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India v Sri Lanka 1st Test

Sri Lanka tour of India - 2009 (2009/10) · Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad · 16 November 2009

Match drawn

Match drawn. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 275 for Sri Lanka. Chanaka Welegedara took 4/87.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Sri Lanka tour of India - 2009 (2009/10)
Ground
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (then Sardar Patel Stadium)
Dates
16 November 2009 to 20 November 2009
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Mahela Jayawardene
Captains
MS Dhoni (India), Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
DJ Harper and AL Hill
Match referee
JJ Crowe

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat.

India batted first and made 426 all out. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 177 off 261 balls, and MS Dhoni made 110. Chanaka Welegedara took 4 for 87 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 224-run stand for the sixth wicket between Rahul Dravid and MS Dhoni, 53% of the total.

Sri Lanka replied with 760 for 7 declared. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 275 off 435 balls, and Prasanna Jayawardene made 154. The innings was built on a 351-run stand for the sixth wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Prasanna Jayawardene, 46% of the total. Sri Lanka led by 334 on first innings.

India made 412 for 4 in their second innings. Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 114 off 230 balls, and Sachin Tendulkar made 100. The innings was built on a 137-run stand for the fifth wicket between Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman.

Match drawn. Sri Lanka's 760 is the highest total at Narendra Modi Stadium. Mahela Jayawardene's 275 is the highest individual score at Narendra Modi Stadium.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 426 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Gautam Gambhirb Chanaka Welegedara110
Virender Sehwaglbw b Chanaka Welegedara1611
Rahul Dravidb Chanaka Welegedara177261
Sachin Tendulkarb Chanaka Welegedara43
VVS Laxmanb Dhammika Prasad04
Yuvraj Singhc Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muthiah Muralidaran6893
MS Dhonic Prasanna Jayawardene b Dhammika Prasad110159
Harbhajan Singhb Muthiah Muralidaran2254
Zaheer Khanlbw b Rangana Herath1229
Amit Mishranot out75
Ishant Sharmast Prasanna Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran04

Extras 9 · Total 426 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chanaka Welegedara224874
Dhammika Prasad2211062
Angelo Mathews121500
Muthiah Muralidaran25.54973
Rangana Herath222791
Tillakaratne Dilshan1030

FALL OF WICKETS

1-14 (Gautam Gambhir, 2.5 ov), 2-27 (Virender Sehwag, 6.1 ov), 3-31 (Sachin Tendulkar, 6.4 ov), 4-32 (VVS Laxman, 7.4 ov), 5-157 (Yuvraj Singh, 36.1 ov), 6-381 (MS Dhoni, 87.1 ov), 7-389 (Rahul Dravid, 92.4 ov), 8-414 (Zaheer Khan, 101.2 ov), 9-426 (Harbhajan Singh, 104.1 ov), 10-426 (Ishant Sharma, 104.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGautam Gambhir (1) and Virender Sehwag (11)1417
secondRahul Dravid (8) and Virender Sehwag (5)1320
thirdSachin Tendulkar (4) and Rahul Dravid (0)43
fourthRahul Dravid (1) and VVS Laxman (0)16
fifthRahul Dravid (55) and Yuvraj Singh (68)125173
sixthRahul Dravid (111) and MS Dhoni (110)224306
seventhRahul Dravid (2) and Harbhajan Singh (6)833
eighthHarbhajan Singh (11) and Zaheer Khan (12)2554
ninthHarbhajan Singh (5) and Amit Mishra (7)1217
tenthAmit Mishra (0) and Ishant Sharma (0)04
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 760 FOR 7 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Tillakaratne Dilshanc Rahul Dravid b Zaheer Khan112133
Tharanga Paranavitanac MS Dhoni b Ishant Sharma3555
Kumar Sangakkarac Sachin Tendulkar b Zaheer Khan3185
Mahela Jayawardeneb Amit Mishra275435
Thilan Samaraweerac Yuvraj Singh b Ishant Sharma70145
Angelo Mathewsc Gautam Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh1734
Prasanna Jayawardenenot out154314
Dhammika Prasadc Amit Mishra b Harbhajan Singh2135

Did not bat: Rangana Herath, Muthiah Muralidaran, Chanaka Welegedara

Extras 45 · Total 760 for 7 declared

Bowler (India)OMRW
Zaheer Khan3661092
Ishant Sharma3301352
Harbhajan Singh48.441892
Amit Mishra5862031
Yuvraj Singh161640
Sachin Tendulkar70200
Virender Sehwag41190

FALL OF WICKETS

1-74 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 16.5 ov), 2-189 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 43.1 ov), 3-194 (Kumar Sangakkara, 45.3 ov), 4-332 (Thilan Samaraweera, 86.4 ov), 5-375 (Angelo Mathews, 96.2 ov), 6-726 (Mahela Jayawardene, 193.5 ov), 7-760 (Dhammika Prasad, 202.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstTillakaratne Dilshan (36) and Tharanga Paranavitana (35)74103
secondTillakaratne Dilshan (76) and Kumar Sangakkara (30)115164
thirdMahela Jayawardene (4) and Kumar Sangakkara (1)514
fourthMahela Jayawardene (57) and Thilan Samaraweera (70)138250
fifthMahela Jayawardene (25) and Angelo Mathews (17)4359
sixthMahela Jayawardene (189) and Prasanna Jayawardene (144)351592
seventhPrasanna Jayawardene (10) and Dhammika Prasad (21)3454
INDIA, SECOND INNINGS: 412 FOR 4
BatterHow outRB
Gautam Gambhirc Dhammika Prasad b Rangana Herath114230
Virender Sehwagc Angelo Mathews b Rangana Herath5167
Rahul Dravidlbw b Chanaka Welegedara3866
Amit Mishrac Tillakaratne Dilshan b Angelo Mathews2451
Sachin Tendulkarnot out100211
VVS Laxmannot out51160

Did not bat: Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma

Extras 34 · Total 412 for 4

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chanaka Welegedara211761
Dhammika Prasad130560
Rangana Herath406972
Muthiah Muralidaran3861240
Angelo Mathews156291
Tillakaratne Dilshan1020
Tharanga Paranavitana1070

FALL OF WICKETS

1-81 (Virender Sehwag, 16.6 ov), 2-169 (Rahul Dravid, 40.1 ov), 3-209 (Amit Mishra, 55.6 ov), 4-275 (Gautam Gambhir, 79.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGautam Gambhir (28) and Virender Sehwag (51)81104
secondRahul Dravid (38) and Gautam Gambhir (42)88144
thirdGautam Gambhir (11) and Amit Mishra (24)4096
fourthSachin Tendulkar (32) and Gautam Gambhir (33)66145
fifthSachin Tendulkar (68) and VVS Laxman (51)137296
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