Sri Lanka v India 2nd Test
India tour of Sri Lanka - 2008 (2008) · Galle International Stadium, Galle · 31 July 2008
India won by 170 runs
India won by 170 runs. Virender Sehwag top-scored with 201* for India. Harbhajan Singh took 6/102.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of Sri Lanka - 2008 (2008)
- Ground
- Galle International Stadium, Galle
- Dates
- 31 July 2008 to 3 August 2008
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by 170 runs
- Player of the match
- Virender Sehwag
- Captains
- Anil Kumble (India), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BR Doctrove and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- AG Hurst
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat.
India batted first and made 329 all out. Virender Sehwag top-scored with 201 not out off 231 balls, and Gautam Gambhir made 56. Ajantha Mendis took 6 for 117 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 167-run stand for the first wicket between Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag, 51% of the total.
Sri Lanka replied with 292 all out. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 86 off 188 balls, and Kumar Sangakkara made 68. Harbhajan Singh took 6 for 102 for India. The innings was built on a 133-run stand for the second wicket between Kumar Sangakkara and Malinda Warnapura, 46% of the total. India led by 37 on first innings.
India made 269 all out in their second innings. Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 74 off 149 balls, and Virender Sehwag made 50. Ajantha Mendis took 4 for 92 for Sri Lanka.
Set 307 to win, Sri Lanka made 136 all out. Thilan Samaraweera top-scored with 67 not out off 126 balls. Harbhajan Singh took 4 for 51 for India. From 113 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 23 runs, to 136 for 10.
India won by 170 runs.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 329 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | lbw b Ajantha Mendis | 56 | 103 |
| Virender Sehwag | not out | 201 | 231 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Malinda Warnapura b Ajantha Mendis | 2 | 6 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 5 | 3 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 5 |
| VVS Laxman | c Thilan Samaraweera b Ajantha Mendis | 39 | 83 |
| Dinesh Karthik | lbw b Ajantha Mendis | 7 | 11 |
| Anil Kumble | st Prasanna Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 4 | 32 |
| Harbhajan Singh | b Ajantha Mendis | 1 | 7 |
| Zaheer Khan | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 2 | 7 |
| Ishant Sharma | lbw b Ajantha Mendis | 0 | 4 |
Extras 12 · Total 329 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 19 | 2 | 74 | 2 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 8 | 1 | 40 | 0 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 28 | 1 | 117 | 6 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 27 | 1 | 93 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-167 (Gautam Gambhir, 31.5 ov), 2-173 (Rahul Dravid, 33.1 ov), 3-178 (Sachin Tendulkar, 34.1 ov), 4-178 (Sourav Ganguly, 34.6 ov), 5-278 (VVS Laxman, 59.6 ov), 6-290 (Dinesh Karthik, 63.5 ov), 7-317 (Anil Kumble, 74.3 ov), 8-318 (Harbhajan Singh, 75.4 ov), 9-323 (Zaheer Khan, 78.4 ov), 10-329 (Ishant Sharma, 81.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (56) and Virender Sehwag (101) | 167 | 191 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (2) and Virender Sehwag (4) | 6 | 8 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (5) and Virender Sehwag (0) | 5 | 6 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly (0) and Virender Sehwag (0) | 0 | 5 |
| fifth | VVS Laxman (39) and Virender Sehwag (59) | 100 | 150 |
| sixth | Virender Sehwag (5) and Dinesh Karthik (7) | 12 | 23 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble (4) and Virender Sehwag (23) | 27 | 64 |
| eighth | Harbhajan Singh (1) and Virender Sehwag (0) | 1 | 7 |
| ninth | Zaheer Khan (2) and Virender Sehwag (3) | 5 | 18 |
| tenth | Virender Sehwag (6) and Ishant Sharma (0) | 6 | 20 |
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 292 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Vandort | c Rahul Dravid b Zaheer Khan | 4 | 3 |
| Malinda Warnapura | c Gautam Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh | 66 | 97 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c & b Harbhajan Singh | 68 | 120 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Dinesh Karthik b Anil Kumble | 86 | 188 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 14 | 37 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Gautam Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 3 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | c VVS Laxman b Harbhajan Singh | 24 | 67 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Harbhajan Singh b Anil Kumble | 1 | 4 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | not out | 5 | 40 |
| Ajantha Mendis | lbw b Anil Kumble | 0 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c Sourav Ganguly b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 2 |
Extras 24 · Total 292 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 9 | 1 | 51 | 1 |
| Ishant Sharma | 8 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 36 | 7 | 81 | 3 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 40.3 | 8 | 102 | 6 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Michael Vandort, 0.3 ov), 2-137 (Malinda Warnapura, 34.5 ov), 3-144 (Kumar Sangakkara, 36.6 ov), 4-192 (Thilan Samaraweera, 52.3 ov), 5-192 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 52.6 ov), 6-250 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 74.2 ov), 7-255 (Chaminda Vaas, 75.2 ov), 8-291 (Mahela Jayawardene, 92.3 ov), 9-291 (Ajantha Mendis, 92.5 ov), 10-292 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 93.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Michael Vandort (4) and Malinda Warnapura (0) | 4 | 3 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (64) and Malinda Warnapura (66) | 133 | 206 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (3) and Kumar Sangakkara (4) | 7 | 13 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (29) and Thilan Samaraweera (14) | 48 | 93 |
| fifth | Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (0) | 0 | 3 |
| sixth | Mahela Jayawardene (25) and Prasanna Jayawardene (24) | 58 | 128 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (1) and Mahela Jayawardene (4) | 5 | 6 |
| eighth | Mahela Jayawardene (25) and Nuwan Kulasekara (4) | 36 | 105 |
| ninth | Nuwan Kulasekara (0) and Ajantha Mendis (0) | 0 | 2 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran (0) and Nuwan Kulasekara (1) | 1 | 4 |
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 269 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | b Ajantha Mendis | 74 | 149 |
| Virender Sehwag | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Chaminda Vaas | 50 | 52 |
| Rahul Dravid | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 44 | 92 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | c Mahela Jayawardene b Chaminda Vaas | 31 | 42 |
| Sourav Ganguly | st Prasanna Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 16 | 45 |
| VVS Laxman | lbw b Ajantha Mendis | 13 | 15 |
| Dinesh Karthik | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 20 | 22 |
| Anil Kumble | lbw b Ajantha Mendis | 2 | 8 |
| Harbhajan Singh | c & b Ajantha Mendis | 11 | 12 |
| Ishant Sharma | run out (Tillakaratne Dilshan, Prasanna Jayawardene) | 0 | 1 |
| Zaheer Khan | not out | 1 | 20 |
Extras 7 · Total 269 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 13 | 4 | 32 | 2 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 31 | 3 | 107 | 3 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 27.2 | 4 | 92 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-90 (Virender Sehwag, 19.3 ov), 2-144 (Gautam Gambhir, 40.6 ov), 3-200 (Sachin Tendulkar, 54.5 ov), 4-200 (Rahul Dravid, 55.6 ov), 5-221 (VVS Laxman, 62.3 ov), 6-252 (Dinesh Karthik, 69.1 ov), 7-255 (Sourav Ganguly, 69.6 ov), 8-257 (Anil Kumble, 70.5 ov), 9-257 (Ishant Sharma, 71.1 ov), 10-269 (Harbhajan Singh, 76.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (39) and Virender Sehwag (50) | 90 | 117 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (19) and Gautam Gambhir (35) | 54 | 129 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (31) and Rahul Dravid (25) | 56 | 83 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly (0) and Rahul Dravid (0) | 0 | 7 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly (5) and VVS Laxman (13) | 21 | 39 |
| sixth | Sourav Ganguly (11) and Dinesh Karthik (20) | 31 | 40 |
| seventh | Anil Kumble (0) and Sourav Ganguly (0) | 3 | 5 |
| eighth | Anil Kumble (2) and Harbhajan Singh (0) | 2 | 5 |
| ninth | Harbhajan Singh (0) and Ishant Sharma (0) | 0 | 2 |
| tenth | Harbhajan Singh (11) and Zaheer Khan (1) | 12 | 31 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 136 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Vandort | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 10 | 60 |
| Malinda Warnapura | c VVS Laxman b Ishant Sharma | 0 | 3 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c VVS Laxman b Zaheer Khan | 1 | 3 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Rahul Dravid b Ishant Sharma | 5 | 7 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | not out | 67 | 126 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Dinesh Karthik b Ishant Sharma | 38 | 47 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | c Sourav Ganguly b Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 20 |
| Chaminda Vaas | lbw b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 7 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Ishant Sharma b Anil Kumble | 1 | 8 |
| Ajantha Mendis | c Anil Kumble b Harbhajan Singh | 2 | 3 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c & b Anil Kumble | 0 | 3 |
Extras 8 · Total 136 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaheer Khan | 8 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Ishant Sharma | 15 | 8 | 20 | 3 |
| Anil Kumble | 10.3 | 3 | 41 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 14 | 1 | 51 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Malinda Warnapura, 1.3 ov), 2-5 (Kumar Sangakkara, 2.2 ov), 3-10 (Mahela Jayawardene, 3.3 ov), 4-37 (Michael Vandort, 19.6 ov), 5-113 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 35.5 ov), 6-130 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 42.4 ov), 7-131 (Chaminda Vaas, 44.2 ov), 8-132 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 45.6 ov), 9-135 (Ajantha Mendis, 46.4 ov), 10-136 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 47.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Michael Vandort (4) and Malinda Warnapura (0) | 4 | 9 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (1) and Michael Vandort (0) | 1 | 5 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (5) and Michael Vandort (0) | 5 | 7 |
| fourth | Thilan Samaraweera (14) and Michael Vandort (6) | 27 | 101 |
| fifth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (38) and Thilan Samaraweera (38) | 76 | 95 |
| sixth | Thilan Samaraweera (12) and Prasanna Jayawardene (4) | 17 | 41 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (0) and Thilan Samaraweera (1) | 1 | 10 |
| eighth | Thilan Samaraweera (0) and Nuwan Kulasekara (1) | 1 | 10 |
| ninth | Thilan Samaraweera (1) and Ajantha Mendis (2) | 3 | 4 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran (0) and Thilan Samaraweera (1) | 1 | 5 |
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