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India v Sri Lanka 2nd Test

Sri Lanka tour of India - 2009 (2009/10) · Green Park, Kanpur · 24 November 2009

India won by an innings and 144 runs

India won by an innings and 144 runs. Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 167 for India. Sreesanth took 5/75.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Sri Lanka tour of India - 2009 (2009/10)
Ground
Green Park, Kanpur
Dates
24 November 2009 to 27 November 2009
Toss
India, chose to bat
Result
India won by an innings and 144 runs
Player of the match
Sreesanth
Captains
MS Dhoni (India), Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Debut
Pragyan Ojha (India)
Umpires
NJ Llong and AL Hill
Match referee
JJ Crowe

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Pragyan Ojha's first Test.

India batted first and made 642 all out. Gautam Gambhir top-scored with 167 off 215 balls, and Rahul Dravid made 144. Rangana Herath took 5 for 121 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 233-run stand for the first wicket between Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag. From 613 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 29 runs, to 642 for 10.

Sri Lanka replied with 229 all out. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 47 off 125 balls, and Kumar Sangakkara made 44. Sreesanth took 5 for 75 for India. India led by 413 on first innings. Sri Lanka followed on.

Sri Lanka made 269 all out in their second innings. Thilan Samaraweera top-scored with 78 not out off 123 balls. Harbhajan Singh took 3 for 98 for India.

India won by an innings and 144 runs. It is the heaviest innings defeat at Green Park across the 23 Tests in our archive.

INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 642 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Gautam Gambhirc & b Muthiah Muralidaran167215
Virender Sehwagc Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muthiah Muralidaran131122
Rahul Dravidrun out (Rangana Herath)144226
Sachin Tendulkarc Thilan Samaraweera b Ajantha Mendis4091
VVS Laxmanc Tillakaratne Dilshan b Rangana Herath63121
Yuvraj Singhc Kumar Sangakkara b Ajantha Mendis67105
MS Dhonib Rangana Herath415
Harbhajan Singhb Rangana Herath514
Zaheer Khanc Mahela Jayawardene b Rangana Herath112
Sreesanthlbw b Rangana Herath05
Pragyan Ojhanot out12

Extras 19 · Total 642 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chanaka Welegedara2641030
Angelo Mathews172490
Rangana Herath3321215
Ajantha Mendis3831622
Muthiah Muralidaran3701752
Tillakaratne Dilshan30170

FALL OF WICKETS

1-233 (Virender Sehwag, 41.2 ov), 2-370 (Gautam Gambhir, 75.1 ov), 3-464 (Sachin Tendulkar, 102.5 ov), 4-511 (Rahul Dravid, 113.2 ov), 5-613 (VVS Laxman, 141.1 ov), 6-619 (MS Dhoni, 145.2 ov), 7-639 (Harbhajan Singh, 149.4 ov), 8-641 (Yuvraj Singh, 152.2 ov), 9-641 (Zaheer Khan, 153.3 ov), 10-642 (Sreesanth, 153.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGautam Gambhir (98) and Virender Sehwag (131)233251
secondRahul Dravid (58) and Gautam Gambhir (69)137203
thirdSachin Tendulkar (40) and Rahul Dravid (53)94167
fourthRahul Dravid (33) and VVS Laxman (13)4763
fifthVVS Laxman (50) and Yuvraj Singh (52)102167
sixthMS Dhoni (4) and Yuvraj Singh (2)625
seventhHarbhajan Singh (5) and Yuvraj Singh (12)2026
eighthZaheer Khan (1) and Yuvraj Singh (1)216
ninthZaheer Khan (0) and Sreesanth (0)07
tenthSreesanth (0) and Pragyan Ojha (1)13
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 229 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Tillakaratne Dilshanc Pragyan Ojha b Zaheer Khan01
Tharanga Paranavitanac MS Dhoni b Sreesanth3884
Kumar Sangakkarab Sreesanth44108
Mahela Jayawardenec Sachin Tendulkar b Pragyan Ojha47125
Thilan Samaraweerab Sreesanth28
Angelo Mathewsb Harbhajan Singh1319
Prasanna Jayawardenec MS Dhoni b Sreesanth3975
Rangana Herathb Sreesanth1121
Muthiah Muralidaranlbw b Pragyan Ojha627
Chanaka Welegedaralbw b Harbhajan Singh730
Ajantha Mendisnot out611

Extras 16 · Total 229 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Zaheer Khan175511
Sreesanth224755
Harbhajan Singh215542
Pragyan Ojha2312372
Yuvraj Singh1010

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 0.1 ov), 2-82 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 29.2 ov), 3-101 (Kumar Sangakkara, 33.4 ov), 4-111 (Thilan Samaraweera, 37.2 ov), 5-134 (Angelo Mathews, 43.5 ov), 6-194 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 66.6 ov), 7-204 (Mahela Jayawardene, 71.2 ov), 8-216 (Rangana Herath, 74.4 ov), 9-219 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 78.6 ov), 10-229 (Chanaka Welegedara, 83.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstTillakaratne Dilshan (0) and Tharanga Paranavitana (0)01
secondKumar Sangakkara (38) and Tharanga Paranavitana (38)82176
thirdMahela Jayawardene (11) and Kumar Sangakkara (6)1928
fourthMahela Jayawardene (4) and Thilan Samaraweera (2)1022
fifthMahela Jayawardene (9) and Angelo Mathews (13)2340
sixthMahela Jayawardene (18) and Prasanna Jayawardene (39)60140
seventhMahela Jayawardene (5) and Rangana Herath (5)1026
eighthMuthiah Muralidaran (6) and Rangana Herath (6)1220
ninthMuthiah Muralidaran (0) and Chanaka Welegedara (3)326
tenthChanaka Welegedara (4) and Ajantha Mendis (6)1030
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 269 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Tharanga Paranavitanalbw b Virender Sehwag2036
Tillakaratne Dilshanc MS Dhoni b Sreesanth1114
Kumar Sangakkarab Harbhajan Singh1142
Mahela Jayawardenerun out (Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni)1021
Thilan Samaraweeranot out78123
Angelo Mathewsc Rahul Dravid b Zaheer Khan1521
Prasanna Jayawardeneb Harbhajan Singh2945
Rangana Herathlbw b Harbhajan Singh1310
Muthiah Muralidaranb Pragyan Ojha2911
Ajantha Mendislbw b Yuvraj Singh2775
Chanaka Welegedarac & b Pragyan Ojha45

Extras 22 · Total 269 all out

Bowler (India)OMRW
Zaheer Khan110631
Sreesanth114471
Harbhajan Singh222983
Virender Sehwag3041
Pragyan Ojha15.34362
Sachin Tendulkar1060
Yuvraj Singh2071

FALL OF WICKETS

1-13 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3.3 ov), 2-37 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 10.5 ov), 3-54 (Mahela Jayawardene, 18.3 ov), 4-54 (Kumar Sangakkara, 19.1 ov), 5-79 (Angelo Mathews, 24.4 ov), 6-140 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 37.5 ov), 7-154 (Rangana Herath, 41.2 ov), 8-191 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 44.5 ov), 9-264 (Ajantha Mendis, 64.2 ov), 10-269 (Chanaka Welegedara, 65.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstTillakaratne Dilshan (11) and Tharanga Paranavitana (0)1322
secondKumar Sangakkara (4) and Tharanga Paranavitana (20)2444
thirdMahela Jayawardene (10) and Kumar Sangakkara (7)1746
fourthThilan Samaraweera (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (0)04
fifthThilan Samaraweera (8) and Angelo Mathews (15)2535
sixthThilan Samaraweera (27) and Prasanna Jayawardene (29)6181
seventhThilan Samaraweera (1) and Rangana Herath (13)1421
eighthMuthiah Muralidaran (29) and Thilan Samaraweera (8)3721
ninthThilan Samaraweera (33) and Ajantha Mendis (27)73122
tenthThilan Samaraweera (1) and Chanaka Welegedara (4)57
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