 43 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | stumping (MS Dhoni) b Anil Kumble | 3 | 6 |
| Lasith Malinga | caught (Virender Sehwag) b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 5 |
Irfan Pathan 10.00-1-36-1Ajit Agarkar 6.00-2-18-0Anil Kumble 25.00-3-87-2Harbhajan Singh 22.20-3-62-7
India, 296 (9 wkts)
| Virender Sehwag | caught (Farveez Maharoof) b Lasith Malinga | 0 | 1 |
| Gautam Gambhir | caught (Kumar Sangakkara) b Muthiah Muralidaran | 30 | 71 |
| VVS Laxman | caught (Kumar Sangakkara) b Farveez Maharoof | 5 | 13 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | lbw b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 19 | 29 |
| Yuvraj Singh | caught (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 | bowled b Muthiah Muralidaran | 27 | 34 |
| Ajit Agarkar | caught (Malinga Bandara) b Malinga Bandara | 48 | 43 |
| Anil Kumble | not out | 29 | 68 |
| Harbhajan Singh | not out | 40 | 51 |
Lasith Malinga 12.00-2-63-1Farveez Maharoof 6.00-0-25-1Tillakaratne Dilshan 12.00-2-36-1Muthiah Muralidaran 21.00-5-90-3Malinga Bandara 19.00-2-84-3Jehan Mubarak 1.00-0-2-0
Sri Lanka, 241 (10 wkts)
| Upul Tharanga | caught (Gautam Gambhir) b Anil Kumble | 47 | 117 |
| Marvan Atapattu | caught (Mohammad Kaif) b Harbhajan Singh | 16 | 56 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | lbw b Anil Kumble | 17 | 54 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | caught (Ajit Agarkar) b Ajit Agarkar | 57 | 106 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | caught (Mohammad Kaif) b Anil Kumble | 5 | 8 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | caught (MS Dhoni) b Irfan Pathan | 65 | 123 |
| Jehan Mubarak | caught (VVS Laxman) b Harbhajan Singh | 18 | 38 |
| Farveez Maharoof | lbw b Anil Kumble | 2 | 25 |
| Malinga Bandara | caught (Virender Sehwag) b Anil Kumble | 11 | 21 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | bowled b Harbhajan Singh | 3 | 10 |
| Lasith Malinga | not out | 0 | 4 |
Irfan Pathan 9.00-1-31-1Harbhajan Singh 31.00-7-79-3Ajit Agarkar 11.00-3-18-1Anil Kumble 34.30-9-89-5Virender Sehwag 3.00-0-18-0Sachin Tendulkar 4.00-0-13-0
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